And as soon as Jesus was baptized, He at once went up out of the water, and look! the heavens opened, and John saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove upon Him,

Then the devil left Him, and angels came and continued to wait upon Him.

You are the light of the world. A city that is built upon a hill cannot be hidden.

"Keep on asking, and the gift will be given you; keep on seeking, and you will find; keep on knocking, and the door will open to you.

For everyone who keeps on asking, receives, and everyone who keeps on seeking, finds, and to the one who keeps on knocking, the door will open.

And just as He was saying these things to them, an official came up and fell on his knees before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand upon her and she will come to life."

and if the house should prove deserving, may your good wish for peace upon it come true, but if not, may your good wish bring peace to yourselves.

The pupil should be satisfied to become like his teacher, and the slave should be satisfied to become like his master. If men have called the Head of the house Beelzebub, how much worse names will they heap upon the members of His family!

and some fell upon rocky ground where they did not have much soil, and at once they sprang up, because there was no depth of soil,

And what was sown upon the thin rocky soil illustrates the man who hears the message and bubbling over with joy at once accepts it,

to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in stories, I will utter truths concealed since creation."

When the disciples heard it, they fell upon their faces, for they were terribly frightened.

but still, that we may not influence them to do anything wrong, go down to the sea and throw over a hook. Pull in the first fish that bites, open its mouth and you will find in it a dollar. Take it and pay the tax for both of us."

They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their coats upon them, and Jesus took His seat on them.

Who ever falls upon that stone will be broken to pieces, but whomever it falls upon will be crushed to powder."

I solemnly say to you, all this will come upon this age!

But He answered them, "Do you see all these things? I solemnly say to you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be torn down."

At last the rest of the bridesmaids came, and kept begging, 'Master, master, open the door for us!'

a woman with an alabaster bottle of very costly perfume came up to Him while He was at table and poured it upon His head.

Then He walked on a few steps and threw Himself upon His face, and in this attitude continued to pray, and say, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me; and yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want."

He came back again and found them still sleeping, for their eyes were so heavy they could hardly hold them open.

Now there had been a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and went and rolled the boulder back and remained sitting upon it.

And just as soon as He started to come up out of the water, He saw the heavens split open and the Spirit coming down like a dove to enter Him.

And He stayed in the desert forty days, while He was being tempted by Satan; yea, He was with the wild beasts, but the angels continued to wait upon Him.

Then He went up to her, grasped her hand, and had her get up. The fever left her, and she began to wait upon them.

Some fell upon rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up at once, because the soil was not deep;

And they brought to Him a man who was deaf and almost dumb, and they begged Him to lay His hand upon him.

He took him by the hand and led him outside the village, then spit in his eyes, laid His hands upon him, and asked him, "Do you see anything?"

Then He laid His hands upon his eyes again, and he looked the best he could and was cured, and saw everything distinctly.

where the worm that feeds upon them never dies and the fire is never put out.

Then He took the little children into His arms, and as He laid His hands upon them one by one, He tenderly blessed them.

Jesus said to him, "Are you looking in wonder at these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be torn down."

Then He walked on a few steps and threw Himself upon the ground and kept praying that if it were possible He might escape the hour of agony,

When He went back again, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were so heavy they could hardly hold them open; and they did not know what answer to make Him.

"This is what the Lord has done for me when He smiled upon me to take away my disgrace among men."

Then the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you, and so your child will be called holy, the Son of God.

for He has smiled upon His slave in her lowly station, for from this day all ages will count me happy!

Because the heart of our God is merciful. And so the day will dawn upon us from on high,

Now there were some shepherds in the same neighborhood, living in the open fields and keeping watch over their flock by night.

and the Holy Spirit came down upon Him in bodily form as a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, "You are my Son, my Beloved! In you I am delighted!"

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for He has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to captives and recovery of sight to the blind; to send the downtrodden away in liberty and

As the sun was setting, all who had friends sick with various diseases brought them to Him. Then He continued to lay His hands upon them one by one and cured them.

Then He fixed His eyes upon His disciples, and began to speak. "Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God is yours!

He is like a man who was building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation upon the rock; and when a flood came, the torrent burst upon that house but it could not shake it, because it was well built.

But the man who merely hears them and does not practice them is like a man who built a house upon the ground without a foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and at once it collapsed, and the wreck of that house was complete."

Another portion of them fell upon the rock, and as soon as they sprang up, they withered, because they had no moisture.

For there is nothing hidden which shall not come out into the open, and nothing kept secret which shall not be known and come to light.

Now as they were sailing along, He fell off to sleep. But a furious squall of wind rushed down upon the lake, and they were filling up and were in impending peril.

As soon as He stepped out upon the shore, there met Him a man from town, who was under the power of demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and did not stay in a house but in tombs.

because his only daughter, about twelve years old, was dying. While He was going, the crowds of people continued to press upon Him.

And if anyone there loves peace, your peace will come upon him; but if not, it will come back to you.

to cure the sick there, and to say, 'The kingdom of God is close upon you.'

So he went to him and dressed his wounds by pouring oil and wine upon them, and then he put him on his donkey and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

So I tell you, keep on asking, and the gift will be given you; keep on seeking, and you will find; keep on knocking, and the door will open to you.

For everyone who keeps on asking, receives; and the one who keeps on seeking, finds; and to the one who keeps on knocking, the door will open.

Now as the crowds continued to throng upon Him, He began to say: "This is a wicked age. It is looking for a spectacular sign, but none will be given it but the sign of Jonah.

Meanwhile as the people had gathered in tens of thousands, so that they were trampling upon one another, He began to say, first of all, to His disciples: "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, hypocrisy.

and be like men waiting for their master when he comes home from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they at once may open the door for him.

That slave who knows his master's wishes and does not get ready or act upon them will be severely punished.

"It is fire that I have come to bring upon the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

when once the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin to stand on the outside and to knock on the door again and again and say, 'Lord, open it for us'; but He will answer, 'I do not know where you come from.'

For He will be turned over to the heathen and sport made of Him, He will be insulted and spit upon,

So He said: "Once upon a time a man of noble birth went off to a distant country to get for himself a kingdom and then return.

Then they threw their coats upon it and mounted Jesus upon it. As He was going on, the people continued to spread their coats under Him on the road.

For a time is coming upon you when your enemies will throw up earthworks around you and surround you and hem you in on all sides,

and they will throw you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know when God visited you."

Then He went on to tell the people the following story: "Once upon a time a man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and then went abroad for a long stay.

Everyone who falls upon that stone will be shattered, and he on whom it falls will be crushed to dust."

"As for all this that you are admiring, the time is coming when not one stone will be left upon another, that will not be torn down."

men fainting with fear and apprehension of the things that are to come upon the world, for the powers of the sky will be shaken.

For it will come upon all who are living anywhere on the face of the earth,

Then people will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall upon us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us up!'

And I will send down upon you what my Father has promised. But you, on your part, must stay right here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

The real light, which sheds light upon everyone, was just coming into the world.

No one has ever seen God; the only son, Deity Himself, who lies upon His Father's breast, has made him known.

Then He said to him, "I most solemnly say to you all, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God going up, and coming down upon the Son of Man!"

and some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one ventured to lay a hand upon Him.

It was the Mary who poured the perfume upon the Lord and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.

I have glorified you down here upon the earth by completing the work which you have given me to do.

On saying this, He breathed upon them, and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit!

If you get forgiveness for people's sins, they are forgiven them; if you let people's sins fasten upon them, they will remain fastened upon them."

Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus specially loved, who at the supper leaned back upon Jesus' breast and asked, "Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?"

but you are going to receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you must be witnesses for me in Jerusalem and all over Judea and Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."

'It will occur in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will have visions. Your old men will have dreams.

I will show wonders in the sky above, and signs upon the earth below, yes, blood and fire and smoky mist.

Then everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.'

For David says of Him: 'I always kept my eyes upon the Lord, for He is at my right hand, so that I may not be removed.

So He has been exalted to God's right hand and has received from His Father, as promised, and poured out upon us the Holy Spirit, as you see and hear.

While they were talking to the people, the high priests, the military commander of the temple, and the Sadducees came down upon them,

But in the night the angel of the Lord threw open the jail doors and let them out, and said to them,

They presented these men to the apostles, and after they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

By this means they excited the people, the elders, and the scribes, and so they rushed upon him, seized him, and brought him before the council.

Then all who were seated in the council fixed their eyes upon him and saw that his face was like that of an angel.

So he said, "Look! I see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."

But they raised a great shout and held their ears, and all together rushed upon him,

for as yet He had not come upon any of them, but they had been baptized merely in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Then they laid their hands upon them, and one by one they received the Holy Spirit.

Now this was the passage of Scripture that he was reading: "Like a sheep He was led away to be slaughtered, and just as a lamb is dumb before its shearer, so He does not open His mouth.

Then Saul got up off the ground, but he could not see anything, although his eyes were wide open. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus,

Now he is here and has authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call upon your name."