and about clothing why are ye anxious? consider well the lilies of the field; how do they grow? they do not labour, nor do they spin;

suffer both to grow together till the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.'

Then began he to anathematise, and to swear -- 'I have not known the man;' and immediately did a cock crow,

and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how;

And Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that to-day, this night, before a cock shall crow twice, thrice thou shalt deny me.'

and he denied, saying, 'I have not known him, neither do I understand what thou sayest;' and he went forth without to the porch, and a cock crew.

and a second time a cock crew, and Peter remembered the saying that Jesus said to him -- 'Before a cock crow twice, thou mayest deny me thrice;' and having thought thereon -- he was weeping.

And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'

'Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;

and he said, 'I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.'

and Peter said, 'Man, I have not known what thou sayest;' and presently, while he is speaking, a cock crew.

And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him -- 'Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;'

Jesus answered him, 'Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.'

again, therefore, Peter denied, and immediately a cock crew.

And the word of God did grow and did multiply,

on the next day also we touched at Sidon, and Julius, courteously treating Paul, did permit him, having gone on unto friends, to receive their care.

for in the law of Moses it hath been written, 'thou shalt not muzzle an ox treading out corn;' for the oxen doth God care?

apart from the things without -- the crowding upon me that is daily -- the care of all the assemblies.

for I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care,

(and if any one his own house how to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

The Elder to the choice Kyria, and to her children, whom I love in truth, and not I only, but also all those having known the truth,

and now I beseech thee, Kyria, not as writing to thee a new command, but which we had from the beginning, that we may love one another,

woe to them! because in the way of Cain they did go on, and to the deceit of Balaam for reward they did rush, and in the gainsaying of Korah they did perish.