And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'?? tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham.

So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."

and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me."

in order that these words spoken through Isaiah the prophet, might be fulfilled:

"So whoever breaks one of these least commandments, and teaches others to break them, will be least in the kingdom of heaven. But he who keeps them and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

"But I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was robed like one of these.

"For all these are things that the Gentiles are eagerly seeking; for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of them all.

"But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

"And every one who hears these words of mine and does them not, I will liken to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

As he was saying these words to them, a ruler came up and knelt before him, saying. "My daughter has just died; but come, put your hand upon her, and she will live."

These are the names of the apostles (missionaries). First, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

These men, the Twelve, Jesus sent forth, after giving them the following instructions. "Do not go among the Gentiles, or enter any Samaritan town,

"And whoever gives to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, because he is a disciple, I tell you in solemn truth, he shall not lose his reward.

As these men started to go away, Jesus began to speak to the throngs, about John.

At that time Jesus answered and said: "I praise thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and wary, and hast revealed them to the children.

After Jesus had finished these parables, he withdrew from that place,

"Are not his sisters all living among us? Where, then, did he get all these powers?"

These are the things that defile a man; to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

"But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung about his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.

"See to it that you never despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father in heaven.

"Just so it is not the will of my Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

It came about after Jesus had finished these teachings, that he removed from Galilee, and went to that part of Judea which lay across the Jordan.

"What is it you wish?" he said. She answered, "Command that these my two sons may sit upon your right hand and your left in your kingdom."

When he had entered the Temple courts, and was teaching, the high priests and elders of the people came to him and asked him, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

Jesus answered. "I also will put a question to you, which, if you tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." He said to them, "Nor am I going to tell you in what authority I do these deeds.

"Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!

"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law??ustice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone.

"In solemn truth I tell you that all these things will come upon this generation.

"You see all these buildings?" he answered them; "I tell you solemnly that there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be torn down."

When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

All these things are the beginning of birth-pangs.

And if these days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake these days will be cut short.

so you also, when you see these signs, know that He is near, at the very doors.

I tell you in solemn truth, that the present generation shall not pass away till all these things happen.

"'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.'

"But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.'

"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."

Now it happened that after Jesus had finished all these discourses, he said to his disciples,

Barely had he spoken these words when Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared, accompanied by a great crowd of men with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And, behold, one of these who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and smote the slave of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

Rising to his feet the high priest asked Jesus. "Do you make no answer? What is it that these are testifying against you?"

When it came Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; many, as they listened, were deeply impressed. "Where did he get all this?" they asked; "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, and miracles such as these that happen at his hands?

King Herod heard it, for the name of Jesus had become well known, People were saying, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and on that account these powers are working in him."

because it does not go into his heart, but into his belly, and passes away, ejected from him?" By these words he pronounced all foods clean.

From within, from the heart of man, proceed evil purposes??22 fornication, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, wantonness, envy, slander, arrogance, reckless folly??23 all these wicked things issue from within and defile a man."

"Where will it be possible," answered his disciples, "for one to fill these men with bread in a lonely place like this?"

They had also a few small fish; after blessing these he told his disciples to distribute them also.

"And if any one shall cause one of these little ones who believe on me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown out into the sea with a great millstone about his neck.

"Teacher," he answered, "I have observed all these from my youth."

But his face fell at these words, and he went away saddened, for he was one who had great wealth.

"By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you this authority to do these things?"

"And I will put one question to you," replied Jesus. "Answer this, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

So their answer to Jesus was, "We do not know." "Neither will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."

"The second is this, "Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. Other command greater than these there is none."

As Jesus was walking out of the Temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and buildings these are!"

"You see these mighty buildings? There shall not be left here one stone upon another which shall not be thrown down," he answered.

"Tell us when these things shall be, and what shall be the sign that all these predictions are about to be fulfilled."

For nation shall rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines; these are the beginning of birth-pangs.

So also do you, whenever you see these things happening, know that He is near, at your very door.

I tell you truly that the present generation shall not pass until all these things begin to happen.

Then the high priest rose and stood forth among them. "Have you no answer to make?" he asked Jesus; "What is it that these testify against you?"

Moreover these signs shall follow those who believe. They shall drive out demons in my name; they shall speak with new tongues in foreign languages;

And there came a great fear upon all in the neighborhood; and throughout the hill country of Judea all these sayings were much talked about.

Then he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was always obedient to them. But his mother kept treasuring up all these incidents in her hearts.

Then bring forth fruit befitting your penitence, and do not begin to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham as our father." I tell you that God is able to raise up sons to Abraham out of these stones.

He ate nothing during these days, and at the close of them he was hungry.

When they had heard these words, those in the synagogue were filled with fury;

With these he came down till he reached a level place, where there was a great crowd of his disciples and a great many people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. These came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases.

John's disciples brought him word of all these things

"When they had nothing pay he forgave them with such charm. "Tell me, then, which of these will love him most?"

Now it happened that one of these days he got into a boat, And him his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us cross to the other side of the lake."

These appeared in glory and talked about his departure which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

"Let these words sink into your ears; for the son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men."

and sent messengers before him. These went and entered into a Samaritan village to make ready for him.

In the same hour he thrilled with joy in the Holy Ghost. "I praise thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth," he said "for hiding these things from the wise and prudent, and for revealing them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it was well pleasing in thy sight!

"Which then of these three seems to you to have behaved like a neighbor to the man who fell among bandits?"

"But woe unto you Pharisee! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and disregard justice and the love of God; but these you ought to have done, and not leave the other undone.

"But God said to him. 'Foolish man! This very night your soul is wanted! And these things you have prepared, whose shall they be?

"Consider the lilies how they grow! They toil not, neither do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

"For all these things the nations of the world are seeking; but your Father knows that you have need of these things.

"But seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.

"and this woman, who is the daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound these eighteen years, ought she not have been loosened from bondage, though the day be the Sabbath?"

"So the slave came and presented all these answers to his master. Then the master of the house was indignant, and said to his slave. 'Go out, quickly, into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in hither the poor, the maimed, the blind, the lame.'

"'All these years I have been slaving for you and never disobeyed a command of yours. Yet you never gave me even a kid so that I might make merry with my friends.

"It were well for him if a millstone were tied about his neck, and he were hurled into the sea, rather than he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.

"All of these," he replied, "I have kept from my youth up."

But when he heard these words he became deeply grieved, for he was exceedingly rich.

But they understood none of these sayings. His words were a mystery to them, and they did not know what he meant.

"And he summoned ten slaves of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, "'Trade with these until I come.'

"'Howbeit these enemies of mine who were not willing for me to become their King, bring them here, and slay them in my presence.'"

"I tell you," he answered, "that if these should hold their peace, the very stones would cry out."

They spoke to him saying. "Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is it that gave you this authority?"

"Nor will I tell you," Jesus answered, "by whose authority I do these things."

"but they devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive severer condemnation."

"for these men have all contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, out of her want, contributed all she had to live on."

"Teacher, when will this be?" they asked him, "and what shall be the sign that these things are about to happen?"

"And when you shall hear of wars and tumults, do not be frightened; for these things must happen first, but the end does not come immediately."

"But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

"For these are the days of vengeance and of fulfilment of all that is written.