But My Words and My statutes which I commanded My servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they returned and said, As Jehovah of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and according to our doings, so He has done with us.

Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the angel who talked with me said to me, I will show you what these are.

And the Man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are those whom Jehovah has sent to walk to and fro through the earth.

And they answered the Angel of Jehovah who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and behold, all the earth sits still and is at peace.

Then the Angel of Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of Hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah against which You have cursed these seventy years?

So the angel who talked with me said to me, Cry out, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

And I said to the angel who talked with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

And I said, What are these coming to do? And He spoke, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head. But these have come to terrify them, to throw down the horns of the nations who lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.

Then I said, Where are you going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length.

And he said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited, as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle in her midst.

And Jehovah said to Satan, May Jehovah rebuke you, Satan! May even Jehovah who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a brand plucked out of the fire?

And He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy clothes from him. And to him He said, Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with ceremonial robes.

And I said, Let them set a clean turban on his head. And they set a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the Angel of Jehovah stood by.

And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see, and behold, a lampstand, all of it gold, and a bowl on its top, and its seven lamps on it, and seven pipes to the seven lamps on its top;

Then the angel who talked with me answered and said to me, Do you know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

And I answered and said to him, What are these two olive trees on the right of the lampstand and on its left?

And I answered again and said to him, What are the two olive clusters beside the two golden pipes, emptying the golden oil from themselves?

And he answered me and said, Do you not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

And he said, These are the two sons of fresh oil who stand by Jehovah of the whole earth.

And he said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.

And he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole earth; for from now on everyone who steals shall be cut off according to it; and everyone who swears from now on shall be cut off according to it.

Then the angel who talked with me went forth and said to me, Now lift up your eyes and see what this is that goes forth.

And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goes forth. And he said, This is their form in all the earth.

And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah. And he cast the lead stone over its opening.

And I said to the angel who talked with me, Where are they going with the ephah?

And he said to me, To build a house for it in the land of Shinar; and it shall be established and set there on its own base.

And I answered and said to the angel who talked with me, What are these, my lord?

And the angel answered and said to me, These are the four spirits of the heavens who go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

And the strong colored ones went forth and sought to go, so to walk to and fro through the earth. And he said, Go! Walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

And I said, I will not feed you; that which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off. And those left, let them eat, each woman her neighbor's flesh.

And I said to them, If it is good, give My price; and if not, let it go. So they weighed My price thirty pieces of silver.

And Jehovah said to me, Throw it to the potter, the magnificent price at which I was valued by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of Jehovah.

And Jehovah said to me, Take to yourself yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

You also said, Behold, what a weariness it is! And you have puffed at it, says Jehovah of Hosts. And you bring plunder, and the lame, and the sick, and you bring the food offering. Should I accept it from your hand, says Jehovah?

You have said, It is vain to serve God; and, What profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked as mourners before Jehovah of Hosts?

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it is written by the prophet,

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child. And when you have found him, bring me word again so that I may come and worship him also.

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And answering Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him.

And when the tempter came to Him, he said, If You are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

But He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God."

And he said to Him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down. For it is written, "He shall give His angels charge concerning You, and in their hands they shall bear You up, lest at any time You dash Your foot against a stone."

Jesus said to him, It is written again, "You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

And he said to Him, All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.

Then Jesus said to him, Go, Satan! For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve."

And He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not kill" --and, "Whoever shall kill shall be liable to the judgment."

You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not commit adultery."

It was also said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.

Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients, "You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths to the Lord."

You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."

You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."

And Jesus said to him, See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest. And offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof; but only speak the word, and my boy will be healed.

When Jesus heard, He marvelled and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.

And Jesus said to the centurion, Go. And as you have believed, so let it be to you. And his boy was healed in that hour.

And a certain scribe came and said to him, Master, I will follow You wherever You go.

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.

And another of His disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.

But Jesus said to him, Follow Me, and let the dead bury their dead.

And He said to them, Why are you afraid, little-faiths? Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

And He said to them, Go! And when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea and perished in the waters.

And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, Child, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you.

And lo, some of the scribes said within themselves, This one blasphemes.

And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins, then He said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed and go to your house.

And as Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me! And he arose and followed Him.

And when the Pharisees saw, they said to His disciples, Why does your master eat with tax-collectors and sinners?

But when Jesus heard, He said to them, The ones who are whole do not need a physician, but the ones who are sick.

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then they shall fast.

For she said within herself, If only I shall touch His robe, I will be whole.

But turning and seeing her, Jesus said, Daughter, be comforted; your faith has saved you. And the woman was saved from that hour.

He said to them, Go back, for the little girl is not dead, but sleeps. And they laughed Him to scorn.

And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.

But the Pharisees said, He throws out demons by the ruler of the demons.

Then He said to His disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.

And they said to Him, Are You he who should come, or do we look for another?

Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John again those things which you hear and see:

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank You, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and revealed them to babes.

But when the Pharisees saw, they said to Him, Behold, your disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day.

But He said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him,

And He said to them, What man among you will be, who will have one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the sabbaths, will he not lay hold on it and lift it out?

Then He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored whole like the other.

And all the people were amazed and said, Is not this the son of David?

But when the Pharisees heard, they said, This one does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.

And Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. And every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.

But He answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign. And there shall be no sign given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Then he said, I will return into my house from where I came out. And when he has come, he finds it empty, swept, and decorated.

Then one said to Him, Behold, Your mother and Your brothers stand outside, desiring to speak with You.

And He answered and said to him who told Him, Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?

And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, Behold, My mother and My brothers!

And the disciples said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables?

He answered and said to them, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which said, "By hearing you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive;

So the servants of the householder came and said to him, Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where have the darnel come from?

He said to them, An enemy has done this. The servants said to him, Then do you want us to go and gather them up?

But he said, No, lest while you gather up the darnel you also root up the wheat with them.

He answered and said to them, He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man;

Jesus said to them, Have you understood all these things? They said to Him, Yes, Lord.

Then He said to them, Therefore every scribe who is instructed to the kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out things new and old out of his treasure.