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.'"

"It was also said, 'If any man puts away his wife, let him give her a written notice of divorce.'

But I tell you not to resist a wicked man, but if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

If any one wishes to go to law with you and to deprive you of your under garment, let him take your outer one also.

"When any of you fast, never assume gloomy looks as the hypocrites do; for they disfigure their faces in order that it may be evident to men that they are fasting. I solemnly tell you that they already have their reward.

So by their fruits at any rate, you will easily recognize them.

Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

and any one who does not take up his cross and follow where I lead is not worthy of me.

"All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one fully knows the Son except the Father, nor does any one fully know the Father except the Son and all to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

how he entered the House of God and ate the Presented Loaves, which it was not lawful for him or his men to eat, nor for any except the priests?

Again, how can any one enter the house of a strong man and carry off his goods, unless first of all he masters and secures the strong man: then he will ransack his house.

It is the smallest of all seeds, and yet when full-grown it is larger than any herb and forms a tree, so that the birds come and build in its branches."

When the disciples arrived at the other side of the Lake, they found that they had forgotten to bring any bread;

they reasoned among themselves, saying, "It is because we have not brought any bread."

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If any one desires to follow me, let him renounce self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

And I tell you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except her unfaithfulness, and marries another woman, commits adultery."

And if any one says anything to you, say, 'The Master needs them,' and he will at once send them."

No one could say a word in reply, nor from that day did any one venture again to put a question to Him.

"If at that time any one should say to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'Here!' give no credence to it.

nor did they realise any danger till the Deluge came and swept them all away; so will it be at the Coming of the Son of Man.

and saying, "Be careful not to tell any one, but go and show yourself to the Priest, and for your purification present the offerings that Moses appointed as evidence for them."

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.

For He had cured many of the people, so that all who had any ailments pressed upon Him, to touch Him.

This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;

And He could not do any miracle there, except that He laid His hands on a few who were out of health and cured them; and

And He strictly forbad them to tell this about Him to any one.

Then calling to Him the crowd and also His disciples, He said to them, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross, and so be my follower.

Instantly they looked round, and now they could no longer see any one, but themselves and Jesus.

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."

Departing thence they passed through Galilee, and He was unwilling that any one should know it;

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."

In solemn truth I tell you that no one who does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will by any possibility enter it."

And if any one asks you, 'Why are you doing that?' say, 'The Master needs it, and will send it back here without delay.'"

and would not allow any one to carry anything through the Temple.

In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, 'Remove, and hurl thyself into the sea,' and has no doubt about it in his heart, but stedfastly believes that what he says will happen, it shall be granted him.

But whenever you stand praying, if you have a grievance against any one, forgive it, so that your Father in Heaven may also forgive you your offences."

So they came to Him. "Rabbi," they said, "we know that you are a truthful man and you do not fear any one; for you do not recognize human distinctions, but teach God's way truly. Is it allowable to pay poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

Then came to Him a party of Sadducees, a sect which denies that there is any Resurrection; and they proceeded to question Him.

Perceiving that the Scribe had answered wisely Jesus said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one from that time forward ventured to put any question to Him.

"At that time if any one says to you, 'See, here is the Christ!' or 'See, He is there!' do not believe it.

Now at the Festival it was customary for Pilate to release to the Jews any one prisoner whom they might beg off from punishment;

So they came out, and fled from the tomb, for they were greatly agitated and surprised; and they said not a word to any one, for they were afraid.

They shall take up venomous snakes, and if they drink any deadly poison it shall do them no harm whatever. They shall lay their hands on the sick, and the sick shall recover."

The soldiers also once and again inquired of him, "And we, what are we to do?" His answer was, "Neither intimidate any one nor lay false charges; and be content with your pay."

and 'On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest at any moment thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'"

But Jesus rebuked the demon. "Silence!" He exclaimed; "come out of him." Upon this, the demon hurled the man into the midst of them, and came out of him without doing him any harm.

At sunset all who had friends suffering from any illness brought them to Him, and He laid His hands on them all, one by one, and cured them.

Nor does any one pour new wine into old wine-skins. Otherwise the new wine would burst the skins, the wine itself would be spilt, and the skins be destroyed.

Nor does any one after drinking old wine wish for new; for he says, 'The old is better.'"

Nevertheless love your enemies, be beneficent; and lend without hoping for any repayment. Then your recompense shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

"There is no good tree that yields unsound fruit, nor again any unsound tree that yields good fruit.

"When any one lights a lamp, he does not cover it with a vessel or hide it under a couch; he puts it on a lampstand, that people who enter the room may see the light.

Here, on landing, He was met by one of the townsmen who was possessed by demons--for a long time he had not put on any garment, nor did he live in a house, but in the tombs.

Her parents were astounded; but He forbad them to mention the matter to any one.

And Jesus strictly forbad them to tell this to any one;

And He said to all, "If any one is desirous of following me, let him ignore self and take up his cross day by day, and so be my follower.

After this voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept it to themselves, and said not a word to any one at that time about what they had seen.

"I tell you that even if he will not rise and give him the loaves because he is his friend, at any rate because of his persistency he will rouse himself and give him as many as he requires.

"When a foul spirit has left a man, it roams about in the Desert, seeking a resting-place; but, unable to find any, it says, 'I will return to the house I have left;"

"When any one lights a lamp, he never puts it in the cellar or under the bushel, but on the lampstand, that people who come in may see the light.

So he said to the gardener, "'See, this is the third year I have come to look for fruit on this fig-tree and cannot find any. Cut it down. Why should so much ground be actually wasted?'

"When any one invites you to a wedding banquet, do not take the best seat, lest perhaps some more honoured guest than you may have been asked,

"If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

Neither for land nor dunghill is it of any use; they throw it away. Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"

and he longed to make a hearty meal of the pods the swine were eating, but no one gave him any.

"'All these years,' replied the son, 'I have been slaving for you, and I have never at any time disobeyed any of your orders, and yet you have never given me so much as a kid, for me to enjoy myself with my friends;

He called him and said, "'What is this I hear about you? Render an account of your stewardship, for I cannot let you hold it any longer.'

And, besides all this, a vast chasm is immovably fixed between us and you, put there in order that those who desire to cross from this side to you may not be able, nor any be able to cross over from your side to us.'

Any man who makes it his object to keep his own life safe, will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Zacchaeus however stood up, and addressing the Lord said, "Here and now, Master, I give half my property to the poor, and if I have unjustly exacted money from any man, I pledge myself to repay to him four times the amount."

And if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' simply say, 'The Master needs it.'"

But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.

and He said, "In truth I tell you that this widow, so poor, has thrown in more than any of them.

But, while they still could not believe it for joy and were full of astonishment, He asked them, "Have you any food here?"

and did not need any one's testimony concerning a man, for He of Himself knew what was in the man.

Any man who has received His testimony has solemnly declared that God is true.

"Every one," replied Jesus, "who drinks any of this water will be thirsty again;

but whoever drinks any of the water that I shall give him will never, never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become a fountain within him of water springing up for the Life of the Ages."

Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you."

The Father indeed does not judge any one, but He has entrusted all judgement to the Son,

Every one whom the Father gives me will come to me, and him who comes to me I will never on any account drive away.

"My time," replied Jesus, "has not yet come, but for you any time is suitable.

The Jews were astonished. "How does this man know anything of books," they said, "although he has never been at any of the schools?"

If any one is willing to do His will, he shall know about the teaching, whether it is from God or originates with me.

"has any one of the Rulers or of the Pharisees believed in him?

"No one, Sir," she replied. "And *I* do not condemn you either," said Jesus; "go, and from this time do not sin any more."

"We are descendants of Abraham," they answered, "and have never at any time been in slavery to any one. What do those words of yours mean, 'You shall become free'?"

In most solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall have obeyed my teaching he shall in no case ever see death."

"Now," exclaimed the Jews, "we know that you are possessed by a demon. Abraham died, and so did the Prophets, and yet *you* say, 'If any one shall have obeyed my teaching, he shall in no case ever taste death.'

Such was their answer, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already settled among themselves that if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogue.

We know that God does not listen to bad people, but that if any one is a God-fearing man and obeys Him, to him He listens.

From the beginning of the world such a thing was never heard of as that any one should open the eyes of a man blind from his birth.

I am the Door. If any one enters by me, he will find safety, and will go in and out and find pasture.

I give them the Life of the Ages, and they shall never, never perish, nor shall any one wrest them from my hand.

Large numbers of people also came to Him. Their report was, "John did not work any miracle, but all that John said about this Teacher was true."

"Are there not twelve hours in the day?" replied Jesus. "If any one walks in the daytime, he does not stumble--because he sees the light of this world.

Now the High Priests and the Pharisees had issued orders that if any one knew where He was, he should give information, so that they might arrest Him.

And if any one hears my teachings and regards them not, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

"Any one who has lately bathed," said Jesus, "does not need to wash more than his feet, but is clean all over. And you my disciples are clean, and yet this is not true of all of you."

Believe me, all of you, that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me; or at any rate, believe me because of what I do.