The crowd checked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, "O Lord, Son of David, have pity on us!"

nor must you be called 'leaders,' for One is your leader, even the Christ.

Woe to you, you impious scribes and Pharisees! you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and omit the weightier matters of the law, justice and mercy and faithfulness; these latter you ought to have practised ??without omit ting the former.

The passover and the festival of unleavened bread fell two days later; so the high priests and scribes were trying how to get hold of him by craft and have him put to death.

Three days later they found him in the temple, seated among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions,

But woe to you Pharisees! you tithe mint and rue and every vegetable, but justice and the love of God you disregard; these latter you ought to have practised ??without omitting the former.

Not many days later, the younger son sold off everything and went abroad to a distant land, where he squandered his means in loose living.

Two days later a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee; the mother of Jesus was present,

Later on Jesus met him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you are well and strong; commit no more sins, in case something worse befalls you."

Jesus answered him, "You do not understand just now what I am doing, but you will understand it later on."

"Lord," said Simon Peter, "where are you going?" Jesus replied, "I am going where you cannot follow me at present; later on you will follow me."

They conveyed the following letter. "The apostles and the presbyters of the brotherhood to the brothers who belong to the Gentiles throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: greeting.

When the messengers were despatched, they went down to Antioch and after gathering the whole body they handed them the letter.

Some days later, Paul said to Barnabas, "Come and let us go back to visit the brothers in every town where we have proclaimed the word of the Lord. Let us see how they are doing."

After waiting on for a number of days Paul said goodbye to the brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. (As the latter was under a vow, he had his head shaved at Cenchreae.)

while we sailed from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and joined them five days later at Troas. There we spent seven days.

He then wrote a letter in the following terms.

They reached Caesarea, presented the letter to the governor, and also handed Paul over to him.

On reading the letter he asked what province he belonged to, and finding it was Cilicia

Five days later down came the high priest Ananias with some elders and a barrister called Tertullus. They laid information before the governor against Paul.

Some days later Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and heard what he had to say about faith in Christ Jesus;

while two days later they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands;

Three days later, he called the leading Jews together, and when they met he said to them, "Brothers, although I have done nothing against the People or our ancestral customs, I was handed over to the Romans as a prisoner from Jerusalem.

I Tertius, who write the letter, salute you in the Lord.

In my letter I wrote that you were not to associate with the immoral.

Now about the questions in your letter. It is an excellent thing for a man to have no intercourse with a woman;

Now I would like you all to speak with 'tongues,' but I would prefer you to prophesy. The man who prophesies is higher than the man who speaks with 'tongues' ??unless indeed the latter interprets, so that the church may get edification.

you make it obvious that you are a letter of Christ which I have been employed to inscribe, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of the human heart.

In fact, if I did pain you by that letter, I do not regret it. I did regret it when I discovered that my letter had pained you even for the time being,

So my letter was written to you, not on account of the offender nor for the sake of the injured party, but in order to let you realize before God how seriously you do care for me.

But I am not going to seem as if I were 'overawing you with a letter,' so to speak.

Let him understand that I will act when I arrive, as forcibly as I express myself by letter when I am absent.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, accompanied by Barnabas; I took Titus with me also.

My point is this: the Law which arose four hundred and thirty years later does not repeal a will previously ratified by God, so as to cancel the Promise.

for mount Sinai is away in Arabia. She corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for the latter is in servitude with her children.

the latter do it from love to me, knowing that I am set here to defend the gospel,

Well then, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. I am repeating this word 'rejoice' in my letter, but that does not tire me and it is the safe course for you. ??2 Beware of these dogs, these wicked workmen, the incision-party!

And when this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans; also, see that you read the letter that reaches you from Laodicea.

I adjure you by the Lord to have this letter read aloud to all the [holy] brothers.

not to let your minds get easily unsettled or excited by any spirit of prophecy or any declaration or any letter purporting to come from me, to the effect that the Day of the Lord is already here.

Well then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the rules which you have learned from us orally or by letter.

Only, if anyone will not obey our orders in this letter, mark that man, do not associate with him ??that will make him feel ashamed!

The salutation is in my own hand, Paul's; that is a mark in every letter of mine. This is how I write.

But in later days, the Spirit distinctly declares, certain people will rebel against the faith; they will listen to spirits of error and to the doctrines that daemons teach

If one will only keep clear of the latter, he will be put to noble use, he will be consecrated and useful to the Owner of the House, he will be set apart for good work of all kinds.

I send you this letter relying on your obedience; I know you will do even more than I tell you.

Thus if Joshua had given them Rest, God would not speak later about another day.

Those sons of Levi who receive the priestly office are indeed ordered by law to tithe the people (that is, their brothers), although the latter are descended from Abraham;

You know how later on, when he wanted to obtain his inheritance of blessing, he was set aside; he got no chance to repent, though he tried for it with tears.

I appeal to you, brothers, to bear with this appeal of mine. It is but a short letter.

This is the second letter I have already written to you, beloved, stirring up your pure mind by way of reminder,

and every spirit which does not confess Jesus [incarnate] does not come from God. This latter is the spirit of antichrist; you were told it was coming, and here it is already in the world.