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.

And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.

and those that were beset by unclean spirits were healed.

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

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.

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;

bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.

To him that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also.

To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.

And as ye wish that men should do to you, do ye also to them in like manner.

And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them.

And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? for even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.

The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher.

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.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?

Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.

And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.

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?

In that hour he healed many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight.

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;

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.

But one of the Pharisees begged him that he would eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee he took his place at table;

and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,

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 other fell into the good ground, and having sprung up bore fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

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.

And it came to pass on one of the days, that he entered into a ship, himself and his disciples; and he said to them, Let us pass over to the other side of the lake; and they set off from shore.

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 they besought him that he would not command them to go away into the bottomless pit.

And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain, and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into those; and he suffered them.

But they that fed them, seeing what had happened, fled, and told it to the city and to the country.

But the man out of whom the demons had gone besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying,

And Jesus said, Some one has touched me, for I have known that power has gone out from me.

And the woman, seeing that she was not hid, came trembling, and falling down before him declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was immediately healed.

And they derided him, knowing that she had died.

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,

and by some that Elias had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.

But the crowds knowing it followed him; and he received them and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those that had need of healing.

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.

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?

But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.

And he said to them, But ye, who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

For whosoever shall have been ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father, and of the holy angels.

And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a mountain to pray.

And I besought thy disciples that they might cast him out, and they could not.

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them that they should not perceive it. And they feared to ask him concerning this saying.

and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, he is great.

And Jesus said to him, Forbid him not, for he that is not against you is for you.

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

And he sent messengers before his face. And having gone they entered into a village of the Samaritans that they might make ready for him.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

And he said to them, The harvest indeed is great, but the workmen few; supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest that he may send out workmen into his harvest.

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.

I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.

He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me.

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

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

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

For I say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye behold, and did not see them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and did not hear them.

And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;

And he said, He that shewed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do thou likewise.

And it came to pass as they went that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.

Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.

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?

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?

and if also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

Then he goes and takes seven other spirits worse than himself, and entering in, they dwell there; and the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first.

And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

But no one having lit a lamp sets it in secret, nor under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

See therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

But the Pharisee seeing it wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.

that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

watching him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

In those times, the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;

But I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do.

but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;

and whoever shall say a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but to him that speaks injuriously against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

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?

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

and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

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.

But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus;