"See that you tell nobody a single word about it. Be gone, show yourself to the priest, and to prove it to the people, make the offering for your purification which Moses prescribed."

Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say to him, 'Get up, pick up your pallet and start walking!"

How is it that he went into the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the sacred loaves, which it is against the law for anyone except the priests to eat, and gave part of them to his soldiers, too?"

The Twelve whom He appointed were: Peter, the name which He gave to Simon,

James the son of Zebedee, and John, James's brother (He named them Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder),

It is like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all seeds,

So they left the crowd and took Him in the boat in which he was sitting. And there were other boats with Him.

Then He grasped her hand and said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I tell you, get up!"

and will never eat until they have carefully washed their hands, and they never eat anything brought from the market until they wash it; and they have many other religious practices which they got from their forefathers, as the washing of cups, pitchers, and pans.

Then He looked up to heaven and sighed, as He said, "Ephphatha," which means, "Be opened."

And they ate and had plenty. And they took up the pieces left over, which made seven hamper-basketfuls.

But they had nothing to say, for they had discussed with one another which of them was to be the greatest.

and said to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and as soon as you get into it, you will find a colt tied which has never been ridden by a man. Untie it and bring it here.

And Peter remembered about it, and said to Him, "Look, Teacher! The fig tree which you cursed has withered!"

Have you never read this passage of Scripture: "'That stone which the builders threw away has now become the cornerstone;

Now at the resurrection, which one's wife will she be? For all seven of them married her."

Then a poor widow came and dropped in two little copper coins, which make scarcely a cent.

It will be like a man who leaves his home and goes on a journey, after he has given orders to his slaves, to each his particular task, and has given orders to the watchman to keep watch.

Then He said to them, "This is my blood which ratifies the covenant, the blood which is to be poured out for many.

and He was saying, "Abba [which means 'Father'], anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want!"

And He went back and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch a single hour?

And they led Him to Golgotha, which means, the Place of the Skull.

Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes, by drawing lots for them to see which piece each of them should have.

And at three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi! Eloi! lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! my God! why have you forsaken me?"