And his fame spread throughout all Syria. They brought all the sick to him, those who were suffering from various diseases and troubles??emoniacs, epileptics, paralytics??nd he healed them.

"Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake.

"But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by the sky, for it is God's throne;

"Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they?

"But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

But all the crowd were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

"It is not those who are well," said Jesus, when he heard this, "but the sick, who need a doctor.

and when he had driven out the demon, the dumb spoke. The crowds were amazed, saying, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel!"

"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

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

"He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

and such a great crowd gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the crowd stood on the beach.

"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."

and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?

So when he landed he saw a great multitude, and felt compassion for them, and healed their sick.

and when the men of that country recognized him, they sent into all the country round about, and brought to him all the sick,

"In a lonely place like this," asked the disciple. "where can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"

In answer he said: "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red as fire';

and at dawn you say, 'It will storm today, for the sky is red and lowering.' You know how to discern the look of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot read.

For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

"and whoever receives one such child for my sake, receives me.

"Woe unto the world because of such stumbling-blocks! They will surely come, but woe unto each man by whom they come!

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

"For there are eunuchs who have been such from birth; others who have been made such by men; and others who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of God. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."

"And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall many times as much, and fall heir to eternal life.

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see to it that you are not afraid. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

for then shall be a time of great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never shall be again.

And if these days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake these days will be cut short.

"But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

"Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

"'I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to see me.'

"'When did we see you sick or in prison, and come to see you?'

"I was a stranger, and you took me not in; naked, and you clothed me not; sick, or in prison, and you visited me not.'

"Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?'