The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

But when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He went back into Galilee.

He said to them, Go back, for the little girl is not dead, but sleeps. And they laughed Him to scorn.

nor a bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staves. For the workman is worthy of his food.

nor let him in the field turn back to take his clothes.

And behold, a great earthquake occurred! For coming down from Heaven, and coming up, an angel of the Lord rolled back the stone from the door and was sitting on it.

And they began to beg Him to leave their borders.

and commanded them that they take nothing in the way, except only a staff; no bag, no bread, no copper in the belt,

And as regards the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses how God spoke to him in the Bush, saying, "I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?"

And let him who is in the field not turn back again in order to take up his garment.

And the crowd, crying aloud, began to beg him to do as he had always done to them.

And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back, for it was very great.

And when they did not find Him, they turned back to Jerusalem, seeking Him.

as it is written in the book of the Words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.

And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And unrolling the book, He found the place where it was written,

And rolling up the book, returning it to the attendant, He sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on Him.

But He was drawing back in the wilderness, and praying.

And He said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money, nor each to have two tunics.

And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Carry neither purse nor bag nor sandals. And greet no one by the way.

And all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, I must go and see it. I beg you, have me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I beg you, have me excused.

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do? For my lord is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

And he said, I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,

And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back and glorified God with a loud voice.

And He called his ten servants and delivered ten minas, and said to them, Trade until I come back.

Even David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand

From this time many of His disciples went back into the things behind, and walked no more with Him.

And bending back up, and seeing no one but the woman, Jesus said to her, Woman, where are the ones who accused you? Did not one give judgment against you?

And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.

Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of big fish, a hundred and fifty-three. And though there were so many, the net was not torn.

For it is written in the Book of Psalms, "Let his estate become forsaken, and he not be living in it." And, "Let another take his overseership."

And he kept back part of the price, his wife also knowing, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet.

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart for you to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but thrust him away and turned back again to Egypt in their hearts,

Then God turned and gave them over to serve the host of the heavens, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: "O house of Israel, have you offered to Me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness?

And the eunuch answered Philip and said, I beg you, of whom does the prophet speak this? Of himself or of some other man?

and how I kept back nothing that was profitable, but have shown you and have taught you publicly, and from house to house,

For I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.

Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your deliverance. For not a hair of your head shall perish.

And when day came, they did not recognize the land. But they discovered a certain bay with a beach, into which they were minded, if they were able, to drive the ship.

But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that oftentimes I purposed to come to you, and was kept back until the present; that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other nations.

Let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and their back always bowing."

For as many as are out of works of the Law, these are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the Book of the Law, to do them."

I beg Euodia and Syntyche that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

And I also beg you, true yoke-fellow, help those women who labored in the gospel with me and with Clement, and others of my fellow-laborers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

And now you know what holds back, for him to be revealed in his own time.

For the mystery of lawlessness is already working, only he is now holding back until it comes out of the midst.

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be godly to their own house, and give back to their forebears what is due them; for that is good and pleasing before God.

Alexander the coppersmith showed many evil things to me. The Lord will give back to him according to his works.

he who was once worthless to you, but now useful to you and to me; whom I sent back to you.

For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the Law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,

Then I said, Lo, I come (in the volume of the Book it is written of Me) to do Your will, O God."

Now, "the Just shall live by faith. But if he draws back, My soul shall have no pleasure in him."

Behold, the hire of the laborers reaping your fields cry out, being kept back by you. And the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.

Brothers, if anyone among you err from the truth, and if anyone turns him back,

know that he who turns back the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

Never give back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, giving blessing, knowing that you are called to this so that you might inherit blessing.

but had reproof of his lawbreaking, a dumb ass speaking in a man's voice, held back the madness of the prophet.

saying, I am the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last. Also, What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

The one who overcomes, this one will be clothed in white clothing. And I will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

And I saw a book on the right of Him sitting on the throne, written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.

And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book and to loosen its seals?

And no one in Heaven, nor on the earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the book or to look at it.

And I wept very much, because no one was found worthy to open and to read the book, nor to look at it.

And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals of it.

And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him sitting on the throne.

And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having harps and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation.

And he had a little book open in his hand. And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the earth.

And the voice which I heard from Heaven spoke to me again, and said, Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.

And I went to the angel and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me, Take it and eat it up, and it will make your belly bitter, but it will be sweet as honey in your mouth.

And I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it up. And it was sweet as honey in my mouth, and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter.

And all dwelling on the earth will worship it, those whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain, from the foundation of the world.

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to ascend out of the abyss and go into perdition. And those dwelling on the earth will marvel, those whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

And I saw the dead, the small and the great, stand before God. And books were opened, and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

And if anyone was not found having been written in the Book of Life, he was cast into the Lake of Fire.

And there shall in no way enter into it anything that defiles, or any making an abomination or a lie; but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.

Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the Words of the prophecy of this Book.

Then he said to me, Behold! See, do not do it! For I am your fellow-servant, and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who keep the Words of this Book. Do worship to God.

And he said to me, Do not seal the Words of the prophecy of this Book; for the time is at hand.

For I testify together to everyone who hears the Words of the prophecy of this Book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add on him the plagues that have been written in this Book.

And if anyone takes away from the Words of the Book of this prophecy, God will take away his part out of the Book of Life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which have been written in this Book.