"And a voice from heaven said, Thou art my beloved Son. I have this day begotten thee. "And straightway a great light shone around the place. And John fell down before him, and said, I pray thee, Lord, baptize thou me. "But he prevented him, saying, Let be; for thus it is becoming that all things be fulfilled. "And it came to pass when the Lord had come up from the water, the entire fountain of the Holy Spirit descended and rested upon him, and said to him, "My Son, in all the prophets did I wait thee, that thou mightest come and I might rest in thee; "For thou art my rest. Thou art my first-born Son for ever and for ever." "And the Lord said, If thy brother hath sinned in word, and hath made thee amends seven times in a day, receive him. "Simon, his disciple, said to him, Seven times in a day? "The Lord answered and said unto him, I tell thee also unto seventy times seven, for in the prophets likewise after they were anointed by the Holy Spirit utterance of sin was found." * * * * * "And there was a man whose right hand was withered, and he said, I was a mason, seeking sustenance by my hands. I beseech thee, Jesus, that thou restore me to health that I may not shamefully beg for food. And Jesus healed him. "And it was told to him, Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without. "And he answered, Who is my mother and brethren? "And he stretched out his hand over the disciples, and said, These are my brethren and mother that do the wishes of my Father. "And behold there came to him two rich men. And one said, Good master. "But he said, Call me not good, for he that is good is one, the Father in the heavens. "The other of the rich men said to him, Master, what good thing shall I do and live? "He said unto him, Man, perform the law and the prophets. "He answered him, I have performed them. "He said unto him, Go, sell all that thou hast and divide it with the poor, and come, follow me. "But the rich man began to scratch his head, and it pleased him not. "And the Lord said unto him, How sayest thou, I have performed the law and the prophets? seeing that it is written in the law Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. And behold many of thy brethren, sons of Abraham, are clad with dung, dying for hunger, and thy house is full of much goods, and there goeth from it nought unto them. "And he turned and said to Simon, his disciple, sitting by him, Simon, son of John, it is easier for a camel to enter through the eye of a needle than a rich man into the kingdom of the heavens." THE "SAYINGS OF OUR LORD." (Justin Martyr.) "Love your enemies. Be kind and merciful as your heavenly Father is.