And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.

And He was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts; and the angels were ministering to Him.

And there comes to Him a leper, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying to Him, "If Thou wilt, Thou canst cleanse me!"

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; else the patch takes from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.

And no one puts new wine into old wine-skins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perishes, and the skins; but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins."

And they were watching Him, whether He would heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse Him.

And he was beseeching Him much, that He would not send them away out of the country.

and beseeches Him much, saying, "My little daughter is extremely ill; I pray that, coming, Thou wilt lay Thy hands upon her, that she may be healed and live."

And straight-way the damsel arose, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And straightway they were amazed with great amazement.

and He charged them that they should take nothing for the way, except a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their girdle;

And, coming in straight-way, in haste, to the king, she asked, saying, "I wish that you would, forthwith, give me on a dish, the head of John the Immerser."

And, though becoming very sorrowful, the king, because of his oaths, and those reclining with him, would not thwart her.

For whosoever would save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his soul for My sake and the Gospel's, shall save it.

And, unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would have been saved; but, for the elect's sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to Thee; take away this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what Thou wilt."

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with aloud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI!" which is, being interpreted, "My God! My God! why didst Thou forsake Me!"