inquiring, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his Star in the east, and have come here to do him homage."

"'And thou, Bethlehem in the land of Judah, by no means the least honorable art thou among princely places in Judah! For from thee shall come a prince--one who shall be the Shepherd of My People Israel.'"

He then directed them to go to Bethlehem, adding, "Go and make careful inquiry about the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and do him homage."

After hearing what the king said, they went to Bethlehem, while, strange to say, the star they had seen in the east led them on until it came and stood over the place where the babe was.

So he roused himself and took the child and His mother and came into the land of Israel.

John protested. "It is I," he said, "who have need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."

So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves."

Thereupon the Devil left Him, and angels at once came and ministered to Him.

And He said to them, "Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Seeing the multitude of people, Jesus went up the Hill. There He seated Himself, and when His disciples came to Him,

"Do not for a moment suppose that I have come to abrogate the Law or the Prophets: I have not come to abrogate them but to give them their completion.

Come to terms without delay with your opponent while you are yet with him on the way to the court; for fear he should obtain judgement from the magistrate against you, and the magistrate should give you in custody to the officer and you be thrown into prison.

let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth;

"Beware of the false teachers--men who come to you in sheep's fleeces, but beneath that disguise they are ravenous wolves.

and the heavy rain falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and beat against the house; yet it does not fall, for its foundation is on rock.

The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls; and disastrous is the fall."

And a leper came to Him, and throwing himself at His feet, said, "Sir, if only you are willing you are able to cleanse me."

After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.

"I will come and cure him," said Jesus.

For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me. To one I say 'Go,' and he goes, to another 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this or that,' and he does it."

And I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of the Heavens,

when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

So they came and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us, we are drowning!"

They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"

"Go," He replied. Then they came out from the men and went into the swine, whereupon the entire herd instantly rushed down the cliff into the Lake and perished in the water.

So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.

Accordingly He went on board, and crossing over came to His own town.

But go and learn what this means, 'It is mercy that I desire, not sacrifice'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

At that time John's disciples came and asked Jesus, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?"

"Can the bridegroom's party mourn," He replied, "as long as the bridegroom is with them? But other days will come (when the Bridegroom has been taken from them)

While He was thus speaking, a Ruler came up and profoundly bowing said, "My daughter is just dead; but come and put your hand upon her and she will return to life."

But a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage came behind Him and touched the tassel of His cloak;

And when He had gone indoors, they came to Him. "Do you believe that I can do this?" He asked them. "Yes, Sir," they replied.

and if the house deserves it, the peace you invoke shall come upon it. If not, your peace shall return to you.

"Do not suppose that I came to bring peace to the earth: I did not come to bring peace but a sword.

For I came to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they exclaim, 'See this man! --given to gluttony and tippling, and a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!' And yet Wisdom is vindicated by her actions."

"Come to me, all you toiling and burdened ones, and *I* will give you rest.

But if it is by the power of the Spirit of God that I expel the demons, it is evident that the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

The Queen of the south will awake at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and mark! there is One greater than Solomon here.

Then he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present wicked generation."

As he sows, some of the seed falls by the way-side, and the birds come and peck it up.

(And His disciples came and asked Him, "Why do you speak to them in figurative language?"

"So the farmer's men come and ask him, "'Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed on your land? Where then does the darnel come from?'

It is the smallest of all seeds, and yet when full-grown it is larger than any herb and forms a tree, so that the birds come and build in its branches."

When He had dismissed the people and had returned to the house, His disciples came to Him with the request, "Explain to us the parable of the darnel sown in the field."

And He came into His own country and proceeded to teach in their synagogue, so that they were filled with astonishment and exclaimed, "Where did he obtain such wisdom, and these wondrous powers?

and he said to his courtiers, "This is John the Baptist: he has come back to life--and that is why these miraculous Powers are working in him."

But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before all the company, and so pleased Herod

Then John's disciples went and removed the body and buried it, and came and informed Jesus.

But when evening was come, the disciples came to Him and said, "This is an uninhabited place, and the best of the day is now gone; send the people away to go into the villages and buy something to eat."

When He had done this, He climbed the hill to pray in solitude. Night came on, and he was there alone.

"Master," answered Peter, "if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water."

"Come," said Jesus. Then Peter climbed down from the boat and walked upon the water to go to Him.

Then there came to Jesus a party of Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem, who inquired,

Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"

But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile the man.

Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon."

Then she came and threw herself at His feet and entreated Him. "O Sir, help me," she said.

Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,

He then dismissed the people, went on board the boat, and came into the district of Magadan.

Here the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Him; and, to make trial of Him, they asked Him to show them a sign in the sky.

For the Son of Man is soon to come in the glory of the Father with His angels, and then will He requite every man according to his actions.

But Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Rouse yourselves and have no fear."

"Why then," asked the disciples, "do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"

"Elijah was indeed to come," He replied, "and would reform everything.

But I tell you that he has already come, and they did not recognize him, but dealt with him as they chose. And before long the Son of Man will be treated by them in a similar way."

When they had returned to the people, there came to Him a man who fell on his knees before Him and besought Him.

Then Jesus reprimanded the demon, and it came out and left him; and the boy was cured from that moment.

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked Him, "Why could not we expel the demon?"

After their arrival at Capernaum the collectors of the half-shekel came and asked Peter, "Does not your Teacher pay the half-shekel?"

Just then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who ranks higher than others in the Kingdom of the Heavens?"

"Alas for the world because of causes of falling! They cannot but come, but alas for each man through whom they come!

I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the boon will come to them from my Father who is in Heaven.

At this point Peter came to Him with the question, "Master, how often shall my brother act wrongly towards me and I forgive him? seven times?"

His fellow servants, therefore, seeing what had happened, were exceedingly angry; and they came and told their master without reserve all that had happened.

When Jesus had finished these discourses, He removed from Galilee and came into that part of Judaea which lay beyond the Jordan.

Then came some of the Pharisees to Him to put Him to the proof by the question, "Has a man a right to divorce his wife whenever he chooses?"

Jesus however said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of the Heavens belongs."

"If you desire to be perfect," replied Jesus, "go and sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; and come, follow me."

"When evening came, the master said to his steward, "'Call the men and pay them their wages. Begin with the last set and finish with the first.'

"When those came who had begun at five o'clock, they received a shilling apiece;

and when the first came, they expected to get more, but they also each got the shilling.

"'These who came last have done only one hour's work, and you have put them on a level with us who have worked the whole day and have borne the scorching heat.'

Then the mother of the sons of Zabdi came to Him with her sons, and knelt before Him to make a request of Him.

just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."

When they were come near Jerusalem and had arrived at Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of the disciples on in front,

And the blind and the lame came to Him in the Temple, and He cured them.

He entered the Temple; and while He was teaching, the High Priests and the Elders of the people came to Him and asked Him, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you this authority?"

"But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "'My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.'

He came to the second and spoke in the same manner. His answer was, "'I will go, Sir.' "But he did not go.

For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.

"But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.'

"Have you never read in the Scriptures," said Jesus, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone: this Cornerstone came from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes'?

and sent his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come.

"Again he sent other servants with a message to those who were invited. "'My breakfast is now ready," he said, 'my bullocks and fat cattle are killed, and every preparation is made: come to the wedding.'

"Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe.

"'My friend,' he said, 'how is it that you came in here without a wedding robe?'