He won't break a bruised reed. And he won't put out a smoldering wick, until he leads justice to victory.

Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.

And knowing their thoughts, he said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?

Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and carry off his possessions, unless he first bind the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find it.

Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.

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."

While he was yet speaking to the crowds, suddenly his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.

But he answered him who spoke to him, "Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?"

And he stretched out his hand towards his disciples, and said, "Look, my mother and my brothers.

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother."

And great crowds gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the crowd stood on the beach.

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Listen, a farmer went out to sow.

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

He who has ears, let him hear."

And he answered them, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to 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 what was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while. When oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

And what was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

And what was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who truly bears fruit, and brings forth, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty."

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field,

"And he said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

"But he said, 'No, lest perhaps while you gather up the tares, you root up the wheat with them.

He set another parable before them, saying, "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field;

He spoke another parable to them. "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened."

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; and without a parable, he did not speak to them,

And he answered them, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

And he said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.

And coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

And he did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

And though he wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd because they regarded him as a prophet.

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

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,

and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

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.

And he went out, and he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

But he said to them, "They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat."

So he said, "Bring them here to me."

Then he commanded the crowds to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the crowds.

And immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the crowds away.

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.

And in the fourth watch of the night, he came to them, walking on the sea.

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

He said, "Come." Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he yelled, saying, "Lord, save me."

And he answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

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

he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the word of God void because of your tradition.

He summoned the crowd, and said to them, "Hear, and understand.

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

So he said, "Do you also still not understand?

But he did not answer her a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."

But he answered, "I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

But he answered, "It is not appropriate to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet; and he healed them.

Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."

He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground;

and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds.

Then he sent away the crowds, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

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.

Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?

Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?"

He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"

Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he is the Messiah.

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.

But he turned, and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan. You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men."

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

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

He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them. And suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."

He answered them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,

Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.

"Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

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."

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."

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

He said, "Yes." When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?"

He said to him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt.

He called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them,

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.

12 "What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?

If he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.

"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.

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.