And now also the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which produceth not good fruit, is hewing down, and casting into the fire.

THEN was Jesus led away by the spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.

the people who sat in darkness saw a great light; and on those who sat in the region and shadow of death, even on them hath the light arisen."

Ye are the light of the world. A city cannot be hid that is situated on an eminence.

Neither do men burn a lamp, and set it under a bushel, but on its stand; and it sheds light on all that are in the house.

Just so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.

It hath been said indeed, That whosoever will put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce:

But let your discourse be, Yea, yea; No, no: for all addition to these is from the wicked one.

And if a man will prosecute thee, and take thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.

But when thou givest alms, let not thy right hand know what thy left is doing:

And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen!

But if thine eye be vitiated, thy whole body will be darkened. If therefore the light which is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!

And when Jesus was come into the house of Peter, he saw his mother-in-law laid on a bed, and in a fever.

And Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their own dead.

What I say unto you in the dark, publish in the light: and what ye hear whispered into the ear, proclaim upon the roofs.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Let them both grow together till the harvest: and at the harvest-time I will say to the reapers, Gather out first the zizane, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Then immediately Jesus stretching out his hand, laid hold on him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, wherefore dost thou doubt?

For God commanded, saying "Honour thy father and thy mother:" and, He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.

Leave them to themselves: they are blind leaders of the blind. But if the blind lead the blind, they will both fall into the pit.

Then said Jesus to his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And he was transformed before them; and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light.

If then thy hand, or thy foot, lead thee to offend, cut them off, and cast them from thee: for it were better for thee to enter into life, halting or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the fire, which is eternal.

And if thine eye lead thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee, for it were better for thee to enter into life with one eye only, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire.

But if he disregard them, inform the church: and if he disregard the church, let him be to thee as a heathen, or a publican.

Wherefore they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath yoked together, let no man separate.

For there are eunuchs, who were so from their mothers' womb; and there are eunuchs, who have been made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that is capable of receiving, let him receive it.

And when he had laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.

But thus shall it not be with you. But whosoever will be a great man among you, let him be your servant;

and whosoever will be first, let him be your slave.

and seeing a fig-tree at the road side, he went up to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only: and saith unto it, Let no fruit spring from thee henceforth for ever: and immediately the fig-tree withered entirely away.

But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come let us kill him, and let us seize on the inheritance.

They say unto him, He will dreadfully destroy those wicked wretches, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, erected in the holy place, (let him that readeth, mark this,)

then let such as are in Judea flee into the mountains.

Let not him who is upon the roof go down to take any thing out of his house.

And he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his garment.

Then, immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

And going a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Arise, let us go: lo! he that betrayeth me approaches.

Then spake Jesus to him, Friend, for what purpose art thou here? Then approaching they laid hands on Jesus, and seized him.

In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and staves to apprehend me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid not hold upon me.

And having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah? They all say to him, Let him be crucified.

The governor replied, But what evil hath he done? They cried out with greater vehemence, saying, Let him be crucified.

And when they had insulted him, they took off from him the cloak, and put his own garments on him, and led him away to crucify him.

Then having crucified him, they parted his garments, casting the lot: that it might be fulfilled, what was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and for my vesture they threw the lot.

say, He saved others, himself he is unable to save. If he be the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him.

He trusted in God; let him now deliver him, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

But about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with an exceeding loud cry, saying, Eli! Eli! lama, sabacthani? that is, My God! my God! why hast thou forsaken me?

The others said, Let him alone, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

Then Jesus crying again with a loud voice gave up the ghost.

and laid it in his own new sepulchre, which he had hewn out in a rock: and rolling a vast stone against the door of the sepulchre, departed.

NOW after the eve of the sabbath, as the light was dawning, towards the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen had come, and the other Mary, to view the sepulchre.

saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And the unclean spirit threw him into convulsions, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

And he said unto them, Let us go into the neighbouring towns, that I may preach there also; for unto this purpose came I forth.

and not being able to come nigh him because of the crowd, they stripped off the roofing of the house where he was; and having broken a way through, they let down with ropes the couch, on which the paralytic lay.

And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

For there is nothing hid, but that it should be brought to light, nor is any thing concealed, but that it should come into open day.

If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And the same day he saith unto them, as the evening shut in, Let us pass over to the other side.

and crying with a loud voice, said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus thou Son of God most high? I adjure thee by God, that thou dost not send me to torment.

And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the confusion, as they were greatly lamenting and making loud moanings.

And they derided him; but he thrusting them all out, took the father and the mother of the maiden, and those who were with him, and went in where the damsel was laid out.

And when his disciples heard it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a sepulchre.

And wherever they entered into villages or cities, or country places, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch, if but the fringe on his garment; and as many as touched it, were cured.

For Moses said, "Honour thy father and thy mother:" and "he that curseth father or mother, let him assuredly be put to death."

If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be fed, for it is not proper to take the children's bread, and throw it to the dogs.

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

And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him without the city; and spitting on his eyes, he laid his hands upon him, and asked him if he saw aught.

Then calling to him the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Then Peter addressing him, said unto him, Master, it is desirable for us to be here: and let us erect three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

And when he was seated, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desires to be the first, let him be last of all, and servant of all.

What therefore God hath yoked together, let no man separate.

But it shall not be so with you: but whosoever will be great among you let him be your servant:

and whosoever will be first, let him be the servant of all.

And Jesus spake and said to it, Let no man eat fruit from thee henceforth for ever. And his disciples heard him.

AND he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and digged a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

But these husbandmen said to each other, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.

But when ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing where it ought not (let him that readeth observe), then let those who are in Judea fly to the mountains:

and let not him who is on the roof go down into the house, nor enter into it, to carry away any thing out of the house:

and he that is in the field, let him not return back to take his garment.

but in those days, after that distressing season, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not emit her light;

And when he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at table, a woman came, having an alabaster vase of ointment, of genuine spikenard, of vast value: and breaking the vase, she let it flow down upon his head.

Then said Jesus, Let her alone; why give ye her uneasiness? she hath performed a laudable act towards me.

arise, let us go; behold, the traitor approaches me.

Now he that betrayed him, had given them a countersign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, seize him, and lead him off safely.

Then they laid their hands on him, and seized him.

Daily was I with you in the temple teaching, and ye laid no hold upon me: but [this is done] that the scriptures might be fulfilled.

And a certain youth followed him, having a linen cloth wrapped round his naked body; and the young men laid hold of him;

And they led Jesus unto the high-priest; and with him were assembled all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes.

AND immediately the chief priests having held a council in the morning, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, after binding Jesus, led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.

And the chief priests laid many accusations against him.

Then the soldiers led him to the hall, which is the Praetorium, and called together the whole band.

And when they had treated him with mockery, they took off the purple robe from him, and clothed him with his own garments, and led him out to crucify him.