"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God!

If anyone begs from you, give to him, and when anyone wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for your persecutors,

"When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they like to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the squares, to let people see them. I tell you, that is the only reward they will get!

But when you pray, go into your own room, and shut the door, and pray to your Father who is unseen, and your Father who sees what is secret will reward you.

And when you pray, do not repeat empty phrases as the heathen do, for they imagine that their prayers will be heard if they use words enough.

This, therefore, is the way you are to pray: 'Our Father in heaven, Your name be revered!

Just so any sound tree bears good fruit, but a poor tree bears bad fruit.

No sound tree can bear bad fruit, and no poor tree can bear good fruit.

Any tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and burned.

And when the crowd saw it, they were filled with awe, and praised God for giving such power to men.

So pray to the owner of the harvest to send reapers to gather it."

Then he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them power over the foul spirits so that they could drive them out, and so that they could heal any disease or illness.

and you will be brought before governors and kings on my account, to bear your testimony before them and the heathen.

The blind are regaining their sight and the lame can walk, the lepers are being cured and the deaf can hear, the dead are being raised and good news is being preached to the poor.

for the yoke I offer you is a kindly one, and the load I ask you to bear is light."

and went to his own part of the country. And he taught the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were astonished, and said, "Where did he get this wisdom, and the power to do these wonders?

After he had dismissed them he went up the hill by himself to pray. And when evening came on he was there alone,

Again, I tell you, if even two of you here on earth agree about what they shall pray for, it will be given them by my Father in heaven.

Then some children were brought up to him so that he might lay his hands on them and pray, but his disciples reproved the people for it.

He said to him, "Which ones?" Jesus said, "These: 'You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not bear false witness,

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go! Sell your property and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come back and be a follower of mine."

And everything that you pray for with faith, you will obtain."

Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God.

So you bear witness against yourselves that you are descended from the murderers of the prophets.

Then they will hand you over to persecution and they will put you to death, and you will be hated by all the heathen because you bear my name.

And pray that you may not have to fly in winter or on the Sabbath,

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will lament when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, in all his power and splendor.

It might have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor."

For you always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray."

You must all watch, and pray that you may not be exposed to trial! One's spirit is eager, but flesh and blood are weak!"

And he got up, and immediately picked up his mat and went out before them all, so that they were all astonished and acknowledged the power of God, saying, "We never saw anything like this before."

with power to drive out the demons. These were the twelve he appointed:

Jesus instantly perceived that healing power had passed from him, and he turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

And he called the Twelve to him and sent them off two by two, giving them power over the foul spirits.

When he had taken leave of the people he went up the hill to pray.

You know the commandments??Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.'

And Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, "There is one thing that you lack. Go, sell all you have, and give the money to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

Therefore I tell you, whenever you pray or ask for anything, have faith that it has been granted you, and you shall have it.

And whenever you stand up to pray, if you have a grievance against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven too may forgive you your offenses."

Jesus said to them, "Does not this show that you are wrong, and do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God?

A poor widow came up and dropped in two little copper coins which make a cent.

And he called his disciples to him and said, "I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all these others who have been putting money into the treasury.

You will be hated by everyone, because you bear my name. But he who holds out to the end will be saved.

Pray that it may not be winter when it comes,

Then they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds with great power and glory,

Jesus was in Bethany, at the house of Simon the leper, and as he was at table, a woman came in, with an alabaster flask of pure nard perfume, very expensive; she broke the flask and poured the perfume on his head.

It might have been sold for more than sixty dollars, and the money have been given to the poor."

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do for them, but you will not always have me.

They came to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

You must all watch, and pray that you may not be subjected to trial. One's spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

And the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

He will go before him with the spirit and the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children, and to bring the disobedient back to the wisdom of upright men, to make a people perfectly ready for the Lord."

The angel answered, "The holy Spirit will come over you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. For that reason your child will be called holy, and the Son of God.

He has dethroned monarchs and exalted the poor,

and to offer the sacrifice prescribed in the Law of the Lord, "A pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons."

And the devil said to him, "I will give you all this power and their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I can give it to anyone I please.

Under the power of the Spirit Jesus returned to Galilee, and news of him went all over that region.

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me, For he has consecrated me to preach the good news to the poor, He has sent me to announce to the prisoners their release and to the blind the recovery of their sight, To set the down-trodden at liberty,

and they got up and drove him out of the town and took him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, intending to throw him down from it.

But Jesus himself would retire into the desert and pray.

One day as he was teaching, there were some Pharisees and experts in the Law sitting near by, who had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was there, so that he might cure people.

It was in those days that he went up on the mountain to pray, and passed the whole night in prayer to God.

And all the people tried to touch him, because power went forth from him and cured them all.

Then he fixed his eyes on his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, for the Kingdom of God is yours!

"Blessed are you when people hate you and exclude you and denounce you and spurn the name you bear as evil, on account of the Son of Man.

bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

Give, and they will give to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, they will pour into your lap. For the measure you use with others they in turn will use with you."

For sound trees do not bear bad fruit, nor bad trees sound fruit.

And he answered them, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard. The blind are regaining their sight, the lame can walk, the lepers are being cured and the deaf can hear, the dead are being raised and good news is being preached to the poor.

But Jesus said, "Somebody touched me, for I know that power passed from me."

Then he called the Twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases,

It was about eight days after Jesus said this that he took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

And they were all amazed at the power of God. While everybody was full of wonder at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples,

And he said to them, "The harvest is abundant enough, but the reapers are few. So pray to the owner of the harvest to send reapers to gather it.

Here I have given you the power to tread on snakes and scorpions, and to trample on all the power of the enemy. Nothing will hurt you at all.

Once as he was praying in a certain place, when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

He said to them, "When you pray, say, 'Father, your name be revered! Your kingdom come!

As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the mother who bore you and nursed you!"

I will show you whom to fear: fear him who, after killing you, has power to hurl you into the pit. Yes, fear him, I tell you.

perhaps it will bear fruit next year. But if it does not, you can have it cut down.' "

But when you give an entertainment, invite people who are poor, maimed, lame, or blind.

So the slave went back, and reported this to his master. Then the master of the house was angry and said to his slave, 'Hurry out into the streets and squares of the city, and bring the poor, the maimed, the blind, and the lame in here!'

He gave them an illustration to show that they must always pray and not give up,

"Two men went up to the Temple to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector.

You know the commandments, 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' "

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "There is one thing that you still lack. Sell all that you have, and divide the money among the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

But Zaccheus stopped and said to the Master, "See, Master! I will give half my property to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay him four times as much."

"Show me a denarius. Whose head and title does it bear?" They said, "The emperor's."

And he saw a poor widow drop in two coppers.

And he said, "I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all the rest.

and you will be hated by everyone because you bear my name.

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great power and glory.

But you must be vigilant and always pray that you may succeed in escaping all this that is going to happen, and in standing in the presence of the Son of Man."

And when he reached the spot, he said to them, "Pray that you may not be subjected to trial."

And he said to them, "Why are you asleep? Get up, and pray that you may not be subjected to trial!"

And I will send down upon you what my Father has promised. Wait here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

You will bear me witness that I said, 'I am not the Christ; I have been sent in advance of him.'

You pore over the Scriptures, for you think that you will find eternal life in them, and these very Scriptures testify to me,