Because a most special spirit, and knowledge and reason and the power of reading dreams and unfolding dark sayings and answering hard questions, were seen to be in him, even in Daniel (named Belteshazzar by the king): now let Daniel be sent for, and he will make clear the sense of the writing.
I was watching the horns with care, and I saw another coming up among them, a little one, before which three of the first horns were pulled up by the roots: and there were eyes like a man's eyes in this horn, and a mouth saying great things.
And about the ten horns on his head and the other which came up, causing the fall of three; that horn which had eyes, and a mouth saying great things, which seemed to be greater than the other horns.
And the voice of a man came to my ears between the sides of the Ulai, crying out and saying, Gabriel, make the vision clear to this man.
And in the later years of their kingdom, when their evil doings have become complete, there will come up a king full of pride and expert in dark sayings.
And while I was still saying these words in prayer, and putting my sins and the sins of my people Israel before the Lord, and requesting grace from the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God;
And the king will do his pleasure; he will put himself on high, lifting himself over every god, and saying things to be wondered at against the God of gods; and all will be well for him till the wrath is complete; for what has been purposed will be done.
Give ear to this word which the Lord has said against you, O children of Israel, against all the family which I took up out of the land of Egypt, saying,
Then Amaziah, the priest of Beth-el, sent to Jeroboam, king of Israel, saying, Amos has made designs against you among the people of Israel: the land is troubled by his words.
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, so that we may do trade in grain? and the Sabbath, so that we may put out in the market the produce of our fields? making the measure small and the price great, and trading falsely with scales of deceit;
The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord has said about Edom: We have had word from the Lord, and a representative has been sent among the nations, saying, Up! and let us make war against her.
And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying,
In that day this saying will be said about you, and this song of grief will be made: The heritage of my people is measured out, and there is no one to give it back; those who have made us prisoners have taken our fields from us, and complete destruction has come to us.
If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.
Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!
This is the town which was full of joy, living without fear of danger, saying in her heart, I am, and there is no other: how has she been made waste, a place for beasts to take their rest in! everyone who goes by her will make hisses, waving his hand.
In the second year of darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, ruler of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying,
These are the words of the Lord of armies: Put now a point of law to the priests, saying,
And the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai, on the twenty-fourth day of the month, saying,
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
Be not like your fathers, to whom the voice of the earlier prophets came, saying, Be turned now from your evil ways and from your evil doings: but they did not give ear to me or take note, says the Lord.
On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by force or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of armies.
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Then the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying
And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying,
And the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
And the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
This is what the Lord of armies has said: In those days, ten men from all the languages of the nations will put out their hands and take a grip of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for it has come to our ears that God is with you.
And if anyone goes on acting as a prophet, then his father and his mother who gave him life will say to him, You may not go on living, for you are saying what is false in the name of the Lord; and his father and his mother will put a sword through him when he does so.
You put unclean bread on my altar. And you say, How have we made it unclean? By your saying, The table of the Lord is of no value.
But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.
You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?
But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the holy Spirit.
Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.
And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.
Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.
Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.
But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.
And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
And with these words he gave them teaching, saying,
And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?
And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.
Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.
And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?
And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?
And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.
Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees frequently go without food, but your disciples do not?
While he was saying these things to them, there came a ruler and gave him worship, saying, My daughter is even now dead; but come and put your hand on her, and she will come back to life.
Then he put his hand on their eyes, saying, As your faith is, let it be done to you.
And when the evil spirit had been sent out, the man had the power of talking: and they were all surprised, saying, Such a thing has never been seen in Israel.
These twelve Jesus sent out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria,
And there was a man with a dead hand. And they put a question to him, saying, Is it right to make a man well on the Sabbath day? so that they might have something against him.
And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:
He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:
Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.
And when evening had come, the disciples came to him, saying, This place is waste land, and the time is now past; send the people away so that they may go into the towns and get themselves food.
And when they saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they gave cries of fear.
But when he saw the wind he was in fear and, starting to go down, he gave a cry, saying, Help, Lord.
And those who were in the boat gave him worship, saying, Truly you are the Son of God.
Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem pharisees and scribes, saying,
And a woman of canaan came out from those parts, crying and saying, Have pity on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is greatly troubled with an unclean spirit.
But she came and gave him worship, saying, Help, Lord.
And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, We took no bread.
While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.
And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.
And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,
In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
So the servant went down on his face and gave him worship, saying, Lord, give me time to make payment and I will give you all.
But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.
So that servant went down on his face, requesting him and saying, Give me time and I will make payment to you.
And it came about that after saying these words, Jesus went away from Galilee, and came into the parts of judaea on the other side of Jordan.
And certain pharisees came to him, testing him, and saying, Is it right for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given.
And the disciples, hearing this, were greatly surprised, saying, Who then may have salvation?
Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.
And two blind men seated by the wayside, when they had the news that Jesus was going by, gave a loud cry, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.
Saying to them, Go into the little town in front of you, and straight away you will see an ass with a cord round her neck, and a young one with her; let them loose and come with them to me.
And those who went before him, and those who came after, gave loud cries, saying, Glory to the Son of David: A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord: Glory in the highest.
And when he came into Jerusalem, all the town was moved, saying, Who is this?
Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?
And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?
The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?
But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.
And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.
On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,
And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,
Now while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,
He says to them, How then does David in the Spirit give him the name of Lord, saying,
And while he was seated on the mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?
For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.
But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.
After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in.
And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.
Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?
Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you?
Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.
But when the disciples saw it they were angry, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
Now on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where are we to make ready for you to take the passover meal?
And he took a cup and, having given praise, he gave it to them, saying,
Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him.
Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying,
Now Peter was seated in the open square outside the house: and a servant-girl came to him, saying, You were with Jesus the Galilaean.
But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say.
Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.
And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.
And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!
And they made a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and put a rod in his right hand, and they went down on their knees before him, and made sport of him, saying, Long life to the King of the Jews.
And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,
And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?
Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.
And on the way, Jesus came to them, saying, Be glad. And they came and put their hands on his feet, and gave him worship.
And when they had come together with those in authority, and had made their decision, they gave much money to the watchmen, saying,
And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.
And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.
And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.
And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.
And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,
And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.
And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.
And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?
And when the sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?
And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.
And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.
And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.
And they were overcome with wonder, saying, He has done all things well: he even gives back the power of hearing and the power of talking to those who have been without them.
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Do not even go into the town.
And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am?
And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.
And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.
And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
Straight away the father of the child gave a cry, saying, I have faith; make my feeble faith stronger.
And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him.
For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.
But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.
And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.
And they were greatly surprised, saying to him, Who then may have salvation?
Saying, See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will give an order for his death, and will give him up to the Gentiles:
And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?
But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?
And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?
He still had one, a dearly loved son: he sent him last to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.
And there came to him Sadducees, who say there is no coming back from the dead; and they put a question to him, saying,
People will come in my name, saying, I am he; and a number will be turned from the true way.
But some of them were angry among themselves, saying, For what purpose has this oil been wasted?
Now he who had been false to him had given them a sign, saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he; take him, and get him away safely.
Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying,
But he said, I have no knowledge of him, or of what you are saying: and he went out into the doorway; and there came the cry of a cock.
And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,
And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if elijah will come to take him down.
And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?
After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,
And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and 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.
And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, Is it possible for one blind man to be guide to another? will they not go falling together into a hole?
And they, when they came to Jesus, made their request warmly, saying,
And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:
And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.
Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?
And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?
They are like children who are seated in the market-place, crying out to one another, and saying, We made music for you, but you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow, but you were not sad.
But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,
While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.
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?
Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
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.
And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.
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.
And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name.
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.
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 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 saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
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.
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 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?
And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.
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 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 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 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make the Passover ready for us, so that we may take it.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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!
And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.
While this was taking place, the disciples were saying to Jesus, Master, take some food.
In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.
Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food?
Then, hearing this, a number of his disciples said, This is a hard saying; who is able to take in such teaching?
At the feast the Jews were looking for him and saying, Where is he?
What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?
The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?
And his disciples put a question to him, saying, Master, was it because of this man's sin, or the sin of his father and mother, that he has been blind from birth?
And put the question to them, saying, Is this your son, of whom you say that he was blind at birth? how is it then that he is now able to see?
Then the Jews came round him, saying, how long are you going to keep us in doubt? If you are the Christ, say so clearly.
In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?
And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.
So the sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, your dear friend is ill.
When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she went down at his feet, saying, Lord, if you had been here my brother would not be dead.
They were looking for Jesus and saying to one another while they were in the Temple, What is your opinion? Will he not come to the feast?
They came to Philip, who was of Beth-saida in Galilee, and made a request, saying, Sir, we have a desire to see Jesus.
Father, give glory to your name. Then there came a voice out of heaven, saying, I have given it glory, and I will give it glory again.
When Jesus had said this he was troubled in spirit, and gave witness, saying, Truly I say to you, that one of you will be false to me.
But what I am saying is true: my going is for your good: for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
So some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?
So they said again and again, What is this he is saying, A little time? His words are not clear to us.
When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?
And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.
When this saying came to Pilate's ears his fear became greater;
Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.
So this saying went about among the brothers that this disciple would not undergo death: Jesus, however, did not say that he would not undergo death, but, If it is my desire for him to be here till I come back, what is that to you?
And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?
And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.
You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, Through your seed a blessing will come on all the families of the earth.
Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.
For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.
Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.
And this saying was pleasing to all of them: and they made selection of Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas of Antioch, who had become a Jew:
And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:
And the day after, he came to them, while they were having a fight, and would have made peace between them, saying, Sirs, you are brothers; why do you do wrong to one another?
And Moses, seeing it, was full of wonder, and when he came up to have a nearer view of it, the voice of the Lord came to him, saying,
This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree.
And saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: as for this Moses, who took us out of the land of Egypt, we have no idea what has become of him.
And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.
But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:
To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,
He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!
And a voice came to him, saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.
And saying these words, he went in, and saw that a great number of people had come together;
While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.
Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.
But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,
And a voice came to my ears saying, Come, Peter; take them for food.
And he gave us an account of how he had seen the angel in his house, saying, Send to Joppa, and get Simon, named Peter, to come to you;
And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.
And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the Synagogue sent to them, saying, Brothers, if you have a word of comfort for the people, say on.
And having put him on one side, he made David their king, to whom he gave witness, saying, I have taken David, the son of Jesse, a man dear to my heart, who will do all my pleasure.
For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.
For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.
Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.
And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:
And Paul had a vision in the night; a man of macedonia came, requesting him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia and give us help.
And a certain woman named Lydia, a trader in purple cloth of the town of Thyatira, and a God-fearing woman, gave ear to us: whose heart the Lord made open to give attention to the things which Paul was saying.
And when she and her family had had baptism, she made a request to us, saying, If it seems to you that I am true to the Lord, come into my house and be my guests. And she made us come.
She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.
But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.
Saying to them clearly and openly that Christ had to be put to death and come back to life again; and that this Jesus, whom, he said, I am preaching to you, is the Christ.
Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead.
And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours?
Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.
And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.
And Paul said, John gave a baptism which goes with a change of heart, saying to the people that they were to have faith in him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus.
But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.
But some of the Jews who went from place to place driving out evil spirits, took it on themselves to make use of the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, I give you orders, by Jesus, whom Paul is preaching.
Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.
And you see, for it has come to your ears, that not only at Ephesus, but almost all through Asia, this Paul has been teaching numbers of people and turning them away, saying that those are not gods who are made by men's hands:
And hearing this, they were very angry, crying out and saying, Great is Diana of Ephesus.
And as he might not be moved we did no more, saying, Let the purpose of God be done.
And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?
And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.
The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.
And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.
And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?
So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.
And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.
But Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business.
And as they were there for some days, Festus gave them Paul's story, saying, There is a certain man here who was put in prison by Felix:
And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer.
And Agrippa said to Paul, You may put your cause before us. Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his answer, saying:
And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.
And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;
Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.
Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.
And when dawn was near, Paul gave them all orders to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day you have been waiting and taking no food.
As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,
I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.
What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.
For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.
So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air.
For if you give a blessing with the spirit, how will the man who has no knowledge say, So be it, after your prayer, seeing that he has not taken in what you are saying?
The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.
If then I had such a purpose, did I seem to be changing suddenly? or am I guided in my purposes by the flesh, saying, Yes, today, and, No, tomorrow?
And I am not saying this so that others may get off free, while the weight comes on you:
For I have before made clear to those of macedonia my pride in your ready mind, saying to them that Achaia has been ready for a year back; and a great number have been moved to do the same by your example.
What I am now saying is not by the order of the Lord, but as a foolish person, taking credit to myself, as it seems.
For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.
It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.
And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.
And because you are sons, God has sent out the spirit of his Son into our hearts, saying, Abba, Father.
But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;
For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.
It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:
This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.
This is a true saying, in which all may put their faith.
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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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