just as they were handed down to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word,

And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

And Mary said, “Behold, the Lord’s bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

“Now, Lord, You are letting Your bond-servant depart in peace, According to Your word;

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “The voice of one calling out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!

And all the people were speaking well of Him, and admiring the gracious words which were coming from His lips; and yet they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

The First Disciples

Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like:

for that reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You; but just say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

“Now this is the parable: the seed is the word of God.

And those beside the road are the ones who have heard, then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved.

Those on the rocky soil are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and yet these do not have a firm root; they believe for a while, and in a time of temptation they fall away.

But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and virtuous heart, and hold it firmly, and produce fruit with perseverance.

But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and the glory of the Father and the holy angels.

“As for you, let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of Man is going to be handed over to men.”

And she had a sister called Mary, who was also seated at the Lord’s feet, and was listening to His word.

But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it.”

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him.

and yet they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

And then the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”

And they remembered His words,

But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe the women.