But as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?

But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings.

But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!

Truly I say to you, among [those] born of women there has not arisen [one] greater than John the Baptist. But the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

But from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven is treated violently, and the violent claim it.

"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

"'We played the wedding march for you, but you did not dance. We sang the funeral dirge, but you did not beat your breasts.'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."

But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in judgment-day than for you.

But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in judgment-day than for thee.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son but the Father, nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may be pleased to reveal him.

Take but my yoke upon you, and learn of me, (for I am meek and lowly in heart,) and ye shall find refreshment to your souls:

For My yoke is easy [to bear] and My burden is light.”

But [when] the Pharisees saw [it], they said to him, "Behold, your disciples are doing what it is not permitted to do on the Sabbath!"

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

But I tell you that [something] greater than the temple is here!

But if ye had known what is: I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

But he said to them, "What man will there be among you who will have one sheep and if this one fell into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift [it] out?

But the Pharisees went out {and plotted} against him in order that they could destroy him.

But Jesus knowing it, withdrew thence, and great crowds followed him; and he healed them all:

But He gave them strict injunctions not to blaze abroad His doings,

But the Pharisees, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!"

But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

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

But if I expel demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you!

For this [reason] I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven!

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him either in this age or in the coming one!

The good person produces good things from his storehouse of goodness. But the evil person produces bad things from his storehouse of evil.

But I tell you that every worthless word that they speak, people will give an account for it on the day of judgment!

But he answered [and] said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!

The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look something greater than Jonah is here!

The queen of the south will stand up and condemn the people living today, because she came from so far away to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But look! Something greater than Solomon is here!"

But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find it.

Then he says, I will go back into my house from which I came out; and when he comes, he sees that there is no one in it, but that it has been made fair and clean.

then he goes and takes seven other spirits besides himself, but more mischievous than himself, and they all enter in and lodge there: so that the last state of that man is worse than the first. just so shall it likewise fare with this wicked generation.

But while he was yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.

But he answered [and] said to the one who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?"

And stretching out His hand toward His disciples [and all His other followers], He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!

But such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat there [positioning Himself as a teacher], while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

But others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much soil, and straightaway they sprang up because they had no depth of soil.

But [when] the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have [enough] root, it withered.

Some falls among the thorns; but the thorns spring up and stifle it.

But other [seed] fell on the good soil and produced grain, this one a hundred [times as much] and this one sixty and this one thirty.

And he answered [and] said to them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to those [people] it has not been granted.

For whoever has, to him [more] will be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

This is why I am speaking to them in stories, because they look but do not see, they listen but do not really hear or understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah who saith, Hearing ye will hear, but in no wise understand, and seeing ye will see, but in no wise perceive.

But your eyes [are] blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people have desired to see the things you are seeing, but did not get to. They desired to hear the things you are hearing, but did not get to.

when any one heareth the doctrine of the gospel, and considers it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away what was sown in his heart: he is the person meant by the high-way, where some of the seed was sown: but the stony ground,

But he that is sown on the rocky places this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy,

But he does not have a root in himself, but {lasts only a little while}, and [when] affliction or persecution happens because of the word, immediately he falls away.

He that was sown among thorns, is he that heareth the word of God, but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and so is he made unfruitful.

But what was sown on the good soil--this is the one who hears the word and understands [it], who indeed bears fruit and produces, this one a hundred [times as much], and this one sixty, and this one thirty."

But while his people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat and went away.

But when the blade shot up and produced fruit, then appeared the darnel also.

But the bondmen of the house-ruler having come, they said to him, Sir, did thou not sow good seed in thy field? From where then does it have tares?

But he said to them, 'The envious man hath done this.' Then the servants said unto him, 'Wilt thou then that we go and weed them out?'

But he said, "No, lest [when you] gather the darnel you uproot the wheat together with it.

Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the season of the harvest I will tell the reapers, "First gather the darnel and tie it into bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my storehouse." '"

{It} is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it is grown it is larger than the garden herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches."

But he answering said, He that sows the good seed is the Son of man,

and the field is the world. And the good seed--these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one.

But the righteous shall then shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

"The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.

which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down [and] collected the good [fish] into containers, but the bad they threw out.

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

And He performed but few mighty deeds there because of their want of faith.

he would have put him to death, but for fear of the people, who reckoned him a prophet.

But [when] Herod's birthday celebration took place, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst [of them] and pleased Herod.

But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with him, he commanded it to be given.

And Jesus hearing it, withdrew thence by ship into a desert place apart: but when the people heard thereof, they followed him by land out of the cities.

But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and much of the day time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.

But Jesus said to them, "They do not {need} to go away. You give them [something] to eat."

But they say to him, We have not here save five loaves and two fishes.

But he said, Bring them here to me.

But those that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

But the boat was already many stadia distant from the land, being beaten by the waves, because the wind was against [it].

But in the fourth watch of the night he went off to them, walking on the sea.

But the disciples, [when they] saw him walking on the sea, were terrified, saying, "It is a ghost!" and they cried out in fear.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, "Have courage, I am [he]! Do not be afraid!"

But [when he] saw the strong wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"

But those in the ship came and did homage to him, saying, Truly thou art God's Son.

But the people of that place, recognizing Jesus, sent out to the whole country round, and brought to him all who were ill,

that they might touch but the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?

But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or his mother, "Whatever {benefit you would have received} from me [is] a gift [to God],"

'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far, far away from me,

but in vain do they worship me, teaching as teachings commandments of men.

It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth--this defiles a person."

But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.

Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "Explain this parable to us."

But he said, "Are you also still without understanding?

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these defile the person.

These are the things that defile a person. But eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person!"

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came up [and] asked him, saying, "Send her away, because she is crying out after us!"

But he answered [and] said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."