and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not, and the land was desolate after them, so that no one passed through nor returned; and they laid the pleasant land desolate.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, that were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

For before those days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; and there was no peace for him that went out or that came in, because of the distress: for I let loose all men, every one against his neighbour.

And I destroyed three shepherds in one month; and my soul was vexed with them, and their soul also loathed me.

And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock that gave heed to me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.

And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty silver-pieces, and cast them to the potter in the house of Jehovah.

And one shall say unto him, What are those wounds in thy hands? And he will say, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.

I have loved you, saith Jehovah; but ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah, and I loved Jacob,

And ye say, Behold, what a weariness! And ye have puffed at it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and ye bring that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the oblation: should I accept this of your hand? saith Jehovah.

My covenant with him was of life and peace, and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and trembled before my name.

The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.

And did not one make them? and the remnant of the Spirit was his. And wherefore the one? He sought a seed of God. Take heed then to your spirit, and let none deal unfaithfully against the wife of his youth,

Then they that feared Jehovah spoke often one to another; and Jehovah observed it, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.

and Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was thus: His mother, Mary, that is, having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

Now all this came to pass that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord, through the prophet, saying,

But Herod the king having heard of it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;

And they having heard the king went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went before them until it came and stood over the place where the little child was.

And he was there until the death of Herod, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremias the prophet, saying,

but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,

and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraean.

And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.

Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:

But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee:

that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,

Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients, Thou shalt not kill; but whosoever shall kill shall be subject to the judgment.

But thou, when fasting, anoint thy head and wash thy face,

but I say unto you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.

and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.

And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.

And when the evening was come, they brought to him many possessed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill;

so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.

and behold, the water became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but he slept.

And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

Now there was, a great way off from them, a herd of many swine feeding;

But Jesus turning and seeing her, said, Be of good courage, daughter; thy faith has healed thee. And the woman was healed from that hour.

And when Jesus was come to the house of the ruler, and saw the flute-players and the crowd making a tumult,

And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was surnamed Thaddaeus;

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him?

How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?

And behold, there was a man having his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.

Then he says to the man, Stretch out thy hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored sound as the other.

that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying,

Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb man spake and saw.

For even as Jonas was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, thus shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

But while he was yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.

From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.

so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the world's foundation.

But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with him, he commanded it to be given.

and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried it to her mother.

And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm.

But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and much of the day time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.

And all ate and were filled, and they took up what was over and above of fragments twelve hand-baskets full.

And having dismissed the crowds, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when even was come, he was alone there,

but the ship was already in the middle of the sea tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

But seeing the wind strong he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.

Why do thy disciples transgress what has been delivered by the ancients? for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

Then Jesus answering said to her, O woman, thy faith is great. Be it to thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was over and above of the fragments seven baskets full;

How do ye not understand that it was not concerning bread I said to you, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

But when Jesus was come into the parts of Caesarea-Philippi, he demanded of his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I the Son of man am?

Then he enjoined on his disciples that they should say to no man that he was the Christ.

And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.

And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out from him, and the boy was healed from that hour.

For the Son of man has come to save that which was lost.

And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.

But he would not, but went away and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was owing.

And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him.

He says to them, Moses, in view of your hardheartedness, allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not thus.

But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay them their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.

And lo, two blind men, sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

But all this came to pass, that that might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

And as he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this?

And seeing one fig-tree in the way, he came to it and found on it nothing but leaves only. And he says to it, Let there be never more fruit of thee for ever. And the fig-tree was immediately dried up.

And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, saying, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?

Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.

And when the king heard of it he was wroth, and having sent his forces, destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

And those bondmen went out into the highways, and brought together all as many as they found, both evil and good; and the wedding feast was furnished with guests.

And he says to him, My friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to question him any more.

And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and the completion of the age?

But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be dug through into.

But in the middle of the night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him.

But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ones that were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut.

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter into the joy of thy lord.

His lord said to him, Well, good and faithful bondman, thou wast faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.