And just then they brought to him a man who was paralyzed, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up. Your sins are forgiven."

And at once some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man blasphemes."

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins..." (then he said to the paralytic), "Get up, and take up your mat, and go up to your house."

And as Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him.

And it happened as he sat in the house, it happened that many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

When he heard it, he said to them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

for she said within herself, "If I just touch his garment, I will be made well."

But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, "Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.

he said, "Make room, because the girl is not dead, but sleeping." They were ridiculing him.

And when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" They told him, "Yes, Lord."

But the Pharisees said, "By the prince of the demons, he casts out demons."

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

And into whatever city or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy; and stay there until you go on.

For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

and said to him, "Are you the One who is to come, or should we look for another?"

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, "Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath."

But he said to them, "Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, he and his companions;

And he said to them, "What man is there among you, who has one sheep, and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won't he grab on to it, and lift it out?

And all the crowds were amazed, and said, "Can this be the son of David?"

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, "This man does not cast out demons, except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons."

And knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

Then one said to him, "Look, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you."

And he stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Look, my mother and my brothers.

On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.

And great crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.

Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?'

"And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

"But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the tares, you root up the wheat with them.

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one,

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

And he said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."

And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

And they were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house."

and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

For John said to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

And she, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

And the king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

But he said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

So he said, "Bring them here to me."

Then he commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the crowds.

And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the crowds away.

Peter answered him and said, "Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters."

He said, "Come." Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

He summoned the crowd, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.

Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?"

So he said, "Do you also still not understand?

But she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."

Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."

Then the disciples said to him, "Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a crowd?"

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground;

The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

But Jesus, becoming aware of this, said, "You of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves about having no bread?

They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Peter answered, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let us make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Jesus came and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid."

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, "Why weren't we able to cast it out?"

So he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."

22 While they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, "Does not your teacher pay the didrachma?"

He said, "Yes." When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?"

He said to him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt.

He called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,

and said, "Truly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"

Jesus said to him, "I do not tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.

Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant. I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me.

He answered, and said, "Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,

and said, 'For this cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?'

He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it has not been so.

The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry."

But he said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

But Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and do not forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these."

And just then someone came to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?"

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? No one is good but one. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "'You shall not murder.' 'You shall not commit adultery.' 'You shall not steal.' 'You shall not offer false testimony.'

The young man said to him, "All these things I have observed. What do I still lack?"

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.

Looking at them, Jesus said, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

To them he said, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went their way.