These sayings He uttered in the Treasury, while teaching in the Temple; yet no one arrested Him, because His time had not yet come.

But I, for my part, have not used, and do not use, my full rights in any of these things. Nor do I now write with that object so far as I myself am concerned, for I would rather die than have anybody make this boast of mine an empty one.

and went on to salute Him with shouts of "Long live the King of the Jews."

"I do not say seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven times.

Then He cured numbers of people who were ill with various diseases, and He drove out many demons; not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

In most solemn truth I tell you that he who receives whoever I send receives me, and that he who receives me receives Him who sent me."

This the High Priests and Scribes heard, and they began to devise means to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because of the deep impression produced on all the people by His teaching.

but Jesus took his hand and raised him up, and he stood on his feet.

"What is the subject you are discussing?" He asked them.

If I had not done among them, as I have, such miracles as no one else ever did, they would have had no sin; but they have in fact seen and also hated both me and my Father.

And for this very purpose I send him to you that you may know how we are faring; and that he may cheer your hearts.

But we long for each of you to continue to manifest the same earnestness, with a view to your enjoying fulness of hope to the very End;

And he earnestly entreated Him not to send them away out of the country.

always, wherever we go, carrying with us in our bodies the putting to death of Jesus, so that in our bodies it may also be clearly shown that Jesus lives.

Yet of this I warn you, brethren: the time has been shortened--so that henceforth those who have wives should be as though they had none,

The first woe is past; two other woes have still to come.

For what business of mine is it to judge outsiders? Is it not for you to judge those who are within the Church

Therefore let all of us who are mature believers cherish these thoughts; and if in any respect you think differently, that also God will make clear to you.

Were you a slave when God called you? Let not that weigh on your mind. And yet if you can get your freedom, take advantage of the opportunity.

lest there be a fornicator, or an ungodly person like Esau, who, in return for a single meal, parted with the birthright which belonged to him.

Now the people of Tyre and Sidon had incurred Herod's violent displeasure. So they sent a large deputation to wait on him; and having secured the good will of Blastus, his treasurer, they begged the king to be friendly with them again, because their country was dependent on his for its food supply.

because he deemed the reproaches which he might meet with in the service of the Christ to be greater riches than all the treasures of Egypt; for he fixed his gaze on the coming reward.

The Jews began to ask one another, "Is he going to kill himself, do you think, that he says, 'Where I am going, it is impossible for you to come'?"

and they took with them the following letter: "The Apostles and the elder brethren send greeting to the Gentile brethren throughout Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.

"Can the bridegroom's party mourn," He replied, "as long as the bridegroom is with them? But other days will come (when the Bridegroom has been taken from them)

You yourselves can bear witness to my having said, 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I am His appointed forerunner.'

pursued, yet never left unsuccoured; struck to the ground, yet never slain;

But these men, like brute beasts, created (with their natural instincts)

Jesus also questioned him. "What is your name?" He said. "Legion," he replied, "for there are a host of us."

and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

with power manifested in signs and marvels, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. But--to speak simply of my own labours--beginning in Jerusalem and the outlying districts, I have proclaimed without reserve, even as far as Illyricum, the Good News of the Christ;

So He gave directions to His disciples to keep a small boat in constant attendance on Him because of the throng--to prevent their crushing Him.

And He turned towards His disciples and said to them apart, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!

"So the servant came and brought these answers to his master, and they stirred his anger. "'Go out quickly,' he said, 'into the streets of the city--the wide ones and the narrow. You will see poor men, and crippled, blind, lame: fetch them all in here.'

So they said to one another, "Do not let us tear it. Let us draw lots for it." This happened that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says, "They shared my garments among them, and drew lots for my clothing." That was just what the soldiers did.

Reaching out His hand and touching him, Jesus said, "I am willing; be cleansed!" And instantly the leprosy left him.

Some, when they argue with you, you must endeavor to convince;

Then they began to beat Him on the head with a cane, to spit on Him, and to do Him homage on bended knees.

No, it is quite otherwise. Even those parts of the body which are apparently somewhat feeble are yet indispensable;

For Jesus Christ the Son of God--He who was proclaimed among you by us, that is by Silas and Timothy and myself--did not show Himself a waverer between "Yes" and "No." But it was and always is "Yes" with Him.

by the new and ever-living way which He opened up for us through the rending of the veil--that is to say, of His earthly nature--

and this shall be My Covenant with them; when I have taken away their sins."

In relation to the Good News, the Jews are God's enemies for your sakes; but in relation to God's choice they are dearly loved for the sake of their forefathers.

When morning came, there was no little commotion among the soldiers, as to what could possibly have become of Peter.

do not harden your hearts as your forefathers did in the time of the provocation on the day of the temptation in the Desert,

Through faith he left Egypt, not being frightened by the king's anger; for he held on his course as seeing the unseen One.

The whole crowd were eager to touch Him, because power went forth from him and cured every one.

And when Herod had had him searched for and could not find him, after sharply questioning the guards he ordered them away to execution. He then went down from Judaea to Caesarea and remained there.

See to it that no one ever repays another with evil for evil; but always seek opportunities of doing good both to one another and to all the world.

The man whose teaching originates with himself aims at his own glory. He who aims at the glory of Him who sent him teaches the truth, and there is no deception in him.

For I tell you that many Prophets and kings have desired to see the things you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things you hear, and have not heard them."

For now life is for us life indeed, since you are standing fast in the Lord.

There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and mark! One greater than Jonah is here.

He also wrote a letter of which these were the contents:

For the Son of Man is going His way as it is written about Him; but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It had been a happy thing for that man, had he never been born."

Therefore, though I might with Christ's authority speak very freely and order you to do what is fitting,

The nations will live their lives by its light; and the kings of the earth are to bring their glory into it.

whereas glory, honour and peace will be given to every one who does what is good and right--to the Jew first and then to the Gentile.

And another angel came out from the altar--he who had power over fire--and he spoke in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, "Use your sharp sickle, and gather the bunches from the vine of the earth, for its grapes are now quite ripe."

"'Father,' cried the son, 'I have sinned against Heaven and before you: no longer do I deserve to be called a son of yours.'

These are those who cause divisions. They are men of the world, wholly unspiritual.

For it is God's will that by doing what is right you should thus silence the ignorant talk of foolish persons.

On the contrary, in our relations to you we showed ourselves as gentle as a mother is when she tenderly nurses her own children.

Can a fig-tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine yield figs? No; and neither can salt water yield sweet.

Help Zenas the lawyer forward on his journey with special care, and Apollos, so that they may have all they require.

When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.

And Simon and the others searched everywhere for Him.

and the Law has nothing to do with faith. It teaches that "he who does these things shall live by doing them."

This led some of the Pharisees to say, "That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." "How is it possible for a bad man to do such miracles?" argued others.

For this reason we feel comforted; and--in addition to this our comfort--we have been filled with all the deeper joy at Titus's joy, because his spirit has been set at rest by you all.

I am alarmed about you, and am afraid that I have perhaps bestowed labour upon you to no purpose.

I have now told you before it comes to pass, that when it has come to pass you may believe.

Do I mean that a thing sacrificed to an idol is what it claims to be, or that an idol is a real thing?

and even upon My bondservants, both men and women, at that time, I will pour out My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

And so did the rest of the seven, all dying childless. Finally the woman also died.

The Lake also was getting rough, because a strong wind was blowing.

and the whole town was assembled at the door.

Thou hast made him only a little inferior to the angels; with glory and honour Thou hast crowned him, and hast set him to govern the works of Thy hands.

Out of the same mouth there proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be.

For you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example. There was no disorder in our lives among you,

You have all been redeemed at infinite cost: do not become slaves to men.

I entreat you on behalf of my own child whose father I have become while in my chains--I mean Onesimus.

Any kind of wrongdoing is sin; but there is sin which is not unto death.

those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess,

nor did we eat any one's bread without paying for it, but we laboured and toiled, working hard night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.

coming upon the soul of every man and woman who deliberately does wrong--upon the Jew first, and then upon the Gentile;

Indeed, when they saw that I was entrusted with the preaching of the Good News to the Gentiles as Peter had been with that to the Jews--

Where each one stood when he was called, there, brethren, let him still stand--close to God.

and if you were cut from that which by nature is a wild olive and contrary to nature were grafted into the good olive tree, how much more certainly will these natural branches be grafted on their own olive tree?

I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who has existed from the very beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong and God's Message still has a place in your hearts, and you have overcome the Evil one.

For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law.

and leaving Nazareth He went and settled at Capernaum, a town by the Lake on the frontiers of Zebulun and Naphtali,

Blind Pharisee, first wash clean the inside of the cup or dish, and then the outside will be clean also.

He, having received an order like that, lodged them in the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

I speak in a tongue, thank God, more than all of you;

The leprosy at once left him, and he was cleansed.

and Peter, recollecting, said to Him, "Look, Rabbi, the fig-tree which you cursed is withered up."

So, on an appointed day, Herod, having arrayed himself in royal robes, took his seat on the tribunal, and was haranguing them;

But the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry,

Would to God that those who are unsettling your faith would even mutilate themselves.

What then were the circumstances under which this took place? Was it after he had been circumcised, or before?

But whatever be the point that we have already reached, let us persevere in the same course.

We, for Christ's sake, are labeled as "foolish"; you, as Christians, are men of shrewd intelligence. We are mere weaklings: you are strong. You are in high repute: we are outcasts.

All this I write to you, though I am hoping before long to come to see you.

for this reason in our distress and trouble we have been comforted about you, brethren, by your faith.

saying, "We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Ruler of all, Who art and wast, because Thou hast exerted Thy power, Thy great power, and hast become King.

"Come," she said, "and see a man who has told me everything I have ever done. Can this be the Christ, do you think?"

You however have remained with me amid my trials;

"Let us go elsewhere, to the neighbouring country towns," He replied, "that I may proclaim my Message there also; because for that purpose I came from God."

Yet argue modestly and cautiously, keeping your consciences free from guilt, so that, when you are spoken against, those who slander your good Christian lives may be put to shame.

For there must of necessity be differences of opinion among you, in order that it may be plainly seen who are the men of sterling worth among you.

And which of you is able by anxious thought to add a moment to his life?

And a will is only of force in the case of a deceased person, being never of any avail so long as he who made it lives.

In a fountain, are fresh water and bitter sent forth from the same opening?

Now if any one has caused sorrow, it has been caused not so much to me, as in some degree--for I have no wish to exaggerate--to all of you.

"If I have spoken wrongly," replied Jesus, "bear witness to it as wrong; but if rightly, why that blow?"

Not that we want to lord it over you in respect of your faith--we do, however, desire to help your joy--for in the matter of your faith you are standing firm.

But it was God who built up the body, and bestowed more abundant honor on the part that felt the need,

that there might be no disunion in the body, but that all the members might entertain the same anxious care for one another's welfare.

Observe the lilies, how they grow. They neither labour nor spin. And yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was as beautifully dressed as one of these.

Indoors the disciples began questioning Jesus again on the same subject.

For it is better that you should suffer for doing right, if such be God's will, than for doing evil;

And again He said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?

but if your eyesight is bad, your whole body will be dark. If however the very light within you is darkness, how dense must the darkness be!

"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"

"My prayer to God, whether briefly or at length," replied Paul, "would be that not only you but all who are my hearers to-day, might become such as I am--except these chains."

and, after severely flogging them, they threw them into jail and bade the jailer keep them safely.

You yourselves are witnesses--and God is witness--how holy and upright and blameless our dealings with you believers were.

Over His head was the notice in writing of the charge against Him: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

or to provincial Governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and the encouragement of those who do what is right.

Rightly enough you are giving thanks, and yet your neighbor is not benefited.

But, whenever you fast, pour perfume on your hair and wash your face,

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Now we had among us seven brothers. The eldest of them married, but died childless, leaving his wife to his brother.

and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you.

I will display marvels in the sky above, and signs on the earth below, blood and fire, and pillars of smoke.

nor theives, nor avaricious people, nor any who are addicted to hard drinking, to abusive language or to greed of gain, will inherit God's Kingdom.

others you must try to save, as brands plucked from the flames; and on others look with pity mingled with fear, while you hate every trace of their sin.

And if I preach willingly, I receive my wages; but if against my will, a stewardship has nevertheless been entrusted to me.

Through faith he instituted the Passover, and the sprinkling with blood so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites.

It was my wish to keep him at my side for him to attend to my wants, as your representative, during my imprisonment for the Good News.

"You shall drink out of my cup," He said, "but a seat at my right hand or at my left it is not for me to allot, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

It follows also that those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

For a Christian, if he was a slave when called, is the Lord's freed man, and in the same way a free man, if called, becomes the slave of Christ.

saying, 'This man began to build, but could not finish.'

and Jacob went down into Egypt. There he died, and so did our forefathers,

after which he took food and regained his strength. Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus.

"I am He," said Jesus--"I who am now talking to you."

He gave them leave; and the foul spirits came out and entered into the swine, and the herd--about 2,000 in number--rushed headlong down the cliff into the Lake and were drowned in the Lake.

Then He came to the disciples and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Alas, none of you could keep awake with me for even a single hour!

But he who has received the seed on good ground is he who hears and understands. Such hearers give a return, and yield one a hundred for one, another sixty, another thirty.")

For I tell you that not one of those who were invited shall taste my dinner.'"

The dead man sat up and began to speak; and He restored him to his mother.

"We know," replied the parents, "that this is our son and that he was born blind;

and they were taken to Shechem and were laid in the tomb which Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a sum of money paid in silver.

Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not a man of you obeys the Law. Why do you want to kill me?"

They left the town and set out to go to Him.

for, in the first place, when you meet as a Church, there are divisions among you. This is what I am told, and I believe that there is some truth in it.

Formerly he was useless to you, but now--true to his name--he is of great use to you and to me.

And the foul spirits, whenever they saw Him, threw themselves down at His feet, screaming out: "You are the Son of God."

And on His name shall the nations rest their hopes."

"Whereupon his master, touched with compassion, set him free and forgave him the debt.

it is for love's sake that--instead of that--although I am none other than Paul the aged, and am now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus,

Then Peter took Him aside and began taking Him to task. "Master," he said, "God forbid; this will not be your lot."

For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: how, working night and day so as not to become a burden to any one of you, we came and proclaimed among you God's Good News.

Which is easier?--to say to this paralytic, 'Your sins are pardoned,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your mat, and walk?'

But He many a time checked them, forbidding them to say who He was.

For what thanksgiving on your behalf can we possibly offer to God in return for all the joy which fills our souls before our God for you,

You cannot drink the Lord's cup and the cup of demons: you cannot be joint-partakers both in the table of the Lord and in the table of demons.

and those who use the world as not using it to the full. For the world as it now exists is passing away.

Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, and so do my countrymen Lucius, Jason and Sosipater.

No one ever mends an old cloak with a patch of newly woven cloth. Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away some of the old, and a worse hole would be made.

They must be beneficent, rich in noble deeds, open-handed and liberal;

And it is not with the gift as it was with the results of one individual's sin; for the judgement which one individual provoked resulted in condemnation, whereas the free gift after a multitude of transgressions results in acquittal.

For He had cured many of the people, so that all who had any ailments pressed upon Him, to touch Him.

So they made haste and came and found Mary and Joseph, with the babe lying in the manger.

Then they were willing to take Him on board; and in a moment the boat reached the shore at the point to which they were going.

A crushed reed He will not utterly break, nor will He quench the still smouldering wick, until He has led on Justice to victory.

while angels, though greater than they in might and power, do not bring any insulting accusation against such in the presence of the Lord.

"One deed I have done," replied Jesus, "and you are all full of wonder.

The stars in the sky also fell to the earth, as when a fig-tree, upon being shaken by a gale of wind, casts its unripe figs to the ground.

These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile."

For suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes,

And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who is seated on the throne, and lives until the Ages of the Ages,

I specially urge this upon you in order that I may be the more speedily restored to you.

But may our God and Father Himself--and our Lord Jesus--guide us on our way to you;

To the Jews I have become like a Jew in order to win Jews; to men under the Law as if I were under the Law--although I am not--in order to win those who are under the Law;

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing: obedience to God's commandments is everything.

"All this I have spoken to you in veiled language. The time is coming when I shall no longer speak to you in veiled language, but will tell you about the Father in plain words.

Every tree which does not yield good fruit is cut down and thrown aside for burning.

Whatever be the condition in life in which a man was, when he was called, in that let him continue.

There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.

Bethany was near Jerusalem, the distance being a little less than two miles;

"It is one of the Twelve," He replied; "he who is dipping his fingers in the dish with me.

Then a single angel of great strength took a stone which resembled a huge millstone, and hurled it into the sea, saying, "So shall Babylon, that great city, be violently hurled down and never again be found.

when He told you that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again."

But after the lapse of fully two years Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and being desirous of gratifying the Jews, Felix left Paul still in prison.

"O unbelieving generation!" replied Jesus; "how long must I be with you? how long must I have patience with you? Bring the boy to me."

Or are we actually arousing the Lord to jealousy. Are we stronger than He is?

Thereupon Herod sent privately for the Magi and ascertained from them the exact time of the star's appearing.

And as for me, most gladly will I spend all I have and be utterly spent for your salvation.

The inhabitants, too, of the towns in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem came in crowds, bringing sick persons and some who were harassed by foul spirits, and they were cured, one and all.

"John the Baptist," they replied; "but others say Elijah; and others that some one of the ancient Prophets has come back to life."

There they got on board a boat, and pushed off to cross the Lake to Capernaum. By this time it had become dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them.

"But whatever town you come to and they will not receive you, go out into the broader streets and say,

And seeing the man standing with them--the man who had been cured--they had no reply to make.

And His compassion is, generation after generation, Upon those who fear Him.

Therefore I was greatly grieved with that generation, and I said, 'They are ever going astray in heart, and have not learnt to know My paths.'

At once the eyes of all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin were fastened on him, and they saw his face looking just like the face of an angel.

The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.

their eyes were opened and they recognized Him. But He vanished from them.

And He proceeded to teach in their synagogues, winning praise from all.

in order that as sin has exercised kingly sway in inflicting death, so grace, too, may exercise kingly sway in bestowing a righteousness which results in the Life of the Ages through Jesus Christ our Lord.

for it is his own supper of which each of you is in a hurry to partake, and one eats like a hungry man, while another has already drunk to excess.

And we send with him the brother whose praises for his earnestness in proclaiming the Good News are heard throughout all the Churches.

thus effecting peace, and to reconcile Jews and Gentiles in one body to God, by means of His cross--slaying by it their mutual enmity.

Make an effort to come to me speedily.

Jesus saw his sorrow, and said, "With how hard a struggle do the possessors of riches ever enter the Kingdom of God!

The reply of Jesus was, "It is said, 'Thou shalt not put the Lord they God to the proof.'"

Forsaking the straight road, they have gone astray, having eagerly followed in the steps of Balaam, the son of Beor, who was bent on securing the wages of unrighteousness.

Then, turning to His disciples, He said, "There will come a time when you will wish you could see a single one of the days of the Son of Man, but will not see one.

All were awe-struck, and they gave glory to God--some saying, "A Prophet, a great Prophet, has risen up among us." Others said, "God has not forgotten His People."

in order that all may come under judgement who have refused to believe the truth and have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.

For if the service which pronounces doom had glory, far more glorious still is the service which tells of righteousness.

I think then that, taking into consideration the distress which is now upon us, it is well for a man to remain as he is.

but as soon as another stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away that complete armour of his in which he trusted, and distributes the plunder he has collected.

"Their throats resemble an opened grave; with their tongues they have been talking deceitfully." "The venom of vipers lies hidden behind their lips."

If I love you so intensely, am I the less to be loved? Be that as it may: I was not a burden to you. But being by no means scrupulous, I entrapped you, they say!

There was a certain Demetrius, a silversmith, who made miniature silver sanctuaries of Diana, a business which brought great gain to the mechanics in his employ.

And in this way we shall come to know that we are loyal to the truth, and shall satisfy our consciences in His presence

But, as Scripture says, "Those shall see, to whom no report about Him has hitherto come, and those who until now have not heard shall understand."

"It is from among David's descendants that God, in fulfilment of His promise, has raised up a Saviour for Israel, even Jesus.

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to get free. Are you free from the marriage bond? Do not seek for a wife.

Their very eyes are full of adultery--being eyes which never cease from sin. These men set traps to catch unstedfast souls, their own hearts being well trained in greed. They are fore-doomed to God's curse!

They were terrified; but He called to them. "It is I," He said, "do not be afraid."

for He had been teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their Scribes taught.

The name of the star is 'Wormwood;' and a third part of the waters were turned into wormwood, and vast numbers of the people died from drinking the water, because it had become bitter.

that your charities may be in secret; and then your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

"'Let all who have ears give heed to what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. He who overcomes shall be in no way hurt by the Second Death.'

saying, "This is the blood which confirms the Covenant that God has made binding upon you."

"Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How is it then that he can now see?"

But God's Message prospered, and converts were multiplied.

"Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig-tree,'" replied Jesus, "do you believe? You shall see greater things than that."

This was not because we had not a claim upon you, but it arose from a desire to set you an example--for you to imitate us.

I send this short letter by Silas, our faithful brother--for such I regard him--in order to encourage you, and to bear witness that what I have told you is the true grace of God. In it stand fast.

Others asserted that He was Elijah. Others again said, "He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets."

A vast multitude followed Him, because they witnessed the miracles on the sick which He was constantly performing.

But if I do that which I do not desire to do, I admit the excellence of the Law,

And there was given to each of them a long white robe, and they were bidden to wait patiently for a short time longer, until the full number of their fellow bondservants should also complete--namely of their brethren who were soon to be killed just as they had been.

He immediately cured many of diseases, severe pain, and evil spirits, and to many who were blind He gave the gift of sight.

Then Jesus went up the hill, and sat there with His disciples.

He then directed them to go to Bethlehem, adding, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and do him homage."

"'We have played the flute to you,' they say, 'and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not beaten your breasts.'

You have eyes! can you not see? You have ears! can you not hear? and have you no memory?

For if that which was to be abolished came with glory, much more is that which is permanent arrayed in glory.

And Jesus rose and followed him, as did also His disciples.

When, however, you meet in one place, there is no eating the Supper of the Lord;

for she said to herself, "If I but touch His cloak, I shall be cured."

After hearing what the king said, they went to Bethlehem, while, strange to say, the star they had seen in the east led them on until it came and stood over the place where the babe was.

This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they had heard of His having performed that miracle.

And Jesus strictly forbad them to tell this to any one;

and the assembled people kept shouting, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!"

a sound of such a kind that those who heard it entreated that no more should be added.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with the spirit of every one of you.

Feeding there, on the mountain slope, was a great herd of swine.

Then for fear of possibly running on rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern and waited impatiently for daylight.

and saying, "Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your purification present the offerings that Moses appointed as evidence for them."

and a considerable number of the Jews were with Martha and Mary, having come to express sympathy with them on the death of their brother.

Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy.

At last, having finished their sport, they took off the cloak, clothed Him again in His own garments, and led Him away for crucifixion.

They asked this in order to put Him to the test, so that they might have some charge to bring against Him. But Jesus leant forward and began to write with His finger on the ground.

And you know that in those early days it was on account of bodily infirmity that I proclaimed the Good News to you,

The Jewish Festival, the Passover, was at hand.

So also, when you see these things happening, you may be sure that the Kingdom of God is near.

the twenty-four Elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives until the Ages of the Ages, and they cast their wreaths down in front of the throne,

And whether the building which any one is erecting on that foundation be of gold or silver or costly stones, of timber or hay or straw--

I no longer deserve to be called a son of yours: treat me as one of your hired men.'

I use the language of self-disparagement, as though I were admitting our own feebleness. Yet for whatever reason any one is 'courageous' --I speak in mere folly--I also am courageous.

But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

Fetch the fat calf and kill it, and let us feast and enjoy ourselves;

The Jews, however, did not believe the statement concerning him--that he had been blind and had obtained his sight--until they called his parents and asked them,

But when the Scribes of the Pharisee sect saw Him eating with the sinners and the tax-gatherers, they said to His disciples, "He is eating and drinking with the tax-gatherers and sinners!"

For we have heard him say that Jesus, the Nazarene, will pull this place down to the ground and will change the customs which Moses handed down to us."

But John, towards the end of his career, repeatedly asked the people, "'What do you suppose me to be? I am not the Christ. But there is One coming after me whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'

For this reason my heart is glad and my tongue exults. My body also shall rest in hope.

and the way to peace they have not known."

There is nothing hidden, which shall not be openly seen; nor anything secret, which shall not be known and come into the light of day.

So they ordered them to withdraw from the Sanhedrin while they conferred among themselves.

and those who were tormented by foul spirits were cured.

But all the more the report about Him spread abroad, and great multitudes crowded to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;

For we hear that there are some of you who live disorderly lives and are mere idle busybodies.

John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

John's Baptism, whence was it? --had it a heavenly or a human origin?" So they debated the matter among themselves. "If we say 'a heavenly origin,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

who have endangered their very lives for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And if any one takes part in an athletic contest, he gets no prize unless he obeys the rules.

Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" "From early childhood," he said;

So also did the second and the third, down to the seventh,

in order that it may be as Scripture says, "He who boasts--let his boast be in the Lord."

"And I also have a question to ask *you*," replied Jesus, "and if you answer me, I in turn will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more malignant than itself, and they enter and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first.

and the heavy rain falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and beat against the house; yet it does not fall, for its foundation is on rock.

(Now Philip came from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.)

For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.

and imploring you to live lives worthy of fellowship with God who is inviting you to share His own Kingship and glory.

to men without Law as if I were without Law--although I am not without Law in relation to God but am abiding in Christ's Law--in order to win those who are without Law.

For just as the lightning, when it flashes, shines from one part of the horizon to the opposite part, so will the Son of Man be on His day.

"Blessed are you who hunger now, because your hunger shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who now weep aloud, because you shall laugh.

Landing at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and inquired after the welfare of the Church, and then went down to Antioch.

Wise as you yourselves are, you find pleasure in tolerating fools.

Those who had eaten were about 5,000 adult men, without reckoning women and children.

And at the same time they also learn to be idle as they go round from house to house; and they are not only idle, but are gossips also and busybodies, speaking of things that ought not to be spoken of.

And you men and women of Philippi also know that at the first preaching of the Good News, when I had left Macedonia, no other Church except yourselves held communication with me about giving and receiving;

At that time, then, what benefit did you get from conduct which you now regard with shame? Why, such things finally result in death.

Ruin and misery mark their path;

For until certain persons came from James he had been accustomed to eat with Gentiles; but as soon as these persons came, he withdrew and separated himself for fear of the Circumcision party.

"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that there is no one who has left house or wife, or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of God's Kingdom,

The man rose, and immediately under the eyes of all took up his mat and went out, so that they were all filled with astonishment, gave the glory to God, and said, "We never saw anything like this."

He said this to put Philip to the test, for He Himself knew what He was going to do.

Your treasures have rotted, and your piles of clothing are moth-eaten;

But in order that you also may know how I am doing, Tychicus our dearly-loved brother and faithful helper in the Lord's service will tell you everything.

being doomed to receive a requital for their guilt. They reckon it pleasure to feast daintily in broad daylight. They are spots and blemishes, while feeding luxuriously at their love-feasts, and banqueting with you.

The woman however, leaving her pitcher, went away to the town, and called the people.

as sad, but we are always joyful; as poor, but we bestow wealth on many; as having nothing, and yet we securely possess all things.

"We have nothing here," they said, "but five loaves and a couple of fish."

Faithful is this saying and deserving of universal acceptance:

Those who receive the seed by the way-side are those in whom the Message is sown, but, when they have heard it, Satan comes at once and carries away the Message sown in them.

At length he was cast out, but Pharaoh's daughter adopted him, and brought him up as her own son.

But no sooner had that servant gone out, than he met with one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 shillings; and seizing him by the throat and nearly strangling him he exclaimed, "'Pay me all you owe.'

Bear with me, brethren, when I thus exhort you; for, in fact, it is but a short letter that I have written to you.

Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and handed it to them, and they all of them drank from it.

"But as the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise which God had made to Abraham, the people became many times more numerous in Egypt,

Yet I thank you for taking your share in my troubles.

I am sending him back to you, though in so doing I send part of myself.

Then they spat upon Him, and taking the cane they repeatedly struck Him on the head with it.

You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God's presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness.

Yet a number of small boats came from Tiberias to the neighbourhood of the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Have all miraculous powers? Have all ability to cure diseases? Do all speak in 'tongues'? Do all interpret?

For which is the greater--he who sits at table, or he who waits on him? Is it not he who sits at table? But my position among you is that of one who waits on others.

Since many boast for merely human reasons, I too will boast.

But now, as there is no more unoccupied ground in this part of the world, and I have for years past been eager to pay you a visit,

But Jesus turned towards them and said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

"You are possessed by a demon," replied the crowd; "no one wants to kill you."

They were astonished beyond measure, and said to one another, "Who then *can* be saved?"

not readily to become unsettled in mind or troubled--either by any pretended spiritual revelation or by any message or letter claiming to have been sent by us--through fancying that the day of the Lord is now here.

For it is undeniable that our Lord sprang from Judah, a tribe of which Moses said nothing in connection with priests.

For though the nations of the world pursue these things, as for you, your Father knows that you need them.

And He went through all Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and expelling the demons.

Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet; and a curse fell upon a third part of the sun, a third part of the moon, and a third part of the stars, so that a third part of them were darkened and for a third of the day, and also of the night, there was no light.

The disciples began looking at one another, at a loss to know to which of them He was referring.

and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you authority to do them?"

"Bring them here to me," He said,

For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: 'And He was reckoned among the lawless'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."

For when Moses had proclaimed to all the people every commandment contained in the Law, he took the blood of the calves and of the goats and with them water, scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people,

And Peter was still earnestly thinking over the vision, when the Spirit said to him, "Three men are now inquiring for you.

and the things which the world regards as base, and those which it sets utterly at nought--things that have no existence--God has chosen in order to reduce to nothing things that do exist;

so that you may recall the words spoken long ago by the holy Prophets, and the commandments of our Lord and Saviour given you through your Apostles.

"Master," replied Peter, "with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death."

but how it is that he can now see or who has opened his eyes we do not know. Ask him himself; he is of full age; he himself will give his own account of it."

When they heard Paul speak of a resurrection of dead men, some began to scoff. But others said, "We will hear you again on that subject."

"It was in consideration of your stubborn hearts," said Jesus, "that Moses enacted this law for you;

Now, in the Law, Moses has ordered us to stone such women to death. But what do you say?"

Yet if you marry, you have not sinned; and if a maiden marries, she has not sinned. Such people, however, will have outward trouble. But I am for sparing you.

For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring great freedom of speech in proclaiming the faith which rests on Christ Jesus.

The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls; and disastrous is the fall."

as it is written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male shall be called holy to the Lord."

So he, having his head on Jesus's bosom, leaned back and asked, "Master, who is it?"

Only I wished to do nothing without your consent, so that his kind action of yours might not be done under pressure, but might be a voluntary one.

He ordered him to tell no one. "But go," He said, "show yourself to the Priest, and make the offering for your purification which Moses appointed, as evidence for them."

And to our God and Father be the glory throughout the Ages of the Ages! Amen.

"What are we to do with these men?" they asked one another; for the fact that a remarkable miracle has been performed by them is well known to every one in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.

having determined to endure ill-treatment along with the people of God rather than enjoy the short-lived pleasures of sin;

and his hearers were all amazed, and began to ask one another, "Is not this the man who in Jerusalem tried to exterminate those who called upon that Name, and came here on purpose to carry them off in chains to the High Priests?"

Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be with all of you who are in Christ.

He is not the God of dead, but of living men. You are in grave error."

For we, alive though we are, are continually surrendering ourselves to death for the sake of Jesus, so that in this mortal nature of ours it may also be clearly shown that Jesus lives.

But here he is, speaking openly and boldly, and they say nothing to him! Can the Rulers really have ascertained that this man is the Christ?