and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him,

"And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.

and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence could array himself like one of these.

And when He saw the crowds He was touched with pity for them, because they were distressed and were fainting on the ground like sheep which have no shepherd.

"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.

Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." And he stretched it out, and it was restored quite sound like the other.

Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.

Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen."

Then will the righteous shine out like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, every one who has ears!

"The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.

"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a jewel merchant who is in quest of choice pearls.

"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.

"Therefore," He said, "remember that every Scribe well trained for the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a householder who brings out of his storehouse new things and old."

And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.

There in their presence His form underwent a change; His face shone like the sun, and His raiment became as white as the light.

"Because your faith is so small," He replied; "for I solemnly declare to you that if you have faith like a mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, 'Remove from this place to that,' and it will remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

said, "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.

"For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,

For in the Resurrection, men neither marry nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in Heaven.

and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as 'Rabbi.'

"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you are just like whitewashed sepulchres, the outside of which pleases the eye, though inside they are full of dead men's bones and of all that is unclean.

but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.

"Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.

"Why, it is like a man who, when going on his travels, called his bondservants and entrusted his property to their care.

"Even if I must die with you," declared Peter, "I will never disown you." In like manner protested all the disciples.

In like manner the High Priests also, together with the Scribes and the Elders, taunted Him.

His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.

For fear of him the guards trembled violently, and became like dead men.