upon which they fell a laughing: however, having turned them all out, and taking with him the father and the mother of the damsel, and those that had accompany'd him, he entred in where the damsel was lying.

And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and many who listened to Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things [this knowledge and spiritual insight]? What is this wisdom [this confident understanding of the Scripture] that has been given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?” And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah].

Then summoning the Twelve to Him, He proceeded to send them out by twos, and gave them authority over the foul spirits.

And he said to them, Wherever ye enter a house, there abide fill ye leave that place.

Now the apostles met together in a body before Jesus, and gave him a full account, both of what they had done, and what they had taught.

And they fell back, in companies, by hundreds and by fifties.

and they all ate until they were full.

And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

When evening fell, the boat was out in the middle of the Sea, and Jesus on the shore alone.

And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind fell. And they were exceedingly beyond measure astonished in themselves and wondered;

So the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law asked Jesus this question--"How is it that your disciples do not follow the traditions of our ancestors, but eat their food with defiled hands?"

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

Nothing that goes into a man from the outside can make him foul, but the things that come from the inside of a man are the things that make him foul."

And He answered them, "Are you too without understanding yet? Do you not know that nothing from the outside that goes into a man can make him foul,

He kept on saying, "The thing that comes from the inside of a man is the thing that makes him foul,

All these evils come from the inside of a man and make him foul."

For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

having heard of him, came and fell at his feet, (The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation) and besought him to cast the devil out of her daughter.

So, He said to her, "Children should be the first ones to eat until they are full, for it is not proper to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."

“I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.

And his disciples answered him, Whence shall one be able to fill these men with bread here in a desert place?

And he sendeth word to the multitude, to fall back upon the ground. And, taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he brake, and was giving unto his disciples, that they might be setting before them; and they set before the multitude.

And the people ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

Do you have eyes, but fail to see? Do you have ears, but fail to hear? Don't you remember?

When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

For what benefit will it be to a man to gain the whole world and fail to gain the higher life?

And straight away all the people, when they saw him, were full of wonder, and running to him, gave him worship.

And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

for he was instructing his disciples, and telling them-- "The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of his fellow men, and they will put him to death, but, when he has been put to death, he will rise again after three days."

And John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, who does not follow us, and we forbad him, because he does not follow us.

For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he will not lose his reward.

"And whoever shall occasion the fall of one of these little ones who believe, he would be better off if, with a millstone round his neck, he were lying at the bottom of the sea.

And if thy hand causeth thee to fall into sin, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

And if thy foot causeth thee to fall into sin, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

And if thy eye causeth thee to fall into sin, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes, to be cast into hell-fire.

Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

But his countenance fell at the saying, and he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions.

And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

Peter began to speak to him, "Look, we have left everything to follow you!"

They were still on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were full of wonder, and some, though they followed, did so with fear. Then, once more calling to Him the Twelve, He began to tell them what was about to happen to Him.

Hearing this, the ten began to feel indignant with James and John.

Jesus, however, called them to Him and said to them, "You are aware how those who are deemed rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men make them feel their authority;

And Jesus said to him, "Go, your faith has healed you." And immediately he regained [his] sight and began to follow him on the road.

"Go," He said, "to the village facing you, and immediately on entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie him and bring him here.

The two disciples went, and, finding a foal tethered outside a door in the street, they untied it.

when some of the bystanders called out, "What are you doing, untying the foal?"

So they brought the foal to Jesus, and threw their outer garments over him; and Jesus mounted.

But in the distance He saw a fig-tree in full leaf, and went to see whether perhaps He could find some figs on it. When however He came to it, He found nothing but leaves (for it was not fig time)

And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

As soon as evening fell, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.

And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.

"The second is this: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as thou lovest thyself.' "Other Commandment greater than these there is none."

and To love Him with all one's heart, with all one's understanding, and with all one's strength, and to love one's fellow man no less than oneself, is far better than all our whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices."

But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:

But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give it's light; and the stars of heaven shall fall,

And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

Learn the lesson taught by the fig-tree. As soon as its branches are full of sap, and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.

heaven and earth shall fail, but my words shall never fail.

The passover and the festival of unleavened bread fell two days later; so the high priests and scribes were trying how to get hold of him by craft and have him put to death.

While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.

And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.

And wherever he enters a house [follow him inside and] say to the owner, 'The Teacher says, where is my guest room where I can eat the Passover meal with my disciples?'

and when evening fell he arrived along with the twelve.

Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away [and be ashamed and be afraid to be associated with Me as disciples], because it is written, ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

But Peter said to Him, “Even if they all fall away [and desert You, ashamed and afraid of being associated with You], yet I will not [do so]!”

Then He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be full of terror and distress,

And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; abide here and watch.

And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

One youth indeed did follow Him, wearing only a linen cloth round his bare body. Of him they laid hold,

and he, having left the linen cloth, did flee from them naked.

and Peter afar off did follow him, to the inside of the hall of the chief priest, and he was sitting with the officers, and warming himself near the fire.

Again the maidservant who had noticed him began to tell the bystanders, "That fellow is one of them."

but he fell a cursing, and swore, I don't know the man you mention,

But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.

And there was one called Barabbas, lying bound with his fellow-insurgents, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

So, when the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate to follow his usual custom,

When the sixth hour came, darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour.

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

who used to follow him and serve him when he was in Galilee, and many other [women] who went up with him to Jerusalem.

And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

Seeing that many have attempted to draw up a narrative of the facts which are received with full assurance among us

so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught [that is, the history and doctrine of the faith].

And when he was performing the priest's office in the order of his class before God, it fell to his lot,

it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

And the angel went in unto her, and said, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women."

For no promise from God shall fail to be fulfilled."

And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,

The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,