And a voice came out of Heaven, saying, "Thou art My Son, the beloved, in Whom I was well pleased."

saying, "What is there to us and Thee, Jesus, Nazarene? didst Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee Who Thou art, the Holy One of God."

And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even about the door; and He was speaking the word to them.

And the unclean spirits, whensoever they were beholding Him, were falling down before Him, and crying, saying, "Thou art the Son of God."

The sower sows the word.

And these are those by the wayside, where the word is sown; and, when they hear, straightway Satan comes, and catches away the word which has been sown in them.

And these likewise are those sown upon the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, straightway with joy receive it;

and they have no root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, straightway they stumble.

And others are those sown among the thorns. These are those who heard the word,

and the anxieties of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires about other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And these are the ones sown on the good ground: such as hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold."

And with many such parables He spake the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

But Jesus, disregarding the word spoken, saith to the synagogue-ruler, "Fear not, only believe."

making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye handed down; and many such things ye do."

And He said to her, "Because of this word go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter."

And He asked them, "But Who do ye say that I am?" Peter, answering, says to Him, "Thou art the Christ."

and said to Him, "By what authority art Thou doing these things! Or who gave Thee this authority to do these things!"

And, coming, they say to Him, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and carest not for any one; for Thou lookest not into the face of men, but in truth teachest the way of God. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

But He was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, and says to Him, "Art Thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"

And straightway the second time the cock crowed. And Peter remembered the word, how Jesus said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will deny Me thrice." And, having thought thereon, he kept weeping.

And Pilate asked Him, "Art Then the King of the Jews?" And He, answering, saith to him, "You say it."

And they, going forth, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word through the signs closely following.