"Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife home, for what is begotten in her is by the Holy Spirit; and she will bear a son, and you are to call him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."

Behold! the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a son; and they shall call his name Immanuel, a word which means "God with us."

And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

"Give to him who asks, and from him who wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.

"But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.

"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the avenues, in order that men may see them. In solemn truth I tell you that they have their reward in full.

"But you, when you pray, go into your own room and shut your door; pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

"So pray in this way. "Our Father who art in heaven, May thy name be hallowed,

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the Evil One; For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory. Amen.

"A good tree cannot bear bad fruit; neither can a worthless tree bear good fruit.

"Every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

that the word spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, He took upon himself our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases.

"But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins"??e then says to the paralytic, "Rise, take up your bed, and go to your home."

But all the crowd were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

But the Pharisees kept saying, "It is in the power of the Prince of the demons that he is casting out demons."

And when he had called his twelve disciples to him, he gave them power over evil spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and infirmity.

"the lame are walking, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, and the gospel is being preached to the poor.

"And if I am casting out demons in the power of Beelzebub, in whose power do your sons cast them out? So they themselves shall be your judges.

"But if it is in the power of the Spirit of God is already upon you.

But some fell on good soil, and bore a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

After he had sent the crowds away, he went up into the mountain alone, to pray. When night came he was there alone.

Then young children were brought to him, that he might lay his hands on them and pray. His disciples interfered, but Jesus said to them.

"Which commandments?" asked the man. Jesus replied. "Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;

"If you want to be perfect," said Jesus, "go, sell your property, give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

In answer Jesus said: "You err because you do not know the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

"So you bear witness against yourselves, that you are the descendants of those who slew the prophets!

"But pray that your flight may not be in the winter; nor on a Sabbath;

"Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

and they plotted together to get Jesus into their power by a trick, and to put him to death;

"Why is this waste? This perfume could have been sold for a good sum, and the money given to the poor."

"for the poor you have with you always, but me you will not always have.

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, "Sit down here, while I go and pray yonder."

"Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

"I am He," Jesus answered; "yet I tell you that from this time on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven."

The Scribes also who had come down from Jerusalem, said, "He is Beelzebub," and, "He casts out demons by the power of the Prince of the demons."

But those, on the other hand, who were sown on that good soil, are those who listen to the Word, and welcome it, and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold."

Jesus, instantly conscious that the power within him had gone forth, turned about in the crowd, and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

After he had taken leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray.

"In solemn truth I tell you," he said, "there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God, come with power."

You know the commandments. Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat, honor your father and mother."

Jesus loved him as he looked at him, and said: "One thing you lack. Go, sell all you have and give to the poor; and you shall have wealth in heaven; and come, follow me."

And whenever you stand up to pray, forgive, if you have anything against any one, that so your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses."

"Is not this the reason for your error," Jesus answered them, "that you know not the Scripture nor the power of God?

There came also a poor widow who dropped in two little coins, worth a cent.

On this he called his disciples to him, and said: "I tell you solemnly that this poor widow has put in more than all who have put their offerings into the treasury;

Pray that it may not come in the winter.

Then will they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great power and glory.

And while he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper, while he was dining, a woman came with an alabaster vase of very costly, pure spikenard perfume, and, breaking the vase, she poured the perfume on his head.

That perfume could have been sold for more than one hundred and fifty dollars, and given to the poor."

She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor among you, and can show them kindness whenever you wish, but me you will not always have.

So they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

Keep watch, all of you, and pray that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.'

"I am," Jesus answered, "and you all shall see the Son of man seated on the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven."

But the Angel said to him. "Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.

"He shall go before Him in the wisdom and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him."

"And behold, you shall conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you shall call his name Jesus.

"The Holy Spirit shall come upon you," said the angel, "and the power of the most High shall overshadow you, and therefore the holy offspring which is born, shall be called the son of God.

"For no word of God shall be void of power."

To deliver us from our enemies, and from the power Of all who hate us.

And they also offered a sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord A pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.

"They will bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy food against a stone."

Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and his fame spread throughout all the surrounding country,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to the prisoners, And recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those that are bruised,

they rose, hurried him outside the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, intending to cast him down headlong.

All were amazed, and began to ask one another, saying. "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out."

But Jesus himself habitually withdrew into solitary places, and there used to pray.

One day he was teaching, and near to him were seated Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

"Nor does any one pour new wine into old wine-skins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins, and will itself be spilled, and the skins be destroyed

It happened about that time that he went out into the mountain to pray. He continued all night in prayer to God.

The whole crowd were trying to touch him, because power emanated from him and cured them all.

Then raising his eyes upon his disciples he began to say to them. "Blessed are you poor, For the kingdom of God is yours.

Bless those who curse you, pray for those who calumniate you.

"Pardon, and you shall be pardoned; Give, and gifts shall be given to you; Full measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they shall pour into your bosom. For with what measure you measure, they will measure back to you."

So he answered them. "Go your way, tell John what you have seen and heard. How the blind are seeing, the lame are walking, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are hearing the proclamations of glad tidings.

But Jesus said: "Some one did touch me; for I perceived that the power was proceeding out of me."

Then he called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal;

About eight days after this it happened that Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and went up on the mountain to pray.

"O faithless and perverse generation," said Jesus, "how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son to me."

And they were all awestruck at the mighty power of God. But while everyone was marveling at what he was doing, he said to his disciples.

And he thus addressed them. "The harvest is abundant, but the harvesters are few. do you therefore pray the lord of the harvest to send forth harvesters into his harvest.

"Behold, I give you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. In no case shall anything do you harm.

It happened he was praying in a certain place, and when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Master, teach us how to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

So he said to them. "When you pray, say, "Father, hallowed be thy name; May thy kingdom come,

"Do you say that I am casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub? If I then am casting out demons by Beelzebub, by whom are your sons casting them out? They therefore shall be your judges.

It happened while he was saying this, that a certain woman out of the crowd shouted to him, saying, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breast that you have sucked."

"I will warn you whom you ought to fear. Fear him who, after he was after he has killed, has power to throw you into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

Then he spoke to them in a parable. "The ground of a certain rich man bore heavy crops.

"But when you make a reception, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.

"And they all, without exception, proceeded to excuse themselves. The first told him. 'I have bought a field, and must needs go and see it. Pray have me excused.'

"The second said: 'I have bought five yolk of oxen and am on my way to try them. I pray that you will have me excused.'

"So the slave came and presented all these answers to his master. Then the master of the house was indignant, and said to his slave. 'Go out, quickly, into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in hither the poor, the maimed, the blind, the lame.'

He also taught them by a parable how they ought always to pray and never to lose heart.

"Two men are going up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a tax-gatherer.

"The Pharisee stood apart and thus began to pray by himself. "'O God, I thank thee that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax gatherer;

"You know the commandments. "Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother."

And receiving this reply, Jesus said to him. "One thing you are still lacking. Sell all that you have and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me."

But Zaccheus stood up and said to the Lord, "I give half my property to the poor, Lord, and if I have defrauded any man of anything I am restoring it to him fourfold."