And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them.
After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,
When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.
And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.
And he made a story for them, saying,
And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.
And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.
But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.
And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.
And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.
And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;
Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him.
Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.
Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.
And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.
And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:
But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,
And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.
And he took bread and, having given praise, he gave it to them when it had been broken, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: do this in memory of me.
And in the same way, after the meal, he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new testament, made with my blood which is given for you.
And while he was saying these words, there came a band of people, and Judas, one of the twelve, was in front of them, and he came near to Jesus to give him a kiss.
And Peter said, Man, I have no knowledge of these things of which you are talking. And straight away, while he was saying these words, there came the cry of a cock.
And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,
And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make the Passover ready for us, so that we may take it.
And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.
And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.
And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free.
And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.
But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.
And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living.
But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.
And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you!
He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying,
And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?
And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.
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 the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?
And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.
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