for it is written, He will charge his angels concerning you, to guard you,

And the devil having finished all the temptation, departed from him for a time.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor; he has sent me to proclaim a release to the captives, and a recovery of sight to the blind, to send the oppressed away free,

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

But he said to them, I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God in the other cities also, because for this am I sent;

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 Peter seeing it fell on his knees to Jesus, saying, Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.

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 all were astonished, and glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others who reclined with them.

And no one drinking old wine desires new; for he says the old is good.

He entered into the house of God, and took the show bread, and eat, and gave to those with him, which it was not lawful for any to eat, except the priests alone.

And all the multitude sought to touch him, for a power went out from him and cured all.

And he lifted up his eyes upon his disciples and said, Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.

Rejoice in that day, and be exceedingly glad; for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in this manner did their fathers to the prophets.

But woe to you rich! for you have your consolation.

Woe to you full! for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep.

Woe, when all men speak well of you! for in this manner did their fathers of the false prophets.

bless those that curse you; pray for those that injure you;

And if you love those that love you, what thanks have you? for sinners also love those that love them.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks have you? for sinners do the same.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Most High; for he is good to the unthankful and evil.

give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure you measure it shall be measured back to you.

For there is no good tree which bears bad fruit, nor, again, a bad tree which bears good fruit.

For every tree is known by its own fruit. For they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from brambles.

The good man out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil man out of the evil brings forth evil; for out of the abundance of the heart its mouth speaks.

And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this;

for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.

And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying, Lord, trouble not yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof.

for I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And fear seized all; and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is raised up among us; and, God has visited his people.

And calling two of his disciples, John sent to the Lord, saying, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

And coming to him the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to you to say, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

And the Pharisee who invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying, If this was a prophet he would have known who and what kind of a woman this is who touches him; for she is a sinner.

And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I came into your house; you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hairs.

Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she has loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.

those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy, and they have no root; they believe for a time, and in a time of trial fall away;

For there is nothing hid which shall not be manifest, nor concealed which shall not be known and come to light.

See therefore how you hear; for whoever has, to him shall be given, and whoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he seems to have.

And as he went out on the land, there met him a certain man from the city who had had demons for a long time; and he wore no clothes, and remained not in a house, but in the tombs.

for he had commanded the impure spirit to go out of the man; for it had often seized him; and he had been bound with chains, and confined with fetters; and breaking his bonds he had been driven by the demon into solitary places.

And all the multitude of the region about the Gerasenes requested him to depart from them, because they were seized with great fear. And entering into the ship, he returned.

Return to your house, and declare how great things God has done for you. And he went away proclaiming in all the city what great things Jesus had done for him.

And when Jesus returned the multitude received him; for they were all waiting for him.

for he had an only daughter twelve years old, and she was dying. And when he was going, the multitudes thronged him.

And Jesus said, Some one touched me; for I perceived a power going from me.

And the woman seeing that she was not concealed, came trembling, and falling down related to him in the presence of all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was immediately cured.

But Jesus hearing it answered him, Fear not; only believe, and she shall be cured.

And he said to them, Take for the way neither a staff nor a provision sack, nor bread, nor silver, and have not two coats apiece.

And whoever does not receive you, when you go out of that city shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them.

And the day began to decline; and the twelve came and said to him, Dismiss the multitude, that they may go to the villages and farms around, and lodge, and find provisions; for we are here in a solitary place.

And he said to them, Give them something to eat. And they said, We have not more than five loaves and two fishes, unless we go and buy provisions for all this multitude;

for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them recline in companies of fifty each;

For whoever wishes to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, shall save it.

For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world and destroys himself, or loses his life?

For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

And when they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I desire you to look upon my son, for he is my only child;

Commit these words to your ears; for the Son of man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.

and said to them, Whoever receives this little child in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives him that sent me. For he that is least among you all, he shall be the greatest.

And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not; for whoever is not against us is for us.

AND when the days were completed for his being taken up, he set his face firmly to go to Jerusalem.

And he sent messengers before him; and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to prepare for him.

And his disciples James and John seeing it, said, Lord, do you wish us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?

But Jesus said, No man putting his hand on the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking the things with them; for the laborer is worthy of his reward. Go not about from house to house.

Even the dust of your city which adheres to our feet we wipe off for you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is at hand.

I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in you, they would long ago have changed their minds, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.

In the same hour he rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it has seemed good in thy sight.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to hear the things which you hear, and have not heard them.

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who is indebted to us; and bring us not into trial.

for a friend of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him;

and he will answer from within, and say, Trouble me not, for the door is already shut, and my little children are with me in bed, I cannot arise and give you;

for every one that asks, receives; and he that seeks, finds; and to him that knocks, it shall be opened.

And what father is there of you, who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? or if he asks also for a fish, will for a fish give him a serpent?

or if he asks also for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

And multitudes being assembled, he said, This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of man be to this generation.

The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall arise in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they changed their minds at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

But woe to you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint, and rue, and every kind of plant, and omit justice and the love of God. These things you ought to do, and not to omit those.

Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the first seat in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets.

Woe to you! for you are like concealed tombs; and men walk over them and know it not.

And he said, Woe to you, lawyers! for you load men with burdens difficult to be borne, and you yourselves will not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them;

therefore you are witnesses, and approve the deed of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build.

Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you do not enter in yourselves, and you forbid those entering.

for there is nothing concealed that shall not be revealed, nor hid that shall not be known.

And I tell you, my friends, fear not those that kill the body, and after this have [power] to do nothing more.

But I will show you whom to fear; Fear him, who after killing has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, Fear him.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assarions [3 cents], and one of them is not forgotten before God?

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore, for you are of more value than many sparrows.

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.

And he said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness; for one's life depends not on the abundance of his property.