Go then, and learn what is said, "I require mercy and not sacrifice:" for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Then John's disciples went up to Him, and said, "Why do we and the Pharisees practice fasting, but your disciples do not?"

And Jesus said to them, "{The bridegroom's attendants} are not able to mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But days are coming when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

And just as He was saying these things to them, an official came up and fell on his knees before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand upon her and she will come to life."

for she said to herself, "If only I touch his cloak I will be healed."

But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that hour.

Now when Jesus had come into the house of the ruler, and had seen the flute-players and the wailing crowd, he said,

he said, "Go away, because the girl is not dead, but is sleeping." And they ridiculed him.

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

Then He touched their eyes, and said, "In accordance with your faith it must be done for you."

And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

and as soon as the demon was driven out, the dumb man was able to speak. And the crowds were amazed, and said, "Nothing like this was ever seen in Israel!"

But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons through the prince of the demons.

but when he saw how the multitude were fatigued and dispers'd like so many sheep without their Pastors, he was moved with compassion, and said to his disciples,

Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest [is] plentiful, but the workers [are] few.

These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town;

When John, being in prison, heard the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said unto him,

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

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Go [and] tell John what you hear and see:

As they departed, Jesus said to the people, speaking of John, what did ye go to see in the desert? a reed shaken with the wind?

This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

For John came neither eating nor drinking with others, and yet they said, 'He has a demon.'

[Then] the Son of man came eating and drinking [at festive occasions] and they said, 'Look, He is a glutton and a drunkard and a friend of tax collectors and worldly people.' It proves that [God's] wise counsel is right by the way things turn out."

[He said] "It will be too bad for you, Chorazin! It will be too bad for you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful miracles had been performed in [the cities of] Tyre and Sidon which were performed in your presence, they would have repented long ago, [demonstrating it] by wearing sackcloth [i.e., a coarse cloth made of goat hair] and throwing ashes [into the air].

At that time Jesus answered [and] said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.

But [when] the Pharisees saw [it], they said to him, "Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not permitted to do on the Sabbath!"

So he said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those with him,

Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong?

A man was there whose hand was withered. And they asked Jesus, “Is it lawful and permissible to heal on the Sabbath?”—they asked this so that they might accuse Him and bring charges into court.

But he said to them, "What man will there be among you who will have one sheep and if this one fell into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift [it] out?

Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand," and he stretched [it] out, and it was restored [as] healthy as the other [one].

charging them strictly not to make him known ??17 it was for the fulfilment of what had been said by the prophet Isaiah,

in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this man the Son of David?

But the Pharisees, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!"

But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

Then certain of the Scribes and of the Pharisees said, master, we should be glad you would shew us some miracle.

But he answered [and] said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!

Then he said, I will return into my house from where I came out; and when he is come, he finds it empty, swept, and garnished.

Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren are standing without, seeking to speak to thee.

But he answered [and] said to the one who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Behold my mother and my brothers!

Then he talk'd to them much in parables, and said, a sower went out to sow.

And the disciples came up [and] said to him, "{Why} do you speak to them in parables?"

And he answered [and] said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those [people] it has not been granted.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said, By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive:

Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a man who has sown good seed in his field,

So the slaves of the master of the house came [and] said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have darnel?'

And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this!' So the slaves said to him, 'Then do you want us to go [and] gather them?'

But he said, "No, lest [when you] gather the darnel you uproot the wheat together with it.

Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.

Another similitude said he to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened."

All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation."

Then He left the crowds and went into His house. And His disciples came up to Him and said, "Explain to us the story of the wild wheat in the field."

So he answered [and] said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

"Have you understood all these [things]?" They said to him, "Yes."

And he said to them, "For this [reason] every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new [things] and old [things]."

And he came to his hometown [and] began to teach them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed and said, "From where did this man [get] this wisdom and these miracles?

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

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist:

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and for this [reason] miraculous powers are at work in him."

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

And coached by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!"

But when it was evening, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a destitute place, and the day is over; send the crowds off to the villages to buy themselves food."

But Jesus said to them, "They do not {need} to go away. You give them [something] to eat."

And they said to him, "We do not have [anything] here except five loaves and two fish."

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

And he gave orders for the people to be seated on the grass; and he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing, and made division of the food, and gave it to the disciples, and the disciples gave it to the people.

And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, "It is a ghost!" And they screamed with fright.

but Jesus immediately call'd to them, take courage, said he, it is I, don't be afraid.

And Peter answered him [and] said, "Lord, if {it is you}, command me to come to you on the water!"

So he said, "Come!" And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

And immediately Jesus extended his hand [and] caught him and said to him, "[You] of little faith! Why did you doubt?"

And the men in the boat worshiped Him, and said, "You are certainly God's Son."

Then the Scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, came to him and said,

So he answered [and] said to them, "Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'

is under no obligation at all to help his parent.' So you have set aside what God has said for the sake of what has been handed down to you.

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied beautifully about you, when he said:

And summoning the crowd, he 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?"

And he answered [and] said, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

But he said, "Are you also still without understanding?

but Jesus not making her any answer, his disciples came and entreated him to grant her request; for, said they, she is very importunate with us.

But he answered [and] said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

But she came, knelt before Him, and said, “Lord, help me!”

And he answered [and] said, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw [it] to the dogs!"

So she said, "Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."

Then Jesus answered [and] said to her, "O woman, your faith [is] great! Let it be done for you as you want." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And Jesus summoned his disciples [and] said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat, and I do not want to send them away hungry lest they give out on the way."

And the disciples said to him, "Where in [this] desolate place {can we get} so much bread that such a great crowd could be satisfied?"

And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven, and a few little fish."

They said, Seven, and a few small fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass.

So he answered [and] said to them, "[When] evening comes you say, '[It will be] fair weather because the sky is red,'

And Jesus said to them, "Watch out for and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Then they began to discuss it among themselves, and said, "It is because we did not take any bread."

But knowing [this], Jesus said, "Why are you discussing among yourselves that you did not take bread, [you] of little faith?