And I brought the third through fire, and I purified them as purifying silver, and I tried them as trying gold: he shall call on my name and I will answer him: I said, He is my people; and he shall say, Jehovah my God.

I loved you, said Jehovah. And ye said, In what didst thou love us? Was not Esau brother to Jacob? says Jehovah: and loving Jacob.

For Edom will say, We were broken down, and we will turn back and build the wastes; thus said Jehovah of armies: They shall build and I will pull down; and calling to them, The bound of injustice, and, The people with whom Jehovah was very angry, even to forever.

A son will honor the father, and the servant his lord; and if I a father, where mine honor? and if I their lord, where my fear? said Jehovah of armies to you, O priests despising my name. And ye said, In what did we despise thy name?

Bringing polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye said, In what did we pollute thee? In your saying, The table of Jehovah it was despised.

And if ye shall bring near the blind for a sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye shall bring near the lame and the sick, is it not evil? bring A near now to thy governor; will he delight in thee, or lift up thy face? said Jehovah of armies.

Who also among you and he will shut the doors? and ye shall not make light mine altar gratuitously. Not to me delight in you, said Jehovah of armies, and I will not delight in the gift of your hand.

For from the rising of the sun and even to its going down, great my name among the nations; and in every place incense being brought to my name, and a clean gift: for great my name among the nations, said Jehovah of armies.

And ye said, Behold, what a weariness! and ye puffed at it, said Jehovah of armies; and ye brought the spoiled and the lame, and the sick; and ye brought the gift: shall I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah.

And cursed he deceiving, and there is in his flock a male, and he vowed and sacrificed a corrupt thing to Jehovah: for I am a great king, said Jehovah of armies, and my name terrible among the nations.

If ye will not hear and if ye will not set upon your heart to give honor to my name, said Jehovah of armies, and I sent a curse upon you, and I cursed your blessings, and also I cursed it for your not setting upon the heart.

And ye knew that I sent this command to you, for my covenant to be with Levi, said Jehovah of armies.

And ye departed out of the way; ye made many weak by the law; ye corrupted the covenant of Levi, said Jehovah of armies.

And ye said, For what? For that Jehovah testified between thee and between the wife of thy youth, which thou didst deal faithlessly against her, and she thy companion and the wife of thy covenant

For he hated sending away, says Jehovah God of Israel: and he covered violence with his clothing, said Jehovah of armies: and ye watched in your spirit, and ye shall not deal faithlessly.

Ye wearied Jehovah with your words: and ye said, In what did we weary? In your saying, Every one doing evil is good in the eyes of Jehovah, and he delighted in them; or, Where the God of judgment?

Behold me sending my messenger, and he looked upon the way before my face: and suddenly Jehovah whom ye seek shall come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in: behold him coming, said Jehovah of armies.

And I came near to you for judgment: and I was a swift witness against those practicing magic, and against those committing adultery, and against those swearing to falsehood, and against those oppressing the hire of the hireling, the widow and the orphan, and those turning aside the stranger, and they feared not me, said Jehovah of armies.

For from the days of your fathers ye departed from my laws, and ye watched not. Turn back to me and I will turn back to you, said Jehovah of armies. And ye said, In what shall we turn back?

Will man defraud God? For ye defraud me. And ye said, In what did we defraud thee? The tenths and the offerings.

Bring ye all the tenths to the house of treasure, and food shall be in my house, and try me now in this, said Jehovah of armies, if I will not open to you the lattices of the heavens, and empty out to you a blessing, even is it not a sufficiency.

And all nations pronounced you happy, for ye shall be a land of delight, said Jehovah of armies.

Your words were strong against me, said Jehovah. And ye said, What did we speak against thee?

Ye said, Vanity to serve God: and what profit that we watched his watches, and that we went mourning from the face of Jehovah of armies?

And they were to me, said Jehovah of armies, for the day which I make wealth; and I spared for them as a man will spare for the son serving him.

For behold, the day coming, burning as a furnace; and all the proud and all doing injustice were straw: and the day coming burnt them, said Jehovah of armies, that it shall not leave to them root and branch.

And ye tread down the unjust; for they were ashes under the soles of your feet in the day which I doing, said Jehovah of armies.

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus has it been written by the prophet:

And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, Having gone, examine thoroughly concerning the child; and when ye should find, announce ye to me, so that I also, having gone, will worship him.

And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has indicated to you to flee from the wrath about to come?

And Jesus having answered said to him, Permit now; for so it is suitable for us to complete all justice: then he permitted him.

And the tempter having come to him, said, If thou art the Son of God, say that these stones should become bread.

And he having answered, said, It has been written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word going forth through the mouth of God.

Jesus said to him, Again has it been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill: and whoever should kill shall be subject to judgment:

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

And it was said, That whosoever should loose his wife, let him give her a repudiation.

Again, ye have heard, that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not swear a false oath, and thou shalt. return to the Lord thine oaths.

Ye have heard, that it has been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.

And the captain of a hundred having answered said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter in under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

And Jesus having heard, admired, and said to those following; Verily I say to you, not in Israel have I found such faith.

And Jesus said to the captain of a hundred, Retire; as thou hast believed, let it be to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

And one scribe, coming near, said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.

And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, permit me first to go and inter my father.

But Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead inter the dead.

And he said to them, Retire. And having gone, they went away into the herd of swine: and, behold, all the herd of swine rushed down the precipice into the sea, and died in the water.

And, behold, they brought him a paralytic, laid upon a bed; and Jesus seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Take courage, child thy sins are let go to thee.

And behold, certain of the scribes said in themselves, This defames.

And Jesus seeing their reflections, said, Why reflect ye within your hearts?

And the Pharisees, seeing, said to his disciples, Wherefore does your teacher eat with tax collectors and the sinful?

And Jesus having heard, said to them, They being strong have no need of a physician, but they having evils.

And Jesus said to them, The sons of the nuptial chamber cannot mourn inasmuch as the bridegroom is with them; but the days shall come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast.

For she said in herself, If I should only touch the hem of his garment, I shall be saved.

And Jesus having turned round, and seeing her, said, Take courage, daughter; thy faith has saved thee. And the woman was saved from that hour.

But the Pharisees said, By the chief of demons he casts out demons.

He said to him, Art thou he coming, or should we look for another?

And Jesus having answered said to them, Having gone, announce to John what ye hear and see:

In that time Jesus having answered, said, I acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to children.

And the Pharisees, seeing, said to him, Behold, thy disciples do what is not lawful to do in the sabbath.

And he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and they with him;

And he said to them, Which of you shall be the man who shall have one sheep, and if this should fall into a pit in the sabbaths, will he not take hold of it, and raise it up?

And all the crowds were affected, and said, Is not this the son of David?

But the Pharisees, having heard, said, He casts not out demons, but by Beelzebub, ruler of demons.

And Jesus knowing their reflections, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

And he having answered, said to them, An evil generation and an adulteress seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

And a certain one said to him, Behold, thy mother, and thy brethren stand without, seeking to speak to thee.

And he having answered, said to him speaking to him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

And having stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

And the disciples having come near, said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

And having answered, he said to them, For to you it was given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it was not given.

And the servants of the master of the house having come, said to him, Lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field whence therefore has it tares?

And he said to them, A man, an enemy, has done this: and his servants said to him, Wilt thou therefore we, having departed, should gather them

And he said, No; lest gathering the tares, ye root up the wheat together with them.

And he having answered, said to them, He sowing the good seed is the Son of man:

And he said to them, Therefore every scribe, having been a disciple in the kingdom of the heavens, is like to a man, master of a house, who casts out from his treasure new things and old.

And having come into his native land, he taught them in their assembly, so that they were struck with amazement, and said, Whence to him this wisdom, and powers?

And they were scandalized in him. And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not unhonoured, except in his native land, and in his house.

And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; be was aroused from the dead; and for this, powers are energetic in him.

For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her:

But Jesus said to them, They have no need to depart; give ye them to eat.

And he said, Bring them here to me.

And Peter having answered him, said, Lord, if thou art, encourage me to come upon the waters.

And he said, Come. And Peter having gone down from the ship, walked upon the waters, to go to Jesus.

And he, having answered, said to them, Wherefore do ye also pass by the command of God by your tradition

And having called the crowd, he said to them, Hear ye, and understand.

Then his disciples having come near, said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were scandalized?

And having answered, he said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.

And Peter, having answered, said to him, Explain to us this parable.

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet destitute of understanding?

And he, having answered, said, I was not sent except to the sheep having been lost, of the house of Israel.

And he, having answered, said, It is not good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the little dogs.

And she said, Yes, Lord; for the little dogs also eat from the crumbs falling from the table of their lord.

Then Jesus, having answered, said to her, O woman, great thy faith: let it be to thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And Jesus having called his disciples, said, I feel compassion for the crowd, for already they remain with me three days, and they have nothing they could eat: and I will not leave them fasting, lest they be relaxed in the way.

And he says to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

And he having answered, said to them, It being evening, ye say, Calm weather: for the heaven is fiery red.

And Jesus said to them, Attend and keep from the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.

And Jesus having known, said to them, Why reason ye among yourselves, O ye of little faith, because ye have taken no loaves

And they said, Some, truly, John the Baptist: and others, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.