and coming into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they brought Him presents, of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great will be your reward in heaven: for so they persecuted the prophets, that were before you.

And when He was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no one could pass by that way:

Take not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses: take no bag for your journey,

And whosoever shall give to one of these mean persons but a cup of cold water to drink, as my disciple, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.

But what went ye out to see? a man clad in fine attire? they that wear rich clothes are in the palaces of kings.

Then some of the scribes and pharisees answered Him, saying, Master, we should be glad to see a sign from thee:

And as he was speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.

And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heal him.

Then came the disciples to Jesus in private, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

saying unto them, Go into the village over-against you, and ye will find directly an ass tied and a colt with her: loose them and bring them to me:

behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, even a colt the fole of an ass.

and brought the ass and the colt, and threw their clothes over them, and set Him upon them.

but if any man swear by the gold of the temple, the oath is binding. Foolish and blind creatures! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

the love of many will grow cold.

And coming to the disciples, he findeth them asleep, and saith to Peter, what! could ye not watch with me one hour?

But when he was gone he began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the report: so that Jesus could no more go openly into the city, but kept out in country places: and they came to Him from all parts.

And they went into a house, and the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat.

a man with an impure spirit, who kept among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains:

for he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been pulled asunder by him, and the fetters broken; and no man could tame him:

And He could do no miracle there, only laying his hands on a few sick people He healed them;

but could not; for Herod revered John, knowing him to be a just and holy man, and protected him: and when he heard him he did many things according to John's instructions, and heard him willingly.

And He arose and went from thence to the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and going into a house He would have had no body know it, but He could not be concealed: for a woman,

And there was a cloud overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, hear ye Him.

and wherever it seizeth him, it convulseth him; and he fometh, and gnasheth his teeth, and thus he pineth away: and I desired thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.

And when He was come into the house, his disciples asked Him in private, Why could not we cast him out?

and saith to them, Go into the village over against you, and as soon as ye enter into it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man hath yet sat; loose him, and bring him to me.

And they went and found the colt tied at a door abroad, where two ways met, and they untied it.

And some of the people that stood there, said to them, What do ye mean by untying the colt?

So they brought the colt to Jesus, and laid their garments on it, and He sat upon it.

And if the Lord did not shorten those days, none could escape: but for the sake of the elect, whom He hath chosen, He hath shortened those days.

She has done what she could: she has embalmed my body beforehand against the burial.

And they were glad, when they heard it, and engaged to give him money. And he sought to betray Him at a proper season.

and they clad Him in purple, and platted a crown of thorns and put it on his head,

but when he came out he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and continued speechless:

blessed art thou among women! and when she saw him, she was confused at what he said, and pondered in her mind what sort of salutation this could be.

but when they could not find what way to bring him in because of the croud, they went up on the battlements of the house, and let him down from the roof with his couch, into the midst before Jesus,

Rejoice in that day, and be exceeding glad; for behold, your reward is great in heaven: for thus did their fathers to the prophets.

he is like a man who in building an house digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock; and when a flood came, the torrent beat violently against that house, but could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.

Now his mother and his brethren came to Him, and could not come at Him for the croud:

but could not be healed by any, came close behind Him and touched the hem of his garment, and immediately her flux was stopt.

And as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they were afraid, when they went up into the cloud and disappeared.

And there came a voice out of the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son, hear ye Him.

And I prayed thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.

He said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, ye presently say, there is a shower coming, and so it proves:

And he sought to see Jesus who He was; but he could not for the croud; for he was little of stature.

saying, Go into the opposite village, in which, at your entring, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat; loose him and bring him hither.

But as they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, Why do ye untie the colt?

And they brought him to Jesus: and throwing their garments upon the colt they set Jesus thereon.

and could not find how to effect it: for all the people were attentive to hear Him.

And they could not take hold of his word before the people: and they marvelled at his answer and said no more.

And then shall they see the Son of man coming, as on a cloud, with power and great glory.

And they were glad and agreed to give him money:

And Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad; for he had of a long time been desirous to see Him, because he had heard much of Him, and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by Him.

Your father Abraham longed to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

And if this man were not from God, He could do nothing.

and I am glad for your sakes, I was not there, that ye may believe: but let us go to him.

but some of them said, Could not He, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused also that this man should not have died?

as it is written, "Fear not, O daughter of Sion, behold thy king cometh sitting on an ass's colt."

And therefore they could not believe; for Esaias had also said,

And the servants and officers stood there, having made a fire of coals, for it was cold, and were warming themselves: and Peter was standing with them and warming himself.

There are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were to be described particularly, I suppose that the whole world could not contain the books that would be written concerning them. Amen.

And having said these things, as they were looking upon Him, He was lifted up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

For David saith concerning Him, "I set the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand, that I should not be moved: therefore my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad;

But Peter said, Silver and gold I have not; but what I have I give thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.

And there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction; and our fathers could not find sustenance.

And Saul rose from the earth, but when he opened his eyes he could not see: so they led him by the hand, and brought him to Damascus.

and by Him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to imagine that the Deity is like to gold, or silver, or stone, carved by the art and device of man.

I have coveted no one's silver, or gold, or apparel:

But some in the croud bawled out one thing and some another: and as he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

And as I could not see by reason of the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those that were with me, I came to Damascus.

But when Paul appealed, to be reserved to the hearing of our sovereign, I ordered him to be kept till I could send him to Cesar.

And the haven not being commodious to winter in, the greater part advised to sail from thence, if they could possibly reach to Phenice to winter at that haven of Crete, which looks both to the south-west and north-west.

And running under a certain island called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat.

And when it was day, they did not know the land near them: but they perceived a certain creek with a shore, into which they were desirous, if they could, to have thrust the ship.

But the centurion, desirous to save Paul, hindered them from their purpose, and ordered those that could swim to throw themselves out first, and get off to land:

And the barbarians shewed us uncommon humanity: for they kindled a fire and took us all in, because of the present rain, and of the cold.

for I could wish that I myself were made a curse after the manner of Christ, for my brethren, my kindred according to the flesh;

(according as it is written, God hath given them a spirit of slumber, that their eyes could not see and their ears could not hear,) even unto this day.

And I, my brethren, could not speak to you, as to spiritual persons, but as to carnal ones, even as to babes in Christ.

For no one can lay any other foundation, but that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ: and if any build upon this foundation gold,

for I could wish that all men were as I myself am; but every man hath his proper gift from God, one of one kind and another of another?

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

and were all baptized into Moses by the cloud and by the sea;

I could wish that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edification.

for if I grieve you, who is it that maketh me glad, but he that is grieved by me?

Now if the ministration of death which was in writing, and engraven on stones, was so glorious that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly on the face of Moses, because of the lustre of his countenance, which was to be taken away:

and do not as Moses, who put a veil upon his face, intimating that the children of Israel could not look to the end of that which was to be abolished; but their minds were blinded:

I speak not this to condemn you: for I said before that ye are so much in our hearts that we could live and die with you.

in labor and toil, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness: and beside these outward troubles,

For I am afraid least when I come, I should not find you such as I could wish, and I should be found to you such as ye would not: least there should be contentions, emulations, animosities, strifes, thwartings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: and least,

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? not at all: for if a law had been given, which could have confered life, certainly righteousness would have been by the law.

till Christ be formed in you, I should be glad to be present with you even now, and to change my voice; for I am in doubt about you.

likewise that women dress themselves in decent apparel with modesty and prudence, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly garments;

In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, some for meaner uses.

Endeavour therefore to come to me before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and indeed all the brethren.

and so we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

For when God made the promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He sware by Himself, saying,

For if He were on earth, He could not be a priest, seeing there are priests already that offer gifts according to the law: