But it shall not be so among you: but whoever would be great among you shall be your minister;

For the Son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many.

And if any one say to you, Why do ye so? tell him, that the Lord hath need of it, and he will immediately send it hither.

and seeing a fig-tree at a distance, with leaves, He went to see if He might find any thing upon it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves; (for the time of gathering figs was not yet come:) And Jesus spake and said unto it,

and suffered not any one to carry a burthen through the courts of the temple.

And He taught them, saying, Is it not written, my house shall be called an house of prayer for all nations? But ye have made it a den of thieves.

that whosoever shall say to this mountain, "Be thou removed and cast into the sea," and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith shall be done, he shall have whatsoever he saith.

but if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive you your trespasses.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven; He will say, why then did ye not believe him?

And have ye not read this scripture, "The stone, which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner:

and these, when they came, said to Him, Master, we know that thou art a man of truth, and carest for no man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Cesar, or not? should we give, or should we not give?

And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

But as to the dead, that they are raised, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him in the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: therefore ye do greatly mistake.

And Jesus seeing that he answered discreetly, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared any more to put questions to Him.

And Jesus answering said unto him, Thou seest these grand buildings: but there shall not be left one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.

And when ye hear of wars, and rumors of wars, be not troubled; for such things must happen; but the end will not be yet.

But when they shall lead you to deliver you up, be not anxiously careful beforehand what ye shall speak, neither premeditate: but whatever shall be suggested to you at that very time, this speak: for it is not you that speak, but the holy Spirit.

Now when ye shall see the desolating abomination, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, set up where it ought not to be, (let him that readeth, attend) then let those in Judea flee to the mountains:

and let not him that is at the top of the house come down into the house, nor go in to fetch any thing out of his house:

But pray that your flight may not be in the winter;

And if the Lord did not shorten those days, none could escape: but for the sake of the elect, whom He hath chosen, He hath shortened those days.

And then if any shall say to you, Behold, here is the Christ, or, Behold, He is there, believe it not:

But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give it's light; and the stars of heaven shall fall,

Verily I tell you, that this generation shall not pass away until all these things be fulfilled.

But of THAT day and hour knoweth no one, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

Take heed therefore, watch and pray; for ye know not when the time is:

Watch ye therefore; for ye know not when the master of the house cometh: (in the evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning:)

But they said, Not on the feast-day, least there be a tumult of the people.

She has done a kind office to me. For ye have the poor always with you, and may do them good, whenever ye will; but me ye have not always.

and I assure you, that I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine, till the day when I shall drink it new in the kingdom of God.

And Jesus saith unto them, Ye will all of you be made to offend on my account this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered:

But Peter said to Him, though all should be made to offend, yet will not I.

And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I tell thee, that to day, even in this very night, before the cock crow twice thou wilt deny me thrice.

And He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to Thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt.

And He cometh and findeth them asleep, and saith to Peter, Simon, art thou sleeping? couldst thou not watch one hour?

Watch, and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the body is weak.

And when He returned, He found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what to say to Him.

I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not seize me: but this is done that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

for many bare false witness against Him, and the evidences did not agree.

Then the high priest rent his clothes and said, What farther need have we of witnesses?

but he denied it, saying, I do not know Him, nor do I understand what thou meanest. And he went out into the porch, and the cock crew.

But he began to curse and swear saying, I do not know this man of whom ye speak: And the cock crowed a second time.

And they offered Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He would not take it.

but he said to them, Be not affrighted, ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified, He is risen, He is not here, see the place where they laid Him.

but they, though they heard that He was indeed alive, and had been seen by her, did not believe it.

and they went and told the rest; but they did not believe them neither.

At last he appeared to the eleven as they were sitting at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief, and hardness of heart; because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He was risen.

he that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not, shall be condemned.

they shall take up serpents, and if they should drink any thing poisonous, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall be well.

but the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias; for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

and now shalt thou be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass; because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled at their season.

but when he came out he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and continued speechless:

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found favor with God:

And there were in the same country shepherds out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night: and lo,

and the angel said to them, Be not affrighted; for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people,

And it was revealed to him by the holy Spirit, that he should not die before he had seen the Anointed of the Lord.

and had been a widow about eighty four years; who departed not from the temple; serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

when they returned, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem: and Joseph and his mother did not know it;

and not finding Him they returned to Jerusalem seeking for Him:

And He said to them, Why did ye so seek me? Did not ye know that I ought to be in my Father's house?

but they did not understand the word which He spake to them.

Bring forth therefore fruits becoming penitents, and do not say within yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father," for I tell you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

And now the ax is laid to the root of the trees: every tree therefore which doth not yield good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

Now as the people were in suspense, and were all thinking in their hearts concerning John, whether he were the Christ or not,

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but a mightier than I is coming, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie: He will baptize you with the holy Spirit, and with fire;

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, that man shall not live by bread only, but on every word of God.

And Jesus answered him, it is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

And demons also came out from many, crying out, Thou art the Messiah the Son of God. And He rebuked them, and suffered them not to say, that they knew Him to be the Christ.

And when the day was coming on, He went out and retired into a solitary place; and the people sought for Him, and came to Him, and would fain have detained Him, that He might not go from them.

And Simon answered and said unto Him, Master, we have been toiling all the night, and have caught nothing; however at thy word I will cast the net.

And when they had done this, they inclosed a multitude of fishes; and their net was breaking.

as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Be not afraid, from henceforth thou shalt be a captor of men.

but when they could not find what way to bring him in because of the croud, they went up on the battlements of the house, and let him down from the roof with his couch, into the midst before Jesus,

And Jesus answered and said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I am not come to call the righteous,

Then He spake a parable to them, That no one putteth a piece of new cloth upon an old garment: otherwise, the new maketh a rent, and doth not match the old:

And some of the pharisees said to them, Why do ye do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days?

And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read what David did, when he himself was hungry and those that were with him? how he went into the house of God,

and did take and eat the shew-bread, and gave also to his attendants, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests.

And in those days He went out to a mountain to pray, and He continued all night in prayer to God.

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

And He said to them by way of parable, Can a blind man guide a blind man? will they not both fall into a ditch?

the learner is not above his teacher, tho' every complete scholar will become as learned as his master.

or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother let me take out the splinter that is in thine eye, when thou thyself seest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first take out the beam from thine own eye, and then thou wilt see distinctly how to take out the chaff that is in thy brother's eye.

For that is not a good tree which produceth bad fruit, nor is the tree bad, which produceth good fruit:

for every tree is known by it's fruit; for men do not gather figs from thorns, nor grapes from a bramble.

But why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not practise what I teach you?

he is like a man who in building an house digged deep, and laid the foundation upon a rock; and when a flood came, the torrent beat violently against that house, but could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.

But he that heareth and observeth not, is like a man that built an house upon the ground without any foundation, which the flood beat violently upon, and immediately it fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.

So Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sent some of his friends to Him, saying Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof:

And when Jesus heard these things, He marvelled, and turning about, said to the multitude that followed Him, I declare unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.

And when the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Do not weep.

and happy is he who shall not be offended at any thing in me.

a reed shaken by the wind? but what did ye go out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that are dressed in fine clothes and live delicately, are in palaces, not in deserts: but what went ye out to see?

for I tell you that among the sons of men there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist: (though the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he:)

but the pharisees indeed and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God within themselves, and were not baptized by him.---

and to what are they like? they are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling to one another, and saying, "We have played pleasant tunes to you, and ye have not danced; we have sung mournful ones and ye have not wept:"

and they not being able to pay him, he freely forgave them both: tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

Thou gavest me not the respect of a kiss; but this woman, ever since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.