On another Sabbath Jesus went into the Synagogue and taught; and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.

Jesus, however, knew what was in the their minds, and said to the man whose hand was withered: "Stand up and come out into the middle." The man stood up;

And every one in the crowd was trying to touch him, because a power went out from him which restored them all.

But those who have listened and not acted upon what they have heard may be compared to a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The river swept down upon it, and the house immediately collapsed; and great was the crash that followed."

A Captain in the Roman army had a slave whom he valued, and who was seriously ill--almost at the point of death.

So Jesus went with them. But, when he was no great distance from the house, the Captain sent some friends with the message-- "Do not trouble yourself, Sir; for I am unworthy to receive you under my roof.

That was why I did not even venture to come to you myself; but speak, and let my manservant be cured.

Jesus was surprised to hear these words from him; and, turning to the crowd which was following him, he said: "I tell you, nowhere in Israel have I met with such faith as this!"

Just as he approached the gate of the town, there was a dead man being carried out for burial--an only son, and his mother was a widow. A large number of the people of the town were with her.

When he saw her, the Master was moved with compassion for her, and he said to her: "Do not weep."

Every one was awe-struck and began praising God. "A great Prophet has arisen among us," they said; "and God has visited his people."

So his answer to the question was: "Go and report to John what you have witnessed and heard--the blind recover their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, the Good News is told to the poor.

Just then a woman, who was an outcast in the town, having ascertained that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster jar of perfume,

Once, when a great crowd was collecting, and, when the people of town after town were flocking to Jesus, he spoke to them in the form of a parable:

"The sower went out to sow his seed; and, as he was sowing, some of the seed fell along the path and was trodden upon; and the wild birds ate it up.

Presently Jesus' mother and brothers came where he was, but they were not able to join him on account of the crowd.

So word was brought to him--'Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.'

His reply, spoken to them all, was: "My mother and my brothers are those who listen to God's teaching and do what it bids."

So they put off. While they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. A squall swept down upon the lake, and their boat was filling and they were in danger.

For Jesus was commanding the foul spirit to come out from the man. On many occasions it had seized him, and, even when secured with chains and fetters, and watched, he would break through anything that bound him, and be driven by the demon into the Wilds.

There was a drove of many pigs close by feeding upon the hill- side; and the demons begged Jesus to give them leave to enter into them. Jesus gave them leave.

On his return, Jesus was welcomed by the people; for everyone was looking out for him.

And a man named Jaeirus, who was a President of the Synagogue, came to Jesus, and threw himself at Jesus' feet, with entreaties that he would come to his house,

Because his only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus was going, the people were pressing closely round him.

"Who was it that touched me?" Jesus asked; and, while everyone was denying having done so, Peter exclaimed: "Why, Sir, the people are crowding round you and pressing upon you!"

Then the woman, when she saw that she was discovered, came forward trembling, and threw herself down before him; and, in the presence of all the people, she told him her reason for touching him, and that she had been cured instantly.

And every one was weeping and mourning for her. "Do not weep," Jesus said, "she is not dead; she is asleep."

They began to laugh at him, for they knew that she was dead.

Prince Herod heard of all that was happening, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John must be risen from the dead.

The day was drawing to a close, when the twelve came up to him, and said: "Send the crowd away, so that they may make their way to the villages and farms round about, and find themselves lodgings and provisions, for we are in a lonely spot here."

(For the men among them were about five thousand.) "Get them seated in companies," was his reply, "about fifty in each."

Every one had sufficient to eat, and what was left of the broken pieces was picked up--twelve baskets.

Afterwards, when Jesus was alone, praying, his disciples joined him, and he asked them this question-- "Who do the people say that I am?"

"John the Baptist," was their answer; "others, however, say that you are Elijah, while others say that one of the old Prophets has risen again."

As he was praying, the aspect of his face was changed, and his clothing became of a glittering whiteness.

Who appeared in a glorified state, and spoke of his departure, which was destined to take place at Jerusalem.

And, as Moses and Elijah were passing away from Jesus, Peter exclaimed: "Sir, it is good to be here; let us make three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know what he was saying;

And, while he was speaking, a cloud came down and enveloped them; and they were afraid, as they passed into the cloud;

And, as the voice ceased, Jesus was found alone. The Apostles kept silence, and told no one about any of the things that they had seen.

While the boy was coming up to Jesus, the demon dashed him down and threw him into convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the foul spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.

And all present were struck with awe at the majesty of God. In the midst of the general astonishment at all that Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples:

A discussion arose among the disciples as to which of them was the greatest;

And Jesus, knowing of the discussion that was occupying their thoughts, took hold of a little child, and placed it beside him,

But the people there did not welcome him, because his face was set in the direction of Jerusalem.

After this, the Master appointed seventy-two other disciples, and sent them on as his Messengers, two and two, in advance, to every town and place that he was himself intending to visit.

His reply was--"'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thou dost thyself.'"

To which Jesus replied: "A man was once going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him of everything, and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.

As it chanced, a priest was going down by that road. He saw the man, but passed by on the opposite side.

But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.

"The one that took pity on him," was the answer; on which Jesus said: "Go and do the same yourself."

But Martha was distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said: "Master, do you approve of my sister's leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me."

One day Jesus was at a certain place praying, and, when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him: "Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

Once Jesus was driving out a dumb demon, and, when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke. The people were amazed at this;

Jesus himself, however, was aware of what they were thinking, and said to them: "Any kingdom wholly divided against itself becomes a desolation; and a divided house falls.

As Jesus was saying this, a woman in the crowd, raising her voice, exclaimed: "Happy was the mother who bore you and nursed you!"

From the blood of Abel down to the blood of Zechariah, who was slain between the altar and the House of God." Yes, I tell you, it will be exacted from this generation.

Then Jesus told them this parable-- "There was once a rich man whose land was very fertile;

Think of the lilies, and how they grow. They neither toil nor spin; yet, I tell you, even Solomon in all his splendor was not robed like one of these.

This you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.

Jesus was teaching on a Sabbath in one of the Synagogues,

And he saw before him a woman who for eighteen years had suffered from weakness owing to her having an evil spirit in her. She was bent double, and was wholly unable to raise herself.

He placed his hands on her, and she was instantly made straight, and began to praise God.

As he said this, his opponents all felt ashamed; but all the people rejoiced to see all the wonderful things that he was doing.

On one occasion, as Jesus was going, on a Sabbath into the house of one of the leading Pharisees to dine, they were watching him closely.

There he saw before him a man who was suffering from dropsy.

But Jesus said to him: "A man was once giving a great dinner. He invited many people,

And sent his servant, when it was time for the dinner, to say to those who had been invited 'Come, for everything is now ready.'

And say 'Here is a man who began to build and was not able to finish!'

And, on reaching home, he calls his friends and his neighbors together, and says 'Come and rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.'

After he has spent all that he had, there was a severe famine through all that country, and he began to be in actual want.

And he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was deeply moved; he ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him.

For here is my son who was dead, and is alive again, was lost, and is found.' So they began making merry.

Meanwhile the elder son was out in the fields; but, on coming home, when he got near the house, he heard music and dancing,

We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.'"

Jesus said to his disciples: "There was a rich man who had a steward; and this steward was maliciously accused to him of wasting his estate.

All this was said within hearing of the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, and they began to sneer at Jesus.

There was once a rich man, who dressed in purple robes and fine linen, and feasted every day in great splendor.

Near his gateway there had been laid a beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores,

After a time the beggar died, and was taken by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.

'Child,' answered Abraham, 'remember that you in your lifetime received what you thought desirable, just as Lazarus received what was not desirable; but now he has his consolation here, while you are suffering agony.

As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him.

One of them, finding he was cured, came back, praising God loudly,

And threw himself on his face at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done; and this man was a Samaritan.

Being once asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God was to come, Jesus answered: "The Kingdom of God does not come in a way that admits of observation,

As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be again in the days of the Son of Man.

"There was," he said, "in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for man.

In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said 'Grant me justice against my opponent.'

"Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.

But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.

The Apostles did not comprehend any of this; his meaning was unintelligible to them, and they did not understand what he was saying.

As Jesus was getting near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road-side, begging.

Hearing a crowd going by, the man asked what was the matter;

And, when people told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing,

There was a man there, known by the name of Zacchaeus, who was a commissioner of taxes and a rich man.

He tried to see what Jesus was like; but, being short, he was unable to do so because of the crowd.

As the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He did so because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the Kingdom of God was going to be proclaimed at once.

For I was afraid of you, because you are a stern man. You take what you have not planted, and reap what you have not sown.'

It was when Jesus had almost reached Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, that he sent on two of the disciples.

"Would that you had known, while yet there was time--even you--the things that make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your sight.

On one of these days, when Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple Courts and telling the Good News, the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law, joined by the Councillors, confronted him,