Then Herod saw that he had been tricked by the astrologers, and he was very angry, and he sent and made away with all the boys in Bethlehem and in all that neighborhood who were two years old or under, for that was the tune he had learned from the astrologers by his inquiries.

John wore clothing made of hair cloth, and he had a leather belt around his waist, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey.

Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple,

"You are the salt of the earth! But if salt loses its strength, how can it be made salt again? It is good for nothing but to be thrown away and trodden underfoot.

But if your right eye makes you fall, tear it out and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all thrown into the pit!

If your right hand makes you fall, cut it off and throw it away, for you might better lose one part of your body than have it all go down to the pit!

And the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him they begged him to go away from their district.

And he immediately made his disciples get into the boat and cross before him to the other side while he dismissed the crowds.

But you say, 'Whoever tells his father or mother, "Anything of mine that might have been of use to you is given to God,"

But whoever hinders one of these children who believe in me might better have a great millstone hung around his neck and be sunk in the open sea.

"But if your own hand or your own foot makes you fall, cut it off and throw it away. You might better enter upon life maimed or crippled than keep both hands and feet but be thrown into the everlasting fire.

And if your own eye makes you fall, dig it out and throw it away. You might better enter upon life with only one eye than be thrown with both eyes into the fiery pit.

But when the slave went out he met a fellow-slave of his who owed him twenty dollars, and he caught him by the throat and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'

But he answered, "Did you never read that the Creator at the beginning made them male and female,

For some are incapable of marriage from their birth, and some have been made so by men, and some have made themselves so for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him accept it who can."

Then some children were brought up to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray, but his disciples reproved the people for it.

and said, 'These men who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have put them on the same footing with us who have done the heavy work of the day and have stood the midday heat.'

This made the king angry, and he sent his troops and put those murderers to death and burned their city.

Then the Pharisees went and made a plot to entrap him in argument.

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

But in the middle of the night there was a shout 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out and meet him!'

The man who had received the five thousand dollars immediately went into business with the money, and made five thousand more.

In the same way the man who had received the two thousand made two thousand more.

And the man who had received the five thousand dollars came up bringing him five thousand more, and said, 'Sir, you put five thousand dollars in my hands; here I have made five thousand more.'

And the man who had received the two thousand came up and said, 'Sir, you put two thousand dollars into my hands; here I have made two thousand more.'

It might have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor."

But this has all taken place in fulfilment of the writings of the prophets." Then all the disciples left him and made their escape.

Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a maid came up to him, and said, "You were with Jesus the Galilean, too!"

And he went out into the gateway, and another maid saw him, and said to the men there, "This fellow was with Jesus the Nazarene!"

And while the high priests and elders were making their charges against him, he made no answer.

And he made him no reply to even a single accusation, so that the governor was greatly surprised.

and made a wreath of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a stick in his hand, and knelt down before him in mockery, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

And the high priests, too, made sport of him with the scribes and elders, and said,

And Jesus himself met them, and said, "Good morning!" And they went up to him and clasped his feet, and bowed to the ground before him.

John's clothing was made of hair cloth, and the belt around his waist was leather, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey.

And he went up to her, and grasping her hand, he made her rise. And the fever left her, and she waited on them.

As they could not get him near Jesus on account of the crowd, they broke open the roof just over his head, and through the opening they lowered the mat with the paralytic lying on it.

Which is easier, to say to this paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say to him, "Get up and pick up your mat and walk'?

"I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!"

And he got up, and immediately picked up his mat and went out before them all, so that they were all astonished and acknowledged the power of God, saying, "We never saw anything like this before."

He happened to be passing through the wheat fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick the heads of wheat as they made their way through.

And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath,

And he said to them, "Is it allowable to do people good on the Sabbath, or to do them harm? To save life or kill?" But they made no answer.

As soon as he got out of the boat, a man possessed by a foul spirit came out of the burial places near by to meet him.

And catching sight of Jesus in the distance he ran up and made obeisance to him

"Ask me for anything you like and I will give it to you." And he made oath to her, "I will give you whatever you ask me for, up to half my kingdom."

But you say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, "Anything of mine that might have been of use to you is Korban," ' that is, consecrated to God,

And he said to them, "I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the reign of God come in its might."

But Jesus grasped his hand and made him rise, and he stood up.

And they left that place and made their way through Galilee, and he did not wish anyone to know it;

But they made no answer, for on the way they had been discussing with one another which of them was the greatest.

And he took a child and made him stand among them, and he put his arms around him, and said to them,

And whoever causes one of these humble believers to fall might better have a great millstone hung around his neck and be thrown into the sea.

If your hand makes you fall, cut it off. You might better enter upon life maimed, than go with both your hands to the pit, into the fire that cannot be put out.

And if your foot makes you fall, cut it off. You might better enter upon life crippled, than be thrown with both your feet into the pit.

And if your eye makes you fall, tear it out. You might better get into the Kingdom of God with only one eye than be thrown with both your eyes into the pit,

But from the beginning of the creation, 'God made them male and female.

And he taught them, and said, "Does not the Scripture say, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a robbers' cave."

"Master," they said, "Moses made us a law that if a man's brother died, leaving a wife but no child, the man should marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.

It might have been sold for more than sixty dollars, and the money have been given to the poor."

So he sent away two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him,

And he went on a little way and threw himself on the ground and prayed that if it were possible he might be spared the hour of trial,

Then all the disciples left him and made their escape.

"We ourselves have heard him say, 'I will tear down this sanctuary built by men's hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.' "

But Jesus was silent and made no answer. The high priest again questioned him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed One?"

And the maid saw him there and began again to tell the bystanders, "This fellow is one of them!"

But Jesus made no further answer at all, so that Pilate wondered.

And they dressed him up in a purple cloak, and made a wreath of thorns and crowned him with it,

The high priests too made sport of him to one another with the scribes and said, "He saved others, but he cannot save himself!

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the council, who was himself living in expectation of the reign of God, made bold to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus' body.

But they made signs to the child's father and asked him what he wished to have the child named.

And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual to the festival and made their customary stay.

and everyone who heard him was astonished at his intelligence and at the answers he made.

Every hollow must be filled up, And every mountain and hill leveled. What is crooked is to be made straight, And the rough roads are to be made smooth,

And he took him to Jerusalem, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down from here,

But he made his way through the midst of them and went on.

When it was day, he left the house and made his way to a lonely spot, and crowds of people went in search of him, and overtook him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

For he and all the men with him were perfectly amazed at the haul of fish they had made,

One day as he was teaching, there were some Pharisees and experts in the Law sitting near by, who had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was there, so that he might cure people.

And as they could find no way to get him in, on account of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his mat through the tiles, among the people in front of Jesus.

But to let you know that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth"??urning to the man who was paralyzed he said to him??"I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home!"

They made a landing in the neighborhood of Gerasa, which is just across the lake from Galilee.

And when he landed, he met a man possessed by demons, who was coming out of the town. He had worn no clothing for a long time, and did not live in a house but in the tombs.

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, it happened that a great crowd met him.

But they did not understand what he meant, indeed it was concealed from them, in order that they might not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

But Jesus knew the question that was in their minds and he took a child and made him stand by his side,

But he said, "You might better say, 'Blessed are those who hear God's message and observe it!' "

plotting to entrap him in something he might say.

But he said to him, "Who made me a judge or arbitrator of your affairs?"

But they made no answer. And he took hold of the man and cured him and sent him away.

Or what king, if he is going to meet another king in battle, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet the other who is coming against him with twenty thousand?

He might better have a millstone hung around his neck, and be thrown into the sea, than be a hindrance to one of these humble people.

And the Master said, "If your faith is as big as a mustard seed, you might have said to this mulberry tree, 'Be pulled up by the roots and planted in the sea,' and it would have obeyed you!

And as he was going into one village he met ten lepers, and they stood at some distance from him,

But his countrymen hated him, and they sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want this man made king over us.'

And when he had secured the appointment and returned, he ordered the slaves to whom he had given the money to be called in, so that he could find out how much they had made.

The first one came in and said, 'Your twenty dollars has made two hundred, sir!'

The second came in and said, 'Your twenty dollars has made a hundred, sir!'