and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for to them belongs the Kingdom of the Heavens.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

To him who asks, give: from him who would borrow, turn not away.

But I command you all, love your enemies, and pray for your persecutors;

But you, whenever you pray, go into your own room and shut the door: then pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father--He who sees in secret--will recompense you.

"In this manner therefore pray: 'Our Father who art in Heaven, may Thy name be kept holy;

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

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor a poisonous tree good fruit.

in order that this prediction of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "He took on Him our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases."

And the crowds were awe-struck when they saw it, and ascribed the glory to God who had entrusted such power to a man.

Nor do people pour new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins would split, the wine would escape, and the skins be destroyed. But they put new wine into fresh skins, and both are saved."

But the Pharisees maintained, "It is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he drives out the demons."

and you will even be put on trial before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and to the Gentiles.

"blind eyes receive sight, and cripples walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf ears hear; the dead are raised to life, and the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them;

For it is good to bear my yoke, and my burden is light."

The Pharisees heard it and said, "This man only expels demons by the power of Baal-zebul, the Prince of demons."

And if it is by Baal-zebul's power that I expel the demons, by whose power do your disciples expel them? They therefore shall be your judges.

But if it is by the power of the Spirit of God that I expel the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

When He had done this, He climbed the hill to pray in solitude. Night came on, and he was there alone.

"Blessed are you, Simon Bar-jonah," said Jesus; "for mere human nature has not revealed this to you, but my Father in Heaven.

Then young children were brought to Him for Him to put His hands on them and pray; but the disciples interfered.

"If you desire to be perfect," replied Jesus, "go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and come, follow me."

"That, I tell you, is the reason why the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation that will exhibit the power of it.

The reply of Jesus was, "You are in error, through ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God.

"So that you bear witness against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the Prophets.

"But pray that your flight may not be in winter, nor on the Sabbath;

Then will appear the Sign of the Son of Man in the sky; and then will all the nations of the earth lament, when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with great power and glory.

and consulted how to get Jesus into their power by stratagem and put Him to death.

"for this might have been sold for a considerable sum, and the money given to the poor."

The poor you always have with you, but me you have not always.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane. And He said to the disciples, "Sit down here, whilst I go yonder and there pray."

Keep awake, and pray that you may not enter into temptation: the spirit is right willing, but the body is frail."

Jesus however came near and said to them, "All power in Heaven and over the earth has been given to me.