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."

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

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

"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.

But let your language be, 'Yes, yes,' or 'No, no.' Anything in excess of this comes from the Evil one.

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."

"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,

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

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."

"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."

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

Whenever they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for I solemnly tell you that you will not have gone the round of all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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

"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.

Then he says, 'I will return to my house that I left;' and he comes and finds it unoccupied, swept clean, and in good order.

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.

When a man hears the Message concerning the Kingdom and does not understand it, the Evil one comes and catches away what has been sown in his heart. This is he who has received the seed by the road-side.

It has struck no root, however, within him. He continues for a time, but when suffering comes, or persecution, because of the Message, he at once stumbles and falls.

but during the night his enemy comes, and over the first seed he sows darnel among the wheat, and goes away.

"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."

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 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."

"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.

It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth--*that* defiles a man."

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

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.

"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."

"However, lest we cause them to sin, go and throw a hook into the Lake, and take the first fish that comes up. When you open its mouth, you will find a shekel in it: bring that coin and give it to them for yourself and me."

"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.

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."

Take your money and go. I choose to give this last comer just as much as I give you.

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 multitudes--some of the people preceding Him and some following--sang aloud, "God save the Son of David! Blessings on Him who comes in the Lord's name! God in the highest Heavens save 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.'

When then the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"

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.'

that all the innocent blood shed upon earth may come on you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah whom you murdered between the Sanctuary and the altar.

I tell you in solemn truth that all these things will come upon the present generation.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! thou who murderest the Prophets and stonest those who have been sent to thee! how often have I desired to gather thy children to me, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not come!

For I tell you that you will never see me again until you say, 'Blessed be He who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

"for many will come assuming my name and saying 'I am the Christ;' and they will mislead many.

And this Good News of the Kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole world to set the evidence before all the Gentiles; and then the End will come.

Therefore you also must be ready; for it is at a time when you do not expect Him that the Son of Man will come.

Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes shall find so doing!

"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then will He sit upon His glorious throne,

"Then the King will say to those at His right, "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, receive your inheritance of the Kingdom which has been divinely intended for you ever since the creation of the world.

When did we see Thee sick or in prison, and come to see Thee?'

"Then will they also answer, "'Lord, when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or homeless or ill-clad or sick or in prison, and not come to serve Thee?'

"You know that in two days' time the Passover comes. And the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified."

Now when Jesus was come to Bethany and was at the house of Simon the Leper,

Then said Jesus to the crowds, "Have you come out as if to fight with a robber, with swords and bludgeons to apprehend me? Day after day I have been sitting teaching in the Temple, and you did not arrest me.

and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross."

"He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him.

So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely guarded till the third day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be more serious than the first."

But to their amazement there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord had descended from Heaven, and had come and rolled back the stone, and was sitting upon it.

He is not here: He has come back to life, as He foretold. Come and see the place where He lay.

"The time has fully come," He said, "and the Kingdom of God is close at hand: repent, and believe this Good News.

"Come and follow me," said Jesus, "and I will make you fishers for men."

"What have you to do with us, Jesus the Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--God's Holy One."

But Jesus reprimanded him, saying, "Silence! come out of him."

Jesus heard the words, and He said, "It is not the healthy who require a doctor, but the sick: I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

But a time will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them; then they will fast.

"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.

The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons."

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

But some of the seed falls into good ground, and gives a return: it comes up and increases, and yields thirty, sixty, or a hundred-fold."

Those who receive the seed by the way-side are those in whom the Message is sown, but, when they have heard it, Satan comes at once and carries away the Message sown in them.

but they have no root within them. They last for a time; then, when suffering or persecution comes because of the Message, they are immediately overthrown.

but worldly cares and the deceitfulness of wealth and the excessive pursuit of other objects come in and stifle the Message, and it becomes unfruitful.

Why, there is nothing hidden except with a view to its being ultimately disclosed, nor has anything been made a secret but that it may at last come to light.

But no sooner is the crop ripe, than he sends the reapers, because the time of harvest has come."

For He had said to him, "Foul spirit, come out of the man."

and besought Him with many entreaties. "My little daughter," he said, "is at the point of death: I pray you come and lay your hands upon her, that she may recover and live."

While He is yet speaking, men come from the house to the Warden, and say, "Your daughter is dead: why trouble the Rabbi further?"

So they come to the Warden's house. Here He gazes on a scene of uproar, with people weeping aloud and wailing.

But when Herod heard of Him, he said, "The John, whom I beheaded, has come back to life."

Then He said to them, "Come away, all of you, to a quiet place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, so that they had no time even for meals.

When evening was come, the boat was half way across the Lake, while he Himself was on shore alone.

Then the Pharisees, with certain Scribes who had come from Jerusalem, came to Him in a body.

and when they come from market they will not eat without bathing first; and they have a good many other customs which they have received traditionally and cling to, such as the rinsing of cups and pots and of bronze utensils, and the washing of beds.)

There is nothing outside a man which entering him can make him unclean; but it is the things which come out of a man that make him unclean."

"What comes out of a man," He added, "that it is which makes him unclean.