"The time has come, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the Good News."

But that you may know that the Son of Man has power to forgive sins on earth"--here he said to the paralyzed man--

And the Teachers of the Law, who had come down from Jerusalem, said: "He has Baal-zebub in him, and he drives the demons out by the help of Baal-zebub, their chief."

So, if Satan is in revolt against himself and is divided, he cannot last--his end has come!

No man who has got into a strong man's house can carry off his goods, without first securing him; and not till then will he plunder his house.

but whoever slanders the Holy Spirit remains unforgiven to the end; he has to answer for an enduring sin."

And Jesus said: "Let any one who has ears to hear with hear."

And he said: "To you the hidden truth of the Kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables, that--

The People meant by the seed that falls along the path are these--where the Message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the Message that has been sown in them.

Jesus also said: "This is what the Kingdom of God is like-- like a man who has scattered seed on the ground,

But, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he 'puts in the sickle because harvest has come'."

But Jesus refused. "Go back to your home, to your own people," he said, "and tell them of all that the Lord has done for you, and how he took pity on you."

"Daughter," he said, "your faith has delivered you. Go, and peace be with you; be free from your complaint."

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the Synagogue; and the people, as they listened, were deeply impressed. "Where did he get this?" they said, "and what is this wisdom that has been given him? and these miracles which he is doing?

"For saying that," he answered, "you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter."

And a profound impression was made upon the people. "He has done everything well!" they exclaimed. "He makes even the deaf hear and the dumb speak!"

"How is it," they asked Jesus, "that our Teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?"

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and people have treated him just as they pleased, as Scripture says of him."

"Teacher," answered a man in the crowd, "I brought my son to see you, as he has a dumb spirit in him;

"How long has he been like this?" Jesus asked the boy's father.

"From his childhood," he answered; "and it has often thrown him into fire and into water to put an end to his life; but, if you can possibly do anything, take pity on us, and help us!"

Why say 'possibly'?" Jesus replied. "Everything is possible for one who has faith."

for he was instructing his disciples, and telling them-- "The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of his fellow men, and they will put him to death, but, when he has been put to death, he will rise again after three days."

Presently some Pharisees came up and, to test him, asked: "Has a husband the right to divorce his wife?"

What God himself, then, has yoked together man must not separate."

"I tell you," said Jesus, "there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or land, on my account and on account of the Good News,

But as to a seat at my right or at my left--that is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared."

"You may go," Jesus said; "your faith has delivered you." Immediately he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus along the road.

"Go to the village facing you," he said; "and, as soon as you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has ever ridden; untie it, and bring it.

Have you never read this passage of Scripture?--'The very stone which the builders despised has now itself become the corner- stone;

This corner-stone has come from the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes.'"

On this, calling his disciples to him, Jesus said: "I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others who were putting money into the chests;

For those days will be a time of distress, the like of which has not occurred from the beginning of God's creation until now-- and never will again.

Some of those who were present said to one another indignantly: "Why has the perfume been wasted like this?

"Let her alone," said Jesus, as they began to find fault with her, "why are you troubling her? This is a beautiful deed that she has done for me.

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

And I tell you, wherever, in the whole world, the Good News is proclaimed, what this woman has done will be told in memory of her."

A third time he came, and said to them: "Sleep on now, and rest yourselves. Enough! My time has come. Hark! the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of wicked men.

At that moment, for the second time, a cock crowed; and Peter remembered the words that Jesus had said to him-- 'Before a cock has crowed twice, you will disown me three times'; and, as he thought of it, he began to weep.

"Why, what harm has he done?" Pilate kept saying to them. But they shouted furiously: "Crucify him!"

And, at three, Jesus called out loudly: ??Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani?'" which means 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'

"Do not be dismayed; you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been crucified; he has risen, he is not here! Look! Here is the place where they laid him.