For they had not learned the lesson taught by the loaves, but their minds were dull.

But no sooner had they gone ashore than the people immediately recognized Him.

Then the Pharisees, with certain Scribes who had come from Jerusalem, came to Him in a body.

They had noticed that some of His disciples were eating their food with 'unclean' (that is to say, unwashed)

After He had left the crowd and gone indoors, His disciples began to ask Him about this figure of speech.

They had also a few small fish. He blessed them, and He told His disciples to distribute these also.

Now they had forgotten to take bread, nor had they more than a single loaf with them in the boat;

As they were coming down from the mountain, He very strictly forbad them to tell any one what they had seen "until after the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."

and wherever it comes upon him, it dashes him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth, and he is pining away. I begged your disciples to expel it, but they had not the power."

But they remained silent; for on the way they had debated with one another who was the chief of them.

When they were getting near Jerusalem and had arrived at Bethphage and Bethany, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on in front, with these instructions.

But on their giving the answer that Jesus had bidden them give, they let them take it.

Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut down in the fields;

The next day, after they had left Bethany, He was hungry.

He had still one left whom he could send, a dearly-loved son: him last of all he sent, saying, "'They will treat my son with respect.'

And they kept looking out for an opportunity to seize Him, but were afraid of the people; for they saw that in this parable He had referred to *them*. So they left Him and went away.

Then one of the Scribes, who had heard them disputing and well knew that Jesus had given them an answer to the point, and a forcible one, came forward and asked Him, "Which is the chief of all the Commandments?"

Perceiving that the Scribe had answered wisely Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one from that time forward ventured to put any question to Him.

for they have all contributed out of what they could well spare, but she out of her need has thrown in all she possessed--all she had to live on."

So the disciples went out and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.

For the Son of Man is going His way as it is written about Him; but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It had been a happy thing for that man, had he never been born."

Then He came and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Had you not strength to keep awake a single hour?

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man: lay hold of him, and take him safely away."

"Have you come out," said Jesus, "with swords and cudgels to arrest me, as if you had to fight with a robber?

No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed for the second time, and Peter recollected the words of Jesus, "Before the cock crows twice, you will three times disown me." And as he thought of it, he wept aloud.

At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.

and at this time a man named Barabbas was in prison among the insurgents--persons who in the insurrection had committed murder.

For he could see that it was out of sheer spite that the High Priests had handed Him over.

they arrayed Him in crimson, placed on His head a wreath of thorny twigs which they had twisted,

all of whom in the Galilaean days had habitually been with Him and cared for Him, as well as many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.

But Pilate could hardly believe that He was already dead. He called, however, for the Centurion and inquired whether He had been long dead;

But He rose to life early on the first day of the week, and appeared first to Mary of Magdala from whom He had expelled seven demons.

She went and brought the tidings to those who had been with Him, as they were mourning and weeping.

But they, when they were told that He was alive and that she had seen Him, could not believe it.

Later still He showed Himself to the Eleven themselves whilst they were at table, and He upbraided them with their unbelief and obstinacy in not having believed those who had seen Him alive.

There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and both of them were far advanced in life.

and her neighbours and relatives heard how the Lord had had great compassion on her; and they rejoiced with her.

Then, as soon as the angels had left them and returned to Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go over as far as Bethlehem and see this that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

And when they saw the child, they told what had been said to them about Him;

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.

When eight days had passed and the time for circumcising Him had come, He was called JESUS, the name given Him by the angel before His conception in the womb.

And when the days for their purification appointed by the Law of Moses had passed, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord--

To him it had been revealed by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death until he had seen the Lord's Anointed One.

There was also Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, belonging to the tribe of Asher. She was of a very great age, having had after her maidenhood seven years of married life,

Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.

But Herod the Tetrarch, being repeatedly rebuked by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all the wicked deeds that he had done,

Now when all the people had been baptized, and Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the sky opened,

He came to Nazareth also, where He had been brought up; and, as was His custom, He went to the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read.

At sunset all who had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and cured them.

He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets)

When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."

(For he was astonished and terrified--he and all his companions--at the haul of fish which they had taken;

One day He was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village in Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present for Him to cure people.

Instantly he stood up in their presence, took up the mattress on which he had been lying, and went away to his home, giving glory to God.

On another Sabbath He had gone to the synagogue and was teaching there; and in the congregation was a man whose right arm was withered.

These were Simon, to whom also He had given the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;

After He had finished teaching all these things in the hearing of the people, He went into Capernaum.

And the friends who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the servant in perfect health.

And the report of what Jesus had done spread through the whole of Judaea and in all the surrounding districts.

and certain women whom He had delivered from evil spirits and various diseases--Mary of Magdala, out of whom seven demons had come,

Here, on landing, He was met by one of the townsmen who was possessed by demons--for a long time he had not put on any garment, nor did he live in a house, but in the tombs.

For already He had been commanding the foul spirit to come out of the man. For many a time it had seized and held him, and they had repeatedly put him in chains and fetters and kept guard over him, but he used to break the chains to pieces, and, impelled by the demon, to escape into the Desert.

"What is your name?" Jesus asked him. "Legion," he replied--because a great number of demons had entered into him;

The swineherds, seeing what had happened, fled and reported it both in town and country;

whereupon the people came out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and they found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were terrified.

And those who had seen it told them how the demoniac was cured.

But the man from whom the demons had gone out earnestly asked permission to go with Him; but He sent him away.

"Return home," He said, "and tell there all that God has done for you." So he went and published through the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.

Now when Jesus was returning, the people gave Him a warm welcome; for they had all been looking out for Him.

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. And as He went, the dense throng crowded on Him.

And a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage--and had spent on doctors all she had, but none of them had been able to cure her--

Then the woman, perceiving that she had not escaped notice, came trembling, and throwing herself down at His feet she stated before all the people the reason why she had touched Him and how she was instantly cured.

Now Herod the Tetrarch heard of all that was going on; and he was bewildered because of its being said by some that John had come back to life,

by others that Elijah had appeared, and by others that some one of the ancient Prophets had come back to life.

The Apostles, on their return, related to Jesus all they had done. Then He took them and withdrew to a quiet retreat, to a town called Bethsaida.

So they ate and were fully satisfied, all of them; and what they had remaining over was gathered up, twelve baskets of fragments.

But while he was thus speaking, there came a cloud which spread over them; and they were awe-struck when they had entered into the cloud.

After this voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept it to themselves, and said not a word to any one at that time about what they had seen.

"Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the miracles been performed in Tyre and Sidon which have been performed in you, long ere now they would have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

She had a sister called Mary, who seated herself at the Lord's feet and listened to His teaching.

When He had thus spoken, a Pharisee invited Him to breakfast at his house; so He entered and took His place at table.

After He had left the house, the Scribes and Pharisees commenced a vehement attempt to entangle Him and make Him give off-hand answers on numerous points,

Meanwhile the people had come streaming towards Him by tens of thousands, so that they were trampling one another under foot. And now He proceeded to say to His disciples first, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is to say, beware of hypocrisy.

Of this be sure, that if the master of the house had known what time the robber was coming, he would have kept awake and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

But he who had not been told it and yet did what deserved the scourge, will receive but few lashes. To whomsoever much has been given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been entrusted, of him a larger amount will be demanded.

Just at that time people came to tell Him about the Galilaeans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

Or those eighteen on whom the tower at Siloam fell, do you suppose they had failed in their duty more than all the rest of the people who live in Jerusalem?

And He gave them the following parable. "A man," He said, "who had a fig-tree growing in his garden came to look for fruit on it and could find none.

where a woman was present who for eighteen years had been a confirmed invalid: she was bent double, and was unable to lift herself to her full height.

Then the Warden of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured her on a Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in the week on which people ought to work. On those days therefore come and get yourselves cured, and not on the Sabbath day."

And this woman, daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan had bound for no less than eighteen years, was she not to be loosed from this chain because it is the Sabbath day?"

When He had said this, all His opponents were ashamed, while the whole multitude was delighted at the many glorious things continually done by Him.

Also to His host, who had invited Him, He said, "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbours, lest perhaps they should invite you in return and a requital be made you.

At dinner-time he sent his servant to announce to those who had been invited, "'Come, for things are now ready.'

Then coming home he calls his friends and neighbours together, and says, 'Congratulate me, for I have found my sheep--the one I had lost.'

And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbours, and says, "'Congratulate me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'

He went on to say, "There was a man who had two sons.

At last, when he had spent everything, there came a terrible famine throughout that country, and he began to feel the pinch of want.

"'Your brother has come,' he replied; 'and your father has had the fat calf killed, because he has got him home safe and sound.'