as it is written in the prophets; "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, he shall prepare thy way before thee.

And immediately on going up from the water, he saw the heavens divided by a chasm, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:

And as he walked near the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

And they were struck with astonishment at his doctrine; for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

And as he spake, the leprosy instantly departed from him, and he was cleansed.

And it came to pass, as he sat at table in his house, many publicans also, and sinners, sat down with Jesus and his disciples; for they were numerous, and they followed him.

And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

And he was walking through the cornfields on the sabbath; and his disciples as they went on the road plucked the ears of corn.

Then looking round about on them with indignation, exceedingly grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith to the man, Stretch out thine hand; and he stretched it out: and his hand was restored sound as the other.

for he healed many; insomuch, that they thronged in upon him, that they might touch him, as many as had afflictive diseases.

and it came to pass as he sowed, some fell by the road side, and the birds of the air came and ate it up.

And those are the sown among the thorns; such as are hearers of the word;

And these are they who are sown on the good ground, such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty fold, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

And he said, The kingdom of heaven is of that kind, as if a man should cast seed into his field;

And the same day he saith unto them, as the evening shut in, Let us pass over to the other side.

And sending the multitude away, they took him just as he was in the vessel; and there were also some other little vessels with him.

And as he was going out of the vessel, immediately there met him a man with an unclean spirit,

And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the confusion, as they were greatly lamenting and making loud moanings.

And as many as shall not receive you, neither hearken to you, when ye go from thence, shake off the dust from beneath your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Others said, That it is Elias; and others said, He is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

and the daughter of this Herodias coming in, and dancing, and delighting Herod, and his company, the king said to the damsel, Ask me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

And he swore unto her, That whatsoever thou shalt ask, I will give thee, even to the half of my kingdom.

Then she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? and she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And Jesus, when he landed, saw a vast multitude, and was moved with companion towards them, for they were as sheep having no shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

And wherever they entered into villages or cities, or country places, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch, if but the fringe on his garment; and as many as touched it, were cured.

And coming from the market, unless they have washed, they never eat. And there are many other things which they have by tradition received to observe, as the washings of cups, and pots, and vessels of brass, and couches.

Then he answering said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

And looking up, he said, I see men walking, as trees.

His garments became glistering, exceeding white, like snow; such as no fuller upon earth can whiten.

And as they were coming down from the mountain, he strictly charged them, that they should tell no man what they had seen, till after the Son of man should have arisen from the dead.

But I say unto you, that Elias is come, and they have done to him whatsoever they chose, as it is written of him.

And screaming, and convulsing him violently, it came out: and the child lay as if dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

But they understood not the meaning of that declaration, and were afraid to ask him.

AND arising, he went from thence into the coasts of Judea, through the country on the other side of the Jordan; and again the multitudes came together unto him; and as his custom was, he again taught them.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in nowise enter into it.

And as he went out to the road, a person ran to him, and kneeling down, asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

Then Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup which I drink? and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised?

And they came to Jericho. And as he was going out of Jericho with his disciples, and a great multitude, Bartimeus, the blind, the son of Timeus, sat by the road-side begging:

and saith unto them, Go into the village opposite to you: and immediately as you enter it, you will find a foal tied, on which no man yet hath rode; loose him, and bring him hither.

Then they said unto them, as Jesus commanded them: and they permitted them to do it.

And on the morrow, as they were coming out of Bethany, he was hungry:

And in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig-tree withered from the roots.

Therefore I say unto you, That all things whatever ye ask in prayer, believe that ye shall receive them, and they shall be given you.

And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, come to him,

Then Jesus answering said unto them, I also will ask you one question; and answer me; and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

For when they rise from the dead, they will neither marry, nor be given in marriage; but they are as the angels which are in heaven.

And the second, like it, is this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: there is no greater commandment than these.

and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength; and to love his neighbour as himself, is better than all burnt offerings, and sacrifices.

And Jesus perceiving that he had answered as a man of intelligence, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man thenceforth presumed to question him.

And Jesus addressing them said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Messiah is the Son of David?

And as Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, he saw a multitude casting money into the treasury: and many who were rich cast in many [pieces].

AND as he was going out of the temple, one of his disciples said unto him, Master, behold what vast stones, and what structures!

And as he was sitting on the mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

For these days shall bring tribulation, such as the like hath never been from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, and never shall be more.

As a man going abroad, when he left his abode, and gave his servants authority, and to each his work, commanded also the porter to watch.

And when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at table, a woman came, having an alabaster vase of ointment, of genuine spikenard, of vast value: and breaking the vase, she let it flow down upon his head.

And his disciples went out, and came into the city, and found as he had spoken to them; and they made ready the passover.

And as they sat at table, and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I tell you, That one of you, who is eating with me, shall betray me.

The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him; but wo to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been desirable for that man if he had never been born.

And as they were eating, Jesus taking a loaf, when he had blessed, brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; remove this cup from me, nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

And Jesus addressing them said, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and staves, to apprehend me?

And as Peter was in the hall, at the lower end, there came to him one of the high-priest's maid-servants:

Then he denied it, saying, I do not so much as know him, nor understand what thou art saying. And he went out into the vestibule; and the cock crew.

And the multitude, clamorous, began to petition him to do, as he had always done to them.

And very early on the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, as the sun was rising.

But go, tell his disciples, and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him, as he told you.

She going, told it to those who had been with him, as they were wailing and weeping.

Then after this, he was manifested under another form, to two of them as they were walking, and going into the country.

Afterwards he shewed himself to the eleven, as they were sitting at table, and upbraided them for their infidelity and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he was risen.

exactly as they delivered them to us, who were eve witnesses from the first, and ministers of the word;

And it came to pass, as he discharged his priestly office in the order of his periodical ministration before God,

For, lo! as the voice of thy salutation reached my ears, the babe leaped for joy in my womb.

as he had spoken to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed.

as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been from the beginning:

through the bowels of mercy of our God; with which he hath visited us, as the dawn of the morning from on high,

And it came to pass, as the angels went from them into heaven, the men, the shepherds, said also to each other, Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing which hath happened, which the Lord hath made known to us.

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things which they had heard and seen, exactly as had been told them.

as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male child, that openeth the womb, shall be called holy to the Lord;

And he came by the spirit into the temple; just as the parents were bringing in the child Jesus, that they might do according to what was the custom of the law concerning him;

And when they had concluded the days, as they were returning, the child Jesus remained at Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother knew it not:

as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths strait:

Now it came to pass, at the time when John was baptising all the people, that Jesus also was baptised, and as he prayed, the heaven was opened,

And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began his ministry, being (as was supposed the son of Joseph) of Heli,

And as the day was coming on, he went forth and departed into a desert place: and the multitude sought him out, and came to him, and would have detained him that he should not leave them.

AND it came to pass, as the multitude were thronging upon him, in order to hear the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret:

as also on James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: henceforward thou shalt catch men.

And it came to pass as he was just at one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy! and seeing Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And he commanded him to tell no man: but go shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy purification, as Moses enjoined, for a testimony unto them.

And he said unto them, Can you make the children of the bridechamber fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them?

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you a question; Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath-day, or to do evil? to preserve life or to destroy it?

And looking round upon them all, he said to the man, Stretch out thine hand; and he did so: and his hand was restored sound as the other.

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall revile you, and shall cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

And as ye would that men should do unto you, do ye also to them in like manner.

Be ye therefore compassionate, as also your Father is compassionate.

The disciple is not above his teacher; but every one who is completely taught shall be as his master.

And as he drew near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carrying out, an only son to his mother, and she a widow; and a great concourse of the city was with her.

A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell by the road side, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it up.

They by the road side, are such as hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh the word from their heart, that they should not be saved in believing.

And they on the rock, are such as when they have heard, with joy embrace the word; and these have not root, who for a time believe, and in a season of trial apostasize.