In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light arose."

And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with palsy; and he healed them.

But I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you;

For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same?

When Jesus heard this, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they so call those of his household!

And fear not those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Truly do I say to you, Among those born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. But he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry?

how he went into the house of God, and they ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?

The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumblingblocks, and those who do iniquity,

And the king was sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he ordered it to be given,

And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;

But he turned and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan! thou art my stumblingblock; for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men.

Truly do I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the halfshekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the halfshekel?

He saith to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of those who sold the doves;

When therefore the lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do to those husbandmen?

They say to him, He will bring those wicked men to a miserable end, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their season.

and sent forth his servants to call to the feast those who had been invited; and they would not come.

Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the feast.

And the king was enraged; and sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the bridechamber was fully furnished with guests.

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites I because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye go not in yourselves, nor suffer those who are entering to go in.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the dill, and the cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the Law, justice, and mercy, and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave those undone.

So that ye bear witness against yourselves, that ye are the sons of those who killed the prophets.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;

And woe to the women with child, and to those with children at the breast, in those days!

And were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these days will be shortened.

And immediately after the distress of those days will the sun be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

But the wise answered, saying, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you; go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.

And after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

Then will the king say to those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Then will he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the everlasting fire, which is prepared for the Devil and his angels.

And, lo! one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the highpriest, and cut off his ear.

And when he had gone out into the porch, another woman saw him, and said to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.

Some of those standing there, when they heard this, said, This man is calling for Elijah.