and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you.' and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you do not dash your foot against a stone.'"

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

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

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

But I tell you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

"And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

But you, when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."

Pray therefore that the Lord of the harvest will send out laborers into his harvest."

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

And after he had sent the crowds away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.

Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation. How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me."

Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.

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

But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

Pray that your flight will not be in the winter, nor on a Sabbath,

and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor."

For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have me.

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

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

Jesus said to him, "You have said it. Nevertheless, I tell you, after this you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of the sky."

And those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd, and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

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

He said to them, "Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see the Kingdom of God come with power."

He answered him, "Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me."

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross."

Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.

Jesus said to them, "Is not this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?

A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.

He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,

And pray that it won't be in the winter.

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

While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard?very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.

For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor." They grumbled against her.

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.

They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I pray."

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

Jesus said, "I am. You will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of the sky."

And they compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born will be called the Son of God.

and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the Law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"

Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,

They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.

Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."

It happened on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal.

They said to him, "The disciples of John often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."

It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.

All the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.

bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

But Jesus said, "Someone did touch me, for I perceived that power has gone out of me."

He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

It happened about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.

Jesus answered, "Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here."

Then he said to them, "The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out laborers into his harvest.

Look, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will in any way hurt you.

It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."

He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Father, hallowed be your name. May your Kingdom come.

It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you."

But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;

"That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.'

Whoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

"Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

When Jesus heard it, he said to him, "You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me."

And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much."

They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins.

He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

When he was at the place, he said to them, "Pray that you do not enter into temptation."

and said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

When I was with you in the temple daily, you did not stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."

From now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

For look, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'

And look, I send forth the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

You yourselves bear me witness that I said, 'I am not the Messiah,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'

No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."

Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

"Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."

For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, "Buy what things we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.

I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever,?

Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.

"In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.

You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

"I have yet many things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now.

I pray for them. I do not pray for the world, but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.