And the first day of the unleavened food, when they were killing the passover, his disciples say to him, 'Where wilt thou, that, having gone, we may prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover?'

And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.

They got distressed at this, and said to him one after another, "Surely it is not me?" "Surely it is not me?"

And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.

For the Son of man is going [to die], but it is too bad for that person who will turn me over to the Jewish leaders It would be better for that man if he had not been born."

And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.

verily I say to you, that no more may I drink of the produce of the vine till that day when I may drink it new in the reign of God.'

And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

but after my having risen I will go before you to Galilee.'

"All may stumble and fall," said Peter, "yet I never will."

And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

And he spake the more vehemently, 'If it may be necessary for me to die with thee -- I will in no wise deny thee;' and in like manner also said they all.

And they come to a spot, the name of which is Gethsemane, and he saith to his disciples, 'Sit ye here till I may pray;'

but he took with him Peter, James, and John. then he began to be in a great consternation and anguish of mind. and he said to them; my soul is exceeding sorrowful,

And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him,

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

And He came back and found them sleeping, and He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Were you unable to keep watch for one hour?

Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

A third time he came, and said to them: "Sleep on now, and rest yourselves. Enough! My time has come. Hark! the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of wicked men.

Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.

now he that betrayed him, had given them this signal, you will see me salute one with a kiss, that's he: seize him, and don't let him escape.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?

I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.

And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to set free for you the King of the Jews?”

So Pilate answered [and] said to them again, "Then what do you want me to do with [the one] whom you call the king of the Jews?"

And when they had mocked him, they took the purple off him, and put his own clothes on him; and they lead him out that they may crucify him.

And they impress a certain one passing by -- Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus -- that he may bear his cross,

And having crucified him, they were dividing his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each may take;

Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

And the sabbath having past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James, and Salome, bought spices, that having come, they may anoint him,

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

serpents they shall take up; and if any deadly thing they may drink, it shall not hurt them; on the ailing they shall lay hands, and they shall be well.'

and Acts 2:43]. In my name [i.e., by my authority], they will drive out evil spirits; they will speak in languages [supernaturally];

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught [that is, the history and doctrine of the faith].

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

and he shall march before him, in the spirit and power of Elias, to reconcile parents and children together, and the unruly to the practice of justice, that the people may be duly dispos'd to receive the Lord.

And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?

For with God, nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy word.

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.

And they nodded to his father, what he may wish to have him called.

"May the Lord be praised, [who is] the God of the Israelites, for He has come to [the aid of] His people and bought them back [i.e., from bondage].

that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,

Yes, you [my] child [i.e., John], will be called the prophet of the Highest [i.e., God], for you will go ahead of the Lord's presence to prepare His ways.

by acquainting his people how they may be saved by the remission of their sins,

To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

"May there be glory to God in the highest [heavens], and may there be peace on earth among men who are pleasing to God."

And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, 'We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit -- not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and while the parents are bringing in the little child Jesus, that they may do according to the provisions of law concerning Him,

"Master, you may now allow your servant to be released [i.e., die] in peace, according to what you said.

For my eyes have seen Your Salvation,

(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish."

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

he answered the question by saying to them all, "As for me, I am baptizing you with water, but One mightier than I is coming, whose very sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten: He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and with fire.

His winnowing-fan is in his hand, that he may clear his threshing-floor, and store the grain in his barn, but the chaff he will burn with inextinguishable fire."

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

and the Devil said to him, 'If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'

And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

I'm telling you the truth there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time, when it didn't rain for three years and six months and there was a severe famine everywhere in the land.

saying, "Let me alone, what hast thou to do with us, thou Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee what thou art, even the Holy of God."

and he said unto them -- 'Also to the other cities it behoveth me to proclaim good news of the reign of God, because for this I have been sent;'

Simon answered, "Master, we worked all night and caught nothing, but as you tell me to do it, I will put down the nets."

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

likewise also, both James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon - Do not fear! henceforth, shall thou be taking, men, that they may, live.

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And he put out his hand to him and said, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away his disease went from him.

Jesus ordered him to tell no one [that he might happen to meet], “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your purification, just as Moses commanded, as a testimony (witness) to them [that this is a work of Messiah].”

and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.

but days will come, and, when the bridegroom may be taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.'

How he went into the house of God and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

the son of man, said he, may dispense even with the sabbath.

And the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him, if He will heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they may find accusation against Him.