for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.

for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

for as the lightning doth come forth from the east, and doth appear unto the west, so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

for wherever the carcase may be, there shall the eagles be gathered together.

and he shall send his messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens unto the ends thereof.

for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah entered into the ark,

and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

'Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

'Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;

for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;

for this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.'

And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;

for the poor always ye have with you, and me ye have not always;

for she having put this ointment on my body -- for my burial she did it.

Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

And on the first day of the unleavened food came the disciples near to Jesus, saying to him, 'Where wilt thou that we may prepare for thee to eat the passover?'

the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.'

for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out -- to remission of sins;

then saith Jesus to them, 'All ye shall be stumbled at me this night; for it hath been written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad;

Peter saith to him, 'Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;' in like manner also said all the disciples.

and having come, he findeth them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

and Jesus said to him, 'Comrade, for what art thou present?' Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him.

Then saith Jesus to him, 'Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish;

And after a little those standing near having come, said to Peter, 'Truly thou also art of them, for even thy speech doth make thee manifest.'

and having taken counsel, they bought with them the field of the potter, for the burial of strangers;

and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord did appoint to me.'

for he had known that because of envy they had delivered him up.

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

he having gone near to Pilate, asked for himself the body of Jesus; then Pilate commanded the body to be given back.

and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,

and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.

And the messenger answering said to the women, 'Fear not ye, for I have known that Jesus, who hath been crucified, ye seek;

he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;

And having gone forth quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to tell to his disciples;

Then saith Jesus to them, 'Fear ye not, go away, tell to my brethren that they may go away to Galilee, and there they shall see me.'

and if this be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and you keep free from anxiety.'

And, walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew his brother, casting a drag into the sea, for they were fishers,

and they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

and he saith to them, 'We may go to the next towns, that there also I may preach, for for this I came forth.'

and saith to him, 'See thou mayest say nothing to any one, but go away, thyself shew to the priest, and bring near for thy cleansing the things Moses directed, for a testimony to them.'

And they come unto him, bringing a paralytic, borne by four,

And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners were reclining (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

And he said to them, 'The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,

And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, 'Stretch forth thy hand;' and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

for he did heal many, so that they threw themselves on him, in order to touch him -- as many as had plagues;

and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

for whoever may do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.'

for there is not anything hid that may not be manifested, nor was anything kept hid but that it may come to light.

for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear;

and they feared a great fear, and said one to another, 'Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

(for he said to him, 'Come forth, spirit unclean, out of the man,')

for she said -- 'If even his garments I may touch, I shall be saved;'

And immediately the damsel arose, and was walking, for she was twelve years old; and they were amazed with a great amazement,

and he commanded them that they may take nothing for the way, except a staff only -- no scrip, no bread, no brass in the girdle,

and as many as may not receive you, nor hear you, going out thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony to them; verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in a day of judgment than for that city.'

And the king Herod heard, (for his name became public,) and he said -- 'John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.'

For Herod himself, having sent forth, did lay hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,

for John said to Herod -- 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'

for Herod was fearing John, knowing him a man righteous and holy, and was keeping watch over him, and having heard him, was doing many things, and hearing him gladly.

And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, 'What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, 'The head of John the Baptist;'

and he said to them, 'Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity,

let them away, that, having gone away to the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy to themselves loaves, for what they may eat they have not.'

and he saw them harassed in the rowing, for the wind was against them, and about the fourth watch of the night he doth come to them walking on the sea, and wished to pass by them.

for they all saw him, and were troubled, and immediately he spake with them, and saith to them, 'Take courage, I am he, be not afraid.'

for they understood not concerning the loaves, for their heart hath been hard.

for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,

and he answering said to them -- 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;

for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'

for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;

and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,

setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

for a woman having heard about him, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having come, fell at his feet, --

And Jesus said to her, 'Suffer first the children to be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the little dogs.'

And she answered and saith to him, 'Yes, sir; for the little dogs also under the table do eat of the children's crumbs.'

and if I shall let them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way, for certain of them are come from far.'

and those eating were about four thousand. And he let them away,

'And when the seven to the four thousand, how many hand-baskets full of broken pieces took ye up?' and they said, 'Seven.'

for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;

for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?

for whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also shall be ashamed of him, when he may come in the glory of his Father, with the holy messengers.'

And Peter answering saith to Jesus, 'Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:'

for he was not knowing what he might say, for they were greatly afraid.

and many times also it cast him into fire, and into water, that it might destroy him; but if thou art able to do anything, help us, having compassion on us.'

for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, 'The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,'

and they were silent, for with one another they did reason in the way who is greater;

And Jesus said, 'Forbid him not, for there is no one who shall do a mighty work in my name, and shall be able readily to speak evil of me:

for he who is not against us is for us;

for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;

and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.

And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --

where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --