if you are the Son of God, throw your self down: for it is written, "he will charge his angels to take care of you, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest you bruise your foot against a stone."

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you turn not away.

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who traduce you, and persecute you:

And when you pray, be not as the hypocrites are: for they chuse to stand praying in publick places, and at the corners of the streets, to be observ'd by men. I assure you, they have their reward.

but you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut the door, pray to your father who is with you in your retirement, and your father who observeth the actions of your retirement shall reward you.

When you pray, be not verbose, as the heathen are: for they think they shall be heard for their loquaciousness.

After this manner do you therefore pray: "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come.

whereby was fulfilled what Esaias the prophet said, "Himself took our infirmities, and bare, our diseases."

only it was fit you should know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins: arise, then, said he, to the paralytic, take up thy bed, and march home.

at this the multitude were amazed, and glorified God, for having communicated such power to men.

Jesus having called his twelve disciples, he gave them power to cast out unclean spirits, and to heal diseases and disorders of every kind.

and ye shall be brought before governors and kings upon my account, to bear testimony of me to them and the rest of the Gentiles.

the blind recover their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

but when the blade was sprung up, and bore grain, the tares appeared too.

and when he was come into his native country, he taught them in their synagogue, in such a manner that they cry'd out with astonishment, how came this man by all this wisdom, and extraordinary power?

and said to his servants, this is John the baptist, he is risen from the dead, and consequently is invested with miraculous power.

who being before instructed by her mother, pray, said she, order John Baptist's head to be brought here in a charger.

and when he had dismiss'd them, he retired by himself to a mountain to pray: where he stay'd all alone till the latter part of the evening.

as there are some eunuchs, who were such from their very birth: and others who were made such by men: so there are some who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of religion. he that can bear the state of celibacy, let him bear it.

he reply'd, which? Jesus said, "thou shalt do no murder, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

Jesus said, if thou wilt be perfect, go sell your estate, give the value to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: then come and follow me.

but Jesus answered them, ye know not what ye ask. can ye bear to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? they said to him, we can.

when seeing a fig-tree by the way, he came to it, and finding nothing thereon, but bare leaves, said to it, may you never more bear fruit. and presently the fig-tree withered away.

Jesus answered them, you are mistaken, for want of a true notion of the scriptures, and of the divine power.

Wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who prey upon the estates of widows, under the pretext of making long prayers; therefore ye shall be punish'd with the greater severity.

be sure to pray that your flight be not in the winter, nor on the sabbath-day:

then shall that sign, the son of man in the clouds of heaven, appear: and all the tribes of the land shall mourn, and they shall see the son of man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

Lord, Lord, pray let us in. but he answered, I assure you, I know you not.

for this could have been sold for a great price, which might have been given to the poor.

ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.

After this, Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemani, and said to the disciples, stay here, while I go there and pray.

watch and pray that ye may not sink under the trial: the mind indeed is vigorous, but the flesh is weak.

Whilst he was sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent this message to him, pray, have nothing to do with that just man: for to-day I have suffered very much on his account in a dream.

pray therefore order a guard to be posted at the sepulchre till the third day, for fear his disciples should come and steal him away, and then tell the people, "he is risen from the dead:" for this last imposture would be of worse consequence than the first.

and Jesus came, and said to them, all power has been given me in heaven and in earth.

however, to let you see that the son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, rise, said he, to the sick of the palsy,

upon which the Pharisees said to him, pray observe how they trespass on the sabbath-day.

therefore the son of man has a power of dispensing with the law of the sabbath.

with full power to heal diseases, and dispossess demons.

so if satan rise up in opposition to his own interest, his power cannot subsist, but must entirely cease.

and earnestly intreated him, saying, "my little daughter is at the last extremity, pray come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed, and live."

Now having called the twelve, he sent them out by two and two, giving them power to exorcize spirits:

to have but one pair of shoes, and but one coat.

and when they had taken their leave, he retired to a mountain to pray.

perceived his disciples had much ado to bear up against the wind, which was contrary; about the fourth watch of the night, he came up, and would have pass'd by them.

I declare unto you, said he, that some of you here present shall not die, till they see the kingdom of the Messiah usher'd in with power.

you know the commandments, "do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, defraud not, honour your father, and mother."

then Jesus looking upon him with a favourable eye, said, there is one thing still to be done; go, sell all your estate, and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come, take up the cross, and follow me.

or on my left, is not in my power to grant, except to those for whom it was designed.

therefore whenever you pray, be fully persuaded of obtaining your request, and I assure you it shall be granted, whatever it be.

for they all married her. Jesus answered them, don't you see you are in a mistake, by being unacquainted with the scriptures, as well as with the power of God?

and there came a certain poor widow, who threw in two mites, to the value of a farthing.

upon which he call'd to his disciples, and said to them, I declare unto you, that this poor widow has given more than any of those, who have given to the treasury.

for all the rest contributed out of their superfluous substance; but she has contributed what she wanted for her bare subsistence.

pray that your flight be not in the winter.

then shall they see the son of man coming in the clouds with power and great glory.

for we could have sold it for above two hundred denarys, and given them to the poor: and they inveighed against her.

the poor you have always with you, and you may relieve them whenever you please: but me you will not always have.

watch and pray, that you may not yield to temptation: the mind indeed is vigorous, but the body is weak.

and Jesus answered, I AM. and ye shall see the son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

but the angel said to Zacharias, don't be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard: and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, whom you shall name John:

and he shall march before him, in the spirit and power of Elias, to reconcile parents and children together, and the unruly to the practice of justice, that the people may be duly dispos'd to receive the Lord.

the angel answered her, "the holy spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall over-shadow thee: wherefore thy holy offspring shall be called the son of God.

to deliver us from our enemies, and from the power of all that hate us:

that we should be delivered from the power of our enemies, and serve him with security,

and to offer the sacrifice prescrib'd by the law, which was a pair of turtle-doves, or two young pidgeons.

all this power, said he, will I give thee, and the glory of them: for they are at my disposal, and where I please, I bestow them.

and they shall bear you up in their hands, for fear your foot should hit against a stone."

"the spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

and they were all amazed, and said to one another, what's the meaning of this? with authority and power he commands the impure spirits, and they come out!

he went therefore aboard one of the vessels, which was Simon's, and desired him to bear away a little from land. then he sat down, and preached to the people from the ship.

At another time, as he was teaching, it happened that some Pharisees, and doctors of the law were sitting by, who came from the several towns of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem: when the power of the Lord appear'd in their relief.

but that ye may know, that the son of man hath power to forgive sins, rise, said he, to the paralytick, 'tis I command you, take up your bed, and go home.

at this they were all seized with astonishment, and gave thanks to God, crying out with great reverence, what a wonderful instance of power have we seen this day!

About that time, Jesus retired to a mountain to pray, and spent the whole night in an oratory.

Then directing himself to his disciples, he said, blessed are ye, that are poor: for the divine kingdom is yours.

and pray for those, who maliciously abuse you.

give and you shall receive: they shall pour into your lap good measure, well pressed, heap'd up, and running over. for in the measure you deal with others, you shall be dealt with yourselves.

then he gave them this answer, go, and tell John what you have seen, and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the gospel is proclaim'd to the poor.

but Jesus said, somebody has touched me: for I know what influence my power has had.

After this he assembled the twelve apostles, and gave them authority over all sorts of demons, and the power of curing all diseases:

About eight days after this discourse, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up a mountain to pray.

and all the people were astonished at such an instance of divine power: and as they were admiring whatever Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

I have authoriz'd you to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and triumph over all the power of the enemy; so that nothing shall be capable of doing you any mischief.

he said therefore to them, when ye pray, say, "our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come. thy will be done, on earth, as in heaven.

As he was discoursing thus, a certain woman in the middle of the crowd lift up her voice, and said to him, happy the mother, who bare thee: happy the nurse, who gave thee milk.

be but charitable to the utmost of your ability, and every thing will be pure to you.

but Jesus said, wo unto you likewise, doctors of the law; for you load men with insupportable burthens, the least part of which you will not yourselves bear:

but I will inform you whom you should fear: fear him, who after he has kill'd, has power to precipitate into hell; yes, I advise you, fear him.

perhaps it may bear fruit: if not, you may after that hew it down.

but when you make a feast call the poor, and maimed, the lame and blind:

but they were all of a mind in making some excuse: the first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, which I must needs go and see: therefore pray excuse me.

so the servant return'd, and related the whole matter to his master, who in resentment said to his servant, go immediately into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring hither the poor, the maimed, the halt, and the blind.

and he that does not bear his cross, and tread in my steps, cannot be my disciple.

at length the beggar died: and was conveyed by the angels to Abraham's bower. the rich man died too, and was buried.

and being in the infernal regions of torments, he lift up his eyes, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bower.

two men went to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a Publican.

the Pharisee in a standing posture pray'd thus by himself, O God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men, a robber, a cheat, an adulterer, or like that Publican.

you know the commandments, "do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honour thy father and mother."