And there was an argument among them about which of them was the greatest.
For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end.
And he went away and had a discussion with the chief priests and the rulers, about how he might give him up to them.
And after about an hour, another man said, with decision, Certainly this man was with him, for he is a Galilaean.
And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.
And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour;
And then, two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.
And they were talking together about all those things which had taken place.
And he said to them, What are you talking about together while you go?
And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:
And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect.
And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.
To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother.
And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them.
And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,
Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,
And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
And there was much talk about him in all the places round about.
Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;
And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.
Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.
But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus.
And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.
And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.
And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.
And this story about him went through all Judaea and the places round about.
And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.
And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?
And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,
Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.
And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.
For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him.
And her father and mother were full of wonder, but he gave orders to them to say nothing about it to anyone.
And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it.
And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place.
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.
And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?
And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.
Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem.
And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.
But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.
Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest.
And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem,
And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.
And in the house the disciples put questions to him again about this thing.
And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!
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The First Book of Adam and Eve. Books 1 begins immediately after the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. We learn about the fall but also of the promise to save Adam and his decendents. The story depicts mans struggle against evil, the devil and sin.
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