And it came to pass on the second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating them, rubbing them in their hands.

And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that any eat, unless the priests alone?

And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.

Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

But they were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.

and those that were beset by unclean spirits were healed.

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

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:

rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation.

Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.

But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.

Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow me, I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.

for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

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

and John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

But the men having come to him said, John the baptist has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

And Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized;

But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings.

for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater prophet is no one than John the baptist; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?

They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This person if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;

For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.

And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

And they that were with them at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?

And it came to pass afterwards that he went through the country city by city, and village by village, preaching and announcing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God; and the twelve were with him,

And a great crowd coming together, and those who were coming to him out of each city, he spoke by parable:

But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved.

But that that fell where the thorns were, these are they who having heard go away and are choked under cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

But that in the good ground, these are they who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And no one having lighted a lamp covers it with a vessel or puts it under a couch, but sets it on a lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

But he answering said to them, My mother and my brethren are those who hear the word of God and do it.

And as they sailed, he fell asleep; and a sudden squall of wind came down on the lake, and they were filled with water, and were in danger;

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And, being afraid, they were astonished, saying to one another, Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake, and were choked.

And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting, clothed and sensible, at the feet of Jesus. And they were afraid.

And all the multitude of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were possessed with great fear; and he, entering into the ship, returned.

And it came to pass when Jesus returned, the crowd received him gladly, for they were all expecting him.

And all were weeping and lamenting her. But he said, Do not weep, for she has not died, but sleeps.

And her parents were amazed; but he enjoined them to tell no one what had happened.

And as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a witness against them.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done by him, and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among the dead,

But the day began to decline, and the twelve came and said to him, Send away the crowd that they may go into the villages around, and into the fields, and lodge and find victuals, for here we are in a desert place.

for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.

And they all ate and were filled; and there was taken up of what had remained over and above to them in fragments twelve hand-baskets.

And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?

For what shall a man profit if he shall have gained the whole world, and have destroyed, or come under the penalty of the loss of himself?

But I say unto you of a truth, There are some of those standing here who shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God.

And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,

But Peter and those with him were oppressed with sleep: but having fully awoke up they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.

And all were astonished at the glorious greatness of God. And as all wondered at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

Do ye let these words sink into your ears. For the Son of man is about to be delivered into men's hands.

And it came to pass when the days of his receiving up were fulfilled, that he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.

But turning he rebuked them and said, Ye know not of what spirit ye are.

And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.

Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place where he himself was about to come.

And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not it shall turn to you again.

Even the dust of your city, which cleaves to us on the feet, do we shake off against you; but know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.

And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.

Yet in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice that your names are written in the heavens.

And having turned to the disciples privately he said, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.

give us our needed bread for each day;

and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.

and he within answering should say, Do not disturb me; the door is already shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise up to give it thee?

But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and the father shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?

or if also he shall ask an egg, shall give him a scorpion?

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

But if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

When the strong man armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace;

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.

But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward parts are full of plunder and wickedness.

But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know it.

And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

Woe unto you, for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.

Ye bear witness then, and consent to the works of your fathers; for they killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

Woe unto you, the doctors of the law, for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; yourselves have not entered in, and those who were entering in ye have hindered.

therefore whatever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God.

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows.

But when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and the authorities, be not careful how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;

But he said to him, Man, who established me as a judge or a divider over you?

And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not a place where I shall lay up my fruits.

Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds?

If therefore ye cannot do even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?

And ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;

for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things;

Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy.

For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;

Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord on coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.

And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those bondmen.

And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?