and went and settled in a town called Nazareth, in order that these words spoken through the Prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

And already the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which does not produce good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire.

and said, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down; for it is written, "'To His angels He will give orders concerning thee, and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"

and said to Him, "All this I will give you, if you will kneel down and do me homage."

and leaving Nazareth He went and settled at Capernaum, a town by the Lake on the frontiers of Zebulun and Naphtali,

And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan.

*You* are the light of the world; a town cannot be hid if built on a hill-top.

let Thy kingdom come; let Thy will be done, as in Heaven so on earth;

Every tree which does not yield good fruit is cut down and thrown aside for burning.

"Go," He replied. Then they came out from the men and went into the swine, whereupon the entire herd instantly rushed down the cliff into the Lake and perished in the water.

The swineherds fled, and went and told the whole story in the town, including what had happened to the demoniacs.

Accordingly He went on board, and crossing over came to His own town.

Then their eyes were opened. And assuming a stern tone Jesus said to them, "Be careful to let no one know."

These twelve Jesus sent on a mission, after giving them their instructions: "Go not," He said, "among the Gentiles, and enter no Samaritan town;

"Whatever town or village you enter, inquire for some good man; and make his house your home till you leave the place.

And whoever refuses to receive you or even to listen to your Message, as you leave that house or town, shake off the very dust from your feet.

I solemnly tell you that it will be more endurable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of Judgement than for that town.

Whenever they persecute you in one town, escape to the next; for I solemnly tell you that you will not have gone the round of all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Then began He to upbraid the towns where most of His mighty works had been done--because they had not repented.

"Alas for thee, Chorazin!" He cried. "Alas for thee, Bethsaida! For had the mighty works been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in both of you, they would long ere now have repented, covered with sackcloth and ashes.

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted even to Heaven? Even to Hades shalt thou descend. For had the mighty works been done in Sodom which have been done in thee, it would have remained until now.

"'Some enemy has done this,' he said. "'Shall we go, and collect it?' the men inquire.

"Again the Kingdom of the Heavens is like a draw-net let down into the sea, which encloses fish of all sorts.

When full, they haul it up on the beach, and sit down and collect the good fish in baskets, while the worthless they throw away.

and He told all the people to sit down on the grass. Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and after looking up to heaven and blessing them, He broke up the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples distributed them to the people.

When He had done this, He climbed the hill to pray in solitude. Night came on, and he was there alone.

"Come," said Jesus. Then Peter climbed down from the boat and walked upon the water to go to Him.

and the men on board fell down before him and said, "You are indeed God's Son."

but it is in vain they worship Me, while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'"

"O woman," replied Jesus, "great is your faith: be it done to you as you desire." And from that moment her daughter was restored to health.

Again, moving thence, Jesus went along by the Lake of Galilee; and ascending the hill, He sat down there.

So He bade all the people sit down on the ground,

The servant therefore falling down, prostrated himself at his feet and entreated him. "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you the whole.'

On hearing those words the young man went away much cast down; for he had much property.

"'These who came last have done only one hour's work, and you have put them on a level with us who have worked the whole day and have borne the scorching heat.'

The other ten heard of this, and their indignation was aroused against the two brothers.

But when the High Priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done and the children who were crying aloud in the Temple, "God save the Son of David," they were filled with indignation.

"I solemnly tell you," said Jesus, "that if you have an unwavering faith, you shall not only perform such a miracle as this of the fig-tree, but that even if you say to this mountain, 'Be thou lifted up and hurled into the sea,' it shall be done;

So also did the second and the third, down to the seventh,

"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you pay the tithe on mint, dill, and cumin, while you have neglected the weightier requirements of the Law--just judgement, mercy, and faithful dealing. These things you ought to have done, and yet you ought not to have left the others undone.

You blind guides, straining out the gnat while you gulp down the camel!

"For this reason I am sending to you Prophets and wise men and Scribes. Some of them you will put to death--nay, crucify; some of them you will flog in your synagogues and chase from town to town;

"You see all these?" He replied; "in solemn truth I tell you that there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be pulled down."

let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;

"Then will the Kingdom of the Heavens be found to be like ten bridesmaids who took their torches and went out to meet the bridegroom.

"'You have done well, good and trustworthy servant,' replied his master; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'

"'Good and trustworthy servant, you have done well,' his master replied; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'

So take away the talent from him, and give it to the man who has the ten.'

But Jesus heard it, and said to them, "Why are you vexing her? For she has done a most gracious act towards me.

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane. And He said to the disciples, "Sit down here, whilst I go yonder and there pray."

Again a second time He went away and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is impossible for this cup to pass without my drinking it, Thy will be done."

And Peter kept following Him at a distance, till he came even to the court of the High Priest's palace, where he entered and sat down among the officers to see the issue.

who testified, "This man said, 'I am able to pull down the Sanctuary of God and three days afterwards to build a new one.'"

and sat down there on guard.

and said, "You who would pull down the Sanctuary and build a new one within three days, save yourself. If you are God's Son, come down from the cross."

"He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him.

After the Sabbath, in the early dawn of the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary came to see the sepulchre.

His announcement was, "There is One coming after me mightier than I--One whose sandal-strap I am unworthy to stoop down and unfasten.

and immediately on His coming up out of the water He saw an opening in the sky, and the Spirit like a dove coming down to Him;

And all were amazed and awe-struck, so they began to ask one another, "What does this mean? Here is a new sort of teaching--and a tone of authority! And even to foul spirits he issues orders and they obey him!"

and the whole town was assembled at the door.

But the man, when he went out, began to tell every one and to publish the matter abroad, so that it was no longer possible for Jesus to go openly into any town; but He had to remain outside in unfrequented places, where people came to Him from all parts.

And the foul spirits, whenever they saw Him, threw themselves down at His feet, screaming out: "You are the Son of God."

The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons."

He gave them leave; and the foul spirits came out and entered into the swine, and the herd--about 2,000 in number--rushed headlong down the cliff into the Lake and were drowned in the Lake.

The swineherds fled, and spread the news in town and country. So the people came to see what it was that had happened;

But He would not allow it. "Go home to your family," He said, "and report to them all that the Lord has done for you, and the mercy He has shown you."

So the man departed, and related publicly everywhere in the Ten Towns all that Jesus had done for him; and all were astonished.

But He continued looking about to see the person who had done this,

When the Apostles had re-assembled round Jesus, they reported to Him all they had done and all they had taught.

So He directed them to make all sit down in companies on the green grass.

And they sat down in rows of hundreds and of fifties.

And enter wherever He might--village or town or hamlet--they laid their sick in the open places, and entreated Him to let them touch were it but the tassel of His robe; and all, whoever touched Him, were restored to health.

But idle is their devotion while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'

thus nullifying God's precept by your tradition which you have handed down. And many things of that kind you do."

Returning from the neighbourhood of Tyre, He came by way of Sidon to the Lake of Galilee, passing through the district of the Ten Towns.

So He passed the word to the people to sit down on the ground. Then taking the seven loaves He blessed them, and broke them into portions and proceeded to give them to His disciples for them to distribute, and they distributed them to the people.

As they were coming down from the mountain, He very strictly forbad them to tell any one what they had seen "until after the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."

Yet I tell you that not only has Elijah come, but they have also done to him whatever they chose, as the Scriptures say about him."

Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

"What rule did Moses lay down for you?" He answered.

The other ten, hearing of it, were at first highly indignant with James and John.

They came to Jericho; and as He was leaving that town--Himself and His disciples and a great crowd--Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus)

Then many spread their outer garments to carpet the road, and others leafy branches which they had cut down in the fields;

"You see all these great buildings?" Jesus replied; "not one stone will be left here upon another--not thrown down."

let him who is on the roof not come down and enter the house to fetch anything out of it;

Be wakeful therefore, for you know not when the master of the house is coming--in the evening, at midnight, at cock-crow, or at dawn.

But Jesus said, "Leave her alone: why are you troubling her? She has done a most gracious act towards me.

And I solemnly tell you that wherever in the whole world the Good News shall be proclaimed, this which she has done shall also be told in remembrance of her."

Then said Jesus to them, "All of you are about to stumble and fall, for it is written, 'I will strike down the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered in all directions.'

So they came to a place called Gethsemane. There He said to His disciples, "Sit down here till I have prayed."

"We have heard him say, 'I will pull down this Sanctuary built by human hands, and three days afterwards I will erect another built without hands.'"

But he denied it, and said, "I don't know--I don't understand--What do you mean?" And then he went out into the outer court. Just then a cock crowed.

At earliest dawn, after the High Priests had held a consultation with the Elders and Scribes, they and the entire Sanhedrin bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.

Then they crucified Him. This done, they divided His garments among them, drawing lots to decide what each should take.

come down from the cross and save yourself."

This Christ, the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Even the men who were being crucified with Him heaped insults on Him.

Then a man ran to fill a sponge with sour wine, and he put it on the end of a cane and placed it to His lips, saying at the same time, "Wait! let us see whether Elijah will come and take him down."

He, having bought a sheet of linen, took Him down, wrapped Him in the sheet and laid Him in a tomb hewn in the rock; after which he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

So the Lord Jesus after having thus spoken to them was taken up into Heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.