when all at once, there in their synagogue, a man under the power of a foul spirit screamed out:

The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons."

and besought Him with many entreaties. "My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death: I pray you come and lay your hands upon her, that she may recover and live."

Immediately Jesus, well knowing that healing power had gone from within Him, turned round in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

But wherever they will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave shake off the very dust from under your feet to bear witness concerning them."

He then bade the people farewell, and went away up the hill to pray.

He went on to say, "In solemn truth I tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God already come in power."

and wherever it comes upon him, it dashes him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth, and he is pining away. I begged your disciples to expel it, but they had not the power."

Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said, "One thing is lacking in you: go, sell all you possess and give the proceeds to the poor, and you shall have riches in Heaven; and come and be a follower of mine."

At these words his brow darkened, and he went away sad; for he was possessed of great wealth.

That is why I tell you, as to whatever you pray and make request for, if you believe that you have received it it shall be yours.

"Is not this the cause of your error," replied Jesus--"your ignorance alike of the Scriptures and of the power of God?

But there came one poor widow and dropped in two farthings, equal in value to a halfpenny.

So He called His disciples to Him and said, "In solemn truth I tell you that this widow, poor as she is, has thrown in more than all the other contributors to the Treasury;

"But pray that it may not come in the winter.

And then will they see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

Take care, be on the alert, and pray; for you do not know when it will happen.

Now when He was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, while He was at table, there came a woman with a jar of pure, sweet-scented ointment very costly: she broke the jar and poured the ointment over His head.

For that ointment might have been sold for fifteen pounds or more, and the money have been given to the poor." And they were exceedingly angry with her.

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you choose you can do acts of kindness to them; but me you have not always.

One youth indeed did follow Him, wearing only a linen cloth round his bare body. Of him they laid hold,

"I am," replied Jesus, "and you and others will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the divine Power, and coming amid the clouds of the sky."