And from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my Son, my Chosen! Listen to him!"

And when the voice was uttered, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it to themselves, and told no one at that time any of the things which they had seen.

Now it happened that on the next day, [when] they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

And behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, "Master, I beseech thee behold my son, for he is all that I have:

and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him sorely.

And I besought thy disciples that they would cast him out, and they could not.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God And while they were all wondering at every thing that Jesus did, he said to his disciples:

give attention to what I now say, namely, that the son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not, and they were afraid to ask Him concerning it.

And Jesus, knowing of the discussion that was occupying their thoughts, took hold of a little child, and placed it beside him,

Whosoever shall receive this little child for my sake, receiveth me: and he that receiveth me, receiveth Him that sent me. For he that is lest among you all, shall be great.

And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not; for he, that is not against us, is for us.

And it came to pass, as the days were almost fulfilled of his being received up again into heaven, that He set his face to go to Jerusalem,

And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.

And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, as Elias did?

And it came to pass, as they were going on their journey, that a certain man said to him: Lord, I will follow thee wherever thou shalt go.

And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my house.

But Jesus said unto him, No one, that hath put his hand to the plough and looketh back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his Messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.

And He said unto them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few: pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that He would send out workmen to his harvest.

Remember that I am sending you out as lambs into the midst of wolves.

Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace [that is, a blessing of well-being and prosperity, the favor of God] to this house.’

If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting of peace will remain with him. But if that's not the case, your greeting will come back to you.

And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat the things that are set before you.

and heal those in it that are sick, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come unto you.

But whatever town you enter that does not welcome you, go out into its streets and say [to them],

even the dust that cleaveth to us out of your city we wipe off against you: but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

And I tell you, it shall be more tolerable in that day even for Sodom than for that city.

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!

But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgement than for you.

---He, that heareth you, heareth me; and he, that rejecteth you, rejecteth me; and he, that rejecteth me, rejecteth Him that sent me.

I have authoriz'd you to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and triumph over all the power of the enemy; so that nothing shall be capable of doing you any mischief.

However rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.

And turning to the disciples, He said to them in particular, Blessed are the eyes that see what ye see:

for I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

to whom he answered, how does the law run in that case? what do you find?

"You have answered right," said Jesus; "do that, and you shall live."

And by chance a certain priest came down that way, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

Similarly, a descendant of Levi came to that place. When he saw the man, he also went by on the other side.

But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him,

The next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, "Take good care of him. If you spend more than that, I'll repay you when I come back.'

Which now of these three dost thou think was neighbor to him that fell among the thieves?

And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

Give us each day the bread that we shall need;

And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.

Jesus also said to them: "Suppose that one of you who has a friend were to go to him in the middle of the night and say 'Friend, lend me three loaves,

And that one will answer from inside [and] say, 'Do not cause me trouble! The door has already been shut and my children are with me in bed! I am not able to get up to give you [anything].'

I tell you that, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is a friend, yet because of his persistence he will rouse himself and give him what he wants.

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

Or, if he asks [him] for an egg, will give him a scorpion [instead]? [Note: While at rest a scorpion rolls up in a ball that resembles an egg].

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.

but some of them said, "It is by Beelzebul the prince of daemons that he casts out daemons."

And others, that they might tempt him, asked of him a sign from heaven.

But, knowing their purpose, he said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation; and a house that is divided against a house, falls.

If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.

But, if it is by Baal-zebub's help that I drive out demons, by whose help is it that your own sons drive them out? Therefore they shall themselves be your judges.

But, if it is by the hand of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God must already be upon you.

When a strong man, armed, watcheth his house; That he possesseth, is in peace.

But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

When an impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders through dry desert places, seeking rest: and finding none he saith, I will return into my house, that I came out of;

And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.

Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

And when the multitudes were gathering thick together He began to say, This is a wicked generation: they demand a sign, but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

Nevertheless, ye give alms of that ye have, and behold: all is clean to you.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.

At this, one of the experts in the Law said to him, "Master, when you say that, you affront us too."

But Jesus went on: "Alas for you, too, you Students of the Law! You load men with loads that are too heavy to carry, but do not, yourselves, touch them with one of your fingers.

Woe be to you that build the sepulchers of the prophets: for your fathers killed them:

Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

That is why the Wisdom of God said--"I will send to them Prophets and Apostles,

That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

from the blood of Abel to that of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the temple: yes, I assure you, this generation shall be responsible for it all.

Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witness before the angels of God.