So having heard the king, they went on; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the East, had gone before them, till it came and stood over the place where the infant was.

Now when they were gone, behold an angel of the Lord appeared unto Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the infant and his mother by night, and flee into Egypt, and stay there, till I speak to thee, for Herod will search for the infant to destroy it.

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt become insipid, with what can it be salted? it is of no farther use for any purpose, but to be cast out, and trodden under foot of men.

No man can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will adhere to the one, and disregard the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

But which of you, by his cares, can add one cubit to his stature?

A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, neither can a tree bad in kind produce good fruits.

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where he can lay his head.

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber weep, whilst the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.

And when they were gone, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

so if Satan cast out Satan; he is divided against himself; how then can his kingdom subsist?

Else how can one enter into a strong man's house and plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man, and then will he plunder his goods?

Ye broods of vipers, how can ye speak good things, yourselves being wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

The queen of the South shall rise up in judgment against the men of this generation, and condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

When the unclean spirit is indeed gone out of a man, he traverses through places destitute of water, in search of rest, but cannot find it.

And his disciples said unto him, Whence can we in the wilderness have loaves enough to satisfy the cravings of so great a multitude?

For what would a man be advantaged, though he could gain the whole world, if he should suffer the loss of his soul? or what will a man give as the ransom for his soul?

But when his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

Then Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup that I am going to drink, and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised? They say unto him, We are able.

Ye serpents, ye broods of vipers! how can ye escape from the damnation of hell?

And the foolish said to the provident, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

But while they were gone away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they who were prepared went in with him to the marriage-feast: and the door was shut.

And platting a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head, and a cane in his right hand: and bowing the knee before him, mocked him, saying, Hail, king of the Jews!

And spitting upon him, they took the cane, and struck him upon his head.

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but the one God?

And Jesus said to them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

So calling them to him, he spake to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

No man entering into his house, can plunder a strong man's goods, unless he first bind the strong man, then indeed he spoileth his house.

And Jesus immediately perceiving in himself that miraculous power had gone forth from him, turning about in the crowd, said, Who touched my garments?

And when great part of the day was already gone, his disciples coming to him said, This is a desert place, and much of the day is already gone:

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can make him unclean: but the things which come out from him, these are the things which make a man unclean.

And he said unto her, For this speech, go home, the devil is gone out of thy daughter.

And going to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid on a couch.

His disciples answered him, Whence can a man here in the desert satisfy these with bread?

For what would it profit a man, though he should gain the whole world, if he be punished with the loss of his own soul?

His garments became glistering, exceeding white, like snow; such as no fuller upon earth can whiten.

And he said to them, this kind can be driven out by nothing but prayer and fasting.

And if thy foot cause thee to offend, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life halting, than having both feet to be cast into hell, into the fire which never can be quenched:

And they were exceedingly amazed, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

Then Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup which I drink? and be baptised with the baptism with which I am baptised?

And they struck him on the head with a cane, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees payed him homage.

Then one ran, and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it round a cane, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down.

and he saw two vessels a-ground near the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and washing their nets.

And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?

And he said unto them, Can you make the children of the bridechamber fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them?

And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? will they not both fall into the pit?

And certain women who had been cured of evil spirits and sicknesses, Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven devils had gone out.

And they came out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man sitting, from whom the devils were gone out, clothed, and in his sound mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

And the man out of whom the devils had gone, besought him to be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying,

Then said Jesus, Some person hath touched me, for I know that miraculous power is gone out from me.

And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb person spake, and the people marvelled.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment against the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

But I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of those who may kill the body, but after that, have nothing farther which they can do.

Which of you, with all his anxiety, can add one moment to his life?

Or what woman having ten pieces of silver coin, if she lose one of them, doth she not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and make diligent search until she find it?

No domestic can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and neglect the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And besides all these considerations, between us and you there is a vast chasm fixed: so that they who might be willing to pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass through to us, from thence.

And those who heard it said, Who then can be saved?

And when they all saw it, they murmured, saying, That he is gone to lodge with a man, a notorious sinner.

neither can they die any more: for they are like the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

And say to the master of that family, The teacher saith to thee, Where is the dining-room, in which I can eat the passover with my disciples?

And Nathaniel said to him, Can any thing good come out of Nazareth? Philip saith to him, Come and see.

AND on the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

This beginning of miracles Jesus wrought in Cana of Galilee, and displayed his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

this man came to Jesus in the night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles which thou dost, unless God be with him.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

(For his disciples were gone into the city to buy provisions.)

When therefore he was come into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, having seen all the things which he did at the feast: for they also had gone to the feast.

Then came Jesus again to Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain attendant on the king, whose son was sick at Capernaum.

Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing by himself, except what he hath seen the Father do: for whatsoever things he doeth, the same and in the same manner doth the Son.

How can ye believe, who receiving honour one from another, seek not the honour which cometh from God alone?

No man can come to me, except the Father who hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Then the Jews contended with each other, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

And he said, Therefore have I informed you, That no man can come to me, except it be given him of my Father.

But as soon as his disciples were gone up, then went he also himself up to the feast: not in public, but as in concealment.

Which of you can convict me of sin? Now if I speak the truth, why do ye not believe me?

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night is coming, when no man can work.

All, as many as have gone before me, are thieves and robbers: but the sheep hearkened not to them.

Others said, These are not the discourses of a demoniac. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

Then said the Pharisees among themselves, Do ye not perceive that ye gain no advantage? behold, the world is gone after him.

When therefore he was gone, Jesus saith, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

Thomas saith to him, We know not whither thou art going; and how can we know the way?

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine: so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, this person beareth much fruit: because without me ye can do nothing.

Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, the twin, and Nathaniel who was of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of the disciples were together.

And they were all amazed, and much perplexed, and knew not what to think, saying one to another, What can this mean?

But Peter said unto him, May thy silver with thyself go into perdition, because thou hast imagined that the gift of God can be purchased with money.

And he arose and went: and lo! an Ethiopian man, an eunuch, a person in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasury; he had gone to worship unto Jerusalem,

He replied, How indeed can I, except some person guide me in the way? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.

in his humiliation his judgment was taken away: but his generation who can describe? for his life was taken away from the earth."

Can any one forbid the water for baptising these persons, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

saying, Thou hast gone in to men holding uncircumcision, and hast eaten with them.

Now it happened as we were going to the oratory, a certain damsel having a pythonic spirit met us, who produced for her masters much gain as a fortuneteller:

But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the forum before the chief rulers,

For a person named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made little temples in silver to represent that of Diana, brought to the artificers no small gain;

For we are even in danger of being called to account for this day's insurrection, there being no cause on account of which we can justify this tumultuary concourse:

And when he had gone up, and broken bread, and eaten, and conversed a long time, even to the break of day, he then departed.

And now behold, I know that ye shall see my face no more, even ye all, among whom I have gone in and out preaching the kingdom of God.

Immediately then they who were about to put him to the question, withdrew from him: and indeed the tribune dreaded the consequences, when he knew that he was a Roman citizen, that he had even gone so far as to bind him.

neither can they produce any proof of the facts of which they accuse me.