The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met Jesus.

Then Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring thy son hither.

And as he was coming along, the devil bruised and convulsed him: but Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him to his father.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God: but while they were all wondering at the things which Jesus did, He said to his disciples,

Then a dispute developed among Jesus' disciples as to which one of them was the greatest.

And Jesus knowing the thought of their heart, took a child and set him by Him, and said unto them,

Then said John to Jesus, master, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and we oppos'd it, because he does not follow you with us.

And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not; for he, that is not against us, is for us.

As the days before his being taken up to Heaven were growing few, Jesus set his face resolutely in the direction of Jerusalem; and he sent on messengers in advance.

Jesus turned about, and rebuked them saying, "Ye know not what manner spirit ye are of.

And, while they were on their way, a man said to Jesus: "I will follow you wherever you go."

and Jesus answered him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven their nests, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

To another man Jesus said: "Follow me." "Let me first go and bury my father," said the man.

but Jesus said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

Then another person said [to Jesus], "Lord, I will become your follower, but first let me say goodbye to my family." [Note: There was the likelihood that family members might try to dissuade him from his commitment to follow the Lord].

But Jesus said unto him, No one, that hath put his hand to the plough and looketh back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

And Jesus replied: "I have had visions of Satan, fallen, like lightning from the heavens.

At this time Jesus was transported with joy in his spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes: even so, Father, for such was thy good pleasure.

Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone: "Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;

Just then a Student of the Law came forward to test Jesus further. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do if I am to 'gain Immortal Life'?"

"What is said in the Law?" answered Jesus. "What do you read there?"

"You have answered right," said Jesus; "do that, and you shall live."

But he willing to justify himself said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

And Jesus replying said, There was a certain man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among thieves, who after they had stripped and beaten him, went away, leaving him half dead.

Now which, do you think, of these three men," asked Jesus, "proved himself a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"

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

As they continued their journey, Jesus came to a village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her house.

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

But Martha was distracted by the many preparations that she was making. So she went up to Jesus and said: "Master, do you approve of my sister's leaving me to make preparations alone? Tell her to help me."

And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

One day Jesus was at a certain place praying, and, when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him: "Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

"When you pray," Jesus answered, "say--'Father, May thy named be held holy, thy Kingdom come.

Jesus also said to them: "Suppose that one of you who has a friend were to go to him in the middle of the night and say 'Friend, lend me three loaves,

Once Jesus was driving out a dumb demon, and, when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke. The people were amazed at this;

Others, wanting to test Jesus, kept asking him for a sign from heaven.

Jesus himself, however, was aware of what they were thinking, and said to them: "Any kingdom wholly divided against itself becomes a desolation; and a divided house falls.

As Jesus was saying this, a woman in the crowd, raising her voice, exclaimed: "Happy was the mother who bore you and nursed you!"

But Jesus replied: "Rather, happy are those who listen to God's Message and keep it."

As the crowds increased, Jesus began to speak: "This generation is a wicked generation. It is asking a sign, but no sign shall be given it except the sign of Jonah.

The queen of the South [Note: This queen was from Sheba, which was probably in Arabia. See I Kings 10:1] will stand up on the judgment day, along with the people of this generation, and will condemn them because she came from a great distance to hear [and see] Solomon's wisdom [I Kings 10:1ff] and [now] Someone greater than Solomon is here [i.e., Jesus].

The people of Nineveh will stand up on the judgment day with the people of this generation and will condemn them because they repented [i.e., changed their hearts and lives] when hearing the preaching of Jonah [Jonah 3:5-10] and [now] Someone greater than Jonah is here [i.e., Jesus].

As Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee asked him to breakfast with him, and Jesus went in and took his place at table.

The Pharisee noticed, to his astonishment, that Jesus omitted the ceremonial washing before breakfast.

Then one of the teachers of the law of Moses answered Jesus, saying, "Teacher, you insulted us too by saying this."

But Jesus went on: "Alas for you, too, you Students of the Law! You load men with loads that are too heavy to carry, but do not, yourselves, touch them with one of your fingers.

Therefore, the wisdom of God said, [Note: Is this a reference to Jesus? See I Cor. 1:30 and Matt. 23:34-36], 'I will send prophets and apostles to them [i.e., the Jewish people] and they will kill and persecute some of them,

When Jesus left the house, the Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to press him hard and question him closely upon many subjects,

Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod upon one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them: "Be on your guard against the leaven--that is, the hypocrisy--of the Pharisees.

"Teacher," a man in the crowd said to Jesus, "tell my brother to share the property with me."

But Jesus said to him: "Man, who made me a judge or an arbiter between you?"

Then Jesus told them this parable-- "There was once a rich man whose land was very fertile;

And Jesus said to his disciples: "That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about the life here--what you can get to eat; nor yet about your body--what you can get to wear.

" [And], do not be afraid, little flock [Note: Jesus refers to His small band of disciples as sheep following Him as their Shepherd], for your Father was pleased to give you the kingdom.

Jesus answered, if there be a faithful prudent steward, appointed by his master to give his domesticks their stated allowance; happy is such a servant,

And to the people Jesus said: "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once 'There is a storm coming,' and come it does.

Just at that time some people had come to tell Jesus about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with the blood of their sacrifices.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?

And Jesus told them this parable-- "A man, who had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, came to look for fruit on it, but could not find any.

Jesus was teaching on a Sabbath in one of the Synagogues,

And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

to which Jesus replied, thou hypocrite, who is there among you that scruples to untie his ox or his ass, and lead him from the stall to water on the sabbath-day?

So Jesus said: "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what can I liken it?

And again Jesus said: "To what can I liken the Kingdom of God?

Jesus went through towns and villages, teaching as he went, and making his way towards Jerusalem.

"Master," some one asked, "are there but few in the path of Salvation?" And Jesus answered:

Just then some Pharisees came up to Jesus and said: "Go away and leave this place, for Herod wants to kill you."

But Jesus answered: "Go and say to that fox 'Look you, I am driving out demons and shall be completing cures to-day and to- morrow, and on the third day I shall have done.'

On one occasion, as Jesus was going, on a Sabbath into the house of one of the leading Pharisees to dine, they were watching him closely.

And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

They kept silent. Then Jesus took him and healed him and let him go.

Observing that the guests were choosing the best places for themselves, Jesus told them this parable--

Then Jesus went on to say to the man who had invited him: "When you give a breakfast or a dinner, do not ask your friends, or your brothers, or your relations, or rich neighbors, for fear that they should invite you in return, and so you should be repaid.

When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!"

Jesus answered. "A certain man was making a great feast to which he invited many guests.

One day, when great crowds of people were walking with Jesus, he turned and said to them:

The tax-gatherers and the outcasts were all drawing near to Jesus to listen to him;

So Jesus told them this parable--

Then Jesus continued: "A man had two sons;

Jesus said to his disciples: "There was a rich man who had a steward; and this steward was maliciously accused to him of wasting his estate.

All this was said within hearing of the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, and they began to sneer at Jesus.

"You," said Jesus, "are the men who justify themselves before the world, but God can read your hearts; and what is highly esteemed among men may be an abomination in the sight of God.

Jesus said to his disciples. "It is not possible but that occasions of stumbling should occur, but woe to him through whom they come!

"If your faith," answered Jesus, "were like a grain of mustard-seed, you would say to this tree, 'Tear yourself up and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

On the way to Jerusalem Jesus passed between Samaria and Galilee.

Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

When Jesus saw them, he said: "Go and show yourselves to the priest." And, as they were on their way, they were made clean.

And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria.

And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?

Then Jesus said to the one [who had returned], "Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well."

Being once asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God was to come, Jesus answered: "The Kingdom of God does not come in a way that admits of observation,

People will not be saying, 'Look, here [it is]!' or 'There [it is]!' For in fact, the kingdom of God is [now] among you [i.e., as represented by the presence and ministry of Jesus]."

Then Jesus told the disciples, "The time will come during which you will long to see one of these days when the Son of Man is with you, but you will not see it.

I tell you, on that night [i.e., when Jesus returns. See verse 30], there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken [i.e., to be with the Lord] while the other one will be left [i.e., to be punished by the Lord].

"Where will it be, Master?" interposed the disciples. "Where there is a body," said Jesus, "'there will the vultures flock.'"

Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.

observe, said Jesus, that language of this unrighteous judge.

Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded every one else with scorn, Jesus told this parable--

Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.

But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.