And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certainplace, when he ceased, one of his disciplessaidunto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as Johnalsotaught his disciples.
And he saiduntothem, When ye pray, say, Our Fatherwhich art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdomcome. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he willrise and give him as many as he needeth.
When the uncleanspirit is gone out of a man, he walkeththrough dry places, seekingrest; and findingnone, he saith, I willreturnunto my housewhence I came out.
Thengoeth he, and taketh to him sevenotherspiritsmorewickedthanhimself; and theyenter in, and dwellthere: and the laststate of that man is worsethan the first.
And it came to pass, as he spakethesethings, a certainwoman of the companylifted up her voice, and saidunto him, Blessed is the wombthatbarethee, and the papswhichthouhastsucked.
And when the peopleweregatheredthicktogether, he began to say, This is an evilgeneration: theyseek a sign; and thereshall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
The queen of the southshallrise up in the judgmentwith the men of thisgeneration, and condemnthem: for she camefrom the utmostparts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greaterthanSolomon is here.
The men of Nineveshallrise up in the judgmentwiththisgeneration, and shallcondemn it: for theyrepented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greaterthanJonas is here.
No man, when he hathlighted a candle, putteth it in a secretplace, neitherunder a bushel, but on a candlestick, thattheywhichcome in may see the light.
The light of the body is the eye: thereforewhenthine eye is single, thy wholebodyalso is full of light; but whenthine eye is evil, thy bodyalso is full of darkness.
If thy wholebodytherefore be full of light, having no partdark, the wholeshall be full of light, as when the brightshining of a candledothgivetheelight.
But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithemint and rue and all manner of herbs, and passoverjudgment and the love of God: theseought ye to havedone, and not to leave the otherundone.
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men withburdensgrievous to be borne, and ye yourselvestouch not the burdenswith one of yourfingers.
From the blood of Abelunto the blood of Zacharias, whichperishedbetween the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of thisgeneration.