And Jesus said to them, The sons of the wedding hall cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them. But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Neither do they put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the wineskins will perish. But they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.

And when Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Be merciful to us, thou son of David.

But when he saw the multitudes, he felt compassion for them, because they were troubled and dejected, as sheep having no shepherd.

Then he says to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workmen are few.

And having called in his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness and every disease.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: First, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,

no bag for the road, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staffs, for the workman is worthy of his provision.

And into whatever city or village ye may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide until ye go forth.

And if indeed the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. Become ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.

A pupil is not above his teacher, nor a bondman above his lord.

It is enough for the pupil that he becomes like his teacher, and the bondman like his lord. If they have called the house-ruler Beelzebub, how much more those of his household.

Fear them not therefore, for there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed, and hid, that will not be known.

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me, and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

And he who does not take his cross and follow behind me, is not worthy of me.

And blessed is he, whoever will not be caused to stumble by me.

For this is he about whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face who will prepare thy way before thee.

Truly I say to you, among men born of women there has not been raised a greater than John the immerser. Yet the smaller in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

And from the days of John the immerser until now the kingdom of the heavens is treated aggressively, and aggressors seize it.

And if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is going to come.

But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, calling to their companions,

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold the man, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! And wisdom is justified from her children.

And thou, Capernaum, which was exalted as far as the sky. Thou will be brought down as far as Hades, because if the mighty works had occurred in Sodom that occurred in thee, it would have remained until this day.

Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.

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

But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not permitted to do upon the Sabbath.

But I say to you, that a greater than the temple is here.

For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath.

How much therefore a man is superior to a sheep. So then it is permitted to do good on the Sabbath.

Then he says to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth, and it was restored whole, as the other.

so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says,

Behold, my Boy whom I chose, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare justice to the Gentiles.

Then a blind and mute man being demon possessed, was brought to him. And he healed him, so as for the blind and mute man both to speak and to see.

And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this not the son of David?

And having known their thoughts Jesus said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, 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?

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

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, neither in the present age, nor in the one that is coming.

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt, for the tree is known by its fruit.

For as Jonah was in the belly of the sea-creature three days and three nights, so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

But having answered, he said to the man who told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?

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

And many multitudes were gathered to him, so as for him (having entered in) to sit in the boat, and all the multitude had stood on the shore.

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

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says, By hearing ye will hear, and will, no, not understand, and seeing ye will see, and will, no, not perceive.

Of every man who hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understands it, evil comes, and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the wayside.

And that which was sown upon the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and straightaway receiving it with joy,

yet he has no root in himself, instead it is temporary. And when tribulation or persecution develops because of the word, straightaway he is caused to stumble.

And that which was sown in the thorns, this is he who hears the word, and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But that which was sown upon the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and is productive, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man sowing good seed in his field.

He set forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard plant, which having taken, a man sowed in his field.

Which indeed is smaller than all seeds, but when it is grown, it is greater than the plants, and becomes a tree, so as for the birds of the sky to come and lodge in the branches of it.

He spoke another parable to them. The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which having taken, a woman hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.

Then having sent the multitudes away, Jesus came into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

And having answered, he said to them, He who 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 tares are the sons of evil.

And the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are heavenly agents.

As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned in fire, so it will be at the end of this age.

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

Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man having found, he hid. And from the joy of it, he goes and sells all, as many things as he has, and buys that field.

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking fine pearls.

Who, having found one very valuable pearl, after departing, sold all, as many things as he had, and bought it.

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered from every kind,

And he said to them, Because of this every scholar who has been instructed in the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a house-ruler, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.

And having come into his fatherland he taught them in their synagogue, so as for them to be astonished, and say, From where is this wisdom and powers in this man?

Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joses and Simon and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all near us? From where then are all these things in this man?

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

and he said to his boys, This is John the immerser. He has risen from the dead, and because of this the powers work in him.

For John said to him, It is not permitted for thee to have her.

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

And having become evening, his disciples came to him, saying, The place is desolate, and the hour is now past. Send the multitudes away, so that having gone into the villages, they may buy food for themselves.

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost, and they cried out from fear.

But straightaway Jesus spoke to them, saying, Cheer up. It is I, fear not.

And they besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment. And as many as touched were healed.

But ye say, Whoever may say to the father or the mother, Whatever thou might have benefited from me is an offering.

Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying,

This people comes near me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far distant from me.

And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

And having answered, Peter said to him, Explain this parable to us.

Do ye not yet understand, that everything entering into the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into a toilet?

And behold, a Canaanite woman having come out from those regions, cried out to him, saying, Be merciful to me, O Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is grievously demon-possessed.

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples having approached, they besought him, saying, Send her away, because she cries out behind us.

And having answered, he said, It is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the house dogs.

Then Jesus having answered, said to her, O woman, great is thy faith. Be it done for thee as thou desire. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

so as for the multitudes to marvel seeing the mute speaking, the maimed healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

And his disciples say to him, From where are so many loaves for us in a wilderness so as to feed so great a multitude?

But having answered, he said to them, When it becomes evening, ye say, Fair weather, for the sky is red.

And at morning, Bad weather today, for the sky is red, being gloomy. Hypocrites! Ye indeed know how to discern the face of the sky, but the signs of the times ye are not able.

And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of the heavens, and whatever thou may bind on earth will be what is bound in the heavens, and whatever thou may loose on the earth will be what is loosed in the heavens.

Then he commanded his disciples that they should tell no man that he is Jesus, the Christ.

For the Son of man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his heavenly agents, and then he will reward each man according to his actions.

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

And having responded, Peter said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If thou desire, we could make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him.