Calling his twelve Disciples to him, Jesus gave them authority over foul spirits, so that they could drive them out, as well as the power of curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."

Afterwards the disciples came up to Jesus, and asked him privately: "Why was it that we could not drive it out?"

"Because you have so little faith," he answered; "for, I tell you, if your faith were only like a mustard-seed, you could say to this mountain 'Move from this place to that!' and it would be moved; and nothing would be impossible to you."

"Yes," answered Peter. But, on going into the house, before he could speak, Jesus said: "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings take taxes or tribute? From their sons, or from others?"

And, as he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold towards the payment of the debt, together with his wife, and his children, and everything that he had.

No one could say a word in answer; nor did any one after that day venture to question him further.

"It could have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to poor people."

Then he came to his disciples, and found them asleep. "What!" he said to Peter, "could none of you watch with me for one hour?

The man, however, went away, and began to speak about it publicly, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go openly into a town, but stayed outside in lonely places; and people came to him from every direction.

For, though he had many times been left secured with fetters and chains, he had snapped the chains and broken the fetters to pieces, and no one could master him.

And he could not work any miracle there, beyond placing his hands upon a few infirm persons, and curing them;

On leaving that place, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, and did not wish anyone to know it, but could not escape notice.

For what could a man give that is of equal value with his life?

And his clothes became of a more dazzling white than any bleacher in the world could make them.

When Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately: "Why could not we drive it out?"

And, noticing a fig-tree at a distance in leaf, he went to it to see if by any chance he could find something on it; but, on coming up to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

This perfume could have been sold for more than thirty pounds, and the money given to the poor."

She has done what she could; she has perfumed my body beforehand for my burial.

Then he came and found the three Apostles asleep. "Simon," he said to Peter, "are you asleep? Could not you watch for one hour?

Meanwhile the Chief Priest and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such evidence against Jesus as would warrant his being put to death, but they could not find any;

Mary was much disturbed at his words, and was wondering to herself what such a greeting could mean,

Then, while the people were in suspense, and were all debating with themselves whether John could be the Christ,

On one of those days, when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and Doctors of the Law were sitting near by. (They had come from all the villages in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was upon Jesus, so that he could work cures.)

But the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees were goaded to madness, and consulted together what they could do to Jesus.

And a woman, who had suffered from hemorrhage for twelve years, and whom no one could cure,

I entreated your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they could not."

And Jesus told them this parable-- "A man, who had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, came to look for fruit on it, but could not find any.

And they could not make any answer to that.

We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.'"

But the Master said: "If your faith were only like a mustard- seed, you could say to this mulberry tree 'Be up-rooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Then why did not you put my money into a bank? And I, on my return, could have claimed it with interest.

Yet they could not see what to do, for the people all hung upon his words.

They could not lay hold of this answer before the people; and, in their wonder at his reply, they held their tongues.

Then they began questioning one another which of them it could be that was going to do this.

"Why, what harm has this man done?" Pilate said to them for the third time. "I have found nothing in him for which he could be condemned to death. So I will have him scourged, and then release him."

And, on going into it, they could not find the body [of the Lord Jesus].

But their eyes were blinded so that they could not recognize him.

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, since he could read every heart,

And because he did not need that others should tell him what men were; for he could of himself read what was in men.

This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: "Rabbi, we know that you are a Teacher come from God; for no one could give such signs as you are giving, unless God were with him."

If this man had not been from God, he could not have done anything at all."

But some of them said: "Could not this man, who gave sight to the blind man, have also prevented Lazarus from dying?"

"Cast your net to the right of the boat," he said, "and you will find fish." So they cast the net, and now they could not haul it in on account of the quantity of fish.

Then a famine spread over the whole of Egypt and Canaan, causing great distress, and our ancestors could find no food.

When Saul got up from the ground, though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So his men led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus;

Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master--who was I that I could thwart God?"

In the morning there was a great stir among the soldiers-- what could have become of Peter!

And that, in union with him, every one who believes in him is absolved from every sin from which under the Law of Moses you could not be absolved.

Even with this appeal they could hardly restrain the people from offering sacrifice to them.

But certain persons came down from Judea, and began to teach the Brethren that, unless they were circumcised, in accordance with the custom enjoined by Moses, they could not be saved.

I never shrank from telling you anything that could be helpful to you, or from teaching you both in public and in private.

Some of the crowd said one thing, and some another; and, as he could get no definite reply on account of the uproar, he ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks.

In consequence of that dazzling light I could not see, but my companions held me by the hand, till I reached Damascus.

Paul, however, appealed to have his case reserved for the consideration of his August Majesty, so I ordered him to be detained in custody, until I could send him to the Emperor."

When daylight came, they could not make out what land it was, but, observing a creek in which there was a beach, they consulted as to whether they could run the ship safely into it.

They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain.

But the Roman Officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore;

What Law could not do, in so far as our earthly nature weakened its action, God did, by sending his own Son, with a nature resembling our sinful nature, to atone for sin. He condemned sin in that earthly nature,

I could wish that I were myself accursed and severed from the Christ, for the sake of my Brothers-my own countrymen.

But I, Brothers, could not speak to you as men with spiritual insight, but only as worldly-minded-mere infants in the Faith of Christ.

You know that there was a time when you were Gentiles, going astray after idols that could not speak, just as you happened to be led.

I could get no peace of mind because I failed to find Titus, my Brother; so I took leave of the people there, and went on to Macedonia.

I could wish that you would tolerate a little folly in me! But indeed you do tolerate me.

But I could wish to be with you now and speak in a different tone, for I am perplexed about you.

I could even wish that the people who are unsettling you would go further still and mutilate themselves.

And so, as we could bear it no longer, we made up our minds to remain behind alone at Athens,

Therefore, since I could no longer endure the uncertainty, I sent to make inquiries about your faith, fearing that the Tempter had tempted you, and that our toil might prove to have been in vain.

When God gave his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater by whom he could swear, he swore by himself.

Faith led to Enoch's removal from earth, that he might not experience death. 'He could not be found because God had removed him.' For, before his removal, he was renowned as having pleased God;

It was faith that enabled Noah, after he had received the divine warning about what could not then be foreseen, to build, in reverent obedience, an ark in which to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world, and became possessed of that righteousness which follows upon faith.

If they had been thinking of the land that they had left, they could have found opportunities to return.

for they could not bear to think of the command-- 'If even an animal touches the mountain, it is to be stoned to death;'

as they strove to discern what that time could be, to which the Spirit of Christ within them was pointing, when foretelling the sufferings that would befall Christ, and the glories that would follow.

At this I wept long, because no one could be found who was worthy to open the book or look within it.

After this, in my vision, I saw a vast throng which no man could number, of men from every nation and of all tribes, and peoples, and languages. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, robed in white, holding palm branches in their hands.

'The Temple was filled with smoke from the Glory' and Majesty of God; and no one could enter the Temple, until the seven Curses inflicted by the seven angels were at an end.