and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him,

"And when praying, you must not be like the hypocrites. They are fond of standing and praying in the synagogues or at the corners of the wider streets, in order that men may see them. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

"No man can be the bondservant of two masters; for either he will dislike one and like the other, or he will attach himself to one and think slightingly of the other. You cannot be the bondservants both of God and of gold.

and yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his magnificence could array himself like one of these.

And when He saw the crowds He was touched with pity for them, because they were distressed and were fainting on the ground like sheep which have no shepherd.

"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.

Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your arm." And he stretched it out, and it was restored quite sound like the other.

Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.

Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen."

Then will the righteous shine out like the sun in their Father's Kingdom. Listen, every one who has ears!

"The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.

"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a jewel merchant who is in quest of choice pearls.

"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.

"Therefore," He said, "remember that every Scribe well trained for the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a householder who brings out of his storehouse new things and old."

And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.

There in their presence His form underwent a change; His face shone like the sun, and His raiment became as white as the light.

"Because your faith is so small," He replied; "for I solemnly declare to you that if you have faith like a mustard-seed, you shall say to this mountain, 'Remove from this place to that,' and it will remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

said, "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.

"For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,

For in the Resurrection, men neither marry nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in Heaven.

and like to be bowed to in places of public resort, and to be addressed by men as 'Rabbi.'

"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you are just like whitewashed sepulchres, the outside of which pleases the eye, though inside they are full of dead men's bones and of all that is unclean.

but all these miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.

"Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.

"Why, it is like a man who, when going on his travels, called his bondservants and entrusted his property to their care.

"Even if I must die with you," declared Peter, "I will never disown you." In like manner protested all the disciples.

In like manner the High Priests also, together with the Scribes and the Elders, taunted Him.

His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.

For fear of him the guards trembled violently, and became like dead men.

and immediately on His coming up out of the water He saw an opening in the sky, and the Spirit like a dove coming down to Him;

The man rose, and immediately under the eyes of all took up his mat and went out, so that they were all filled with astonishment, gave the glory to God, and said, "We never saw anything like this."

It is like a mustard-seed, which, when sown in the earth, is the smallest of all the seeds in the world;

Others asserted that He was Elijah. Others again said, "He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets."

So when Jesus landed, He saw a vast multitude; and His heart was moved with pity for them, because they were like sheep which have no shepherd, and He proceeded to teach them many things.

He looked up and said, "I can see the people: I see them like trees--only walking."

Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" "From early childhood," he said;

In solemn truth I tell you that no one who does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will by any possibility enter it."

Moreover in the course of His teaching He said, "Be on your guard against the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes and to be bowed to in places of public resort,

For nation will rise in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These miseries are but like the early pains of childbirth.

For those will be times of suffering the like of which has never been from the first creation of God's world until now, and assuredly never will be again;

It is like a man living abroad who has left his house, and given the management to his servants--to each one his special duty--and has ordered the porter to keep awake.

"Even if I must die with you," declared Peter again and again, "I will never disown you." In like manner protested also all the disciples.

and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily shape, like a dove, upon Him, and a voice came from Heaven, which said, "Thou art My Son, dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."

There is no disciple who is superior to his teacher; but every one whose instruction is complete will be like his teacher.

Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like.

He is like a man building a house, who digs and goes deep, and lays the foundation on the rock; and when a flood comes, the torrent bursts upon that house, but is unable to shake it, because it is securely built.

But he who has heard and not practised is like a man who has built a house upon the soft soil without a foundation, against which the torrent bursts, and immediately it collapses, and terrible is the wreck and ruin of that house."

Jesus listened to the Captain's message and was astonished at him, and He turned and said to the crowd that followed Him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."

They are like children sitting in the public square and calling out to one another, 'We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not shown sorrow.'

"I saw Satan fall like a lightning-flash out of Heaven," He replied.

In like manner a Levite also came to the place, and seeing him passed by on the other side.

"Which of those three seems to you to have acted like a fellow man to him who fell among the robbers?"

Alas for you Pharisees! for you love the best seats in the synagogues, and you like to be bowed to in places of public resort.

Alas for you! for you are like the tombs which lie hidden, and the people who walk over them are not aware of their existence."

and be yourselves like men waiting for their master--on the look-out till he shall return from the wedding feast--that, when he comes and knocks, they may open the door instantly.

This prompted Him to say, "What is the Kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it?

It is like a mustard seed which a man drops into the soil in his garden, and it grows and becomes a tree in whose branches the birds roost."

It is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, to work there till the whole is leavened."

"'Remember, my child,' said Abraham, 'that you had all your good things during your lifetime, and that Lazarus in like manner had his bad things. But, now and here, he is receiving consolation and you are in agony.

"If your faith," replied the Lord, "is like a mustard seed, you might command this black-mulberry-tree, 'Tear up your roots and plant yourself in the sea,' and instantly it would obey you.

The Pharisee, standing erect, prayed as follows by himself: "'O God, I thank Thee that I am not like other people--I am not a thief nor a cheat nor an adulterer, nor do I even resemble this tax-gatherer.

I tell you in solemn truth that, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it."

For indeed they cannot die again; they are like angels, and are sons of God through being sons of the Resurrection.

"Beware of the Scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love to be bowed to in places of public resort and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues or at a dinner party;

"But take heed to yourselves, lest your souls be weighed down with self-indulgence and drunkenness or the anxieties of this life, and that day come upon you, suddenly, like a falling trap;

He gave them the cup in like manner, when the meal was over. "This cup," He said, "is the new Covenant ratified by my blood which is to be poured out on your behalf.

With you it is not so; but let the greatest among you be as the younger, and the leader be like him who serves.

while He--an agony of distress having come upon Him--prayed all the more with intense earnestness, and His sweat became like clots of blood dropping on the ground.

At this they were in great perplexity, when suddenly there stood by them two men whose raiment flashed like lightning.

John also gave testimony by stating: "I have seen the Spirit coming down like a dove out of Heaven; and it remained upon Him.

"How is it," replied the woman, "that a Jew like you asks me, who am a woman and a Samaritan, for water?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that the Son can do nothing of Himself--He can only do what He sees the Father doing; for whatever He does, that the Son does in like manner.

And the Father who sent me, *He* has given testimony concerning me. None of you have ever either heard His voice or seen what He is like.

Then Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were resting on the ground; and also the fish in like manner--as much as they desired.

"Yes it is," replied some of them. "No it is not," said others, "but he is like him." His own statement was, "I am the man."

Seeing her weeping aloud, and the Jews in like manner weeping who had come with her, Jesus, curbing the strong emotion of His spirit,

I have come like light into the world, in order that no one who believes in me may remain in the dark.

If any one does not continue in me, he is like the unfruitful branch which is at once thrown away and then withers up. Such branches they gather up and throw into the fire and they are burned.

and they saw tongues of what looked like fire distributing themselves over the assembly, and on the head of each person a tongue alighted.

At once the eyes of all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin were fastened on him, and they saw his face looking just like the face of an angel.

The passage of Scripture which he was reading was this: "Like a sheep He was led to slaughter, and just as a lamb before its shearer is dumb so He opened not His mouth.

For a period of about forty years, He fed them, like a nurse, in the Desert.

Even with words like these they had difficulty in preventing the thronging crowd from offering sacrifices to them.

He, having received an order like that, lodged them in the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

For the things you are saying sound strange to us. We should therefore like to be told exactly what they mean."

Then Paul would have liked to go in and address the people, but the disciples would not let him do so.

"I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained at the feet of Gamaliel in the Law of our forefathers, and, like all of you to-day, was zealous for God.

"I should like to hear the man myself," said Agrippa. "to-morrow," replied Festus, "you shall." Accordingly, the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came in state

so that the promise should be made sure to all Abraham's true descendants; not merely to those who are righteous through the Law, but to those who are righteous through a faith like that of Abraham. Thus in the sight of God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and makes reference to things that do not exist, as though they did, Abraham is the forefather of all of us. As it is written, "I have appointed you to be the forefather of many nations."

For what was impossible to the Law--powerless as it was because it acted through frail humanity--God effected. Sending His own Son in a body like that of sinful human nature and as a sacrifice for sin, He pronounced sentence upon sin in human nature;

And Isaiah cries aloud concerning Israel, "Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sands of the sea, only a remnant of them shall be saved;

Even as Isaiah says in an earlier place, "Were it not that the Lord, the God of Hosts, had left us some few descendants, we should have become like Sodom, and have come to resemble Gomorrah."

you are still unspiritual. For so long as jealousy and strife continue among you, can it be denied that you are unspiritual and are living and acting like mere men of the world?

In discharge of the task which God graciously entrusted to me, I--like a competent master-builder--have laid a foundation, and others are building upon it. But let every one be careful how and what he builds.

I entreat you therefore to become like me.

To the Jews I have become like a Jew in order to win Jews; to men under the Law as if I were under the Law--although I am not--in order to win those who are under the Law;

Do you not know that in the foot-race the runners all run, but that only one gets the prize? You must run like him, in order to win with certainty.

Nor may we be fornicators, like some of them who committed fornication and on a single day 23,000 of them fell dead.

for it is his own supper of which each of you is in a hurry to partake, and one eats like a hungry man, while another has already drunk to excess.

When I was a child, I talked like a child, felt like a child, reasoned like a child: when I became a man, I put from me childish ways.