And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, went up from the water; and, lo! the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove, coming upon him.

the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light arose."

Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn upon you and rend you.

Every one then that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock;

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

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

and the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell; and great was its fall.

While he was thus speaking to them, lo! a certain ruler came in and bowed down before him, saying, My daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live.

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

What I say to you in darkness, speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim ye upon the housetops.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent seize upon it.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls.

"Behold my servant, whom I chose; my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased; I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare judgment to the nations.

Or how can one enter into a strong mans house, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then plunder his house?

And others fell upon rocky places, where they had not much earth; and they sprung up immediately, because they had no depth of earth.

And others fell upon good ground; and yielded fruit, some a hundred fold, some Sixty, some thirty fold.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, saying, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation [of the world]."

which, when it was full, they drew upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away.

What think ye? if a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them hath gone astray, doth he not leave the ninetynine upon the mountains, and go and seek that which hath gone astray?

They say to him, Lord, to open our eyes.

And, Whoever sweareth by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, is bound.

He then who sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it;

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew, between the temple and the altar.

Truly do I say to you, All these things will come upon this generation.

And he answering said to them, See ye not all these? Truly do I say to you, There will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.

And as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the signs of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

And then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and will see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, lord, open to us.

And they spit upon him, and took the reed and struck him on the head.

And, lo! there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.

And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a dove upon him.

For he had healed many, so that as many as had plagues pressed upon him to touch him.

And again he began to teach by the shore of the lake; and there was gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he went into a boat, and sat down in it upon the lake; and all the multitude was by the lake on the land.

And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,

And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and pressed upon him.

And he could not do any miracle there, except that he laid his hand upon a few sick persons, and cured them.

And he ordered them to make all lie down in companies upon the green grass.

And when he saw them toiling hard in rowing, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he cometh to them, walking upon the lake. And he would have passed by them;

but they, seeing him walking upon the lake, thought it was a spectre, and cried out.

And wherever he entered into villages or cities or the open country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.

And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech, and beseech him to lay his hand upon him.

And he took them in his arms, and blessed them, laying his hands upon them.

Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.

and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again.

And they bring the colt to Jesus, and put their garments on it; and he sat upon it.

And Jesus said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? There will not be left one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.

And they struck him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and kneeling down, did him homage.

And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

And the angel answering said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee; wherefore the holy one that is to be born will be called the Son of God.

for he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaiden. For lo! from this time all generations will call me blessed;

And lo! there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and he was a righteous and devout man, waiting for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was upon him;

And the child grew, and waxed strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in a bodily shape as a dove; and a voice came from heaven: "Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased."

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he hath sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty the oppressed,

And rolling up the book, he gave it back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon him.

And it came to pass, as the multitude was pressing upon him and hearing the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret,

And not finding any way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before Jesus.

And he spoke also a parable to them: No one taketh a patch from a new garment and putteth it upon an old one; for then both the new garment would be rent, and the patch from the new garment would not match with the old.

But he that heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream dashed, and it fell at once, and the ruin of that house was great.

And others fell upon rocky ground; and when they had sprung up they withered away, because they had no moisture.

And others fell upon good ground, and sprung up, and bore fruit, a hundredfold. While saying these things, he cried aloud, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And a woman who had had an issue of blood twelve years, and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be cured by any one,

And when the day began to decline, the twelve came and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages around, and the open country, and lodge, and get food; for we are here in a desert place.

And lo! a man from the multitude cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, for he is my only child;

And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; if not, it shall return to you.

but when one stronger than he cometh upon him and overcometh him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

In the mean time, when the multitude was gathered together in myriads, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Therefore, whatever ye have said in darkness, will be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in closets, will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

And he said to them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for even when one hath great abundance, his life doth not depend upon his possessions.

and be yourselves like men waiting for the return of their lord from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.

I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I wish, if it hath been already kindled?

When once the master of the house shall have risen, and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know not whence ye are;

In that day, let not him who is upon the housetop, and whose furniture is in the house, come down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not turn back.

For he will be delivered up to the gentiles, and will be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon;

For the days will come upon thee, when thine enemies will cast up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on every side,

and will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And they could not find an opportunity of doing any thing; for all the people hung upon him, listening.

And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and publishing the good tidings, that the priests and the scribes with the elders came upon him,

But he, looking upon them, said, What then is this which is written, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the cornerstone"?

Every one who falleth upon that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falleth, it will grind him to powder.

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone upon another, that will not be throw down.

Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let those who are within the city go out of it, and let not those in the open country enter it.

But woe to the women with child, and to those having children at the breast, in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people;

But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with surfeiting and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day come upon you unawares.

And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, that he had said to him, Before a cock crows this day, thou wilt thrice deny me.

And I send forth upon you that which hath been promised by my Father; but do ye tarry in the city, until ye are endued with power from on high.

For out of his fullness have we all received, and grace upon grace.

And John bore witness, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.

And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptize in water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

and looking upon Jesus as he was walking, he saith, Behold, the Lamb of God!

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking upon him said, Thou art Simon, the son of John; thou shalt be called Cephas; (which signifieth Peter, that is, Rock.)

And he saith to him, Truly, truly do I say to you, Ye will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

And upon this his disciples came, and marveled that he was talking with a woman. Yet no one said, What dost thou seek? or, Why dost thou talk with her?

They said to him, What did he do to thee? How did he open thine eyes?

Others said, These are not the words of one that hath a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

But Jesus, knowing all things that were coming upon him, went forth, and saith to them, Whom do ye seek?

Upon this they cried out, Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him! Pilate saith to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

A vessel was brought full of vinegar; and putting a sponge filled with vinegar upon a stalk of hyssop, they raised it to his mouth.

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the sabbath, for that sabbath was a great day, besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.