As for John, his garment was of camel's hair, and he wore a loincloth of leather; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

I have baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

where He remained for forty days, tempted by Satan; and He was among the wild beasts, but the angels waited upon Him.

"Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men."

But a time will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast.

Nay, no one can go into a strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.

"Do you all miss the meaning of this parable?" He added; "how then will you understand the rest of my parables?"

He also said to them, "Take care what you hear. With what measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and that with interest.

For those who have will have more given them; and from those who have not, even what they have will be taken away."

But wherever they will not receive you or listen to you, when you leave shake off the very dust from under your feet to bear witness concerning them."

at which Herodias's own daughter came in and danced, and so charmed Herod and his guests that he said to her, "Ask me for anything you please, and I will give it to you."

He even swore to her, "Whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

The girl immediately came in, in haste, to the King and made her request. "My desire is," she said, "that you will give me, here and now, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist."

and when they come from market they will not eat without bathing first; and they have a good many other customs which they have received traditionally and cling to, such as the rinsing of cups and pots and of bronze utensils, and the washing of beds.)

Heaving a deep and troubled sigh, He said, "Why do the men of to-day ask for a sign? In solemn truth I tell you that no sign will be given to the men of to-day."

For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.

Every one, however, who has been ashamed of me and of my teachings in this faithless and sinful age, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in His Father's glory with the holy angels."

He went on to say, "In solemn truth I tell you that some of those who are standing here will certainly not taste death till they have seen the Kingdom of God already come in power."

"Elijah," He replied, "does indeed come first and reforms everything; but how is it that it is written of the Son of Man that He will endure much suffering and be held in contempt?

for He was teaching His disciples, and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into the hands of men, and they will put Him to death; and after being put to death, in three days He will rise to life again."

"You should not have tried to hinder him," replied Jesus, "for there is no one who will use my name to perform a miracle and be able the next minute to speak evil of me.

and whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, I solemnly tell you that he will certainly not lose his reward.

Every one, however, will be salted with fire.

Salt is a good thing, but if the salt should become tasteless, what will you use to give it saltness? Have salt within you and live at peace with one another."

In solemn truth I tell you that no one who does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will by any possibility enter it."

Then looking round on His disciples Jesus said, "With how hard a struggle will the possessors of riches enter the Kingdom of God!"

but will receive a hundred times as much now in this present life--houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands--and persecution with them--and in the coming age the Life of the Ages.

But many who are now first will be last, and the last, first."

"See," He said, "we are going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the High Priests and the Scribes. They will condemn Him to death, and will hand Him over to the Gentiles;

they will insult Him in cruel sport, spit on Him, scourge Him, and put Him to death; but on the third day He will rise to life again."

but as to sitting at my right hand or at my left, that is not mine to give: it will be for those for whom it is reserved."

"Go," He said, "to the village facing you, and immediately on entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie him and bring him here.

And if any one asks you, 'Why are you doing that?' say, 'The Master needs it, and will send it back here without delay.'"

In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, 'Remove, and hurl thyself into the sea,' and has no doubt about it in his heart, but stedfastly believes that what he says will happen, it shall be granted him.

"And I will put a question to you," replied Jesus; "answer me, and then I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

So they debated the matter with one another. "Suppose we say, 'Heavenly,'" they argued, "he will ask, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

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.'

"But those men--the vine-dressers--said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him, and then the property will one day be ours.'

What, therefore, will the owner of the vineyard do?" "He will come and put the vine-dressers to death," they said; "and will give the vineyard to others."

At the Resurrection whose wife will she be? For they all seven married her."

and who swallow up the property of widows and then mask their wickedness by making long prayers: these men will receive far heavier punishment."

"You see all these great buildings?" Jesus replied; "not one stone will be left here upon another--not thrown down."

"Tell us, When will these things be? and what will be the sign when all these predictions are on the point of being fulfilled?"

Many will come assuming my name and saying, 'I am He;' and they will mislead many.

For nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.

"You yourselves must be on your guard. They will deliver you up to Sanhedrins; you will be brought into synagogues and cruelly beaten; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to be witnesses to them for me.

When however they are marching you along under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say, but speak what is given you when the time comes; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

"Brother will betray brother to be killed, and fathers will betray children; and children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

You will be objects of universal hatred because you are called by my name, but those who stand firm to the End will be saved.

For those will be times of suffering the like of which has never been from the first creation of God's world until now, and assuredly never will be again;

For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, displaying signs and prodigies with a view to lead astray--if indeed that were possible--even God's own People.

"At that time, however, after that distress, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shed her light;

the stars will be seen falling from the firmament, and the forces which are in the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.

And then will they see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

Then He will send forth the angels and gather together His chosen People from north, south, east and west, from the remotest parts of the earth and the sky.

I tell you in solemn truth that the present generation will certainly not pass away without all these things having first taken place.

Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.

Take care, be on the alert, and pray; for you do not know when it will happen.

So He sent two of His disciples with instructions, saying, "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water: follow him,

Then he will himself show you a large room upstairs, ready furnished: there make preparation for us."

And while they were at table Jesus said, "I solemnly tell you that one of you will betray me--one who is eating with me."

I solemnly tell you that never again will I taste the produce of the vine till I shall drink the new wine in the Kingdom of God."

Then said Jesus to them, "All of you are about to stumble and fall, for it is written, 'I will strike down the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered in all directions.'

But after I have risen to life again I will go before you into Galilee."

"All may stumble and fall," said Peter, "yet I never will."

"I solemnly tell you," replied Jesus, "that to-day--this night--before the cock crows twice, you yourself will three times disown me."

"Even if I must die with you," declared Peter again and again, "I will never disown you." In like manner protested also all the disciples.

"We have heard him say, 'I will pull down this Sanctuary built by human hands, and three days afterwards I will erect another built without hands.'"

"I am," replied Jesus, "and you and others will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the divine Power, and coming amid the clouds of the sky."

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.

Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."

and they were saying to one another, 'Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?"

But go and tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you into Galilee: and that there you will see Him, as He told you."

He who believes and is baptized shall be saved, but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your petition has been heard: and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call his name John.

Gladness and exultant joy shall be yours, and many will rejoice over his birth.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; no wine or fermented drink shall he ever drink; but he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth.

Many of the descendants of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God;

and he will be His forerunner in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn fathers' hearts to the children, and cause the rebellious to walk in the wisdom of the upright, to make a people perfectly ready for the lord."

And now you will be dumb and unable to speak until the day when this has taken place; because you did not believe my words--words which will be fulfilled at their appointed time."

You will conceive in your womb and bear a son; and you are to call His name JESUS.

He will be great and He will be called 'Son of the Most High.' And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David;

and He will be King over the House of Jacob for the Ages, and of His Kingdom there will be no end."

The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for this reason your holy offspring will be called 'the Son of God.'

For no promise from God will be impossible of fulfilment."

Because He has not turned from His maidservant in her lowly position; For from this time forward all generations will account me happy,

All who heard the story treasured it in their memories. "What then will this child be?" they said. For the lord's hand was indeed with him.

Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us,

And this is the token for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger."

and a sword will pierce through your own soul also; that the reasonings in many hearts may be revealed."

And even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which fails to yield good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire."

he answered the question by saying to them all, "As for me, I am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose very sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten: He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with fire.

His winnowing-shovel is in His hand to clear out His threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into His storehouse; but the chaff He will burn up in fire unquenchable."

And the Devil said to Him, "To you will I give all this authority and this splendour; for it has been handed over to me, and on whomsoever I will I bestow it.

He will give orders to His angels concerning thee, to guard thee safely;'

"Doubtless," said He, "you will quote to me the proverb, 'Physician, cure yourself: all that we hear that you have done at Capernaum, do here also in your native place.'"

"Rabbi," replied Peter, "all night long we have worked hard and caught nothing; but at your command I will let down the nets."

But a time for this will come, when the Bridegroom has been taken away from them: then, at that time, they will fast."

"Alas for you who now have plenty to eat, because you will be hungry! "Alas for you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep aloud!

Nevertheless love your enemies, be beneficent; and lend without hoping for any repayment. Then your recompense shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.