saying, "Rise! Take the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead."

In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea;

The people who were dwelling in darkness Have seen a great light; And on those who were dwelling in the land of the shadows of death Light has dawned.

And his fame spread throughout all Syria. They brought all the sick to him, those who were suffering from various diseases and troubles??emoniacs, epileptics, paralytics??nd he healed them.

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for the righteousness, for they shall be completely satisfied.

"Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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

"For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you?

"If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him?

As Jesus listened to this reply he was astonished, and said to those who followed him. "In solemn truth I tell you that I have found faith like this in any Israelite.

"It is not those who are well," said Jesus, when he heard this, "but the sick, who need a doctor.

"Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

"What did you go out into the desert to behold?" he asked; "A reed shaken by the wind? If not, what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment dwell in kings' palaces!

"In solemn truth I tell you that there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptist; yet one of the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

"Everything has been handed over to me by my Father; neither does any one know the Son, except the Father, nor any one know the Father except the Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

Those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

Behold, there came to him a Canaanite woman of those parts. She wailed loudly, saying. "Pity me, Lord, thou Son of David! My daughter is possessed of an evil spirit."

And those who ate numbered four thousand, besides the women and children.

Solemnly I tell you, some of those who are standing here shall not taste death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

He answered them. "Not all are accepting this teaching, but only those to whom it has been granted.

"When those came who had begun at five o'clock, they received two shillings apiece;

"'Those last men,' they said, 'have toiled only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the burning heat of the day.'

My cup you indeed shall drink," he answered, "but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

And the crowds who preceded and those who followed after him shouted again and again, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed be he who is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

Then Jesus entered into the Temple courts, and cast out all who were buying and selling there, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold pigeons.

When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"

"He will utterly destroy those wretches," they answered, "and will entrust his vineyard to other vine-dressers, who will pay back the fruits to him in their season."

"Then the king's wrath was roused, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

"So those slaves went out into the roads, and gathered together all whom they found, good or bad, and the banquet-hall was filled with the guests.

"On those two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets."

"But woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces; for you do not enter, yourselves, nor do you permit those who are about to come in, to enter.

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

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not!

then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

Alas for thee women who are with child, and for the nursing mothers in those days!

"But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

"Then all those maidens rose and trimmed their lamps;

"And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding-feast. And the door was shut.

"After a long time the master of those slaves came, and demanded a reckoning with them.

"Then he, the King will say to those on his right hand. "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;

Then all his disciples forsook him and fled; but those who had apprehended Jesus led him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

Soon afterward he went out into the porch, and another maid saw him, and said to those who were there, "This fellow certainly was with Jesus, the Nazarene!"

Those who passed by reviled him, wagging their heads saying.

Then he went up the hillside and called to him those whom he chose, and they came to him.

Then, with a glance at those who were in the circle sitting around him, he added.

He went on to say to them. "The secret truth concerning the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside everything is told in parables,

"What the Sower sows is the Word. There are those 'on the wayside' where the Word is sown.

And like the sowing upon 'stony ground' are those who, whenever they hear the Word, at once receive it with joy,

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."

And those who had been eye-witnesses told them what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine.

"The child is not dead, but asleep." And they began to laugh him to scorn. Then he put them all outside, took the father and mother of the child and those he brought with him, and entered the room where the child was lying.

Those who ate the bread were five thousand adult men.

In those days when a large crowd had again assembled and had nothing to eat, Jesus called together his disciples and said to them.

Then Jesus looked round on his disciples and said, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"

"My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in money to enter the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."

but a seat upon my right hand or my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been reserved."

"You know that those who are regarded as rulers among the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make them feel their authority.

and those who went before him and those who came after kept shouting. "Hosanna! Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord!

Presently they reached Jerusalem, and, after entering the Temple courts, Jesus began to drive out those who were buying and selling there, and to upset the tables of the money-changers, and the stalls of those who sold doves,

"But those tenants said to themselves. 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

"But when you see the Abomination of Desolation 'standing where he ought not' (let the reader ponder this), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains;

And alas for the pregnant women, and for those that are nursing their infants in those days!

For those will be days of suffering the like of which has never been from the beginning of God's creation until now, and never shall be.

And had not the Lord cut short those days, not a single person would escape; but for the elect's sake whom he has chosen, he has cut them short.

"But when the tribulation is past, in those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light,

Some of those who were present said among themselves indignantly. "Why has the perfume been wasted like this?

She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept.

Afterward he appeared to the Eleven themselves, as they were eating, and reproached them for their lack of faith, and stubborn hearts, because they disbelieved those who had seen him risen.

Moreover these signs shall follow those who believe. They shall drive out demons in my name; they shall speak with new tongues in foreign languages;

Seeing that many have taken it in hand to draw up an account of those matters which have been fully established among us,

and after those days Elizabeth, his wife, Conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying.

"His mercy is unto generations and generations on those who reverence him.

"he has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted those of low degree.

"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."

In those days Augustus Caesar issued an edict for a census of the whole inhabited world.

But Mary treasured up all those words, Often pondering on them in her heart.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying God and praising him for all those things that they had seen and heard, even as it was told to them.

So John used to say to the crowd of those who were going out to be baptized by him. "You breed of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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,

When they had heard these words, those in the synagogue were filled with fury;

Those who were tormented by unclean spirits were healed also.

"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

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

"If you love those who love you what credit is it to you? Why even sinners love those who love them.

"And if you are kind to those who are kind to you, what credit is it to you? Even sinners do the same.

"And if you lend to those from whom you are hoping to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so as to get as much back.

And those who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the slave well.

"Those by the wayside are people who hear, but then comes the devil and carries off the word from their heart, so that they may not believe and not be saved.

"Those on the rock are people who, upon hearing, receive the word with joy; but they have no root. For a time indeed they all believe, but in time of temptation they fall away.

"And that which fell upon thorns is those who have heard, but as they go on their way of word is choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life; so they bring no fruit of perfection.

"And that in the good soil is those who have listened to the message and, in an honest and good heart, hold fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

"My mother and brothers," he answered, "are those who listen to the word of God and obey it."

And those who saw what had happened fled and reported it in the town and the villages.

Then those who had seen it told them how the demon-possessed man had been saved.

But when the crowd learned this they followed him. He received them kindly and spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed restored to good health.

"But I tell you truly there are some of those standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God."

Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep; but when they were fully awake they saw his glory, and the two men were standing beside him.

And another man also said to him. "I will follow you, Lord; but first permit me to bid farewell to those who are in my house."