He had been dwelling upon this, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

After they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said: "Awake, take the child and his mother, and seek refuge in Egypt; and stay there until I bid you return, for Herod is about to search for the child, to put him to death."

"Awake, take the child and his mother, and go into the Land of Israel, for those who sought to take the child's life are dead."

On seeing the crowds of People, Jesus went up the hill; and, when he had taken his seat, his disciples came up to him;

If your right eye is a snare to you, take it out and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it thrown into the Pit.

And, when any one wants to go to law with you, to take your coat, let him have your cloak as well;

Take care not to perform your religious duties in public in order to be seen by others; if you do, your Father who is in Heaven has no reward for you.

And take us not into temptation, but deliver us from Evil.'

How will you say to your brother 'Let me take out the straw from your eye,' when all the time there is a beam in your own?

Hypocrite! Take out the beam from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the straw from your brother's.

Yes, and many will come in from East and West and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven;

But, that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"--then he said to the paralyzed man-- "Get up, take up your bed, and return to your home."

As Jesus was passing on from there, he was followed by two blind men, who kept calling out: "Take pity on us, Son of David!"

And the man who does not take his cross and follow in my steps is not worthy of me.

From the time of John the Baptist to this very hour, the Kingdom of Heaven has been taken by force, and men using force have been seizing it.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly-minded, and 'you shall find rest for your souls';

For, to all who have, more will be given, and they shall have abundance; but, from all who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

Jesus ordered the people to take their seats on the grass; and, taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing, and, after he had broken the loaves, gave them to his disciples; and they gave them to the crowds.

There, a Canaanite woman of that district came out and began calling to Jesus: "Take pity on me, Master, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed by a demon."

"It is not fair," replied Jesus, "to take the children's food and throw it to dogs."

Now the disciples had crossed to the opposite shore, and had forgotten to take any bread.

Presently Jesus said to them: "Take care and be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Then Jesus said to his disciples: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross, and follow me.

"Master, take pity on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers terribly; indeed, he often falls into the fire and into the water;

"Yes," answered Peter. But, on going into the house, before he could speak, Jesus said: "What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings take taxes or tribute? From their sons, or from others?"

Still, that we may not shock them, go and throw a line into the Sea; take the first fish that rises, open its mouth, and you will find in it a piece of money. Take that, and give it to the collectors for both of us."

If your eye is a snare to you, take it out, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter the Life with only one eye, than to have both eyes and be thrown into the fiery Pit.

But, if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two others, so that 'on the evidence of two or three witnesses, every word may be put beyond dispute.'

"I tell you," answered Jesus, "that at the New Creation, 'when the Son of Man takes his seat on his throne of glory,' you who followed me shall be seated upon twelve thrones, as judges of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Take what belongs to you, and go. I choose to give to this last man the same as to you.

No, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to take the first place among you, must be your slave;

Two blind men who were sitting by the road-side, hearing that Jesus was passing, called out: "Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!"

The crowd told them to be quiet; but the men only called out the louder: "Take pity on us, Master, Son of David!"

And that, I tell you, is why the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation that does produce the fruit of the Kingdom.

and say 'Had we been living in the days of our ancestors, we should have taken part in their murder of the Prophets!

for, many will take my name, and come saying 'I am the Christ,' and will lead many astray.

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be alarmed, for such things must occur; but the end is not yet here.

"then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;

Pray, too, that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath;

I tell you, even the present generation will not pass away, till all these things have taken place.

At that time, of two men on a farm one will be taken and one left;

Of two women grinding with the hand-mill one will be taken and one left.

'Therefore,' he continued, 'take away from him the six hundred pounds, and give it to the one who has the six thousand.

For, to him who has, more will be given, and he shall have abundance; but, as for him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory';

When did we see you a stranger, and take you to our homes? Or naked, and clothe you?

When I was a stranger, you did not take me to your homes; when I was naked, you did not clothe me; and, when I was ill and in prison, you did not visit me.'

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the blessing, broke it and, as he gave it to his disciples, said: "Take it and eat it; this is my body."

Jesus at the same time said to the crowds: "Have you come out, as if after a robber, with swords and clubs, to take me? I have sat teaching day after day in the Temple Courts, and yet you did not arrest me."

Which is easier?--to say to the paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven'? or to say 'Get up, and take up your mat, and walk about'?

"To you I say, Get up, take up your mat, and return to your home."

When his relations heard of it, they went to take charge of him, for they said that he was out of his mind.

And he said: "To you the hidden truth of the Kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables, that--

Take care what you listen to," said Jesus. "The measure you mete will be meted out to you, and more will be added for you.

For, to those who have, more will be given; while, from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away."

And the spirits begged Jesus: "Send us into the pigs, that we may take possession of them."

He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey- -not even bread, or a bag, or pence in their purse;

Jesus directed them to make all the people take their seats on the green grass, in parties;

After he had taken leave of the people, he went away up the hill to pray.

"Let the children be satisfied first," answered Jesus. "For it is not fair to take the children's food, and throw it to dogs."

Now the disciples had forgotten to take any bread with them, one loaf being all that they had in the boat.

So Jesus gave them this warning. "Take care," he said, "beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

Calling the people and his disciples to him, Jesus said: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, take up his cross, and follow me.

"From his childhood," he answered; "and it has often thrown him into fire and into water to put an end to his life; but, if you can possibly do anything, take pity on us, and help us!"

And whoever wants to take the first place among you must be the servant of all;

Hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to call out: "Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me."

Many of the people kept telling him to be quiet; but the man continued to call out all the louder: "Son of David, take pity on me."

"Teacher, in our Scriptures Moses decreed that, should a man's brother die, leaving a widow but no child, the man should take the widow as his wife, and raise up a family for his brother.

Many will take my name, and come saying 'I am He', and will lead many astray.

See to yourselves! They will betray you to courts of law; and you will be taken to Synagogues and beaten; and you will be brought up before governors and kings for my sake, that you may bear witness before them.

As soon, however, as you see 'the Foul Desecration' standing where he ought not" (the reader must consider what this means) "then those of you who are in Judea must take refuge in the mountains;

I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away, until all these things have taken place.

And when they had taken their places and were eating, Jesus said: "I tell you that one of you is going to betray me--one who is eating with me."

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said: "Take it; this is my body."

"Abba, Father," he said, "all things are possible to thee; take away this cup from me; yet, not what I will, but what thou willest."

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The man whom I kiss," he had said, "will be the one; arrest him and take him away safely."

But Jesus interposed, and said to the men: "Have you come out, as if after a robber, with swords and clubs, to take me?

Then they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots for them, to settle what each should take.

And a man ran, and, soaking a sponge in common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink, saying as he did so: "Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down."

They shall take up serpents in their hands; and, if they drink any poison, it shall not hurt them; they will place their hands on sick people and they shall recover."

So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into Heaven, and sat at the right hand of God.

And now you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when this takes place, because you did not believe what I said, though my words will be fulfilled in due course."

"This is what the Lord has done for me," she said, "now that he has deigned to take away the reproach under which I have been living."

About that time an edict was issued by the Emperor Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole Empire.

(This was the first census taken while Quirinius was Governor of Syria).

Jesus, however, said to them: "I must take the Good News of the Kingdom of God to the other town also, for that was why I was sent."

But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"-- he spoke to the paralyzed man-- "To you I say, Get up, and take up your pallet, and go to your home."

When a man gives one of you a blow on the cheek, offer the other cheek as well; and, when any one takes away your cloak, do not keep back your coat either.

Give to every one who asks of you; and, when any one takes away what is yours, do not demand its return.

How can you say to your brother 'Brother, let me take out the straw in your eye,' while you yourself do not see the beam in your own? Hypocrite! Take out the beam from your own eye first, and then you will see clearly how to take out the straw in your brother's.

Take care, then, how you listen. For, to all those who have, more will be given; while, from all those who have nothing, even what they seem to have will be taken away."

"What is your name?" Jesus asked. "Legion," he answered (for many demons had taken possession of him);

"Do not," he said to them, "take anything for your journey; not even a staff, or a bag, or bread, or any silver, or a change of clothes with you.

And to all present he said: "If any man wishes to walk in my steps, let him renounce self, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Who appeared in a glorified state, and spoke of his departure, which was destined to take place at Jerusalem.

As the days before his being taken up to Heaven were growing few, Jesus set his face resolutely in the direction of Jerusalem; and he sent on messengers in advance.

Do not take a purse with you, or a bag, or sandals; and do not stop to greet any one on your journey.

The next day he took out four shillings and gave them to the inn-keeper. 'Take care of him,' he said, 'and whatever more you may spend I will myself repay you on my way back.'

But only a few are necessary, or rather one. Mary has chosen the good part, and it shall not be taken away from her."

And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who wrongs us; and take us not into temptation.'"