But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time?

And he arose, and went away to his house.

These twelve Jesus sent forth, when he had charged them, saying, Go not away to gentiles, and enter not any city of the Samaritans;

and said to him, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for another?

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

Woe to the world because of stumblingblocks! For it must needs be that stumblingblocks come; but woe to the man through whom the stumblingblock cometh!

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 compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him twofold mole a son of hell than yourselves.

Woe to you, blind guides, that say, Whoever sweareth by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gold of the temple, is bound.

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.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and the platter, but within they are full of robbery and licentiousness.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like whited sepulchres, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of dead mens bones, and of all uncleanness.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,

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

The Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Well were it for that man if he had not been born.

And they who seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the highpriest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

And when Pilate saw that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of this blood; see ye to it.

And after they had made sport of him, they took off the robe from him, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify him.

And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will cause you to become fishers of men.

saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us; we know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

and cried out with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, do not torment me.

And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

And he sent him away to his house, saying, Go not into the village.

And when they lead you away to deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand as to what ye shall speak; but whatever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.

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

For the Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Well were it for that man if he had not been born.

And they led Jesus away to the highpriest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes come together.

He said therefore to the multitudes that came forth to be baptized by him, Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Ha! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us. I know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And not finding any way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before Jesus.

And he immediately rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and went away to his house, giving glory to God.

But woe to you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

Woe to you that are full now! for ye will hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for ye will mourn and weep.

And calling to him two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for another?

And the men came to him and said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for another?

And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

But woe to you Pharisees! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the rue, and every herb; and pass by justice and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to leave those undone.

Woe to you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets.

Woe to you, for ye are as tombs which are unseen, and men walking over them know it not.

Woe to you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

Woe to you lawyers! because ye have taken away the key of knowledge; ye have not entered yourselves, and those who were entering ye have hindered.

And when they bring you to the synagogues and the magistrates and the authorities, be not anxious as to how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;

When thou art going with thine adversary at law to the magistrate, take pains, while on the way, to be released by him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

And he said to his disciples, It is impossible but that stumblingblocks will come; but woe to him through whom they come!

But woe to the women with child, and to those having children at the breast, in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people;

For the Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed.

Jesus saith to her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? My hour is not yet come.

I have sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored. Others have labored, and ye have entered into their labor.

Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye have placed your hope.

Jesus then lifting up his eyes, and seeing that a great crowd was coming to him, saith to Philip, Whence are we to buy bread, that these may eat?

Then they said to him, What are we to do, that we may work the works of God?

But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus had done.

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What are we to do, seeing that this man worketh many signs?

In my Fathers house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. For I go away to prepare a place for you;

and when I have gone away and prepared a place for you, I will come again, and will take you to myself; that where I am, ye also may be.

But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by his own authority.

So, having further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the people; because all were glorifying God for that which had been done.

And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

And Herod, when he had sought for him and found him not, examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be led away [to execution]. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.

And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

as also the highpriest beareth me witness, and all the elderhood; from whom I received letters to the brethren, and was on my way to Damascus to bring those also that were there, bound, to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.

But when they had stretched him out with the cords, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

Wherefore I exhort you to take food; for this is for your safety; for there shall not a hair be lost from the head of one of you.

For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak to you; for it is on account of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.

What then? Are we to sin, because we are not under the Law, but under grace? God forbid!

But I say, Hath not Israel had knowledge? First, Moses saith, "I will move you to jealousy by that which is no nation, I will excite you to indignation by a foolish people."

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ received you to the glory of God.

When therefore I have completed this business, and secured to them this fruit, I shall set out to pass through you to Spain.

What will ye? Am I to come to you with a rod, or in love, and the spirit of mildness?

For what have I to do with judging those who are without? Do not ye judge those who are within?

But if the unbelieving separateth himself, let him separate himself; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God hath called you to be in peace.

yet to us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we to him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.

No temptation hath come upon you, but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able to endure, but will with the temptation furnish also the way to escape, that ye may be able to endure it.

And if one who is an unbeliever inviteth you to a feast, and ye choose to go, eat whatever is set before you, without asking any questions for the sake of conscience.

If I partake with thankfulness, why am I to be evil spoken of in a matter for which I give thanks?

What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame those who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

Ye know, that when ye were gentiles, ye were carried away to dumb idols, as ye happened to be led;

wherefore I give you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God saith, Accursed be Jesus; and that no one can say, Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

And whether we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation, which showeth its power in enabling you to bear patiently the same sufferings which we also endure; and our hope is steadfast in your behalf; or whether we are comforted, it is for your comfort and salvation,

and to go by way of you into Macedonia, and from Macedonia to come again to you, and by you to be forwarded on my way to Judaea.

Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.

For I know your readiness of mind, of which I boast in behalf of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was prepared a year ago; and your zeal stirred up the greater part of them.

For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I espoused you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ;

As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, these are constraining you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

But I wish you to know, brethren, that things with me have resulted in the furtherance of the gospel;

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; to write the same things to you, to me is not burdensome, and for you it is safe.

of which I became a minister, according to the stewardship which God entrusted to me, for you, to fulfill the word of God,

Let no one then call you to account about food or drink, or a feastday, or a new moon, or sabbaths;

that ye should walk in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you to his own kingdom and glory.

Now God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you;

and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we do in love toward you;

These things write I to thee, hoping to come to thee shortly;

but I the more earnestly entreat you to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.

For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous one for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

Beloved, be not surprised at the fiery trial which is taking place among you to prove you, as though a strange thing were befalling you;

But the God of all grace, who called you to his everlasting glory in Christ Jesus, will, after ye have suffered a while, himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.