"How can this be," Mary replied, "seeing that I have no husband?"

and her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had had great compassion on her; and they rejoiced with her.

how he entered the house of God and took and ate the Presented Loaves and gave some to his followers--loaves which none but the Priests are allowed to eat?"

How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take that splinter out of your eye,' when all the while you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Vain pretender! take the beam out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother's eye.

Be careful, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has anything, to him more shall be given, and whoever has nothing, even that which he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."

And those who had seen it told them how the demoniac was cured.

Then the woman, perceiving that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and throwing herself down at His feet she stated before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she was instantly cured.

"O unbelieving and perverse generation!" replied Jesus; "how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here to me."

"Go to the Law," said Jesus; "what is written there? how does it read?"

If you then, with all your human frailty, know how to give your children gifts that are good for them, how much more certainly will your Father who is in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"

And if Satan really has engaged in fierce conflict with himself, how shall his kingdom stand?--because you say that I expel demons by the power of Baal-zebul.

The Master however said to him, "Here we see how you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup or plate, while your secret hearts are full of greed and selfishness.

Observe the ravens. They neither sow nor reap, and have neither store-chamber nor barn. And yet God feeds them. How far more precious are you than the birds!

Observe the lilies, how they grow. They neither labour nor spin. And yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was as beautifully dressed as one of these.

But if God so clothes the vegetation in the fields, that blooms to-day and to-morrow will be thrown into the oven, how much more certainly will He clothe you, you men of feeble faith!

But I have a baptism to undergo; and how am I pent up till it is accomplished!

Vain pretenders! You know how to read the aspect of earth and sky. How is it you cannot read this present time?

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee, how often have I desired to gather thy children just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not come!

"But on coming to himself he said, "'How many of my father's hired men have more bread than they want, while I here am dying of hunger!

"So he called all his master's debtors, one by one, and asked the first, 'How much are you in debt to my master?'

"To a second he said, "'And how much do you owe?' "'A hundred quarters of wheat,' was the answer. "'Here is your account,' said he: 'change it into eighty quarters.'

Jesus saw his sorrow, and said, "With how hard a struggle do the possessors of riches ever enter the Kingdom of God!

But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?

"David himself therefore calls Him Lord, and how can He be his son?"

When some were remarking about the Temple, how it was embellished with beautiful stones and dedicated gifts, He said,

and the High Priests and the Scribes were contriving how to destroy Him. But they feared the people.

He went and conferred with the High Priests and Commanders as to how he should deliver Him up to them.

The Master turned and looked on Peter; and Peter recollected the Master's words, how He had said to him, "This very day, before the cock crows, you will disown me three times."

The women--those who had come with Jesus from Galilee--followed close behind, and saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

He is not here. He has come back to life. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,

and how our High Priests and Rulers delivered Him up to be sentenced to death, and crucified Him.

Then they related what had happened on the way, and how He had been recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.