but did not live with her until after the birth of her son, whom he called Jesus.

saying, "Rise! Take the child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead."

Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God."

"You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."

"But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.

"For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you?

"And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the avenues, in order that men may see them. In solemn truth I tell you that they have their reward in full.

"No slave can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will pay heed to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slaves both of God and of gold.

"For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, inquiring what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor yet for your body, inquiring what you shall wear. Is not your life more than its food, and your body than its clothing?

"What man of you is there who, when his son asks a loaf, will give him a stone?

"but the gate is narrow and the road is steep, which leads to life, and they are few who find it.

As he was saying these words to them, a ruler came up and knelt before him, saying. "My daughter has just died; but come, put your hand upon her, and she will live."

"He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

"If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, than to keep both hands or both feet and be cast into the everlasting burning.

"If your eye keeps causing you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with only one eye, than to keep both eyes and be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

But look! a certain man came up to him and asked, "Teacher, what good thing shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

"Why do you ask me about what is good?" asked Jesus. "There is but One who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

"Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

"And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall many times as much, and fall heir to eternal life.

"just as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Jesus answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

"The second, which is like it, is this, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

and because of the increase of iniquity the love of the majority will grow cold;

"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."

As he was passing by he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting in the tax-office; and he said to him, "Follow me." So he rose and followed him.

Later on Levi was sitting at table in his house, and together with Jesus and his disciples a number of tax-gatherers and sinners were guests, for there were many of them who used to follow him.

Then he asked them. "Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath Day, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?"

When they have heard the Word, the anxieties of life and the snares of wealth, and all sorts of other ambitions, come in to choke the Word, so that it proves unfruitful.

"My little daughter," he said, "is dying. I beseech you, come and lay your hands on her, that she may recover and live."

"The child is not dead, but asleep." And they began to laugh him to scorn. Then he put them all outside, took the father and mother of the child and those he brought with him, and entered the room where the child was lying.

But when Herod heard, he said, "That John whom I beheaded has come back to life."

For John had often told Herod, "It is not right for you to live with your brother's wife."

Now they had forgotten to take bread, and had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever, for my sake and the gospel's, loses his life will save it.

For what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own life?

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

"If your hand cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to be maimed and to enter into life than to have two hands and go away into hell, into the fire that cannot be put out.

If your foot cause you to stumble, cut it off! It is better to enter into the life a cripple, than to have two feet and be cast into hell.

As he started to go forth into the road, a man came running up to him, and knelt down before him. "Good Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

but shall receive a hundred times as much, now in this present world, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, lands??nd persecutions with them??nd in the world to come eternal life.

and justly, for even the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life, a ransom for many."

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.'"

"The second is this, "Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. Other command greater than these there is none."

and that beside him there is none other, and to love him with all one's heart and with all one's understanding and with all one's might, and to love one's neighbor as oneself is far beyond all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

"From the fig tree learn now her parable; as soon as ever her branches are full of sap and bursting into leaf, you know that summer is near.

son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi,

son of Joshua, son of Eliezar, son of Jorim, son of Mathat, son of Levi,

And Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written that not by bread alone shall man live."

After this he went forth and noticed a tax-gatherer, named Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."

Levi also made him a great reception at his house. There was a large party of tax-gatherers and others who were dining with them.

So he rose and stood. Then Jesus said to them. "I ask you whether it is lawful on the Sabbath Day to do good or to do harm? To save a life or to destroy it?"

"Blessed are you who are hungry now, For you shall be filled. "Blessed are you who are wailing now, For you shall laugh.

"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

"If you love those who love you what credit is it to you? Why even sinners love those who love them.

"But you must love even your enemies and be kind to them, And lend, despairing of no man. Then your reward will be great, And you will be the sons of the Most High; For he is kind even to the ungrateful and to the evil.

"But what you went out to behold? A man clothed in soft robes? Behold, men who are gorgeously dressed and live in luxury are in kings' palaces.

"When they had nothing pay he forgave them with such charm. "Tell me, then, which of these will love him most?"

"This is why I tell you that her sins, many as they are, are forgiven, for her love is great; but he who is forgiven little, loves but little.

"And that which fell upon thorns is those who have heard, but as they go on their way of word is choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life; so they bring no fruit of perfection.

They began to laugh him to scorn, because they knew well that she was dead.

"For whoever wills to save his life shall lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.

Then a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him. "Master," he said "what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

"You must love the Lord your God," he answered, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

"You have answered right," said Jesus "do that and you shall live."

"What father is there among you who, if his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish will give him instead a serpent?

"Then it goes off and fetches seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first."

"But woe unto you Pharisee! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and disregard justice and the love of God; but these you ought to have done, and not leave the other undone.

And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."

Then he said to his disciples. "For this is the reason I say to you. Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor yet your body what shall you wear.

"For the life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.

"If any one comes to me and does not hate father and his mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, yes, and his own very life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

"No one can be a household servants to two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slave of God and of Mammon."

"Whoever seeks to keep his life shall lose it; but whoever loses it shall preserve it.

A ruler put this question to him. "Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

"for these men have all contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, out of her want, contributed all she had to live on."

And he took a loaf, and after giving thanks, he broke it and gave it to them saying. "This is my body, which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me.'

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

in order that every one who believes in him may have eternal life.

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him."

but whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him, shall never thirst any more, but the water that I will give him shall become a living spring of water within him, welling up into eternal life."

The reaper is already receiving wages and gathering a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

"I tell you solemnly that he who listens to my messages and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life. He will not come under condemnation, but has passed out of death into life.

"Solemnly I tell you that the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear shall live.

"For as the Father has life in himself, so also has he granted to the Son to have life in himself.

"those who have done good into a resurrection of life, and those who have practised evil to a resurrection of condemnation.

"You are searching the Scriptures because you suppose that in tem you have eternal life; and though these are they that bear witness concerning me,

"you will not come to me that you may have life.

"that you have not the love of God in yourselves.

"Labor not for food which perishes, but for the food that endures eternal life??hat which the Son of man will give you; for on the Father??od??as set his seal."

"for the bread of God is what come down from heaven, and gives life to the world."

"I myself am the bread of life," answered Jesus; "he who comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst again.

"For this is my Fathers will, that every one who beholds the Son and believes on him, shall have eternal life. and I will raise him up at the last day."

"I tell you solemnly that he who believes has eternal life.

"I am the bread of life.

"I myself am the living bread that has come down from heaven. Any one who eats this bread will live forever; and moreover, the bread which I will give is my flesh, given for the life of the world."

"I tell you solemnly," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

"He who feeds upon my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

"Just as the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so also that man who feeds on me shall live by me.