Now after all the people had been baptized, and Jesus himself had been baptized and was praying,

And Jesus himself when he began to teach was about thirty years of age. He was the son (as it was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

But Jesus himself habitually withdrew into solitary places, and there used to pray.

"for he loves our nation, and himself has built a synagogue for us."

When he noticed this the Pharisee, who had invited him, said to himself, "If this man were really a prophet he would have perceived who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, and would know that she is a sinner."

Now it happened that while he was praying by himself, the disciples were with him, and he asked them a question. "Who do the crowd think I am?"

"For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose or forfeit himself?

After this the appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face, into every city and place into which he himself intended to go.

But he, determined to justify himself, said to Jesus, "But who is my neighbor?" Jesus answered.

"And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand?

"So he debated with himself saying, 'What shall I do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.'

"And he said to himself. 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones in which I will store all my wheat and my goods.

"So is he that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich toward God."

"Happy are those slaves whom their master shall find watching when he comes. I tell you truly that will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and come and serve them.

"But if that slave should say to himself, 'My master delays his coming,' and should begin to beat the men and the maids, and to eat and drink and to get drunk,

"For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

"When he came to himself he said: "'How many of my father's hired men have bread enough and to spare, while I am perishing of hunger!

"Now the steward said to himself. 'What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my stewardship? I am not strong enough to dig, to beg I am ashamed.

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

"The Pharisee stood apart and thus began to pray by himself. "'O God, I thank thee that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax gatherer;

"I tell you that this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself shall be humbled; but he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

So he said: "A certain nobleman went abroad to receive for himself royal power and to return.

"for David himself say's in the book of the Psalms, "The Lord said to my Lord. Sit at my right hand,

"David therefore himself calls him 'Lord,' and how can he be his son?"

But he himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, kneeling down he prayed repeatedly, saying.

and when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction he sent him to Herod, who himself happened to be in Jerusalem during those days.

and the people stood looking on. Even the rulers repeatedly taunted him, saying, "He saved others, let him save himself, if this fellow is indeed the Christ of God, His Chosen One!"

and as they talked and discussed matter, Jesus himself drew near and began walking beside them.

And beginning with Moses and the Prophets, he interpreted all the passages concerning himself.