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

I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

And he was there in the Wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and among the wild beasts, while the angels ministered to him.

"Come and follow me," Jesus said, "and I will set you to fish for men."

But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be parted from them, and they will fast then--when that day comes.

And no man ever puts new wine into old wine-skins; if he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are lost. But new wine is put into fresh skins."

And when a household is divided against itself, it will not be able to last.

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.

I tell you that men will be forgiven everything--their sins, and all the slanders that they utter;

Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother."

You do not know the meaning of this parable!" he went on; "Then how will you understand all the other parables?

Take care what you listen to," said Jesus. "The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you.

For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away."

Yet, when sown, shoots up, and becomes larger than any other herb, and puts out great branches, so that even 'the wild birds can roost in its shelter.'"

And when his daughter--that is, the daughter of Herodias--came in and danced, she delighted Herod and those who were dining with him. 'Ask me for whatever you like,' the King said to the girl, 'and I will give it to you';

(For the Pharisees, and indeed all strict Jews, will not eat without first scrupulously washing their hands, holding in this to the traditions of their ancestors.

When they come from market, they will not eat without first sprinkling themselves; and there are many other customs which they have inherited and hold to, such as the ceremonial washing of cups, and jugs, and copper pans).

And if I send them away to their homes hungry, they will break down on the way; and some of them have come a long distance."

"Where will it be possible," his disciples answered, "to get sufficient bread for these people in this lonely place?"

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, will lose his life shall save it.

Whoever is ashamed of me and of my teaching, in this unfaithful and wicked generation, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his Father's Glory with the holy angels."

"I tell you," he added, "that some of those who are standing here will not know death till they have seen the Kingdom of God come in power."

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."

"None of you must prevent the man," answered Jesus, "for no one will use my name in working a miracle, and yet find it easy to speak evil of me.

For it is by fire that every one will be salted.

Salt is good, but, if the salt should lose its saltiness, what will you use to season it? You must have salt in yourselves, and live at peace with one another."

I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all."

Then Jesus looked round, and said to his disciples: "How hard it will be for men of wealth to enter the Kingdom of God!"

Who will not receive a hundred times as much, even now in the present--houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and land--though not without persecutions, and, in the age that is coming, Immortal Life.

But many who are first now will then be last, and the last will be first."

"Listen!" he said. "We are going up to Jerusalem; and there the Son of Man will be betrayed to the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law, and they will condemn him to death, and they will give him up to the Gentiles,

Who will mock him, spit upon him, and scourge him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again."

"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.

And, if any one says to you 'Why are you doing that?', say 'The Master wants it, and will be sure to send it back here at once.'"

"I tell you that if any one should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!', without ever a doubt in his mind, but in the faith that what he says will be done, he would find that it would be.

And therefore I say to you 'Have faith that whatever you ask for in prayer is already granted you, and you will find that it will be.'

"I will put one question to you," said Jesus. "Answer me that, and then I will tell you what authority I have to act as I do.

They began arguing together; "If we say 'divine,' he will say 'Why then did not you believe him?'

He had still one son, who was very dear to him; and him he sent to them last of all. 'They will respect my son,' he said.

But those tenants said to one another 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and his inheritance will be ours.'

What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and put the tenants to death, and he will let the vineyard to others.

At the resurrection whose wife will she be, all seven brothers having had her as their wife?"

They are the men that rob widows of their homes, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier."

"Do you see these great buildings?" asked Jesus. "Not a single stone will be left here upon another, which shall not be thrown down."

"Tell us when this will be, and what will be the sign when all this is drawing to its close."

Many will take my name, and come saying 'I am He', and will lead many astray.

For 'nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom'; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. This will be but the beginning of the birth-pangs.

See to yourselves! They will betray you to courts of law; and you will be taken to Synagogues and beaten; and you will be brought up before governors and kings for my sake, that you may bear witness before them.

Whenever they betray you and hand you over for trial, do not be anxious beforehand as to what you shall say, but say whatever is given you at the moment; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

Brother will betray brother to death, and the father his child; and children will turn against their parents, and cause them to be put to death;

And you will be hated by every one on account of my Name. Yet the man that endures to the end shall be saved.

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.

For false Christs and false Prophets will arise, and display signs and marvels, to lead astray, were it possible, even God's People.

In those days, after that time of distress, 'the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light,

The stars will be falling from the heavens,' and 'the forces that are in the heavens will be convulsed.'

Then will be seen the 'Son of Man coming in clouds' with great power and glory;

And then he will send the angels, and gather his People from the four winds, from one end of the world to the other.

I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away, until all these things have taken place.

The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

See that you are on the watch; for you do not know when the time will be.

You always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you will not always have me.

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."

Jesus sent forward two of his disciples and said to them: "Go into the city, and there a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him;

He will himself show you a large upstairs room, set out ready; and there make preparations for us."

Presently Jesus said to them: "All of you will fall away; for Scripture says--'I will strike down the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

"I tell you," answered Jesus, "that you yourself today--yes, this very night--before the cock crows twice, will disown me three times."

"Abba, Father," he said, "all things are possible to thee; take away this cup from me; yet, not what I will, but what thou willest."

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The man whom I kiss," he had said, "will be the one; arrest him and take him away safely."

"We ourselves heard him say 'I will destroy this Temple made with hands, and in three days build another made without hands.'"

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.

They were saying to one another: "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"

But go, and say to his disciples and to Peter 'He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.'"

He who believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he who refuses to believe will be condemned.

They shall take up serpents in their hands; and, if they drink any poison, it shall not hurt them; they will place their hands on sick people and they shall recover."