heaven opened, and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form like a dove, descended upon him. and a voice came out of heaven, saying. "Thou art my Son, dearly beloved; in thee is my delight."

And as you would like men to do to you, So do you also to them.

"There is no disciple who is above his master; But every one when he is completely trained will be like his master.

"I will show whom the man that comes to me, and listens to my works, and does them, is like.

"He is like a man who is building a house who digged and went deep and laid a foundation upon rock. And, when a flood came, the torrent dashed against that house, but could not move, because it had been founded upon rock.

"But he who listens but does not do, is like a man who built a house upon the soil, without foundations, against which the torrent burst, and at once it fell in, and the ruin of that house was great."

But when Jesus heard this he was astonished and he turned and said to the crowd that was following him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."

"To What are they like, they are like children sitting in the market-place and calling to one another. "'We have piped to you,' they say, 'and you have not danced; we have wailed, and you did not cry.'

"Go your way; behold, I am sending you forth like lambs among wolves.

And he said to them. "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash.

"In like manner also a Levite who came to the spot, came and looked at him, and passed on the other side.

"Which then of these three seems to you to have behaved like a neighbor to the man who fell among bandits?"

"Woe unto you! for you are like the tombs which are hidden, and men walk over them unsuspecting."

"Consider the lilies how they grow! They toil not, neither do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

"and be yourselves like men who are looking for the Lord, on his return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they may at once open the door for him.

This led him to say. "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

"It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his own garden. It grew and became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its branches."

And again he said: "To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

"It is like leaven which a took and hid in three measures of flour until the whole was leavened."

"'"I am no more worthy to be called your son; only make me like one of your hired men."'

"If your faith," answered Jesus, "were like a grain of mustard-seed, you would say to this tree, 'Tear yourself up and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

"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 in solemn truth that whoever will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child, he will never get into it."

"Beware of the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and dote on salutations in the marketplaces, and on securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;

"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.

He gave them a cup in like manner, after supper saying. "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, poured out for your sake.

"But you shall not be so. But he who is greater among you let him become like the younger; and he who is leader like him who serves.

"Simon, Simon," said the Lord, "behold, Satan has asked to have you all that he might sift you like wheat.

Then Jesus said to the corps of priests and captains of the temple and elders who had come out to arrest him. "Have ye come for me with swords and clubs to arrest me like a robber?