to enrol himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.

And, as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he himself were the Christ,

And Jesus Himself, when beginning His ministry, was about thirty years old, being, as was supposed, the Son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

But, seeing it, the Pharisee who invited Him, spake in himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that is touching Him, because she is a sinner."

And He said to all, "If any one wishes to come after Me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

For what is a man profited, in having gained the whole world, but having lost or forfeited himself?

Now Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their heart, taking a child, placed it by Himself,

Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others; and sent them away, two and two, before His face, into every city and place, whither He Himself was about to come.

But he, wishing to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

I say to you, even if he will not, rising up, give to him because of his being his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he, rousing himself, will give him as many as he needs.

And, if Satan also were divided against himself, how would his kingdom stand? because ye say that by Beelzebub I am casting out the demons!

and he reasoned within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have not where to store my fruits?'

So is he who is laying up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

Happy are those servants, whom their lord, when coming, shall find watching! Verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them recline; and, coming near, he will serve them.

because every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

And, going his way, he attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

But, coming to himself, he said, 'How many hired servants of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger!

And the steward said in himself, 'What shall I do? because my lord takes away the stewardship from me! To dig, I have not strength; to beg, I am ashamed!

And he would not for a time; but afterward he said within himself, 'Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

The Pharisee, having taken his stand, was praying these things with himself: 'God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-collector!

I say to you, this man went down justified to his house, rather than the other; because every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, but he who humbles himself shall be exalted."

He said, therefore, "A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand,

And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found This Man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ a King!"

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also were scoffing at Him, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself! if This is the Christ of God, the Chosen!"

And it came to pass, while they were conversing and reasoning together, that Jesus Himself, drawing near, was journeying with them;

And, beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, He thoroughly interpreted to them, in all the Scriptures, the things concerning Himself.

Now, as they were telling these things, He Himself stood in the midst of them, and saith to them, "Peace be to you!"