Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ.
“Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.
When Jesus had finished all these words, he said to his disciples,
They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!”
Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.
He went out again by the seaside. All the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
He said to them, “Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry—he, and those who were with him?
He appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach,
Again he began to teach by the seaside. A great multitude was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. All the multitude were on the land by the sea.
He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
“Listen! Behold, the farmer went out to sow,
When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
When he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?
The farmer sows the word.
Those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times.”
If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”
He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you who hear.
For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.”
He said, “How will we liken God’s Kingdom? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things?” and, “What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?
He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching.
The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.
Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.
When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,
Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?
Having eyes, don’t you see? Having ears, don’t you hear? Don’t you remember?
When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Twelve.”
“When the seven loaves fed the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They told him, “Seven.”
He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”
They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.
They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.
He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”
They went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it.
But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.
In the house, his disciples asked him again about the same matter.
Jesus answered them, “Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?
One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”
When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.
Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
“Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near;
it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
His parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn’t know it,
but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.
All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
On one of those days, he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.
But new wine must be put into fresh wine skins, and both are preserved.
He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.
After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He said, “Teacher, say on.”
When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable.
Other fell into the good ground, and grew, and produced one hundred times as much fruit.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
Then his disciples asked him, “What does this parable mean?”
He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’ Isaiah 6:9
Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”
But they didn’t understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”
Turning to the disciples, he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see,
He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”
She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
Woe to you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge. You didn’t enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered.”
Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”
Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?”
He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day.
He went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and traveling on to Jerusalem.
Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
He told them this parable.












