In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light; and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death, light arose."

And his fame went forth into all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and those who were struck with palsy; and he healed them.

But I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you;

For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same?

When Jesus heard this, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.

It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they so call those of his household!

And fear not those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Truly do I say to you, Among those born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. But he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

But he said to them, Have ye not read what David did, when he and those who were with him were hungry?

how he went into the house of God, and they ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but for the priests alone?

The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumblingblocks, and those who do iniquity,

And the king was sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he ordered it to be given,

And, lo! a woman of Canaan came out from those borders, and cried out, saying, Have compassion on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously afflicted with a demon.

And great multitudes came to him, having with them those who were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them;

But he turned and said to Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan! thou art my stumblingblock; for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men.

Truly do I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the halfshekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the halfshekel?

He saith to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of those who sold the doves;

When therefore the lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do to those husbandmen?

They say to him, He will bring those wicked men to a miserable end, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their season.

and sent forth his servants to call to the feast those who had been invited; and they would not come.

Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the feast.

And the king was enraged; and sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the bridechamber was fully furnished with guests.

But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites I because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye go not in yourselves, nor suffer those who are entering to go in.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithes of the mint, and the dill, and the cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the Law, justice, and mercy, and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not to leave those undone.

So that ye bear witness against yourselves, that ye are the sons of those who killed the prophets.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth those who are sent to her! How often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;

And woe to the women with child, and to those with children at the breast, in those days!

And were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these days will be shortened.

And immediately after the distress of those days will the sun be darkened, and the moon will not give her light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

But the wise answered, saying, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you; go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.

And after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.

Then will the king say to those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Then will he say also to those on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the everlasting fire, which is prepared for the Devil and his angels.

And, lo! one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the highpriest, and cut off his ear.

And when he had gone out into the porch, another woman saw him, and said to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.

Some of those standing there, when they heard this, said, This man is calling for Elijah.

And it came to pass that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

And in the evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed by demons;

And Simon and those with him went in search of him,

how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the highpriest, and ate the showbread, which it is lawful for none but the priests to eat, and gave also to those who were with him?

And looking round on those who sat about him, he saith, Behold my mother and my brothers.

And these are they by the wayside, those where the word is sown, and when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in them.

And these in like manner are they that are sown on the rocky places, those, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy,

And Jesus, overhearing those words, saith to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not; only believe.

And they laughed him to scorn. But putting them all out, he taketh the father of the child, and the mother, and those who were with him, and entereth where the child was.

and the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

And the king was exceedingly sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he would not refuse her.

ran through all that region, and began to carry about on beds those that were sick to the place where they heard he was.

In those days, there being again a great multitude, and they having nothing to eat, he called the disciples to him, and saith to them,

But he turning about and looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan! for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men.

And he said to them, Truly do I say to you, There are some of those standing here who will not taste of death, till they have seen that the kingdom of God hath come with power.

And they brought children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked those that brought them.

but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared.

And some of those who were standing there said to them, What are ye about, loosing the colt?

And they come to Jerusalem. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of those who sold the doves;

But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.

And he called to him his disciples, and said to them, Truly do I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury.

But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not,let him that readeth understand,then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains;

And woe to the women with child, and to those with children at the breast, in those days!

For those days will be a time of distress, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, nor shall be.

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

And one of those who stood by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the highpriest, and cut off his ear.

And the maidservant, seeing him, began again to say to those who were standing by, This is one of them.

And he denied it again. And shortly after, those who were standing by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilaean.

And some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said, See! he is calling for Elijah.

She went and reported it to those who had been with him, who were mourning and weeping.

Afterward he manifested himself to the eleven themselves, as they were reclining at table, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

Inasmuch as many have undertaken to arrange a narrative of those things which are fully believed among us,

even as they were delivered to us by those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and became ministers of the word,

that thou mightst know the exact truth with regard to those things in which thou wast instructed.

And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

And Mary arose and went in those days into the hillcountry with haste, into a city of Judah.

And blessed is she who hath believed that there will be an accomplishment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered.

forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

But the days will comeand when the bridegroom is taken from them, then will they fast in those days.

how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave it also to those who were with him, which it is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone?

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;

bless those who curse you; pray for those who are spiteful to you.

And if ye love those who love you, what thanks do ye deserve? for sinners also love those who love them.

For if ye do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners do the same.

And if ye lend to those from whom ye expect to receive, what thanks do ye deserve? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much in return.

I say to you, Among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And those who were at table with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?

Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the Devil and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

Those on the rocky ground are they who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; and for a while they believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And those seeds which fell among the thorns, these are they who, when they have heard, go away and are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

And no one having lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? And when all denied it, Peter and those with him said, Master, the multitudes are thronging thee, and pressing against thee.

But the multitudes, when they knew it, followed him; and he welcomed them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.