Wherefore Herodias persecuted him, and would have taken away his life:

dismiss them, that they may go into the country-places and villages round about, and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.

But He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they had examined, they said, Five, and two fishes.

and He saw them labouring in rowing; (for the wind was contrary:) and about the fourth watch of the night He cometh to them walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

for the pharisees, and indeed all the Jews, do not eat till they have washed their hands thoroughly, observing the tradition of the ancients.

And when they come from the market, they do not eat till they have washed. And there are many other things, which they have received to observe, as the washing of cups, and pots, and brass-vessels, and seats.

And He arose and went from thence to the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and going into a house He would have had no body know it, but He could not be concealed: for a woman,

and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, for they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

And He asked them, How many loaves have ye? and they said, Seven.

they argued one with another, saying, It is because we have no bread.

And Jesus knowing it saith unto them, What are ye reasoning about? because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet discern nor understand? have ye your heart still hardened?

Have ye eyes, and do not see? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

And He said unto them, Verily I tell you, that there are some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

But I tell you, that Elias is come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written of him.

And one of the multitude answered, and said, Master I have brought unto thee my son, who is possessed by a dumb spirit:

And it has often thrown him both into the fire and into the waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us and help us.

Salt is useful, but if the salt become insipid, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt therefore in yourselves, and as a proof of it be at peace one with another.

And he answered and said unto Him, Master, all these have I kept from my youth.

Then Jesus looked upon him with affection, and said to him, One thing thou wantest; go, sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor; and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross and follow me.

And Jesus looking round about saith to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Then Peter said to Him, Behold we have left all, and followed thee.

And hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace: but he cried out so much the more, Thou son of David, have pity on me.

And He taught them, saying, Is it not written, my house shall be called an house of prayer for all nations? But ye have made it a den of thieves.

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God: for verily I tell you,

that whosoever shall say to this mountain, "Be thou removed and cast into the sea," and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith shall be done, he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye ask in prayer, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

But when ye pray, forgive, if ye have any thing against any one, that your heavenly Father may also forgive you your trespasses:

And have ye not read this scripture, "The stone, which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner:

But as to the dead, that they are raised, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him in the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

And He called his disciples to Him, and saith unto them, Verily I tell you, that this poor widow has given more than all those who have cast into the treasury.

For they all have contributed out of their abundance: but she out of her penury hath given all that she had, even her whole living.

But do ye beware: behold, I have told you all before.

For it might have been sold for above three hundred pence, and given to the poor. And they inveighed against her.

She has done a kind office to me. For ye have the poor always with you, and may do them good, whenever ye will; but me ye have not always.

And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the paschal lamb, his disciples said to Him, Where wouldst thou have us go and make preparation for thee to eat of the paschal lamb?

Then the high priest rent his clothes and said, What farther need have we of witnesses?

ye have heard the blasphemy; what think ye? and they all condemned Him as worthy of death.

But Pilate answered them, saying, Would ye have me release to you the king of the Jews?

And Pilate answered, and said to them again, What then would you have me do with Him, whom ye call king of the Jews?

Whereas many have undertaken to compose a narrative of the things, which have been fully certified among us;

and on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father:

And they made signs to his father, what name he would have him called by.

for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast provided in the sight of all people,

And when they saw Him, they were amazed. And his mother said to Him, Son, why didst thou deal thus with us? behold, thy father and I with grief have been seeking for thee.

Bring forth therefore fruits becoming penitents, and do not say within yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father," for I tell you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

And He said unto them, No doubt ye will apply to me this proverb, "Physician, cure thyself, and do here in thy own country what we have heard were done at Capernaum."

And when the day was coming on, He went out and retired into a solitary place; and the people sought for Him, and came to Him, and would fain have detained Him, that He might not go from them.

And Simon answered and said unto Him, Master, we have been toiling all the night, and have caught nothing; however at thy word I will cast the net.

And they were all amazed and glorified God, and were filled with awe, saying, we have seen wonderful things to-day.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,

But wo unto you that are rich; for ye have received your consolation.

to him that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and let him that taketh away thy cloke, have thy coat too rather than strive with him:

For I also am a man placed under the authority of others, and have soldiers under me; and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

And when Jesus heard these things, He marvelled, and turning about, said to the multitude that followed Him, I declare unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them,

and to what are they like? they are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling to one another, and saying, "We have played pleasant tunes to you, and ye have not danced; we have sung mournful ones and ye have not wept:"

But when the pharisee that invited Him saw it, he said within himself, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a woman this is that toucheth Him; for she is a notorious sinner.

And Jesus said unto him, Simon, I have something to say to thee: (and he replied, Master, say on.)

And those on stony-ground are such as when they hear, receive the word with joy; but have no root, and so believe only for a while, and in the time of trial fall away.

And that which fell among thorns, are those who when they have heard the word go away and are choked with the cares and riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever improveth what he hath, to him shall more be given; and whosoever hath not, even what he seemeth to have shall be taken from him.

But when he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down to Him, and said with a loud voice, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? and he wanted to see Him.

But He said unto them, Do ye give them food. And they said, We have but five loaves and two fishes: unless we should go and buy provisions for all this people:

And I assure you, there be some of those who stand here, that shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

and Jesus answered him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven their nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

But remain in the same house, eating and drinking such as they have; for the laborer is worthy of his hire.

Wo unto thee, Chorazin, wo unto thee, Bethsaida, for if the miracles wrought among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine on his journey is come to me,

and I have nothing to set before him:

Wo unto you interpreters of the law; for ye have taken away the key of knowledge, ye entered not in yourselves, and those that were entering in, ye hindered.

Therefore whatsoever ye have said in darkness shall be heard in the light: and what ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.

Now I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them, that can only kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.

and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not room to lay up my corn.

Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap; they have neither store-house nor barn, and yet God feedeth them: how much more worth are ye than the fowls?

for all these things the nations of the world seek after; but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

Sell what ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a never-failing treasure in the heavens, where no thief approacheth nor moth corrupteth:

And this ye know, that if the master of a house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open:

but he that knew it not, and did things deserving stripes, shall be beaten with few: for to whomsoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will demand the more.

for I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am straitened till it be accomplished?

When the master of the house shall have risen up and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without and knock at the door saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and He shall answer and say to you, I know you not, whence ye are:

then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drank in thy presence,

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and ye would not?

and said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw him out even on the sabbath-day?

But when thou art invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, that, when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then wilt thou have honor before them that sit at table with thee:

because they have not wherewith to requite thee: for a recompense shall be given thee at the resurrection of the just.

And they all with one consent began to make excuses; the first said, I have bought a field, and I must go and see it, pray have me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going to try them, pray have me excused.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

Salt is good; but if the salt have lost it's savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

and coming home, he calleth his friends and neighbors together and saith unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.

Thus, I tell you, there shall be joy in heaven over one repenting sinner, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons, that have no need of repentance.

and when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and neighbors together; saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost.

And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks which the swine did eat: and no man relieved him.

But coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger?

I will rise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee,

And his son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

But he answered and said to his father, Behold so many years as I serve thee, nor have I ever transgressed thy command, and yet thou hast never given me a kid, to be merry with my friends: