After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said: "Awake, take the child and his mother, and seek refuge in Egypt; and stay there until I bid you return, for Herod is about to search for the child, to put him to death."

When, however, John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to receive his baptism, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?

But first seek his Kingdom and the righteousness that he requires, and then all these things shall be added for you.

Hence it is by the fruit of their lives that you will know such men.

Jesus was surprised to hear this, and said to those who were following him: "Never I tell you, in any Israelite have I met with such faith as this!

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus exclaimed: "Why do your cherish such wicked thoughts?

When the crowd saw this, they were awe-struck, and praised God for giving such power to men.

No man ever puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for such a patch tears away from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.

And you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that you may witness for me before them and the nations.

He who has found his life will lose it, while he who, for my sake, has lost his life shall find it.

such great crowds gathered round him, that he got into a boat, and sat in it, while all the people stood upon the beach.

Going to his own part of the country, he taught the people in their Synagogue in such a manner that they were deeply impressed. "Where did he get this wisdom?" they said, "and the miracles?

On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them; and he cured all the sick among them.

"Where can we," his disciples asked, "in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?"

But Jesus answered: [ "In the evening you say 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is as red as fire.'

But in the morning you say 'To-day it will be stormy, for the sky is as red as fire and threatening.' You learn to read the sky; yet you are unable to read the signs of the times!]

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life shall find it.

And any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even one little child like this, is welcoming me.

Alas for the world because of such snares! There cannot but be snares; yet alas for the man who is answerable for the snare!

Some men, it is true, have from birth been disabled for marriage, while others have been disabled by their fellow men, and others again have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him accept it who can."

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be alarmed, for such things must occur; but the end is not yet here.

And had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of 'God's People' a limit will be put to them.

Meanwhile the Chief Priests and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such false evidence against Jesus, as would warrant putting him to death,