So he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered.

For a Saviour who is the Anointed Lord is born to you to-day, in the town of David.

Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

Symeon blessed them and said to Mary the mother, "This child is appointed for the falling and the uprising of many in Israel and for a token to be spoken against;

So the Devil, having fully tried every kind of temptation on Him, left Him for a time.

When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."

Those on the rock are the people who on hearing the Message receive it joyfully; but they have no root: for a time they believe, but when trial comes they fall away.

Here, on landing, He was met by one of the townsmen who was possessed by demons--for a long time he had not put on any garment, nor did he live in a house, but in the tombs.

And Herod said, "John I have beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such reports?" And he sought for an opportunity of seeing Jesus.

for a friend of mine has just come to my house from a distance, and I have nothing for him to eat'?

And what father is there among you, who, if his son asks for a slice of bread, will offer him a stone? or if he asks for a fish, will instead of a fish offer him a snake?

or if he asks for an egg, will offer him a scorpion?

Others, to put Him to the test, asked Him for a sign in the sky.

Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? and yet not one of them is a thing forgotten in God's sight.

Be you also ready, for at an hour when you are not expecting Him the Son of Man will come."

"For a time he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, "'Though I have neither reverence for God nor respect for man,

Why, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."

Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.

To Herod the sight of Jesus was a great gratification, for, for a long time, he had been wanting to see Him, because he had heard so much about Him. He hoped also to see some miracle performed by Him.

For a time is coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the women who never bore children, and the breasts which have never given nourishment.'

See my hands and my feet--it is my very self. Feel me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see I have."