After listening to the king, they started on their journey, and the star which they had seen rise led them on until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for this is the fitting way for both of us to do our full duty to God." Then he yielded to Him.

The people that were living in darkness have seen a great light, and on those that were living in the land of the shadow of death; a light has dawned."

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

People do not light a lamp and put it under a peck-measure but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all that are in the house.

Let your light shine before people in such a way that they may see your good deeds, and praise your Father in heaven.

and if anyone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat, too.

But whenever you, a follower of mine, do a deed of charity, never let your own left hand know what your right hand is doing,

And do not let us be subjected to temptation, but save us from the evil one.

"Also whenever you fast, you must not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they put on a gloomy countenance, to let people see them fasting. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

"The eye is the very lamp of the body. If then your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light.

But if your eye is unsound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the very source of light in you is darkness, how dense is that darkness!

How can you say to your brother, 'Let me get that tiny speck out of your eye,' while all the time there is a girder in your own?

And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it did not fall, for its pillars had been laid on a rocky foundation.

Another of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, let me first go back and bury my father."

What I speak to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ears, you must proclaim from housetops.

Let him who has ears listen!

Come to me, all of you who toil and carry burdens, and I, yes, I, will lead you into rest.

for the yoke I offer is easy to wear, and the load I ask is light to bear

Let him who has ears listen."

Let them both grow together until harvest time, and at the harvest time I will order the reapers, "Gather first the wild wheat plants and tie them into bundles to be burned up, but get the wheat into my barn."'"

Then the upright will shine out like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let him who has ears listen!

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was let down into the sea, and gathered fish of every kind,

Peter answered Him, "Lord, if it is you, let me come to you on the water."

and they continued to beg Him to let them touch just the tassel on His coat, and all who barely touched it were completely cured.

Let them alone. They are blind teachers! And if one blind man guides another, they will both fall into the ditch."

and great crowds came up to Him bringing with them the lame, the crippled, the blind, the deaf, and many others. They laid them at His feet, and He cured them,

And Peter took Him aside and began to chide Him, as he said, "Heaven shield you, my Lord! This must never be your lot!"

Six days after this, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and led them up on a high mountain, by themselves.

And in their presence His appearance was changed and His face shone like the sun, and His clothes turned as white as light.

And his master's heart was moved with pity, and he let the slave go free with his debt cancelled.

For some are born incapable of marriage, and some have been made so by men, and some have made themselves so for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let him accept it who can."

But Jesus said, "Let the little children alone, and stop preventing them from coming to me, for to such as these the kingdom of heaven belongs."

And He laid His hands on them and left there.

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

Jesus answered them, "Let me too ask you just one question, and if you answer it, I will tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do.

But when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is his heir, come on, let us kill him, and get all that is coming to him!'

"A curse on you, you hypocritical scribes and Pharisees! For you bolt the doors of the kingdom of heaven in men's faces, for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you let those who are trying to do so go in.

"So when you see the destructive desecration, mentioned by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place" -- let the reader take notice --

"then let those who remain in Judea fly to the hills;

let him who is on the roof of his house not come down to get his household goods out;

let him who is in the field not turn back to get his coat.

"And immediately after the misery of those days, the sun will turn dark, the moon will not shed its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the sky will be shaken.

And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His chosen people from the four points of the compass, from one end of the sky to the other.

But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in exactly what part of the night the thief would come, he would have been on guard and would not have let his house be broken into.

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."

Get up and let us be going. Look! Here comes my betrayer!"

Jesus said to him, "My friend, do what you came for." Then they came up, laid hands on Jesus, and arrested Him.

At that time Jesus said to the crowds: "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me, as though I were a robber? Day after day I used to sit teaching in the temple, and you never laid hands on me.

The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met.

So they bound Him, led Him away, and turned Him over to Pilate the governor.

And when they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the cloak, and put His own clothes back on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.

"He saved others but He cannot save Himself. He is the king of Israel, is He? Well, let Him come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

He has put His trust in God; let God deliver Him now, if He cares for Him, for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

About three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! My God! why have you forsaken me?"

But the others said, "Wait, let us see if Elijah does come to deliver Him."

But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and gave up His spirit.

and laid it in a tomb of his, which he had cut out of the rock, and he rolled a big boulder over the doorway of the tomb, and went away.

And He cured many who were sick with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and would not let the demons speak a word, because they knew who He was.

And He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else, to the neighboring towns, to preach in them, too, for that is why I came out here."

And as they could not get him near to Jesus, on account of the crowd, they dug through the roof over the spot where He was standing and let the pallet down that the paralyzed man was lying on.

And He said, "Let him who has ears listen!"

If anyone has ears let him listen!"

That same day when it was evening, He said to them, "Let us go over to the other Side."

So He let them do so. And the foul spirits came out of the man and got into the hogs, and the drove of about two thousand rushed over the cliff and into the sea and were drowned.

And as He was getting into the boat, the once insane man kept begging Him to let him go with Him.

However, He did not let him, but said to him, "Go home to your folks, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and has taken pity on you."

He let no one go with Him but Peter, James, and James's brother John.

But He strictly charged them to let nobody know about it, and told them to give her something to eat.

When his disciples heard of it, they came and carried off his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

When it grew late, His disciples came to Him and said, "This is a destitute place and it is already late.

And whatever villages or towns or country places He came to, they would lay the sick in the market-places and beg Him to let them touch just the tassel of His coat, and everybody that touched it was cured.

you let him off from doing anything more for his father or mother;

But He was saying to her, "Let the children first eat all they want, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it out to the house dogs."

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.

Six days after this, Jesus took Peter, James, and John with Him, and led them up on a high mountain, alone by themselves. And in their presence His appearance was changed,

Then Peter interrupted and said to Jesus, "Teacher, it is good for us to be here. So let us put up three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

When Jesus saw it, He was indignant, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them from it, for to such as these the kingdom of God belongs.

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

And they answered as Jesus had directed them, and so they let them bring it.

And so He went into Jerusalem and into the temple. After He had looked everything over, as it was already late, He went out with the Twelve to Bethany.

and would not let anybody carry a vessel through the temple.

Jesus said to them, "Let me ask you just one question, and if you answer me, I will tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do.

But those tenants said among themselves, 'This is his heir; come on, let us kill him, and all that is coming to him will be ours.'

"So when you see the destructive desecration standing where he has no right to stand" -- let the reader take notice -- "then let those who remain in Judea fly to the hills;

let him who is on the roof of his house not go down and go into the house to get anything out of it;

let him who is in the field not turn back to get his coat.

"But in those days, after that misery, the sun will turn dark, the moon will not shed its light,

But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you embarrass her? She has done a good deed to me.

Get up, let us be going. Look! here comes my betrayer!"

Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is He; seize Him and lead Him safely away."

Then they laid hands on Him and arrested Him.

Day after day I used to be with you teaching in the temple, and you never laid hands on me. But this is so to fulfill the Scriptures."

Then the soldiers led Him away to a place inside the court yard, that is, of the governor's palace, and they called the whole battalion together.

When they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. Then they led Him out of the city to crucify Him.

And they led Him to Golgotha, which means, the Place of the Skull.

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see it and believe!" Even the men who were crucified with Him made sport of Him.

And at three o'clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eloi! Eloi! lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God! my God! why have you forsaken me?"

So one man ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar and put it on a stick and held it up to Him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah does come to take Him down!"