but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because I was sent for this purpose."

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."

and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men."

When he saw their faith he said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"he said to the man who was paralyzed "I say to you, rise, take up your bed and go home."

After this he went out, and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me."

They said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."

And Jesus said to them, "Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them?

But some of the Pharisees said, "Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?"

And he said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, "Rise and stand here." And he rose and stood there.

Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?"

And he looked around at them all, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was restored.

He lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

When Jesus heard this, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that followed him, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel."

When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."

Then he came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise."

When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look for another?'"

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner."

And Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he said, "Teacher, say it."

Simon answered, "I suppose the one to whom he forgave more." And he said to him, "You have judged rightly."

Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.

And he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."

He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

And when a great crowd came together and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable:

But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others it is given in parables, so that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."

One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they set out.

He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and water, and they obey him?"

When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!"

Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; because many demons had entered him.

And Jesus said, "Who touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!"

But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; for I know that power has gone out from me."

And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."

While he was still speaking, someone came from the ruler of the synagogue's house and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more."

Now all were wailing and mourning for her; but he said, "Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping."

And he said to them, "Take nothing for the journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

And Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" So he sought to see him.

Now the day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away, to go to the surrounding villages and country, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place."

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." And they said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fishunless we go and buy food for all these people."

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."

Then he said to them all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.

As the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"not knowing what he said.

And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone was marveling at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

and said to them, "Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great."

But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him, for he that is not against you is for you."

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

As they were going along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say farewell to those at my home."

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

At that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was your good pleasure.

Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see.

He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?"

And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live."

But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him of his clothing, beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.'

He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."

He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.

And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the prince of demons."

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them: "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against itself falls.

As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that nursed you!"

But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

And he said, "Woe to you also, lawyers! For you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Therefore the wisdom of God also said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,'

Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"

And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?'

Then he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about your body, what you will put on.

Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to all?"

And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?

He also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, "A shower is coming'; and so it happens.

So he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?'

When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

When he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

Then he said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?

Then one said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them,

At that very time some Pharisees came, and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you."

And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course.'

Then he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"

Then he also said to the one who invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers, your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.

When one of those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!"

Then he said to him, "A certain man gave a great banquet and invited many.