and think not to say within yourselves, 'As a father we have Abraham;' for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And, having been immersed, Jesus went up straightway from the water; and, behold, the heavens were opened; and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, coming upon Him;

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; become ye, therefore, as wise as the serpents and as innocent as doves.

How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do well on the sabbath."

And, wishing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because they were holding him as a prophet.

And the disciples, seeing Him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear.

But ye say, 'Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That by which you might be profited by me is an offering,'

for what will a man be profited, if he gain the whole world, and suffer damage as to his soul? or what will a man give as an exchange for his soul?

And He saith to them, "Because of your little faith. For verily I say to you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, 'Remove hence yonder,' and it will be removed, and nothing shall be impossible to you."

"Woe to the world because of stumbling-blocks! for there is a necessity that the stumbling-blocks come; but woe to the man through whom the stumbling-block comes!

But, if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet."

And, while seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes, since they were holding Him as a prophet.

"Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whosoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!'

'And whosoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gift that is upon it, is a debtor!'

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her! how often did I wish to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

"For it is as when a man, going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods:

And He said, "Go away into the city to such a one, and say to him, 'The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; with you I observe the passover together with My disciples.'"

Arise, let us be going. Behold, he who is betraying Me is at hand."

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent apart, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon Him.

But others said, "It is Elijah." And others said, "It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets."

But ye say, 'If a man say to his father or mother, That wherewith you might be profited by me is Corban,' that is, 'an offering to God,'

Or what could a man give as an exchange for his soul?

Verily I say to you, whosoever does not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child, will in no wise enter therein."

In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her as a wife."

And one poor widow, coming, cast in two mites, which is a farthing.

It is as when a man away from home, having left his house, and having given authority to his servants, to each his work, commanded also the porter to watch.

and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form, as a dove; and a voice came out of Heaven, "Thou art My Son, the Beloved, in Whom I delighted."

But, seeing it, the Pharisee who invited Him, spake in himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that is touching Him, because she is a sinner."

For what is a man profited, in having gained the whole world, but having lost or forfeited himself?

forasmuch as a friend of mine came to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him;'

And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask bread, and he give him a stone? or a fish, and he, instead of a fish, give him a serpent?

And as the multitudes were gathering together to Him, He began to say, "This generation is an evil generation: it is seeking a sign, and a sign shall not be given it, except the sign of Jonah.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her; how often I wished to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is abandoned to you!

And He said to them, "Ye are those who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts; because that which is exalted among men is an abomination before God.

And the Lord said, "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say to this sycamine tree, 'Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Verily I say to you, whosoever does not receive the Kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter therein."

And Jesus said to him, "To-day salvation came to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

"But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with gluttony and drunkenness, and anxieties pertaining to life, and that day come upon you suddenly as a snare;

And, about one hour having intervened, a certain other was confidently insisting, saying, "Of a truth this one also was with Him; for he also is a Galilaean."

And they said one to another, "Was not our heart burning within us, as He was talking with us in the way, as He was opening the Scriptures to us!"

And John testified, saying, "I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of Heaven, and He abode upon Him.

This man came to Jesus by night, and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that Thou hast come, as a Teacher, from God; for no one can do the signs which Thou art doing, unless God be with Him."

God is a spirit; and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

This again is a second sign that Jesus did, after having come out of Judaea into Galilee.

Marvel not at this; because there is an hour coming, in which all who are in their tombs shall hear His voice,

"There is a lad here, who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but what are these among so many?"

Many, therefore, of His disciples, having heard this, said, "This is a hard saying! Who can hear it?"

Jesus answered them, "Did I not choose you, the twelve, and one of you is a devil?"

And there was much murmuring about Him among the multitudes: some were saying, "He is a good Man;" others were saying, "Nay, but He is misleading the multitude."

Jesus answered them, "Verily, verily, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a slave of sin.

Ye are of your father the Devil; and the desires of your father ye wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own; because he is a liar, and the father of it.

Some of the Pharisees, therefore, said, "This Man is not from God, because He does not keep the sabbath." Others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them.

They say, therefore, to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him, seeing that He opened your eyes?" And he said, "He is a Prophet."

Therefore, they called a second time the man who was blind, and said to him, "Give glory to God: we know that this Man is a sinner."

He, therefore, answered, "Whether He is a sinner, I know not: one thing I know, that, though I was blind, now I see."

We know that God heareth not sinners; but, if any one is a worshiper of God, and does His will, him He heareth.

"Verily, verily, I say to you, he that enters not through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.

because he is a hireling, and cares not for the sheep.

Unless one abides in Me, he was cast forth as a branch, and withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

Some of His disciples, therefore, said to one another, "What is this that He saith to us, 'A little while, and ye behold Me not; and again a little while, and ye will see Me;' and, 'Because I go to the Father?'"

And Peter, seeing it, spake to the people, "Men of Israel, why do ye wonder at this? Or why look ye so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk

This One God exalted as a Prince and Savior, with His right hand, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

But an angel of the Lord spake to Philip, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south, on the way that leads down from Jerusalem to Gaza:" this is a wilderness.

Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and, as a lamb dumb before its shearer, so He openeth not His mouth.

and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth;

"I was in the city of Joppa, praying: and, in a trance, I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as a large sheet, let down out of the heaven by four corners; and it came close to me:

And, as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as also on us at the beginning;

And, having arrived in Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had John also as an attendant.

And for about the time of forty years He bore them as a nursing father in the wilderness.

and he said to them, "Did ye receive the Holy Spirit, after having believed?" And they said to him, "Nay, we did not even hear whether there is a Holy Spirit."

And these, having gone before, were waiting for us at Troas;

And, when he met us at Assos, taking him up, we came to Mytilene.

And, as they stretched him out for the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man, who is a Roman, and uncondemned?"

And the centurion, hearing it, going to the chief captain, reported it, saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman!"

asking it as a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush, to kill him on the way.

If, therefore, I am a wrong-doer, and have perpetrated anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but, if there is nothing in the things of which these accuse me, no one can deliver me as a favor to them. I appeal to Caesar."

And, as they were spending several days there, Festus laid before the king the things relating to Paul, saying, "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

to whom I made answer, It is not a custom with Romans to grant as a favor any man, before the accused has the accuser face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself concerning the charge laid against him.

saying, 'Fear not, Paul; it is necessary that you should stand before Caesar, and, behold, God has granted to you as a favor all those sailing with you.'

And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging on his hand, they said among themselves, "Assuredly this man is a murderer, whom, though safely escaping from the sea, justice permitted not to live."

And from thence the brethren, having heard the tidings concerning us, came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns; seeing whom, Paul, giving thanks to God, took courage.

but he is a Jew, who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.

But, if the truth of God, through my lie, abounded unto His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips;

Whom God set forth as a propitiation, through faith in His blood, for the manifestation of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the formerly-committed sins in the forbearance of God:

but yet death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who sinned not after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of Him Who was to come.

who is he that condemns? It is Christ Who died, yea, rather, That was raised from the dead, Who is at the right hand of God, Who also is making intercession for us.

And, as Isaiah has said before: "Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we would have become as Sodom, and been made like to Gomorrah."

Love works no ill to one's neighbor: therefore, love is a fulfillment of the law.

I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the assembly which is in Cenchrea;

For your obedience reached unto all. I rejoice, therefore, over you; but I wish you to be wise as to that which is good, but simple as to evil.

to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called saints, with all, in every place, who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ??heir Lord and ours:

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master-builder, I laid a foundation; and another builds thereon. But let each one take heed how he builds thereon;

Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

But, with me, it is a very small thing, that I should be judged by you, or by man's day; yea, I do not even judge myself.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom ye have from God, and that ye are not your own?

A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but, if her husband fall asleep, she is at liberty to he married to whom she will: only in the Lord.

But this knowledge is not in all; but some, by familiarity with the idol even until now, eat it as an idol-sacrifice; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

Who ever serves as a soldier at his own charges; Who plants a vineyard, and eats not of its fruit? Or who feeds a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock?

And, to the Jews, I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those under law, as under law (not being myself under law), that I might gain those under law;