8 And it came to pass afterwards, that he travelled through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God; and the twelve with him:

² And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth,

³ And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.

²⁰ And they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

²¹ And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.

²² And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils.

²³ And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?

²⁴ And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

²⁵ And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

²⁶ And if Satan be risen up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.

²⁷ No man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then shall he plunder his house.

²⁸ Amen I say to you, that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme:

²⁹ But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, shall never have forgiveness, but shall be guilty of an everlasting sin.

³⁰ Because they said: He hath an unclean spirit.

²² Then was offered to him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, so that he spoke and saw.

²³ And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is not this the son of David?

²⁴ But the Pharisees hearing it, said: This man casteth not out the devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

²⁵ And Jesus knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

²⁶ And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?

²⁷ And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

²⁸ But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

²⁹ Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong, and rifle his goods, unless he first bind the strong? and then he will rifle his house.

³⁰ He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth.

³¹ Therefore I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven.

³² And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come.

³³ Either make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known.

³⁴ O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

³⁵ A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

³⁶ But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment.

³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

³⁸ Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Master we would see a sign from thee.

³⁹ Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

⁴⁰ For as Jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

⁴¹ The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here.

⁴² The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here.

⁴³ And when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none.

⁴⁴ Then he saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

⁴⁵ Then he goeth, and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is made worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation.

³¹ And his mother and his brethren came; and standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

³² And the multitude sat about him; and they say to him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

³³ And answering them, he said: Who is my mother and my brethren?

³⁴ And looking round about on them who sat about him, he saith: Behold my mother and my brethren.

³⁵ For whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

⁴⁶ As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.

⁴⁷ And one said unto him: Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without, seeking thee.

⁴⁸ But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?

⁴⁹ And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren.

⁵⁰ For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

¹⁹ And his mother and brethren came unto him; and they could not come at him for the crowd.

²⁰ And it was told him: Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

²¹ Who answering, said to them: My mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of God, and do it.

4 And again he began to teach by the sea side; and a great multitude was gathered together unto him, so that he went up into a ship, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side.

² And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his doctrine:

³ Hear ye: Behold, the sower went out to sow.

⁴ And whilst he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.

⁵ And other some fell upon stony ground, where it had not much earth; and it shot up immediately, because it had no depth of earth.

⁶ And when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

⁷ And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁸ And some fell upon good ground; and brought forth fruit that grew up, and increased and yielded, one thirty, another sixty, and another a hundred.

⁹ And he said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

13 The same day Jesus going out of the house, sat by the sea side.

² And great multitudes were gathered unto him, so that he went up into a boat and sat: and all the multitude stood on the shore.

³ And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.

⁴ And whilst he soweth some fell by the way side, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.

⁵ And other some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth: and they sprung up immediately, because they had no deepness of earth.

⁶ And when the sun was up they were scorched: and because they had not root, they withered away.

⁷ And others fell among thorns: and the thorns grew up and choked them.

⁸ And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.

⁹ He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁴ And when a very great multitude was gathered together, and hastened out of the cities unto him, he spoke by a similitude.

⁵ The sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

⁶ And other some fell upon a rock: and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

⁷ And other some fell among thorns, and the thorns growing up with it, choked it.

⁸ And other some fell upon good ground; and being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.