Bible in 90 Days

5 And when He saw the multitude, He went up into a mountain. And when He was set, His disciples came to Him.

² And He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying,

³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

⁴ “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

⁵ “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth.

⁶ “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

⁷ “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

⁸ “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

⁹ “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

¹⁰ “Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

¹¹ “Blessed shall you be when others revile you, and people utter all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.

¹² “Rejoice and be glad! For great is your reward in Heaven! For so they persecuted the Prophets who were before you.

¹³ “You are the salt of the Earth. But if the salt has lost his savor, how shall it be salted? It is thereafter good for nothing but to be cast out, and to be trampled underfoot by man.

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

¹⁵ “Nor does anyone light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the house.

¹⁶ “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father Who is in Heaven.

¹⁷ “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law, or the Prophets. I have not come to destroy them, but to fulfill them.

¹⁸ “For truly I say to you, until Heaven and Earth perish, not one jot or one tittle of the Law shall escape, till all things are fulfilled.

¹⁹ “Therefore, whoever shall break one of these least Commandments, and teach man so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But whoever shall observe and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

²⁰ “For I say to you, unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

²¹ “You have heard that it was said to those of the old time, ‘You shall not murder’. For whoever murders shall be culpable of judgment.

²² “But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother unadvisedly, shall be culpable of judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca’, shall be worthy to be punished by the Council. And whoever shall say, ‘Fool’, shall be worthy to be punished with Hell fire.

²³ “If, then, you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you,

²⁴ “leave your offering there before the altar and go your way. First, be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer your gift.

²⁵ “Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are on the way with him, lest your adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge delivers you to the sergeant, and you are cast into prison.

²⁶ “Truly I say to you, you shall not come out from there, till you have paid the last coin.

²⁷ “You have heard that it was said to those of old time, ‘You shall not commit adultery’.

²⁸ “But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman, to lust after her, has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

²⁹ “So if your right eye causes you to offend, pluck it out and cast it from you. For better it is for you that one of your members perish than that your whole body should be cast into Hell.

³⁰ “Also if your right hand makes you offend, cut it off, and cast it from you. For better it is for you that one of your members perish than that your whole body should be cast into Hell.

³¹ “It has been said also, ‘Whoever shall divorce his wife, let him give her a bill of divorcement’.

³² “But I say to you, whoever shall divorce his wife (except for promiscuity) causes her to commit adultery. And whoever shall marry her who is divorced, commits adultery.

³³ “Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old time, ‘You shall not swear false oaths, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord’.

³⁴ “But I say to you do not swear at all, neither by Heaven (for it is the throne of God)

³⁵ “nor by the Earth (for it is His footstool), nor by Jerusalem (for it is the city of the great King).

³⁶ “Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

³⁷ “But let your communication be ‘Yes, yes. No, no.’ For whatever is more than these, comes from evil.

³⁸ “You have heard that it has been said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.”

³⁹ “But I say to you do not resist evil. But whoever shall strike you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

⁴⁰ “And if anyone would sue you, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

⁴¹ “And whoever will compel you to go a mile, go with him two.

⁴² “Give to one who asks, and do not turn away from one who would borrow from you.

⁴³ “You have heard that it has been said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy’.

⁴⁴ “But I say to you love your enemies. Bless those who curse you. Do good to those who hate you. And pray for those who hurt you and persecute you,

⁴⁵ “so that you may be the children of your Father, Who is in Heaven. For He makes His Sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the just and unjust.

⁴⁶ “For if you love those who love you, what reward shall you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?

⁴⁷ “And if you are only friendly to your brothers, what singular thing do you do? Do not even the tax collectors do likewise?

⁴⁸ “You shall therefore be perfect, as your Father, Who is in Heaven, is perfect.”

6 “Be careful that you do not give your alms before men to be seen by them. Or else you shall have no reward from your Father Who is in Heaven.

² “Therefore, when you give your alms, you shall not make a trumpet to be blown before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, to be praised by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

³ “But when you do your alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does.

⁴ “so that your alms may be in secret. And your Father, Who sees in secret, He will reward you openly.

⁵ “And when you pray, do not be as the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they wish to be seen by man. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

⁶ “But when you pray, enter into your chamber. And when you have shut your door, pray to your Father Who is in secret. And your Father, Who sees in secret, shall reward you openly.

⁷ “Also, when you pray, use no meaningless repetitions as the heathen. For they think they are heard for their many words.

⁸ “Therefore, do not be like them. For your Father knows your needs before you ask Him.

⁹ “After this manner therefore pray, ‘Our Father Who are in Heaven, hallowed be Your Name.

¹⁰ “Your Kingdom come. Your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.

¹¹ “Give us this day our daily bread.

¹² “And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

¹³ “And lead us not into trial. But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory forever. Amen.’

¹⁴ “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.

¹⁵ “But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, no more will your Father forgive you your trespasses.

¹⁶ “Moreover, when you fast, do not look sour as the hypocrites. For they disfigure their faces, to show men that they are fasting. Truly I say to you that they have their reward.

¹⁷ “But when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face,

¹⁸ “so that you do not fast for man to see, but your Father, Who is in secret. And your Father, Who sees in secret, will reward you openly.

¹⁹ “Do not lay up treasures for yourselves on the Earth, where the moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves dig through and steal.

²⁰ “But lay up treasures for yourselves in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupts, and where thieves neither dig through nor steal.

²¹ “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

²² “The light of the body is the eye. If then your eye is sound, your whole body shall be light.

²³ “But if your eye is wicked, then all your body shall be dark. So, if the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness?

²⁴ “No man can serve two masters. For either he shall hate the one, and love the other, or else he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.

²⁵ “Therefore I say to you, do not be careful for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Has not life more worth than food? And the body than clothing?

²⁶ “Behold the birds of the heaven. For they neither sow nor reap, nor carry into the barns. Yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?

²⁷ “Which of you by worrying is able to add one cubit to his lifespan?

²⁸ “And why do you care for clothes? Learn how the lilies of the field grow. They neither weary nor spin.

²⁹ “Yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

³⁰ “So, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not do much more to you? O you of little faith.

³¹ “Therefore, take no thought saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘How shall we be clothed?’

³² “For the Gentiles seek after all these things. And your Heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.

³³ “But seek first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

³⁴ “Care not then for tomorrow. For tomorrow shall care for itself. The day has enough with its own grief.”

7 “Judge not, that you be not judged.

² “For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged. And with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you again.

³ “And why do you see the splinter that is in your brother’s eye, and not perceive the beam that is in your own eye?

⁴ “Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me cast out the splinter from your eye’, and behold a beam is in your own eye?

⁵ “Hypocrite! First, cast out that beam from your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to cast out the splinter from your brother’s eye.

⁶ “Do not give that which is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they tread them under their feet. And, turning again, all attack you!

⁷ “Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

⁸ “For whoever asks, receives. And the one who seeks, finds. And to the one who knocks, it shall be opened.

⁹ “For what man is there among you who, if his son asks him for bread, would give him a stone?

¹⁰ “Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent?

¹¹ “If you then, who are evil, can give to your children good gifts, how much more shall your Father, Who is in Heaven, give good things to those who ask Him?

¹² “Therefore, whatever you would have men do to you, even so do to them. For this is the Law and the Prophets.

¹³ “Enter in at the strait gate. For it is the wide gate and broad way that leads to destruction. And many go in there.

¹⁴ “Because the gate is strait and the way narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

¹⁵ “Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing; but inwardly, they are ravening wolves.

¹⁶ “You shall know them by their fruits. Does man gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

¹⁷ “So every good tree brings forth good fruit, and a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.

¹⁸ “A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, nor can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

¹⁹ “Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

²⁰ “Therefore, you shall know them by their fruits.

²¹ “Not everyone that says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord’, shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does My Father’s will, Who is in Heaven.

²² “Many will say to Me on that Day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your Name; and by Your Name cast out demons; and by Your Name done many great works?’

²³ “And then will I proclaim to them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from Me, you who work iniquity.’

²⁴ “Whoever then hears these words, and does the same, will be like a wise man who has built his house on a rock.

²⁵ “And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house. And it did not fall. For it was grounded on a rock.

²⁶ “But whoever hears these, My words, and does not do them, shall be like a foolish man, who has built his house upon the sand.

²⁷ “And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house. And it fell. And its fall was great.”

²⁸ And it happened that when Jesus had ended these words, the people were astonished at His doctrine.

²⁹ For He taught them as One having authority, and not as the scribes.

8 Now when He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

² And behold, a leper came and worshipped Him, saying, “Master, if You will, You can make me clean.”

³ And Jesus, putting forth His hand, touched him, saying, “I will. Be clean.” And immediately, his leprosy was cleansed.

⁴ Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one. But go and show yourself to the priest. And offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a witness to them.”

⁵ When Jesus had entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion, begging Him,

⁶ and said, “Master, my servant lies at home, sick of the palsy and grievously pained.”

⁷ And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

⁸ But the centurion answered, saying, “Master, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But speak only the word, and my servant shall be healed.

⁹ “For I also am a man under authority and have soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go’, and he goes; and to another, ‘Come’, and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this’, and he does it.”

¹⁰ When Jesus heard that, He marveled, and said to those who followed Him, “Truly, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, even in Israel.

¹¹ “But, I say to you that many shall come from the east and west and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven.

¹² “And the children of the Kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

¹³ Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. And as you have believed, so be it done to you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.

¹⁴ And when Jesus came to Peter’s house, He saw his wife’s mother laid down, and sick of a fever.

¹⁵ And He touched her hand. And the fever left her. So, she arose and ministered to them.

¹⁶ When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were possessed with demons. And He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all who were sick,

¹⁷ so that which was spoken by Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled, which says, “He took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.”

¹⁸ And when Jesus saw great multitudes of people around Him, He commanded them to go over the water.

¹⁹ Then, a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Master, I will follow You wherever You go.”

²⁰ But Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest His head.”

²¹ And another of His disciples said to Him, “Master, let me first go and bury my father.”

²² But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me. And let the dead bury the dead.”

²³ And when He had entered into the ship, His disciples followed Him.

²⁴ And behold, there arose a storm in the sea, so that the ship was covered with waves. But He was asleep.

²⁵ Then His disciples came and woke Him, saying, “Master, save us! We are perishing!”

²⁶ And He said to them, “Why are you fearful? O you of little faith.” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea. And so, there was a great calm.

²⁷ And the men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that both the winds and the sea obey Him?”

²⁸ And when He had come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed with demons met Him there, who came very fiercely out of the graves, so that no one could go near there.

²⁹ And behold, they cried out, saying, “Jesus, the Son of God! What have we to do with You!? Have you come here to torment us before the time!?”

³⁰ Now, there was a great herd of swine, feeding far away from them.

³¹ And the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, let us to go into the herd of swine!”

³² And He said to them, “Go!” So, they went out and departed into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine ran headlong into the sea and died in the water.

³³ Then the herdsmen fled. And when they had come into the city, they told all things, and what had become of those who were possessed with the demons.

³⁴ And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart from that region.

9 Then He entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into His own city.

² And lo, they brought to Him a paralytic, laid on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good courage. Your sins are forgiven you.”

³ And behold, certain of the Scribes said among themselves, “This man blasphemes.”

⁴ And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil things in your hearts?

⁵ “For, which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you’ or ‘Arise, and walk’?

⁶ “But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on Earth to forgive sins (then He said to the paralytic) Arise! Take up your bed and go to your house!”

⁷ And he arose and departed to his own house.

⁸ So when the multitude saw it, they marveled, and glorified God, Who had given such authority to man.

⁹ And as Jesus went forth from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth, and said to him, “Follow Me.” And he arose and followed Him.

¹⁰ And it happened that as Jesus reclined in his house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners who came there sat down at the table with Jesus and His disciples.

¹¹ And when the Pharisees saw that, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Master eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

¹² Now when Jesus heard it, He said to them, “The healthy do not need the Physician, but those who are sick.

¹³ “But go and learn what this means, ‘I will have mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but the sinners, to repentance.”

¹⁴ Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

¹⁵ And Jesus said to them, “Can the children of the marriage chamber lament as long as the Bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the Bridegroom shall be taken from them. And then they shall fast.

¹⁶ “Moreover, no one patches an old garment with a piece of unshrunk cloth. For that which patches it pulls away from the garment, and the breach is worsened.

¹⁷ “Nor do they put new wine into old vessels. For then the vessels would break, and the wine would be spilled. And the vessels would perish. But they put new wine into new vessels. And so, both are preserved.”

¹⁸ While He spoke to them, behold, a certain ruler came and worshipped Him, saying, “My daughter is now deceased. But come and lay Your hand on her, and she shall live.”

¹⁹ And Jesus arose and followed him, with His disciples.

²⁰ And behold, a woman who had been diseased with an issue of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the hem of His garment.

²¹ For she said to herself, “If I may touch but His garment only, I shall be whole.”

²² Then Jesus turned around. And seeing her, He said, “Daughter, be encouraged. Your faith has made you whole.” And the woman was made whole at that same moment.

²³ Now when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flutists and the multitude making noise,

²⁴ He said to them, “Leave. For the maid is not dead, but sleeps.” And they laughed Him to scorn.

²⁵ And when the multitude had been cast out, He went in and took her by the hand. And the maid arose.

²⁶ And report of this went throughout all that land.

²⁷ And as Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying, and saying, “O son of David! Have mercy upon us!”

²⁸ And when He had come into the house, the blind came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” And they said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

²⁹ Then, He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith may it be done to you.”

³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly instructed them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”

³¹ But once they had left, they spread the news about Him throughout all that land.

³² And as they went out, behold, they brought to Him a mute man, possessed with a demon.

³³ And after the demon had been cast out, the mute spoke. Then the multitude marveled, saying, “Such was never seen in Israel!”

³⁴ But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons through the prince of demons.”

³⁵ And Jesus went throughout all the cities and towns, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

³⁶ But when He saw the multitude, He had compassion on them, because they were troubled and tossed aside, as sheep having no shepherd.

³⁷ Then He said to His disciples, “Surely, the harvest is great. But the laborers are few.

³⁸ “Therefore, pray that the Lord of the Harvest would send out laborers into His harvest!”

10 And He called His twelve disciples to Him, and gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every sickness, and every disease.

² Now the names of the twelve Apostles are these: The first, Simon (called Peter), and Andrew his brother, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,

³ Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus (whose surname was Thaddaeus),

⁴ Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot (who also betrayed Him).

⁵ Jesus sent forth these twelve and commanded them, saying, “Do not go the way of the Gentiles. And do not enter into the cities of the Samaritans.

⁶ “But rather, go to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.

⁷ “And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!’

⁸ “Heal the sick. Cleanse the lepers. Raise up the dead. Cast out the demons. Freely you have received. Freely give.

⁹ “Do not keep gold or silver or money in your belts,

¹⁰ “nor a bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff. For the worker is worthy of his food.

¹¹ “And into whatever city or town you shall come, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay there until you move on.

¹² “And when you come into a house, greet it.

¹³ “And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it. But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

¹⁴ “And whoever shall not receive you or hear your words, shake off the dust of your feet when you depart from that house, or that city.

¹⁵ “Truly I say to you, it shall be easier for those of the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the Day of Judgment, than for that city.

¹⁶ “Behold, I send you as sheep in the midst of the wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

¹⁷ “But beware of men. For they will deliver you up to the councils and will scourge you in their synagogues.

¹⁸ “And you shall be brought to the governors and kings for My sake, in witness to them and to the Gentiles.

¹⁹ “But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak. For what you shall say will be given to you at that hour.

²⁰ “For it is not you who speak. But the Spirit of your Father speaks in you.

²¹ “And the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son. And the children shall rise against their parents and shall cause them to die.

²² “And you shall be hated by all for My Name. But the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved.

²³ “And when they persecute you in this city, flee into another. For truly I say to you, you shall not have completed all the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

²⁴ “The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his Lord.

²⁵ “It is enough for the disciple to be as his master is, and the servant as his Lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

²⁶ “Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that shall not be disclosed, nor hid, that shall not be known.

²⁷ “What I tell you in darkness, speak in light. And what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.

²⁸ “And do not fear them who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him Who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.

²⁹ “Are not two sparrows sold for a pittance, and yet not one of them shall fall to the ground apart from your Father?

³⁰ “Indeed. And all the hairs of your head are numbered.

³¹ “Therefore, do not fear. You are of more value than many sparrows.

³² “Whoever, then, shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father Who is in Heaven.

³³ “But whoever shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father Who is in Heaven.

³⁴ “Do not think that I came to send peace to the Earth. I did not come to send peace, but the sword.

³⁵ “For I have come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

³⁶ “And a man’s enemies shall be those of his own household.

³⁷ “The one who loves father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me. And the one who loves son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me.

³⁸ “And whoever does not take up his cross and follow after Me, is not worthy of Me.

³⁹ “The one who finds his life, shall lose it. And the one who loses his life for My sake, shall find it.

⁴⁰ “The one who receives you, receives Me. And the one who receives Me, receives Him Who sent Me.

⁴¹ “The one who receives a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, shall receive a Prophet’s reward. And the one who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive the reward of a righteous man.

⁴² “And whoever shall give one of these little ones merely a cup of cold water to drink (in the name of a disciple), truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.”

11 And it happened that when Jesus had finished commanding His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.

² And when John (who was in the prison) heard of the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said to Him,

³ “Are You Him Who should come? Or shall we look for another?”

⁴ And Jesus, answering, said to them, “Go, and show John what things you hear and see.

⁵ “The blind receive sight. And the lame walk. The lepers are cleansed. And the deaf hear. The dead are raised up. And the poor receive the Gospel.

⁶ “And blessed is he who shall not be offended by Me.”

⁷ And as they departed, Jesus began to speak to the multitude about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see - a reed shaken with the wind?

⁸ “But what did you go out to see - a man wearing soft clothes? Behold, those who wear soft clothes are in kings’ houses.

⁹ “But what did you go out to see - a Prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a Prophet.

¹⁰ “For this is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You.’

¹¹ “Truly I say to you, among those who are begotten of women, there has not arisen a greater than John Baptist. Even so, the least in the Kingdom of Heaven, is greater than he.

¹² “And from the time of John Baptist until now, the Kingdom of God suffers violence. And the violent take it by force.

¹³ “For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

¹⁴ “And if you will receive it, this is that Elijah who was to come.

¹⁵ “The one who has ears to hear let him hear.

¹⁶ “But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like little children who sit in the markets, and call to others,

¹⁷ “and say, ‘We have played the flute for you and you have not danced. We have lamented for you, and you have not mourned.’

¹⁸ “For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

¹⁹ “The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend to tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”

²⁰ Then He began to reproach the cities wherein most of His great works were done, because they did not repent.

²¹ “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the great works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, in sackcloth and ashes.

²² “But I say to you it shall be easier for Tyre and Sidon on the Day of Judgment than for you.

²³ “And you, Capernaum, who is lifted up to Heaven, shall be brought down to Hell! For if the great works which have been done in you had been done among those of Sodom, they would still remain to this day!

²⁴ “But I say to you that it shall be easier for them of the land of Sodom on the Day of Judgment than for you.”

²⁵ At that time Jesus answered and said, “I give You thanks, O Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise, and men of understanding, and have opened them to the simple.

²⁶ “It is so, O Father, because it was pleasing before You.

²⁷ “All things are given to Me by My Father: and no one knows the Son, but the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal Him.

²⁸ “Come to Me, all you who are weary and laden, and I will ease you.

²⁹ “Take My yoke on you, and learn of Me, that I am gentle and lowly in heart. And you shall find rest for your souls.

³⁰ “For My yoke is easy, and My burden light.”

12 At that time, Jesus went through the corn on a Sabbath day. And His disciples were hungry and began to pluck the ears of corn and eat.

² And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Behold, Your disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath!”

³ But He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry?

⁴ “How he went into the house of God, and ate the showbread (which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests)?

⁵ “Or have you not read in the Law how that, on the Sabbath days, the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath and are blameless?

⁶ “But I say to you that here is One greater than the Temple.

⁷ “Therefore, if you knew what this meant, ‘I will have mercy and not sacrifice’, you would not have condemned the innocents.

⁸ “For the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath.”

⁹ And he departed from there and went into their synagogue.

¹⁰ And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal upon a Sabbath day?” (so that they might accuse Him)

¹¹ And He said to them, “What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, does not take it and lift it out?

¹² “How much better, then, is a man than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do well on a Sabbath day.”

¹³ “Then He said to the man, “Stretch forth your hand.” And he stretched it forth. And it was made whole as the other.

¹⁴ Then the Pharisees went out and conspired against Him, how they might destroy Him.

¹⁵ But Jesus, knowing of it, departed from there. And great multitudes followed Him. And He healed them all,

¹⁶ and warned them that they should not make Him known.

¹⁷ So that which was spoken by Isaiah the Prophet might be fulfilled, which says,

¹⁸ “Behold My Servant, Whom I have chosen; My Beloved in Whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him. And He shall show judgment to the Gentiles.

¹⁹ “He shall not strive, nor cry, nor shall anyone hear His voice in the streets.

²⁰ “A bruised reed shall He not break. And a smoldering wick shall He not quench, till He brings forth judgment unto victory.

²¹ “And in His Name shall the Gentiles trust.”

²² Then one possessed with a demon was brought to Him, who was both blind and mute. And He healed him, so that he who was blind and mute both spoke and saw.

²³ And all the people were amazed, and said, “Is not this that Son of David?”

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This Man does not cast out demons but by Beelzebub the Prince of Demons.

²⁵ But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to naught. And every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

²⁶ “So, if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then shall his kingdom endure?

²⁷ “Also, if I cast out demons through Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? They shall therefore be your judges.

²⁸ “But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has come to you.

²⁹ “Or else how can anyone enter into a strong man’s house and spoil his goods, unless he first binds the strong man, and then spoil his house?

³⁰ “The one who is not with Me, is against Me. And the one who does not gather with Me, scatters.

³¹ “Therefore I say to you, “Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven man. But the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven man.

³² And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him. But whoever shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.

³³ “Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or else make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For the tree is known by the fruit.

³⁴ “O generations of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

³⁵ “A good man brings forth good things out of the good treasure of his heart. And an evil man, out of an evil treasure, brings forth evil things.

³⁶ “But I say to you, that of every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof on the Day of Judgment.

³⁷ “For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.”

³⁸ Then answered some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, “Master, we wish to see a sign from You.”

³⁹ But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign. But no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of the Prophet Jonah.

⁴⁰ “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the Earth.

⁴¹ “The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation and condemn it. For they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, a Greater than Jonah is here.

⁴² “The Queen of the South shall rise in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it. For she came from the utmost parts of the Earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, a Greater than Solomon is here.

⁴³ “Now when the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, it walks throughout dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.

⁴⁴ “Then it says, ‘I will return to my house, from where I came.’ And when he has come, he finds it empty, swept and garnished.

⁴⁵ “Then it goes, and takes with it seven other spirits, worse than itself. And they enter in, and dwell there. And the end of that man is worse than the beginning. Even so shall it be with this wicked generation.”

⁴⁶ While he was still speaking to the multitude, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, desiring to speak with him.

⁴⁷ Then one said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, desiring to speak with you.”

⁴⁸ But He answered and said to him who told Him, “Who is My mother. And who are My brothers?”

⁴⁹ And He stretched forth His hand toward His disciples and said, “Behold My mother and My brothers.

⁵⁰ “For whoever shall do My Father’s will (Who is in Heaven), the same is My brother and sister and mother.”

13 The same day, Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside.

² And great multitudes gathered to Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down. And the whole multitude stood on the shore.

³ Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, a sower went out to sow.

⁴ “And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside. And the birds came and devoured them.

⁵ “And some fell upon stony ground, where they did not have much earth. And soon they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.

⁶ “But when the Sun came up, they were burnt up; and for lack of rooting, withered away.

⁷ “And some fell among thorns. And the thorns sprang up and choked them.

⁸ But some fell in good ground, and brought forth fruit; one corn a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and another thirtyfold.

⁹ “The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

¹⁰ Then the disciples came, and said to Him, “Why did You speak to them in parables?”

¹¹ And He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven. But to them it is not given.

¹² “For whoever has, to him shall be given. And he shall have abundance. But whoever does not have, even that which he has shall be taken away from him.

¹³ “Therefore, I speak to them in parables. Because they, seeing, do not see. And hearing, they do not hear, nor understand.

¹⁴ “So in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled which says, ‘By hearing you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing, you shall see and shall not perceive.

¹⁵ “‘For this people’s heart has grown fat and their ears barely hear and they have closed their eyes, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and should understand with their hearts and should return, that I might heal them.’

¹⁶ “But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

¹⁷ “For truly I say to you that many Prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear and have not heard them.

¹⁸ “Therefore, hear the parable of the Sower.

¹⁹ “Whenever anyone hears the Word of the Kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which was sown in his heart. And this is the one who has received the seed by the wayside.

²⁰ “And the one who received seed in the stony ground, is he who hears the Word, and immediately, with joy, receives it,

²¹ “but he has no root in himself and endures but a season. For as soon as trouble or persecution comes because of the Word, he quickly stumbles.

²² “And the one who receives the seed among thorns, is he who hears the Word, but the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word. And it is made unfruitful.

²³ “But the one who receives the seed in the good ground, is he who hears the Word and understands it, who also bears fruit and brings forth; some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.”

²⁴ He put forth another parable to them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

²⁵ “But while the man slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went his way.

²⁶ “And when the blade had sprung up and brought forth fruit, the weeds also appeared.

²⁷ “Then the servants of the landowner came, and said to him, ‘Master, did not you sow good seed in your field? From where have these weeds come?’

²⁸ “And he said to them, ‘Some envious man has done this.’ Then the servants said to him, ‘Do you wish us to go and gather them up?’

²⁹ “But he said, ‘No, lest while you are gathering the weeds you also pluck up the wheat with them.

³⁰ “‘Let both grow together until the harvest. And at harvest time I will say to the reapers, “First, gather the weeds, and bind them in sheaves to burn them. But gather the wheat into my barn.”’”

³¹ He put forth another parable to them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man takes and sows in his field,

³² “which indeed is the least of all seeds. But when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs. And it becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and build in its branches.”

³³ He spoke another parable to them, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till all was leavened.”

³⁴ Jesus spoke all these things to the multitude in parables. And He did not speak to them without parables.

³⁵ So that which was spoken by the Prophet might be fulfilled, which says, “I will open my mouth in parables, and will utter the things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

³⁶ Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of that field.”

³⁷ Then He answered, and said to them, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

³⁸ “And the field is the world. And the good seed are the children of the Kingdom. And the weeds are the children of the evil one.

³⁹ “And the enemy who sows them is the devil. And the harvest is the end of the world. And the reapers are the angels.

⁴⁰ “Just as the weeds are gathered and burned in the fire, so shall it be at the end of this world.

⁴¹ “The Son of Man shall send forth His angels. And they shall gather all stumbling blocks out of His Kingdom, and those who do iniquity,

⁴² “and shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

⁴³ “Then shall the just shine as the Sun in the Kingdom of their Father. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴⁴ “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure, hidden in the field. Which, when a man has found, he hides it. And for joy thereof, departs and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

⁴⁵ “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant man who seeks good pearls,

⁴⁶ “Who, having found a pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

⁴⁷ “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a draw net, cast into the sea, which gathers of all kinds of things;

⁴⁸ “which, when it is full, they draw to land, and sit and gather the good into vessels, and cast away the bad.

⁴⁹ “So shall it be at the end of the world. The angels shall go forth, and separate the bad from among the just;

⁵⁰ “and shall cast them into a furnace of fire. There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.”

⁵¹ Jesus said to them, “Do you understand all these things?” They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”

⁵² Then He said to them, “Therefore, every scribe who is taught about the Kingdom of Heaven is like a landowner who brings forth, out of his treasure, things both new and old.”

⁵³ And it happened that when Jesus had ended these parables, He departed from there,

⁵⁴ and came into His own country, and taught them in their synagogue (so that they were astonished, and said, “From where does this wisdom and these great works come to this man?”

⁵⁵ “Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

⁵⁶ “And are not his sisters all with us? From where, then, did he get all these things?”).

⁵⁷ And they were offended by Him. Then Jesus said to them, “A Prophet is not without honor, except in His own country and in His own house.”

⁵⁸ And He did not do many great works there, because of their unbelief.

14 At that time, Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

² and said to his servants, “This is that John Baptist! He has risen again from the dead! And therefore, great works are done by him!”

³ For Herod had taken John and bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴ For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵ And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

⁷ Therefore, he promised with an oath that he would give her whatever she would ask.

⁸ And she (having already been instructed by her mother) said, “Give me John Baptist’s head here, on a platter.”

⁹ And the king was sorry. Nevertheless, because of the oath, and those who sat with him at the table, he commanded it to be given to her;

¹⁰ and sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹ And his head was brought, on a platter, and given to the maid. And she brought it to her mother.

¹² And his disciples came and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

¹³ And when Jesus heard it, He departed from there by ship into a desert place, alone. And when the multitude had heard it, they followed Him out of the cities on foot.

¹⁴ And Jesus went forth and saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion toward them. And He healed their sick.

¹⁵ And when evening had come, His disciples came to Him, saying, “This is a desert place. And the time is already late. Dismiss the multitude, so that they may go into the towns and buy food.

¹⁶ But Jesus said to them, “They have no need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷ Then said they to Him, “We have here only five loaves, and two fishes.”

¹⁸ And He said, “Bring them here to Me.”

¹⁹ And He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looked up to Heaven, and blessed and broke, and gave the loaves to His disciples. And the disciples gave them to the multitude.

²⁰ And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments that remained.

²¹ And those who had eaten (besides women and little children) were about five thousand men.

²² And immediately Jesus compelled His disciples to enter into a ship. And to go over ahead of Him, while He sent away the multitude.

²³ And as soon as He had sent the multitude away, He went up into a mountain alone, to pray. And when the evening had come, He was there alone.

²⁴ And the ship was now in the midst of the sea and was tossed with the waves. For it was a contrary wind.

²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.

²⁶ And when His disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a spirit!” And they cried out for fear.

²⁷ But immediately, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good comfort! It is I! Do not be afraid!”

²⁸ Then Peter answered Him, and said, “Master, if it is You, ask me to come to You on the water!”

²⁹ And He said, “Come!” And when Peter had come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

³⁰ But when he saw the mighty wind, he was afraid. And as he began to sink, he cried, saying, “Master! Save me!”

³¹ So immediately, Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith. Why did you doubt?

³² And as soon as they had come up into the ship, the wind ceased.

³³ Then those who were in the ship, came and worshipped Him, saying, “Truly, You are the Son of God!”

³⁴ And when they had come over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

³⁵ And when the men of that place knew Him, they sent word out around all that country, and brought to Him all who were sick;

³⁶ and begged Him, that they might touch merely the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made whole.

15 Then the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

² “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

³ But He answered and said to them, “And why do you transgress the Commandment of God by your tradition?

⁴ “For God has commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and mother. And the one who curses father or mother, let him die the death.’

⁵ “But you say, ‘Whoever shall say to father or mother, “By the gift that is offered by me,” you may have profit;

⁶ though he does not honor his father or his mother. Thus, by your tradition, you have made the Commandment of God of no authority.

⁷ “O hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied well of you, saying,

⁸ “‘This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with the lips, but their heart is far away from Me.

⁹ ‘But they worship Me in vain, teaching men’s precepts as doctrines.’”

¹⁰ Then He called the multitude to Him, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.

¹¹ “That which goes into the mouth, does not defile the man. But that which comes out of the mouth, defiles the man.”

¹² Then His disciples came, and said to Him, “Are you not aware that the Pharisees, having heard this saying, are offended?”

¹³ But He answered and said, “Every plant which My Heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.

¹⁴ “Let them be. They are the blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”

¹⁵ Then Peter answered, and said to Him, “Explain the parable to us.”

¹⁶ Then Jesus said, “Are you still without understanding?

¹⁷ “Do you not understand that whatever enters into the mouth, goes into the belly, and is cast out into the drain?

¹⁸ “But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man.

¹⁹ “For out of the heart comes evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, slanders.

²⁰ “These are the things which defile the man. But to eat with unwashed hands, does not defile the man.”

²¹ And Jesus left there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

²² And behold, a Gentile woman came out of the same region, and cried, saying to Him, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, the Son of David! My daughter is badly possessed by a demon!”

²³ But He did not answer her a word. Then His disciples came to Him and urged Him, saying, “Send her away. For she cries after us.”

²⁴ But He answered, and said, “I am not sent, but to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.”

²⁵ Still, she came and worshipped Him, saying, “Lord help me.”

²⁶ And He answered, and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.”

²⁷ But she said, “Truth, Lord. Yet, even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their master’s table.”

²⁸ Then Jesus answered, and said to her, “O, woman. Great is your faith. Let it be as you desire.” And her daughter was made whole at that hour.

²⁹ So Jesus went away from there, and came near to the Sea of Galilee, and went up in a mountain and sat down there.

³⁰ And great multitudes came to Him - having with them lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others - and cast them down at Jesus’ feet. And He healed them.

³¹ So much so that the multitude wondered to see the dumb speak, the maimed whole, the lame walk, and the blind see. And they glorified the God of Israel.

³² Then Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I have compassion on this multitude because they have remained with Me three days now and have had nothing to eat. And I will not let them depart fasting, lest they faint on the way.”

³³ And His disciples said to Him, “From where would we get so much bread in the wilderness that would suffice so great a multitude?”

³⁴ And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”

³⁵ Then He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

³⁶ And took the seven loaves, and the fish, and gave thanks; and broke them, and gave them to His disciples. And the disciples gave them to the multitude.

³⁷ And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the fragments that remained.

³⁸ And those who had eaten (besides women and little children) were four thousand men.

³⁹ Then Jesus sent away the multitude. And He took a ship and came into the region of Magdala.