For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same?

Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we he clothed?

Truly do I say to you, It will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

But I say to you, It will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

He answered and said, Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it hath not been given.

And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

And they who ate were four thousand men, besides children and women.

But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in me to fall away, it were better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be swallowed up in the depth of the sea.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, Truly do I say to you, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

saying, Prophesy to us, O Messiah! who it was that struck thee.

And they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men.

And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe to fall away, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung round his neck, and be cast into the sea.

But Peter said to him, Even if all shall fall away, yet will not I.

and she was a widow eightyfour years old, who never left the temple, worshipping with fastings and prayers night and day.

and yet to none of them was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta in Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow.

And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?

And if ye love those who love you, what thanks do ye deserve? for sinners also love those who love them.

For if ye do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners do the same.

And as he came near the gate of the city, lo! there was carried out dead an only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude from the city was with her.

And he said, To you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to others [these things are spoken] in parables; that while seeing they may not see, and while hearing they may not understand.

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

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple. Yea, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink; and be not of a doubtful mind.

then will ye begin to say, We ate and drank in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets.

And there was a widow in that city; and she kept coming to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary!

why then didst thou not put my money into a bank? Then I at my coming might have received it back with interest.

Jesus answered and said to her, If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

But the diseased man knew not who it was; for Jesus had withdrawn himself, there being a crowd in the place.

Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly do I say to you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled.

Jesus therefore said to them, Truly, truly do I say to you, Unless ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that did not believe, and who it was that would betray him.

So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and placed himself again at the table, he said to them, Know ye what I have done to you?

To him therefore Simon Peter maketh a sign, and saith to him, Tell who it is of whom he is speaking.

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, the hour is coming when every one that killeth you will think that he is offering sacrifice to God.

Nicodemus also, he who at the first went to him by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight.

But Peter seeing it, answered the people: Men of Israel, why wonder ye at this? Or why look ye earnestly on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man to walk?

not to all the people, but to witnesses before appointed by God, to ourselves, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead;

and the rest, some on boards, and others on something from the ship. And in this way it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to land.

What fruit then had ye at that time from those things of which ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

I speak as to wise men, judge ye what I say.

Look at Israel by natural descent. Have not those who eat of the sacrifices, communion with the altar?

Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

For, when ye eat, every one taketh before any distribution his own supper, and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye show forth the Lords death, till he come.

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

For behold this very thing, that your sorrow had respect to God; what earnestness it wrought in you; yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what longing desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what readiness to punish! In every thing ye showed yourselves to be pure in the matter.

Although, then, I wrote to you, it was not on account of him that did the wrong, nor of him who suffered wrong; but that your earnestness for us might be made manifest to you in the sight of God.

But be it so; I at least was not a charge to you; but yet, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

Have ye been thinking this long time that we are defending ourselves to you? It is before God in Christ that we are speaking; but all things, beloved, for your edification.

for to you it was given in behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but in his behalf to suffer also;

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord; to write the same things to you, to me is not burdensome, and for you it is safe.

For the country of which we are citizens is heaven, whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ,

neither did we eat any mans bread for nought, but were working with labor and travail night and day, that we might not be burdensome to any of you.

Now she that is a widow indeed, and left alone, hath set her hope on God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day;

Let a widow be put on the list when not less than sixty years old, having been the wife of one husband,

God, who at different times and in different ways spoke of old to the fathers by the prophets,

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope undoubtingly for the grace that is to be brought to you at the manifestation of Jesus Christ;

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, I will give of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he that receiveth it.

And I saw, and lo! a white horse, and he that sat on him, having a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

And a white robe was given to them, and it was said to them that they should rest yet for a time, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that were about to be killed as they were, should finish their course.

And I saw, and lo! a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like to a son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.