Matt. xii. 47—­50.  “Then they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.  But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother; and who are my brethren?  And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren:  for whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

Matt. xvi. 5.  “And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread; then Jesus said unto them, Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.  And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.—­How is it that ye do not understand, that I speak it not to you concerning bread, that ye shall beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?  Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.”

Matt. xv. 1, 2; 10, 11; 15—­20.  “Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.—­And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear and understand:  Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man, but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth the man.—­Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.  And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?  Do ye not understand that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? but those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man:  for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies; these are the things which defile a man:  But to eat with UNWASHEN hands defileth not A man.”  Our Saviour, on this occasion, expatiates rather more at large than usual, and his discourse also is more divided; but the concluding sentence brings back the whole train of thought to the incident in the first verse, viz. the objurgatory question of the Pharisees, and renders it evident that the whole sprang from that circumstance.

Mark x. 13, 14, 15.  “And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them:  but when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God:  verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.”

Mark i. 16, 17.  “Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea, for they were fishers:  and Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”