So they entered the house; and when they saw the babe with His mother Mary, they prostrated themselves and did Him homage, and opening their treasure-chests offered gifts to Him--gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.

and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence could array himself like one of these.

When the demon was expelled, the dumb man could speak. And the crowds exclaimed in astonishment, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel."

"Provide no gold, nor even silver nor copper to carry in your pockets;

And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is a disciple, I solemnly tell you that he will not lose his reward."

And have you not read in the Law how on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath without incurring guilt?

And if you knew what this means, 'It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice', you would not have condemned those who are without guilt.

At that time a demoniac was brought to Him, blind and dumb; and He cured him, so that the dumb man could speak and see.

He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked Him, "Why could not we expel the demon?"

"Tell the Daughter of Zion, 'See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"

"So they went out into the roads and gathered together all they could find, both bad and good, and the banqueting hall was filled with guests.

No one could say a word in reply, nor from that day did any one venture again to put a question to Him.

"Alas for you, you blind guides, who say, "'Whoever swears by the Sanctuary it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the Sanctuary, is bound by the oath.'

"Blind fools! Why, which is greater? --the gold, or the Sanctuary which has made the gold holy?

Fill up the measure of your forefathers' guilt.

and because of the prevalent disregard of God's law the love of the great majority will grow cold;

when I was ill-clad, you clothed me; when I was sick, you visited me; when I was in prison, you came to see me.'

When did we see Thee homeless, and give Thee a welcome? or ill-clad, and clothe Thee?

when homeless, you gave me no welcome; ill-clad, you clothed me not; sick or in prison, you visited me not.'

"Then will they also answer, "'Lord, when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or homeless or ill-clad or sick or in prison, and not come to serve Thee?'

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 they could find none, although many false witnesses came forward. At length there came two

So when he saw that he could gain nothing, but that on the contrary there was a riot threatening, he called for water and washed his hands in sight of them all, saying, "I am not responsible for this murder: you must answer for it."