And when they were preparing to depart from him Peter said to Jesus. "Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"??ot knowing what he was saying.

It happened the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, that a large crowd came to meet him;

But they did not understand this saying; it was hidden from them so that they perceived it not, and they were sore afraid to ask him about his saying.

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this they said, "Lord, are you willing for us to bid fire come down from heaven and destroy them?" As Elijah did.

"Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give. for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Do not go from house to house.

And he said to them. "I watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash.

In the same hour he thrilled with joy in the Holy Ghost. "I praise thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and Earth," he said "for hiding these things from the wise and prudent, and for revealing them to babes. Yea, Father, for so it was well pleasing in thy sight!

"A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell among bandits who both stripped him and beat him, and went off leaving him half dead.

"only one thing is really necessary. Mary, moreover, has chosen that good part which shall not be taken away from her."

"for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.'

"and he from indoors shall answer. 'Do not pester me. The door is now closed, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot rise and give to you.'

Others, tempting him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.

"but when the stronger man attacks him, he takes away from the strong armor in which he was trusting and divides up the spoil.

"The queen of the South shall rise up in Judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, one greater than Solomon is here!

"so that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required from this generation,

"from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the alter and the sanctuary; yes; I tell you, it shall be required of this generation!

laying in wait for him, in order to catch a word from his lips.

"So that what you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light; and what you have whispered in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed from the housetops.

And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."

"and be yourselves like men who are looking for the Lord, on his return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they may at once open the door for him.

"but he who did not know, but did things worthy of a beating, will receive few lashes. To whom much has been given, from him much will be required, and to whom much is entrusted, of him they will ask the more.

"From this time there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three;

Jesus noticed her and called to him and said, "Woman, you are free from your weakness."

But the Lord answered him. "Hypocrites!" he said, "does not each one of you loose his ox or his ass from the stall on the Sabbath Day, and lead it to water,

"and this woman, who is the daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound these eighteen years, ought she not have been loosened from bondage, though the day be the Sabbath?"

"when once the master of the house is risen up and has shut the door. You will begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door, crying, "'Lord, open to us.' "'I do not know were you came from,' he will reply.

"But he will answer. "'I tell you I do not know were you came from;

"'depart from me, all of you, you evil-doers.' There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves cast out.

"And people shall come from the Orient and from the Occident, from the north and from the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God.

"He was full of sores, and longingly desired to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes! even the dogs came and licked his sores.

"But besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can those who would cross from you to us.'

"'Nay, Father Abraham,' he said 'but if some one went to them from the dead they would repent.'

"'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets,' said Father Abraham, 'neither will they be persuaded if one should rise from the dead.'"

"But who of you who has a slave plowing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he is come in from the field, 'Come at once, sit down to dinner,'

"but on the day that Lot left Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

"All of these," he replied, "I have kept from my youth up."

"Then to those who stood by, he said, 'Take the pounds from him and give it to him who has ten pounds.'

"'I tell you that to every one who has it shall be given; and from him who has not shall be taken away even what he has.

exclaiming. "Oh that at this time you knew, yes, even you, on what your peace depends! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

"Was John's baptism from heaven or from man?"

So they reasoned among themselves. "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why did you not believe in him?'

"And if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us, for they were persuaded that John was a prophet."

"but those who are counted worthy to reach that world and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

"and there shall be great earthquakes, and, in many places, famines and pestilences; and there shall be terror and great portents from heaven.

But he himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, kneeling down he prayed repeatedly, saying.

"Father, if thou art willing, take away this cup from me; but thy will, not mine, be done!"

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

When he arose from his prayers, and came to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

"But from henceforth the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

"What need we of further evidence? for we ourselves have heard it from his own lips."

But they repeatedly insisted, "He is stirring up the people throughout all Judea with his teaching which started from Galilee."

Herod and Pilate became friends again from that very day; for before they had been at enmity between themselves.

And when they led him away they took hold of Simon, a Cyrenean, who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.

he who came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and who was on the watch for the kingdom of God. He had not concurred in the designs and deed of the council.

And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

and turning away from the tomb they told all this to the eleven, and to all the rest.

On that same day two of his disciples were walking to Emmaus, a village about seven miles from Jerusalem.

and he said: "Thus it is written that the Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead, the third day;

"and that repentance unto remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

"And I will send forth the promise of my Father upon you. But tarry in Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high."

And it happened that while he was blessing them, that he parted from them and was carried into heaven.

All things came into being through him, and apart from him nothing that exists came into being.

A man came into being, sent from God, whose name was John.

Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent some priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

John also bore this testimony, saying. "I saw the Spirit like a dove descend from heaven and rest upon him.

So they carried it. And when the master of the feast had tasted of the water which had been made wine, not knowing where it came from, though the attendants who had drawn it knew, he called the bridegroom and said to him.

after he had been raised from the dead, they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.

This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him. "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent from God; for no man can do these signs which you are continually doing, unless God is with him."

"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Marvel not at my telling you, 'You must all be born again from above.'

The wind blows where it wills, and you hear its voice, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with every one who has been born of the Spirit."

There is no one gone up to heaven, except the One who came down from heaven??he Son of man himself.

In reply John said: "A man cannot obtain anything unless it has been granted to him from heaven.

"He that comes from above is above all; but one who is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaks. He who comes from heaven is above all.

"How is it," answered the Samaritan woman, "that you who are a Jew ask a drink from me, a woman, and a Samaritan?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

Surely you are not greater than our Father Jacob, who gave us the well, and used to drink from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle, too?"

You are worshiping something you do not know. we know what we worship, for salvation comes from the Jews.

After these two days Jesus went away from there into Galilee.

When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him to come down and heal his son who was lying at the point of death.

This is the second sign which Jesus performed, on returning from Judea to Galilee.

"(Though for myself I accept no witness from man; I only mention that you may be saved.)

"I am not receiving honor from men, but I know you,

"How can you believe when you receive glory from, one another, and have no desire for the glory which comes from the only God?

So, on the following day, when boats came from Tiberias near the place were they had eaten bread, after the Lord had given thanks, they got into the boats themselves,

"for the bread of God is what come down from heaven, and gives life to the world."

"For I am come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

"Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother? How is it that he now says, 'I have come down from heaven'?"

"It is written in the Prophets, "And they shall all of them be taught of God. Every one who has listened to the father and learns from him, comes to me.

"Not that any one has seen the Father, except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father.

"This is the bread that comes down from heaven, that one may eat thereof and never die.

"I myself am the living bread that has come down from heaven. Any one who eats this bread will live forever; and moreover, the bread which I will give is my flesh, given for the life of the world."

"This is the bread which came down from heaven; not such as your fathers ate and died, for he who feeds upon this bread shall live forever."

"Yet there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was who should betray him.

So he added, "This is why I told you that no on can come to me unless it be given from the Father."

The Jews were amazed. They said, "How does this fellow know the sacred writings when he has never learned them?" "I am not asking that thou wilt take them out of the world, but that thou wilt protect them from the Evil One.

"If any one wills to do God's will he shall know concerning my teaching, whether it is from God, or I speak my own authority. Dedicate them in thy truth; thy word is truth."

"But we know this man and where he is from; but when the Christ comes no one will know where he comes from."

So Jesus cried aloud as he was teaching in the Temple, and said: "You both know me and you know where I am from; and I am not come on my own authority, but he who sent me is trustworthy, and him you do not know.

"But I now him, because I am from him and he sent me."

"If any man thirst let him come to me and drink. From the heart of him who believes in me will flow, as the Scripture said, rivers of living water."