And no one puts new wine into old bottles; if he does, the new wine will break the bottles, and itself be poured out, and the bottles be destroyed.

And on the second-first sabbath he went through the grain fields, and his disciples picked the heads and eat, rubbing them in their hands.

And some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what is not lawful on the sabbath?

And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those with him?

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

And looking round upon them all he said to him, Stretch out your hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored.

And they were filled with madness, and conferred with each other as to what they should do to Jesus.

AND in those days he went out on the mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in prayer to God.

And when it was day he called his disciples; and having chosen twelve of them, whom he named apostles,

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

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude you from their company, and reproach and cast out your names as evil, on account of the Son of man.

Give to every one that asks; and from him who takes that which is yours, ask it not back.

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.

And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks have you? sinners also lend to sinners, to receive back as much again.

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.

How can you say to your brother, Brother, let me cast out the speck in your eye, and you yourself see not the beam in your own eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly to cast out the speck from your brother's eye.

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 why do you call me Lord! Lord! and do not what I say?

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid the foundation on the rock; and when there was a flood, the stream beat against that house and could not shake it, because it was built on a rock.

But he that hears and does not, is like a man building a house on the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream beat, and it fell immediately; and the ruin of that house was great.

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 Jesus hearing these things wondered at him, and turning around said to the multitude following him, I tell you I have not found in Israel so great a faith;

And as he approached the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a great multitude from the city was with her.

And approaching he touched the bier, and those who bore it stopped. And he said, Young man, I tell you, arise!

And this report of him went out into all Judea, and into all the region around.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the good news preached to them;

And when the messengers of John had gone away, he said to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with a wind?

But what went you out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Behold, those who wear fine clothes, and live in luxury, are in royal palaces.

But what went you out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

This is he of whom it is written; Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

[And he said], To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and what are they like?

AND one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him; and going into the Pharisee's house he reclined.

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 Jesus answered and said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Teacher, say it.

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.

and certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, from whom went out seven demons,

A sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the birds of heaven devoured it;

and some fell on the rock, and springing up it was dried up, because it had no moisture;

and some fell in the midst of thorns, and the thorns springing up choked it;

And his disciples asked him, What does this parable mean?

And he said, It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to others in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

But that on the good ground signifies those who, with a noble and good heart, hearing the word retain it, and bear fruit persistently.

But no one lights a candle and covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it in a candlestick, that those coming in may see the 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 it was told him by some, saying, Your mother and your brothers stand without, wishing to see you.

And he answered and said to them, My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and perform it.

And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, What man then is this, that he commands the winds and the water and they obey him?

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.

And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and worshipped him, and said with a loud voice, What have you to do with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? I beg of you not to torment me;

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 Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him.

And the demons going out of the man entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake and were drowned.

And those who fed them, seeing what was done, fled and reported it in the city and in the country places.

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 of a sound mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

And the man from whom the demons had gone out desired to be with him; but he sent him away, saying,

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 behold, a man by the name of Jairus came; and he was the ruler of a synagogue. And falling at the feet of Jesus, he besought him to come to his house,

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.

While he was yet speaking some one came from the synagogue ruler's house and said to him, Your daughter has died; trouble not the teacher.

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

And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead.

And her parents were astonished; and he commanded them to tell no one what was done.

and sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to cure the sick.

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 they went out and passed through the villages, everywhere proclaiming the good news and performing cures.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were done, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead,

And the multitudes knowing it followed him. And having received them, he spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those having need of cure.

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;

And they eat and were all filled; and there was taken up what remained over to them, twelve traveling-baskets of fragments.

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?

AND about eight days after these words, taking Peter, and James, and John, he went up on the mountain to pray.

And while he was praying, the appearance of his face was changed, and his clothes became white and shining;

who appearing in glory spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

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 when the voice had passed, Jesus was found alone. And they were silent and told no man in those days any thing of what they had seen.

and behold a spirit takes him, and suddenly cries out and convulses him, with foam and crushing him departs from him with difficulty;

and I desired your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.

And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. And while all wondered at all things which he did, he said to his disciples,

But they understood not this saying; and it was concealed from them, that they might not perceive it; and they feared to ask him concerning this saying.

And Jesus perceiving the debate in their minds, took a little child and set it by him,

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he follows not with us.

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?

And after these things the Lord designated seventy others also, and sent them out, two by two, before his face, into every city and place where he was about to come.

And he said to them, The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers few; pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest to thrust out laborers into his harvest.

And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you.

And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is set before you;

and cure the sick in it, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come nigh to you.

And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you not, going out into its streets, say,

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.

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.

And turning around to his disciples he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!

AND behold, a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

And he said to him, What is written in the law? how do you read?

And in like manner a Levite also, being at the place, came and saw him, and passed by on the other side.

And on the next day, putting out two denarii [28 cents], he gave them to the khan-keeper, and said, Take care of him, and whatever you expend more, when I return I will pay you.