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The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and those who do iniquity,

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and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

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Then the righteous will shine forth like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

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“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

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“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls,

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who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

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“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet, that was cast into the sea, and gathered some fish of every kind,

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which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach. They sat down, and gathered the good into containers, but the bad they threw away.

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So will it be in the end of the world. The angels will come forth, and separate the wicked from among the righteous,

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and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.”

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Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”

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He said to them, “Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”

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It happened that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there.

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Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works?

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Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

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Aren’t all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?”

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They were offended by him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house.”

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He didn’t do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

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At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

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and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

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For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

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

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When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

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

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Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

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She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

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The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

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and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

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His head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

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His disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

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Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

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Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

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When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

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But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

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They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

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He said, “Bring them here to me.”

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He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

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They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

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Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

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After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

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But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

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In the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them, walking on the sea.

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When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.

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But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying “Cheer up! It is I! Don’t be afraid.”

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Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”

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He said, “Come!” Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

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But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

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Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

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When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

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Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

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When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

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When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,

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and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

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

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“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat bread.”

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He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

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For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’

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But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”

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he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.

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You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

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These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

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And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”

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He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.

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That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

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Then the disciples came, and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard this saying?”

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But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

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Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”

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Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”

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So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?

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Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

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

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For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

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These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”

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Jesus went out from there, and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.

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Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders, and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely demonized!”

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But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”

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But he answered, “I wasn’t sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

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But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”

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But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

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But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

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Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.

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Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.

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Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,

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so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing–and they glorified the God of Israel.

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Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”

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The disciples said to him, “Where should we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”

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Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”

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He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;

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and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

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They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

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Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

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Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.

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The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

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But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

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In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times!

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An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” He left them, and departed.

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The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.

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Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

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They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”