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Who appeared in glory, and spoke concerning his departure which was to end at Jerusalem.

And Simon and those who were with him were heavy with sleep; and when they awoke they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.

And a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out, and gnashes his teeth and foams; and it hardly leaves him when it has tormented him.

And as he brought him, the demon attacked him and convulsed him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him to his father.

And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. And while every man wondered at everything which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

And it happened, when the days to go up on his journey were fulfilled, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

But they did not receive him, because his face was set to go straight to Jerusalem.

When his disciples James and John saw it, they said to him, Our Lord, would you be willing that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, just as Elijah did?

Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the fowl of the sky a shelter; but the Son of man has no place even to lay his head.

Jesus said to him, No man who puts his hand on the plough handle, and looks back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

AFTER these things, Jesus selected from his disciples seventy others, and he sent them two by two before his face, to every place and city to which he was to go.

And he said to them, The harvest is great, and the laborers are few; ask therefore the owner of the harvest, to bring out laborers to his harvest.

Remain in that house, eating and drinking of what they have; for a laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.

And he turned to his disciples and said to them, Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no man knows who is the Son, except the Father; and who is the Father except the Son, and to whomever the Son wishes to reveal him.

Then he turned to his disciples alone and said, Blessed are the eyes which see what you see.

And he came to him and bound up his wounds, and poured on them wine and oil; and he put him on his own ass, and brought him to the inn, and took care of him.

And she had a sister whose name was Mary, and she came and sat at the feet of our Lord, and listened to his words.

AND it came to pass, while he was praying in a certain place, when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, Our Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.

Would his friend from inside answer and say to him, Do not trouble me; the door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you.

I say to you, that if because of friendship he will not give him, yet because of his persistence, he will rise and give him as much as he wants.