John was clad in clothing of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and lived on locusts and wild honey;

The man, however, went away, and began to speak about it publicly, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go openly into a town, but stayed outside in lonely places; and people came to him from every direction.

For, though he had many times been left secured with fetters and chains, he had snapped the chains and broken the fetters to pieces, and no one could master him.

And he could not work any miracle there, beyond placing his hands upon a few infirm persons, and curing them;

On leaving that place, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, and did not wish anyone to know it, but could not escape notice.

For what could a man give that is of equal value with his life?

And his clothes became of a more dazzling white than any bleacher in the world could make them.

Then a cloud came down and enveloped them; and from the cloud there came a voice--"This is my Son, the Beloved; him you must hear."

When Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately: "Why could not we drive it out?"

And, noticing a fig-tree at a distance in leaf, he went to it to see if by any chance he could find something on it; but, on coming up to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

This perfume could have been sold for more than thirty pounds, and the money given to the poor."

She has done what she could; she has perfumed my body beforehand for my burial.

They were glad to hear what he said, and promised to pay him. So he looked for a way to betray Jesus opportunely.

Then he came and found the three Apostles asleep. "Simon," he said to Peter, "are you asleep? Could not you watch for one hour?

Meanwhile the Chief Priest and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such evidence against Jesus as would warrant his being put to death, but they could not find any;