And Jesus who knew the dispute that was in their hearts, took a young child, and placed him by his side;

"Master," said John, "we saw a man who was casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

But they did not receive him because his face was set to go to Jerusalem.

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.

"But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was, and when he saw him was moved with compassion.

She had a sister named Mary, who after seating herself at the Lord's feet was listening to his teaching.

But Martha meanwhile was growing distracted about much serving. She came up to him and said: "Lord do you not care that my sister has left me alone to do the serving? Come tell her to take hold of her end of the work along with me."

It happened he was praying in a certain place, and when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Master, teach us how to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

Once he was casting out a dumb demon, and when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people wondered.

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

It happened while he was saying this, that a certain woman out of the crowd shouted to him, saying, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breast that you have sucked."

And the Pharisee noticed, to his amazement, that he did not wash his hands before eating,

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

"I will warn you whom you ought to fear. Fear him who, after he was after he has killed, has power to throw you into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.

"Consider the lilies how they grow! They toil not, neither do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Once he was teaching in one of the synagogues, on the Sabbath,

a woman was present who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years. she was bent double, and could not lift herself up at all.

But the ruler of the synagogue was indignant at Jesus for healing her on the Sabbath, and said to the crowd. "There are six days of the week on which men ought to work. Therefore come during those, and get cured, but not on the Sabbath Day."

"It is like leaven which a took and hid in three measures of flour until the whole was leavened."

And lo! there was in front of him a man who had dropsy.

One of his fellow guest who was listening to him, said to him, "Blessed are those who eat bread in the kingdom of God."

Jesus answered. "A certain man was making a great feast to which he invited many guests.

"So the slave came and presented all these answers to his master. Then the master of the house was indignant, and said to his slave. 'Go out, quickly, into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in hither the poor, the maimed, the blind, the lame.'

"When he gets home he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying, "Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.'

And he said: "There was a man who had two sons.

"And he was longing to be filled with the husks which the swine were eating, but no one gave him any.

"So he arose and went to his father; but while he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

"'for this son of mine was dead and is alive again??e was lost and is found.'

"So they began to make merry. But his elder son was in the field, and as he drew near to the house he heard music and dancing,

"But he was angry and would not go in; so his father came out, and attempted to plead with him; but he said to his father.

"'But it was fitting that we should make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive; he was lost and is found.'"

To his disciples he said: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and this steward was accused to him of wasting his property.

"Now there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and made merry every day in splendor.

"And a certain beggar named Lazarus was thrown at his door.

"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 in the course of time the beggar died; and he was carried by angels into Abraham's bosom.

"The rich man also died, and was buried. And as he was tormented in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom.

"Even so, you also, after you have done all the things that are commanded you, should say, 'We are but slaves, we have only done what it was our duty to do.'"

And as he was going certain village ten lepers met him.

Now one of them, as he saw that he was cured, came back, glorifying God in a loud voice,

and he fell on his face at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan.

The Pharisees asked him when the kingdom of God was coming. He answered. "The kingdom of God does not come so that you can catch sight of it,

"And this was in the time of Noah, so will it be in the time of the Son of man.

"The same was true in the time of Lot; they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building;

"There was a certain town," he said, "a judge who had neither reverence for God, nor respect for man.

"In that same town there was a widow who came again and again before him, saying, "'Do for me the justice of my adversary.'

But when he heard these words he became deeply grieved, for he was exceedingly rich.

As Jesus drew near to Jericho, there was a blind man who sat by the wayside begging.

He heard the crowd passing and asked what the matter was.

So Jesus stopped and ordered him to be brought to him. When he was come near to him he asked him

So he entered Jericho and was passing through the town.

There was a man there, called Zaccheus, who was a chief of the tax-gatherers, and was wealthy.

And he kept trying to see what sort of a man Jesus was; but he could not see because he was short.

So he ran on before him and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was about to pass that way.

As they were listening to his words he added this parable, because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

"And the next came to him and said, 'Here master is your pound which I was keeping safe in a napkin.

"'For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what you did not sow.'

"He said to him, "'By your own words I will Judge you, you wicked slave. You knew, did you, that I was a hard man taking up what I did not lay down, reaping what I did not sow.

When he was come near Bethphage and Bethany at the mount called The Olive Orchard,

And when now he was coming near Jerusalem, and descending the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God with a loud voice for the almighty works they had seen.

On one of the days while he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the gospel, there came up the priest and the Scribes with the elders.

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

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

So they answered that they did not know whence it was.

Then he began to tell the people this parable. "There was a man who planted a vineyard, and let it out to vine-dressers, and went to another country for a long time.

He looked at them and said: "Then what does this scripture mean. "The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner?

Then some of the Scribes said, "Teacher, that was nobly said,"

And to some who were about the Temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones votive offerings, he said,

And each day he was habitually in the Temple teaching, and at night he used to go out and lodge on the mount called the Olives Orchards.

Now the festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was drawing near.

Satan however, entered into Judas (the man called Iscariot), who was one of the twelve.

And when the hour was come he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him,

And they began to question among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do such a thing.

"For I say to you that this word of Scripture must find it's fulfilment in me. "And he was numbered among the transgressors, For that which concerns me has its accomplishment."

Then he went out, and began to go to the Mount of Olives, as was his wont; and his disciples followed him.

While he was still speaking there came a crowd, and he who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He came near to Jesus in order to kiss him,

Those who were around him, when they saw what was about to happen, said to him, "Lord, shall we strike with our swords?"

"When daily I was with you in the temple you did not stretch out your hands to take me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness."

So they seized him and led him away, and took him to the house of the high priest; while Peter was following him a long way off.

And when they had lighted a fire in the center of the court, and had sat down together, Peter was taking his seat among them.

But a certain maid servant saw him taking his seat near the fire and, with a sharp glance at him, she said, "This fellow was with him, too!"

But an hour afterwards another man kept insisting, saying. "Really, this fellow was with him. Why, he is a Galilean."

"Man," said Peter, "I do not know what you mean." And immediately, while he was still speaking, the cock crew.

Now when Herod saw Jesus he was exceedingly glad. He had long been wanting to see him, because he had heard so much about him, and was hoping to see some miracles performed by him.

(This was a man who had been thrown in prison on account of a riot which had occurred in the city, and for murder.)

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 was also followed by a great crowd of people, and of women too, who were beating their breast and lamenting him.

For there was an inscription over his head, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

It was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

And the sun was darkened, and the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two in the Temple.

When the army captain saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "This man was really innocent!"

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good man and a righteous,

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 it was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was near at hand.

Then the women who had accompanied him out of Galilee followed after, and noted the tomb, and how his body was placed.

"He is not here; he is risen. Do you remember how he told you when he was still in Galilee

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James, and the rest of the women who were telling all this to the apostles.

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb, but when he stooped and looked in he saw the linen wrappings by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

"What kind of things?" he answered. And they said: "The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people;