yea, a sword will pierce through thine own soul,that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."

But what have ye gone out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

In that hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. And turning to the disciples he said,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

But I will warn you whom to fear; fear him who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, fear him.

And he answering saith to him, Lord, let it alone this year also; till I shall dig about it, and dung it;

If any one cometh to me, and hateth not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.