The ones by the path are those who hear, and then the devil comes and carries off the message from their hearts, so that they may not believe it and be saved.

"Nobody lights a lamp and then covers it with a dish or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

For there is nothing hidden that shall not be disclosed, nor kept secret that shall not be known and come to light.

It happened one day that he got into a boat with his disciples, and said to them, "Let us cross to the other side of the lake."

"Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you." And he went and told all over the town what Jesus had done for him.

But Jesus said, "Somebody touched me, for I know that power passed from me."

When the woman saw that she had not escaped his notice, she came forward trembling, and fell down before him, and before all the people told why she had touched him, and how she had been cured at once.

And he said to her, "My daughter, it is your faith that has cured you. Go in peace."

And they laughed at him, for they knew that she was dead.

And where they will not welcome you, leave that town and shake off the very dust from your feet as a protest against them."

Herod the governor heard of all that was happening, and he was perplexed because some people said that John had risen from the dead,

and some that Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.

And they all ate and had enough, and the pieces left over that were gathered up filled twelve baskets.

Once when he was praying by himself, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?"

They answered, "John the Baptist, though others say Elijah, and others that one of the old prophets has come back to life."

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

It was about eight days after Jesus said this that he took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

Just as they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah!" For he did not know what he was saying.

And from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my Son, my Chosen! Listen to him!"

At the sound of the voice, they saw that Jesus was alone. And they kept silence, and said nothing about it to anyone at that time.

The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, it happened that a great crowd met him.

And they were all amazed at the power of God. While everybody was full of wonder at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples,

But they did not understand what he meant, indeed it was concealed from them, in order that they might not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

But Jesus knew the question that was in their minds and he took a child and made him stand by his side,

'The very dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off in protest. But understand this: the Kingdom of God is at hand!'

I tell you, on that Day Sodom will fare better than that town!

Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For if the wonders that have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!

But do not be glad that the spirits submit to you, but be glad that your names are enrolled in heaven."

At that moment he was inspired with joy, and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the learned and intelligent, and revealing it to children! Yes, I thank you, Father, for choosing to have it so!

And he turned to his disciples when they were alone, and said, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!

Jesus said to him, "You are right. Do that, and you will live."

Now a priest happened to be going that way, and when he saw him, he went by on the other side of the road.

But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon him, and when he saw him he pitied him,

But Martha was worried with all she had to do for them, and she came up and said, "Master, does it make no difference to you that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me."

But some of them said, "It is with the aid of Beelzebub, the prince of the demons, that he drives the demons out."

But he knew what they were thinking, and he said to them, "Any kingdom that is disunited is on the way to destruction, and one house falls after another.

And if Satan is disunited, how can his kingdom last? Because you say that I drive out demons with Beelzebub's aid.

But if it is with his aid that I drive out demons, by whose do your sons drive them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.

But if it is with the finger of God that I am driving the demons out, then the Kingdom of God has overtaken you.

But when somebody stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he strips him of the arms that he relied on, and divides up the spoils.

When a foul spirit goes out of a man, it roams through deserts in search of rest, and when it finds none, it says, 'I will go back to my house that I left.'

No one lights a lamp and puts it in the cellar or under a peck measure; he puts it on its stand, so that people who come in can see the light.

The Pharisee noticed that he did not wash before the meal, and he was surprised.

At this, one of the experts in the Law said to him, "Master, when you say that, you affront us too."

This is why the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send prophets and apostles to them, and some of them they will kill and some they will persecute'??50 so that this age may be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the creation of the world,

Meanwhile as the people gathered in thousands, until they actually trod on one another, he proceeded to say to his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, hypocrisy.

There is nothing covered up that is not going to be uncovered, nor secret that is not going to be known.

I tell you, who are my friends, have no fear of those who kill the body, and after that can do no more.

That is the way with the man who lays up money for himself, and is not rich with God."

For these are all things the nations of the world are in pursuit of, and your Father knows well that you need them.

Sell what belongs to you, and give away the money! Get yourselves purses that will never wear out, inexhaustible riches in heaven, where thieves cannot get near nor moths destroy.

like men waiting for their master to come home from a wedding, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.

But you may be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.

Blessed is that slave if his master when he returns finds him doing it.

that slave's master will come back some day when he does not expect him, and at some time of which he does not know, and will cut him in two, and put him with the unbelievers.

Just then some people came up to bring him word of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices.

And he answered, "Do you think, because this happened to them, that these Galileans were worse sinners than any other Galileans?

When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, and all the people were delighted at all the splendid things that he did.

It is like a mustard seed that a man took and dropped in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the wild birds roosted on its branches."

It is like yeast that a woman took and hid in a bushel of flour, till it all rose."

He said to them, "Go and say to that fox, 'Here I am, driving out demons and performing cures, today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will be through.

He noticed that the guests picked out the best places, and he gave them this illustration:

But when you are invited anywhere, go and take the poorest place, so that when your host comes in, he will say to you, 'My friend, come to a better place.' So you will be shown consideration before all the other guests.

And the master said to the slave, 'Go out on the roads, and among the hedges, and make them come so that my house may be full.

For I tell you that none of those men who were invited shall have any of my dinner!' "

In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all he has can be a disciple of mine.

"What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep, and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go in search of the one that is lost, until he finds it?

I tell you, in just that way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinful person who repents, than over ninety-nine upright people who do not need any repentance.

And when she finds it, she calls in her friends and neighbors, and says to them, 'Congratulate me, for I have found the coin that I lost!'

In just that way, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one sinful person who repents!"

After he had spent it all, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want.

And he said to his father, 'Here I have served you all these years, and have never disobeyed an order of yours, and you have never given me a kid, so that I could entertain my friends.

And he said to his disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and it was reported to him that this man was squandering his property.

So he called him in and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Make an accounting for your conduct of my affairs, for you cannot be manager any longer!'

I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from my position people will take me into their homes.'

So I tell you, make friends for yourselves with your ill-gotten wealth, so that when it fails, they may take you into the eternal dwellings.

Until John came, it was the Law and the Prophets. From that time the Kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone has been crowding into it.

And it came about that the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to the companionship of Abraham, and the rich man too died and was buried.

And Abraham said, 'My child, remember that you received your blessings in your lifetime, and Lazarus had his misfortunes in his; and now he is being comforted here, while you are in anguish.

Besides there is a great chasm set between you and us, so that those who want to go over from this side to you cannot, and they cannot cross from your side to us.'

for I have five brothers; let him warn them so that they will not also come to this place of torture.'

And he said to his disciples, "It is inevitable that hindrances should arise, but alas for the man who causes them!

It happened that, on his way to Jerusalem, he passed through Samaria and Galilee.

But one of them, when he saw that he was cured, came back, loudly praising God,

for just as when the lightning flashes, it shines from one end of the sky to the other, that will be the way with the Son of Man.

People went on eating, drinking, marrying, and being married up to the very day that Noah got into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all.

It will be like that on the day when the Son of Man appears.

A man who is on the roof of his house that day, with his goods in the house, must not go down to get them, and a man in the field, too, must not turn back.

I tell you, there will be two men in the same bed that night; one will be taken and the other left.

He gave them an illustration to show that they must always pray and not give up,

yet because this widow bothers me, I will protect her, so that she may not finally wear me out with her coming.' "

The Pharisee stood up and uttered this prayer to himself: 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other men, greedy, dishonest, or adulterous, like that tax-collector.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

But when he heard that, he was much cast down, for he was very rich.

And he said, "The things that are impossible for men are possible for God!"

They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was coming by.

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree, to see him, for Jesus was coming that way.

As they were listening to this, Jesus went on to give them an illustration, because he was near Jerusalem and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was immediately going to appear.

And when he had secured the appointment and returned, he ordered the slaves to whom he had given the money to be called in, so that he could find out how much they had made.

He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth I will convict you, you wretched slave! You knew, did you, that I was a stern man, and that I pick up what I did not lay down, and harvest what I did not sow?