For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken.

And bringing the ships to the land they left all and followed him.

And behold, men bringing on a bed a man who was paralytic; and they sought to bring him in to place him before him.

And not finding how they could bring him in, on account of the multitude, they went up on the house, and let him down through the tiles, with his little bed, into the midst before Jesus.

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast much and make prayers; and likewise those of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink.

But days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them; then shall they fast in those days.

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him [to see] if he would perform a cure on the sabbath, that they might find [something of which] to accuse him.

And they were filled with madness, and conferred with each other as to what they should do to Jesus.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you from their company, and reproach and cast out your names as evil, on account of the Son of man.

give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure you measure it shall be measured back to you.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from brambles.

And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this;

And fear seized all; and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is raised up among us; and, God has visited his people.

[And he said], To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and what are they like?

They are like little children sitting in the market, and they call to each other, saying, We have played on pipes to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you have not lamented.

And he said, It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

those by the way are those who hear, then comes the devil and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved;

those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, and they have no root; they believe for a time, and in a time of trial fall away;

AND on one of those days both he and his disciples went into the ship; and he said to them, Let us cross over to the other side of the lake. And they set sail;

and as they were sailing he fell asleep. And a tempest of wind came down on the lake, and they were flooded with water, and in peril.

And they came and awoke him, saying, Master! Master! we are perishing! And he arose, and rebuked the wind and the waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, What man then is this, that he commands the winds and the water and they obey him?

And they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite to Galilee.

And there was a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, and they besought him to permit them to enter into them; and be permitted them.

And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting, clothed and of a sound mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

And all the multitude of the region about the Gerasenes requested him to depart from them, because they were seized with great fear. And entering into the ship, he returned.

And when Jesus returned the multitude received him; for they were all waiting for him.

And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

And they went out and passed through the villages, everywhere proclaiming the good news and performing cures.

And the apostles returned and reported to him all things which they had done. And taking them aside, he departed privately to the city called Bethsaida.

And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him, Dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the villages and farms around, and lodge, and find provisions; for we are here in a solitary place.

And he said to them, Give them something to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy provisions for all this multitude;

for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them recline in companies of fifty each;

and they did so, and caused them all to recline.

And they eat and were all filled; and there was taken up what remained over to them, twelve traveling-baskets of fragments.

And they answered and said, John the Baptist; and some Elijah, and others that one of the old prophets has arisen.

And I tell you of a truth, there are some of those standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God.

And Peter and those with him were oppressed with sleep; and when they awoke they saw his glory, and the two men standing with him.

And when they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

And when he had said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid when they entered into the cloud.

And when the voice had passed, Jesus was found alone. And they were silent and told no man in those days any thing of what they had seen.

And on the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

and I desired your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.

And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. And while all wondered at all things which he did, he said to his disciples,

But they understood not this saying; and it was concealed from them, that they might not perceive it; and they feared to ask him concerning this saying.

And he sent messengers before him; and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for him.

And they did not receive him, because he was going to Jerusalem.

And he turned around and rebuked them; and they went to another village.

And as they were traveling on the way, one said to him, I will follow you wherever you go.

And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you;

And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you not, going out into its streets, say,

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in you, they would long ago have changed their minds, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

And as they were pursuing their journey he entered into a certain village. And a woman by the name of Martha received him into her house.

But if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? they, therefore, shall be your judges.

Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more evil than itself; and they come and dwell there; and the last condition of that man is worse than the first.

The men of Nineveh shall arise in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

therefore you are witnesses, and approve the deed of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build.

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

AT that time, the multitude being assembled by ten thousands, so that they trod one on another, he said to his disciples, Beware, first, of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

And when they bring you to the synagogues, and powers, and authorities, be not anxious how you shall defend yourselves, or what you shall say;

But God said to him, Foolish man, this night they shall require your soul from you; and who then will have the goods which you have provided?

Consider the ravens; for they neither sow nor reap, and they have no private room, no storehouse; and God feeds them. How much are you better than the birds!

Consider the lilies; how they neither spin nor weave; but I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of them.

and be like men waiting for the coming of their lord, when he shall return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.

And if he comes in the second watch, and comes in the third watch, and finds them thus, blessed are they.

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And from any one to whom much is given, much will be demanded; and of him with whom men have deposited much, they will ask more.

And he answered and said to them, Do you think those Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things?

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in the Siloam fell, and killed them; do you think they were sinners above all men that live at Jerusalem?

And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall recline in the kingdom of God.

AND he came into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath; and they watched him closely.

And they were silent. And he took and cured him, and dismissed him.

And they could not answer to these things.

And he spoke a parable to the invited, when he observed how they selected the first places at the table; saying to them,

And he said also to him that had invited him, When you make a breakfast, or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also at some time invite you in return, and a compensation be made to you.

and you shall be blessed; for they cannot compensate you; for you shall be compensated at the resurrection of the just.

And they all with one consent excused themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a field and I must go to see it; I pray you have me excused.

It is not fit for land, nor for manure; they cast it away. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to rejoice.

I know what I will do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

And I tell you, Make yourselves friends of the riches procured by injustice, that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

And he said to them, You are they that justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts; for that which is high among men is an abomination before God.

And besides all this, there is a great chasm fixed between us and you, so that those wishing to pass from hence to you cannot, neither can they pass from thence to us.

for I have five brothers, to testify fully to them, that they may not also come to this place of torment

But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

But he said, No, father Abraham, but if one went to them from the dead they would change their minds.

But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they would not be persuaded if one arose from the dead.

AND he said to his disciples, It is inevitable that offenses should come; but woe to him by whom they come;

And they lifted up their voice saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

And seeing them, he said, Go and show yourselves to the priests. And as they were going they were cleansed.

neither shall they say, Behold here! or, there! for behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And they shall say to you, Behold there! behold here! go not away, nor follow them.

They eat, they drank, they married, they were married, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all.

In like manner also as it was in the days of Lot; they eat, drank, bought, sold, planted, built;

And they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

And he also spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

And they brought him also infants, that he should touch them; and the disciples seeing it reproved them.

and they will scourge and kill him, and on the third day he will rise again.

And they understood nothing of these things; and this word was concealed from them, and they did not perceive what was said.

And when they came nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way, begging.

And they told him, Jesus the Nazoraean is passing by.