And John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

"Ye are the light of the world: a city, set upon a hill, cannot he hid.

neither swear by your head, because you can not make one hair white or black.

"Ye heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy;'

"Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, otherwise at least ye have no reward with your Father Who is in Heaven.

But, when fasting, anoint your head, and wash your face,

"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it had been founded on the rock.

And Jesus saith to him, "The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven have lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head."

Fear them not, therefore; for nothing has been covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

But the very hairs of your head have all been numbered.

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! because, if the mighty works which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes;

"And you, Capernaum, shall you be exalted to Heaven? You shall go down to Hades; because, if the mighty works which were done in you, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

At that season Jesus, answering, said, "I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, because Thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, and didst reveal them to babes.

And, if ye had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' ye would not have condemned the guiltless;

And others fell on the rocky places, where they had not much earth; and straightway they sprang up, because they had not depth of earth.

And, the sun having risen, they were scorched; and, because they had no root, they withered away.

Another parable He spake to them: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like leaven, which a woman, taking, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened."

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid; and in his joy he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

and, having found one pearl of great price, departing, he has sold all that he had, and bought it.

And she, urged on by her mother, says, "Give me here upon a plate the head of John the Immerser."

and his head was brought upon a plate, and given to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother.

And Jesus said to them, "Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

but, as he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded that he be sold, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow-servant, as I had mercy on you?'

But the young man, having heard this saying, went away grieved; for he was one who had large possessions.

saying, 'These last wrought but one hour, and you made them equal with us, who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!'

"But what think ye? A man had two children; and to the first, he said, 'Child, go, work today in the vineyard.'

Jesus saith to them, "Did ye never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made head of a corner; this was from the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes?'

And he sent forth his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast, and they were not willing to come.

Then he says to his servants, 'The marriage feast, indeed is ready; but those who had been invited were not worthy;

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her."

'If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Take heed that no one lead you astray;

And then will many be caused to stumble, and will deliver up one another, and hate one another;

But know this, that, had the householder known at what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And he who received one, going away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

and, being afraid, going away, I hid your talent in the earth: behold, you have your own.'

there came to Him a woman having an alabaster cruse of very precious ointment, and poured it down upon His head, while reclining at table.

The Son of Man, indeed, goeth, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for him, if that man had never been born!"

and they then had a noted prisoner called Barabbas.

and, having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and, kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

And, having spit on Him, they took the reed, and smote Him on the head;

And they put over His head His accusation, "THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

And, as they were going, behold, some of the guard going into the city, reported to the high priests all that had happened.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.

And He said to them, "Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he and those who were with him?

for He had healed many, so that as many as had plagues pressed upon Him, that they might touch Him.

And other fell on the rocky ground where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because of not having depth of earth;

and, when the sun rose, it was scorched; and, because it had no root, it was dried up.

For there is nothing hid, except that it should be manifested; nor was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

And He said to them, "Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you; and more will be added.

The earth of itself bears fruit; first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

who had his dwelling in the tombs; and no one could any longer bind him, not even with a chain;

because he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces, and no one had strength to tame him.

And those feeding the swine fled, and reported it in the city and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.

And they come to Jesus, and behold the demoniac sitting, clothed, and having his right mind??he one who had had the legion, and they were afraid.

And, as He was entering into the boat, he that had been a demoniac was beseeching Him, that he might be with Him.

And He did not permit him, but saith to him, "Go to your house, to your own people, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for you, and how He had mercy on you."

and having suffered many things under many physicians, and having spent all that she had, and having been profited nothing, but rather coming into the worse state,

And straight-way Jesus, perceiving in Himself that power had gone forth from Him, turning about in the crowd, said, "Who touched Me?"

And, having gone out, she said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Immerser."

And, coming in straight-way, in haste, to the king, she asked, saying, "I wish that you would, forthwith, give me on a dish, the head of John the Immerser."

And the king, straightway sending off one of his guard, gave orders to bring his head; and, departing, he beheaded him in the prison,

and brought his head on a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

And, rising up, He went thence into the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and, entering into a house, He wished no one to know it. And He could not be hid.

But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of Him, coming, fell down at His feet.

In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat, He called to Him His disciples and saith to them,

And they had a few small fishes; and, having blessed them, He commanded to set these also before them.

And they forgot to take bread; and, except one loaf, they had nothing in the boat with them.

And He was charging them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod."

And on the morrow, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry.

And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and dishonored.

He had yet one, a beloved son; he sent him to them last, saying, 'They will pay deference to my son.'

Did ye never read the Scripture, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same became the head of a corner;

In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her as a wife."

for they all did cast in out of their abundance; but she out of her want cast in all that she had??er whole living."

And Jesus began to say to them, "Take heed, lest some one lead you astray.

"But take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to the councils; and in synagogues ye will be beaten; and before governors and kings ye will stand for My sake, for a testimony to them.

And, unless the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh would have been saved; but, for the elect's sake, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

But take heed; I have foretold you all things.

Take heed, watch [and pray]; for ye know not when the time is.

Because the Son of Man is going as it has been written concerning Him; but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for him, if that man had not been born."

And there was one called Barabbas, bound with the insurgents, who, in the insurrection, had committed murder.

(For he was coming to understand that because of envy the high priests had delivered Him up).

And they were smiting His head with a reed, and kept spitting on Him; and, bowing their knees, they were worshiping Him!

And Pilate wondered, if He had already died; and, calling to him the centurion, he asked him, whether He were already dead.

And he, having brought linen cloth, and having taken Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of a rock; and he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

And, having risen early on the first day of a sabbath, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene from whom He had cast out seven demons.

She, going, told it to those who had been with Him, as they were mourning and weeping.

And afterward He was manifested to the eleven themselves, as they were reclining at table, and upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not those who saw Him after He had risen.

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest, Zacharias by name, of the course of Abija; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were far advanced in their days.

And, having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained dumb.

and, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;

And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and He went, according to His custom, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

And there was given to Him a book of the prophet Isaiah; and, opening the book, He found the place where it had been written,

and, rising up, they cast Him forth out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, to throw Him down headlong;