Those who had seen it told them how the possessed man had been delivered;

But the people recognized him and followed him in crowds; and Jesus welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, while he cured those who were in need of help.

Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does any one know who the Son is, except the Father, or who the Father is, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him."

If you, then, naturally wicked though you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those that ask him!"

But Jesus replied: "Rather, happy are those who listen to God's Message and keep it."

Alas for you Students of the Law! You have taken away the key of the door of Knowledge. You have not gone in yourselves and you have hindered those who try to go in."

To you who are my friends I say, Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but after that can do no more.

So it is with those who lay by wealth for themselves and are not rich to the glory of God."

Happy are those servants whom, on his return, the Master will find watching. I tell you that he will make himself ready, and bid them take their places at table, and will come and wait upon them.

Or those eighteen men at Siloam on whom the tower fell, killing them all, do you suppose that they were worse offenders than any other inhabitants of Jerusalem?

But the President of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had worked the cure on the Sabbath, interposed and said to the people: "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come to be cured on one of those, and not on the Sabbath."

And sent his servant, when it was time for the dinner, to say to those who had been invited 'Come, for everything is now ready.'

For I tell you all that not one of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.'"

His master complimented this dishonest steward on the shrewdness of his action. And indeed men of the world are shrewder in dealing with their fellow-men than those who have the Light.

And not only that, but between you and us there lies a great chasm, so that those who wish to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they cross from there to us.'

Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.

"Then who can be saved?" asked those who heard this.

Those who were in front kept telling him to be quiet, but he continued to call out the louder: "Son of David, take pity on me!"

The Son of Man has come to 'search for those who are lost' and to save them."

Take away from him the ten pounds,' he said to those standing by, 'and give them to the one who has the hundred.'

Jesus went into the Temple Courts and began to drive out those who were selling,

He will come and put those tenants to death, and will let the vineyard to others." "Heaven forbid!" they exclaimed when they heard it.

But, for those who are thought worthy to attain to that other world and the resurrection from the dead, there is no marrying or being married,

Then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains, those who are in Jerusalem must leave at once, and those who are in the country places must not go into it.

Alas for the women that are with child, and for those that are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great suffering in the land, and anger against this people.

But when those who were round Jesus saw what was going to happen, they exclaimed: "Master, shall we use our swords?"

Those who had taken Jesus prisoner took him away into the house of the High Priest. Peter followed at a distance.

A time, I tell you, is coming, when it will be said--'Happy are the women who are barren, and those who have never borne children or nursed them!'

But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God--to those who believe in his Name.

"Who then are you?" they continued; "tell us, that we may have some answer to give to those who have sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

"Do you believe in me," asked Jesus, "because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You shall see greater things than those!

God is Spirit; and those who worship him must worship spiritually and truly."

In truth I tell you that a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the Dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and when those who listen will live.

And will come out--those who have done good rising to Life, and those who have lived evil lives rising for condemnation.

And, though it is those very Scriptures that bear testimony to me, you refuse to come to me to have life.

A great crowd of people, however, followed him, because they saw the signs of his mission in his work among those who were afflicted.

And then Jesus took the loaves, and, after saying the thanksgiving, distributed them to those who were sitting down; and the same with the fish, giving the people as much as they wanted.

All those whom the Father gives me will come to me; and no one who comes to me will I ever turn away.

And his will is this--that I should not lose one of all those whom he has given me, but should raise them up at the Last Day.

(By this he meant the Spirit, which those who had believed in him were to receive; for the Spirit had not yet come, because Jesus had not yet been exalted.)

So Jesus went on to say to those Jews who had believed him: "If you remain constant to my Message, you are truly my disciples;

Upon this his neighbors, and those who had formerly known him by sight as a beggar, exclaimed: "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"

And Jesus added: "It was to put men to the test that I came into this world, in order that those that cannot see should see, and that those that can see should become blind."

If those to whom God's word were addressed were said to be 'gods'--and Scripture cannot be set aside--

There a supper was given in honor at which Martha waited, while Lazarus was one of those present at the table.

Among those who were going up to worship at the Festival were some Greeks,

Before the Passover Festival began, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave the world and go to the Father. He had loved those who were his own in the world, and he loved them to the last.

Even as thou gavest him power over all mankind, that he should give Immortal Life to all those whom thou has given him.

I have revealed thee to those whom thou gavest me from the world; they were thy own, and thou gavest them to me; and they have laid thy Message to heart.

I intercede for them; I am not interceding for the world, but for those whom thou has given me, for they are thy own--

But it is not only for them that I am interceding, but also for those who believe in me through their Message,

Father, my desire for all those whom thou has given me is that they may be with me where I am, so that they may see the honor which thou has given me; for thou didst love me before the beginning of the world.

This was in fulfillment of his words-- 'Of those whom thou hast given me I have not lost one.'

Why question me? Question those who have listened to me as to what I have spoken about to them. They must know what I said."

Accordingly the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man, and then those of the other who had been crucified with Jesus;

Yes, even on the slaves--for they are mine--both men and women, I will in those days pour out my Spirit,

For the promise is for you and for your children, and also for all those now far away, who may be called by the Lord our God."

So those who accepted his teaching were baptized, and about three thousand people joined the disciples on that day alone.

And the Lord daily added to their company those who were in the path of Salvation.

This man used to be set down every day at the gate of the Temple called 'the Beautiful Gate,' to beg of those who went in.

Many, however, of those who had heard the Apostles' Message became believers in Christ, the number of the men alone amounting to about five thousand.

The whole body of those who had become believers in Christ were of one heart and mind. Not one of them claimed any of his goods as his own, but everything was held for the common use.

Then Peter said: "How did you come to agree to provoke the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The foot-steps of those who have buried your husband are at the door; and they will carry you out too."

Besides this, the inhabitants of the towns round Jerusalem flocked into the city, bringing with them their sick and those who were troubled by foul spirits; and they were cured every one.

And we are witness to the truth of this, and so is the Holy Spirit--the gift of God to those who obey him."

So God turned from them and left them to the worship of the Starry Host, as is written in the Book of the Prophets--'Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me, O House of Israel, all those forty years in the Desert?

Which of the Prophets escaped persecution at their hands? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One; of whom you, in your turn, have now become the betrayers and murderers--

Now those who were scattered in different directions went from place to place proclaiming the Good News.

And, here, too, he holds authority from the Chief Priests to put in chains all those who invoke your Name."

All who heard him were amazed. "Is not this," they asked, "the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem among those that invoke this Name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before the Chief Priests?"

Those converts from Judaism, who had come with Peter, were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed even upon the Gentiles;

But, when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those who were converts from Judaism began to attack him,

Now those who had been scattered in different directions, in consequence of the persecution that followed upon the death of Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, telling the Message--but only to Jews.

Brothers, descendants of Abraham, and all those among you who reverence God, it was to us that the Message of this Salvation was sent.

And he appeared for many days to those who had gone up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and who are now witnesses for him to the people.

On hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and extolled God's Message; and all those who had been enrolled for Immortal Life became believers in Christ;

In my judgment, therefore, we should not add to the difficulties of those Gentiles who are turning to God,

For in every town, for generations past, there have been those who preach Moses, read as he is in the Synagogues every Sabbath."

It was then decided by the Apostles and the Officers, with the assent of the whole Church, to choose some of their number, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. Those chosen were Judas (called Barsabas) and Silas, who were leading men among the Brethren.

After some stay, they were dismissed with kind farewells from the Brethren, and returned to those who had sent them.

These Jews of Beroea were better disposed than those in Thessalonica, for they welcomed the Message with great readiness, and daily examined the Scriptures to see if what was said was true.

So he argued in the Synagogue with the Jews and with those who joined in their worship, as well as daily in the public Square with those who happened to be there.

When he wanted to cross to Greece, the Brethren furthered his plans, and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival he proved of great assistance to those who had, through the loving-kindness of God, become believers in Christ,

An attempt was made by some itinerant Jews, who were exorcists, to use the Name of the Lord Jesus over those who had wicked spirits in them. "I adjure you," they would say, "by the Jesus, whom Paul preaches."

Many, too, of those who had become believers in Christ came with a full confession of their practices;

And you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but in almost the whole of Roman Asia, this Paul has convinced and won over great numbers of people, by his assertion that those Gods which are made by hands are not Gods at all.

Meanwhile some were shouting one thing and some another, for the Assembly was all in confusion, most of those present not even knowing why they had met.

After going through those districts and speaking many encouraging words to the disciples, he went into Greece, where he stayed three months.

On the first day of the week, when we had met for the Breaking of Bread, Paul, who was intending to leave the next day, began to address those who were present, and prolonged his address till midnight.

And now I commend you to the Lord and to the Message of his Love--a Message which has the power to build up your characters, and to give you your place among all those who have become Christ's People.

And to that the High Priest himself and all the Council can testify. For I had letters of introduction from them to our fellow Jews at Damascus, and I was on my way to that place, to bring those whom I might find there prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

'Lord,' I answered, 'these people know that I used to imprison and scourge, in Synagogue after Synagogue, those who believed in you;

And, when the blood of your martyr, Stephen, was being shed, I was myself standing by, approving of his death, and took charge of the clothes of those who were murdering him.

Noticing that some of those present were Sadducees and others Pharisees, Paul called out in the Council: "Brothers, I am a Pharisee and a son of Pharisees. It is on the question of hope for the dead and of their resurrection that I am on my trial."

As soon as he said this, a dispute arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and there was a sharp division of opinion among those present.

That at mid-day, your Majesty, I saw right in my path, coming from the heavens, a light brighter than the glare of the sun, which shone all round me and those traveling with me.

But get up and stand upright; for I have appeared to you in order to appoint you a servant and a witness of those revelations of me which you have already had, and of those in which I shall yet appear to you,

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God; so that they may receive pardon for their sins, and a place among those who have become God's People, by faith in me.'

On the contrary, first to those at Damascus and Jerusalem, and then through the whole of Judea, and to the Gentiles as well, I began to preach repentance and conversion to God, and a life befitting that repentance.

Then the King rose, with the Governor and Bernice and those who had been sitting with them,