Then called he the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and that they might heal diseases.

And they went out, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.

And the apostles returned, and told him what great things they had done. And he took them and went aside into a solitary place, nigh to a city called Bethsaida.

And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, "Send the people away, that they may go into the towns, and villages roundabout, and lodge, and get meat, for we are here in a place of wilderness."

But he said unto them, "Give ye them to eat." And they said, "We have no more but five loaves and two fishes, except we should go and buy meat for all this people."

And they were about a five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, "Cause them to sit down by fifties in a company."

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

And they all ate, and were all satisfied. And there was taken up of that remained to them, twelve baskets full of broken meat.

They answered and said, "John Baptist. Some say Elijah. And some say, one of the old prophets is risen again."

And he warned and commanded them, that they should tell no man that thing,

And I tell you of a surety, Some there be, of them that here stand, which shall not taste of death till they see the kingdom of God."

And behold, two men talked with him, and they were Moses and Elijah,

Peter, and they that were with him, were heavy with sleep. And when they woke, they saw his glory, and two men standing with him.

And it chanced, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, "Master, it is good being here for us. Let us make three tabernacles: one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah." And wist not what he said.

While he thus spake there came a cloud and shadowed them and they feared when they were come under the cloud.

And as soon as the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close: and told no man in those days any of those things, which they had seen.

And it chanced on the next day, as they came down from the hill, much people came and met him.

And I have besought thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not."

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. While they wondered every one at all things which he did, he said unto his disciples,

But they wist not what that word meant, and it was hid from them that they understood it not. And they feared to ask him of that saying.

and sent messengers before him. And they went, and entered into a city of the Samaritans to make ready for him.

But they would not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

When his disciples, James, and John, saw that, they said, "Lord, wilt thou that we command that fire come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?"

The son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." And they went to another town.

And in the same house tarry still, eating and drinking such as they have. For the laborer is worthy of his reward. Go not from house to house:

and into whatsoever city ye enter, if they receive you, eat such things as are set before you,

"But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, if they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,

"Woe be to thee Chorazsin: woe be to thee Bethsaida. For if the miracles had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while agone repented, sitting in hair and ashes.

It fortuned as they went, that he entered into a certain town. And a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house.

If I by the power of Beelzebub cast out devils: by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore shall they be your judges.

Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits worse than himself: and they enter in, and dwell there. And the end of that man is worse than the beginning."

But he said, "Yea, happy are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."

When the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil nation. They seek a sign, and there shall no sign be given them, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

The men of Nineveh shall rise at the judgment, with this generation, and shall condemn them: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah: And behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

"No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it in a privy place, neither under a bushel: But on a candlestick, that they that come in, may see the light.

Truly ye bear witness, that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they killed them, and ye build their sepulchers.

"Therefore said the wisdom of God: I will send them prophets and apostles, and of them they shall slay and persecute:

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something of his mouth, whereby they might accuse him.

As there gathered together an innumerable multitude of people - insomuch that they trod one another - he began to say unto his disciples, "First of all, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

When they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto the rulers, and officers, take no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall speak.

But God said unto him, 'Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee. Then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?'

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which neither have storehouse nor barn, and yet God feedeth them. How much are ye better then the fowls?

Consider the lilies, how they grow. They labor not. They spin not. And yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all this royalty was not clothed like to one of these.

and ye yourselves, like unto men that wait for their master when he will return from a wedding: that as soon as he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him.

But he that knew not, and yet did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whom much is given: of him shall be much required. And to whom men much commit, the more of him will they ask.

And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Suppose ye that these Galileans, were greater sinners than all the other Galileans because they suffered such punishment?

Or those eighteen upon which the tower in Siloam fell and slew them: think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwell in Jerusalem?

And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

And it chanced that he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread, on a Sabbath day: and they watched him.

And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go:

And they could not answer him again to that.

He put forth a similitude to the guests, when he marked how they pressed to the highest rooms, and said unto them,

Then said he also to him that had desired him to dinner, "When thou makest a dinner, or a supper: call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor yet rich neighbours: lest they bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

and thou shalt be happy: For they cannot recompense thee. But thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just men."

And they all at once began to make excuse. The first said unto him, 'I have bought a farm, and I must needs go and see it, I pray thee have me excused.'

for this my son was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is now found.' And they began to be merry.

I know what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.'

And I say also unto you, Make you friends of the wicked mammon, that when ye shall have need they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

All these things heard the Pharisees also which were covetous. And they mocked him,

and he said unto them, "Ye are they, which justify yourselves before men: but God knoweth your hearts. For that which is highly esteemed among men is abominable in the sight of God.

Beyond all this, between you and us there is a great space set, so that they which would go from hence to you, cannot: neither may come from thence to us.'

For I have five brethren: for to warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.'

Abraham said unto him, 'They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them.'

And he said, 'Nay, father Abraham, but if one came unto them from the dead they would repent.'

He said unto him, 'If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe, though one rose from death again.'"

Then said he to the disciples, "It cannot be avoided, but that offenses will come. Nevertheless, woe be to him through whom they come.

When he saw them, he said unto them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And it chanced, as they went, they were cleansed.

And they shall say to you, 'See here; See there.' Go not after them, nor follow them,

They ate, they drank, they married wives and were married even unto the same day that Noah went into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

Likewise also, as it chanced, in the days of Lot. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.

And they answered, and said to him, "Where Lord?" And he said unto them,

And he put forth this similitude, unto certain which trusted in themselves, that they were perfect, and despised others.

They brought unto him also babes, that he should touch them. When the disciples saw that, they rebuked them.

When Jesus saw him mourn, he said, "With what difficulty shall they that have riches, enter into the kingdom of God:

Then said they that heard that, "And who shall then be saved?"

and when they have scourged him, they will put him to death, and the third day, shall he arise again."

But they understood none of these things. And this saying was hid from them. And they perceived not the things which were spoken.

And they said unto him that Jesus of Nazareth, passed by.

And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he much the more so cried, "Thou son of David, have mercy on me."

And immediately he saw, and followed him, praising God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave laud to God.

And when they saw that, they all grudged saying, "He is gone in to tarry with a man that is a sinner."

As they heard these things, he added thereto a similitude, because he was nigh to Jerusalem; And because also, they thought that the kingdom of God should shortly appear.

And they said unto him, 'Lord he hath ten pounds.'

They that were sent went their way, and found, even as he had said unto them.

And as they were a loosing the colt, the owners said unto them, "Why loose ye the colt?"

And they said, "For the Lord hath need of him."

And they brought him to Jesus. And they cast their raiment on the colt, and set Jesus thereon.

And as he went they spread their clothes in the way.

And when he was now come where he should go down from the Mount Olivet, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to laud God with a loud voice, for all the miracles that they had seen,

saying, "If thou hadst known those things which belong unto thy peace, even at thy time: But now are they hid from thine eyes.

And make thee even with the ground, with thy children which are in thee. And they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another, because thou knowest not the time of thy visitation."

And they thought within themselves saying, "If we shall say. 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why then believed ye him not?'

But and if we shall say, 'Of men,' all the people will stone us. For they surely be persuaded that John is a prophet."

And they answered that they could not tell whence it was.

And when the time was come, he sent a servant to his tenants, that they should give him of the fruits of the vineyard. And the tenants did beat him: and sent him away empty.

And again he ceased not thereby but sent yet another servant. And they did beat him, and foul entreated him also, and sent him away empty.

Moreover, he sent the third, too: And him they wounded, and cast him out.

Then said the Lord of the vineyard, 'What shall I do? I will send my dear son, him peradventure they will reverence, when they see him.'

But when the farmers saw him, they thought in themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'