Then he permitted Him. And Jesus as soon as He was baptized came up from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon Him:

but He answered and said, It is written, "Man shall not live upon bread only, but on whatever proceedeth from the mouth of God."

that ye may be the children of your heavenly Father; for He causeth his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain upon the just and the unjust.

"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven so also upon earth;

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupts, and where thieves break through and steal:

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

And whoever heareth these words of mine, and performeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

and the rain fell upon it, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great.

Upon which, some of the scribes said in themselves, This man blasphemeth: but Jesus knowing their surmises,

As He was speaking these things to them, behold there came a ruler and worshipped Him, saying, My daughter is at the point of death: but come, I pray Thee, and put thy hand upon her, and she shall live:

upon which He saith to his disciples, The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers few:

and if the family be worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if they be not worthy, your salutation shall return to you.

and from the days of John the baptist to this time, the kingdom of heaven is as it were forced into, and the most pressing seize upon it with eagerness.

And upon this occasion Jesus opened his mouth and said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes:

Take but my yoke upon you, and learn of me, (for I am meek and lowly in heart,) and ye shall find refreshment to your souls:

my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon Him, and He shall declare judgement to the nations: He shall not contend,

and many people were gathered together to bear Him, so that He went into a ship and sat down, and all the multitude stood upon the shore; and He spake to them many things in parables,

some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and they soon sprung up indeed, because they had no depth of earth;

And he who received the seed as upon stony grounds, is one that heareth the word and immediately receiveth it with joy:

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will publish things which have been concealed from the foundation of the world.

And having ordered the multitudes to sit down upon the grass, and taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven and blessed them; and He brake the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples to the people: and they did all eat, and were satisfied;

Then Peter answered Him and said, Lord, if it be thou, command me to come unto thee upon the waters.

And Peter went down from the ship and walked upon the waters to go to Jesus: but seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and beginning to sink cried out, Lord, save me.

And I also say unto thee, as thou art called Peter, so upon this rock, which thou hast confessed, will I build my church, and the gates of death shall not prevail against it.

Lord, have compassion upon my son, for he is lunatic and grievously afflicted; for he often falleth into the fire, and often into the water.

but that we may not give them offence, go to the sea-side and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and open its mouth, and thou shalt find a piece of money: that take and give them for me and thee.

What think ye? if any man had an hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, would he not leave the ninety and nine, and go upon the hills, and seek that which is gone astray?

Then were brought to Him little children, that He might put his hands upon them, and bless them: and the disciples rebuked them;

But Jesus looking upon them said unto them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

And Jesus said unto them, Verily I tell you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon the twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel:

but Jesus called them to Him and said, Ye know that the princes of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority upon them:

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.

and seeing a fig-tree by the way, He went up to it, and finding nothing upon it but leaves, He saith to it, Let no fruit ever hereafter grow out of thee: and the fig-tree withered immediately.

for they bind grievous and intolerable burthens, and impose them upon men; but they themselves will not put a finger to them:

Neither call any man upon earth Father; for one is your Father, who is in heaven:

And, If any one swear by the altar, it is nothing; but if any one swear by the gift upon it, he is bound.

He then, that sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all things upon it:

and he, that sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by Him that sitteth upon it.

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

Verily I tell you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

But Jesus said unto them, Do ye see all these things? Verily I tell you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be demolished.

but this ye know, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broke open: therefore be ye also ready;

Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us:

So when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then shall He sit upon his glorious throne:

Now upon the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, came the disciples to Jesus, saying, where wouldest thou have us make preparation for thee to eat the passover?

and having platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they bowed the knee before Him in derision, saying, Hail king of the Jews:

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

And after they had fixed Him to the cross, they parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

And one of the thieves also, that were crucified with Him, cast the same reproach upon Him.

And some of them that stood by, hearing Him, said, He calls upon Elias:

and immediately one of them ran, and took a spunge, and having filled it with vinegar put it upon a reed, and offered it Him to drink;

and behold, there had been a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven, had come and rolled away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it:

And John was clothed with camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and he lived upon locusts and wild honey: and he preached,

and as soon as He came up from the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him.

and He came to her, and taking her by the hand raised her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she waited upon them.

And when He had looked round upon them with indignation, being grieved at the hardness of their hearts, He saith to the man, Stretch out thine hand: and he stretched it out, and his hand was made as sound as the other.

so that whoever had any maladies, crouded upon Him to touch Him.

And He began to teach again by the sea-side, and there was gathered unto Him a great multitude; so that He went into a ship, and sat on board, and all the people were by the sea, upon the shore.

and he was always night and day upon the hills and among the sepulchres bawling, and gashing himself with stones.

Now there was a great herd of swine feeding upon the mountains:

And He ordered them to cause all the people to sit down by companies upon the grass:

And when the evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and He alone upon the land:

and He saw them labouring in rowing; (for the wind was contrary:) and about the fourth watch of the night He cometh to them walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

But they seeing Him walking upon the water, thought it was an apparition, and cried out: for they all saw Him and were frighted.

And they brought to Him a deaf man, who had likewise an impediment in his speech, and pray Him to put his hand upon him.

And He ordered the people to sit down upon the ground: and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and brake them, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the multitude.

And He took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and having spit on his eyes, He laid his hands upon him, and asked him, If he saw any thing.

Then He put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored to sight, and saw them all plainly.

And this He spake plainly and openly. Upon which Peter began to rebuke Him.

And they brought him to Him: and as soon as he saw Him, immediately the spirit threw him into convulsions: and he fell upon the ground, and rolled about foming.

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones, that believe in me, to offend, it were better for him, if a milstone were laid upon his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

And He took them in his arms, and put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

Then Jesus looked upon him with affection, and said to him, One thing thou wantest; go, sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor; and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross and follow me.

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

and they will insult Him, and scourge Him, and spit upon Him, and put Him to death: but on the third day He shall rise again.

But Jesus called them to Him, and said unto them, Ye know that those who rule among the Gentiles, lord it over them, and their grandees exercise authority upon them.

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

And Jesus went into Jerusalem, and into the temple; and when He had looked round upon every thing, it being now late in the day, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

and seeing a fig-tree at a distance, with leaves, He went to see if He might find any thing upon it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves; (for the time of gathering figs was not yet come:) And Jesus spake and said unto it,

And Jesus answering said unto him, Thou seest these grand buildings: but there shall not be left one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.

And they spit upon Him, and blind-folded Him, and then buffeted Him and said to Him, prophesy who it was: and the officers struck him with their rods.

and when she saw Peter as he was warming himself, she looked earnestly upon him and said, Thou also wast with Jesus the Nazarene:

and struck Him on the head with a reed, and spit upon Him, and bowed their knees, and did Him homage.

And when they had fastened Him to the cross, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what each of them should take.

And some of them that stood by hearing it, said, Behold He calleth upon Elias.

And they went forth and preached every where, the Lord co-operating with them, and confirming the word by miracles following upon it. Amen.

saying, the Lord hath thus dealt with me in the days wherein he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.

And the angel answered and said unto her, The holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee, and therefore thine holy offspring shall be called the Son of God: and lo,

And he called for a writing-tablet, and wrote upon it, His name is John: and they all wondered.

And an awe fell upon all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were divulged through the whole hill-country of Judea.

And there was a man at Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and he was a just and a religious man, who expected the consolation of Israel; and the holy Spirit was upon him.

And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

the heaven was opened, and the holy Spirit descended in a corporeal form, like a dove upon Him, and there came a voice from heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,

And He folded up the book, and gave it again to the minister, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him.

And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and immediately she arose and waited upon them.

Then He spake a parable to them, That no one putteth a piece of new cloth upon an old garment: otherwise, the new maketh a rent, and doth not match the old:

And looking round upon them all, He said to the man, Stretch out thine hand: and he did so, and his hand was made as sound as the other.

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.