and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

But they that fed them fled, and went away into the city and related everything, and what had happened as to those possessed by demons.

For which is easier: to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Rise up and walk?

And it came to pass, as he lay at table in the house, that behold, many tax-gatherers and sinners came and lay at table with Jesus and his disciples.

But go and learn what that is I will have mercy and not sacrifice; for I have not come to call righteous men but sinners.

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn so long as the bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will have been taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Nor do men put new wine into old skins, otherwise the skins burst and the wine is poured out, and the skins will be destroyed; but they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved together.

As he spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler coming in did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this died; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live.

he said, Withdraw, for the damsel is not dead, but sleeps. And they derided him.

And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind men followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David.

But as these were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed by a demon.

But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd.

Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest is great and the workmen are few;

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has drawn nigh.

nor scrip for the way, nor two body coats, nor sandals, nor a staff: for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.

But into whatsoever city or village ye enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there remain till ye go forth.

And as ye enter into a house salute it.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves.

The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the bondman above his lord.

It is sufficient for the disciple that he should become as his teacher, and the bondman as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be known.

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

Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, I also will confess him before my Father who is in the heavens.

But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in the heavens.

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 up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.

And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

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?

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

Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among the born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and the violent seize on it.

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.

But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a man that is eating and wine-drinking, a friend of tax-gatherers, and of sinners: and wisdom has been justified by her children.

At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.

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

But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.

But I say unto you, that there is here what is greater than the temple.

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

For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.

And behold, there was a man having his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.

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

And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this man the Son of David?

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

And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom subsist?

But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then indeed the kingdom of God is come upon you.

He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.

For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Ninevites shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

But he answering said to him that spoke to him, Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?

for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

and as he sowed, some grains fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;

And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;

and in them is filled up the prophecy of Esaias, which says, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and beholding ye shall behold and not see;

for the heart of this people has grown fat, and they have heard heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes as asleep, lest they should see with the eyes, and hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.

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

but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.

And he that is sown among the thorns this is he who hears the word, and the anxious care of this life, and the deceit of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But he that is sown upon the good ground this is he who hears and understands the word, who bears fruit also, and produces, one a hundred, one sixty, and one thirty.

And he said to them, A man that is an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it up?

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field;

which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.

He spoke another parable to them: The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it had been all leavened.

Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.

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;

and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is the completion of the age, and the harvestmen are angels.

As then the darnel is gathered and is burned in the fire, thus it shall be in the completion of the age.

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

The kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hid in the field, which a man having found has hid, and for the joy of it goes and sells all whatever he has, and buys that field.

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine which has been cast into the sea, and which has gathered together of every kind,

And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man that is a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.

Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this man all these things?

And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

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

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.

And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.

But Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, Take courage; it is I: be not afraid.

and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made thoroughly well.

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever it be by which received from me thou wouldest be profited:

and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.

This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;

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

And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.

Do ye not yet apprehend, that everything that enters into the mouth finds its way into the belly, and is cast forth into the draught?

and lo, a Canaanitish woman, coming out from those borders, cried to him saying, Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came to him and asked him, saying, Dismiss her, for she cries after us.

But he answering said, It is not well to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith is great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in the wilderness as to satisfy so great a crowd?

But he answering said to them, When evening is come, ye say, Fine weather, for the sky is red;