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

And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, the man who sows went forth to sow.

The one who has ears, let him hear!"

He answered: "It is you and not they who are granted the privilege of knowing the secrets of the kingdom of heaven.

for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

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.

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, many prophets and righteous men [who were honorable and in right standing with God] longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Hear ye then the parable of the man who sows.

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.

And what was sown on the rocky ground--this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

yet he has no [substantial] root in himself, but is only temporary, and when pressure or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he stumbles and falls away [abandoning the One who is the source of salvation].

And what was sown into the thorn plants--this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.

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."

He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

"'It is an enemy who has done this,' he answered. "The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and collect them?'

in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation."

So he answered [and] said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,

and the field [represents] the world. The good seed [represents] the children who belong to the kingdom, and the weeds [represent] the children who belong to the evil one [i.e., the devil].

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

The Son of Man will send out his angels and they will gather out of his kingdom all the causes of sin and those who do lawless deeds,

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears, let him hear!

The Realm of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field; the man who finds it hides it and in his delight goes and sells all he possesses and buys that field.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a gem-dealer who was looking for beautiful pearls.

who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, hath sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.

At the end of the world it will be that same way. The angels will come and divide the sinful people from the ones who did what was right,

And he said to them, "For this [reason] every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of the house who brings out of his storeroom new [things] and old [things]."

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

who being before instructed by her mother, pray, said she, order John Baptist's head to be brought here in a charger.

And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the sake of the oath, and of them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her.

whence his head was brought in a charger, and given to the young lady, who carried it to her mother.

And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

then giving orders for the company to sit down on the grass, he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks; then breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the company: who all of them eat,

Now those who ate were about five thousand men, in addition to women and children.

At once Jesus reached out his hand, caught him, and asked him, "You who have so little faith, why did you doubt?"

And those who came in the boat worshiped him, saying, Thou really are the Son of God.

And [when] the men of that place recognized him, they sent [word] into that whole surrounding region, and they brought to him all those {who were sick}.

And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge of his cloak, and all those who touched [it] were cured.

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, saying,

For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'

"'This is a People who honour Me with their lips, while their heart is far away from Me;

Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit."

And a Canaanite woman from that district came out and began to cry out [urgently], saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David (Messiah); my daughter is cruelly possessed by a demon.”

And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:

So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

he took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples, who then gave them to the crowds.

Now those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees who came, testing, demanded him to exhibit to them a sign from the sky.

When Jesus learned of this, he said, "You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

Now [when] Jesus came to the region of Caesarea {Philippi}, he began asking his disciples, saying, "Who do people say [that] the Son of Man is?"

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

And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.

For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

There appeared to them Moses and Elijah, who conversed with Jesus.

[While] he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, but they [i.e., the Jewish leaders] did not understand who he was, but [instead] did to him what they wanted to. In the same way, the Son of man will also suffer from what the Jews will do."

Then it dawned upon the disciples that it was John the Baptist about whom He had spoken to them.

And when they had come to the multitude, there came to him a man who knelt to him,

Now [when] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma [tax] came up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the double drachma [tax]?"

He said, "Yes." And [when he] came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes--from their own sons, or from foreigners?"

At that time the disciples came up to Jesus, saying, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

He therefore who will make himself lowly as this child, this man is the greater in the kingdom of the heavens.

'And he who may receive one such child in my name, doth receive me,

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him that {a large millstone} be hung on his neck and he be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Woe to the world because of causes for stumbling, for [it is] a necessity [that] causes for stumbling come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause for stumbling comes.

"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father [who is] in heaven.

For the Son of man came to save those who were lost.]}]}

In the [same] way it is not the will {of} your Father [who is] in heaven that one of these little ones perish.

Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth about any matter that they ask, it will be done for them from my Father [who is] in heaven.

Then Peter came to him and said, "Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?"

"For this [reason] the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man--a king--who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

And [when] he began to settle [them], someone was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents.

Whom, because he had nought to pay, his Master commanded him to be sold: and his wife, and his children, and all that he had; and payment to be made.

But that slave went out [and] found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and taking hold of him, he began to choke [him], saying, 'Pay back everything that you owe!'

And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.

And he answered [and] said, "Have you not read that the one who created [them] from the beginning made them male and female

So, [upon becoming husband and wife] they no longer function [entirely] as two persons, but [as] one body. Therefore, those whom God [so] joins together [in the marriage bond], no person must [ever] separate."

Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."

But he said to them, "Not everyone can accept this saying but [those] to whom it has been given.

For there are eunuchs who were born as such from [their] mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves [eunuchs] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept [this], let him accept [it]."

After that some little children were brought to Him, for Him to lay His hands on them and pray for them, but His disciples reproved those who brought them.

Jesus however said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs."

And he said to him, "Why are you asking me about [what is] good? There is one [who is] good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!"

But [when] the young man heard the statement, he went away sorrowful, because he was one who had many possessions.

So [when] the disciples heard [this], they were extremely amazed, saying, "Then who can be saved?"

Then said Peter, but we, who have left every thing to follow thee; what advantage shall we get by it?

And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields on account of my name will receive a hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

But many [who are] first will be last, and the last first.

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a man--the master of the house--who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

And having gone out about the eleventh hour, he found others who have stood idle. And he says to them, Why have ye stood here idle the whole day?

And when they who came to work about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.

And those who were hired first, when they came, supposed that they would receive more, but they too received twenty cents each.

who upon the receipt of it fell a murmuring against the master, and cry'd,

saying, 'These last [people] worked one hour and you made them equal to us who have endured the burden of the day and the burning heat!'

So those who are last now will be first then, and those first will be last."

we are now going to Jerusalem, where the son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the Scribes, who will condemn him to die,

and turn Him over to the [unconverted] Gentiles, who will mock, whip and crucify Him; then on the third day He will be raised up."

He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but [is] for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."