and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says: "'He will give His angels directions about you, And they will bear you up on their hands, so you will never strike your foot against a stone.'"

So the news about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were sick with various diseases, especially those who were suffering with torturing diseases; and he cured them.

So I tell you, stop worrying about your life, as to what you will have to eat or drink, or about your body, as to what you will have to wear. Is not life worth more than food and the body worth more than clothes?

And why should you worry about clothes? Look at the wild lilies and learn how they grow. They do not toil or spin;

So never worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries of its own. Each day has evil enough of its own."

Now Jesus, because He saw a crowd about Him, gave orders to cross to the other side.

And the news about her spread all over that country.

But they went out and spread the news about Him all over that country.

But when they turn you over to the courts, you must not worry at all about how or what you ought to speak, for it will be given you at that hour what you ought to speak.

But as they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the desert to gaze at? A reed that is tossed to and fro by the wind?

For up to the days of John all the prophets, and even the law, prophesied about it,

You brood of vipers! How can you, wicked as you are, say anything that is good? For the mouth talks about the things that fill the heart.

"Whenever the foul spirit goes out of a man, it wanders about in deserts in search of rest, but cannot find it.

And the crowds that gathered about Him were so great that He got into a boat and remained sitting in it, while all the crowd stood on the seashore.

At that time Herod the governor heard the reports about Jesus,

The people fed numbered about five thousand men, besides women and children.

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied beautifully about you, when he said:

How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about bread, when I said, keep on guarding yourselves against the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees?"

Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist.

While they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be turned over into the hands of men,

He answered, "Yes." When Jesus reached home -- He got there ahead of Simon -- He asked him, "What do you think about it, Simon? From whom do civil rulers collect duties or taxes, from their own citizens or from aliens?"

And He answered him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only One who is perfectly good. But if you want to get into that life, you must practice keeping the commandments."

He went out again about nine o'clock and found others standing around doing nothing.

Again he went out about twelve o'clock and three o'clock, and did as before.

About five he went out again and found still others standing around, and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?'

And as Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside, and said to them while on the road,

But Jesus answered, "You do not realize what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They answered, "Yes, we can."

When the high priests and the Pharisees heard His stories, they knew that He was speaking about them,

Jesus answered, "Look out that no one misleads you about it,

But about that day or hour not a single one knows -- not even the angels in heaven or the Son; not a single one but the Father alone.

and knew nothing about it until the Flood came and swept them all away, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves."

Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the barracks, and gathered about Him the whole battalion.

About three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! My God! why have you forsaken me?"

and as soon as they saw Him, they fell down and worshiped Him, though some were in doubt about it.