Entering the house, they saw the child with his mother, Mary, and fell at his feet and did homage to him. Then they unpacked their treasures, and offered to the child presents of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

"All these I will give you, if you will fall at my feet and do homage to me."

"Come and follow me," Jesus said, "and I will set you to fish for men."

Let your light so shine before the eyes of your fellow men, that, seeing your good actions, they may praise your Father who is in Heaven.

The rain poured down, the rivers rose, the winds blew and beat upon that house, but it did not fall, for its foundations were upon the rock.

The rain poured down, the rivers rose, the winds blew and struck against that house, and it fell; and great was its downfall."

And a Teacher of the Law came up to him, and said: "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

But Jesus answered: "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead."

And the foul spirits began begging Jesus: "If you drive us out, send us into the drove of pigs."

As Jesus went along, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting in the tax-office, and said to him: "Follow me." Matthew got up and followed him.

Calling his twelve Disciples to him, Jesus gave them authority over foul spirits, so that they could drive them out, as well as the power of curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

Be on your guard against your fellow men, for they will betray you to courts of law, and scourge you in their Synagogues;

Are not two sparrows sold for a half-penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's knowledge.

Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, I, too, will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven;

But, if any one disowns me before his fellow men, I, too, will disown him before my Father who is in Heaven.

And the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.

But Jesus said to them: "Which of you, if he had only one sheep, and that sheep fell into a pit on the Sabbath, would not lay hold of it and pull it out?

No sooner does a foul spirit leave a man, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest, and does not find it.

As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

Some fell on rocky places, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once.

Some, again, fell into the brambles; but the brambles shot up and choked it.

Some, however, fell on good soil, and yielded a return, sometimes one hundred, sometimes sixty, sometimes thirty fold.

When it was full, they hauled it up on the beach, and sat down and sorted the good fish into baskets, but threw the worthless ones away.

Every one had sufficient to eat, and they picked up enough of the broken pieces that were left to fill twelve baskets.

After dismissing the crowds, he went up the hill by himself to pray; and, when evening fell, he was there alone.

Let them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind man guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch."

"Yes, Master," she said, "for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners' table."

Every one had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left.

Then Jesus said to his disciples: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross, and follow me.

The disciples, on hearing this, fell on their faces, greatly afraid.

While Jesus and his disciples were together in Galilee, he said to them: "The Son of Man is destined to be betrayed into the hands of his fellow-men,

But, on going out, that same servant came upon one of his fellow-servants who owed him ten pounds. Seizing him by the throat, he said 'Pay what you owe me.'

Thereupon his fellow-servant threw himself on the ground and begged for mercy. 'Have patience with me,' he said, 'and I will pay you.'

When his fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and went to their master and laid the whole matter before him.

Ought not you, also, to have shown mercy to your fellow- servant, just as I showed mercy to you?'

Some men, it is true, have from birth been disabled for marriage, while others have been disabled by their fellow men, and others again have disabled themselves for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Let him accept it who can."

"If you wish to be perfect," answered Jesus, "go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me."

"Go to the village facing you," he said, "and you will immediately find an ass tethered, with a foal by her side; untie her, and lead her here for me.

'Say to the daughter of Zion--"Behold, thy King is coming to thee, Gentle, and riding on an ass, And on the foal of a beast of burden."'

They led the ass and the foal back, and, when they had put their cloaks on them, he seated himself upon them.

It is the same with you. Outwardly, and to others, you have the look of religious men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and sin.

Fill up the measure of your ancestor's guilt.

in order that upon your heads may fall every drop of innocent 'blood split on earth,' from the blood of innocent Abel down to that of Zechariah, Barachiah's son, whom you murdered between the Temple and the altar.

And then many will fall away, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

As soon, then, as you see 'the Foul Desecration,' mentioned by the Prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place," (the reader must consider what this means)

Immediately after the distress of those days, 'the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the heavens,' and 'the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.'

Learn the lesson taught by the fig tree. As soon as its branches are full of sap, and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.

And begin to beat his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,

When I was naked, you clothed me; when I fell ill, you visited me; and when I was in prison, you came to me.'

Then Jesus said to them: "Even you will all fall away from me to-night. Scripture says--'I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

"If every one else falls away from you," Peter answered, "I shall never fall away!"

Watch and pray, that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

"Come and follow me," Jesus said, "and I will set you to fish for men."

Now there was in their Synagogue at the time a man under the power of a foul spirit, who called out:

The foul spirit threw the man into a fit, and with a loud cry came out from him.

And they were all so amazed that they kept asking: "What is this? Strange teaching indeed! He gives his commands with authority even to the foul spirits, and they obey him!"

As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting in the tax-office, and said to him: "Follow me." Levi got up and followed him.

The foul spirits, too, whenever they caught sight of him, flung themselves down before him, and screamed out: "You are the Son of God"!

This was said in reply to the charge that he had a foul spirit in him.

And presently, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path; and the birds came, and ate it up.

Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once;

Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.

Some fell into good soil, and, shooting up and growing, yielded a return, amounting to thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold."

But, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once.

The ground bears the crop of itself--first the blade, then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear;

And, as soon as Jesus had got out of the boat, he met a man coming out of the tombs, who was under the power of a foul spirit,

For Jesus had said: "Come out from the man, you foul spirit."

He called the Twelve to him, and began to send them out as his Messengers, two and two, and gave them authority over foul spirits.

And they picked up enough broken pieces to fill twelve baskets, as well as some of the fish.

When evening fell, the boat was out in the middle of the Sea, and Jesus on the shore alone.

So the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law asked Jesus this question--"How is it that your disciples do not follow the traditions of our ancestors, but eat their food with defiled hands?"

For a woman, whose little daughter had a foul spirit in her, heard of him immediately, and came and threw herself at his feet--

The people had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left.

Calling the people and his disciples to him, Jesus said: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.

They brought him to Jesus; but no sooner did the boy see him than the spirit threw him into convulsions; and he fell on the ground, and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

But, when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly collecting, he rebuked the foul spirit: "Deaf and dumb spirit, it is I who command you. Come out from him and never enter him again."

for he was instructing his disciples, and telling them-- "The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of his fellow men, and they will put him to death, but, when he has been put to death, he will rise again after three days."

"Teacher," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons by using your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he did not follow us."

Jesus looked at the man, and his heart went out to him, and he said: "There is still one thing wanting in you; go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall heave wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me."

"You may go," Jesus said; "your faith has delivered you." Immediately he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus along the road.

"Go to the village facing you," he said; "and, as soon as you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has ever ridden; untie it, and bring it.

The two disciples went, and, finding a foal tethered outside a door in the street, they untied it.

Some of the by-standers said to them: "What are you doing, untying the foal?"

Then they brought the foal to Jesus, and, when they had laid their cloaks on it, he seated himself upon it.

As soon as evening fell, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.

As soon, however, as you see 'the Foul Desecration' standing where he ought not" (the reader must consider what this means) "then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;

Learn the lesson taught by the fig-tree. As soon as its branches are full of sap, and it is bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.

Jesus sent forward two of his disciples and said to them: "Go into the city, and there a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him;

Presently Jesus said to them: "All of you will fall away; for Scripture says--'I will strike down the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

Watch and pray," he said to them all, "that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

One young man did indeed follow him, wrapped only in a linen sheet. They tried to arrest him;

So, when the crowd went up and began to ask Pilate to follow his usual custom,

It fell to him by lot, in accordance with the practice among the priests, to go into the Temple of the Lord and burn incense;

For no promise from God shall fail to be fulfilled."

Simeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother: "This child is appointed to be the cause of the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign much spoken against--

Thinking that he was with their fellow-travelers, they went one day's journey before searching for him among their relations and acquaintances;

On returning from the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, Jesus was led by the power of the Spirit through the Wilderness for forty days, tempted by the Devil.

All who were present spoke well of him, and were astonished at the beautiful words that fell from his lips. "Is not he Joseph's son?" they asked.

In the Synagogue there was a man with the spirit of a foul demon in him, who called out loudly:

And they were all lost in amazement, and kept saying to one another: "What words are these? For he gives his commands to the foul spirits with a marvelous authority, and they come out."