For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in divers places; there will be famines. These things are the beginning of travailpains.

And then if any one shall say to you, See! here is the Christ; see! there; believe him not.

For they said, Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.

And when he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster bottle of ointment of pure spikenard, very precious; and breaking the bottle, she poured it on his head.

And there were some that were much displeased, [and said] among themselves, Why is this waste of the ointment made?

And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith to them, Go into the city, and there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him;

And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared; and there make ready for us.

And there followed him a certain young man having a linen cloth wrapped round his naked body; and they laid hold of him.

And as Peter was below in the court, there cometh one of the maidservants of the highpriest;

And there was one named Barabbas, who lay bound with insurgents who had committed murder in the insurrection.

And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

There were also women looking on from a distance; among whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

But go, tell his disciples and Peter, that he is going before you into Galilee; there ye will see him, as he said to you.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zachariah, of the course of Abijah; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right of the altar of incense.

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered.

And it came to pass, while they were there, that the days for her delivery were completed.

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swathingclothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, and keeping watch over their flock by night.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

And lo! there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and he was a righteous and devout man, waiting for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him;

And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel: of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;

And there came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what must we do?

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding country

And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah; and unrolling the book, he found the place where it was written,

But I tell you in truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a great famine throughout all the land;

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.

And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

And there went out a report concerning him into every place of the surrounding country.

And it came to pass on a certain day, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present that he might heal.

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house, and there was a great company of publicans and others, who were reclining at table with them.

And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.

For there is no good tree that beareth bad fruit; and again, there is no bad tree that beareth good fruit.

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

I say to you, Among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

But as they were sailing, he fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.

And they came and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we are perishing! And he rose, and rebuked the wind, and the surging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm.

And when he had landed, there met him a certain man out of the city who had demons, and for a long time had worn no clothes, and abode not in a house, but in the tombs.

Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain; and they besought him to permit them to go into them. And he permitted them.

And lo! there came a man, named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at the feet of Jesus, he besought him to come into his house;

While he was yet speaking, there cometh one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue, saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher any further.

And into whatever house ye enter, there abide, and from it take your departure.

And I tell you in truth, that there are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God.

But as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my chosen Son; hear him."

And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was greatest.

And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; if not, it shall return to you.

And what father is there, among you, who, if his son ask for bread, will give him a stone? or if he ask for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent?

Then it goeth, and taketh with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they enter in, and dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.

But there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed; and hid, that will not be known.

And he said, This will I do; I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I store all my crops and my goods;

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

There were present also at the same time some who told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices.

And lo! there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bent together, and wholly unable to lift herself up.

But the ruler of the synagogue answering, being filled with indignation because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, said to the multitude, There are six days in which it is proper to work; on those therefore come and be cured, and not on the sabbathday.

And one said to him, Lord, are there few that are to be saved? And he said to them,

There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth there, when ye see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.

And lo! there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.

In the same hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Depart, and go hence; for Herod designeth to kill thee.

And lo! there was a certain man before him, who had the dropsy.

And he answered them and said, Who is there of you, who, if his son or his ox fall into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the sabbathday?

And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command hath been done, and yet there is room.

I say to you, that in like manner there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninetynine righteous men who have no need of repentance.

I say to you, that thus there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad into a far country; and there wasted his substance in riotous living.

And when he had spent all, there arose a great famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

And he said also to the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods.

There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day.

And besides all this, between us and you there is placed a great gulf, so that those who wish to cross from hence to you may not be able, and that those on that side cannot cross over to us.

And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten lepers, who stood afar off.

Were there none found returning to give glory to God but this foreigner?

nor will they say, Lo here! or there! for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.

And they will say to you, Lo there! lo here! Go not away, and follow not.

I tell you, In that night there will be two men on one bed; one will be taken, and the other will be left.

And they answering say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there also will the eagles be gathered together.

saying, There was in a certain city a judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man.

And there was a widow in that city; and she kept coming to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary!

And he said to them, Truly do I say to you, There is no one that hath left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to him, and asked him,

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be throw down.

and there will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven.

But woe to the women with child, and to those having children at the breast, in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people;

And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and waves;

And he said to them, Lo! when ye have entered the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he goeth in;

And he will show you a large upper room furnished; there make ready.

And there arose also a contention among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.

And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.

And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who were bewailing and lamenting him.

And when they had come to the place which is called the Skull, they there crucified him, and the malefactors; one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

There was also an inscription over him: "This is the king of the Jews."

And it was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,

And one, whose name was Cleopas, answering said to him, Art thou the only sojourner in Jerusalem that doth not know the things which have come to pass there in these days?

There was a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

John answered them, saying, I baptize in water. There standeth one among you whom ye know not,

And on the third day there was a marriagefeast in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there.

And they had no wine, because the wine of the feast had failed. Then the mother of Jesus saith to him, There is no wine.