And the spirit cried out, and threw him into strong convulsions, and came out of him; and he was like one dead, so that many said: He is dead.

Whoever will receive one of such children on my account, receives me; and whoever will receive me, receives not me, but him that sent me.

But Jesus said: Forbid him not; for there is no one that will do a mighty deed in my name, and be able readily to speak evil of me.

For he that is not against us, is for us.

And whoever will ensnare one of these little ones that believe on me, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

And if your hand ensnare you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter maimed into life, than having two hands to go away into hell, into the fire that is not quenched,

And if your foot en snare you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter into life lame, than having two feet to Be thrown into hell, into the fire that is not quenched,

And the Pharisees came to him, and that they might tempt him, asked him the question: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

And they brought little children to him, that he might touch them: but his disciples rebuked those who brought them.

And as he was going forth into the road, one ran and bowed the knee to him, and asked him: Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

Jesus said to him: Why do you call me good? None is good but one, that is God.

But becoming sad at that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

And Jesus answering, said: Verily I say to you, There is no one that has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel,

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

They said to him: Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy glory.

Jesus said to them: You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed?

They said to him: "We are able. Jesus said to them: You shall drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed.

But Jesus called them to him, and said to them: You know that those who think they rule the Gentiles, act as lords over them; and their great men exercise authority over them.

And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say: Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!

And many rebuked him, that he should be silent. But he cried out yet the more: Son of David, have mercy on me!

And Jesus answered and said to him: What do you wish me to do for you? The blind man said to him: Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.

And if any say to you: "Why are you doing this? say that the Lord has need of him; and he will immediately send him hither.

And those who went before, and those who followed after, cried, saying: Hosanna. Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

and he saw at a distance a fig-tree that had leaves; and he went, if perhaps he might find any thing on it. And when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the time for figs.

For, verily I say to you, that whoever will say to this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea, and will not doubt in his heart, but believe that what he says will come to pass, he shall have whatever he says.

For this reason I say to you: All things that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive them, and they shall be yours.

And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have any thing against any one, that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your offenses.

And at the proper time, he sent a servant to the vine-dressers, that he might receive from the vine-dressers of the fruit of the vineyard.

And they sought to take him, but feared the multitude; for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them; and they left him, and went away.

And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might entrap him in his words.

And they came and said to him: Teacher, we know that you are true, and that you care for no one; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

Must we give, or must we not give? But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them: Why do you tempt me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s. And they were astonished at him.

And the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him, and put a question to him, saying:

But concerning the dead, that they do rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, at The Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

And one of the scribes came, and heard them reasoning together; and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him: Which is the first commandment of all?

And the scribe said to him: Teacher, in truth you have well said, that there is one God, and there is no other beside him;

And Jesus perceiving that he answered with understanding, said to him: You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no one, after that, ventured to ask him a question.

And Jesus, as he was teaching in the temple, answered and said: How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David?

And he called his disciples to him, and said to them: Verily I say to you, this poor widow has thrown in more than all that have thrown into the treasury.

For all have thrown in out of their abundance; but she, out of her poverty, has thrown in all that she had, her whole living.

And Jesus answering, said to him: Do you see these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

But when they lead you to deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand, nor premeditate what you shall speak; but what ever shall be given you in that hour, that do you speak; for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Spirit.

and you will be hated by all on my account. But he that endures to the end shall be saved.

But when you see that detestable thing that makes desolate, which is spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that reads understand,) then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

let not him that is on the house-top go down into his house, nor enter in to take any thing from his house;

and let not him that is in the field turn back to take his mantle.

And pray that your flight may not be in the winter.

But in those days, after that affliction, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light,

and the stars of heaven will fall, and the hosts that are in the heavens will be shaken.

But learn a parable from the fig-tree: As soon as its branch becomes tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

So, also, when you see these things coming to pass, know that it is near, at the doors.

But of that day or that hour no one knows: neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

And while he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he reclined at table, there came a woman that had an alabaster box of ointment of pure nard, very costly; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head.

And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, that he might deliver him up to them.

And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said to him: Where dost thou wish that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

And while they were reclining at table, and were eating, Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, One of you, he that eats with me, will deliver me up.

He answered and said to them: It is one of the twelve, he that dips with me into the dish.

The Son of man goes, as it is written of him; but alas for that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born.

Verily I say to you, I shall drink no more of the fruit of the vine, till that day when I shall drink it new in the kingdom of God.

And he went forward a little, and fell upon the ground, and prayed, that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him;

Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up draws near.

And he that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying: The one that I shall kiss, is he; take him, and lead him away securely.

I was daily with you in the temple, and taught, and you did not take me; but this is so, that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.

And immediately the cock crew the second time. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times. And when he thought upon it, he wept.

But Jesus gave no further answer; so that Pilate was astonished.

For he knew that, through envy, the chief priests had delivered him up.

But the chief priests instigated the multitude, that he should rather release Barabbas to them.

And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying: Aha! you that destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. Those also who were crucified with him, reproached him.

And when the centurion that was standing opposite him, saw that he thus cried out, and gave up his spirit, he said: Truly, this man was the Son of God.

But Pilate was astonished that he was already dead; and having called the centurion to him, he inquired of him whether he had been any while dead.

And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulcher that had been hewed out of a rock: and he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulcher.

And when the sabbath had passed, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

for it was very great. And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away.

But go, tell his disciples, and Peter, that he goes before you into Galilee; there you shall see him, as he told you.

And though they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, they did not believe.

He that believes and is immersed, shall be saved; he that believes not, shall be condemned.

SINCE many have undertaken to compose a history of the things that are fully believed among us,

that you might know the certainty of the things in which you have been instructed.

It came to pass, while he was officiating as priest before God, in the order of his class, that,

And the people were waiting for Zachariah, and they wondered that he stayed so long in the temple.

But when he came out, he was not able to speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and remained speechless.

And it came to pass, when the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house.

And the angel answered and said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; for which reason, also, that which is begotten, being holy, shall be called the Son of God.

And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe in her womb leaped for joy.

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

for He that is Mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name:

And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had showed great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father, Zachariah.

And they said to her: There is no one among your relatives that is called by this name.

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them; and all these things were talked of everywhere throughout the mountainous country of Judea.

And all that heard them, laid them up in their hearts, and said: What, then, will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,

that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,

And it came to pass in those days, that there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the inhabitants of the land should be enrolled.

And it came to pass while they were there, that the days for her to be delivered were completed;

And it came to pass, that, after the angels had gone away into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

And after they had seen it, they made known every where the words that had been spoken to them of this child.