Let my yoke be put upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble-minded, and your hearts will find rest,

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

His coming will not be with fighting or loud cries; and his voice will not be lifted up in the streets.

He will not break a bruised reed,
and He will not put out a smoldering wick,
until He has led justice to victory.

Knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, “Any kingdom that is divided against itself is being laid waste; and no city or house divided against itself will [continue to] stand.

And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges.

For this I say to you, All sin and blasphemy shall be let go to men; but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be let go to men.

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it shall be remitted to him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be let go to him, neither in this time, nor that about to be.

I tell you, men will have to account on the day of judgment for every light word they utter;

and in sowing, part of the grain fell in the high-way, and the fowls light and peck'd them up:

Other seeds fell on stony ground, where they did not have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once because the soil wasn't deep.

Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

For this nation's mind has grown dull, And they hear faintly with their ears, And they have shut their eyes, So as never to see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their minds, and turn back, And let me cure them!'

Another parable he laid before them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field.

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

Another parable he laid before them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like- a grain of mustard, that a man took and sowed in his field.

Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came to the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying, 'Explain to us the simile of the darnel of the field.'

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.

And they were led to doubt His true identity. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet does not go without being honored, except in His own home town and among His own family members."

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

So he gave her his word with an oath to let her have whatever she might make request for.

and, she, being led on by her mother, - Give me (saith she) here, upon a charger, the head of John the Immerser.

and evening having come, his disciples came to him, saying, 'The place is desolate, and the hour hath now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone to the villages, they may buy to themselves food.'

but Jesus said to them, that's needless, let them eat what you have.

And immediately Jesus constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and to go before him to the other side, till he might let away the multitudes;

and having let away the multitudes, he went up to the mountain by himself to pray, and evening having come, he was there alone,

Peter answered Him, "Lord, if it is you, let me come to you on the water."

And immediately Jesus, having stretched forth the hand, laid hold of him, and saith to him, 'Little faith! for what didst thou waver?'

and they begged Him to let them merely touch the fringe of His robe; and all who touched it were perfectly restored.

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Let him not honour his father or his mother. Thus have ye made void the command of God thro' your tradition.

And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

For from the heart come evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, lewd actions, thefts, false testimonies, impious words.

And a Canaanite woman from that district came out and began to cry out [urgently], saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David (Messiah); my daughter is cruelly possessed by a demon.”

And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying -- 'Let her away, because she crieth after us;'

then answering, Jesus said to her, 'O woman, great is thy faith, let it be to thee as thou wilt;' and her daughter was healed from that hour.

Then large crowds came to him bringing with them the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he healed them.

And Jesus having called near his disciples, said, 'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they continue with me, and they have not what they may eat; and to let them away fasting I will not, lest they faint in the way.'

And having let away the multitudes, he went into the boat, and did come to the borders of Magdala.

from that time began Jesus to let his disciples know that he should go to Jerusalem, there suffer many indignities from the senators, chief priests, and scribes, be put to death, and be raised again the third day.

Then Peter took Him aside and began taking Him to task. "Master," he said, "God forbid; this will not be your lot."

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John the brother of James, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased and delighted! Listen to Him!”

As they were descending the mountain, Jesus laid a command upon them. "Tell no one," He said, "of the sight you have seen till the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."

And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.

and Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the lad was healed from that hour.

But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.

But that person who causes one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of the Lord] who believes in me to be led astray [from God], he would have been better off to have had a huge millstone tied around his neck and dumped into a deep ocean [Note: This "millstone" was a heavy circular stone rolled over grain to crush it and was moved by an animal walking in a circle].

And if your hand or your foot is a cause of trouble, let it be cut off and put it away from you: it is better for you to go into life with the loss of a hand or a foot than, having two hands or two feet, to go into the eternal fire.

And if thine eye lead thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee, for it were better for thee to enter into life with one eye only, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire.

Let it not seem to you that one of these little ones is of no value; for I say to you that in heaven their angels see at all times the face of my Father in heaven.

What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

And if it be found, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over it, than over the ninety-nine not led astray.

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Then Peter came to Him and asked, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? Up to seven times?”

And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.

But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

When his fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and went to their master and laid the whole matter before him.

Then his lord, having called him, said unto him, O thou evil servant, I let go to you all that debt since thou besoughtest me:

So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye let not go each to his brother from your hearts their falls.

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

He says to them, Moses, because of your hard hearts, let you put away your wives: but it has not been so from the first.

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Jesus however said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs."

And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

Then Peter having answered, said to him, Behold, we have let go all things, and have followed thee; what therefore shall be to us?

And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.

saying, 'These men [you hired] last have worked only one hour and you gave them wages equal to ours when we carried the heaviest load of the day's work and [put up with] the scorching heat [all day long].'

And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

And two blind men seated by the wayside, when they had the news that Jesus was going by, gave a loud cry, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.

"Sir, let our eyes be opened," they replied.

saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and immediately ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with it; loose them and lead them to me.

If anyone says anything to you, you should say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and without delay the owner will send them [with you].”

and they brought the donkey and the colt, and placed their coats on them; and Jesus sat on the coats.

And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest.

And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

Jesus answered them, "Let me also ask you a question. If you answer it, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

and the rest laid hold on his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

when the king was informed of this, he was greatly incensed, and having order'd his forces to march, he put those murderers to death, and laid their city in ashes.

And those servants having gone out into the ways, led in all whom they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was filled with guests.

Let me see the tax money. And they gave him a penny.

Master, Moses said, If a man, at the time of his death, has no children, let his brother take his wife, and get a family for his brother;

And Jesus, having answered, said to them, Ye are led astray, not having known the writings, nor the power of God.

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them.

But you must not let people call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and you are all brothers.

And you must not let men call you master, for you have only one master, the Christ.

But let the greatest among you be your servant.

Woe to you, you impious scribes and Pharisees! you shut the Realm of heaven in men's faces; you neither enter yourselves, nor will you let those enter who are on the point of entering.