and said to Him, «If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: «He shall give His angels charge over you,́ and, «In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.»́

Jesus said to him, «It is written again, «You shall not tempt the LORD your God.»́

Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

And he said to Him, «All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.»

Then Jesus said to him, «Away with you, Satan! For it is written, «You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.»́

Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.

And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

«The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles:

The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned.»

From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, «Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.»

And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

Then He said to them, «Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.»

They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them,

and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.

Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

Great multitudes followed Him--from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.

And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

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

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

Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth.

But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

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

But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

He who has ears to hear, let him hear!»

And the disciples came and said to Him, «Why do You speak to them in parables?»

He answered and said to them, «Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: «Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive;

For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.́

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

for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

«Therefore hear the parable of the sower:

When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;

yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.»

Another parable He put forth to them, saying: «The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.

But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared.

So the servants of the owner came and said to him, «Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?́

He said to them, «An enemy has done this.́ The servants said to him, «Do you want us then to go and gather them up?́

But he said, «No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them.

Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, «First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.»»́

Another parable He put forth to them, saying: «The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,

which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.»

Another parable He spoke to them: «The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till it was all leavened.»

All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them,

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: «I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.»

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 tares of the field.»

He answered and said to them: «He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.

The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.

The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.

Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age.

The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness,

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

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

«Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.

«Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,

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

«Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind,

which, when it was full, they drew to shore; and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just,

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

Jesus said to them, «Have you understood all these things?» They said to Him, «Yes, Lord.»

Then He said to them, «Therefore every scribe instructed concerning the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.»

Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these parables, that He departed from there.

When He had come to 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?

Is this not the carpenteŕs son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this Man get all these things?»

So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, «A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.»

Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

«Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,

but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

«And at midnight a cry was heard: «Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!́

Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.

And the foolish said to the wise, «Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.́

But the wise answered, saying, «No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.́

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

«Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, «Lord, Lord, open to us!́

But he answered and said, «Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.́

«Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

«For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.

And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.

Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.

But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord́s money.

After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

«So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, «Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.́

His lord said to him, «Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.́

He also who had received two talents came and said, «Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.́

His lord said to him, «Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.́

«Then he who had received the one talent came and said, «Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.́

«But his lord answered and said to him, «You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.

So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

«For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.́

«When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.

And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

Then the King will say to those on His right hand, «Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.́

«Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, «Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?

When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?́

And the King will answer and say to them, «Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.́

«Then He will also say to those on the left hand, «Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;

I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.́

«Then they also will answer Him, saying, «Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?́

Then He will answer them, saying, «Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.́

And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.»

Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it.

His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men.

But the angel answered and said to the women, «Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.

He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.»

So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.

And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, «Rejoice!» So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.

Then Jesus said to them, «Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.»

Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened.

When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

saying, «Tell them, «His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.́

And if this comes to the governoŕs ears, we will appease him and make you secure.»

So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them.

When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.

And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, «All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.» Amen.