And Jesus answering said to him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

which they had taken, And in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And they were filled with madness, and talked one with another, what they should do to Jesus.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, thou thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine own eye. Thou hypocrite, cast first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

calling to him two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

And the men being come to him, said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

Those by the way-side are they that hear; then cometh the devil and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

But he said to them, give ye them to eat. And they said, we have no more than five loaves and two fishes, except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

And behold a man from the croud, cried aloud saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son; for he is my only child.

And as he was yet coming, the devil threw him down and tore him: and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

And Jesus seeing the thought of their heart, took a little child,

and sat him by him, And said to them, whosoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me; and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great.

And when the time was fulfilled, that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

How readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.

I tell thee, thou shalt in no wise come out thence, till thou hast paid the last mite.

Perhaps it may bear fruit: but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down.

And he that invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place. And then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art invited,

go and sit down in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour in the presence of them that sit at table with thee. For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that

the disabled, the lame, the blind, And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee; but thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

It were better for him that a mill-stone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day return to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

And will not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter therein.

Sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

he asked him, Saying, What wilt thou that I should do for thee? He said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

Moreover those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.

And he answering said to them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days; for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath on this people.

But they insisted with loud voices, requiring that he should be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

And Pilate gave sentence, that what they desired should be done.

And Jesus said to him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

and have crucified him, But we trusted that it had been he who should have redeemed Israel. And beside all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

And I knew him not, but he that sent me to baptize with water, he had said to me, On whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, this is he who baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonah; thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, Peter.

Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these.

because he knew all men, And needed not that any should testify of man; for he knew what was in man.

For every one that doth evil, hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down, ere my child die.

And this is the will of him that sent me, That of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Yet ye have not known him: but I know him. And if I should say, I know him not, I should be a liar like you; but I know him, and keep his word.

He is of age: ask him; he will speak concerning himself. His parents said this, because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed, That if any man should own him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Could not this person, who opened the eyes of the blind, have even caused that this man should not have died?

said to them, Ye know nothing, Nor consider, it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

He spake not this of himself, but being high-priest that year, he prophesied, that Jesus should die for the nation:

That he will not come to the feast? Now both the chief priests and Pharisees had given order, That if any man knew where he was, he should shew it, that they might apprehend him.

And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.

(He spake this, signifying what death he should die.) The people answered him,

Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed on him, but they did not confess him, because of the Pharisees, lest they should be put out of the synagogue.

For I have not spoken of myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me commandment, what I should say, and how I should speak.

Jesus answered and said to him, What I do, thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

Peter saith to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

Simon Peter saith to him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me hereafter.

A woman when she is in travel, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she is delivered of the child, she no longer remembreth the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.

Now we are sure thou knowest all things, and needest not that any should question thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.

Caiaphas was he who had counselled the Jews, that it was expedient one man should die for the people.

So the saying of Jesus was fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.

But ye have a custom, that I should release to you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release to you the king of the Jews?

Now because it was the preparation, lest the bodies should remain upon the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath was a great day) the Jews besought Pilate, that their legs might be broken, and they might be taken away.

Verily, verily I say unto thee, when thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou wouldest: but when thou art old, thou shalt stretch out thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

This he said, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And having said this, he saith to him, Follow me.

Follow thou me. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him, That he should not die: but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is it to thee?

Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death, as it was not possible that he should be held under it.

Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, That of the fruit of his loins one should sit on his throne,

But God hath thus fulfilled the things which he foretold by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer.

For of a truth, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed,

While thou stretchest forth thy hand to heal, and signs and wonders are done thro' the name of thy holy child Jesus.

When the high priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them, what this should be?

Then the captain going with the officers brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

Then the twelve calling the multitude of the disciples together, said, It is not right, that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

And he gave him no inheritance in it, no, not to set his foot on; yet he promised to give it him for a possession, even to his seed after him, when he had no child.

And God spake thus: That his seed should sojourn in a strange land, (and they will inslave them and treat them evil) four hundred years.

Now while Peter doubted in himself, what the vision he had seen should mean, behold the men sent by Cornelius, having inquired out Simon's house, stood at the gate,

Then Peter answered, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost, even as we?

And now behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee; and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately a mist and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he sought some to lead him.

Then Paul and Barnabas speaking boldly, said, It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but seeing ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold! we turn to the Gentiles.

When therefore Paul and Barnabas had had no small contention and debate with them, they determined, that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them, should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem about this question.

And after much debate, Peter rose up and said to them, Brethren, ye know, that God long ago made choice among us, that the Gentiles should by my mouth hear the word of the gospel and believe.

And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved and thy houshold.

And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, If it were an act of injustice or wicked licentiousness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you.

So that there is danger, not only that this our craft should be set at nought, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia, and the world worshipeth.

Sorrowing most for that word which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they conducted him to the ship.

And some of the disciples also from Cesarea went with us, and brought us to one Mnason, a Cyprian, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.

As touching the Gentiles that believe, we have written and determined, that they should observe no such thing; save only that they keep themselves from what is offered to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them, entered into the temple, declaring the accomplishment of the days of purification, till the offering should be offered for every one of them.

For thou shalt be his witness to all men, of what thou hast seen and heard.

And they heard him to this word, and then lifted up their voice and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.

Then said Paul, I was not aware, brethren, that it was the high priest; for it is written, Thou shalt not revile the ruler of thy people.

And as a great disturbance arose, the tribune fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.

But Festus answered, That Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart thither shortly.

I appeal to Cesar. Then Festus, having conferred with the council answered, Hast thou appealed to Cesar? To Cesar shalt thou go.

Then Agrippa said to Festus, I would also hear the man myself. And he said, To-morrow thou shalt hear him.

What? Is it judged by you an incredible thing, that God should raise the dead?

But first to them at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judea, and then to the Gentiles I declare, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

But having obtained help from God, I continue till this day, testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what both the prophets and Moses have declared should be,