You have heard that it was said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

And Jesus said to him: See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

Are not two sparrows sold for a far thing? and yet not one of them shall fall upon the ground with out your Father.

But he answered and said to them: A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while; and when affliction or persecution arises on account of the word, he immediately takes offense.

A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign: and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet. And he left them and departed.

And the Pharisees came to him to tempt him, and said to him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

And again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

And when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

But he answered and said to one of them: Friend, I do you no in justice; did you not agree with me for a denarius?

But alas for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you eat up the houses of widows, and for a pretext make long prayers. For this reason, you shall receive the greater condemnation.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a testimony to all nations, and then shall the end come.

For as the lightning comes out from the east, and shines even to the west, so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.

For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, till the day in which Noah entered the ark,

For this reason, be you also ready; for at an hour in which you think not, the Son of man comes.

For as a man, on leaving his country, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods:

Verily I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, this also which she has done shall be told for a memorial of her.

And behold, there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord having descended from heaven, came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

and said to him: See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a time; afterward, when affliction or persecution arises on account of the word, they immediately take offense.

And whoever will not receive you, nor hear you, when you go out from that place, shake off the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet;

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said: Why does this generation seek for a sign? Verily I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

And the Pharisees came to him, and that they might tempt him, asked him the question: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

And when they drew near to Jerusalem, as far as Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

These are the beginning of sorrows. But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be scourged in the synagogues; and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

Verily I say to you, wherever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also which she has done shall be told, for a memorial of her.

And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying: His name is John. And they were all astonished.

a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign to be spoken against,

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a time.

And when he had made an end of speaking, he said to Simon: Push out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a draught.

For a good tree does not produce unsound fruit; nor does an unsound tree produce good fruit.

And when he came out upon the land, there met him a certain man from the city, who had been possessed with demons for a long time, and who wore no clothes, and dwelt in no house, but in the tombs.

And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off even the dust from your feet, for a testimony against them.

for a friend of mine, who is on a journey, has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

And when the multitudes were crowded together, he began to say: This is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, and no sign shall be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of man shall also be to this generation.

And he said to them: Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man's life depends not on the abundance of his possessions.

Be you, therefore, ready also; for at an hour when you think not, the Son of man comes.

And not many days after, the younger son, taking with him all that was his, left home for a distant country, and there wasted his property in riotous living.

For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven, shines to an other part under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.

And for a while he refused. But afterward he said within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man,

For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom, of God.

He said, there fore: A certain nobleman went into a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

And he began to speak this parable to the people: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to vine-dressers, and was absent from home for a long time.

who eat up the houses of widows, and, for a pretext, make long prayers. These shall receive the greater condemnation.

For as a snare, it shall come on all that dwell on the face of all the land.

When Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly; for he had, for a long time, desired to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign done by him.

He, for a certain seditious movement that had been made in the city, and for murder, had been thrown into prison.

And he released him that for a seditious movement, and for murder, had been thrown into prison, whom they demanded; but Jesus, he delivered up to their will.

See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.

And he led them out as far as Bethany; and he lifted up his hands and blessed them.

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and stirred the water. Then he who entered first after the motion of the water, was cured of whatever disease he had.

For as the Father raises the dead, and makes them alive, so also the Son makes alive whom he will.

For as the Father has life in himself, so has he given to the Son also to have life in himself;

He was the burning and shining lamp; and you were willing, for a time, to rejoice in his light.

The Jews answered and said to him: We do not stone you for a good work, but for your impious words; and because you, being man, make yourself God.

For, as yet, they did not know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

Nor, indeed, was there any needy person among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, sold them, and brought the prices of what had been sold,

Then arose a certain man in the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people; and he commanded them to put the apostles out for a little while,

And he gave him no inheritance in it, not a foot breadth: and yet he promised to give it for a possession to him, and to his posterity after him, when as yet he had no child.

saying to Aaron: Make us gods that shall go be fore us; for, as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him.

And they gave heed to him because he had, for a long time, astonished them with his magic arts.

And having looked steadily on him, he was afraid, and said: "What is it, Lord? He said to him: Your prayers and your charitable deeds have come up for a memorial before God.

And he said to them: You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with one of another nation, or to go into his house. But God has showed me that I must not call any man common or unclean.

Now those who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose after the death of Stephen, traveled as far as Phenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews.

And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church that was in Jerusalem; and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that they met together in the church for a whole year, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

And having gone through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus;

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness, and he went about and sought some to lead him by the hand.

And afterward they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

For thus has the Lord given us commandment: I have placed thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be for salvation to the most distant part of the earth.

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas;

For as I was passing through, and looking attentively at the objects of your worship, I dis covered also an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore you ignorantly worship, him I make known to you.

So, having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he remained for a time in Asia.

For a certain man, named Demetrius, a silversmith, by making silver shrines for Diana, furnished no little trade to the artists.

And on the following night, the Lord stood by him, and said: Take courage; for as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so must you testify also in Rome.

Do not, however, be persuaded by them; for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him; and they have bound themselves under a curse, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for a promise from you.

And when Paul had brought together a heap of brushwood, and laid it on the fire, a viper came out, by reason of the heat, and fastened itself on his hand.

But they were expecting that he would become inflamed and swollen, or would suddenly fall down dead; yet, after expecting it for a long time, and seeing no harm befall him, they changed their mind, and said he was a god.

And from this place, the brethren, having heard of us, came out as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns, to meet us. When Paul saw the brethren, he thanked God, and took courage.

But we think it right to hear from you what you think: for, as it respects this sect, we know that it is everywhere spoken against.

So that, as far as I am able, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also, who are in Rome.

and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

But, according to your hard and impenitent heart, you treasure up to yourself wrath for a day of wrath, and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

For as many as have sinned without law, shall also perish without law; and as many as have sinned under law, shall be judged by law,

For hardly, in deed, will one die for a just man; yet, perhaps, for the good man some one would even dare to die.

For as by the disobedience of the one man the many have been made sinners, so, also, by the obedience of the one, the many shall be made righteous.

for, as it regards his dying, he, once for all, died to sin; but as it regards his living, he lives to God.

I speak of what is common among men, oil account of the weakness of your flesh: for as you have presented your members as servants to uncleanness, and to lawlessness, in order to lawlessness, so now present your members as servants to righteousness, in order to holiness.

For what the law could not do, because it was weak through the flesh, God has done, who, sending his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for a sin-offering, condemned sin in the flesh,

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

In like manner, also, the Spirit helps our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us, with groanings unutterable.

For as you formerly did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy through their unbelief;

For as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office,