John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

And whatever place will not take you in and will not give ear to you, when you go away, put off the dust from your feet as a witness against them.

But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

And if your hand is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off; it is better for you to go into life with one hand than to have two hands and go into hell, into the eternal fire.

And if your foot is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off: it is better for you to go into life with one foot than to have two feet and go into hell.

And if your eye is a cause of trouble to you, take it out: it is better for you to go into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to go into hell,

This was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

It is as when a man who is in another country for a time, having gone away from his house, and given authority to his servants and to everyone his work, gives the porter an order to keep watch.