AND Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him demanded that he should show them a sign out of the heaven.a But he answered them, "A wicked and adulterous generation demandeth a sign; but no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah." And he left them, and went away.

And the disciples coming to the other shore had forgotten to take bread. And Jesus said to them, "See to it, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." And they conversed among themselves, saying, "It is because we took no bread." Then Jesus perceiving it, said, "Why do ye converse among yourselves, ye of little faith, because ye have no bread? Do ye not consider nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many hampers ye took up? How is it that ye do not perceive that I was not speaking to you concerning loaves? nevertheless, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees." Then they understood that he was not telling them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Then Jesus, having come to the neighborhood of Cæsarea Philippi, questioned his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am?” And they said, "Some say, John the Baptizer; others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets." He said to them, But ye yourselves who do ye say that I am?" And Simon Peter answered, "Thou art the Messiah, the Son of the Living God." Then Jesus said to him, "Blessed art thou, Simon son of John; for flesh and blood have not revealed this to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I also say to thee, that thou art a Rock, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the underworld shall not overcome it. I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou shalt bind upon the earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever thou shalt unbind upon the earth shall be unbound in heaven."

Then he cautioned the disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.

FROM that time Jesus began to show to his disciples that it was necessary that he should go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day. And Peter took him aside, and began to rebuke him, saying, "May God be propitious to thee, Master: this shall never be to thee." But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Adversary: thou art my stumbling-block; for thou hast in mind not the things of God, but the things of men."

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If any one is determined to come after me, let him utterly disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever is determined to preserve his life, will lose it; and whoever shall lose his life on my account, shall preserve it. For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world and forfeit his life? or what will a man give as the price of his life? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with the angels; and then he shall requite each one according to his doing. But I tell you, that there are some of those who are standing here, who shall not taste of death until they shall have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom."

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Then after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves; and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as the light. And there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here: if thou wishest, I will make here three booths - for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one." While he was yet speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and there came a voice from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Beloved One, in whom I have de(xvi. 20-xvii. 5.)

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↳ Gr., as an exchange for his life.
d Or, delightful.

Gr., changed in form, or, appearance.

light give heed to him." And the disciples hearing it fell upon their faces, and were exceedingly frightened. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Arise, and be not afraid." And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus himself alone.

And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, "Tell what ye have seen to no one until the Son of man shall have arisen from the dead." And the disciples asked him, saying, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must first come? And he answered, "Elijah indeed cometh, and will restore all things: nevertheless I tell you, that Elijah hath already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they chose. In like manner the Son of man also is about to suffer from them." Then the disciples perceived that he was speaking to them of John the Baptizer.

And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling to him and saying, "Master, have pity on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffereth miserably; for often he falleth into the fire and often into the water. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to cure him." Then Jesus said, “O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me." And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out from him; and the lad was cured from that hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus aside, and said, "Why were not we able to drive it out?" And he said to them, "Because of your little faith: for I tell you, if ye have faith as much as a grain of mustard, ye will say to this mountain, Remove hence to that place,' and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible to you."

AND while they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men; and they will kill him, and on the third day he shall be raised up." And they were very much grieved.

And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the (xvii. 6-24.)

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poll-tax came to Peter and said, Doth your Teacher pay tax?" He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke first to him, saying, "How doth it seem to thee, Simon? the kings of the earth — from whom do they receive customs or taxes? from their own sons, or from the foreigners?" And he answering, "From the foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free: but lest we should offend them, go to the lake and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up, and having opened his mouth thou shalt find a stater: take that, and give to them for me and thee."

At that time the disciples came to Jesus, and said, "Who is the greater in the kingdom of heaven?" And calling to him a little. child, he placed it in the midst of them, and said: "In truth I tell you, that unless ye turn and become like little children, ye shall not even enter into the kingdom of heaven. But whoever shall humble himself like this little child, the same is the greater in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child on account of my name, receiveth me; but whoso shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it would be well for him that a great millstone should be hanged about his neck, and that he should be sunk in the deepest part of the sea.

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"Alas for the world because of offendings! for it is unavoidable that offendings come; but alas for the man through whom the offending cometh! And if thy hand or thy foot is causing thee to offend, cut it off and cast it away: it is good for thee to enter into Life maimed or lame, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire. And if thine eye is causing thee to offend, tear it out and cast it away: it is good for thee to enter

(xvii. 25-xviii. 9.)

Gr., Didrachma: a coin worth about thirty-seven cents, or eighteen pence sterling, (the amount of the tax.)

A coin worth about seventy-five cents, or three shillings sterling.

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one-eyed, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.

"See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I tell you, that their angels in heaven continually behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. What do ye think? if a man have a hundred sheep, and one of them have wandered away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills, and go to search for the one that had wandered? And if it happen that he find it, I tell you, that he rejoiceth over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not wander away: even thus it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.b

"And if thy brother commit a fault, go and reprove him between thyself and him alone: if he listen to thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not listen, take with thyself one or two besides, that at the mouth of two witnesses, or three, every declaration may be confirmed.' And if he refuse to listen to them, tell it to the congregation; and if he also refuse to listen to the congregation, let him be to thee as the foreigner and the tax-collector.

"And I tell you, that whatever ye shall bind upon the earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever ye shall unbind upon the earth shall be unbound in heaven. Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree upon the earth concerning anything whatever which they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in heaven. For where two or three are met together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."

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Then Peter came and asked him, "Master, how often shall my brother do wrong to me, and I forgive him? until seven times? Jesus said to him, "I do not say to thee, 'until seven times,' but seventy times and seven.' Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. And having begun to take account, one was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents. But as he had not wherewith to pay, his master

d About ten million dollars, or, two million pounds sterling.