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then the brother shall betray his brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against their parents, and be the instruments of their death.

the disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

if the disciple fare as well as his master, and the servant as his lord, is not that sufficient? if they style the master of the house Beelzebub, much more will they call his domestics so.

my coming will occasion discord between the son and his father, between the daughter and her mother, between the daughter in law and her mother in law:

even a man's own domestics shall prove his foes.

and he that does not take his cross, and so follow after me, is unworthy of me.

he that would preserve his life, shall lose it: and he that exposeth his life for my sake, shall save it.

and whoever shall give only a cup of cold water to the meanest of you, considering him as my disciple, shall most assuredly be far from losing his reward.

When Jesus had made an end of giving his twelve disciples their instructions, he departed thence to go and preach to the Jews in their cities:

in the mean time John having heard in his confinement of the actions of Christ, he sent two of his disciples to ask him,

Then he began to upbraid the towns where most of his miracles were wrought, for their not being converts.

At the same time Jesus, continuing his discourses, said, "I thank thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, for having revealed unto babes what thou hast hid from the wise and prudent.

At that time as Jesus pass'd through the corn on the sabbath day, his disciples being hungry, pluck'd the ears of corn, and fell to eating.

how he entred into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful either for him or his company to eat, but only for the priests?

At his departure thence, he went into their synagogue.

and he answer'd, which of you all that should have one of his sheep fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, would not bestir himself, and lift it out?

Upon this the Pharisees went out of the synagogue, and form'd a conspiracy against his life.

he shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

and in his name shall the Gentiles trust."

Then they brought to him a demoniac, who was both blind and dumb: and he cured him so effectually, that he recovered both his speech and his sight;