"Repent," said he, "for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

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."

"As you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'

"And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

"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.

"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 how much more is a man worth than a sheep? Therefore it is right to do good on the Sabbath."

"'It is an enemy who has done this,' he answered. "The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and collect them?'

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."

but when the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, they were terrified. "It is a phantom," they said, and cried out for fear.

This is a people that honors me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

"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.

"but if he will not heed the church, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.

"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."

"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."

"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!

But if, because he is a bad slave, he should say to himself, 'My Master is a long time in coming,'

"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;

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 he said to them. "My soul is an anguish, even unto death! Stay here, and keep watch with me."

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.

"It is as you say," answered Jesus; but while he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.