a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel," that is to say, God our Saviour.

and don't pretend to say within your selves, We have Abraham for our father: for I tell you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham:

but I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be punish'd by the tribunal: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be punish'd by the Sanhedrim: but whosoever shall say, thou fool, shall be punish'd by the fire of Gehenna.

but I say unto you, whoever shall put away his wife, except in the case of adultery, is the occasion of her being an adulteress, and he that shall marry her is an adulterer.

but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne:

but I say unto you, don't return evil for evil; on the contrary, if any one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other likewise.

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:

with what assurance can you say, brother, let me take that mote out of your eye; when there is such an apparent beam in your own eye?

Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but only they who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.

for is it not as easy to say, thy sins are forgiven? as to say, arise, and walk?

but when they take you. into custody, be not sollicitous, how or what ye shall speak, for at the very instant you shall be inspir'd what to say.

so John came with fasting and abstinence, and they say, he is mad.

Either allow the tree to be good, and its fruit good; or else say the tree is corrupt, and its fruit corrrupt: for a tree is distinguished by its fruit.

I will return then, says he, into my house, which I have quitted; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

"this people, says he, draw nigh to me, they honour me with their lips: while their hearts are far from me.

As Jesus was going to the district of Cesarea-Philippi, he asked his disciples, what do people say of me? that I am a common man?

why then do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come?

because of your incredulity, said Jesus: for I tell you truly, if ye had ever so little faith, ye might say to this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it should remove; and nothing would be too difficult for you.

if any man oppose you, say, the Lord wants them; and then he will send them.

and said to him, do you hear what they say? yes, said Jesus; have ye never read, "out of the mouth of babes and sucklings I will make a consort of praise?"

Jesus answered them, I declare to you, if ye have a full assurance of faith, ye shall not only be able to do this to a fig-tree, but if ye should even say to this mountain, be thou removed, and cast into the sea; it should be done.

the baptism of John, whence was it? was it a divine or a human Institution? and they reasoned thus with themselves, if we say, it was divine; he will say, then, why did ye not believe him?

but if we say, it was merely human, we are obnoxious to the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

About that time the Sadducees, who say there is no future life, came and propos'd this question,

wo unto you, ye blind guides, who say, if any man swear by the temple he is under no obligation: but if he swear by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.

and say, if we had liv'd in the time of our forefathers, we would not have been accessory with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.

wherefore, if they shall say to you, now he is in the desert, do not stir: or now, he is in the secret chambers, believe them not.

but if he be dishonest, and says to himself, my Lord delays coming,

the king shall say to those on his right hand, come, ye blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

then will he say to those on the left, depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.

and he said, go into the city to such a man, and say to him, the master sends you word that his time is at hand, and he designs to keep the passover now at your house with his disciples.

but how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, which say, that thus it must happen?

he relied upon God; if he be such a favourite, let God then deliver him: for he us'd to say he was the son of God.

and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? that is to say, "my God! my God! why hast thou forsaken me?"

then go immediately to tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and that, he goes before you into Galilee, there shall ye see it is him; 'tis I that say it.

do you say "his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

and he healed many that were variously affected with diseases, and cast out many demons, not allowing them to say that they knew him.

is it not as easy to say to the paralytic, thy sins are forgiven: as to say, arise, and take up your bed and walk?

and John the brother of James, (whom he had named Boanerges, that is to say, sons of thunder.)

give your attention to what I say, a sower went out to sow: as he sowed,

then taking her hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, that is to say, damsel, arise, 'tis I command you.

From thence Jesus went attended with his disciples to the villages of Cesarea Philippi. and ask'd them by the way, who do they say I am?

they answered, some say you are John the Baptist; others, Elias; and others, one of the prophets.

upon which he gave them a severe charge, not to say that of him to any man.

At length they started this question, why do the Scribes say, that Elias must first come?

for I assuredly tell you, that whoever shall say to this mountain, be removed, and cast into the sea, having no doubt in his mind, but believing what he says shall be effected, what he pronounces shall actually be accomplished.

answer me that. upon this they reasoned thus with themselves; if we should say, it was divine, he will urge, why then did you not believe him?

if we should say, it was a human institution, we run a risk from the people. (for they all believed John was a true prophet.)

for many shall come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; and deceive many.

Then if any one shall say to you, Christ is here, or, he is there, don't believe it.

what I say to you, I say to all, be vigilant.

and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house: "thus saith our master; where is the chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?"

and as they sat eating, Jesus said, verily I say unto you, one of you that is eating with me, will betray me.

saying, we heard him say, "I will pull down this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands."

then the high priest rising up in the midst of the assembly, ask'd Jesus, saying, have you nothing to plead for your self? what say you to the evidence they give against you?

let your actions therefore show your repentance, and don't pretend to say within yourselves, "we have Abraham for our father:" for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

which is easier, to say, your sins are forgiven you, or to say, rise up, and walk?

or how can you say to your brother, brother, let me take out the mote, that is in your eye, when you your self don't discern the beam that is in your own eye? hypocrite, first remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.

Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not observe what I say?

what then did you go to see? a prophet? yes, I say it, and more than a prophet.

for John the Baptist, when he came, abstain'd from bread and wine; yet you say, he is possess'd with a demon.

the son of man appears indifferent to any kind of meat or drink: yet you say, he is a glutton and a tipler, a friend of publicans and loose people.

in answer to his doubts, Jesus said, Simon, I have something to say to you. master, said he, lets hear it.

but Herod said, John was beheaded by my order, who then can this be, who, they say, performs such strange things? and he desired to have a sight of Jesus.

they answered, some say you are John the Baptist: others, Elias: and others, that you are one of the old prophets appearing again.

however, Jesus strictly charged them not to say so much to any body; adding,

give attention to what I now say, namely, that the son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.

at your entrance into any house, first say, prosperity be to this family.

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.

Then he said to them, suppose any of you should go to his friend at midnight; and say to him, friend, lend me three loaves:

When the impure spirit is gone out of a man, he wanders about the wilds in quest of some repose: but finding none, I will return, says he, to the abode I have quitted.

when you are brought into the synagogues, and before magistrates and rulers, be not sollicitous what to say in your own defence;

then I will say to my soul, soul, you have many enjoyments in reserve for a number of years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

but if the servant should say within himself, my master delays his return; and fall a beating his fellow-servants, indulging himself in eating and drinking to excess.

Then he said to the people, when you see a cloud rise out of the west, you say, it is just going to rain; and so it happens.

and when the south wind blows, you say, there will be heat; and so it happens.

then you will say, we have eat, and drank with you, and you have taught in our streets.

you will soon find your aboad become desolate. I declare unto you, you shall not see me till the time, when you will say, "blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."

but when you are invited, go place your self last; that he, who invited you, when he comes, may say to you, friend, go up higher: and that will do you honour before all the company at table.

this man, will they say, began to build, but wanted stock to finish.

and when he comes home, call his friends and neighbours together, and say to them, rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep, that was lost?

and when 'tis found, will she not call her friends aud neighbours together, and say, rejoice with me, for I have found the piece, I had lost?

I will depart, and go to my father, and say to him, father, I have sinned against heaven, and against thee;

then he said to another, how much do you owe? a hundred measures of wheat, said he. take your bill, says the steward, and write out one for fourscore.

if your faith improv'd like a grain of mustard-seed, you might say to this sycamine-tree, be thou rooted up, and planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Who of you having a servant, that plows, or feeds your cattle, will immediately upon his coming from field, say to him, come and sit at table?

won't he rather say, get ready my supper, dress yourself, and wait upon me, till I have done eating and drinking; after that, take your meal?

so when you have done all that you were commanded to do, say, we are unprofitable servants; we have only done what was our duty to do.

but they reason'd thus with themselves, if we should say, it was divine, he will reply, why then did not you believe him?

they address'd him therefore in this manner; master, we know that what you say and teach is all right. you are not influenc'd by the quality of men, but explain the divine law with sincerity:

for in the book of Psalms David himself says, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand,

and say to the man of the house, our master sent to ask for a room, where he may eat the passover with his disciples.

Peter reply'd, man, I don't know what you would say, and immediately while he was yet speaking, the cock crew.

and said to him, if you are the Christ, say so. but he answer'd, if I should tell you so, you will not believe it.

then Pilate ask'd him, art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus answer'd him, 'tis as you say.

then Jesus turned about, and seeing them following, said, what do you seek? they answered him, rabbi, that is to say master, where do you dwell?

the first he met was his own brother Simon, to whom he said, "we have found the Messias," that is to say, the Christ.

Jesus answered her, if you knew the dispensation of God, and who it is that says to you, give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.

the woman answered, I have no husband. Jesus replied, you were in the right to say you have no husband:

our fathers worshipped upon this mountain; and you say, that Jerusalem is the place where we ought to perform our worship.