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Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
And Jesus came forward to them and spoke to them, saying. "All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
"But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
"Moreover I say to you that you are Petros (a rock), and on this petra (rock) I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against her.
"But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he take his seat on the throne of his glory;
"Do not suppose that I am come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I am come not to destroy, but to fulfil.
Jesus answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
"Store up for yourselves no treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. After his mother, Mary, had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
"If your brother sins against you, go and show him, between yourself and him alone. If he listens, you have won your brother.
"Enter by the narrow gate; for broad is the gate and wide the road that leads to destruction, and many are they who go in by it;
"For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door is opened.
"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt lose its savor, in what way shall it be salted? It is henceforth good for nothing but to be thrown out and trodden under foot of men.
After the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod, lo! certain Magi arrived in Jerusalem, saying.
"So let your light shine before men that they may see good you do, and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
"Beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are ravening wolves.
"For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, inquiring what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor yet for your body, inquiring what you shall wear. Is not your life more than its food, and your body than its clothing?
"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife home, for what is begotten in her is by the Holy Spirit; and she will bear a son, and you are to call him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."
teaching them to observe every command which I have given you. and lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."
When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and when he had seated himself, his disciples came to him,
"No slave can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will pay heed to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slaves both of God and of gold.
Judah (by Tamar), of Perez and Zerah; Perez, of Hezron; Hezron, of Ram;
"Be careful not to do your good deeds in the sight of men, in order to be observed by them. If you do, you have no reward with your heavenly Father.
"Therefore everything that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.
"For wherever there are two or three gathered together in my name, there am I among them."
Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole inhabited earth, for a testimony to the Gentiles, and then will come the end.
Behold! the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son; and they shall call his name Immanuel, a word which means "God with us."
"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
"For it is like a man going into another country, who summoned his slaves, and committed his property to their care.
Ram, of Amminadab; Amminadab, of Nahshon; Nahshon, of Salmon;
At the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came down to see the sepulcher, when lo!
"Do not suppose that I am come to bring peace on the earth; I am come not to bring peace, but a sword.
"'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.'
"Every one who hears my words and does them I will liken to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.
"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the avenues, in order that men may see them. In solemn truth I tell you that they have their reward in full.
"You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."
Just then Peter came to him, and asked him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?"
Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him,
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread and, when he had blessed it, he broke it and gave to his disciples, saying, "Take, eat, this is my body."
Then Jesus said to his disciples. "If any man wishes to come after me, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.
When Jesus came into the neighborhood of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of man is?"
"Then will the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten maidens who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.
"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
But the eleven disciples went away to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
"But no one knows about that day and hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
"You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "Thou shall not commit murder, and "He who commits murder shall be liable to condemnation by the court;
"So when you see the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place let the reader take note of this,
"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.
"In solemn truth I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a comma, will pass from the Law until all has taken place.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for the righteousness, for they shall be completely satisfied.
But look! a certain man came up to him and asked, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
"Every one, then, who will confess me before men, I also will confess before my Father who is in heaven.
But at three o'clock Jesus cried out in loud voice, "Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani?" (That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?")
At that very time Jesus was on his way from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.
Josiah, of Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.
"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.
"For if you forgive men their offenses against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you also;
"Then he, the King will say to those on his right hand. "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."
"But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Then he made his disciples get aboard the boat and precede him to the other side, while he sent away the crowds.
What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
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.
For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will work great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if it were possible, the very elect.
Asa, of Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat, of Joram; Joram, of Uzziah;
He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven," he said, "is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
"Because of your little faith," he answered. "In solemn truth I tell you that if you have faith the size of a mustard-seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from this place to that!' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.
But I say to you that whoever looks with lust at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
"Have you not read." he answered, "that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said,
but I say to you that he who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to condemnation by the court; and he who says to his brother 'Raca,' shall be liable to condemnation by the Sanhedrin, while he who curses his brother shall be liable to the Gehenna of Fire.
"just as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
"Let the little children come to me, and forbid them not; for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of heaven belongs."
"And again I tell you that if two of you on earth symphonize your praying concerning anything for which you have asked, it shall be done for you by my Father in heaven.
for then shall be a time of great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never shall be again.
Hezekiah, of Manasseh; Manasseh, of Amon; Amon, of Josiah;
Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John, and led them up a high mountain, by themselves apart.
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?"
"Behold, it is I who am sending you forth like sheep among wolves. Be then as serpents and as guileless as doves.
"For I myself also am a man under authority, and I have soldiers under me. To one man I say 'Go,' and he goes; to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."
"'For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in;
"Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood of the Covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
"But you, when you pray, go into your own room and shut your door; pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
"Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not!
At that hour his disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Who is really greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"
And when they approached Jerusalem, and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them.
"In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will not even enter the kingdom of heaven.
For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, and his angels with him, and then will he reward each one in accordance with his actions.
And when he had called his twelve disciples to him, he gave them power over evil spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and infirmity.
Then Jerusalem began to go out to him, and all Judea, and the whole neighborhood of the Jordan,
"For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out at dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard.
And while he was having this in mind, behold! an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying.
Uzziah, of Jotham; Jotham, of Ahaz; Ahaz, of Hezekiah;
"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
"If therefore when you are offering your gift upon the altar, and there remember that your brother has a grievance against you,
After this Jesus the Christ began to show his disciples how he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things at the hands of the elders and chief priests and Scribes, and be put to death, and on the third day be raised again.
Then he went forward a short distance, and fell on his face and prayed. "O, my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."
"Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
On that same day, after Jesus had left the house, he took his seat on the seashore;
Then Jesus went about through Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity among the people.
"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind upon the earth shall be bound in the heavens, and whatever you loose upon earth shall be loosed in the heavens."
When they were gone an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying; "Rise! Take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt, and there remain until I bring you word; for Herod intends to make a search for the child, in order to put him to death."
"It was also said, "Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of separation.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in the ground, which a man finds but buries again, and then in his joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that land.
From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near."
And Jesus continued to go throughout all the cities and towns, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and infirmity.
Azor, of Sadoc; Sadoc, of Achim; Achim, of Eliud;
Then Jesus left the Temple courts and was walking away, when his disciples came to point out to him the Temple buildings.
"While praying do not say the same words over and over again, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that by their much speaking they will gain attention.
As soon as the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together,
"The second, which is like it, is this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
"Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake.
Presently some of the Pharisees came up to him, and made test of him by asking, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?"
At that time Jesus walked through the wheat fields one Sabbath Day; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck some ears of wheat and to eat them.
"I tell you that for every careless word that men speak they shall give account on the day of judgment.
"Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
"Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your father.
And as he was walking by the see of Galilee, he saw two brothers??imon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother??asting their net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
"Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve."
These men, the Twelve, Jesus sent forth, after giving them the following instructions. "Do not go among the Gentiles, or enter any Samaritan town,
"By their fruits you will know them. Are grapes gathered of thorns, or figs of thistles?
At evening-time they brought to him many demoniacs. He cast out the demons with a word, and healed all who were ill,
"'You wicked and lazy slave,' said his master. 'You say you knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not scattered?'
As Jesus was passing thence, he saw a man called Mathew sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."
"Many in that day will say to me, "'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name done many mighty works?'
For just as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
"For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the sea-monster's belly, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, makes her an adulteress, and whoever marries her when so divorced, commits adultery.
"Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine; lest in turn they trample them under their feet, and then turn and attack you.
Eliud, of Eleazar; Eleazar, of Matthan; Matthan, of Jacob;
And when he saw the crowds he had compassion on them because they were distressed and fainting, like sheep without a shepherd.
"Do not then be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own anxieties. Enough for each day are its own troubles."
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, "Sit down here, while I go and pray yonder."
"Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
"Caesar's," they answered. Then he said to them, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's."
while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."
"I tell you all in solemn truth that whatever you forbid upon earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.
All this happened that the word of the Lord spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled.
"And I tell you that any man who divorces his wife for any cause except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."
The man stretched it out, and it had become sound like the other. But when the Pharisees came out, they consulted together how they might destroy him.
Then Jesus entered into the Temple courts, and cast out all who were buying and selling there, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
"'Well done, good and faithful slave,' replied his master; 'You have been faithful over many things. Enter into your master's joy.'
"But I tell you not to retaliate the injury; but whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him also;
When the Pharisees saw it, they kept saying to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and sinners?"
"Therefore I tell you that every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.
"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.
"When you fast, do not look downcast like the hypocrites; for they disfigure their faces so that it may be apparent to men that they are fasting. In solemn truth I tell you, they already have received their reward.
"Then do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'"
"You generation of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. "When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers seized to get his fruit.
I tell you in solemn truth, that the present generation shall not pass away till all these things happen.
"If you want to be perfect," said Jesus, "go, sell your property, give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see to it that you are not afraid. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One; For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory. Amen.
He set forth to them another parable, saying. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard-seed which a man took and planted in his field.
"Why do you ask me about what is good?" asked Jesus. "There is but One who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."
Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon.
"And why do you look at the mote in your brother's eye, and fail to notice the beam which is in your own eye?
"Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," said Jesus; "for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven!
"For I assure you that unless your righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not find entrance into the kingdom of heaven.
"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.
And if your eye, your right eye, entices you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.
"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.
"Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, "You must not forswear yourselves, but must perform your vows to the Lord.
"So you will become sons of your heavenly Father; for he makes his sun to rise upon sinners as well as saints, and sends rain upon the unjust and the just.
"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by storm.
"In solemn truth I tell you," Jesus answered, "that in the New Creation, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you also who have followed me shall sit on twelve thrones, to govern the twelve tribes of Israel.
"Listen to another parable: "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard, fenced it about, dug a wine vat in it, built a tower, then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad.
"but the gate is narrow and the road is steep, which leads to life, and they are few who find it.
Then they brought to him a blind and deaf demoniac; and he healed him, so that the dumb both spoke and saw.
When it was eventide, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Josephus, who was himself a disciple of Jesus.
"But woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces; for you do not enter, yourselves, nor do you permit those who are about to come in, to enter.
"Everything has been handed over to me by my Father; neither does any one know the Son, except the Father, nor any one know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
"He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
Then young children were brought to him, that he might lay his hands on them and pray. His disciples interfered, but Jesus said to them.
that the word spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, He took upon himself our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases.
Then Jesus said to him. "Put back your sword into its place! for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.
Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and showed all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them,
"Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?
"'See, He is in the desert,' do not go out there. "'See, He is in the inner room,' do not believe it.
Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might ensnare him during conversation.
Abraham was the father of Isaac; Isaac was the father of Jacob; Jacob, of Judah and his brethren;
As soon as Herod saw that he had been mocked by the Magi, he was furious. He sent and put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and all the neighborhood who were two years old or under, in accordance with the date which he had ascertained from the Magi.
He is not here; for he is risen, even as he said. Come, see the place where the Master was lying!
"But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "'Son, go work today in my vineyard!'
"The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore if your eye is sound, your whole body will be well lighted;
"He who is not with me is against me; and he who is not gathering with me, scatters.
In vain do they worship me, While they teach doctrines that are the commands of men."
"But go and learn what this means, "It is mercy I desire, and not sacrifice; for I am come not to call just men, but sinners."
But when John saw that many of the Pharisees and Sadducees were coming for baptism, he said: "O brood of vipers! Who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like white-washed sepulchers. They look beautiful without, but within they are filled with dead men's bones and all rottenness.
Then some of the Scribes and Pharisees accosted him. "Teacher," they said, "we want to see some sign from you."
And he rose and followed him. And while he was at table in Matthew's house, there came many tax-gatherers and sinners, and they dined with Jesus and his disciples.
And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from utmost heaven to utmost earth.
"Do you not know how all that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is afterward evacuated;
On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Where do you want us to make preparation for you eat the Passover?"
When they had entered the house, they saw the child with Mary, his mother, and opening their treasure-chests they gave him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
"You will be hated by all men because of my name; and he who endures to the end shall be saved.
When Jesus heard it he went away privately by boat to a lonely spot; but the crowds heard about it, and followed him on foot from the cities.
"If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him?
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."
"but if you do not forgive men your offenses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive you your offenses.
"For there are eunuchs who have been such from birth; others who have been made such by men; and others who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of God. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."
Then Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, and it came out of him; and the boy was cured from that very hour.
"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."
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.
As twilight fell, his disciples came to him and said: "This is a lonely spot, and the day is far spent; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food."
When he arrived on the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, he was met by two demoniacs who were coming out of the tombs. They were so violently fierce that no one dared pass along that road.
but Jesus called them to him and said: "You know how the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.
"Thus they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."
So Jesus said to his disciples. "In solemn truth I tell you that a rich man will find it difficult to enter the kingdom of heaven.
"Where is the new-born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him."
"Learn from the fig tree, her parable; when her branches are become soft, and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near;
In answer Jesus said: "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
"But you are not to be called 'Rabbi'; for one is your Teacher, and you are all brothers;
"but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
"Let them alone. They are blind men leading the blind; and if one blind man leads another, both of them will fall into a ditch."
"For in the resurrection men do not marry, nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven.
But he turned and said to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, because you are not intent on what pleases God, but what pleases men."
So when Jesus knew it, he withdrew from that place, and numbers of people followed him.
"Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they?
"nor do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
"Master," they said, "Moses taught that if a man dies without issue, his brother is to marry the widow, and raise up a family for his brother.
"In solemn truth I tell you that many prophets and holy men have seen it not, and to hear what you are hearing, and have not heard it.
So when he had gathered together all the chief priests and rabbis of the people, he began to inquire of them where the Christ was to be born.
Now when Joseph awoke from his sleep he did as the angel of the Lord had directed him, and took his wife home,
Thereupon Jesus' disciples came to him and asked him privately, "Why were we not able to cast it out?"
"They need not go away," said Jesus, "do you, yourselves, give them something to eat."
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.
Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my property with interest.
and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me."
Then Jesus said to the captain. "Go! As you have believed, so be it unto you." And his slave was healed in that very hour.
"None of you know what you are asking," said Jesus. "Can you drink the cup which I am about to drink?" "We can," they replied.
"But he has no root in himself; he continues for a time, but when trouble arises, or persecutions, on account of the word, at once he stumbles and falls.
"Then shall the righteous answer him, saying. 'Master, when did we see you hungry and feed you; or thirsty and give you drink?
"And since he was unable to pay, his master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, toward the payment of the debt.
"A good tree cannot bear bad fruit; neither can a worthless tree bear good fruit.
"This is the seed sown by the wayside. And the word, and at once receives it with joy.
And they twisted a thorny crown for him, and put it on his head, and placed a reed in his right hand. Then they knelt before him, in mockery, crying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
But when the young man heard this teaching, he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had much property.
"so that he may not appear to men to be fasting, but to his Father who is in secret; and his Father who sees in secret will reward him.
"Nor do they put new wine into old wine-skins; if they did, the wine-skins would split, the wine would run out, and the skins be ruined. Instead, they put new wine into fresh wine-skins and both are preserved."
"I do not tell you 'till seven times,'" answered Jesus, "but till seventy times seven.
"Can the friends fast at a wedding-feast," said Jesus, "so long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom has been taken from them, and then they will fast.
He left Nazareth, and settled in Capernaum-by-the-Lake, near the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali,
"You blind Pharisees, first clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside of it may be clean also.
"but if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be darkened. If then the very light within you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!
"Now there were of our number seven brothers; and the first married and died. As he had no children, he left his wife to his brother;
"and if the house is worthy let your blessing sit upon it; but if it be unworthy, let your blessing return to you.
My cup you indeed shall drink," he answered, "but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
Then he came to his disciples, and found them asleep, and said to Peter. "So you were none of you strong enough to watch with me even one hour!
"But the seed sown in good soil is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit, and makes now an hundredfold, now sixty, now thirty."
Then Peter took him aside and began to reprove him, saying. "God forbid, Master! That shall never befall you."
"No one ever sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old cloak. If they did, the patch put on to fill it up would tear away from the cloak, and the rent be made worse.
The bruised reed will not break; The dimly burning wick will not quench; Till he has led justice on to victory.
These are the things that defile a man; to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
Thereupon Herod sent secretly for the Magi, and found out from them the time when the star appeared.
for he was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes taught them.
"so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and as soon as you have found him bring me word, that I, too, may go and worship him."
"saying. 'We have piped to you and you have not danced; We have wailed, but you have not beaten your breasts.'
The Magi listened to the king, and went on their way, and lo! the star which they had seen in the east led them until it came and stood over the place where the young child was.
At last, when they had finished their mocking, they took the robe off, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.
But he tried to prevent him. "It is I," he said, "who need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"
John's baptism, whence was it, from heaven or from man?" So they began debating about it among themselves.
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.
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon the house, but it fell not, for it was founded upon the rock.
"But on his way out, that slave met a fellow slave who owed him fifty dollars. Seizing him by the throat, and nearly choking him, he exclaimed, "'Pay me what you owe me!'
And they spit upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head, again and again.
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."
"leave there your gift before the altar, and go and make friends with your brother, first of all; then come and offer your gift.
"So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
And if your right hand entices you into sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of your bodily organs, than to have your whole body go down into the pit.
"Just so you also outwardly appear to men, just, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
"Woe unto you, Chorazin! Woe unto you, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented, long ago, in sackcloth and ashes.
"'It is an enemy who has done this,' he answered. "The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and collect them?'
But because they were forbidden by God in a dream to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route.
"I tell you truly that you would certainly not get out from there until you had paid back the last cent.
"But beware of men! For they will give you up to the Sanhedrin, and flog you in their synagogues.
"Come," said Jesus. Then Peter got down from the boat and walked on the water to go to Jesus.
And the vine-dressers seized his slaves, flogged one, killed another, and stoned a third.
"But I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was robed like one of these.
Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali; The road by the Lake; the country beyond Jordan; Galilee of the Gentiles!
"But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you never read what was spoken to you by God,
"I tell you solemnly it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment than for that town.
But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and as he began to sink, he cried out, "Master, save me!"
"He will utterly destroy those wretches," they answered, "and will entrust his vineyard to other vine-dressers, who will pay back the fruits to him in their season."
But cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.'
As they continued going from place to place in Galilee, Jesus said to them. "The Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men;
But he answered her not a word. Then the disciples came up and kept beseeching him. "Send her away," they said, "because she wails after us."
"Immediately his master summoned him and said: "'You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me.
The people who were dwelling in darkness Have seen a great light; And on those who were dwelling in the land of the shadows of death Light has dawned.
"Or how will you say to your brother, 'Permit me to remove the mote from your eye,' when, behold, the beam is in your own eye?
Then Jesus answered her. "O woman, great is your faith. It shall be for you even as you desire." And from that hour her daughter was healed.
"Lord, "said the captain in reply, "I am not worthy to have you under my roof, but speak the word only, and my slave will be cured,
When, however, the crowd had been driven out, he went in and took her hand, and the little girl woke up.
"but while men were asleep his enemy came and sowed tares among his wheat and went away.
And when they came to a place called Golgotha (the word means "Place of a Skull"),
"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!
After he had sent the crowds away, he went up into the mountain alone, to pray. When night came he was there alone.
when a Scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!"
"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You rebuild the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the monuments of the righteous, and say,
But after Herod's death an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
"But when he began to settle, one of them was brought before him who owed him fifteen million dollars.
Now when Jesus had come into the house of the ruler, and had seen the flute-players and the wailing crowd, he said,
"Nevertheless, that we may not give offense, go to the seaside, throw in your hook; take the first fish that rises, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel in it. Take it and give it to them for us both."
"For this cause, behold! I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city;
"For it will not be you who is speaking, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
And his fame spread throughout all Syria. They brought all the sick to him, those who were suffering from various diseases and troubles??emoniacs, epileptics, paralytics??nd he healed them.
He answered, "It is not seemly to take the children's bread and throw it to the little dogs."
In the same way the robbers also who were being crucified with him, dept reviling him.
And in order to get a charge against him they asked him, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" (So that they might have something to accuse him.)
Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him "I do choose," he said, "become clean," and immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.
Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father,"
"And if I am casting out demons in the power of Beelzebub, in whose power do your sons cast them out? So they themselves shall be your judges.
but when the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, they were terrified. "It is a phantom," they said, and cried out for fear.
As he went farther on he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.
At that time two robbers, also, were crucified with him; one on his right hand, the other on his left.
On leaving that place Jesus went along the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and after climbing a hill, took his seat there.
"Moreover, I tell you it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the Day of Judgment, than for you.
And when he had gone indoors, they came to him. "Do you believe that I can do this?" asked Jesus. "Yes, Lord," they answered.
"Indeed he does," answered Peter. But on Peter's entering the house, Jesus forestalled him, saying. "How does it seem to you, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect customs or taxes??rom their own people, or from aliens?"
Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, as an evidence to them."
A voice was heard in Ramah, Weeping and lamentation??achel weeping for her children, Inconsolable, because they were no more!
But the men were amazed, saying, "What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"
"The slaves of the owner went to him and said: "'Was it not good seed, sir, that you sowed in your field? From whence then, do you get tares?'
"And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
"Then his fellow slave fell at his feet, and besought him, saying, "'Be patient with me, and I will pay you.'
Great crowds followed him from Galilee, from the ten towns, from Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
"Then he went to the second, and said the same thing to him. "'I will not,' he answered; but afterward he changed his mind and went.
"When therefore his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very angry; and they went and explained to their master all that had happened.
"And when the blade shot up and formed the wheat-kernel, then the tares also appeared.
And two blind men, sitting by the side of the road, heard that it was Jesus who was passing by, and cried out, "Have pity on us, Master, Son of David!"
Then he told the people to sit down on the grass, and after taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed them. Then he broke the loaves and handed them to the disciples, and the disciples handed them to the crowds.
"For John came to you in the road of righteousness, and you did not give credence to him; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots gave credence to him. But you, although you saw this, did not even then change your minds and give credence to him.
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into Galilee and settled in a town called Nazareth,
and behold, a sudden storm arose on the sea, so that the boat began to be buried by the waves.
"So will my heavenly Father do to you also, unless from your heart each one of you forgive his brother."
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have been on his guard, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
And they all ate and were fully satisfied, and they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve basketfuls.
And after the carrying away into Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel; Shealtiel, of Zerubbabel;
When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"
"Leave the room, for the little girl is not dead, she is sleeping." And they began laughing at him.
"What is your opinion concerning the Christ? Whose Son is he?" "David's," they answered.
But the boat was already a long way from shore, buffeted by the waves, for the wind was contrary.
"You who were going to destroy the Temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
"the field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; the weeds, the sons of the Evil One.
"But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins"??e then says to the paralytic, "Rise, take up your bed, and go to your home."
"But whenever they apprehend you, do not be anxious about how you shall speak or what you shall say; for it will be given you in that very hour what to say.
and the demons began entreating him. "If you are driving us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."
At that time there will be two men in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left.
But he was asleep. And they came and woke him, saying. "Lord save us! We are drowning!"
And all the crowds were amazed, and he began to say, "Can this be the Son of David?"
(For to every one who has, it shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who has not shall be taken away even what he has.)
"Or how can any one enter the strong man's house and carry off his goods without first binding the strong man? Then he can rob his house.
"A good man out of his good treasure brings forth good; and from his evil treasure a bad man brings out evil.
"I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."
"If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet."
But if, because he is a bad slave, he should say to himself, 'My Master is a long time in coming,'
saying, "Rise! Take the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead."
"Is there a man of you," he replied, "who has but a single sheep, who will not lay hold of it and lift it out, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath Day?
At once Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, saying to him. "O little faith! What made you doubt?"
"And how much more is a man worth than a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."
"True, Lord," she said, "but even the little dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master's table."
When the time of fruit drew near, he sent his slaves to the vine-dressers to get his fruit.
"He saved other," they said, "himself he cannot save. He, the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him!
"I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of Judgment, than for you."
But when the vine-dressers saw his son, they said to themselves: "'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.'
But Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you." And so said all the disciples.
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.
Solomon, of Rehoboam; Rehoboam, of Abijah; Abijah, of Asa;
"Thereupon his slave threw himself on his knees before him, crying, "'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all!'
"In a lonely place like this," asked the disciple. "where can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"
But all the crowd were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
"If they all stumble and fall away from you," answered Peter, "I will never do so!"
"Have you not read," answered Jesus, "what David did when he was hungry, and his men, too?
"you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath."
"'Ought not you also to have had pity on your fellow slave, just as I had pity on you?'
"Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?
As he passed along he went into their synagogue, and there he saw a man with a withered hand.
"not even a bag for the journey, or a change of clothes, or sandals, or even a stick; for the worker is worth his rations.
But the Pharisees, when they perceived it, said to him. "Look! Your disciples are doing what it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!"
"And brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death.
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?"
"So you bear witness against yourselves, that you are the descendants of those who slew the prophets!
"How he went into the House of God, and there they ate the loaves of the Presence, which neither he nor his men were permitted to eat, but the priests only?
Jesus told all this to the crowd in parables; indeed he never spoke to them except in parables,
Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, kneeling down and begging a favor of him.
But when John heard, in the prison, what the Christ was doing, he sent by some of his disciples to ask him,
That very day there came to him some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. and they questioned him.
"Have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath and are guiltless?
"What I am telling you is in the darkness, do you speak in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.
"Have you never read in the Scriptures," Jesus answered, "how The stone that the builders rejected Has been made the corner-stone; This is the Lord's doing, It is wonderful in our eyes?
"for this is he of whom it is written. "Behold, I send my messenger before my face, And he will prepare thy road for thee.
"Who, then, is the faithful and prudent slave, to whom his master has entrusted his household, to give them their food in due season?
When they heard this the disciples were utterly astounded. "Who then can be saved?" they exclaimed. Jesus looked at them.
"and they will kill him, but on the third day he will rise again." And they were greatly grieved.
in fulfilment of the word spoken by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world."
While he was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers were standing outside, desiring to speak to him.
Then he told them many truths in parables. "Behold," he said, "the sower went forth to sow;
"the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.
"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
"I am He," Jesus answered; "yet I tell you that from this time on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven."
"but if he will not heed the church, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.
And here they brought to him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Courage, son, your sins are forgiven."
In reply Jesus told them. "An evil and faithless generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given them except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
As they reached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and fell on his knees before him, saying.
And behold! Jesus himself met them, saying, "All hail!" And they went up to him and clasped his feet and worshiped him.
"If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' believe him not.
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.
When Jesus came into Peter's house, he found his wife's mother prostrated with fever.
"It is enough for the pupil to fare like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more, the members of his household.
"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you scour sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is gained, you make him twofold more a son of hell than you are, yourselves.
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.
"Then I will tell them plainly, "'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of iniquity.'
"Why do you speak to them in parables?" Jesus answered. "To you it has been granted to understand the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it has not been granted.
In reply Jesus said to them, "In solemn truth I tell you that if you have faith and never doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Up, cast yourself into the sea!' it shall be done;
"In solemn truth I tell you that there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptist; yet one of the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
the earth quaked; the rocks split; the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
"Whenever an unclean spirit leaves a man, it wanders through waterless places, seeking rest but finding none.
And as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to go with them to carry his cross.
As these men started to go away, Jesus began to speak to the throngs, about John.
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew, the tax-gatherer; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname is Thaddeus;
And when the morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, how they might put him to death.
in fulfilment of the word spoken through the Prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
Zerubbabel, of Abiud; Abiud, of Eliakim; Eliakim, of Azor;
He told them another parable. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until the whole was leavened."
While he was yet speaking, behold! a luminous cloud overshadowed them; and a voice out of the cloud, saying. "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom is my delight. Listen to him."
"It is not those who are well," said Jesus, when he heard this, "but the sick, who need a doctor.
"For they do all their good deeds to be gazed on of men. They widen their phylacteries,
Then he began to upbraid the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they had not repented.
"I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
In answer he said: "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red as fire';
"I tell you again, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."
So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."
In reply he said, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
"The son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all hindrances, and whoever practices iniquity,
"For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall be one flesh?
There he remained until the death of Herod, in order that the word of the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, Out of Egypt I called my son.
"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for by its fruit the tree is known.
Solemnly I tell you, some of those who are standing here shall not taste death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.
"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but within they are filled with extortion and excess.
And Jacob, of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Then Jesus said to them. "This very night even you will all stumble and fall away from me; for it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
And as he went on from thence two blind men followed Jesus, crying, "Have pity on us, Son of David!"
"I tell you that for this reason the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation that does produce the fruit of it.
This John it was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him."
"But let your word be simply 'Yes' or 'No'; anything beyond this comes from the Evil One.
"For I tell you that never shall you see me again until you say, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." "nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.
"Then in hot anger his master handed him over to the torturers, until he should pay him all his debt.
His winnowing-fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse the threshing-floor. He will store his wheat in the granary, but will burn up the chaff in unquenchable fire."
When the Pharisees heard it they said, "It is only by the aid of Beelzebub, the Prince of the demons, that this fellow is driving out demons."
But Jesus answered, "Permit it now, for so it is fitting for us to fulfill every religious duty."
And then many will stumble and fall, and will betray one another, and hate one another.
and the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Lo, a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is justified by her deeds."
And flinging down the silver into the Sanctuary, he rushed out, and went and hanged himself.
"You know that the Passover is coming in two days, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified."
"Thus the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.
"And if any man say a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in that which is to come.
"The kingdom of heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who made a wedding-feast for his son.
They also placed above his head his accusation written, This is Jesus The King of the Jews
Then the soldiers of the Governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered all the battalion together.
And he took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, and began to be in anguish and sore distress,
"But when they persecute you in one city, flee to the next. In solemn truth I tell you that you shall not have completed the cities of Israel, before the Son of man comes.
Then was fulfilled the word spoken by the prophet Jeremiah. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him who had been priced, whom certain of the Children of Israel had priced;
"And whatever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and streets, in order that men may praise them. In solemn truth I tell you they already have their reward in full.
Because Jesus knew what was in their minds, he said to them. "Any kingdom divided against itself will become desolate; and any city or household divided against himself will not stand.
There had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, and gone and rolled away the stone, and was sitting upon it.
"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
While Jesus was staying in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper,
A wicked and faithless generation is seeking a sign, but no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah." So he left them and went away.
So they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are honest, and that you are teaching the way of God in sincerity; and are not afraid of any one, for you do not court men's favor.
"And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall many times as much, and fall heir to eternal life.
"He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.
and when he saw a solitary fig tree beside the road, he went to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. And he said to it, "Let no man gather fruit from you forever." And at once the fig tree withered away.
As they came into Capernaum the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and asked, "Does not your Teacher pay the temple tax?"
"'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their comrades in the murder of the prophets.'
The day after??hat is, the day following the Preparation??he chief priests and Pharisees went in a body to Pilate and said:
"And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding-feast. And the door was shut.
among them being Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and one of the maidservants came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus, the Galilean!"
"For they bind heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to move them.
At that time the disciples of John came and asked him, "Why are we and the Pharisees always fasting, while your disciples are not?"
"Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you wishes to become great, shall be your minister,
Now Jesus stood before the Governor, and the Governor questioned him. "Are you the King of the Jews?" he asked.
And behold! a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord if you choose, you can make me clean."
And his disciples asked him, saying, "Why then do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
so that the crowd wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the cripples walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
"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.
And there were present several women who were looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from a Galilee, ministering to him.
Jesus said to him, "In solemn truth I tell you that on this very night, before cockcrow, you will deny me three times!"
But a woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him, and touched the tassel of his cloak.
Therefore you also must be ready, for in an hour when you do not expect him, the Son of man is coming.
"And whoever will not receive you or listen to your words, as you go out from that house or that city, shake off the very dust from your feet.
Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold thy King cometh to thee, Gentle and sitting upon an ass, And upon a colt, the fool of a beast of burden."
"If God then so clothes the grass of the field, which blooms today, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?
"To what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-place, who call to the other children,
"Why do your disciples keep transgressing the tradition of the elders by not washing their hands before eating?"
"for with what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and in what measure you measure, others will measure to you.
"And why do you also keep transgressing the command of God by your tradition?" he asked.
"therefore do and observe whatever they bid you; but do not do as they do, for they preach, but do not practise.
"Again he sent out other slaves. 'Tell the invited guests,' he said, 'that my luncheon is now ready; my oxen and fat cattle are killed; everything is ready; come to the wedding-feast.'
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and gathered fish of every kind.
After finishing his instructions to his twelve disciples, Jesus left that place, in order to teach and to preach in the neighboring cities.
But to the women the angel said: "You need have no fear, for I know that you are seeking Jesus, the Crucified One.
"'No,' he answered, 'for fear lest while you are collecting the tares, you at the same time pull up the wheat.
Then all his disciples forsook him and fled; but those who had apprehended Jesus led him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.
Some fell on rocky ground where there was not much earth. Now because it had no depth of soil, it sprang up at once;
Then the devil took him up into the Holy City and stood him on the parapet of the temple,
and at dawn you say, 'It will storm today, for the sky is red and lowering.' You know how to discern the look of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot read.
"and all the nations will be gathered in his presence. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats;
went to the chief priests and said, "What are you ready to give me for betraying him to you?" So they weighed him thirty pieces of silver;
"And then shall the just shine forth like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears to hear, listen!
"Woe unto the world because of such stumbling-blocks! They will surely come, but woe unto each man by whom they come!
But Jesus called his disciples to him and said: "My heart yearns over the crowd, for they have been with me now three days, and they have nothing to eat. I am not willing to send them away hungry, for fear they faint on the road."
"Which commandments?" asked the man. Jesus replied. "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;
"Behold my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, is my brother and sister and mother."
And the crowds who preceded and those who followed after him shouted again and again, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed be he who is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
For just as in the days before the deluge they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the very day when Noah entered the ark,
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and in order to test him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Behold my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom my soul delights; I will breathe my spirit upon him, and he shall announce justice to the Gentiles.
So when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that on the contrary a riot was threatening, he took water and washed his hands in the presence of the crowd, saying. "I am innocent of the blood of this man; you must answer for it."
while what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart??nd that is what defiles a man.
"For all these are things that the Gentiles are eagerly seeking; for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of them all.
This John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
After they had bound him, they led him away, and handed him over to Pilate, the Roman Governor.
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;
they asked him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" "Surely," said Jesus, "and have you never read, Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?"
"Do you not suppose that I am able to appeal to my Father to furnish me at this very moment with twelve legions of angels?
When Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve aside by themselves, and as they went he said to them.
"Why be anxious then about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin.
"And the seed sown among thorns is he who hears the word, but the anxieties of the age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
"Whoever receives you is receiving me, and he who receives me is receiving Him who sent me.
Now it happened that after Jesus had finished all these discourses, he said to his disciples,
"In solemn truth I tell you that all these things will come upon this generation.
"For whoever holds, to him shall more be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever does not hold, from him shall be taken away even what he holds.
"But whoever disowns me before men, I also will disown before my Father who is in heaven.
and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."
"whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.
When Jesus saw the great crowds about him, he had given directions to cross to the other side,
Behold, there came to him a Canaanite woman of those parts. She wailed loudly, saying. "Pity me, Lord, thou Son of David! My daughter is possessed of an evil spirit."
He put his trust in God. let Him deliver him now, if He cares for him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God!'"
"Whoever therefore will humble himself like this little child, is greatest in the kingdom of heaven;
"It is written," he said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves."
"Moses," said Jesus, "permitted you to divorce your wives on account of the hardness of your hearts, but from the beginning it was not so.
"Woe unto you, blind guides, who say, If any one swears by the Sanctuary, it is nothing, but if any one swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, the oath is binding.
For Herod had apprehended John, shackled him, and thrust him into prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
"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."
"that upon your heads may come every drop of innocent blood spilt upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the just, to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the Sanctuary and the altar.
And in them is being fulfilled that prophecy of Isaiah which says. "Hearing you will hear and not understand; Seeing you will see and not perceive;
Now when Jesus had finished his discourse, the crowds were astounded at his teaching,
"But when you give alms, do not let your right hand know what your left is doing,
Now because the bridegroom tarried, they all fell to nodding and went on sleeping.
And while he was seated upon the judgment-seat, his wife had sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered many things today, in a dream, because of him."
"The Queen of the South will rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and lo! a greater than Solomon is here!
"Hypocrite! First cast out the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to cast the mote out of your brother's eye.
So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the exile to Babylon is fourteen; and from the exile to Babylon to Christ is fourteen.
On this they ran quickly from the sepulcher, in fear and great joy, to tell the news to his disciples.
But at midnight there arose a cry, "'Behold, the bridegroom! Go out to meet him!'
"But I say to you, I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father."
"How does it seem to you, when a man has a hundred sheep and loses one of them? Will he not leave the ninety and nine on the hills, to go and search for the one that has strayed?
"And thou Bethlehem in the land of Judah, Thou are not least among the princes of Judah, For out of thee shall come a ruler Who shall shepherd my people, Israel."
"It is as you say," answered Jesus; but while he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
"So do not fear them; for there is nothing concealed which shall not be revealed, nor anything secret which shall not become known.
"Go on into the village facing you, and at once you will find an ass tied, and her colt with her. Loose them and bring them to me.
"This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and some struck him with the palms of their hands, and cried.
and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?
Great crowds came to him, bringing the crippled, the blind, the maimed, the dumb, and many others. They laid them at his feet and he healed them;
"Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.
"'I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to see me.'
For the heart of his people is made fat, Their ears are dull of hearing; Their eyes, too, have they closed, Lest some day their eyes should perceive, And their ears should hear, And their heart should understand and turn, And I should heal them.
When he had called a little child to him, Jesus set him among them, and answered.
"Friend, do that for which you came," said Jesus. Then they came forward and laid hands on Jesus, and arrested him.
"For God said, Honor your father and mother, and, Let him who reviles father or mother be put to death;
"Why are you afraid?" he said, "you men of little faith!" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there came a great calm.
nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man.
And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
And Jesse, of David the king. David (by Uriah's widow), was the father of Solomon;
Then he came to the disciples and said: "Sleep on now, and take your rest. Look! the hour is at hand; the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of wicked men.
"If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, than to keep both hands or both feet and be cast into the everlasting burning.
When his disciples reached the other side of the lake, they had forgotten to bring bread.
"Then," said he, "every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his storehouse new things and old."
After he had sent the people away and gone into the house, his disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable about the weeds in the field."
"'Bind him hand and foot, 'said the king to his officers, 'and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth.'
But Jesus kept silence. Again the high priest addressed him, "I adjure you by the Living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"
He answered them. "Not all are accepting this teaching, but only those to whom it has been granted.
and he said to them. "My soul is an anguish, even unto death! Stay here, and keep watch with me."
Then Jesus said to them. "Fear not! Go tell my brothers to depart into Galilee, and they will see men there."
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the court of the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,
"If your eye keeps causing you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with only one eye, than to keep both eyes and be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
Now while they were on their way, some of the guard went into the city and told the high priest all that had happened.
Now it was the Governor's custom, during the Passover, to release to the people any one prisoner whom they selected.
"The Son of man is indeed to go as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were good for that man if he had never been born."
Here he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
"Then the king came in to inspect his guests, and he discovered there a man who had not put on a wedding-garment. He said to him,
They answered, "Why then did Moses command the husband to give her 'a written bill of divorce,' and so to put her away?"
They replied, "Some say 'John the Baptist'; others, however, say that 'He is Elijah'; others, 'Jeremiah,' or 'One of the Prophets.'"
"Just as the weeds are collected together and burnt with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
As Jesus listened to this reply he was astonished, and said to those who followed him. "In solemn truth I tell you that I have found faith like this in any Israelite.
and such a great crowd gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the crowd stood on the beach.
"and will throw them into the fiery furnace. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
"What did you go out into the desert to behold?" he asked; "A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings' palaces!
But Joseph her husband, because he was just a man and unwilling to disgrace her, was minded to put her away secretly.
When the Roman captain and the soldiers who were with him, guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were greatly terrified and said, "Certainly this man must have been God's Son."
"Nay, I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they chose. Even so the Son of man also is about to suffer at their hands."
"Listen, and pay attention. It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him, but what comes out of it, that defiles the man."
Then he went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "O, my Father, if this cup cannot pass except I drink it, Thy will be done."
So when he landed he saw a great multitude, and felt compassion for them, and healed their sick.
they gave Jesus wine to drink, mingled with gall. But after tasting it he refused to drink it.
"For I came to set "a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
But Jesus turned and saw her and said, "Be of good courage, daughter, your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that hour.
"If that is the position of a man in relation to his wife," answered the disciples, "it is better not to marry."
"Whenever any one hears the message of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.
"But if he will not listen to you, take one or two others along, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every word may be established. If he will not listen to them, tell the church;
"The enemy who sows the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age. The reapers are the angels.
"So will it be at the end of the age. The angels will go forth and separate the wicked from the righteous, and fling them into the furnace of fire.
"Into whatever city or town you enter, inquire for some worthy person there, and stay with him until you leave.
and the men in the boat fell upon their knees before him, saying, "You are, indeed, the Son of God."
is in no way bound to honor his father. Thus do you make void the word of God by your tradition!
"and if any one wants to go to law with you and takes away your coat, let him take your cloak also.
Then he touched their eyes, saying "According to your faith be it unto you," and their eyes were opened.
"And you too, Capernaum! Will you be exalted even to heaven? You shall go down to the Place of Death! For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which have been done in you, it would have remained until this day.
"You can have a guard," said Pilate. "Go your way, make it as secure as you can."
"The men of Nineveh will stand up in the Judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented under the preaching of Jonah, and lo! a greater than Jonah is here!
"To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another, one??o each according to his individual ability??nd then set out on his travels.
Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he scourged, and delivered to be crucified.
And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to get false evidence against Jesus, in order that they might have him executed;
Then Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and they saw at once, and followed him.
"You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?"
"Come to terms with your opponent quickly, while you are yet with him on the way [to the court], to prevent your opponent from handing you over to the judge, and the judge to the jailer, and so you be thrown into prison.
"He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but he upon whom it falls will be scattered as dust."
"Give to him who asks, and from him who wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.
And Pilate asked, "What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?" What one voice they shouted, "Let him be crucified!"
"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."
"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 when he had agreed with the workmen for two shillings a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
"therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to thrust forth laborers into his harvest field."
"The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand Until I put thine enemies beneath thy feet?
"Master, take pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and sore distressed. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.
"Have I not the right to do what I choose with my own property? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?'
"'Well done, good and faithful slave,' his master replied, 'You have been faithful over many things; enter into your master's joy.'
"Just so it is not the will of my Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
"for I was hungry, and you gave me no food; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;
He answered, "Go!" So they came out of the men, and went into the swine, and behold! the entire herd rushed headlong down from the cliff into the sea, and perished in the water.
Presently Jesus said to them, "Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees."
"This man is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."
But some fell on good soil, and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Whereupon Peter said to Jesus. "Look, Master, we have forsaken everything and followed you. Now what shall be our reward?"
But when the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful works he did, and the boys who were shouting in the Temple Courts and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"
and kept begging him to let them touch the tassel of his cloak??nd all who touched were completely cured.
"Let both grow together until harvest, and at harvest-time I will tell the reapers to first gather the tares and tie them in bundles for burning, but to bring all the wheat into my store-house.'"
In reply Jesus said: "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me!"
"I have sinned," he said, "in betraying innocent blood!" "What is that to us?" they answered; "you must see to that."
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.
But the Pharisees kept saying, "It is in the power of the Prince of the demons that he is casting out demons."
Then Peter said to Jesus. "Master, it is good that we are here! If you are willing I will make here three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
This kept them from believing in him. Wherefore Jesus said, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and among his own family."
"Then the man who had received the one talent came up and said: "'Master, I knew you were a hard man, reaping where you had not sown, and gathering where you had not scattered;
While they were going down from the mountain, Jesus laid a command on them. "Speak to no man about the vision," he said, "until after the Son of man has been raised from the dead."
So he left them and went outside the city, to Bethany, and spent the night there.
"In solemn truth I tell you that wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, what she has done shall be told about, as her memorial."
At once, one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filling it with vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
Then they realized that he had not told them to beware of the leaven, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
and as they were eating, he said to them, "In solemn truth I tell you that one of you is going to betray me!"
But the chief priests and the elders urged the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus.
a woman came up to him who had an alabaster vase of very costly perfume, and poured it over his head, as he reclined at table.
and will scourge him severely, and allot him a place among hypocrites, where will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
"How is it that you do not perceive that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware off the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"
"Look! We are on the way up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death,
Alas for thee women who are with child, and for the nursing mothers in those days!
But the crowd checked them, to make them keep still. They cried out all the louder, saying, "Master, have pity on us, Son of David!"
Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying. "Whoever I kiss is the man; arrest him."
"nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
And when they had met with the elders and conferred together, they heavily bribed the soldiers and told them to say,
The chief priests took the money, and said, "It would be wrong to put it into the temple-treasury, because it is the price of blood."
"and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third day he will rise from the grave."
Then his disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that the Pharisees were scandalized when they heard that saying?" He replied.
"You fools and blind; for which is greater, the gold, or the Sanctuary which hallows the gold?
And as he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred. "Who is this?" they said.
So Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock; and after rolling a great stone against the opening of the tomb, he went away.
"After a long time the master of those slaves came, and demanded a reckoning with them.
"We recollect, Sir, that when he was living this imposter said, 'I will rise again after three days.'
Then the blind and the lame came to him in the Temple courts, and he healed them.
"'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding-garment?' "The man was speechless.
And although he wished to kill John, he feared the people, for they considered John a prophet.
"Then the king's wrath was roused, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.
"and lengthen the tassels, and are fond of the best places at banquets, and the front seats in the synagogues.
But when Jesus understood it he said to them. "Why are you annoying the woman? This is a beautiful deed she has done for me;
And go quickly and tell his disciples. 'He is risen from the dead; he goes before you into Galilee; you will see him there.' Remember, I have told you."
"Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and whoever receives a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.
In answer, Judas, who betrayed him, said, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" He said to him, "Is it not?"
Then Jesus seated himself upon them, and most of the crowd kept spreading their cloaks on the road, and others began cutting branches off the trees, and spreading them in the road.
"Nor the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many large basketfuls you took up?
"and he who swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God and by Him who sits thereon.
"How many loaves have you?" answered Jesus. They replied, "Seven, and a few small fish.
In reply he said: "One who has dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me.
So, prompted by her mother, the girl said, "Give me at once, upon a dish, the head of John the Baptist."
As they listened to his parables, the chief priests and the Pharisees recognized that he was speaking about them;
"Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?'
"Go into the city," he answered, "to a certain man, and tell him. "'The Teacher says. "My time is near. I am going to keep the Passover at your house, with my disciples."'"
So some one told him, "Your mother and brothers are standing outside, and wanting to speak to you."
Then Peter recalled the word that Jesus had spoken, "Before the cock crow, you shall three times deny me"??nd he went out and broke out into bitter weeping.
But he answered the man who told him, "Who is my mother and who are my brothers?"
"So those slaves went out into the roads, and gathered together all whom they found, good or bad, and the banquet-hall was filled with the guests.
When Jesus knew it he said: "Weaklings in faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves, because you have no bread?
In like manner the chief priests, too, with the Scribes and elders, kept taunting him.
And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any bread."
"Even the tax-gatherers do that, do they not? And if you show courtesy to your brother only, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do that, do they not?
"Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many large basketfuls you took up?
He knew well that it was because of enmity that they had brought Jesus before him.
on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour which he does not know, the Master of that servant will arrive
but you say that whoever tells his father or mother, 'Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is dedicated to God,'
he took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, then he broke them and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples to the crowd.
Then the high priest tore his garments, saying. "He has spoken blasphemy! What further need have we of witnesses? For behold, now you have heard his blasphemy!
So they went and made the sepulcher secure, by sealing the stone in the presence of the guard.
"You blind! Which is greater, the offering or the altar which hallows the offering?
So he left them and went away again, and prayed the third time in the same words as before.
and so pleased Herod that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked for.
"When he finds one of great price, he goes and sells everything he has and buys it.
"Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits worse than itself; and they enter in and dwell there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be with this wicked generation."
"He sent out his slaves to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they did not want to come.
"and the foolish said to the wise, "'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
The king was displeased because of this, but because of his oaths and his guests he ordered it to be given her.
So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were told; and this story has been noised abroad among the Jews, and continues to this day.
"They, however, paid no attention, but went off, one to his own farm, another to his business;
"'So go out into the partings of the highways, and summon everybody you find there to the wedding-feast.'
Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear what they are testifying against you?"
"Hypocrites! Why are you tempting me? Show me the tribute money." So they brought him a shilling.
"In reply he said to one of them. 'My friend, I am doing no wrong. Did you not agree with me for two shillings?
"When he went out about five o'clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, "'Why have you been standing here idle, all the day long?'
At once all the citizens came out to meet Jesus; and when they had seen him, they begged him to move away from their country.
Then he began to curse and swear, saying, "I never knew the man." Immediately the cock crew!
and when he had driven out the demon, the dumb spoke. The crowds were amazed, saying, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel!"
When his disciples saw this, they were astonished. "How instantaneously," they said, "the fig tree withered!"
"'Those last men,' they said, 'have toiled only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the burning heat of the day.'
So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?"
But he made no answer, not even to one charge; insomuch that the Governor was greatly astonished.
"At once the man who had received the five talents went out and traded with them, and made five talents more.
Rising to his feet the high priest asked Jesus. "Do you make no answer? What is it that these are testifying against you?"
but said they, "Not during the feast, for fear of causing a riot among the people."
In deep distress they began to ask him, each in turn, "It is not I, is it, Master?"