"The spirit of the Lord is upon me to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,

who seeing their faith said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

but Jesus knowing their thoughts, answered and said unto them, What are ye disputing in your hearts?

Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee, or to say, Rise up and walk?

And Jesus answered and said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,

but new wine must be put into new vessels, and then both are saved.

And lifting up his eyes on his disciples He said, Blessed are ye though poor; for the kingdom of God is yours.

Blessed are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and reject you, and reproach you, and cast out your name as infamous on account of the Son of man.

But wo unto you that are rich; for ye have received your consolation.

Wo unto you that are full; for ye shall be hungry. Wo unto you that laugh now: for ye shall mourn and weep.

If ye love only them that love you, what thanks are due to you? for even the wicked love those that love them:

and if ye do good offices to them that do good to you, what thanks are due to you? for even wicked men do the same.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks are due to you? for sinners also lend to sinners that they may receive an equivalent.

and sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

And the men came to Him, and said, John the baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

And Jesus answering said unto them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them,

a reed shaken by the wind? but what did ye go out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that are dressed in fine clothes and live delicately, are in palaces, not in deserts: but what went ye out to see?

and to what are they like? they are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling to one another, and saying, "We have played pleasant tunes to you, and ye have not danced; we have sung mournful ones and ye have not wept:"

Wherefore, I tell thee, her sins though many are forgiven, for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth but little.

And He said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

and those by the way-side, are such as hear indeed; but then the devil cometh and taketh away the word from their hearts, least they should believe and be saved.

And those on stony-ground are such as when they hear, receive the word with joy; but have no root, and so believe only for a while, and in the time of trial fall away.

And that which fell among thorns, are those who when they have heard the word go away and are choked with the cares and riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that on the good ground, are those who having heard the word, retain it in a good and honest heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And He answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God and do it.

And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing. Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to Him, Dismiss the people, that they may go into the villages and country-places round about, and bait, and get food: for here we are in a desert place.

But He turned and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what spirit ye are of:

And He said unto them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few: pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that He would send out workmen to his harvest.

Go not from house to house. And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you;

and heal those in it that are sick, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come unto you.

And the seventy returned with joy saying, Lord, even the devils are subject to us through thy name.

However rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

All things are delivered to me by my Father: and none knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son; and he to whom the Son pleaseth to reveal Him.

And turning to the disciples, He said to them in particular, Blessed are the eyes that see what ye see:

and he from within shall answer and say, Do not be troublesome; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed, I cannot rise to give thee.

If ye then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that ask Him?

but He replied, Yea rather happy are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.

and behold all things are clean to you.

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye are like graves that do not appear, and those that walk over them are not aware of them.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaries, and not one of them is forgotten before God.

Nay the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Be not therefore afraid; ye are of more worth than many sparrows.

Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap; they have neither store-house nor barn, and yet God feedeth them: how much more worth are ye than the fowls?

If then ye cannot do even the lest, why are ye so anxious about the rest?

Happy are those servants, whom the master when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down, and will come and serve them.

And if he come in the second watch, or in the third watch, and find them so, happy indeed are those servants.

But the ruler of the synagogue, being provoked that Jesus had wrought a cure on the sabbath-day, said to the people, There are six days in which ye ought to work; on these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath-day.

And one said to Him, Lord, are there but few that shall be saved?

When the master of the house shall have risen up and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without and knock at the door saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and He shall answer and say to you, I know you not, whence ye are:

and thou hast taught in our streets, But He will say, I tell you, I know you not, whence ye are; depart from me all ye workers of iniquity:

And behold, there are some last who shall be first, and there are first that shall be last.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and ye would not?

and sent his servant at supper-time to say to them that were invited, Come, for all things are now ready.

And his master commended the dishonest steward as having acted prudently: for the men of this world are as to their affairs wiser than the children of light.

I think not. So likewise ye, when ye have done all things that were commanded you, say we are unprofitable servants, for we have done only what we ought to do.

And Jesus answered and said, Were not all the ten cleansed? and where are the other nine?

Are there none returning to give glory to God, but this stranger?

The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican.

But He answered, Things impossible with men are possible with God.

And He took the twelve with Him and said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.

saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at lest in this thy day, the things relating to thy peace--- but now they are hid from thine eyes.

but if we say, Of men, the people will all stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Then said He unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's.

And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry and are given in marriage.

But they who are counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

for they can die no more, being like the angels: and they are the children of God as being the children of the resurrection.

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush; for he calleth the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

And He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for to Him they are all living.

And when ye shall see Jerusalem surrounded with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh: then let them that are in Judea flee to the mountains,

and those that are in the midst of it, depart; and let not them that are in the countries enter into it.

For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days; for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people,

and men ready to die for fear and apprehension of the things that are coming upon the land; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

And He said unto them, Behold, when ye are come into the city, there shall meet you a man, carrying a pitcher of water, follow him into the house where he entreth:

but He said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority are called benefactors.

for I tell you, that this which is written must yet be accomplished in me, "And He was numbered with transgressors," for the things foretold concerning me are near at an end.

And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords. And He said unto them, It is enough.

Then said Jesus to the chief priests, and officers of the temple, and elders, that were come to Him, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and clubs?

For behold the days are coming in which they shall say, happy are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.

And He said unto them, What subjects are these, which ye are discoursing of to one another as ye walk, and why are ye sorrowful?

And He said to them, Why are ye troubled? and why do such thoughts rise in your hearts?

And He said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all the things must be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and Psalms, concerning me.

And ye are witnesses of these things: and I will send upon you the promise of my Father;

but do ye continue in the city of Jerusalem, till ye are endued with power from on high.