"I tell you truly that you would certainly not get out from there until you had paid back the last cent.

"Therefore everything that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.

"No one ever sews a piece of undressed cloth on an old cloak. If they did, the patch put on to fill it up would tear away from the cloak, and the rent be made worse.

"Nor do they put new wine into old wine-skins; if they did, the wine-skins would split, the wine would run out, and the skins be ruined. Instead, they put new wine into fresh wine-skins and both are preserved."

"Woe unto you, Chorazin! Woe unto you, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented, long ago, in sackcloth and ashes.

"And you too, Capernaum! Will you be exalted even to heaven? You shall go down to the Place of Death! For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which have been done in you, it would have remained until this day.

"you would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath."

"But whoever shall cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung about his neck, and he were drowned in the depths of the sea.

"But he would not; on the contrary he went and threw him into prison until he should pay the debt.

"and when the first came they supposed that they would get more, but they also received each two shillings.

"'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their comrades in the murder of the prophets.'

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not!

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 know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief was coming, he would have been on his guard, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

The chief priests took the money, and said, "It would be wrong to put it into the temple-treasury, because it is the price of blood."

And no one ever pours new wine into old wine-skins, else the wine would burst the skins, and both wine and skins would be lost. New wine is poured into fresh wine-skins.

And they kept watching Jesus to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath; so as to have some charge to bring against him.

He would not permit any one to go with him, except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

He even swore to her that whatever she asked, he would give it to her, up to half his kingdom.

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.

you say that if a man tells his father or mother, 'This money which otherwise you would have received from me, is Korban' (that is, a thing devoted to God),

for he was explaining to his disciples that the Son of man was to be betrayed into the hands of men, and that they would put him to death, but that after he had been put to death, he would rise again after three days,

"And if any one shall cause one of these little ones who believe on me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown out into the sea with a great millstone about his neck.

Presently there came up to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and said, "Teacher, we wish you would do for us whatever we ask you."

Not so shall it be among you. On the contrary whoever would become great among you shall be your servant;

and whoever among you would be first, shall be slave of all,

and he would not allow any one to carry a vessel through the Temple courts, Then he began to teach.

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 blessed is she who believed that the Lord's words spoken to her would be fulfilled."

Now the Scribes and Pharisees kept watching to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to bring on accusations to him.

And as you would like men to do to you, So do you also to them.

When he noticed this the Pharisee, who had invited him, said to himself, "If this man were really a prophet he would have perceived who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, and would know that she is a sinner."

For Jesus was already commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had seized him and held him, and they again and again kept him under guard, and put him in chains and fetters. But he would break his bonds asunder, as he was driven by the demon in to the desert.

So he came to the house, and would not permit anyone to go in with him except Peter and John and James, and the father and Mother of the little girl.

"Woe unto you, Chorazin! Woe unto you, Bethsaida! For had the mighty been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

"However, you know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

"Would it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I straitened till it is accomplished!

"Yet I must continue my journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it would never do for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem!

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not!

"But he was angry and would not go in; so his father came out, and attempted to plead with him; but he said to his father.

"But besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can those who would cross from you to us.'

"'Nay, Father Abraham,' he said 'but if some one went to them from the dead they would repent.'

"If your faith," answered Jesus, "were like a grain of mustard-seed, you would say to this tree, 'Tear yourself up and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

"For a while he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, 'Though I have neither reverence for God nor regard for man,

"But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "'O God be merciful to me, the sinner!'

"I tell you," he answered, "that if these should hold their peace, the very stones would cry out."

They would blindfold him and ask him. "Prophesy! Tell who struck you!"

"If you had known the free gift of God," Jesus answered, "and who it is that says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water."

"For if you believed Moses you would believe me, for he wrote about me.

and there was much disputing about him among the crowd. Some would say, "He is a good man." Others. "No! he is misleading the people." "While I was with them I kept them by the power of thy name which thou hast given me. I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

"Where is your Father?" they asked him. "You have neither known me nor my Father," answered Jesus. "If you had known me, you would have known my father also."

"That is why I said that you would die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

Jesus said to them. "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded forth and am now come from God. I did not come on my own authority, but God himself sent me.

"If you were blind," Jesus answered them, "you would have no sin. But now you are declaring, 'We see'; so your sin remains.

Then Martha said to Jesus. "Master, had you been here my brother would not have died;

When Mary came to the place where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying, "Master had you been here, my brother would not have died."

Jesus answered her, "Did I not tell you that if you would believe you should see the glory of God?"

In my Father's house there are many rooms If it were not so, would I have told you that I went to prepare a place for you?

If you had known me, you would have known my Father too; from now on you know him and have seen him."

"You heard me tell you, 'I am going away, and yet I am coming to you.' If you loved me you would have been glad because I said 'I am going to the Father,' for my Father is greater than I.

"If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, for that reason the world hates you.

"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

"If I had not done among them such works as none ever did, they would have had no sin; but now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

From the house of Caiaphas they took Jesus to the Praetorium, and it was dawn. They themselves would not enter the Praetorium, in order that they might not be ceremonially defiled, but might be able to eat the Passover.

Jesus answered him. "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants have fought hard that I should not be handed the Jews; but in reality my kingdom is not of such origins."

"You would have no power over me," answered Jesus, "unless it had been given you from above. For this reason he who has betrayed me to you has the greater sin."

But there are also many other things which Jesus did; if every one of them were to be recorded in detail I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would have to be written.

"Because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that of the fruit of his loins he would set one on his throne,

They would sell their lands and other property, and distribute the proceeds among all, just as any one from time had need.

Nor was there any one of them in want, for all who owned houses or lands would sell them and bring the price of the things that were sold, and lay it at the apostles' feet;

and distribution would be made to each according to his need.

Many signs and wonders continued to be wrought among the people by the hands of the apostles, and by common consent they all would meet in Solomon's Porch,

In consequence people would even bring out their sick into the streets, and place them upon beds and pallets as Peter was passing, that at least his shadow might fall upon some of them.

When the officer in charge of the Temple and the high priest heard these words, they were perplexed concerning them, wondering what would come of it.

On this the officer went off with his men and fetched them, not, however, by force, for they were afraid that the people would stone them.

"(Now he supposed that his brothers would understand how God by his hand was bringing them deliverance; but they did not.)

"To him our ancestors would not be obedient, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt.

For with a loud cry unclean spirits would come out of many possessed by them, and many that were palsied and lame were healed.

Many from all classes would give heed to him, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the Great Power."

When they got as far as Mysia, they attempted to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit it;

Paul was about to open his mouth, when Gallio said to the Jews. "If it had been some misdemeanor or wicked villainy, it would have been within reason for me to listen to you Jews;

When they begged him to stay longer, he would not consent,

When Paul wanted to go in to the people, the disciples would not let him,

And they brought Alexander out of the crowd, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander, motioning with his hand, would have made a defense to the people,

And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."

But when the dissension became violent, the tribune, fearing that they would tear Paul in pieces, ordered the troops to march down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

When day dawned the Jews made a conspiracy, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

"Now do you and the Sanhedrin ask the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you would judge his case more exactly; and we are ready to kill him, before he comes near the place."

"Now when I received information that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him at once to you, charging his accusers also to speak against him before you."

He was hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he used to send for him often to converse with him.

I was perplexed how to investigate such questions, and asked Paul whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

For I would not, my brothers, have you ignorant of this hidden truth, for fear that you become wise in your own conceits. that a hardening in part has befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles is come in.

For rulers are no terror to good deeds, but to evil. Would you be fearless of the ruler's authority? Do what is good, and you will have his praise.

None of the rulers of the present age understands it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.

But you, forsooth, are already full, are you? You are already rich? Without us you are already reigning? Yes, and I would that you did reign, so that we also might reign with you.

Not that in this world you were actually to have no contact with the immoral, the avaricious, the thievish, or with idolaters; for then you would have to leave the world, altogether.

I would that every one lived as I do; but each man has his own special gift from God, one this, another that.

For the unbelieving husband is consecrated through union with his believing wife; and the unbelieving wife, through union with her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unholy, but now they are consecrated to God.

For if any one should see you, the possessor of "knowledge," reclining at table in an idol's temple, would not his conscience, if he were weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

But for my part, I have never availed myself of any of these rights. I do not say this to bring it about in my own case. I would rather die than let any one make void this boast of mine.