And Jesus said to them, "Can the groomsmen mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins burst, and the wine spills out, and the wineskins will be ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."

"When an unclean spirit goes out from a man, he goes through waterless places, seeking rest, and does not find [any].

Then he goes and takes along with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and entering in they dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Thus it shall also be for this wicked generation."

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

But others fell on the stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth.

But others fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them out.

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

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

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a certain landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

Again going out about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did likewise.

"They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you shall receive.'

"And when those came [who were hired] about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.

And when they had received it, they began grumbling against the landowner,

"But he answered one of them and said, 'Friend, I am not wronging you. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own [things]? Or is your eye evil because I am good?'

"But what do you think? A man had two children. And having come to the first, he said, 'Child, go, work today in my vineyard.'

And having come to the other, he said likewise. And he answered and said, 'I [am going], sir,' but he did not go.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and harlots believed him; but you, having seen, did not repent afterwards, that you might believe him.

Now when [harvest] time of fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, that they might collect his fruits.

Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did to them likewise.

"But when the farmers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and let us gain possession of his inheritance.'

Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?"

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

And he who falls on this Stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder."

And seeking to seize Him, they feared the crowds, since they considered Him as a prophet.

And by many such parables He would speak the word to them, just as they were able to hear it.

And apart from a parable He did not speak to them, however, privately to His disciples, he would explain all things.

And He said, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest [they are] in parables, that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

Then He said to him, "A certain man gave a great dinner, and he invited many,