The baptism of John; was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

this is from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

And they came and said to him, Teacher, we know that you are true, and care for no one, for you respect not the face of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar or not?

Shall we pay? or shall we not pay? But he knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why do you try me? Bring me a denarius [14 cents], that I may see it.

There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died, and left no child;

Jesus said to them, Do you not err on this account, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are married, but are like angels in heaven.

He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; you greatly err.

Jesus answered, First is, Hear Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Second is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

And Jesus seeing him, that he answered understandingly, said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God; and no one dared to question him more.

David himself said, by the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool.

Tell us when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be earthquakes in [different] places, and there shall be famines. These are the beginnings of sorrows.

And when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not, let him that reads understand, then let those in Judea flee to the mountains;

I tell you truly, that this generation shall not pass away till all these things are accomplished.

watch, therefore, for you know not when the master of the house comes; at evening, at midnight, at the cock crowing, or in the morning;

And some were displeased, [and said] to themselves, Why was this waste of the ointment?

And when they heard him they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might betray him at a convenient time.

And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said to him, Where do you wish us to go and prepare to eat the passover?

and where he enters in, say to the master of the house, The teacher says, where is the public room in which I may eat the passover with my disciples?

And as they reclined, and were eating, Jesus said, I tell you truly, that one of you who eats with me will betray me.

And they were sorry, and said to him, one by one, Is it I? And another, Is it I?

And he said, Abba, father, all things are possible to thee. Take away this cup from me; but not what I will but what thou wilt.

And again coming he found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.

And he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the chief priest asked him, and said to him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

and seeing Peter warming himself, looked at him, and said, You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.

But he again denied it. And after a short time those standing by again said to Peter, You are certainly one of them, for you are also a Galilean.

And Pilate asked him, Are you the king of the Jews? And Jesus answered and said to him, As you say.

And the women also saw from afar, among whom were Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less, and of Joset, and Salome,

And Mary the Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joset saw where he was laid.

And they said to themselves, Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb???4 and looking up they saw that the stone was rolled away??or it was very great.

And coming to the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with a white robe; and they were astonished.

And he said to them, Be not astonished; you seek Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He is raised; he is not here. See the place where they laid him.

And they went out and fled from the tomb; and trembling and amazement seized them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid.

She went and told those who had been with him, who were weeping and lamenting;

as they delivered them to us who, from the beginning, were eye witnesses and ministers of the word,

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And they had no son, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of incense.

And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son; and you shall call his name John.

And behold you shall be silent, and not able to speak, till the day these things are accomplished; because you have not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.

And when the days of his service were completed he departed to his house.

And behold Elizabeth, your relative, even she is pregnant with a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her called barren;

And Mary said, Behold, I am the servant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

and cried with a loud voice, and said, Blessed are you among women! and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

For, behold, when the voice of your salutation came to my ears, the babe leaped in my womb with exultation.

as he said to our fathers, to Abraham and his posterity forever.

And they said to her, There is no one of your relations who is called by this name;

And fear came on all living around them. All these things were talked of in all the mountainous country of Judea.

A salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,

to perform his mercy with our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,

the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

to grant us without fear, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, to serve him

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

on account of the compassionate mercies of our God, by which a morning from on high has visited us,

to illuminate those sitting in darkness and the shade of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.

And while they were there the days for her delivery were completed;

And there were shepherds in that country staying in the fields and watching their flock by night.

And behold, an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.

And when eight days were completed, [the time] to circumcise him, his name was called Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

And when the days of their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, they carried him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

and a sword shall pierce your own soul also, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.

And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, Son, why have you dealt thus with us? Behold, your father and I have sought you with sorrow.

AND in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being procurator of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituria and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias being tetrarch of Abilene,

And the soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Oppress, and falsely accuse, no one; and be contented with your wages.

And when all the people were baptized, Jesus also being baptized, and praying, heaven was opened,

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove upon him; and there was a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.

the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,

being tempted by the devil forty days. And he eat nothing in those days; and when they were completed he was hungry.

And the devil said to him, If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.

And Jesus answered and said to him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve.

And he brought him to Jerusalem and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here;

and they shall bear you up on their hands, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.

And Jesus answered and said to him, It is said, You shall not try the Lord your God.

And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up, and entered, according to his custom on the sabbath day, into the synagogue, and stood up to read.

And the book of Isaiah the prophet was given to him. And unrolling the book he found the place where it was written,

to proclaim an acceptable year of the Lord.

And folding up the book, he gave it to the minister, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were steadfastly fixed upon him.

And he said to them, To-day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

And he said to them, You will undoubtedly tell me this proverb; Physician, cure yourself; things which we heard were done in Capernaum, do also here in your own country.

I also tell you of a truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when heaven was shut up three years and six months, so that there was a great famine over all the land;

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian.

And all in the synagogue when they heard these things were filled with wrath;

and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with power.

Alas! what have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy [Son] of God!

And they were all amazed, and talked with each other, saying, What word is this, that with authority and power he commands the impure spirits, and they come out?

and demons also went out of many, crying and saying, You are the Son of God! And he rebuked them, and charged them not to say that they knew him to be the Christ.

he saw two boats standing by the lake; and the fishermen having gone out of them were washing their nets.

And when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon, Put out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.

And Simon answered and said to him, Master, we have labored all night and taken nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.

For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of fishes which they had taken.

So also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from this time you shall take men.

And he charged him to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and present an offering for your purification, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

AND on one of those days he was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were present, having come from every village of Galilee, and of Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to cure them.

And seeing their faith, he said, Man, your sins are forgiven you.

And Jesus knowing their thoughts answered and said to them, Why do you reason in your minds?