He made Mary his wife, but did not live with her as her husband until after the birth of her son; and to this son he gave the name Jesus.

John wore clothing made of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Be ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet him on your way to the court; for fear that he should hand you over to the judge, and the judge to his officer, and you should be thrown into prison.

For, just as you judge others, you will yourselves be judged, and the measure that you mete will be meted out to you.

Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so: "I am willing; become clean." Instantly he was made clean from his leprosy;

Jesus was surprised to hear this, and said to those who were following him: "Never I tell you, in any Israelite have I met with such faith as this!

And on getting to the other side--the country of the Gadarenes--Jesus met two men who were possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one was able to pass that way.

At the news the whole town went out to meet Jesus, and, when they saw him, they entreated him to go away from their neighborhood.

No man ever puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for such a patch tears away from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

The blind recover their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are made clean and the deaf hear, the dead, too, are raised to life, and the good news is told to the poor.

And there he saw a man with a withered hand. Some people asked Jesus whether it was allowable to work a cure on the Sabbath- -so that they might have a charge to bring against him.

So, when the blades of corn shot up, and came into ear, the tares made their appearance also.

Immediately afterwards Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and cross over in advance of him, while he dismissed the crowds.

Begging him merely to let them touch the tassel of his cloak; and all who touched were made perfectly well.

But you say 'Whenever any one says to his father or mother "Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is 'Given to God,'"

And the crowds were astonished, when they saw the dumb talking, the cripples made sound, the lame walking about, and the blind with their sight restored; and they praised the God of Israel.

"Have not you read," replied Jesus, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'

So the men went. Going out again about mid-day and about three o'clock, he did as before.

Then the Pharisees went away and conferred together as to how they might lay a snare for Jesus in the course of conversation.

Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

But at midnight a shout was raised--'The Bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!'

The man who had received the three thousand pounds went at once and traded with it, and made another three thousand.

So, too, the man who had received the twelve hundred pounds made another twelve hundred.

The man who had received the three thousand pounds came up and brought three thousand more. 'Sir,' he said, 'you entrusted me with three thousand pounds; look, I have made another three thousand!'

Then the one who had received the twelve hundred pounds came up and said 'Sir, you entrusted me with twelve hundred pounds; look, I have made another twelve hundred!'

Then the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation met in the house of the High Priest, who was called Caiaphas,

It was then that one of the Twelve, named Judas Iscariot, made his way to the Chief Priests,

When he had gone out into the gateway, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there: "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth!"

While charges were being brought against him by the Chief Priests and Councillors, Jesus made no reply.

Yet Jesus made no reply--not even a single word; at which the Governor was greatly astonished.

Now, at the Feast, the Governor was accustomed to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might choose.

After mid-day a darkness came over all the country, lasting till three in the afternoon.

And laid it in his newly-made tomb which he had cut in the rock; and, before he left, he rolled a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.

So order the tomb to be made secure till the third day. Otherwise his disciples may come and steal him, and then say to the people 'He has risen from the dead,' when the latest imposture will be worse than the first."

So they went made the tomb secure, by sealing the stone, in presence of the guard.

Suddenly Jesus met them. "Welcome!" he said. The women went up to him, and clasped his feet, bowing to the ground before him. Then Jesus said to them:

So they and the Councillors met and, after holding a consultation, gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus told them to meet him;

Being, however, unable to get him near to Jesus, owing to the crowd, they removed the roofing below which Jesus was; and, when they had made an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

Which is easier?--to say to the paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven'? or to say 'Get up, and take up your mat, and walk about'?

"To you I say, Get up, take up your mat, and return to your home."

The man got up, and immediately took up his mat, and went out before them all; at which they were amazed, and, as they praised God, they said: "We have never seen anything like this!"

No man ever sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if he does, the patch tears away from it--the new from the old-- and a worse rent is made.

Then Jesus added: "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

And they watched Jesus closely, to see if he would cure the man on the Sabbath, so that they might have a charge to bring against him.

For he had cured many of them, and so people kept crowding upon him, that all who were afflicted might touch him.

And Jesus made his way up the hill, and called those whom he wished; and they went to him.

And he appointed twelve--whom he also named 'Apostles'--that they might be with him, and that he might send them out as his Messengers, to preach,

Take care what you listen to," said Jesus. "The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you.

And, as soon as Jesus had got out of the boat, he met a man coming out of the tombs, who was under the power of a foul spirit,

And who made his home in the tombs. No one had ever been able to secure him, even with a chain;

By the time Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the opposite shore, a great number of people had gathered to meet him, and were standing by the Sea.

So she went in as quickly as possible to the King, and made her request. 'I want you,' she said, 'to give me at once, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.'

Immediately afterwards Jesus made his disciples get into the boat, and cross over in advance, in the direction of Bethsaida, while he himself was dismissing the crowd.

So wherever he went--to villages, or towns, or farms--they would lay their sick in the market-places, begging him to let them touch only the tassel of his cloak; and all who touched were made well.

You say 'If a man says to his father or mother "Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is Korban"' (which means 'Given to God')--

Jesus insisted upon their not telling any one; but the more he insisted, the more perseveringly they made it known,

And a profound impression was made upon the people. "He has done everything well!" they exclaimed. "He makes even the deaf hear and the dumb speak!"

This statement he made openly. But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him.

But, at the beginning of the Creation, God 'made them male and female.'

Then he began to teach. "Does not Scripture say," he asked, "'My House shall be called a House of Prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers.'"

Jesus sent forward two of his disciples and said to them: "Go into the city, and there a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him;

Going on a little further, he threw himself on the ground, and began to pray that, if it were possible, he might be spared that hour.

"We ourselves heard him say 'I will destroy this Temple made with hands, and in three days build another made without hands.'"

But Jesus remained silent, and made no answer. A second time the High Priest questioned him. "Are you," he asked, "the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

But Jesus still made no reply whatever; at which Pilate was astonished.

Now, at the Feast, Pilate used to grant the people the release of any one prisoner whom they might ask for.

At midday, a darkness came over the whole country, lasting till three in the afternoon.

When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some spices, so that they might go and anoint the body of Jesus.

Afterwards, altered in appearance, he made himself known to two of them, as they were walking, on their way into the country.

Later on, he made himself known to the Eleven themselves as they were at a meal, and reproached them with their want of faith and their stubbornness, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen from the dead.

But they set out, and made the proclamation everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the Message by the signs which attended it.

[To his Excellency, Theophilus. Many attempts have been already made to draw up an account of those events which have reached their conclusion among us,

Soon after this Mary set out, and made her way quickly into the hill-country, to a town in Judah;

A week later they met to circumcise the child, and were about to call him 'Zechariah' after his father,

And they made signs to the child's father, to find out what he wished the child to be called.

"What made you search for me?" he answered. "Did not you know that I must be in my Father's House?"

Every chasm shall be filled, Every mountain and hill shall be leveled, The winding ways shall be straightened, The rough roads made smooth,

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the Prophet Elisha, yet it was not one of them who was made clean, but Naaman the Syrian."

For he and all who were with him were lost in amazement at the haul of fish which they had made;

The Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely, to see if he would work cures on the Sabbath, so that they might find a charge to bring against him.

Give, and others will give to you. A generous measure, pressed and shaken down, and running over, will they pour into your lap; For the measure that you mete will be meted out to you in return."

Jesus was surprised to hear these words from him; and, turning to the crowd which was following him, he said: "I tell you, nowhere in Israel have I met with such faith as this!"

So his answer to the question was: "Go and report to John what you have witnessed and heard--the blind recover their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, the Good News is told to the poor.

And then, turning to the woman, he said to Simon: "Do you see this woman? I came into your house--you gave me no water for my feet, but she has made my feet wet with her tears and dried them with her hair.

And, on getting ashore, Jesus met a man, who had demons in him, coming out of the town. For a long time this man had worn no clothing, and he had not lived in a house, but in the tombs.

The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met Jesus.

And they made their way to another village.

Remember, I have given you the power to 'trample upon serpents and scorpions,' and to meet all the strength of the Enemy. Nothing shall ever harm you in any way.

Laying traps for him, so as to seize upon anything that he might say.

But Jesus said to him: "Man, who made me a judge or an arbiter between you?"

He placed his hands on her, and she was instantly made straight, and began to praise God.

But to-day and to-morrow and the day after I must go on my way, because it cannot be that a Prophet should meet his end outside Jerusalem.

Or what king, when he is setting out to fight another king, does not first sit down and consider if with ten thousand men he is able to meet one who is coming against him with twenty thousand?

This made him angry, and he would not go in. But his father came out and begged him to do so.

'No,' he said to his father, 'look at all the years I have been serving you, without ever once disobeying you, and yet you have never given me even a kid, so that I might have a merry-making with my friends.

As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him.

When Jesus saw them, he said: "Go and show yourselves to the priest." And, as they were on their way, they were made clean.

"Were not all the ten made clean? exclaimed Jesus. But the nine--where are they?

Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.