to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him, being pregnant.

Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Eli,

But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.

John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?"

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner."

Now it happened on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." So they launched out.

He said to all, "If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?"

If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first."

When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed himself before dinner.

He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I do not have room to store my crops?'

So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

And he wanted to fill himself with the carob pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger.

"The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I do not have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

He would not for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,

The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

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

He said therefore, "A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

David himself says in the scroll of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting our nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king."

The people stood watching. The rulers also scoffed at him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself, if this is the Messiah of God, his Chosen One."

It happened, while they talked and questioned together, that Jesus himself came near, and went with them.

Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

As they said these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, "Peace be to you."