Then the Warden of the Synagogue, indignant that Jesus had cured her on a Sabbath, said to the crowd, "There are six days in the week on which people ought to work. On those days therefore come and get yourselves cured, and not on the Sabbath day."

And this woman, daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan had bound for no less than eighteen years, was she not to be loosed from this chain because it is the Sabbath day?"

"Then you will plead, "'We have eaten and drunk in your company and you have taught in our streets.'

And I tell you that some now last will then be first, and some now first will then be last."

Then He turned to them and said, "Which of you shall have a child or an ox fall into a well on the Sabbath day, and will not immediately lift him out?"

Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,

"When any one invites you to a wedding banquet, do not take the best seat, lest perhaps some more honoured guest than you may have been asked,

and the man who invited you both will come and will say to you, 'Make room for this guest,' and then you, ashamed, will move to the lowest place.

Then coming home he calls his friends and neighbours together, and says, 'Congratulate me, for I have found my sheep--the one I had lost.'

I tell you that in the same way there will be rejoicing in Heaven over one repentant sinner--more rejoicing than over ninety-nine blameless persons who have no need of repentance.

"But on coming to himself he said, "'How many of my father's hired men have more bread than they want, while I here am dying of hunger!

Then he called one of the lads to him and asked what all this meant.

"Then he was angry and would not go in. But his father came out and entreated him.

"Then the steward said within himself, "'What am I to do? For my master is taking away the stewardship from me. I am not strong enough for field labour: to beg, I should be ashamed.

"And the master praised the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for, in relation to their own contemporaries, the men of this age are shrewder than the sons of Light.

But it is easier for earth and sky to pass away than for one smallest detail of the Law to fall to the ground.

"'I entreat you then, father,' said he, 'to send him to my father's house.

It would be well for him if, with a millstone round his neck, he were lying at the bottom of the sea, rather than that he should cause even one of these little ones to fall.

and will not rather say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, make yourself tidy, and wait upon me till I have finished my dinner, and then you shall have yours'?

Then, turning to His disciples, He said, "There will come a time when you will wish you could see a single one of the days of the Son of Man, but will not see one.

"I tell you that this man went home more thoroughly absolved from guilt than the other; for every one who uplifts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be uplifted."

On receiving this answer Jesus said to him, "There is still one thing wanting in you. Sell everything you possess and give the money to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and then come, follow me."

Why, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."

"Who then can be saved?" exclaimed the hearers.

Then Peter said, "See, we have given up our homes and have followed you."

Then He drew the Twelve to Him and said, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written in the Prophets which refers to the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

Then, at the top of his voice, he cried out, "Jesus, son of David, take pity on me."

Those in front reproved him and tried to silence him; but he continued shouting, louder than ever, "Son of David, take pity on me."

No sooner were the words spoken than the man regained his sight and followed Jesus, giving glory to God; and all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.

why then did you not put my money into a bank, that when I came I might have received it back with interest?

Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their outer garments on the colt they placed Jesus on it.

"O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.

Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.

Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

Then he sent a second servant; and him too they beat and ill treated and sent away empty-handed.

Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away.

Then the owner of the vineyard said, "'What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'

"So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

He looked at them and said, "What then does that mean which is written, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the cornerstone'?

At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.

The woman, then--at the Resurrection--whose wife shall she be? for they all seven married her."

Then some of the Scribes replied, "Rabbi, you have spoken well."

Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to the disciples,

who swallow up the property of widows and mask their wickedness by making long prayers. They will be punished far more severely than others."

and He said, "In truth I tell you that this widow, so poor, has thrown in more than any of them.

Then He said to them, "Nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

"But when you see Jerusalem with armies encamping round her on every side, then be certain that her overthrow is close at hand.

Then let those who shall be in Judaea escape to the hills; let those who are in the city leave it, and those who are in the country not enter in.

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

He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.

"You will no sooner have entered the city," He replied, "than you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house to which he goes,

Then, having received the cup and given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves;

Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."

Then He asked them, "When I sent you out without purse or bag or shoes, was there anything you needed?" "No, nothing," they replied.

"Father, if it be Thy will, take this cup away from me; yet not my will but Thine be done!"

Then Jesus said to the High Priests and Commanders of the Temple and Elders, who had come to arrest Him, "Have you come out as if to fight with a robber, with swords and cudgels?

"Man, I don't know what you mean," replied Peter. No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed.

or blindfolded Him, and then challenged Him. "Prove to us," they said, "that you are a prophet, by telling us who it was that struck you."

As soon as it was day, the whole body of the Elders, both High Priests and Scribes, assembled. Then He was brought into their Sanhedrin, and they asked Him,

Thereupon they cried out with one voice, "You, then, are the Son of God?" "It is as you say," He answered; "I am He."

Then the whole assembly rose and brought Him to Pilate, and began to accuse Him.

Then Pilate asked Him, "You, then, are the King of the Jews?" "It is as you say," He replied.

Then, laughing to scorn the claims of Jesus, Herod (and his soldiers with him)

Then calling together the High Priests and the Rulers and the people, Pilate said,

Then the whole multitude burst out into a shout. "Away with this man," they said, "and release Barabbas to us"

Then will they begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us;' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'

"Are *you* the King of the Jews? Save yourself, then!"

Then, taking it down, he wrapped it in a linen sheet and laid it in a tomb in the rock, where no one else had yet been put.

Then they returned, and prepared spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested in obedience to the Commandment.

Then they remembered His words,

Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered, "Are you a stranger lodging alone in Jerusalem, that you have known nothing of the things that have lately happened in the city?"

Was there not a necessity for the Christ thus to suffer, and then enter into His glory?"

Then they related what had happened on the way, and how He had been recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

And then He showed them His hands and His feet.

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

And He brought them out to within view of Bethany, and then lifted up His hands and blessed them.

"What then?" they inquired; "are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.

Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"

Then Jesus turned round, and seeing them following He asked them, "What is your wish?" "Rabbi," they replied--'Rabbi' means 'Teacher' --"where are you staying?"

"Come and you shall see," He said. So they went and saw where He was staying, and they remained and spent that day with Him. It was then about ten o'clock in the morning.

Then Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the Law wrote, as well as the Prophets--Jesus, the son of Joseph, a man of Nazareth."

"Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig-tree,'" replied Jesus, "do you believe? You shall see greater things than that."

Then He said, "Now, take some out, and carry it to the President of the feast."

So they carried some to him. And no sooner had the President tasted the water now turned into wine, than--not knowing where it came from, though the attendants who had drawn the water knew--he called to the bridegroom

and said to him, "It is usual to put on the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then that which is inferior. But you have kept the good wine till now."

And this is the test by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.

Now as soon as the Master was aware that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is gaining and baptizing more disciples than John"--

Are you greater than our forefather Jacob, who gave us the well, and himself drank from it, as did also his sons and his cattle?"

Just then His disciples came, and were surprised to find Him talking with a woman. Yet not one of them asked Him, "What is your wish?" or "Why are you talking with her?"

Then a far larger number of people believed because of His own words,

Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.

On this account then the Jews were all the more eager to put Him to death--because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also spoke of God as being in a special sense His Father, thus putting Himself on a level with God.

For the Father loves the Son and reveals to Him all that He Himself is doing. And greater deeds than these will He reveal to Him, in order that you may wonder.

"But the testimony which I have is weightier than that of John; for the work the Father has assigned to me for me to bring it to completion--the very work which I am doing--affords testimony concerning me that the Father has sent me.

Then Jesus went up the hill, and sat there with His disciples.

Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were resting on the ground; and also the fish in like manner--as much as they desired.

Then they were willing to take Him on board; and in a moment the boat reached the shore at the point to which they were going.

"What miracle then," they asked, "do you perform for us to see and become believers in you? What do you *do*?

"no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; then I will raise him to life on the last day.

"Does this seem incredible to you? What then if you were to see the Son of Man ascending again where He was before?