let your actions therefore show your repentance, and don't pretend to say within yourselves, "we have Abraham for our father:" for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

which is easier, to say, your sins are forgiven you, or to say, rise up, and walk?

or how can you say to your brother, brother, let me take out the mote, that is in your eye, when you your self don't discern the beam that is in your own eye? hypocrite, first remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.

Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not observe what I say?

what then did you go to see? a prophet? yes, I say it, and more than a prophet.

for John the Baptist, when he came, abstain'd from bread and wine; yet you say, he is possess'd with a demon.

the son of man appears indifferent to any kind of meat or drink: yet you say, he is a glutton and a tipler, a friend of publicans and loose people.

in answer to his doubts, Jesus said, Simon, I have something to say to you. master, said he, lets hear it.

but Herod said, John was beheaded by my order, who then can this be, who, they say, performs such strange things? and he desired to have a sight of Jesus.

they answered, some say you are John the Baptist: others, Elias: and others, that you are one of the old prophets appearing again.

however, Jesus strictly charged them not to say so much to any body; adding,

give attention to what I now say, namely, that the son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.

at your entrance into any house, first say, prosperity be to this family.

he said therefore to them, when ye pray, say, "our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come. thy will be done, on earth, as in heaven.

Then he said to them, suppose any of you should go to his friend at midnight; and say to him, friend, lend me three loaves:

When the impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders about the wilds in quest of some repose: but finding none, I will return, says he, to the abode I have quitted.

when you are brought into the synagogues, and before magistrates and rulers, be not sollicitous what to say in your own defence;

then I will say to my soul, soul, you have many enjoyments in reserve for a number of years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

but if the servant should say within himself, my master delays his return; and fall a beating his fellow-servants, indulging himself in eating and drinking to excess.

Then he said to the people, when you see a cloud rise out of the west, you say, it is just going to rain; and so it happens.

and when the south wind blows, you say, there will be heat; and so it happens.

then you will say, we have eat, and drank with you, and you have taught in our streets.

you will soon find your aboad become desolate. I declare unto you, you shall not see me till the time, when you will say, "blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."

but when you are invited, go place your self last; that he, who invited you, when he comes, may say to you, friend, go up higher: and that will do you honour before all the company at table.

this man, will they say, began to build, but wanted stock to finish.

and when he comes home, call his friends and neighbours together, and say to them, rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep, that was lost?

and when 'tis found, will she not call her friends aud neighbours together, and say, rejoice with me, for I have found the piece, I had lost?

I will depart, and go to my father, and say to him, father, I have sinned against heaven, and against thee;

then he said to another, how much do you owe? a hundred measures of wheat, said he. take your bill, says the steward, and write out one for fourscore.

if your faith improv'd like a grain of mustard-seed, you might say to this sycamine-tree, be thou rooted up, and planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Who of you having a servant, that plows, or feeds your cattle, will immediately upon his coming from field, say to him, come and sit at table?

won't he rather say, get ready my supper, dress yourself, and wait upon me, till I have done eating and drinking; after that, take your meal?

so when you have done all that you were commanded to do, say, we are unprofitable servants; we have only done what was our duty to do.

but they reason'd thus with themselves, if we should say, it was divine, he will reply, why then did not you believe him?

they address'd him therefore in this manner; master, we know that what you say and teach is all right. you are not influenc'd by the quality of men, but explain the divine law with sincerity:

for in the book of Psalms David himself says, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand,

and say to the man of the house, our master sent to ask for a room, where he may eat the passover with his disciples.

Peter reply'd, man, I don't know what you would say, and immediately while he was yet speaking, the cock crew.

and said to him, if you are the Christ, say so. but he answer'd, if I should tell you so, you will not believe it.

then Pilate ask'd him, art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus answer'd him, 'tis as you say.