Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven, and a few little fish."

So He bade all the people sit down on the ground,

So the people all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over and filled seven large baskets with them.

He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times.

The forward nation, and adulterous, seeketh a sign: and there shall none other sign be given unto them, but the sign of the prophet Jonah." So left he them and departed.

When the disciples reached the other side of the sea, they realized that they had forgotten to bring bread.

And Jesus said to them, See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

So they were discussing [this] among themselves, saying, "[It is] because we did not take bread."

Jesus noticed it and said, "Why are you discussing with one another your being without bread? You have so little faith!

Do you still not see, or keep in mind the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?

How is it that you do not see that I was not talking to you about bread, but about keeping away from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

Then they understood that he did not say to take heed of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching, of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

And Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one], the Son of the living God."

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

[And] I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven [i.e., for opening up the way into it]. And whatever [truth] you [and the other apostles. See 18:18] require [people to believe and practice] here on earth will have already been required of them [by God] in heaven. And whatever [truth] you do not require [of people] on earth, will not be required [by God] in heaven."

Then he enjoined on his disciples that they should say to no man 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 told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s.”

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

For whoever would [try to] save his life [i.e., by neglecting spiritual things] will lose it [i.e., miss out on the blessings of God]. But whoever [is willing to] lose his life [i.e., in commitment to God's service] for my sake will find it [i.e., obtain both temporal and spiritual blessings].

The Son of Man is going to come with his angels in his Father's glory, and then he will repay everyone according to what he has done.

Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

and presently they saw Moses and Elias conversing with him.

So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

But Jesus came and touched them, saying as he did so: "Rise up, and do not be afraid."

And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

And as they are coming down from the mount, Jesus charged them, saying, 'Say to no one the vision, till the Son of Man out of the dead may rise.'

And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.

Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.

"Lord, take pity on my son, for he has violent seizures and suffers intense pain. He often falls into a fire or into water. [Note: This man was also dominated by an evil spirit. See verse 18].

So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him."

So Jesus checked the daemon and it came out of him, and from that hour the boy was healed.

And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

When Jesus and His disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors of the tax [Note: This was the annual tax used for meeting the expenses of the Temple service and consisted of two days' worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about $140 in 1994] came to Peter and said, "Does not your teacher [also] pay the [Temple] tax?"

"Yes," he replied, and then went into the house. But before he spoke a word Jesus said, "What think you, Simon? From whom do this world's kings receive customs or capitation tax? from their own children, or from others?"

"From aliens," he said. Then Jesus said to him, "So their own people are exempt.

Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

So He called a young child to Him, and, bidding him stand in the midst of them,

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

So then, whoever becomes as lowly as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven,

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

"So if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life injured or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

What would you say now? if a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone wandering away, will he not let the ninety-nine be, and go to the mountains in search of the wandering one?

And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.

Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

But if he does not listen, take along with you one or two others, so that every word may be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

And if he may not hear them, say it to the assembly, and if also the assembly he may not hear, let him be to thee as the heathen man and the tax-gatherer.

Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

So the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle up his accounts with his slaves,

When he had begun to do so, one of them was brought to him who owed him six million pounds;

and was unable to pay. So his master ordered that he and his wife and children and everything that he had should be sold, and payment be made.

So the slave fell on his knees and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’

And his master’s heart was moved with compassion and he released him and forgave him [canceling] the debt.

After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'

So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.

Then his master called to him, and said, 'I cancelled all that huge debt of yours, because you pleaded with me to do so.

"So his master, greatly incensed, handed him over to the jailers until he should pay all he owed him.

So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

And so when Jesus had finished speaking He left Galilee and came to the region of Judea, on the east side of the Jordan River.

And Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

He said [Gen. 2:24], 'For this reason [i.e., since He made one woman for one man], a man will leave [the home of] his father and mother and will cling to his wife, [so that] the two of them will [then] become one flesh [i.e., united in such a close relationship as to constitute one body]?'

So that they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.

His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.

"It is not every one," replied Jesus, "who can accept this teaching, but only those who have been enabled to do so.

For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

But Jesus said, "Allow these little children to come to me and stop trying to prevent them. For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such [humble ones] as these." [See 18:4].

So He laid His hands upon them and went away.

And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"

"What commandments?" asked the man. "These," answered Jesus:-- "'Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not say what is false about others.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

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

Then Peter responded to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You. So what will there be for us?”

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

When he had agreed with the workers [on wages] for the usual farm laborer's pay for a day's work, he [then] sent them to work in his vineyard. [Note: The coin mentioned here would amount to $60-$84 in 1994, based on $5-$7 an hour for a twelve hour day. This coin also forms the basis for calculating all other monetary references in the New Testament].

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

To those men he said, ‘You also go to my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’ So off they went.

So they went. Going out again about the sixth and ninth hour he did the same [thing].

And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?

They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

When those hired about five o'clock came, each received a full day's pay.

So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.

So when they had received it, they grumbled against the employer, saying,