as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight;

And he rolled up the volume, and save it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all that were in the synagogue were earnestly fixed upon him.

And he said to them: Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; nor have two coats each.

And while he was coming, the demon cast him to the ground, and threw him into convulsions; but Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and restored the child to health, and gave him back to his father.

Jesus said to him: No one that puts his hand to the plow, and looks back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Carry no purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one on the road.

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes from me the stewardship. I have not strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

He replied, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take back your note, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Then he said to another, How much do you owe? He replied, A hundred homers of wheat. And he said to him, Take back your note, and write eighty.

Bat, one of them, seeing that he was restored to health, turned back, and, with a loud voice, glorified God.

In that day, let not him that is on the house-top, and whose goods are in the house, come down to take them away. Likewise, he that is in the field, let him not turn back.

Even David himself says, in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,

And he said to them: When I sent you without purse and bag and sandals, did you need any thing? They replied: Nothing.

Then he said to them: But now, he that has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a bag; and he that has no sword, let him sell his mantle and buy one.

But Herod and his guards treated him with contempt; and having mocked him, and put on him a gaudy robe, he sent him back to Pilate.