"Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed [are] the pure in heart, because they will see God.

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to stand [and] pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, in order that they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward in full!

But whenever you pray, enter into your inner room and shut your door [and] pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

"But [when you] pray, do not babble repetitiously like the pagans, for they think that because of their many words they will be heard.

Therefore you pray in this way: "Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be treated as holy.

the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to [them].

And [after he] sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So [when] evening came, he was there alone.

Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

And [after] coming to an agreement with the workers for a denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard.

But Jesus answered [and] said to them, "You are mistaken, [because] you do not know the scriptures or the power of God!

But pray that your flight may not happen in winter or on a Sabbath.

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

For this could have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor!"

For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go over there [and] pray."

Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak!"

Jesus said to him, "You have said [it]. But I tell you, from now [on] you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

And other [seed] fell on the good soil, and produced grain, coming up and increasing, and it bore [a crop]--one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred [times as much].

And those are the ones sown on the good soil, who hear the word and receive [it] and bear fruit--one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred [times as much]."

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself [that] power had gone out from himself, turned around in the crowd [and] said, "Who touched my clothing?"

And [after he] had said farewell to them, he went away to the mountain to pray.

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power."

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one [thing]: Go, sell all that you have, and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

For this [reason] I say to you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received [it], and it will be [done] for you.

Jesus said to them, "Are you not deceived because of this, [because you] do not know the scriptures or the power of God?

who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"

And one poor widow came [and] put in two small copper coins (that is, a penny).

And summoning his disciples, he said to them, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all those who put [offerings] into the contribution box.

But pray that it will not happen in winter.

And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

For this perfumed oil could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor!" And they began to scold her.

For the poor you always have with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.

And they came to a place {named} Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray."

And going forward a little he fell to the ground and began to pray that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from him.

Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak!"

And Jesus said, "I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or beer, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [while he is] still in his mother's womb.

And he will go on before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready."

And the angel answered [and] said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the one to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.

and to offer a sacrifice according to what was stated in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him went out throughout all the surrounding region.

"The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,

And amazement came upon [them] all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, "What word [is] this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!"

And it happened that on one of the days as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting [there] who {had come} from every village of Galilee and Judea and [from] Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was [there] in order [for] him to heal.

Now it happened that in these days he went away to the mountain to pray, and was spending the whole night in prayer to God.

And the whole crowd was seeking to touch him, because power was going out from him and healing [them] all.

And he lifted up his eyes to his disciples [and] said, "Blessed [are] the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure--pressed down, shaken, overflowing--they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return."

And he answered [and] said to them, "Go [and] tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear; the dead are raised, the poor have good news announced to [them].

And the [seed] that fell into the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear and [as they] go along are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear fruit to maturity.

But the [seed] on the good soil--these are the ones who, [after] hearing the word, hold fast to [it] with a noble and good heart, and bear fruit with patient endurance.

But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, because I know power has gone out from me."

And summoning the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all the demons and to cure diseases,

Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James [and] went up on the mountain to pray.

Behold, I have given you the authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will ever harm you.

And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."

And he said to them, "When you pray, say, "Father, may your name be treated as holy. May your kingdom come.

Now it happened that as he said these [things], a certain woman from the crowd raised [her] voice [and] said to him, "Blessed [is] the womb that bore you, and [the] breasts [at] which you nursed!"

So he said, "Woe to you also, legal experts, because you load people [with] burdens hard to bear, and [you] yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers!

But whenever you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,

And the slave came [and] reported these [things] to his master. Then the master of the house became angry [and] said to his slave, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city and bring in here the poor and crippled and blind and lame!'

And a certain poor man {named} Lazarus, covered with sores, lay at his gate,

Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried away by the angels to {Abraham's side}. And the rich man also died and was buried.

And he told them a parable to [show that] they must always pray and not be discouraged,

"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

And [when he] heard [this], Jesus said to him, "{You still lack one thing}: Sell all that you have, and distribute [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

And Zacchaeus stopped [and] said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am paying [it] back four times [as much]!"

who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"

and he saw a certain poor widow putting in there two small copper coins.

And he said, "Truly I say to you that this poor widow put in more than all [of them].

And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.

And [when] he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not enter into temptation."

And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw and {knelt down} [and] began to pray,

and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up [and] pray that you will not enter into temptation!"

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

And behold, I am sending out what was promised by my Father upon you, but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

"{Why} was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"

(Now he said this not because {he was concerned} about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, he used to steal what was put into [it].)

For you have the poor with you always, but you do not always have me."

For some were thinking because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, "Purchase {what we need} for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.)

I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has {no power} {over} me.

Every branch that does not bear fruit in me, he removes it, and every [branch] that bears fruit, he prunes it in order that it may bear more fruit.

Remain in me, and I in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit from itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither [can] you, unless you remain in me.

My Father is glorified by this: that you bear much fruit, and prove to be my disciples.

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and your fruit should remain, in order that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

I still have many [things] to say to you, but you are not able to bear [them] now.

But you will receive power [when] the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest part of the earth."

'And it will be in the last days,' God says, 'I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

And even on my male slaves and on my female slaves I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

"Israelite men, listen to these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, just as [you] yourselves know--

And [when he] saw [it], Peter replied to the people, "Men [and] Israelites, why are you astonished at this? Or why are you staring at us, as [if] by our own power or godliness we have made him walk?

And they made them stand in [their] midst [and] began to ask, "By what power or by what name did you do this?"

And with great power the apostles were giving testimony [to] the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all.

Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.