For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.

Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.

But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

He replied, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.

For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'

For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.

But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

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

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

And so they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own house."

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

because John had repeatedly told him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

But he replied, "They don't need to go. You give them something to eat."

Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

But immediately Jesus spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

he does not need to honor his father.' You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person."

And he replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person."

But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us."

"It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs," he said.

Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate.

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

How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

And Jesus answered him, "You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.

Then he instructed his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him: "God forbid, Lord! This must not happen to you!"

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

I tell you the truth, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

But Jesus came and touched them. "Get up," he said. "Do not be afraid."

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands."

I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to heal him."

"See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?

And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he will rejoice more over it than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.

In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that one of these little ones be lost.

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?'

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart."

He answered, "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator made them male and female,

Jesus said to them, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hard hearts, but from the beginning it was not this way.

The disciples said to him, "If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!"

He said to them, "Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

But Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

"Which ones?" he asked. Jesus replied, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

And the landowner replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn't you agree with me to work for the standard wage?

Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

He told them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.

Jesus answered them, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' it will happen.

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven or from people?" They discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

The boy answered, 'I will not.' But later he had a change of heart and went.

The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered, 'I will, sir,' but did not go.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.

Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone's favor because you show no partiality.

Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!"

Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.

They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel!

And you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'

For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, 'Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

And he said to them, "Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!"

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.

The one on the roof must not come down to take anything out of his house,

and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe him.

So then, if someone says to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe him.

"Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.

I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

"But as for that day and hour no one knows it -- not even the angels in heaven -- except the Father alone.

"Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,

When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.

But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I do not know you!'

Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, 'Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,

For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.