Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation."

On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.

And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.

For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever does not have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, 'By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive:

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the beginning of the world."

As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so will it be at the end of the age.

and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth."

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

And she, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

And the king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a secluded place to be alone. When the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

Now when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, "This place is desolate, and the hour is already late. Send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."

And after he had sent the crowds away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

But the boat was now many stadia from the land, distressed by the waves, for the wind was against it.

But immediately he spoke to them, saying "Cheer up. It is I. Do not be afraid."

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"

But he answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith. Be it done to you even as you desire." And her daughter was healed from that hour.

But he answered them, When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites. You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of Jonah." He left them, and departed.

I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

From that time, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord. This will never be done to you."

After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

Peter answered, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let us make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

Jesus came and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid."

but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them."

Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation. How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me."

Jesus rebuked him, the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.

So he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you."

22 While they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up." They were exceedingly sorry.

When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, "Does not your teacher pay the didrachma?"

but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him that a huge millstone should be hung around his neck, and that he should be sunk in the depths of the sea.

"Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks. For there will always be something to cause people to stumble, but woe to the person through whom the stumbling block comes.

If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off, and cast it from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life crippled or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.

If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it from you.[note: idiom meaning to stop doing a sin] It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the fire of hell.

But if he does not listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to hear the church also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.

Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

Again, truly I tell you, that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

But because he could not pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

"But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe.'

He would not, but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due.

His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due.

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it."

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.'

So the last will be first, and the first last."

"Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up."

He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.

Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,

even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

And just then two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, shouted, "Lord, have mercy on us, son of David."

The crowd rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they shouted even more, "Lord, have mercy on us, son of David."

They told him, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened."

This took place that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers."

Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever." Immediately the fig tree withered away.

Jesus answered them, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done.

When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"

Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

They answered Jesus, and said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

"Therefore I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruit.

He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust."

When they sought to seize him, they feared the crowds, because they considered him to be a prophet.

Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'

Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her."

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

But all their works they do to be seen by others. They make their tefillin broad and enlarge the fringe of their garments,

the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called 'Rabbi' by men.

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers.

Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Messiah.

But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of hell as yourselves.

"Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, 'Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obligated.'

'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'

He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.

He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who was living in it.

He who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.

But he answered them, "Do you not see all of these things? Truly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down."

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

Jesus answered them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake.

But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.