They do everything they do to have men see it. They wear wide Scripture texts as charms, and they wear large tassels,

and to be saluted with respect in public places, and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'

But you must not let people call you 'Rabbi,' for you have only one teacher, and you are all brothers.

And you must not call anyone on earth your father, for you have only one father, your heavenly Father.

And you must not let men call you master, for you have only one master, the Christ.

"Alas for you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees, for you pay tithes on mint, dill, and cummin, and you have let the weightier matters of the Law go??ustice, mercy, and integrity. But you should have observed these, without overlooking the others.

and say, 'If we had been living in the times of our fathers, we would not have joined them in the murder of the prophets.'

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! murdering the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you refused!

You will hear of wars and rumors of war; do not let yourselves be alarmed. They have to come, but that is not the end.

But alas for women who are with child at that time or who have babies!

And pray that you may not have to fly in winter or on the Sabbath,

If those days had not been cut short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of God's people those days will be cut short.

Here I have told you beforehand.

But you may be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.

And the man who had received the five thousand dollars came up bringing him five thousand more, and said, 'Sir, you put five thousand dollars in my hands; here I have made five thousand more.'

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come, share your master's enjoyment!'

And the man who had received the two thousand came up and said, 'Sir, you put two thousand dollars into my hands; here I have made two thousand more.'

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come! share your master's enjoyment.'

Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and then when I came back I would have gotten my property with interest.

for the man who has will have more given him, and will be plentifully supplied, and from the man who has nothing even what he has will be taken away.

It might have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor."

For you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.

The Son of Man is to go away as the Scriptures say of him, but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born!"

Peter said to him, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you!" All the disciples said so too.

At that same time Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as though I were a robber? Day after day I have sat in the Temple preaching, and you never seized me.

And the high priest got up and said to him, "Have you no answer to make? What about their evidence against you?"

Then the high priest tore his clothing and said, "He has uttered blasphemy! What do we want of witnesses now? Here you have heard his blasphemy!

Now while he was on the bench his wife sent to him to say, "Do not have anything to do with that upright man, for I have just had a painful experience in a dream about him."

But the high priests and the elders prevailed on the crowd to ask for Barabbas, and to have Jesus put to death.

Pilate said to them, "Then what am I to do with Jesus, the so-called Christ?" They all said, "Have him crucified!"

He said, "Why, what has he done that is wrong?" But they shouted all the louder, "Have him crucified!"

And about three, Jesus called out loudly, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God! My God! Why have you forsaken me?"

And the captain and the men with him who were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, were dreadfully frightened and said, "He surely must have been a son of God!"

Give orders, therefore, to have the tomb closely guarded till the third day, so that his disciples cannot come and steal him, and then tell the people that he is risen from the dead, and that delusion be worse than the other was."

Now go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and is going back to Galilee before you. You will see him there.' Now I have given you my message."

and teach them to observe all the commands that I have given you. I will always be with you, to the very close of the age."

I have baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the holy Spirit."

"What do you want of us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, you are God's holy One!"

Jesus heard it, and said to them, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor. I did not come to invite the pious but the irreligious."

Jesus said to them, "Can wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.

He told his disciples to have a boat always ready for his use, to prevent his being crushed by the crowd.

And again the crowd gathered in such numbers that there was no chance for them even to have their meals.

For people who have will have more given them, and from people who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

And he said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?"

But Jesus paid no attention to what they said, but said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid, just have faith."

When the Sabbath came he began to teach in the synagogue. And the people were astonished when they heard him, and said, "Where did he get all this? How does he come to have such wisdom? How are such marvelous things done through him?

So when he got out of the boat, he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, because they were like sheep that have no shepherd; and he proceeded to teach them a great deal.

But he said to them, "How many loaves have you? Go and see." They looked, and told him. "Five, and two fish."

For the Pharisees and all the Jews observe the rules handed down from their ancestors, and will not eat until they have washed their hands in a particular way,

and they will not eat anything from the market without first purifying it by sprinkling it, and they have a number of other observances which have come down to them, in the way of washing cups, pitchers, and basins.

"You give up what God has commanded and hold fast to what men have handed down.

But you say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, "Anything of mine that might have been of use to you is Korban," ' that is, consecrated to God,

and so you nullify what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many such practices."

And he said to them, "Have not even you any understanding then? Do you not see that nothing that goes into a man from outside can pollute him,

"I pity these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat.

"How many loaves have you?" he asked. "Seven," they said.

When you have eyes can you not see, and when you have ears can you not hear? Do you not remember

Why, I tell you, not only has Elijah come, but people have treated him just as they pleased, as the Scripture says about him."

The boy's father immediately cried out, "I have faith! Help my want of faith!"

And whoever causes one of these humble believers to fall might better have a great millstone hung around his neck and be thrown into the sea.

Salt is a good thing, but if salt loses its strength, what will you use to season it? You must have salt within you, and live in peace with one another."

And people brought children to him to have him touch them, but the disciples reproved them for it.

But he said to him, "Master, I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child."

And Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, "There is one thing that you lack. Go, sell all you have, and give the money to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have money to enter the Kingdom of God!"

Peter started to say to him, "Well, we have left all we had, and have followed you."

And he taught them, and said, "Does not the Scripture say, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a robbers' cave."

Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God!

I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Get up and throw yourself into the sea!' and has no doubt in his mind, but has faith that what he says will happen, shall have it.

Therefore I tell you, whenever you pray or ask for anything, have faith that it has been granted you, and you shall have it.

And whenever you stand up to pray, if you have a grievance against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven too may forgive you your offenses."

and said to him, "What authority have you for doing as you do? And who gave you a right to do as you are doing?"

Jesus said to them, "Let me ask you one question, and if you answer me, I will tell you what authority I have for doing as I do.

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do."

And they tried to have him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that the illustration was aimed at them. And they left him and went away.

But as to the dead being raised, have you never read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

The scribe said to him, "Really, Master, you have finely said that he stands alone, and there is none but he,

and to have the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at dinners??40 men that eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will get a far heavier sentence!"

And he called his disciples to him and said, "I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all these others who have been putting money into the treasury.

But when you hear of wars and rumors of war, you must not be alarmed. They have to come, but it is not yet the end.

Brother will give up brother to be put to death, and the father his child, and children will turn against their parents and have them put to death.

Alas for women who are with child at that time, or who have babies!

If the Lord had not cut those days short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of his own chosen people he has cut the days short.

But you must be on your guard; I have told you all about it beforehand.

It might have been sold for more than sixty dollars, and the money have been given to the poor."

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do for them, but you will not always have me.

For the Son of Man is indeed to go away as the Scriptures say of him, but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born."

But he persisted vehemently, "If I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And they all said the same thing.

And Jesus spoke and said to them, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as though I were a robber?

I have been among you day after day in the Temple teaching, and you never seized me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled!"

"We ourselves have heard him say, 'I will tear down this sanctuary built by men's hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.' "

Then the high priest got up and came forward into the center and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What about their evidence against you?"

But Pilate again asked him, "Have you no answer to make? See what charges they are making against you."

Then they crucified him, and divided up his clothes, drawing lots for them to see what each of them should have.

And at three o'clock Jesus called out loudly, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

Many writers have undertaken to compose accounts of the movement which has developed among us,

just as the original eye-witnesses who became teachers of the message have handed it down to us.

For that reason, Theophilus, and because I have investigated it all carefully from the beginning, I have determined to write a connected account of it for Your Excellency,

so that you may be reliably informed about the things you have been taught.

The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the very presence of God. I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.