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

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,

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

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades. For if the works of power which have taken place in thee, had taken place in Sodom, it had remained until this day.

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

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.

Yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the cornfields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the ears and to eat.

But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on 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 shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?

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.

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.

But he said to them, What man shall there be of you who has one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it and raise it up?

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.

But the Pharisees, having gone out, took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

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

He shall not strive or cry out, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets;

But the Pharisees, having heard it, said, This man does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons.

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

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, your sons, by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

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

And whosoever shall have spoken a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the coming one.

The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.

But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:

But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet.

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 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 return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned.

Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. Thus shall it be to this wicked generation also.

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

And, stretching out his hand to his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren;

And that same day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

and others fell upon the rocky places where they had not much earth, and immediately they sprang up out of the ground because of not having any depth of earth,

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;

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.

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 while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.

And the bondmen of the householder came up and said to him, Sir, hast thou not sown good seed in thy field? whence then has it darnel?

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?

But he said, No; lest in gathering the darnel ye should root up the wheat with it.

Suffer both to grow together unto the harvest, and in time of the harvest I will say to the harvestmen, Gather first the darnel, and bind it into bundles to burn it; but the wheat bring together into my granary.

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.

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.

The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;

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.

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

which, when it has been filled, having drawn up on the shore and sat down, they gathered the good into vessels and cast the worthless out.

Thus shall it be in the completion of the age: the angels shall go forth and sever the wicked from the midst of the just,

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.

And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these parables he withdrew thence.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

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

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 his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried it to her mother.

And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and came and brought word to Jesus.

And Jesus, having heard it, went away thence by ship to a desert place apart. And the crowds having heard of it followed him on foot from the cities.

And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm.

But Jesus said to them, They have no need to go: give ye them to eat.

And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was over and above of fragments twelve hand-baskets full.

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 Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be thou, command me to come to thee upon the waters.

But seeing the wind strong he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.

And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?

Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

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:

Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

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?

but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man.

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;

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

But she said, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters.

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 great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them:

But Jesus, having called his disciples to him, said, I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they have not anything they can eat, and I would not send them away fasting lest they should faint on the way.

And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;

but they that ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming to him, asked him, tempting him, to shew them a sign out of heaven.

A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas. And he left them and went away.

And Jesus knowing it, said, Why reason ye among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have taken no bread?

Do ye not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many hand-baskets ye took up?

How do ye not understand that it was not concerning bread I said to you, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood has not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.

For whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake shall find it.

For what does a man profit, if he should gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste of death at all until they shall have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

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

And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elias.