And his fame spread throughout all Syria. They brought all the sick to him, those who were suffering from various diseases and troubles??emoniacs, epileptics, paralytics??nd he healed them.

"Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake.

"But I say to you, swear not at all; neither by the sky, for it is God's throne;

"Behold! the birds in the sky! They neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them; and are not you worth more than they?

"But continue to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

But all the crowd were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

"It is not those who are well," said Jesus, when he heard this, "but the sick, who need a doctor.

and when he had driven out the demon, the dumb spoke. The crowds were amazed, saying, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel!"

"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

"And you will be taken before governors and kings for my sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

"He who has saved his life shall lose it; and he who has lost his life for my sake shall find it.

and such a great crowd gathered about him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the crowd stood on the beach.

"This is indeed the smallest of seeds, but when it is grown it is greater than any herb, and becomes a tree, so that the winged things of the sky come and roost in its branches."

and came into his own country, where he continued teaching the people in their synagogues, until they were amazed. "Where did he get such wisdom?" they said, "and such wondrous powers?

So when he landed he saw a great multitude, and felt compassion for them, and healed their sick.

and when the men of that country recognized him, they sent into all the country round about, and brought to him all the sick,

"In a lonely place like this," asked the disciple. "where can we get bread enough to satisfy such a crowd?"

In answer he said: "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red as fire';

and at dawn you say, 'It will storm today, for the sky is red and lowering.' You know how to discern the look of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot read.

For he who wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

"and whoever receives one such child for my sake, receives me.

"Woe unto the world because of such stumbling-blocks! They will surely come, but woe unto each man by whom they come!

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

"For there are eunuchs who have been such from birth; others who have been made such by men; and others who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of God. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."

"And every one who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, shall many times as much, and fall heir to eternal life.

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see to it that you are not afraid. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

for then shall be a time of great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never shall be again.

And if these days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake these days will be cut short.

"But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

"Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

"'I was naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to see me.'

"'When did we see you sick or in prison, and come to see you?'

"I was a stranger, and you took me not in; naked, and you clothed me not; sick, or in prison, and you visited me not.'

"Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

and as soon as he rose from the water he saw the sky cleft asunder, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him,

and a voice from the sky. "Thou art my Son, my beloved; in thee is my delight."

Now Simon's mother-in-law lay sick of fever, and without delay they told him about her.

At evening when the sun had set, people came and brought to him all the sick and demon-possessed,

and at once such a crowd gathered that there was no longer room for them, even around the door.

On hearing this Jesus said to them. "It is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

Then he went into a house, but again such a multitude assembled that they could not get their food.

yet when sown shoots up and becomes larger than any plant, sending out such branches that the wild birds build their nests under its shadow."

With many such illustrations Jesus used to tell his message to people as far as they were able to receive it;

When it came Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; many, as they listened, were deeply impressed. "Where did he get all this?" they asked; "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, and miracles such as these that happen at his hands?

And he was unable to do any miracle there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick folk and healed them.

They cast out many demons, and anointed many sick people with oil and cured them.

Now this Herod had sent and arrested John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

and began running over that whole country, and carrying the sick about on their beds, wherever they heard he was.

And whenever he entered into villages or cities or the fields they would lay the sick in the market-places and beseech him to let them touch even the tassel of his cloak, and all who touched him were made well.

and when they come from the market-place they do not eat without bathing first. and they have many other customs which they have received and observe, such as the washing of cups and jugs and copper pans.

At this Jesus sighed deeply in his spirit, and said: "Why does the present generation seek a sign? In solemn truth I tell you that no sign shall be given this generation."

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever, for my sake and the gospel's, loses his life will save it.

Here in their presence he was transfigured; and his clothes also became glistering with a radiant whiteness, such as no bleaching on earth could give.

"Whoever in my name receives one such little child, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me, but Him who sent me."

Jesus was indignant when he saw it, and said: "Let the little children come to me. Do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such.

"I tell you solemnly," said Jesus, "that there is no man who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake and the gospel's,

The chief priests and the Scribes heard this, and they began to seek means of destroying him; for they were afraid of him because all the crowd were greatly struck with his teaching.

But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars do not be dismayed, such things must come, but the end is not yet.

"You yourselves must be on your guard. They will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged on the synagogues; and you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, to witness to them for me.

You will be hated by all men for my name's sake, but he that endures to the end shall be saved.

And had not the Lord cut short those days, not a single person would escape; but for the elect's sake whom he has chosen, he has cut them short.

and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

Then he will send forth the angels and gather his chosen from the four winds, from uttermost earth to uttermost sky.

Earth and sky shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

they shall pick up serpents, and if they drink any poison it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover."

Now when he rose and left the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon, where Simon's mother-in-law lay sick of a great fever. And they kept entreating him for her.

At sunset all they who had any sick with any sort of disease brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.

"When they had nothing pay he forgave them with such charm. "Tell me, then, which of these will love him most?"

and sent them out to preach the kingdom of God, and heal the sick.

So Herod said, "I beheaded John, but who is this of whom I am hearing such reports," And he kept seeking to see him.

"For whoever wills to save his life shall lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake shall save it.

"Heal the sick in that town and tell them, The kingdom of God draws near to you.

"So I say to you. "Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.

Hereupon one of the lawyers exclaimed, "But teacher, in saying such things you are also reproaching us also."

"But seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.

"Hypocrites! you know how to read the face of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that you do not know how to read the signs of the present time?

But Jesus called for the babies. "Let the little children come to me," he said, "do not hinder them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

And he said to them, "In Solemn truth I tell you that there is no one who, for the sake of the kingdom of God, has left houses, or wife, or brother, or parents, or children,

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save the lost."

"But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

"Some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for the sake of my name.

He gave them a cup in like manner, after supper saying. "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, poured out for your sake.

And they began to question among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do such a thing.

But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father is seeking such as his worshipers.

It has five colonnades. In these there used to lie a great crowd of sick people??lind, lame, paralyzed.

"Sir," answered the sick man, "I have no man to put me into the pool whenever the water is troubled; and while I am trying to come, some one else steps down before me."

For this reason the Jews continued to seek the more eagerly to put him to death, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was actually speaking of God as his own Father, thus making himself of God's equal.

"This is the bread which came down from heaven; not such as your fathers ate and died, for he who feeds upon this bread shall live forever."

"What does he mean saying, 'You shall seek me and you shall not find me,' and 'Where I am you cannot come'?"

"Now Moses, in the Law, has commanded us to stone such creatures. But you, what do you say?"

Then again he said them. "I am going away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come."

Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man in not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?"

"We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God-fearing and does his will, to such he listens.

"Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of.

"Father, I thank thee that thou hast listened to me. And I knew that thou art ever listening to me, but for the sake of the crowd who are standing about, I said it, in order that they may believe that thou hast sent me."

"It is not for my sake," answered Jesus, "that the voice came, but for your sakes.

With these words Jesus went away and hid himself from them. But although he had wrought such signs in their presence, still they did not believe in him.

"Do you understand what I have been doing to you? You call me 'Teacher' and 'Master', and you say well, for such I am.