Jesus said to them, "He wrote you that command on account of the hardness of your hearts.

but Jesus was angry when he saw this, and he said to them, "Let the children come to me, do not stop them: the Realm of God belongs to such as these.

Jesus said to him, "Why call me 'good'? No one is good, no one but God.

Jesus looked at him and loved him. "There is one thing you want," he said; "go and sell all you have; give the money to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, take up the cross, and follow me."

Jesus looked round and said to his disciples, "How difficult it is for those who have money to get into the Realm of God!"

Jesus looked at them and said, "For men it is impossible, but not for God: anything is possible for God."

Jesus said, "I tell you truly, no one has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

They were on the way up to Jerusalem, Jesus walking in front of them: the disciples were in dismay and the company who followed were afraid. So once again he took the twelve aside and proceeded to tell them what was going to happen to himself.

Jesus said, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup I have to drink, or undergo the baptism I have to undergo?"

They said to him, "We can." Jesus said, "You shall drink the cup I have to drink and undergo the baptism I have to undergo;

so Jesus called them and said, "You know the so-called rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men overbear them:

heard it was Jesus of Nazaret. So he started to shout, "Son of David! Jesus! have pity on me."

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." Then they called the blind man and told him, "Courage! Get up, he is calling you."

Throwing off his cloak he jumped up and went to Jesus.

Jesus spoke to him and said, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said, "Rabboni, I want to regain my sight."

Then Jesus said, "Go, your faith has made you well;" and he regained his sight at once and followed Jesus along the road.

So they answered as Jesus had told them, and the men allowed them to go.

Then they brought the colt to Jesus, and when they had put their clothes on it Jesus seated himself.

Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God!

Jesus said to them, "I am going to ask you a question. Answer this, and I will tell you what authority I have for acting as I do.

So they replied to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do."

Jesus said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God." He astonished them.

Jesus said to them, "Is this not where you go wrong? ??you understand neither the scriptures nor the power of God.

Then a scribe came up, who had listened to the discussion. Knowing Jesus had given them an apt answer, he put this question to him, "What is the chief of all the commands?"

Jesus replied, "The chief one is: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord,

Jesus noted his intelligent answer and said to him, "You are not far off the Realm of God." After that no one ventured to put any more questions to him.

And as Jesus taught in the temple he asked, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is David's son?

Jesus said to him, "You see these great buildings? Not a stone shall be left on another, without being torn down."

So Jesus began: "Take care that no one misleads you: ??6 many will come in my name saying, 'I am he,' and mislead many.

But Jesus said, "Let her alone. Why are you annoying her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.

As they were at table eating, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me, one who is eating with me."

Jesus said to them, "You will all be disconcerted, for it is written: I will strike at the shepherd, and, the sheep will be scattered.

Jesus said to him, "I tell you truly, to-day you will disown me three times, this very night, before the cock crows twice."

Jesus turned on them, saying, "Have you sallied out to arrest me like a robber, with swords and cudgels?

They took Jesus away to the high priest, and all the high priests and scribes and elders met there with him.

Now the high priests and the whole of the Sanhedrin tried to secure evidence against Jesus, in order to have him put to death; but they could find none,

So the high priest rose in their midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no reply to make? What about this evidence against you?"

Jesus said, "I am. And, what is more, you will all see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

and when she noticed Peter warming himself she looked at him and said, "You were with Jesus of Nazaret too."

At that moment the cock crowed for the second time. Then Peter remembered how Jesus had told him, "Before the cock crows twice you will disown me thrice;" and he burst into tears.

Immediately morning came, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and all the Sanhedrin, and after binding Jesus they led him off and handed him over to Pilate.

But, to the astonishment of Pilate, Jesus answered no more.

So, as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he released Bar-Abbas for them; Jesus he handed over to be crucified, after he had scourged him.

and at three o'clock Jesus gave a loud cry, "El?i, El?i, lema sabachthanei" (which means, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?)

But Jesus gave a loud cry and expired.

Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of good position who himself was on the outlook for the Reign of God, ventured to go to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus.

but he said to them, "Do not be bewildered. You are looking for Jesus of Nazaret, who was crucified? He has risen, he is not here. That is the place where he was laid.

Then after speaking to them the Lord Jesus was taken up to heaven and sat down at the right hand of God,

while they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the miracles that endorsed it. (b) But they gave Peter and his companions a brief account of all these injunctions. And, after that, Jesus himself sent out by means of them from east to west the sacred and imperishable message of eternal salvation.

You are to conceive and bear a son, and you must call his name Jesus.

When the eight days had passed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus ??the name given by the angel before he had been conceived in the womb.

By an inspiration of the Spirit he came to the temple, and when the parents of the child Jesus carried him in to perform the customary regulations of the law for him,

After spending the full number of days they came back, but the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know of this;

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favour with God and man.

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

At the outset Jesus was about thirty years of age; he was the son, as people supposed, of Joseph, the son of Heli,

the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat,

From the Jordan Jesus came back full of the holy Spirit,

Jesus replied to him, "It is written, Man is not to live on bread alone."

Then he lifted Jesus up and showed him all the realms of the universe in a single instant;

Jesus answered him, "It is written, You must worship the Lord your God, and serve him alone."

Jesus answered him, "It has been said, You shall not tempt the Lord your God."

Then Jesus came back in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and the news of him spread over all the surrounding country.

"Ha! Jesus of Nazaret, what business have you with us? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, you are God's holy One!"

But Jesus checked it, saying, "Be quiet, come out of him." And after throwing him down before them the daemon did come out of him without doing him any harm.

But when Simon Peter saw it he fell at the knees of Jesus, crying, "Lord, leave me; I am a sinful man."

as was the case with James and John, the sons of Zebedaeus, who were partners of Simon. Then said Jesus to Simon, "Have no fear; from now your catch will be men."

When he was in one of their towns, there was a man full of leprosy who, on seeing Jesus, fell on his face and besought him, "If you only choose, sir, you can cleanse me."

Jesus ordered him not to say a word to anybody, but to "Go off and show yourself to the priest, and offer whatever Moses prescribed for your cleansing, to notify men."

Some men came up carrying a man who was paralysed; they tried to carry him inside and lay him in front of Jesus,

but when they could not find any means of getting him in, on account of the crowd, they climbed to the top of the house and let him down through the tiles, mattress and all among the people in front of Jesus.

Conscious that they were arguing to themselves, Jesus addressed them, saying, "Why argue in your hearts?

Jesus replied to them, "Healthy people have no need of a doctor, but those who are ill:

Jesus said to them, "Can you make friends at a wedding fast while the bride groom is beside them?

But Jesus answered them, "And have you never read what David did when he and his men were hungry?

Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it right on the sabbath to help or to hurt, to save life or to kill?"

This filled them with fury, and they discussed what they could do to Jesus.

so, when the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and make his servant well.

When they reached Jesus they asked him earnestly to do this. "He deserves to have this favour from you," they said,

So Jesus went with them. But he was not far from the house when the captain sent some friends to tell him, "Do not trouble yourself, sir, I am not fit to have you under my roof,

When Jesus heard this he marvelled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed he said, "I tell you, I have never met faith like this anywhere even in Israel."

Then the corpse sat up and began to speak; and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

And this story of Jesus spread through the whole of Judaea and all the surrounding country.

When the men reached Jesus they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask if you are the Coming One or if we are to look out for someone else?"

Jesus at that moment was healing many people of diseases and complaints and evil spirits; he also bestowed sight on many blind folk.

Now there was a woman in the town who was a sinner, and when she found out that Jesus was at table in the house of the Pharisee, she brought an alabaster flask of perfume

Then Jesus addressed him. "Simon," he said, "I have something to say to you." "Speak, teacher," he said.

On catching sight of Jesus he shrieked aloud and prayed him with a loud cry, "Jesus, son of God most High, what business have you with me? Do not torture me, I beg of you."

So Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he said, for a number of daemons had entered him.

The people came out to see what had occurred and when they reached Jesus they discovered the man whom the daemons had left, seated at the feet of Jesus, clothed and sane. That frightened them.

The man whom the daemons had left begged that he might accompany him. Jesus, however, sent him away, saying,

"Go home and describe all that God has done for you." So he went off to proclaim through the whole town all that Jesus had done for him.

On his return Jesus was welcomed by the crowd; they were all looking out for him.

A man called Jairus came, who was a president of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus entreated him to come to his house,

for he had an only daughter about twelve years old and she was dying. As Jesus went the crowds kept crushing him,

Jesus said, "Who touched me?" As everyone denied it, Peter and his companions said, "Master, the crowds are all round you pressing hard!"

Jesus said, "Somebody did touch me, for I felt power had passed from me."

But when Jesus heard it he said to him, "Have no fear, only believe and she shall get well."

Then the apostles came back and described all they had done to Jesus. He took them and retired in private to a town called Bethsaida,

When they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is a good thing we are here; let us put up three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah" (not knowing what he was saying).