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Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man sowing good seed in his field;

but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and sowed in his field;

Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.

The Son of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all offences, and those that practise lawlessness;

And he said to them, For this reason every scribe discipled to the kingdom of the heavens is like a man [that is] a householder who brings out of his treasure things new and old.

And having come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence has this [man] this wisdom and these works of power?

Is not this the son of the carpenter? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then has this [man] all these things?

And they were offended in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honour, unless in his country and in his house.

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: *he* is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried [it] to her mother.

And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and came and brought word to Jesus.

But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and [much of] the [day] time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.

And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?

and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made thoroughly well.

But *ye* say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:

and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.

Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?