Then he consented. And after Jesus was baptized, as soon as he rose out of the water, lo! the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him,

and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

"If therefore when you are offering your gift upon the altar, and there remember that your brother has a grievance against you,

"So you will become sons of your heavenly Father; for he makes his sun to rise upon sinners as well as saints, and sends rain upon the unjust and the just.

"Every one who hears my words and does them I will liken to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.

"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon the house, but it fell not, for it was founded upon the rock.

"And every one who hears these words of mine and does them not, I will liken to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."

He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose and waited upon him.

that the word spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, He took upon himself our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases.

As he was saying these words to them, a ruler came up and knelt before him, saying. "My daughter has just died; but come, put your hand upon her, and she will live."

"and if the house is worthy let your blessing sit upon it; but if it be unworthy, let your blessing return to you.

"What I am telling you is in the darkness, do you speak in the light; and what is whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

"Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Behold my servant whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom my soul delights; I will breathe my spirit upon him, and he shall announce justice to the Gentiles.

"But if it is in the power of the Spirit of God is already upon you.

in fulfilment of the word spoken by the prophet, I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things kept secret since the foundation of the world."

"When it was full they hauled it upon the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw the worthless fish away.

So, prompted by her mother, the girl said, "Give me at once, upon a dish, the head of John the Baptist."

And in the fourth watch of the night he came toward them, walking upon the sea,

but when the disciples saw him walking upon the sea, they were terrified. "It is a phantom," they said, and cried out for fear.

Peter answered, "Master, if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water."

and the men in the boat fell upon their knees before him, saying, "You are, indeed, the Son of God."

So when he had summoned the crowd, and seated them upon the ground,

"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind upon the earth shall be bound in the heavens, and whatever you loose upon earth shall be loosed in the heavens."

"I tell you all in solemn truth that whatever you forbid upon earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.

So he laid his hands upon them, and departed from that place.

"What is it you wish?" he said. She answered, "Command that these my two sons may sit upon your right hand and your left in your kingdom."

Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold thy King cometh to thee, Gentle and sitting upon an ass, And upon a colt, the fool of a beast of burden."

Then Jesus seated himself upon them, and most of the crowd kept spreading their cloaks on the road, and others began cutting branches off the trees, and spreading them in the road.

"He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but he upon whom it falls will be scattered as dust."

"You say, too, that whoever swears by the offering that is upon it, his oath is binding.

"that upon your heads may come every drop of innocent blood spilt upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the just, to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the Sanctuary and the altar.

"In solemn truth I tell you that all these things will come upon this generation.

"You see all these buildings?" he answered them; "I tell you solemnly that there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be torn down."

let him who is upon the housetop not go down to get the things in his house,

"Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

"Afterwards the other maidens came and cried, "'Lord, Lord, open unto us!'

"I am He," Jesus answered; "yet I tell you that from this time on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven."

And while he was seated upon the judgment-seat, his wife had sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered many things today, in a dream, because of him."

All the people answered, "His blood be upon us and upon our children."

And they spit upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head, again and again.

Now from noon darkness fell upon the whole land, until three o'clock in the afternoon.

There had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, and gone and rolled away the stone, and was sitting upon it.

and as soon as he rose from the water he saw the sky cleft asunder, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him,

and every one was amazed so that they began questioning among themselves. "What does this mean? A new teaching with authority? He lays commands even upon unclean spirits and they obey him."

So he came and took her hand and raised her up. The fever left her at once, and she began to wait upon them.

They were silent. Then looking around upon them with anger, and deeply grieved by the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand!" He stretched it out, and the hand was at once completely restored.

For he had healed so many that all the people who had ailments pressed upon him so as to touch him.

And like the sowing upon 'stony ground' are those who, whenever they hear the Word, at once receive it with joy,

"Go home to your own people, and tell them what great things God has done for you, and has had mercy upon you."

As they came to the house of the warden of the synagogue, he gazed upon a tumult, many weeping and wailing shrilly.

but when he saw them distressed in rowing (for the wind was against them), about the fourth watch of the night he went to them, walking upon the sea,

And they brought to him a deaf man who stammered, and begged him to lay his hands upon him.

But he turned round, and looked upon his disciples, and rebuked Peter. "Get thee behind me, Satan," he said, "for your thoughts are not God's thoughts, but man's."

Then he took them in his arms, and laid his hand upon them in blessing.

who will mock him, spit upon him, flog him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again."

but a seat upon my right hand or my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been reserved."

Jesus sent two of his disciples and told them. "Go to that village in front of you, and immediately on entering it you will find a colt tied, upon which no man has ever sat; untie him and bring him here.

So they went and found a colt tied outside a door, in the open street, and untied it.

Then they brought the colt to Jesus, and when they had thrown cloaks upon it, Jesus seated himself on it.

"You see these mighty buildings? There shall not be left here one stone upon another which shall not be thrown down," he answered.

So he went a little farther, and throwing himself upon the ground, he prayed repeatedly that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

They kept striking him on the head with a rod, and spitting upon him; and on bended knee they did him homage.

Then they crucified him, and divided his garments among them, casting lots upon them to see what each should take.

and upon entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe.

And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

"The Holy Spirit shall come upon you," said the angel, "and the power of the most High shall overshadow you, and therefore the holy offspring which is born, shall be called the son of God.

And there came a great fear upon all in the neighborhood; and throughout the hill country of Judea all these sayings were much talked about.

Now there was in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon. He was righteous and devout, and was waiting for the consolation of Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him.

And the child grew and became strong, becoming full of wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

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."

Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and caused him to stand upon the Temple roof, and said to him. "If you really are the Son of God throw yourself down here;

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to the prisoners, And recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those that are bruised,

And when it was daybreak he left the town, and went away to a solitary place; and the crowd kept seeking him. Coming at length upon him, they attempted to detain him so that he should not leave them.

On one occasion when he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, the crowd pressed upon him to listen to the word of God.

Another time when he was in one of their cities, there was a man there full of leprosy. And he, upon seeing Jesus, fell on his face and implored him. "Lord," he said, "if only you choose you can make me clean."

Astonishment fell upon them all, and they began to glorify God, and they were filled with awe, and they said, "We have seen strange things today."

He also told them a parable. "No one," he said, "tears a piece from a new garment, and patches it upon an old one; otherwise he will tear the new garment, and the patch from the new will not mend the old.

Then raising his eyes upon his disciples he began to say to them. "Blessed are you poor, For the kingdom of God is yours.

"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."

"Those on the rock are people who, upon hearing, receive the word with joy; but they have no root. For a time indeed they all believe, but in time of temptation they fall away.

"And that which fell upon thorns is those who have heard, but as they go on their way of word is choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life; so they bring no fruit of perfection.

"Who is that touched me?" said Jesus and when everybody denied it, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are hemming you in and pressing upon you."

and a man called out of the crowd saying. "Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son; for he is my only boy,

"And if there be any son of peace there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not it shall return to you.

"Behold, I give you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. In no case shall anything do you harm.

He knew their intentions and said to them. "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste and house falls upon house.

"But if it is by the finger of God that I am casting out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

After he had gone away, the Scribes and the Pharisee began to set themselves vehemently against him, and to cross-question him upon many points,

Meanwhile when myriads of the multitudes were thronging around him so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples, first of all. "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisee, which is hypocrisy.

"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.

"I came to build a fire upon the earth; what is my desire?

"when once the master of the house is risen up and has shut the door. You will begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, crying, "'Lord, open to us.' "'I do not know were you came from,' he will reply.

"I tell you that he will quickly see justice done to his elect! Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith upon the earth?"

Moreover he spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves because they were righteous, and looked down upon the rest.

"He will be betrayed to the Gentiles, and be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon;

"And upon his return after he had secured the royal power, he ordered the slaves to whom he had given the money to be called in, so that he might know what they had gained by trading.

"you and your children within you. And they will not leave in you one stone upon the another. Because you knew not the time of your visitation."