Then began He to upbraid the towns where most of His mighty works had been done--because they had not repented.

But He gave them strict injunctions not to blaze abroad His doings,

"The man who is not with me is against me, and he who is not gathering with me is scattering abroad.

"Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad.

Afterwards He was on the Mount of Olives and was seated there when the disciples came to Him, apart from the others, and said, "Tell us when this will be; and what will be the sign of your Coming and of the Close of the Age?"

But the man, when he went out, began to tell every one and to publish the matter abroad, so that it was no longer possible for Jesus to go openly into any town; but He had to remain outside in unfrequented places, where people came to Him from all parts.

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and he protected him. After listening to him he was in great perplexity, and yet he found a pleasure in listening.

Accordingly they sailed away in the boat to a solitary place apart.

So Jesus taking him aside, apart from the crowd, put His fingers into his ears, and spat, and moistened his tongue;

Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them alone, apart from the rest, up a high mountain; and in their presence His appearance underwent a change.

Then He began to speak to them in figurative language. "There was once a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, fenced it round, dug a pit for the wine-tank, and built a strong lodge. Then he let the place to vine-dressers and went abroad.

He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite to the Temple, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew, apart from the others asked Him,

It is like a man living abroad who has left his house, and given the management to his servants--to each one his special duty--and has ordered the porter to keep awake.

They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances.

and he will be His forerunner in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn fathers' hearts to the children, and cause the rebellious to walk in the wisdom of the upright, to make a people perfectly ready for the lord."

And all who lived round about them were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judaea reports of all these things were spread abroad.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem of the name of Symeon, an upright and God-fearing man, who was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

But all the more the report about Him spread abroad, and great multitudes crowded to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;

And He turned towards His disciples and said to them apart, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever is not gathering with me is scattering abroad.

And He put His hands on her, and she immediately stood upright and began to give glory to God.

Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

There was a member of the Council of the name of Joseph, a kind-hearted and upright man,

All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing that exists came into being.

I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who continues in me and in whom I continue bears abundant fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Leaping up, he stood upright and began to walk, and went into the Temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God.

Those, however, who were scattered abroad went from place to place spreading the Good News of God's Message;

Their reply was, "Cornelius, a Captain, an upright and God-fearing man, of whom the whole Jewish nation speaks well, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and listen to what you have to say."

While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me, now at once, Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them."

said in a loud voice, "Stand upright upon your feet!"

Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, set apart to proclaim God's Good News,

For all who have sinned apart from the Law will also perish apart from the Law, and all who have sinned whilst living under the Law, will be judged by the Law.

But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it--

For we maintain that it is as the result of faith that a man is held to be righteous, apart from actions done in obedience to Law.

In this way David also tells of the blessedness of the man to whose credit God places righteousness, apart from his actions.

Sin took advantage of this, and by means of the Commandment stirred up within me every kind of coveting; for apart from Law sin would be dead.

Once, apart from Law, I was alive, but when the Commandment came, sin sprang into life, and I died;

But as to you, brethren, I am convinced-- yes, I Paul am convinced--that, even apart from my teaching, you are already full of goodness of heart, and enriched with complete Christian knowledge, and are also competent to instruct one another.

And all this describes what some of you were. But now you have had every stain washed off: now you have been set apart as holy: now you have been pronounced free from guilt; in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and through the Spirit of our God.

As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his almsgiving remains for ever."

And I know that this man-- whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know;

But when He who set me apart even from my birth, and called me by His grace,

At that time you were living apart from Christ, estranged from the Commonwealth of Israel, with no share by birth in the Covenants which are based on the Promises, and you had no hope and no God, in all the world.

You yourselves are witnesses--and God is witness--how holy and upright and blameless our dealings with you believers were.

but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;

training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time,

Indeed we may almost say that in obedience to the Law everything is sprinkled with blood, and that apart from the outpouring of blood there is no remission of sins.

for God had provided for them and us something better, so that apart from us they were not to attain to full blessedness.

but may rather be restored. Persistently strive for peace with all men, and for that growth in holiness apart from which no one will see the Lord.

Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.

But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.

Married women, in the same way, be submissive to your husbands, so that even if some of them disbelieve the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over by the daily life of their wives, after watching your daily life--