Now the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Every tree then that fails to bear good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire.

and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says: "'He will give His angels directions about you, And they will bear you up on their hands, so you will never strike your foot against a stone.'"

"Blessed are those who feel poor in spiritual things, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

If anyone, whoever he may be, keeps on begging you, give to him; if anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn him away.

"Also, whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to attract the attention of people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

But whenever you, follower of mine, pray, you must go to your most private place, shut the door, and pray to your Father in secret, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

And whenever you pray, you must not keep on repeating set phrases, as the heathen do, for they suppose that they will be heard in accordance with the length of their prayers,

So this is the way you must pray: Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered.

So any healthy tree bears good fruit and a sickly tree bears poor fruit.

A healthy tree cannot bear poor fruit, and a sickly tree cannot bear good fruit.

Any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and burned up.

When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were under the power of demons, and at a mere word He drove the spirits out, and cured all who were sick,

and so fulfilled what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, "He took our sicknesses and bore away our diseases."

When He reached the other side, in the district of Gadara, there faced Him two men, who were under the power of demons, who were just coming out from the tombs. They were such terrors that nobody could pass that way.

And the men who fed them fled, and went off to the town, and told it all, and what occurred to the two men who were under the power of demons.

And the crowds saw it, and were stricken with awe, and gave praise to God for giving such power to men.

Nobody pours new wine into old wine-bottles; or, if they do, the bottles burst, the wine runs out, and the bottles are ruined. But people pour new wine into new wine-bottles, and so both are preserved."

But at the very time they were going out, some people brought to Him a dumb man, who was under the power of a demon,

So pray the Lord of the harvest to send out reapers to His harvest field."

and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and the heathen.

And you will be hated by all men, because you bear my name, but whoever bears up to the end will be saved.

the blind are seeing and the crippled are walking, the lepers are being healed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised and the poor are having the good news preached to them.

for the yoke I offer is easy to wear, and the load I ask is light to bear

At that time some people brought to Him a man under the power of demons, who was blind and dumb, and He cured him, so that the dumb man could talk and see.

He went to His own home town, and kept teaching in their synagogue in such a way that they were dumbfounded, and said, "Where did He get this wisdom and this power to do such wonder-works?

After He had dismissed the crowds, He went up the hill alone to pray. And after the evening came on, He was there alone,

"Again, I tell you, if only two of you on earth agree on what they pray for, they will get it from my Father in heaven.

After that some little children were brought to Him, for Him to lay His hands on them and pray for them, but His disciples reproved those who brought them.

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back here and follow me."

Jesus answered them, "You are wrong in your views, because you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God,

They tie up heavy burdens and fasten them on men's shoulders, but they refuse to lift a finger to help bear them.

At that time they will turn you over to torture, and will murder you, and you will be hated by all the heathen, because you bear my name.

And pray for your flight not to be in winter or on the Sabbath,

And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the nations of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky in overwhelming power and splendor.

Surely it could have been sold for a large sum and the money given to the poor."

for you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray."

Then He walked on a few steps and threw Himself upon His face, and in this attitude continued to pray, and say, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me; and yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want."

In the evening, when the sun had gone down, they kept on bringing to Him all the people who were sick or under the power of demons,

As soon as He got out of the boat, a man under the power of a foul spirit and from the tombs met Him.

When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had once been insane under the power of many demons, sitting, with his clothes on, and in his right mind, they were frightened.

And those who had seen it told them how it occurred to the man who had been under the power of the demons, and about the hogs.

Jesus at once perceived that power had gone out of Him, and so He turned around in the crowd, and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

And He called the Twelve to Him and sent them out two by two, and gave them power over the foul spirits.

After He had told them "Goodbye," He went up the hill to pray.

And He said to them, "I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the kingdom of God come in its power."

You know the commandments: Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Do not defraud. Practice honoring your father and mother."

Then Jesus looked at him and loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing. Go, sell everything you have, and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back and follow me."

So then I tell you, whenever you pray and ask for anything, have faith that it has been granted you, and you will get it.

And whenever you stand and pray, if you have anything against anybody, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven too may forgive you your shortcomings."

Jesus said to them, "Does not this prove that you are wrong in your views, because you do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God?

Then a poor widow came and dropped in two little copper coins, which make scarcely a cent.

And He called His disciples to Him and said, "I solemnly say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all these others who have been putting money into the collection-box.

You will be hated by everybody, because you bear my name. But whoever bears up to the end will be saved.

And pray that it may not be in winter,

And then they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds in overwhelming power and splendor.

While He was in Bethany, He was a guest in the home of Simon the leper, and as He was sitting at table, a woman came in with an alabaster bottle of pure nard perfume, very costly; she broke the bottle and poured the perfume on His head.

It might have been sold for more than sixty dollars, and the money have been given to the poor." So they kept on grumbling at her.

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do them good, but you will not always have me.

Then they came to the place called Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

and He was saying, "Abba [which means 'Father'], anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want!"

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you must name him John.

He will go before Him in the spirit and the power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people perfectly prepared."

Listen! You will become pregnant and bear a son, and you must name Him Jesus.

Then the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, and so your child will be called holy, the Son of God.

He has dethroned monarchs and exalted the poor.

So it was time for Elizabeth to bear a child, and she bore a son.

and she bore her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him up and laid Him in a manger, for there was no room for them at the inn.

and to offer the sacrifice in accordance with what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons."

Now the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Every tree, then, that fails to bear good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire."

And the devil said to Him, "I will give you all this power and all their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I give it to anyone I please.

and, 'They will bear you up on their hands, so that you will never strike your foot against a stone.'"

Then Jesus in the power of the Spirit returned to Galilee, and news of Him spread all over the surrounding country.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to send the downtrodden away in liberty and

and they rose up and drove Him out of town and took Him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, to hurl Him down the cliff.

Now there was a man in the synagogue who was under the power of the spirit of a foul demon, and he screamed with a loud voice,

Amazement then seized them all and they continued to talk it over among themselves, and to say, "What does this message mean? For with authority and power He gives orders to foul spirits, and they come out."

One day as He was teaching, there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Him to cure people.

Now it was in those days that He went up on the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God.

So all the people were trying to touch Him, because power continued to go forth from Him and to cure them all.

Then He fixed His eyes upon His disciples, and began to speak. "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours!

continue to bless those who curse you, and continue to pray for those who abuse you.

Practice forgiving others, and you will be forgiven. Practice giving to others, and they will give to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, people will pour into your lap. For the measure you use with others they in turn will use with you."

"For there never is a healthy tree that bears poor fruit, nor a sickly tree that bears good fruit.

And so He answered them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind are seeing and the crippled are walking, the lepers are being healed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised and the poor are having the good news preached to them.

As soon as He stepped out upon the shore, there met Him a man from town, who was under the power of demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and did not stay in a house but in tombs.

Then they who had seen it told them how the man who had been under the power of demons was cured.

Still Jesus said, "Somebody touched me, for I felt it when the power passed from me."

Then He called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases,

Now about eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

So He was saying to them: "The harvest is plentiful, but the reapers are scarce. So pray the Lord of the harvest to send out reapers to His harvest-field.

Listen! I have given you power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy, and nothing at all will ever harm you.

At that very moment, by the power of the Holy Spirit, He exulted and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for concealing these matters from wise and learned men, and for revealing them to little children. Yes, Father, I thank you that your good pleasure made it so.

Once He was praying in a certain place, and when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

So He said to them, "Whenever you pray, say: 'Father, Your name be revered; Your kingdom come;

Just as He was saying this, a woman in the crowd lifted her voice and said, "Blessed is the mother who bore you and nursed you!"

But I will show you whom to fear. Fear Him who, after killing you, has power to hurl you down to the pit; yes, I tell you, fear Him.

But when you give a reception, make it your habit to invite people that are poor, maimed, crippled, or blind.

So the slave returned and reported these answers to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his slave, 'Hurry out into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in here the poor, the maimed, the crippled, and the blind.'