and do not imagine that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones.

His winnowing-shovel is in His hand, and He will make a thorough clearance of His threshing-floor, gathering His wheat into the storehouse, but burning up the chaff in unquenchable fire."

and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him,

At that time Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the Desert in order to be tempted by the Devil.

and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"

Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him,

"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Look at the birds which fly in the air: they do not sow or reap or store up in barns, but your Heavenly Father feeds them: are not you of much greater value than they?

Everything, therefore, be it what it may, that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for in this the Law and the Prophets are summed up.

and the men, filled with amazement, exclaimed, "What kind of man is this? for the very winds and waves obey him!"

Why, which is easier? --to say, 'Your sins are pardoned,' or to say 'Rise up and walk'?

But, to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins" --He then says to the paralytic, "Rise, and take up your bed and go home."

And he got up, and went off home.

While He was thus speaking, a Ruler came up and profoundly bowing said, "My daughter is just dead; but come and put your hand upon her and she will return to life."

When however the place was cleared of the crowd, Jesus went in, and on His taking the little girl by the hand, she rose up.

But beware of men; for they will deliver you up to appear before Sanhedrins, and will flog you in their synagogues;

But when they have delivered you up, have no anxiety as to how you shall speak or what you shall say; for at that very time it shall be given you what to say;

and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.

"I solemnly tell you that among all of woman born no greater has ever been raised up than John the Baptist; yet one who is of lower rank in the Kingdom of the Heavens is greater than he.

There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah here.

To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother."

As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.

but when the sun is risen, it is scorched by the heat, and through having no root it withers up.

Some falls among the thorns; but the thorns spring up and stifle it.

But when the blade shoots up and the grain is formed, then appears the darnel also.

"'No,' he replied, 'for fear that while collecting the darnel you should at the same time root up the wheat with it.

Leave both to grow together until the harvest, and at harvest-time I will direct the reapers, Collect the darnel first, and make it up into bundles to burn it, but bring all the wheat into my barn.'"

As then the darnel is collected together and burnt up with fire, so will it be at the Close of the Age.

When full, they haul it up on the beach, and sit down and collect the good fish in baskets, while the worthless they throw away.

and He told all the people to sit down on the grass. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and after looking up to heaven and blessing them, He broke up the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples distributed them to the people.

So all ate, and were fully satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they gathered up, filling twelve baskets.

"Every plant," He replied, "which my Heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.

and He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks He broke them up and then distributed them to the disciples, and they to the people.

And they all ate and were satisfied. The broken portions that remained over they took up--seven full hampers.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

Six day later, Jesus took with Him Peter and the brothers James and John, and brought them up a high mountain to a solitary place.

Then Peter said to Jesus, "Master, we are thankful to you that we are here. If you approve, I will put up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

So they looked up, and saw no one but Jesus.

"However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me."

"Teacher," said one man, coming up to Him, "what that is good shall I do in order to win the Life of the Ages?"

Jesus was now going up to Jerusalem, and He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

"We are going up to Jerusalem, and there the Son of Man will be betrayed to the High Priests and Scribes. They will condemn Him to death,

saying to them, "Go to the village you see facing you, and as you enter it you will find a she-ass tied up and a foal with her. Untie her and bring them to me.

and seeing a fig-tree on the road-side He went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. "On you," He said, "no fruit shall ever again grow." And immediately the fig-tree withered away.

"I solemnly tell you," said Jesus, "that if you have an unwavering faith, you shall not only perform such a miracle as this of the fig-tree, but that even if you say to this mountain, 'Be thou lifted up and hurled into the sea,' it shall be done;

"Teacher," they said, "Moses enjoined, 'If a man die childless, his brother shall marry his widow, and raise up a family for him.'

Now the Pharisees came up when they heard that He had silenced the Sadducees,

The whole of the Law and the Prophets is summed up in these two Commandments."

Fill up the measure of your forefathers' guilt.

"At that time they will deliver you up to punishment and will put you to death; and you will be objects of hatred to all the nations because you are called by my name.

Many false prophets will rise up and lead multitudes astray;

nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment.

For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying wonderful signs and prodigies, so as to deceive, were it possible, even God's own People.

At that time, before the Deluge, men were busy eating and drinking, taking wives or giving them, up to the very day when Noah entered the Ark,

"You know that in two days' time the Passover comes. And the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."

Then the High Priest stood up and asked Him, "Have you no answer to make? What is it these men are saying in evidence against you?"

When the High Priests had gathered up the money they said, "It is illegal to put it into the Treasury, because it is the price of blood."

Then he released Barabbas to them, but Jesus he ordered to be scourged, and gave Him up to be crucified.

But Jesus uttered another loud cry and then yielded up His spirit.

and teach them to obey every command which I have given you. And remember, I am with you always, day by day, until the Close of the Age."

and immediately on His coming up out of the water He saw an opening in the sky, and the Spirit like a dove coming down to Him;

And all were amazed and awe-struck, so they began to ask one another, "What does this mean? Here is a new sort of teaching--and a tone of authority! And even to foul spirits he issues orders and they obey him!"

Which is easier?--to say to this paralytic, 'Your sins are pardoned,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your mat, and walk?'

"To you I say, 'Rise, take up your mat and go home.'"

The man rose, and immediately under the eyes of all took up his mat and went out, so that they were all filled with astonishment, gave the glory to God, and said, "We never saw anything like this."

At another time, when He went to the synagogue, there was a man there with one arm shrivelled up.

Then He went up the hill; and those whom He Himself chose He called, and they came to Him.

As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.

Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;

Some, again, falls among the thorns; and the thorns spring up and stifle it, so that it yields no crop.

But some of the seed falls into good ground, and gives a return: it comes up and increases, and yields thirty, sixty, or a hundred-fold."

yet when sown it springs up and becomes larger than all the herbs, and throws out great branches, so that the birds build under its shadow."

Then they were filled with terror, and began to say to one another, "Who is this, then? For even wind and sea obey Him."

He even swore to her, "Whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

He then bade the people farewell, and went away up the hill to pray.

Then He went up to them on board the boat, and the wind lulled; and they were beside themselves with silent amazement.

and looking up to Heaven He sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Open!")

So the people ate an abundant meal; and what remained over they picked up and carried away--seven hampers of broken pieces.

When I broke up the five loaves for the 5,000 men, how many baskets did you carry away full of broken portions?" "Twelve," they said.

He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."

Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them alone, apart from the rest, up a high mountain; and in their presence His appearance underwent a change.

when Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, we are thankful to you that we are here. Let us put up three tents--one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

but Jesus took his hand and raised him up, and he stood on his feet.

"Moses," they said, "permitted a man to draw up a written notice of divorce, and to send his wife away."

As He went out to resume His journey, there came a man running up to Him, who knelt at His feet and asked, "Good Rabbi, what am I to do in order to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

They were still on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were full of wonder, and some, though they followed, did so with fear. Then, once more calling to Him the Twelve, He began to tell them what was about to happen to Him.

"See," He said, "we are going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the High Priests and the Scribes. They will condemn Him to death, and will hand Him over to the Gentiles;

Then James and John, the sons of Zabdi, came up to Him and said, "Rabbi, we wish you would grant us whatever request we make of you."

Then Jesus stood still. "Call him," He said. So they called the blind man. "Cheer up," they said; "rise, he is calling you."

"Go," He said, "to the village facing you, and immediately on entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie him and bring him here.

So they went and found a young ass tied up at the front door of a house. They were untying it,

and Peter, recollecting, said to Him, "Look, Rabbi, the fig-tree which you cursed is withered up."

"Rabbi," they said, "Moses made it a law for us: 'If a man's brother should die and leave a wife, but no child, the man shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.'

and who swallow up the property of widows and then mask their wickedness by making long prayers: these men will receive far heavier punishment."

"You yourselves must be on your guard. They will deliver you up to Sanhedrins; you will be brought into synagogues and cruelly beaten; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to be witnesses to them for me.

and let not him who is in the field turn back to pick up his outer garment.

For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying signs and prodigies with a view to lead astray--if indeed that were possible--even God's own People.

and He said, "Abba! my Father! all things are possible for Thee: take this cup of suffering away from me: and yet not what I desire, but what Thou desirest."

At last the High Priest stood up, and advancing into the midst of them all, asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What is the meaning of all this that these witnesses allege against you?"