29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the
reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather
the wheat into my barn.
31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of
mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs,
and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a
woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he
not unto them:
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in
parables; I will utter 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 unto
him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the
children of the wicked one;
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers
are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this
world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all
things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears
to hear, let him hear.
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath
found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of
every kind:
48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into
vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked
from among the just,
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which isinstructed unto the kingdom of
heaven is like unto a man that isan householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things
new and old.
53 And it came to pass, thatwhen Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch
that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this manthis wisdom, and thesemighty
works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and
Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this manall these things?
57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour,
save in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore
mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put himin prison for Herodias' sake, his
brother Philip's wife.
4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee 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 was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and
pleased Herod.
7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a
charger.
9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at
meat, he commanded itto be given her.
10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought itto her
mother.
12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
13 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the
people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
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 it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the
time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy
themselves victuals.
16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the
two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to hisdisciples,
and the disciples to the multitude.
20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained
twelve baskets full.
21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.
22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him
unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and
when the evening was come, he was there alone.
24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a
spirit; and they cried out for fear.
27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water,
to go to Jesus.
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying,
Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth hishand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou
of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son
of God.
34 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country
round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched
were made perfectly whole.
1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands
when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by
your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or
mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to hisfather or hismother, It isa gift, by whatsoever thou
mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the
commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7 Yehypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with theirlips; but
their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching fordoctrines the commandments of men.
10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth,
this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended,
after they heard this saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be
rooted up.
14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall
fall into the ditch.
15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and
is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile
the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false
witness, blasphemies:
20 These are the thingswhich defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying,