But, hearing that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as King of Judea, he was afraid to go back there; and having been warned in a dream, he went into the part of the country called Galilee.

When, however, John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to receive his baptism, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?

And the Tempter came to him, and said: "If you are God's Son, tell these stones to become loaves of bread."

But Jesus answered: "Scripture says--'It is not on bread alone that man is to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'"

And his fame spread all through Syria. They brought to him all who were ill with any form of disease, or who were suffering pain--any who were either possessed by demons, or were lunatic, or paralyzed; and he cured them.

If your right eye is a snare to you, take it out and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it thrown into the Pit.

And, if your right hand is a snare to you, cut it off and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it go down to the Pit.

Give us to-day the bread that we shall need;

Go in by the small gate. Broad and spacious is the road that leads to destruction, and those that go in by it are many;

In the evening the people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons; and he drove out the spirits with a word, And cured all who were ill,

And there some people brought to him a paralyzed man on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man: "Courage, Child! Your sins are forgiven."

The report of this spread through all that part of the country.

But the men went out, and spread the news about him through all that part of the country.

Just as they were going out, some people brought up to Jesus a dumb man who was possessed by a demon;

And you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that you may witness for me before them and the nations.

How he went into the House of God, and how they ate the consecrated bread, through it was not allowable for him or his companions to eat it, but only for the priests?

A bruised reed he will not break, And a smoldering wick he will not quench, Till he has brought the judgment to a victorious issue,

Then some people brought to Jesus a possessed man, who was blind and dumb; and he cured him, so that the man who had been dumb both talked and saw.

You brood of vipers! how can you, evil as you are, say anything good? For what fills the heart will rise to the lips.

Going to his own part of the country, he taught the people in their Synagogue in such a manner that they were deeply impressed. "Where did he get this wisdom?" they said, "and the miracles?

And his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.

But the people of that place, recognizing Jesus, sent out to the whole country round, and brought to him all who were ill,

"Where can we," his disciples asked, "in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?"

Now the disciples had crossed to the opposite shore, and had forgotten to take any bread.

But the disciples began talking among themselves about their having brought no bread.

On noticing this, Jesus said: "Why are you talking among yourselves about your being short of bread, O men of little faith?

How is it that you do not see that I was not speaking about bread? Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Then they understood that he had told them to be on their guard, not against the leaven of bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and there was a voice from the cloud that said-- "This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight; him you must hear."

I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."

When he had begun to do so, one of them was brought to him who owed him six million pounds;

Then some little children were brought to Jesus, for him to place his hands on them, and pray; but the disciples found fault with those who had brought them.

Show me the coin with which the tax is paid." And, when they had brought him a florin,

and say 'Had we been living in the days of our ancestors, we should have taken part in their murder of the Prophets!

You serpents and brood of vipers! How can you escape being sentenced to the Pit?

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not came!

The man who had received the three thousand pounds came up and brought three thousand more. 'Sir,' he said, 'you entrusted me with three thousand pounds; look, I have made another three thousand!'

On the first day of the Festival of the Unleavened Bread, the disciples came up to Jesus, and said: "Where do you wish us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?"

"The one who dipped his bread beside me in the dish," replied Jesus, "is the one who will betray me.

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the blessing, broke it and, as he gave it to his disciples, said: "Take it and eat it; this is my body."

Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Roman Governor. "Are you the King of the Jews?" asked the Governor. "It is true," answered Jesus.

While charges were being brought against him by the Chief Priests and Councillors, Jesus made no reply.

In the evening, after sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who were ill or possessed by demons;

How he went into the House of God, in the time of Abiathar the High Priest, and ate 'the consecrated bread,' which only the priests are allowed to eat, and gave some to his comrades as well?"

And Jesus said to them: "Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn-measure or under the couch, instead of being put on the lampstand?

On leaving that place, Jesus, followed by his disciples, went to his own part of the country.

He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey- -not even bread, or a bag, or pence in their purse;

But Jesus answered: "It is for you to give them something to eat." "Are we to go and buy twenty pounds' worth of bread," they asked, "to give them to eat?"

The men who ate the bread were five thousand in number.

Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and almost dumb, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.

"Where will it be possible," his disciples answered, "to get sufficient bread for these people in this lonely place?"

Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread with them, one loaf being all that they had in the boat.

They began talking to one another about their being short of bread.

And, noticing this, Jesus said to them: "Why are you talking about your being short of bread? Do not you yet see or understand? Are your minds still so slow or comprehension?

They came to Bethsaida. There some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and begged him to touch him.

"Teacher," answered a man in the crowd, "I brought my son to see you, as he has a dumb spirit in him;

They brought him to Jesus; but no sooner did the boy see him than the spirit threw him into convulsions; and he fell on the ground, and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

Some of the people were bringing little children to Jesus, for him to touch them; but the disciples found fault with those who had brought them.

Then they brought the foal to Jesus, and, when they had laid their cloaks on it, he seated himself upon it.

And, when they had brought it, he asked: "Whose head and title are these?" "The Emperor's," they said;

See to yourselves! They will betray you to courts of law; and you will be taken to Synagogues and beaten; and you will be brought up before governors and kings for my sake, that you may bear witness before them.

It was now two days before the Festival of the Passover and the Unleavened bread. The Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law were looking for an opportunity to arrest Jesus by stealth, and to put him to death;

On the first day of the Festival of the Unleavened bread, when it was customary to kill the Passover lambs, his disciples said to Jesus: "Where do you wish us to go and make preparations for your eating the Passover?"

"It is one of you Twelve," said Jesus, "the one who is dipping his bread beside me into the dish.

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said: "Take it; this is my body."

Then the Chief Priests brought a number of charges against him;

They brought Jesus to the place which was known as Golgotha- -a name which means 'Place of a Skull.'

Mighty are the deeds of his arm; He scatters the proud with their own devices,

When the period of purification of mother and child, enjoined by the Law of Moses, came to an end, his parents took the child up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,

Moved by the Spirit, Simeon came into the Temple Courts, and, when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the Law,

And John said to the crowds that went to be baptized by him: "You brood of vipers! who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?

So the Devil said to him: "If you are God's Son, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread."

And Jesus answered him: "Scripture says--'It is not on bread alone that man is to live.'"

Coming to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, Jesus, as was his custom, went on the Sabbath into the Synagogue, and stood up to read the Scriptures.

And, when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything, and followed him.

And there some men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed. They tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus;

That he went into the House of God, and took the consecrated bread and ate it, and gave some to his companions, though only the priests are allowed to eat it?"

When Jesus had brought to a conclusion all that he had then had to say to the people, he entered Capernaum.

For now that John the Baptist has come, not eating bread or drinking wine, you are saying 'He has a demon in him';

Just then a woman, who was an outcast in the town, having ascertained that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster jar of perfume,

Nothing is hidden which will not be brought into the light of day, not ever kept hidden which will not some day become known and come into the light of day.

So word was brought to him--'Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.'

"Do not," he said to them, "take anything for your journey; not even a staff, or a bag, or bread, or any silver, or a change of clothes with you.

He went to him and bound up his wounds, dressing them with oil and wine, and then put him on his own mule, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

But only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it shall not be taken away from her."

Give us each day the bread that we shall need;

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! she who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen takes her brood under her wings, and you would not come!

One of the guests heard what he said and exclaimed: "Happy will he be who shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God!"

But, when he came to himself, he said 'How many of my father's hired servants have more bread than they can eat, while here am I starving to death!

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.

Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus asked him:

Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to Synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my Name.

The Feast of the Unleavened Bread, known as the Passover, was near.

When the day of the Festival of the Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lambs had to be killed,

Then Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke it and gave to them, with the words: "This is my body, [which is now to be given on your behalf. Do this in memory of me."

And said to them: "You brought this man before me charged with misleading the people; and yet, for my part, though I examined him before you, I did not find this man to blame for any of the things of which you accuse him;

After he had taken his place at table with them, he took the bread and said the blessing, and broke it, and gave it to them.

So they also related what had happened during their walk, and how they had recognized Jesus at the Breaking of the Bread.

Then he brought him to Jesus. Fixing his eyes on him, Jesus said: "You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Kephas" (which means 'Peter,' or 'Rock').

It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens to him, is filled with joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This joy I have felt to the full.