1 Scroll 25 Gospel of Luke.
[Prologue].
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which have been accomplished among us,
2 even as they delivered them to us, who from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and ministers of the Word;
3 determined also, having traced out diligently all things from the beginning,
to write to Thee in order, most excellent Theophilus.
4 That Thou may know the certainty of those things in which Thou have been instructed.
5 [Birth of John].
There was in the days of Herod the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: 1Ch 24:10
and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the Commandments and ordinances of the LORD blameless.
7 And no child was born to them, because Elisabeth was barren, and they both were far advanced in their days.
8
And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, 1Ch 24:10
9 according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the Temple of the LORD.
10 And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside, at the hour of incense.
11 And there appeared to him an Angel of the LORD, having stood on the right side of the Altar of incense.
12 And Zacharias having seen him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13 But the Angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: because Thy prayer was heard;
and Thy wife Elisabeth shall bear Thee a son, and Thou shall call his name John[JaH has grace].
14 And he shall be a joy to Thee, and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the eyes of the LORD, and should drink neither wine nor shekar[strong drink];
and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the LORD their God.
17 And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, Mal 4:6
and the disobedient to the prudence of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
18 And Zacharias said to the Angel,
By what shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife far advanced in their days.
19 And the Angel answering, said to him,
I am Gabriel, who have been standing in the presence of God; and am sent to speak to Thee, and to show Thee these glad tidings.
20 And behold, Thou shall be silent, and not able to speak, until the day,
that these things shall be performed, because Thou believe not My words which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the Temple.
22 And he having come out, he could not speak to them: and they perceived that he has seen a vision in the Temple;
for he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless.
23
And it came to pass, that as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and secluded herself five months, saying,
25 Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days in which he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26 [Nativity of Jesus].
And in the sixth month [of her pregnancy], the Angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the House of David;
and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the Angel came to her, and said,
Hail, Thou having been favoured, the LORD is with Thee: blessed are Thou among women.
29 And she having seen him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.
30 And the Angel said to her,
Fear not, Mary: for Thou have found favour with God.
31 And behold, Thou shall conceive in Thy womb, and bring forth a Son, and Thou shall call His Name Jesus. Mat 1:21
32 He will be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High;
and the LORD GOD will give to Him the throne of His father David.
33 And He will reign over the House of Jacob forever, and of His Kingdom there will be no end.
34 Then said Mary to the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know[intercourse] not a man?
35 And the Angel answering, said to her,
The Holy Spirit will come upon Thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow Thee:
therefore also that the Holy; being begotten of Thee shall be called Son of God.
36 And behold, Thy relative Elisabeth, she has also conceived a son in her old age;
and this is the sixth month with her who being called barren:
37 for nothing shall be impossible by the word of God.
38 And Mary said, Behold the female servant of the LORD,
be it to me according to Thy word. And the Angel departed from her.
39 [Visitation of Mary].
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah,
40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary,
the babe leaped in her womb: and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42 And she spoke with a great voice, and said,
Blessed are Thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb!
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For behold, as soon as the voice of Thy salutation sounded in my ears,
the Babe leaped in gladness in my womb.
45 And blessed is she who believed that there will be a performance of those things spoken to her from the Lord.
46 [Magnificat].
And Mary said, My soul magnifies the LORD,
47 and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.
48 For He has regarded the low estate of His female servant:
for behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty has done to me great things, and Holy is His Name.
50 And His mercy is on them that fear Him, from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with His arm;
He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 He has put down the powerful from their thrones, and exalted the humbles.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has sustained His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy;
55 as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.
56
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
57 Now the time of Elisabeth was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she begat a son.
58 And her neighbours and her relatives heard that the Lord was magnifying His mercy with her; and they rejoiced with her.
59 [The name John].
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child;
and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.
60 And his mother answering, said, Not so; but he shall be called John[JaH has grace].
61 And they said to her, There is none of Thy kindred that is called by this name.
62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
63 And he having asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, his name is John[JaH has grace].
And they are wondered all.
64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, and blessing God.
65 And fear came on all that dwelt around them;
and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judea.
66 And all having heard, set in their hearts, saying,
Then what manner of child will this be? And the hand of the LORD was with him.
67 [Benedictus].
(And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying),
68
Blessed be the LORD, God of Israel;
for He has visited and redeemed His people!
69 And has raised up a Horn of Salvation for us,
in the House of His servant David.
70 As He spoke by the mouth of His Holy prophets,
who have been since the Age[World] began.
71 Salvation from our enemies,
and from the hand of all that hating us.
72 To perform the mercy with our fathers,
and to remember His Holy Covenant.
73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham.
74 That He would grant to us,
that we out of the hand of our enemies being delivered,
might serve Him without fear.
75 In Holiness and righteousness before Him, all the days of our life.
76 And Thou, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for Thou shall go before the Face of the LORD to prepare His ways. Mal 3:1
77 To give knowledge of Salvation to His people, by the remission of their sins.
78 Through the bowels of mercy of our God;
by which the dayspring from on high has visited us.
79 To give Light to them that sit in darkness and in the shades of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace. Isa 9:2
80
And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts until the day of his showing to Israel.
1 [To Beth-lehem].
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus,
to register all the World;
2 (this registration was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria).
3 And all went to be registered, every one into his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David,
which is called Beth-lehem; (because He be of the House and lineage of David).
5 To be registered with Mary his espoused wife, being pregnant.
6 And it came to pass, that while they be there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her First-born Son, and wrapped Him, and laid Him in a manger;
because there was no place for them in the guest-chamber.
8 [Annunciation to the shepherds].
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the fields,
keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And behold, an Angel of the LORD came upon them,
and the glory of the LORD shone around them; and they were in great fear.
10 And the Angel said to them,
Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all peoples.
11 For to you was born today, a Saviour, who is Lord Christ[Messiah] in the city of David.
12 And this is the sign to you; Ye shall find the Babe wrapped, lying in the manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the Heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good-will towards men!
15
And it came to pass, when the Angels departed from them into Heaven,
and the men (the shepherds) said one to another, Let us now go even to Beth-lehem,
and let us see this thing which has coming to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.
16 And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And they having seen, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this Child.
18 And all who having heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken to them by the shepherds.
19 But Mary kept all these words, and pondered them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God;
for all the things that they heard and seen, as it was told to them.
21 [Purification of Mary].
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the Child,
and His Name was called Jesus,
who was so called by the Angel before He was conceived in the womb.
22 And when they fulfilled the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses, Lev 12:2-5
they brought Him to Jerusalem, to present Him to the LORD;
23 (as it has been written in the Law of the LORD,
Every male that is the first-born of his mother shall be called Holy to the LORD). Exo 13:12
24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which has been spoken in the Law of the LORD,
A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. Lev 12:8
25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon;
and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel:
and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 And it was divinely revealed to him by the Holy Spirit,
that he should not see death before he saw the LORD's Christ[Messiah].
27 And he came by the Spirit into the Temple;
and when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, that they might do for Him after the custom of the Law.
28
[Canticle of Simeon].
(And he took It into his arms, and blessed God, and said),
29 Now dismiss Thy servant in peace,
Master, according to Thy word.
30 For my eyes have seen Thy Salvation,
31 which Thou have prepared before the face of all peoples;
32 a Light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel.
33
And Joseph and His mother were marvelling at those things which being spoken concerning Him.
34 And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother,
Behold, this Child is set for the fall and resurrection of many in Israel; and for a sign which being spoken against;
35 (and a sword shall pierce through Thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
36 [Anna the prophetess].
And there was Anna, (a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher):
She was advanced in many days, and she having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;
37 and she was a widow of about eighty four years,
who departed not from the Temple, but served with fastings and prayers night and day;
38 and she coming in that very hour, gave thanks likewise to the Lord,
and spoke of Him to all those that looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
39 And when they finished all things according to the Law of the LORD,
they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
40
And the Child grew, and became strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon It.
41 [Finding in the Temple].
And His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Festival of the Passover.
42 And when He was twelve years old, they go up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the Festival.
43 And they having fulfilled the days, as they returned, the Child Jesus remained in Jerusalem;
and Joseph and His mother did not know.
44 But they, supposing Him to be in the company, went a day's journey;
and they sought Him among the relatives and the acquaintances.
45 And they not having found Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him.
46
And it came to pass, that after three days they found Him in the Temple,
sitting in the middle of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
47 And all that hearing Him were amazed at His understanding and answers.
48 And they having seen Him, they were astonished: and His mother said to Him,
Child, why have Thou thus dealt with us? Behold, Thy father and I have sought Thee sorrowing.
49 And He said to them, How is it that ye sought Me?
Had ye not known that I must be about the business of My Father?
50 And they understood not the saying which He spoke to them.
51 And He went down with them, and came to Nazareth,
and was being subjected to them.
But His mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.
1 [The testimony of John the Baptist].
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,
Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea,
and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,
and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis,
and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
2 Annas and Caiaphas being the High Priests,
the Word of GOD came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3 And he came into all the region around the Jordan,
preaching the baptism of repentance, for remission of sins;
4
as it has been written in the Book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
saying, A voice crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the LORD,
make His paths straight. Isa 40:3
5 Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be brought low;
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways shall be made smooth. Isa 40:4
6 And all flesh shall see the Salvation of GOD. Isa 40:5
7
Then said he to the multitudes that came forth to be baptized by him,
offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance:
and begin not to say within yourselves,
We have Abraham for our father:
for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham!
9 And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees:
therefore every tree which bringing not forth good fruit, is cut down, and is cast into the fire.
10
And the multitudes asked Him, saying,
What shall we do then?
11 He answering, says to them,
He who having two coats, let him impart to him that having none; and he who having foods, let him do likewise.
12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him,
Master, what shall we do?
13 But he said to them,
Exact no more than that which is appointed to you.
14 And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying,
And what shall we do?
And He said to them,
Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages.
15
And as the people are in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John,
whether or not he might be the Christ[Messiah];
16 John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize in water;
but One comes mightier than I,
of whom I am not worthy to unloose the thong of His shoes.
He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
17 whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor,
and will gather the wheat into His barn;
but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.
18 And then many other things in his exhortation he preached the Gospel to the people.
19 [John cast into prison].
But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias,
(his brother Philip's wife), and for all the evil things which Herod did,
20 added yet this above all, that he shut up John in the prison.
21 [Baptism of Jesus].
And it came to pass, when all the people were being baptized,
that Jesus also having been baptized,
and praying, the Heaven was opened,
22 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him,
and a voice came from Heaven,
which saying, Thou are My beloved Son; in Thee I delighted.
23 [Genealogy of Jesus Christ].
And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years old, being (as was supposed the son of Joseph), was of Eli,
24 of Matthat of Levi of Melchi, of Jannai of Joseph,
25 of Mattathias of Amos of Nahum of Esli of Naggai,
26 of Maath of Mattathias of Semei of Joseph of Judah,
27 of Joannah of Rhesa of Zerubbabel of Shealtiel, of Neri,
28 of Melchi of Addi of Cosam of Elmodam of Er,
29 of Joses of Eliezer of Jorim of Matthat of Levi,
30 of Simeon of Judah of Joseph of Jonam of Eliakim,
31 of Melea of Mainan of Mattatha of Nathan of David.
32 of Jesse of Obed of Boaz of Salmon of Nahshon,
33 of Amminadab of Ram of Hezron of Pharez of Judah.
34 of Jacob of Isaac of Abraham of Terah of Nahor,
35 of Serug of Reu of Peleg of Eber of Salah,
36 of Cainan[adopted] of Arphaxad of Shem of Noah of Lamech,
37 of Methuselah of Enoch of Jared of Mahalaleel of Cainan,
38 of Enos of Seth of Adam of God.
1 [Temptation from the devil].
And Jesus being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan,
and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
2 being forty days tempted by the devil.
And He ate nothing in those days; and they having been ended, He afterward hungered.
3 And the devil said to Him,
If Thou are the Son of God, say to this stone that it may become bread.
4 And Jesus answered him, saying,
It has been written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. Deu 8:3
5 And the devil bringing Him upon a high mountain,
showed to Him all the kingdoms of the World in a moment of time.
6 And the devil said to Him,
All this power will I give Thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered to me,
and to whomsoever I will, I give it.
7 If Thou therefore may worship before me, all shall be Thy,
8 and Jesus answering, said to him,
Get Thee behind Me, Satan: for it has been written,
Thou shall worship the LORD Thy God, and Him only shall Thou serve. Deu 6:13
9 And he brought Him to Jerusalem, and set Him on a pinnacle of the Temple,
and said to Him, If Thou are the Son of God, cast Thyself down from hence.
10 For it has been written, He shall give His Angels charge concerning Thee: Psa 91:11
11 and on their hands they shall uphold Thee, lest Thou may dash Thy foot against a stone. Psa 91:12
12 And Jesus answering, said to him,
It is said, Thou shall not tempt the LORD Thy God. Deu 6:16
13 And he having ended all the temptation, the devil departed from Him for a season.
14 [Fame].
And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee:
and there went out a fame of Him through all the region around.
15 And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.
16 [Rejected as Prophet].
And He came to Nazareth,
where He was brought up:
and entered as His custom on the day of the Sabbaths into the synagogue,
and stood up to read.
17 And there was delivered to Him the Book of Isaiah the prophet.
And He having unrolled the Book, He found the place where it was written,
18 The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me,
because He has anointed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted,
to preach deliverance to the captives,
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty them that are bruised; Isa 61:1
19 to preach the acceptable Year of the LORD. Isa 61:2
20 And He having folded the Book, and given back to the servant, and sat down.
And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were staring on Him.
21 And He began to say to them, This day has this Scripture been fulfilled in your ears.
22 And all bore Him testimony, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth.
And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
23 And He said to them,
Ye will by all means say to Me this simile, Physician, heal thyself:
whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Thy country.
24 And He said,
Amen I say to you, No prophet is accepted in his own country!
25 But I tell you in truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah,
when the Heaven was shut three years and six months when great famine was throughout all the land:
26 but to none of them was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath[Sarepta], a city of Sidon, to a woman that was a widow. 1Ki 17:9
27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian. 2Ki 5:1-14
28 And all they in the synagogue, when they hearing these things, were filled with wrath,
29 and rose up, and thrust Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the mountain,
on which their city had been built, that they might cast Him down headlong.
30 But He passing through the middle of them, went away.
31 [A demon in the synagogue].
And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee,
and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.
32 And they were astonished at His doctrine:
for His word was with authority.
33 And in the synagogue was a man who having a spirit of an unclean demon;
and he cried out with a great voice,
34 saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus the Nazarene?
Are Thou come to destroy us?
I have known Thee who Thou are, the Holy One of God.
35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
Be silenced, and come out of him.
And the demon having thrown him in the middle, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
36 And they were all amazed, and spoke among one another, saying,
What word is this! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.
37 And the fame of Him went out into every place of the region around.
38 [Healing of Peter's wife's mother].
And He having risen out of the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon.
And the mother-in-law of Simon was being taken with a violent fever; and they besought Him for her.
39 And He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and served them.
40 [Exorcising at sunset].
Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with diverse diseases, brought them to Him:
and He laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
41 And demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying,
Thou are the Christ[Messiah] the Son of God!
And He rebuking them, allow them not to speak: for they had known that He be the Christ[Messiah].
42 Then becoming day, He departed, and went into a desert place;
and the multitudes sought Him, and came to Him,
and stayed Him, that He should not depart from them.
43 But He said to them,
I must preach the Gospel of Kingdom of God to other cities also, for therefore I have been sent.
44 And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
1 [Miraculous catch of fish].
And it came to pass, that as the multitude pressed upon Him to hear the Word of GOD,
He having stood by the lake of Gennesaret.
2 And saw two ships standing by the lake:
but the fishermen having gone out of them, washed their nets.
3 And He entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's,
and asked him that he would thrust out a little from the land.
And He sat down, and taught the multitudes out of the ship.
4 Now when He had left speaking, He said to Simon,
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.
5 And Simon answering, said to Him,
Master, we have toiled all the night, and we took nothing; but at Thy word I will let down the net.
6 And they having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.
7 And they beckoned to their partners, who were in the other ship,
that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships,
so that they began to sink.
8 When Simon Peter having seen it, He fell down,
at the knees of Jesus, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, Lord.
9 For astonishment seized him, and all that were with Him, at the draught of the fishes which they took.
10 And likewise was also James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon.
And Jesus said to Simon,
Fear not: from now on Thou shall catch men.
11 And they having brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed Him.
12 [Healing of the leper].
And it came to pass, when He be in one of the cities, and behold, a man full of leprosy:
who seeing Jesus, fell on his face, and besought Him,
saying, Lord, if Thou will, Thou can make me clean.
13 And He stretch forth the hand, and touched him,
saying, I will: Be Thou clean.
And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14 And He charged him to tell no man;
but go, and show thyself to the priest,
and offer for Thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded for a testimony to them. Lev 13:49 Lev 14:2-4
15
But so much more the report about Him went abroad:
and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by Him of their infirmities.
16 And He was withdrawing Himself in the wilderness, and prayed.
17 [Healing of the paralytic].
And it came to pass on one of the days, as He was teaching,
that there were Pharisees and Law-teachers sitting by,
who having come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem:
and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And behold, men brought in a couch a man who was paralyzed:
and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before Him.
19 And they not having found by what way they might bring Him in, because of the multitude,
they went upon the roof, and let him down through the tiling with the couch, into the middle before Jesus.
20 And He having seen their faith, He said to him,
Man, Thy sins have been forgiven Thee.
21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying,
Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins except God alone?
22 And Jesus knowing their thoughts, He answering, said to them,
What reason ye in your hearts?
23 Which is easier, to say,
Thy sins have been forgiven Thee;
or to say, Rise and walk?
24 But that ye may know that the Son of Man has authority upon the Earth to forgive sins,
He said to the paralytic,
I say to Thee, Arise! And take up Thy couch, and go into Thy house.
25 And immediately he having risen before them, and took up that on which he lay,
and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
26 And amazement gripped all, and they glorified God,
and were filled with fear,
saying, We saw strange things today.
27 [Levi is called].
And after these He went forth, and saw a publican named Levi,
sitting at the receipt of custom: and He said to him, Follow Me.
28 And he left all, having risen, and followed Him.
29 And Levi made Him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great multitude of publicans,
and of others who were sitting down with them.
30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against His disciples,
saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
31 And Jesus answering, said to them,
They that are in health, have no need of a physician; but they that having sickness. Mar 2:17
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Mar 2:17
33 [Fasting].
And they said to Him,
Why do the disciples of John fast often,
and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but Thy eat and drink?
34 But He said to them,
Can ye make the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the Bridegroom is with them?
35 But the days will come, when the Bridegroom may be taken from them,
and then they will fast in those days.
36 [Parable of new wine into old wineskins].
And He spoke also a parable to them:
no one puts a piece of a new garment upon an old:
otherwise, then both the new makes a rent,
and the piece that was taken out of the new,
agrees not with the old.
37 And no one puts new wine into old bottles:
otherwise the new wine will burst the bottles, and will be poured out, and the bottles will be perished:
38 but new wine must be put into new bottles, and both are preserved.
39 No one also having drank old wine, immediately desire new:
for He says, The old is better.
1 [Plucking the ears on the Sabbaths].
And it came to pass on the second Sabbath after the first, Lev 23:15
that He went through grain-fields; and His disciples plucked the ears of grain,
and ate, rubbing them in their hands.
2 And certain of the Pharisees said to them,
Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the Sabbaths?
3 And Jesus answering them, said,
Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when he hungered,
and they who being with him;
4 how he went into the House of God, and took and ate the show-bread, 1Sa 21:6
and gave also to them that were with him,
which it is not lawful to eat, except only for the priests?
5 And He said to them, For the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.
6 [Healing hand on the Sabbaths].
And it came to pass also on another Sabbath,
that he entered into the synagogue,
and taught: and there was a man and his right hand was withered.
7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched Him,
to see if He would heal on the Sabbath;
that they might find an accusation against Him.
8 But He had seen their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand,
Rise, and stand forth in the middle. And he having risen, and stood forth.
9 Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one thing;
Is it lawful on the Sabbaths to do good, or to do evil?
To save life, or to destroy it?
10 And looking around upon them all, He said to the man,
Stretch forth Thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
12 [The Twelve apostles].
And it came to pass in those days, that He went out to the mountain to pray,
and was spending all night in the prayer of God.
13 And when it was day, He called His disciples: and of them He chose Twelve,
whom also He named apostles;
14 Simon (whom He also named Peter) and Andrew (his brother),
James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew and Thomas,
James the son of Alpheus, and Simon being called Zealot.
16 Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, (who also was a traitor).
17 [Sermon on the Plain (plateau)].
And He having went down with them, and stood in the plateau; and the multitude of His disciples,
and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem,
and from the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him,
and to be healed of their diseases;
18 and they that being afflicted with unclean spirits: and they were healed.
19 And the whole multitude sought to touch Him; for there went power out from Him, and healed them all.
20 And He having lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said,
[Beatitudes 2].
Blessed are the poor: for yours is the Kingdom of God!
21 Blessed are they who being hungry now: for ye shall be filled!
Blessed are they who weeping now: for ye shall laugh!
22 Blessed are ye when men shall hate you,
and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach you,
and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man!
23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy:
for behold, your reward is great in Heaven:
for so did their fathers to the prophets!
24 But Woe to you that are rich: for ye receive your consolation!
25 Woe to you that are full: for ye shall hunger!
Woe to you that laugh now: for ye shall mourn and weep!
26 Woe to you, when all men shall speak well of you: for so did their fathers to the false prophets!
27 [Love your enemies: prove that you are better].
But I say to you who hearing,
Love your enemies, do good to them who hating you,
28 bless them that curse you, and pray for them who insulting you!
29 [Turning the other cheek: non-resistance].
To him that smiting Thee on the cheek, offer the other also;
and from him that taking away Thy cloak, Thou should not forbid Thy coat also.
30 [Only be friendly to your friends is not enough].
Give to every man that asking of Thee;
and of him that taking away Thy goods, ask them not back.
31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32 And if ye love them who love you, what thanks is for you?
For sinners also loving those that love them.
33 And if ye do good to them who doing good to you, what thanks is for you?
For sinners also do even the same.
34 And if ye lend to them from whom ye hope to receive, what thanks is for you?
For sinners also lend to sinners, that they may receive the same in return.
35 But love ye your enemies, and do good,
and lend, hoping for nothing back; and your reward shall be great,
and ye shall be the children of the Most High:
for He is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37 [He shall also judge you with the same measures].
And judge not, and ye may not be judged:
condemn not, and ye may not be condemned:
forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38 give, and it shall be given to you;
good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over,
shall they give into your bosom.
For the same measure in which ye measure, shall be measured back to you.
39 [Parable of the blind lead the blind 1].
And He spoke a parable to them;
Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into the ditch?
40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfected, shall be as his master.
41 [Splinter in the eye].
And why behold Thou the splinter that is in Thy brother's eye,
but consider not the beam that is in Thy own eye?
42 Or how can Thou say to Thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the splinter that is in Thy eye,
when Thou thyself beholding not the beam that is in Thy own eye?
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of Thy own eye,
and then shall Thou see clearly to cast out the splinter that is in Thy brother's eye.
43 [The fruit of the tree 3].
For a good tree is bringing not forth corrupt fruit;
neither does a corrupt tree bringing forth good fruit.
44 For every tree is known by its own fruit:
for from thorns men do not gather figs,
nor from a bramble bush do they pick grapes.
45 [Treasure of the heart 1].
The good man out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth that which is good;
and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, brings forth that which is evil:
for from the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
46 [Parable of the wise and the foolish builders].
And why call ye Me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Whoever coming to Me, and hearing My sayings, and doing them,
I will show you to whom he is like.
48 He is like a man who built a house,
and dig deep, and laid the foundation upon the Rock:
and a flood having come, the river beat vehemently upon that house,
and could not shake it: for it had been founded upon the Rock.
49 But he who having heard, and not doing, is like a man that built a house on the ground, without a foundation,
against which the river beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.
[End Sermon].
1 [Centurion ask to heal his servant].
Now when He completed all His sayings in the audience of the people,
He entered into Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to Him, having sickness, and was about to die.
3 And he having heard about Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews,
beseeching Him that He would having come and might heal His servant.
4 And they having come to Jesus, they besought Him diligently, saying,
That He is worthy for whom He shall offer this:
5 for he loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue.
6 But Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house,
the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him,
Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that Thou should enter under my roof;
7 therefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to Thee; but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
8 For I also am a man set under authority, having appointed under me soldiers,
and I say to this one, Go, and he goes;
and to another, come, and he comes;
and to my servant, Do this, and he does.
9 When Jesus having heard these things, He marvelled at him,
and having turned to the multitude that followed Him,
and said: I say to you, Not even in Israel found I so great faith!
10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the sick servant in health.
11 [Resurrection of the son in Nain].
And it came to pass the next day, that He went into a city being called Nain:
and many of His disciples went with Him, and a great multitude.
12 Now when He drew near to the gate of the city,
and behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only-begotten son of his mother,
and she was a widow: and a big multitude of the city was with her.
13 And the Lord having seen her, He had compassion on her, and said to her, Weep not.
14 And He having come and touched the bier: and they that bore him stood still.
And He said, Young man, I say to Thee, Arise!
15 And he who was dead sat up, and began to speak, and He gave him to his mother.
16 And fear gripped all, and they glorified God,
saying, That a great Prophet has been raised among us; and, That God has visited His people.
17 And this report of Him went forth throughout all Judea,
and throughout all the region around.
18 [Question about the Coming Messiah].
And the disciples of John informed him of all these things.
19 And John calling two of his disciples sent them to Jesus,
saying, Are Thou the Coming[Messiah]? Or look we for another?
20 The men having come to Him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us to Thee,
saying, Are Thou the Coming[Messiah]? Or look we for another?
21 And in that same hour He healed many from sickness,
and diseases, and of evil spirits;
and to many that were blind He granted sight.
22 And Jesus answering, said to them,
Having gone, tell John what things ye have seen and heard;
that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear,
the dead are raised, and to the poor the Gospel is preached. Isa 61:1
23
And blessed is he, whoever may not offended in Me.
24 Now the messengers of John having departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John,
What have ye gone out into the wilderness to see? A reed being shaken with the wind?
25 But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft garment?
Behold, they who are gorgeously apparelled, being in luxury, are in kings' courts.
26 But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet!
27 This is he, concerning whom it has been written,
Behold, I send My messenger;
before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way before Thee. Mal 3:1
28 For I say to you, Among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist!
but the least in the Kingdom of God, is greater than he.
29 And all the people that having heard Him, and the publicans, justified God,
being baptized with the baptism of John.
30 But the Pharisees and Lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized by him.
31
And the Lord said,
To what then shall I compare the men of this generation?
And to what are they like?
32 They are like children sitting in the market,
and calling one to another, and saying,
We have piped to you, and ye have not danced;
we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33 For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say;
he has a demon.
34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking; and ye say,
Behold, a gluttonous man and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. Mat 11:19
35 But the wisdom was justified by all her children. Mat 11:19
36 [Parable of the Two Debtors].
And one of the Pharisees desired Him that He would eat with him.
And He went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down at table.
37 And behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner,
when she having known that He reclines at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
38 and stood at His feet behind him weeping,
and began to wash His feet with tears,
and wiped them with the hairs of her head,
and kissed His feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39 But the Pharisee who having invited Him having seen it, he spoke within himself, saying,
This man, if He were a prophet, would have known who, and what manner of woman,
this is that touches Him, for she is a sinner.
40 And Jesus answering, said to him,
Simon, I have somewhat to say to Thee. And he says, Master, speak.
41 There were two debtors to a certain Creditor:
the one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42 And they having nothing to pay, He forgave them both.
Tell me therefore, which of them will love Him most?
43 Simon answering, said,
I suppose that he, to whom He forgave most.
But He said to him, Thou have rightly judged.
44 And He turned to the woman, and said to Simon,
See Thou this woman? I entered into Thy house, Thou gave Me no water for My feet:
but she has washed My feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
45 Thou gave Me no kiss: but this woman, since that I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.
46 My head with oil Thou did not anoint: but this woman has anointed My feet with ointment.
47 Therefore I say to Thee, her sins, which are many have been forgiven; for she loved much:
but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little!
48 And He said to her,
Thy sins have been forgiven.
49 And they that sat at table with Him, began to say within themselves,
Who is this that forgives also sins?
50 And He said to the woman,
Thy faith has saved Thee; go in peace.
1 [Mary Magdalene].
And it came to pass after this, that He went throughout every city and village,
preaching Gospel of the Kingdom of God:
and the Twelve were with Him,
2 and certain women, who were healed of evil spirits and infirmities,
Mary who being called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out.
3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who served Him from their goods.
4 [Parable of the Sower].
And a great multitude having gathered, and coming to Him out of every city,
He spoke by a parable.
5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed,
some fell by the way; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered, because it not to have moisture.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
8 And other fell on the good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundred-fold.
Saying these things, He cried, He who having ears to hear, let him hear.
9 [Parable of the Sower explained].
And His disciples asked Him, saying, What might this parable be?
10 But He said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God:
but to others in parables;
that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Isa 6:9
11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.
12 Those by the way, are they that hearing; then comes the devil, and takes away the word out of their hearts,
lest they having believed and may be saved.
13 They on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe,
and in time of temptation fall away.
14 And that which fell to the thorns: these are they who having heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life,
and bring no fruit to perfection.
15 But that on the good ground: these are they, who in an honest and good heart,
having heard the Word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
16 [Parable of the Lamp under the bushel 3].
No one, when he has lighted a lamp,
covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a couch; but sets it on a lampstand,
that they who enter in may see the light.
17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest;
neither anything hid, that shall not be known, and come abroad.
18 Take heed therefore how ye hear:
For whoever may have, to him shall be given:
and whoever may have not, even what he seems to have will be taken away from him.
19 [The Saints are a family].
Then came to Him the mother and His brothers, and could not meet Him because of the multitude.
20 And it was told to Him by certain, who saying, Thy mother and Thy brothers have stood outside, desiring to see Thee.
21 But He answering, said to them,
My mother and My brethren are those who hearing the Word of GOD, and doing it.
22 [Calming the storm].
And it came to pass on one of the days, that He entered into a ship with His disciples.
And He said to them,
Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.
23 But as they sailed, He fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake;
and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy.
24 And they having come to Him, and awoke Him, saying,
Master, Master, we perish!
But He having risen, and rebuked the wind, and the wave of the water:
and they ceased, and there was a calm.
25 But He said to them,
Where is your faith?
And they being afraid, wondered, saying one to another,
Then what manner of man is this, for He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him?
26 [Legion and the swine].
And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite to Galilee.
27 And when He went forth upon the land, there met Him out of the city a certain man,
who had demons a long time, and wore no garment, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
28 But having seen Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before Him,
and with a great voice said,
What have I to do with Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of God the Most High?
I beseech Thee, Thou should torment me not;
29 (for He commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man.
For often it had caught him, and he was bound with chains, and being kept in fetters:
and he broke the bands, and was driven by the demon into the wilderness).
30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is the name of Thee?
But he said, Legion: because many demons were entered into him.
31 And they besought Him, that He would not command them to go out into the Abyss.
32 And there was there a herd of many swine, being fed on the mountain:
and they besought Him that He would allow them to enter into them.
And He allowed them.
33 Then the demons went out of the man, and entered into the swine:
and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.
34 When they that feeding them having seen what having happened, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
35 Then they went out to see what having happened; and came to Jesus,
and found the man out of whom the demons had gone out,
sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
36 They also who having seen it, told them how he who was being possessed with demons was whole.
37
And the whole multitude of the region around the Gadarenes,
besought Him to depart from them: for they were taken with great fear; and He having entered into the ship, and returned.
38 Now the man out of whom the demons had gone out,
besought Him that he might be with Him. But Jesus sent him away,
39 saying, Return to Thy own house, and declare how great things God has done to Thee.
And he went away and proclaiming throughout the whole city, how great things Jesus did to him.
40 [Healing of the bleeding woman and daughter of Jairus].
And it came to pass, that, when Jesus returned,
the multitude gladly received Him: for they were all waiting for Him.
41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue:
and he fell down at the feet of Jesus, and besought Him that He would come into his house:
42 for his daughter was only-begotten, about twelve years,
and she lay dying.
But as He was going, the multitudes thronged Him.
43 And a woman being with an issue of blood twelve years,
who having spent all she had for living upon physicians, but could by no one be healed,
44 came behind Him, and touched the border of His garment:
and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
45 And Jesus said,
Who touched Me? When all denied, Peter said (and they that were with Him),
Master, the multitudes throng Thee, and press Thee, and say Thou, Who touched Me?
46 But Jesus said,
Someone has touched Me: for I perceive that power has gone out of Me.
47 And the woman having seen that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before Him,
she declared to Him before all the people for what cause she touched Him,
and how she was healed immediately.
48 But He said to her, Daughter, be of good comfort: Thy faith has made Thee whole; go in peace.
49 While He was yet speaking, there comes one from the house of the ruler of the synagogue,
saying to him, Thy daughter has died: trouble not the Master.
50 But Jesus, having heard, He answered him,
saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.
51 And He having come into the house,
He allow no one to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maid[girl].
52 And all wept and bewailed her: but He said,
Weep not: she is not dead, but sleeps.
53 And they derided Him, knowing that she was dead.
54 And He having put them all out, and having taken her by the hand, and called,
saying, maid[girl], arise!
55 And her spirit turned back, and she arose immediately: and He commanded to give her to eat.
56 And her parents were amazed: but He charged them that they should tell no man what having happened.
1 [Mission of the Twelve apostles].
Then He called His Twelve disciples together,
and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases.
2 And He sent them to preach the Kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
3 And He said to them,
Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs, nor bag, neither bread, neither money; neither to have two coats apiece. Mat 10:10
4 And into whatever house ye may enter, there abide, and thence depart.
5 And whoever may not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the Gospel, and healing everywhere.
7 [Death of John the Baptist].
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him: and he was perplexed,
because that it was said by some, that John has been raised from the dead;
8 and by some, that Elijah has appeared;
and by others, that one of the ancient prophets was risen again.
9 And Herod said,
John have I beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see Him.
10 [Miracle of the loaves].
And the apostles, they having returned, declared Him how much that they did.
And He having taken them, and withdrew privately into a desert place,
belonging to the city being called Beth-saida[House of Fish].
11 And the multitudes, when they knew it, followed Him: and He received them,
and spoke to them of the Kingdom of God, and healed them that having need of healing.
12 And the day began to decline, then having come the Twelve,
and said to Him, Send the multitude away, that they go around into the towns and country,
and may lodge, and may get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
13 But He said to them,
Give ye them to eat.
And they said,
There are by us no more than five loaves and two fishes;
except we should having gone and buy foods for all this people.
14 For they were about five thousand men. And He said to His disciples,
Make them sit down by groups of fifty.
15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then He having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes,
and having looked up to Heaven, He blessed them, and broke it,
and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 And they ate, and were all satisfied: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets.
18 [The Messiah is revealed by Peter].
And it came to pass, as He be in retirement praying,
the disciples were with Him; and He asked them, saying,
Who say the multitudes that I be?
19 They answering, said,
John the Baptist; but some say,
Elijah; and others say,
that one of the ancient prophets was risen again.
20 But He said to them,
But who say ye that I be?
Peter answering, said, the Christ[Messiah] of God.
21 [Secret until the Resurrection].
And He strictly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing,
22 saying, The Son of Man must suffer many things,
and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes,
and to be killed, and be raised the third day.
23 [Take up his cross: tribulation].
And He said to them all,
If anyone will to come after Me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
24 For whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it;
but whoever may will to lose his life for My sake, the same shall save it.
25 For what is a man profited, having gained the whole World,
and having lost or having destroyed himself?
26 For whoever may have been ashamed of Me, and of My words,
of him will the Son of Man be ashamed,
when He should Come in His own glory,
and in that of His Father, and of the Holy Angels.
27 But I tell you, Truly there are some standing here who shall not taste death until they see the Kingdom of God.
28 [Transfiguration of Jesus].
And it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings,
He took Peter, and John, and James, and went up upon the mountain to pray.
29 And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His garment was white and glistening.
30 And behold, there talked with Him two men, who were Moses and Elijah.
31 Who appeared in glory, and spoke of his decease which He should accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 But Peter and they that were with Him were heavy with sleep: and they having waked,
they saw His glory, and the two men that stood with Him.
33
And it came to pass, as they departed from Him,
Peter said to Jesus,
Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three Tabernacles;
one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah:
not knowing what He says.
34 While He was saying this, there came a cloud,
and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
35 And there came a voice out of the cloud,
saying, This is My beloved Son: hear Him.
36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone.
And they kept it close. And they told to no one in those days, nothing which they have seen.
37 [The dumb spirit].
And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they descending from the mountain, a great multitude met Him.
38 And behold, a man of the multitude cried out, saying,
Master, I beseech Thee look upon my son: for he is my only-begotten.
39 And behold, a spirit takes him, and he suddenly cries out;
and it tears him, with foam, and bruising him, hardly departs from him.
40 And I besought Thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they could not.
41 Then Jesus answering, said,
O faithless and perverse generation, until when shall I be with you, and bear you? Bring Thy son here.
42 And as He was yet coming, the demon threw him down, and tore him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit,
and healed the child, and delivered him back to his father.
43 And they were all astonished at the majesty of God.
But while they were all wondering at all things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples,
44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them,
that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask Him concerning that saying.
46 [Be humble as a child].
Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them might be greatest.
47 But Jesus perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set it by Him,
48 and said to them,
Whoever may receive this child in My Name, receives Me;
and whoever may receive Me, receives Him who sent Me:
for he who being least among you all, the same shall be great.
49
And John answering, said,
Master, we saw one casting out demons in Thy Name;
and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.
50 And Jesus said to him,
Forbid him not. For he who is not against us, is for us.
51 [He comes to save].
And it came to pass, the fulfilling of the days of His received up, He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,
52 and sent messengers before His face: and they having gone and entered into a village of the Samaritans,
to prepare for Him.
53 And they did not receive Him, because His face was as though He would go to Jerusalem.
54 And His disciples James and John having seen this, they said,
Lord, will Thou that we should tell fire to come down from Heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did? 2Ki 1:10-14
55 But He having turned, and rebuked them, and said,
Ye have not known what manner of spirit ye are.
56 For the Son of Man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
57 [Follow Me].
And it came to pass, that as they were going in the way, a certain man said to Him,
Lord, I will follow Thee wherever Thou may go.
58 And Jesus said to him,
The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests;
but the Son of Man has not where He may lay the head.
59 And He said to another,
Follow Me.
But he said,
Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
60 But Jesus said to him,
Let the dead bury their dead: but go Thou and preach the Kingdom of God.
61 And another also said,
Lord, I will follow Thee; but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.
62 But Jesus said to him,
no one having put his hand to a plough, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God.
1 [The seventy].
And after these, the Lord also appointed the other seventy,
and sent them by two and two before His face into every city,
and place, where He Himself was about to come.
2 Therefore said He to them,
The Harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the Harvest,
that He may send forth labourers into His Harvest.
3 Go: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4 Carry neither purse, nor sack, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.
5 And into whatever house ye may enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: otherwise, it shall turn to you.
7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things from them:
for the labourer is worthy of his reward. Go not from house to house.
8 And into whatever city ye may enter, and they receive you,
eat such things as being set before you.
9 And heal the sick that are in it, and say to them,
The Kingdom of God has drawn-near to you.
10 But into whatever city ye may enter, and they receive you not,
go out into the streets of the same, and say,
11 even the very dust of your city which cleaves on us, we do wipe off against you:
nevertheless be ye sure of this, that the Kingdom of God has drawn-near to you.
12 [Woe to cities that refused to repent!].
But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city!
13 Woe to Thee, Chorazin! Woe to Thee Beth-saida! For if the miracles have been done in Tyre and Sidon,
have been done in you, they would have repented long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
15 And Thou, Capernaum, which are exalted to the Heaven, shall be thrust down to Hades. Mat 11:23
16
He who hearing you, hears Me;
and he who despising you, despises Me;
and he who despising Me, despises Him who sent Me.
17 [Return of the seventy].
And the seventy returned with joy, saying,
Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Thy Name.
18 But He said to them,
I beheld Satan as lightning fall from Heaven.
19 Behold, I give to you the might to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy:
and no, then nothing will hurt you.
20 Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice,
because your names are written in Heavens.
21 [Revealing].
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit, and said,
I thank Thee, Father, Lord of the Heaven and the Earth, that Thou hid these things,
from the wise and prudent, and have to babes revealed them.
Yes, Father; for so it was good pleasure in Thy eyes.
22 All things are delivered to Me by My Father: and no one knows,
who the Son is, except the Father; and who the Father is, except the Son, and to whom the Son may will reveal.
23
And He having turned to the disciples, and said privately,
Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see!
24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see,
and have not seen; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard.
25 [The Great Commandment].
And behold, a certain Lawyer stood up, and testing Him, saying,
Master, what must I doing that I may inherit everlasting life?
26 But He said to him,
What has been written in the Law? How read Thou?
27 But He answering, said,
Thou shall love the LORD Thy God with all Thy heart,
and with all Thy soul,
and with all Thy strength, and with all Thy mind; Deu 6:5
and Thy neighbour as thyself. Lev 19:18
28 But He said to him,
Thou have answered rightly: this do, and Thou shall live.
29 [Parable of the good Samaritan].
But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 But Jesus having replied, said,
A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers,
who stripped and wounded him, departed, leaving him being half dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way;
and he having seen him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place,
coming and looking, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain traveling Samaritan came upon him:
and he having seen him, he had compassion,
34 and he having come to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine,
and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 And on the morrow, when he departed, he having taken out two denarii, and gave them to the host,
and said to him,
Take care of him: and whatever Thou may spend more, when I return, I will repay Thee.
36 Which now of these three, think Thou, to have been a neighbour to him that fell among the robbers?
37 But he said,
He who having showed mercy with him.
Then said Jesus to him,
Go, and do Thou likewise.
38 [Martha and Mary].
And it came to pass, as they were going, He entered into a certain village:
and a certain woman, named Martha, received Him into her house.
39 And her sister being called Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus, and heard His word.
40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to Him, and said,
Lord, do Thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Say her therefore that she may help me.
41 Then Jesus answering, said to her,
Martha, Martha, Thou are anxious, and troubled about many things:
42 but one thing is needful; and Mary has chosen that good part,
which shall not be taken away from her.
1 [Lord's Prayer 2].
And it came to pass, that as He be praying in a certain place,
when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him,
Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught His disciples.
2 But He said to them, When ye pray, say,
Our Father who is in the Heavens,
Hallowed be Thy Name,
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done: in Heaven and upon the Earth.
3 Give us every day our daily Bread.
4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us.
And Thou would not bring us into temptation; but deliver us from the Evil.
5 [Parable of the friend at night].
And He said to them,
Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight,
and may say to him,
Friend, lend me three loaves:
6 for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
7 And he within, answering, should say,
Trouble me not: the door is now shut,
and my children are with me in bed;
I cannot standing up and to give Thee.
8 I say to you,
Though he will not having risen and give him,
because he be his friend,
yet because of his importunity he will having risen and give him as many as he needs!
9 [Asking and limits of evilness].
And I say to you,
Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened to you!
10 For every one that asking, receives;
and he who seeking, finds;
and to him that knocking, it shall be opened.
11
If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone?
Or if he shall ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 And if he may ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, have known how to give good gifts to your children:
how much more will your Father from Heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that asking Him?
14 [A demon casted out].
And He was casting out a demon, and it was dumb.
And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out,
the dumb spoke; and the multitudes wondered.
15 But some of them said,
He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.
16 And others tempting Him, sought from Him a sign from Heaven.
17 But He seeing their thoughts, said to them,
Every kingdom divided against itself is desolated;
and a house divided against a house falls.
18 But if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand?
Because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
19 But if I by Beelzebul cast out demons,
by whom do your sons cast them out?
Therefore shall they be your judges.
20 But if I with the finger of GOD cast out demons,
no doubt the Kingdom of God is come upon you.
21 [Parable of the strong man].
When a strong man armed may keep his palace, his goods are in peace:
22 but when a stronger than he having come, and may overcome him.
He takes from him all his armour in which he had trusted, and divides his spoils.
23 He who being not with Me is against Me;
and he who not gathering with Me scatters.
24
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man,
He pass through places without water, seeking rest, and finding none,
He says, I will return to My house whence I came out.
25 And he having come, he finds it swept and adorned.
26 Then he goes and takes to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in,
and dwell there: and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.
27 [Blessing for the Saints].
And it came to pass, as He was speaking these things, a certain woman of the multitude lifted up her voice,
and said to Him,
Blessed is the womb that bore Thee, and the breasts which nourished Thee!
28 But He said,
But rather blessed are those who hearing the Word of GOD, and keeping it.
29 [Sign of the prophet Jonah].
And the multitudes being gathered together,
He began to say, This is an evil generation: it seeks a sign;
and there shall no sign be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
31 The Queen of the South shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation,
and condemn them:
for she came from the ends of the Earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon;
and behold, a greater is here than Solomon. 1Ki 10:1
32 The men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation,
and shall condemn it:
because they repented at the preaching of Jonah;
and behold, a greater is here than Jonah.
33 [Parable of the Lamp under the bushel 4].
No one when he has lighted a lamp,
puts it in a secret place, neither under the bushel, but on a lampstand,
that they who come in may see the light.
34 The light of the body is the eye:
therefore when Thy eye is single[clear], Thy whole body also is full of light;
but when Thy eye is evil, Thy body also is full of darkness.
35 Take heed therefore, that the light which is in Thee be not darkness.
36 If Thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark,
the whole shall be full of light; as when the lamp by the brightness may give Thee light.
37 [Clean within].
And as He was speaking, a certain Pharisee besought Him to dine with him:
and He went in, and sat down to eat.
38 But the Pharisee having seen, he marvelled that He had not first bathed before dinner.
39 And the Lord said to him,
Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter;
but your within is full of ravening and wickedness.
40 Ye fools, did not He who having made the outside, also made the inside?
41 But rather give alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean to you.
42 [Woes of the Pharisees].
But woe to you, Pharisees!
For ye tithe mint, and rue, and every herb,
and pass over the judgment and the love of God:
these ye ought to have done, and not to leave the others undone.
43
Woe to you, Pharisees! For ye love the chief seat in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
44
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye are as graves which appear not,
and the men that walking over them have not known.
45 Then answering one of the Lawyers,
says to Him, Master, thus saying, Thou reproach us also.
46 But He said,
Woe to you also, ye Lawyers! For ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne,
and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
47
Woe to you! For ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48 Truly ye bear testimony, that ye consent the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their tombs.
49 Therefore also said the wisdom of GOD,
I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will slay and persecute:
50 that the blood of all the prophets, which being shed from the foundation of the World,
may be required of this generation;
51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the Altar and the House[Temple]:
yes, I say to you, It shall be required of this generation!
52
Woe to you, Lawyers! For ye have taken away the key of knowledge:
ye have not entered in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
53
And as He saying these things to them,
the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge Him vehemently, and to solicit Him to speak of many things;
54 lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch something out of His mouth, that they might accuse Him.
1 [The leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees].
Meanwhile, when there was gathered myriads of the multitude,
so that they trod one upon another, He began to say to His disciples:
first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, (which is hypocrisy).
2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed;
neither hid, that shall not be known.
3 Because, whatever ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the light;
and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be preached upon the roofs.
4 [Fear God more than tribulation].
And I say to you,
My friends, Be not afraid of them that killing the body, and after these having no more that they can do!
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye should fear:
Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into the Gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear him!
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two asses, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
7 But even the hairs of your head are all have been numbered.
Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
8 [Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit 3].
Also I say to you,
Whoever may confess Me before men,
him will the Son of Man also confess before the Angels of GOD;
9 but he who denying Me before men,
shall be denied before the Angels of GOD!
10 And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of Man,
it shall be forgiven him:
but to him that blasphemes against the Holy Spirit,
it shall not be forgiven!
11 And when they bring you to the synagogues,
and before magistrates, and the authorities,
be not anxious how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye should say:
12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what ye ought to say.
13 [Parable of the rich fool].
And one of the multitude said to Him,
Master, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.
14 But He said to him,
Man, who made Me a judge, or a divider over you?
15 And He said to them,
Take heed, and beware of covetousness:
for his life is not in the abundance as the goods of him.
16 And He spoke a parable to them, saying,
The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.
17 And he thought within himself, saying,
What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits?
18 And he said,
This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I deposit all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, Thou have abundance of goods laid up for many years;
take Thy ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said to him,
Thou fool, this night Thy soul they shall require from Thee: and what Thou have prepared, to whom shall it be?
21 So is he who treasuring up for himself, and is not rich towards GOD.
22 [Against materialism 3].
And He said to His disciples,
Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat;
neither for the body, what ye may put on!
23 The life is more than food,
and the body is more than garment.
24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap:
which neither have store-house, nor barn;
and God feeds them: How much more value are ye than the fowls?
25 But who out of you, by being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If ye then are not able to do that thing which is least, why are ye anxious for the rest?
27 Consider the lilies how they grow: They toil not, they not spin;
and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these!
28 But if then God so clothe the grass of the field, being today, and tomorrow being cast into the oven;
how much more will He clothe you, ye of little faith?
29 And seek ye not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
30 For all these things seek the nations of the World: and your Father has known that ye have need of these things.
31 But rather seek ye the Kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
32
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell your goods, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which become not old,
a treasure in the Heavens that fails not,
where no thief approaches, neither moth corrupts.
34 For where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.
35 Let your loins be girt, and the lamps be burning.
36 [Parable of the faithful servant].
And ye yourselves like men that wait for their Lord,
when He shall return from the Marriage;
that, when He Comes and knocks,
they immediately may open to Him.
37 Blessed are those servants,
whom the Lord when He Coming shall find watching:
Amen I say to you, That he will gird himself,
and make them to sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them!
38 And if He should Come in the second watch, and should Come in the third watch,
and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39
And this know, that if the housemaster had known at what hour the thief Comes,
he would watch, and not allow his house to be broken through.
40 Be ye therefore ready also: for at an hour when ye think not; the Son of Man Comes.
41
But Peter said to Him,
Lord, speak Thou this parable to us, or even to all?
42 And the Lord said,
Who then is that faithful and wise steward,
whom his Lord shall set over His household,
to give them their portion of provisions in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when He Coming shall find so doing!
44 Truly I say to you, That He will set him over all His goods!
45 But if that servant may say in his heart, my Lord delays His Coming;
and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants,
and also to eat and drink, and to be drunken?
46 The Lord of that servant will Come in a day when he looks not for Him,
and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder,
and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that servant who knew His Lord's will, and having prepared not,
neither doing according to His will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 But he who not having known, and doing things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
For to whomsoever much was given, from him shall much be required:
and to whom they did committed much, from him they will ask the more.
49
Came I to cast fire on the Earth, and what will I, if it is already kindled?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened until it should be finished!
51 [Warnings for the Saints].
Suppose ye that I came to give peace on the Earth? I tell you, No; but rather division:
52 for from now on there will be five in one house divided,
three against two, and two against three.
53 A father will be divided against a son,
and a son against a father;
a mother against a daughter,
and a daughter against a mother;
a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law,
and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
54 [Discerning the time].
And He said also to the multitudes,
When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There comes a shower; and so it happens.
55 And when ye perceive the south wind blowing, ye say, There will be heat; and it comes to pass.
56 Ye hypocrites, ye have known to discern the face of the Earth and of the Heaven; but how is it, that ye do not discern this time?
57 [Solve conflicts 2].
And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58 For when Thou go with Thy adversary to the magistrate,
as Thou are in the way, give diligence that Thou may be delivered from him;
lest He draw Thee before the judge,
and the judge deliver Thee to the officer, and the officer cast Thee into prison.
59 I say to Thee, Thou may not come out thence, until Thou may paid even the last lepton.
1 [No victim-bashing but repent].
There were present at the time that some telling Him about the Galileans,
whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices.
2 And Jesus answering, said to them,
Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans,
because such things they have suffered?
3 I tell you, No; but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them,
think ye that these were sinners above all men that dwelling in Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, No; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
6 [Parable of the barren fig-tree].
He spoke also this parable: A certain Man had a fig-tree planted in His Vineyard;
and He came and sought fruit on it, and found none.
7 Then said He to the dresser of His Vineyard,
Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree,
and find none: cut it down; and why cumbers it the ground?
8 But he answering, says to Him,
Lord, let it alone this year also, until I may dig about it, and dung it.
9 And if it should bear fruit, well: otherwise, then after that Thou shall cut it down.
10 [Healing of a woman on the Sabbath].
And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbaths.
11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity,
eighteen years, and was bowed together,
and could in no raise herself completely.
12 But Jesus having seen her,
He called her, and said to her,
Woman, Thou are loosed from Thy infirmity.
13 And He laid His hands on her: and immediately she was made straight,
and glorified God.
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answering with indignation, because Jesus healed on the Sabbath,
and said to the multitude,
There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the Sabbath.
15 The Lord then answered him,
and said, Thou hypocrite, does not each one of you on the Sabbath,
loose his ox or ass from the manger, and lead him away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound,
behold, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?
17 And He saying these things, all His adversaries were ashamed:
and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.
18 [Parable of the grain of mustard].
Then said He, To what is the Kingdom of God like it?
And to what shall I compare it?
19 It is like a grain of mustard, which a Man having taken, and cast into His garden, and it grew,
and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches.
20 And again He said, To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
21 [Parable of the leaven].
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three seahs of meal, until the whole was leavened.
22 [The good way is hard to follow].
And He went through the cities and villages,
teaching, and journeying towards Jerusalem.
23 Then said one to Him, Lord, are there few that are being saved?
But He said to them,
24 Strive to enter in through the narrow gate: Mat 7:13
for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in,
and shall not be able!
25 [Workers of lawlessness are banned from the Coming Kingdom of God 2].
When once the Housemaster has risen, and may have shut the door,
and ye begin to stand outside, and to knock at the door,
saying, Lord, Lord, open to us;
and He will answering, say to you,
I have not known you whence ye are:
26 then ye will begin to say,
We have eaten and drank in Thy presence, and Thou have taught in our streets.
27 But He will say,
I tell you, I have not known you whence ye are:
depart from Me, all ye workers of unrighteousness[lawlessness]. Psa 6:8 Mat 7:23
28 There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
When ye may see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God,
and you being cast out.
29 And they will come from the east,
and from the west,
and from the north,
and from the south,
and will sit down in the Kingdom of God.
30 And behold, there are last, who shall be first; and there are first who shall be last.
31 [He shall Come to save Jerusalem when they want His support].
In that day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to Him,
Go out, and depart hence; for Herod will to kill Thee.
32 And He said to them,
Having gone; tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons, and I do healings today and tomorrow,
and the third day I AM be perfected.
33 Nevertheless I must walk today and tomorrow,
and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.
34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killing the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her;
how often would I to gather Thy children, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
35 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
And Amen I say to you, Ye may not see Me, until it may come when ye may say,
Blessed is He who Coming in the Name of the LORD! Psa 118:26
1 [Healing of the dropsy on the Sabbath].
And it came to pass, as He come into the house of one of the chief Pharisees,
to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they were watching Him.
2 And behold, there was a certain man before Him was a dropsy.
3 And Jesus answering, said to the Lawyers and Pharisees,
saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?
4 And they held their peace. And He took him and healed him, and let him go;
5 and answering them, He said,
Whose ass or ox of yours shall fall into a pit, and shall not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath Day?
6 And they could not reply Him to these things.
7 [Parable of the Marriage invited].
And He spoke a parable to those who having been invited,
when He marked how they chose out the best seat; saying to them,
8 when Thou may be invited by anyone to a Marriage,
Thou should not sit down in the best seat, lest a more honourable man than Thou may be invited by Him;
9 and he having come; He who having invited Thee and him, shall say to Thee,
Give this man place; and Thou may begin with shame to take the last place.
10 But when Thou may be invited, go and sit down in the lowest place;
that when He who invited Thee may come, He may say to Thee,
Friend, go up higher: then shall Thou have glory in the presence of them that sit at table with Thee.
11 For every one that exalting himself shall be abased; and he who humbling himself shall be exalted.
12 Then said He also to him that invited Him,
When Thou may make a dinner or a supper, call not Thy friends,
nor Thy brethren, neither the relatives of Thy, nor Thy rich neighbours;
lest they also invite Thee again, and a recompense be made Thee.
13 But when Thou may make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
14 and Thou shall be blessed: for they cannot recompense Thee:
for Thou shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
15 And one of them that sat at table with Him having heard these things, He said to him,
Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the Kingdom of God!
16 [Parable of the Great Banquet].
But He said to him,
A certain Man made a great supper, and invited many:
17 and sent His servant at supper-hour, to say to them who having been invited,
Come, for all things are now ready.
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse.
The first said to Him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must necessarily go and see it: I pray Thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have bought five pair of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray Thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife: and therefore I cannot to come.
21 So that servant came, and showed His Lord these things. Then the Housemaster being angry, said to His servant,
Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor, and the maimed, and the lame, and the blind.
22 And the servant said,
Lord, it has been done as Thou have commanded, and yet there is place.
23 And the Lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that My house may be filled.
24 For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited, shall taste My supper!
25
And there went great multitudes with Him: and He having turned, and said to them,
26 if anyone comes to Me and not love less:
his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, and besides, even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.
27 And whoever does not bear his cross, and comes after Me, cannot be My disciple.
28 [Parable of counting the cost].
For which of you intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost,
if he has sufficient to finish?
29 Lest perhaps after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish,
all that seeing it may begin to mock him,
30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 Or what king going to make war against another king, sits not down first,
and consults if he is able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Otherwise, while the other being yet far off, he sends an embassy, and desire conditions of peace.
33 So then, whoever he is of you that forsakes not all his goods, he cannot be My disciple.
34 [Salt 3].
Salt is good: but if the salt may lose its savour, with what shall it be seasoned?
35 It is neither fit for the land, nor for the dunghill,
but men cast it out. He who having ears to hear, let him hear.
1 But all the publicans were drawing near Him to hear Him.
2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying,
This man receives sinners, and eats with them.
3 [Parable of the lost sheep].
And He spoke this parable to them, saying,
4 what man of you having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them,
does not leave the ninety nine in the wilderness,
and go after that which having been lost, until he finds it?
5 And he having found it,
he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 And he having come home, he calls together his friends and neighbours,
saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which having been lost.
7 I say to you, that likewise joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner that repents,
more than over ninety nine just persons, who need no repentance!
8 [Parable of the lost coin].
Either what woman having ten drachmas, if she may lose one drachma,
does not lights a lamp, and sweeps the house, and seeks diligently until she may find?
9 And she having found it, she calls together her female friends and female neighbours,
saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the drachma which I lost.
10 Likewise, I say to you,
There is joy in the presence of the Angels of GOD over one sinner that repents!
11 [Parable of the lost Son].
And He said, A certain man had two sons.
12 And the younger of them said to the Father,
Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his living.
13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together,
and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotously living.
14 Then he having spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
15 And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 And he would gladly has filled his belly with the husks that the swine,
did eat; and no one gave to him.
17 But he having come to himself, he said,
how many hired servants of my Father have bread enough and to spare, but I am perishing with famine!
18 I will rising up and go to my Father, and will say to Him,
Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before Thee,
19 and am no more worthy to be called Thy son: make me as one of Thy hired servants.
20 And he standing up, and came to his Father.
But when he yet was afar off, his Father saw him,
and had compassion, and having run, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
21 But the son said to Him,
Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and in Thy sight,
and am no more worthy to be called Thy son.
22 But the Father said to His servants,
Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes for the feet:
23 and bring here the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat,
and be merry:
24 for this My son was dead, and became alive again;
and having been lost, and was found.
And they began to be merry.
25 Now His elder son was in the field: and as he coming and drew near to the house,
he heard music and dancing.
26 And he called one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.
27 But he said to him,
Thy brother is come; and Thy Father has killed the fatted calf, because He has received him in health.
28 And he was angry, and would not go in; therefore his Father came out, and entreated him.
29 But he answering, said to the Father,
Behold, these many years do I serve Thee, I have never transgressed Thy Commandment;
and yet Thou never gave me a goat, that I might make merry with my friends:
30 but when this Thy son came, who has devoured Thy living with whores,
Thou have killed for him the fatted calf.
31 But He said to him,
Child, Thou are always with me: and all that I have is Thy,
32 it was needful that we should make merry, and rejoice:
for this Thy brother was dead, and became alive again;
and having been lost, and was found.
1 [Parable of the unjust steward].
And He said also to His disciples,
There was a certain rich man who had a steward;
and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.
2 And he called him, and said to him,
How is it that I hear this of Thee? Give an account of Thy stewardship:
for Thou may be no longer steward.
3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do?
For my lord takes from me the stewardship:
I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.
4 I know what to do, that when I may be removed from the stewardship,
they may receive me into their houses.
5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors,
and said to the first, How much own Thou to my lord?
6 But he said, A hundred baths of oil.
And he said to him, Take Thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 Then said he to another,
And how much own Thou? And he said,
A hundred cors of wheat. And says to him, Take Thy bill, and write eighty.
8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he did prudently:
for the children of this Age[World] are in their own generation prudent than the Children of Light.
9 [Against materialism 2].
And I say to you,
Make to yourselves friends of the unrighteous Mammon[materialism];
that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting Tabernacles!
10 He who is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much;
and he who is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous Mammon[materialism],
who shall entrust you the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,
who will give you that which is yours?
13 No household servant can serve two Lords:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve GOD and Mammon[materialism].
14 [The Law is unchanged 2].
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and they derided Him.
15 And He said to them,
Ye are they who justify yourselves before men;
but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men,
is abomination in the sight of GOD.
16 The Law and the Prophets were until John:
from then the Kingdom of God is preached, and every man presses into it by force.
17 And it is easier for the Heaven and the Earth to pass away, than one tittle of the Law to fail.
18 Whoever divorce his wife, and marries another, commits adultery;
and whoever marries her that is divorced from her husband, commits adultery.
19 [Parable of the rich man and Lazarus].
There was a certain rich man,
and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day:
20 and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus,
who had been laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table:
but also the dogs coming and licked his sores.
22
And it came to pass, that the beggar died,
and was carried by Angels into Abraham's bosom.
The rich man also died, and was buried:
23 and in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments,
and sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he having cried, and said,
Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus,
that he may dip the tip of his finger in water,
and cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said,
Child, remember that Thou in Thy life received Thy good things,
and likewise Lazarus evil things:
but now he is comforted, and Thou are tormented.
26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed:
so that they cannot who would pass from hence to you;
neither that would come from thence can they pass over to us.
27 Then he said,
I pray Thee therefore, father, that Thou would send him to my father's house:
28 for I have five brethren; that he may testify to them, lest they also may come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham says to him,
They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, No, father Abraham:
but if one should go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 But he said to him,
If they hear not Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.
1 [Repent and grain of mustard].
Then He said to the disciples,
It is impossible for offences not to come: but woe by whom the offence comes!
2 It is better for him that a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea,
than that he should cause one of these little ones to fall into sin.
3 Take heed to yourselves:
But if Thy brother may sin against Thee, rebuke him;
and if he should repent forgive him.
4 And if he may sin against Thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day shall turn back to Thee,
saying, I repent; Thou shall forgive him.
5
And the apostles said to the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And the Lord said,
If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to this sycamine-tree,
Be Thou plucked up by the root, and be Thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you.
7 [Parable of the Master and servant].
But which of you having a servant ploughing, or feeding the flock,
will say to him immediately, when he has come from the field,
Go and sit down to eat?
8 And will not rather say to him, Prepare that I may sup[eat],
and gird thyself, and serve me, until I have eaten and drank; and after these Thou shall eat and drink?
9 Does he have thanks that servant, because he did the things that were commanded him? I suppose not.
10 So likewise ye, when ye may have done all the things which are commanded you,
say, We are unprofitable servants: for we have done that which it was our duty to do.
11 [The thankful leper].
And it came to pass, as He went to Jerusalem,
that He passed through the middle of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as He entered into a certain village,
there met Him ten men that were lepers,
who stood afar off.
13 And they lifted up their voice, saying,
Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 And He having seen them, He said to them,
Having gone, show yourselves to the priests.
And it came to pass, that as they were going, they were cleansed.
15 And one of them, having seen that he was healed,
returned, and with a great voice glorified God,
16 and fell down and face at His feet, giving Him thanks:
and he was a Samaritan.
17 Then Jesus answering, said,
Were there not ten cleansed?
But where are the nine?
18 There are not found returning to give glory to God, except this stranger.
19 And He said to him,
Standing up, depart: Thy faith has made Thee whole.
20 [Question about the Kingdom of God].
And He having been asked by the Pharisees, when the Kingdom of God Comes,
He answered them and said,
The Kingdom of God Comes not with observation;
21 neither will they say, Behold here! Or Behold there! For behold, the Kingdom of God is among you.
22 And He said to the disciples,
The days will come, when ye will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not see.
23 And they will say to you,
Behold here! Or Behold there! Ye should not go after them, nor should pursue them.
24 For as the lightning that lightens from the one part under Heaven, shines to the other part under Heaven;
so shall also the Son of Man be in His Day.
25 But first He must suffer many things, and to be rejected by this generation.
26
And as it was in the days of Noah,
so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man.
27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage,
until the day that Noah: entered into the ark; and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot:
they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29 but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from Heaven, and destroyed them all:
30 for so shall it be in the Day when the Son of Man is revealed.
31 In that Day, he who shall be upon the roof, and his furniture in the house,
let him not come down to take it away: and he who is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
32 Remember the wife of Lot.
33 Whoever may seek to save his life, shall lose it;
and whoever may lose his life, shall preserve it.
34 I tell you, in that night there will be two in one couch; the one will be taken, and the other will be left.
35 Two women will be grinding together; the one will be taken, and the other will be left.
36 Two men will be in the field; the one will be taken, and the other will be left.
37 And they answering, say to Him,
Where Lord? But He said to them, Wherever the body is, there will be collected by the eagles.
1 [Parable of the importunate widow].
And He spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to weary;
2 saying, There was in a city a judge, who fearing not God, neither regarding man.
3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him,
saying, Avenge me of my adversary.
4 And he would not for a while: and after these he said within himself,
Though I fear not GOD, nor regard man;
5 yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her,
lest by her continual coming she weary me.
6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.
7 But God; will He not avenge His own elects,
who cries day and night to Him, and yet being patient towards them?
8 I tell you that He will avenge them quickly.
Nevertheless when the Son of Man Coming, then will He find the faith on the Earth?
9 [Parable of the Pharisee and the publican].
And He spoke this parable to certain who have been trusting in themselves that they are righteous, and despised others:
10 two men went up into the Temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee having stood and prayed thus by himself,
God, I thank Thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 And the publican, having stood afar off, would not lift up so much as the eyes to Heaven,
but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me the sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other:
for every one that exalting himself shall be abased; but he who humbling himself shall be exalted.
15 [Children of the Kingdom].
And they brought to Him also the children, that He might touch them:
but the disciples having seen it, they rebuked them.
16 But Jesus called them, and said,
Allow the children to come to Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the Kingdom of God.
17 Amen I say to you, Whoever may not receive the Kingdom of God, as a child, may not enter into it!
18 [The rich man].
And a certain ruler asked Him, saying,
Good Master, what must I doing that I may inherit everlasting life?
19 But Jesus said to him, Why call Thou Me good?
None is good, except One, that is God.
20 Thou have known the Commandments,
Thou should not commit adultery, Thou should not murder, Thou should not steal,
Thou should not bear false witness, Honour Thy father and Thy mother. Exo 20:3-17 Deu 5:7-21
21 But He said, All these have I kept from My youth.
22 Now when Jesus having heard these things, He said to him,
Yet lack Thou one thing: sell all that Thou have, and distribute to the poor,
and Thou shall have treasure in Heavens: and come, follow Me.
23 And he having heard this, he became very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
24 But Jesus having seen that he having become very sorrowful, He said,
How hardly shall they that having riches enter into the Kingdom of God!
25 For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom of God!
26 And they that having heard it, said,
And who is able to be saved?
27 But He said,
The things which are impossible with men, are possible with God.
28 Then Peter said,
Behold, we have left all, and followed Thee.
29 But He said to them,
Amen I say to you, There is no one that has left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the sake of the Kingdom of God,
30 who may not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the Age[World] to come everlasting life!
31 [Third prediction of the Resurrection].
Then He took the Twelve, and said to them,
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written,
by the Prophets concerning the Son of Man shall be accomplished.
32 For He will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and spitefully treated, and spitted on;
33 and they will scourge Him, and put Him to death: and the third day He will rise again;
34 and they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which being spoken.
35 [Son of David, have mercy].
And it came to pass, that as He drawing near to Jericho,
a certain blind man sat by the way begging;
36 and having heard a multitude passing by, He asked what it might be.
37 And they told him, that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by.
38 And he cried, saying,
Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me!
39 And they who went before rebuked him, that He should be silent:
but He cried so much more,
Thou Son of David, have mercy on me!
40 Then Jesus having stood and commanded him to be brought to Him:
and he having drawn-near, He asked him,
41 saying,
What will Thou that I might do to Thee? But he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.
42 And Jesus said to him,
Receive Thy sight: Thy faith has made Thee whole.
43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God:
and all the people, having seen it, gave praise to God.
1 [Zacchaeus repented].
And He entered and passed through Jericho.
2 And behold, there was a man being called Zacchaeus, and he was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
3 And he sought to see Jesus who He was; and could not for the multitude, because he was little of stature.
4 And he ran before, and climbed up upon a sycamore-tree that he might see Him; for He was about to pass that way.
5 And when Jesus came to the place, He having looked up, and saw him, and said to him,
Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down: for today I must abide at Thy house.
6 And he having hastened, and came down, and received Him, rejoicing.
7 And they having seen it, they all murmured,
saying, That He was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 And Zacchaeus having stood, and said to the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor;
and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore him four-fold.
9 But Jesus said to him,
This day is Salvation come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which having been lost.
11 [Parable of the minas].
And as they heard these things, He added and spoke a parable, because He be near to Jerusalem,
and because they thought that the Kingdom of God would immediately appear.
12
He said therefore, a certain Nobleman went into a far country to receive for Himself a Kingdom, and to return.
13 And He called His ten servants, and gave them ten minas, and said to them, Do business until I Come.
14 But His citizens hated Him, and sent an embassy after Him,
saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
15
And it came to pass, that He returned, having received the Kingdom,
and He said these servants to be called to Him,
to whom He gave the money, that He might know how much every man gained by trading.
16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, Thy mina has gained ten minas.
17 And He said to him,
Well done, good servant: because Thou became faithful in the least, Thou be having authority over ten cities.
18 And the second came, saying,
Lord, Thy mina has gained five minas.
19 And He said likewise to him, Be Thou also over five cities.
20 And another came, saying,
Lord, behold, here is Thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a handkerchief:
21 for I feared Thee, because Thou are an austere Man:
Thou take up what Thou did not lay down, and reap what Thou did not sow.
22 And He says to him,
Out of Thy own mouth will I judge Thee, Thou wicked servant. Thou had known Me to be an austere Man,
taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow:
23 and why gave Thou not my money into the bank,
that at My Coming I might have required it with interest?
24 And He said to them that stood by, Take from him the mina, and give it to him that having ten minas;
25 and they said to Him, Lord, he has ten minas.
26 For I say to you,
That to every one that having shall be given;
and from him that having not, even what he has shall be taken away from him!
27 But those My enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring here, and slay them before Me.
28 And He having said these, He went before, ascending towards Jerusalem.
29 [Triumphal entry into Jerusalem].
And it came to pass, when He drew near to Beth-phage and Beth-any, at the Mount being called the Mount of Olives,
He sent two of His disciples,
30 saying, Go ye into the village opposed to you; in which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied,
on which yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him here.
31 And if anyone may ask you,
Why do ye loose him?
Thus shall ye say to him,
Because the Lord has need of him.
32 And they having departed, those who were sent found as He said to them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them,
Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said,
The Lord has need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt,
and they set Jesus upon him.
36 And as He went, they spread their garments in the way.
37 And as He is drawing near now, at the descent of the Mount of the Olives,
the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoicing and praise God with a great voice,
for all the miracles that they saw;
38 saying, Blessed be the King who Coming in the Name of the LORD! Peace in Heaven, and glory in the highest! Psa 118:26
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to Him,
Master, rebuke Thy disciples.
40 And He answering, said to them,
I tell you, that if these should be silent, the stones shall cry out.
41 And when He drew near, He seeing the city, and wept over her,
42 saying, If Thou knew, even Thou, at least in this Thy day, the things which belong to Thy peace! But now they are hid from Thy eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon Thee, that Thy enemies shall cast a trench about Thee, and surround Thee, and keep Thee in on every side,
44 and shall lay Thee even with the ground, and Thy children within Thee:
and they shall not leave in Thee one stone upon another: because Thou knew not the time of Thy visitation.
45 [Cleansing of the Temple].
And He went into the Temple, and began to cast out them that sold in it, and them that bought,
46 saying to them, It has been written,
My House is a House of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers. Isa 56:7 Jer 7:11
47 And He was teaching daily in the Temple. But the chief priests, and the scribes, and the chief of the people sought to destroy Him,
48 and could not find what they might do: for all the people hung upon Him, listening.
1 [Authority of Jesus questioned].
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as He was teaching the people in the Temple,
and preaching the Gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon Him, with the elders,
2 and spoke to Him, saying,
Tell us, By what authority do Thou these things?
Or who is He who giving Thee this authority?
3 But He answering, said to them,
I also will ask you one thing; and answer Me.
4 The baptism of John, was it from Heaven, or from men?
5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying,
If we should say, From Heaven; He will say, Why then did ye not believe him?
6 But if we should say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John be a prophet.
7 And they answered,
that they did not to know whence.
8 And Jesus said to them,
Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
9 [Parable of the wicked husbandmen].
Then He began to speak to the people this parable;
A certain Man planted a Vineyard, and let it to husbandmen,
and went into a far country for a long time.
10 And at the season He sent a servant to the husbandmen,
that they might give him of the fruit of the Vineyard:
but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
11 And again He sent another servant: and they also beat him,
and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
12 And again He sent the third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
13 Then said the Lord of the Vineyard,
What should I do? I will send My beloved Son:
perhaps by having seen Him, they will reverence Him.
14 But the husbandmen having seen Him, they reasoned among themselves, saying,
This is the heir; come, let us kill Him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15 So they cast him out of the Vineyard, and killed Him.
What therefore will the Lord of the Vineyard do to them?
16 He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the Vineyard to others.
But they having heard, they said, Let it not be.
17 And He beheld them, and said, What is this then that has been written,
The stone which the builders rejected, for the same has become the head of the corner? Psa 118:22
18 Whoever that falling upon that stone, shall be broken:
but on whomsoever it may fall, it will grind him to powder.
19 And the chief priests and the scribes in that hour sought to lay hands on Him;
and they feared the people: for they knew that He spoke this parable against them.
20 [Tribute to Caesar].
And they watched Him, and sent forth spies, feigning themselves to be righteous,
that they might take hold of His words,
that so they might deliver Him to the power and authority of the governor.
21 And they asked Him, saying,
Master, we have known that Thou say and teach rightly,
neither accept Thou the person of any, but teach in truth the way of God.
22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
23 But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them,
Why tempt ye Me?
24 Show Me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it?
They answering, said, Caesar's.
25 But He said to them,
Render therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar's,
and to God the things which are God's.
26 And they could not take hold of His words before the people:
and they marvelled at His answer, they were silent.
27 [Question about the resurrection].
Then having come to Him certain of the Sadducees, who say there be no resurrection;
and they asked Him,
28 saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If anyone's brother should die, having a wife, and he should die without children,
that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother. Deu 25:5
29 There were therefore seven brothers:
and the first having taken a wife, and died without children.
30 And the second took her for a wife, and he died childless.
31 And the third took her; and likewise also the seven:
and they left no children, and died.
32 And last of all the woman also died.
33 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of them is she?
For seven had her to wife.
34 And Jesus answering, said to them,
The children of this Age[World] marry, and are given in marriage:
35 but they who were be accounted worthy to obtain that Age[World], and the resurrection from the dead,
neither marry, nor are given in marriage;
36 neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the Angels;
and are the Children of GOD, being the children of the resurrection.
37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush,
when he calls the LORD the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob. Exo 3:6
38 For He is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to Him.
39 Then certain of the scribes answering, said,
Master, Thou have well said.
40 And after that, they dared not ask Him any question at all.
41 [Son of David?].
And He said to them,
How say they that the Christ[Messiah] be the son of David?
42 And David himself says in the Book of Psalms,
The LORD said to my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, Psa 110:1
43 until I make Thy enemies Thy stool of Thy feet. Psa 110:1
44 David therefore calls Him Lord, so how is He his Son? Psa 110:1
45 [Woes of the Pharisees].
Then all the people hearing, He said to His disciples,
46 Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets,
and the chief seat in the synagogues, and the best seat at feasts.
47 Who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence making long prayers: these shall receive more abundant judgment.
1 [The poor widow].
And He having looked up, and saw rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
2 And He saw also a certain poor widow, casting in there two lepta.
3 And He said, Truly I say to you,
that this poor widow has cast in more than they all!
4 For all these have of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God:
but she of her poverty has cast in all the living that she had.
5 [End of the Temple, Times of the Gentiles and the Return of Christ].
And some saying about the Temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones, and gifts, He said,
6 as for these things which ye behold, the days will come,
in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that will not be thrown down.
7 And they asked Him, saying,
Master, then when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things should come to pass?
8 But He said, Take heed that ye be not deceived;
for many will come in My Name, saying, I AM; Mat 24:5
and the time has drawn-near: therefore go ye not after them.
9 But when ye may hear of wars, and commotions, may be not terrified:
for these things must first come to pass: but the end is not immediately.
10
Then said He to them,
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
11 And great earthquakes will be in diverse places,
and famines, and pestilences: and fearful sights, and great signs will there be from Heaven.
12 But before all these they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you,
delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My Name's sake.
13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye should answer.
15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to refute nor resist.
16 And ye will be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and relatives, and friends;
and some of you will they cause to be put to death.
17 And ye will being hated by all for My Name's sake.
18 But there shall not a hair of your head may perish.
19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
20
And when ye may see Jerusalem being surrounded with armies, then know that its desolation has drawn-near.
21 Then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let them who are in the middle of her depart;
and let not them that are in the countries enter into her.
22 For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written be fulfilled.
23 But woe to them that are pregnant, and to them that nurse infants in those days!
For there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath upon this people.
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations:
and Jerusalem shall being trodden down by the Gentiles,
until the Times of the Gentiles should be fulfilled.
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the Earth distress of nations,
with perplexity; sea and billow roaring;
26 men's hearts failing them for fear, and for apprehension of those things which are coming on the World:
for the powers of Heavens shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of Man Coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. Dan 7:13
28 And these things beginning to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads: because your redemption draws near.
29 [Parable of the budding fig-tree].
And He spoke to them a parable; Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees;
30 when they now shoot forth, ye see and know of yourselves that summer is already near.
31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know that the Kingdom of God is near.
32 Amen I say to you, This generation should not pass away, until all should be fulfilled!
33
The Heaven and the Earth shall pass away, but My words should not pass away.
34 And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness,
and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of all the Earth.
36 Watch ye therefore in every time, praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are coming to pass,
and to stand before the Son of Man.
37
And in the days He was teaching in the Temple.
And at night He went out, and abode in the Mount that being called the Mount of Olives.
38 And all the people came early in the morning to Him in the Temple, to hear Him.
1 [Blood money for Judas].
Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread drew near, which being called the Passover.
2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill Him:
for they feared the people.
3 Then Satan entered into Judas being surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the Twelve.
4 And he went, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him to them.
5 And they rejoiced, and agreed to give him money.
6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray Him to them in the absence of the multitude.
7 [Last Supper].
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, in which the Passover must be sacrificed. Exo 12:5-6 1Co 5:7
8 And He sent Peter and John, saying,
Having gone and prepare for us the Passover, that we may eat.
9 And they said to Him,
Where will Thou that we prepare?
10 But He said to them,
Behold, when ye have entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water;
follow him into the house where he enters.
11 And ye shall say to the housemaster,
The Master says to Thee, Where is the guest-chamber, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?
12 And he will show you a large upper room furnished: prepare it there.
13 And they went and found as He has said to them: and they prepared the Passover.
14
And when the hour was come, He sat down, and the Twelve apostles with Him.
15 And He said to them, With desire I desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.
16 For I say to you, I will not any more eat of it until it shall be fulfilled in the Kingdom of God!
17 And He took the cup, and He having given thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves.
18 For I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God shall Come!
19 And He having taken bread,
and having given thanks, and broke it, and gave to them, saying,
This is My body which being given for you: this do in remembrance of Me.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying,
This cup is the New Covenant in My blood, which being shed for you.
21
But behold, the hand of him that betraying Me is with Me on the table.
22 And truly the Son of Man goes as it was determined: but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!
23 And they began to inquire among themselves, Then which of them it was that might do this thing?
24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
25 But He said to them,
The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them;
and they that exercise authority upon them, are called benefactors.
26 But ye shall not be so:
but the greater among you, let him be as the younger;
and the leading, as he who serving.
27 For which is greater, he who reclining at table, or he who serves?
Is not he who reclining at table? But I AM among you as he who serves.
28 Ye are they who have continued with Me in My trials.
29 And I appoint to you a Kingdom, as My Father has appointed to Me;
30 that ye may eat and drink at My table in My Kingdom,
and may sit upon thrones, judging the Twelve tribes of Israel.
31 [Gethsemane].
And the Lord said,
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded you, that he to sift you as wheat:
32 but I prayed for Thee, that Thy faith may not fail; and when Thou having converted, strengthen Thy brethren.
33 But he said to Him,
Lord, I am ready to go with Thee both into prison, and to death.
34 But He said,
I tell Thee, Peter, no cock will crow today, before Thou will thrice deny that Thou to know Me.
35
And He said to them,
When I sent you without purse, and sack, and shoes, lacked ye anything?
And they said, Nothing.
36 Then said He to them,
But now he who having a purse, let him take it,
and likewise he who having no sack: let him sell his garment, and buy a sword.
37 For I say to you, that this which has been written must yet be accomplished in Me,
And He was reckoned with transgressors: Isa 53:12
for the things concerning Me has an end!
38 And they said,
Lord, behold, here are two swords.
But He said to them, It is enough.
39
And He came out, and went, as His custom was, to the Mount of Olives;
and His disciples also followed Him.
40 And He having come at the place, He said to them,
Pray, that ye enter not into temptation.
41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed;
42 saying, Father, if Thou are willing, remove this cup from Me: nevertheless not My will, but Thy be done.
43 And there appeared to Him an Angel from Heaven, strengthening Him.
44 And being in an agony, and more earnestly He prayed:
and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling on the ground.
45 [Arrest of Jesus].
And He standing up from the prayer, having come to the disciples,
He found them sleeping from sorrow:
46 and said to them,
Why sleep ye? Rise and pray, lest ye may enter into temptation.
47 And while He was yet speaking, behold a multitude, and he who being called Judas, one of the Twelve,
went before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him.
48 But Jesus said to him,
Judas, betray Thou the Son of Man with a kiss?
49 When they who were about Him, having seen what shall happening, they said to Him,
Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
50 And one of them smote the servant of the High Priest, and cut off his right ear.
51 Then Jesus answering, said,
allow ye thus far. And He touched his ear, and healed him.
52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, and captains of the Temple, and the elders who having come to Him,
Have ye come out as against a robber, with swords and sticks?
53 When I being daily with you in the Temple, ye stretched forth no hands against Me:
but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
54 [Peter's denial].
Then they took Him, and led Him, and brought Him into the High Priest's house.
But Peter followed afar off.
55 Now they having kindled a fire in the middle of the hall,
and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
56 But a certain maid-servant having seen him as he sat by the light,
and staring upon him, and said,
This man was also with Him.
57 And he denied Him, saying,
Woman, I have not known Him.
58 And after a little while another seeing him, and said,
Thou are also of them. But Peter said,
Man, I am not.
59 And about the space of one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying,
In truth this man also was with Him; for he is a Galilean.
60 And Peter said,
Man, I have not known what Thou say. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, the cock crowed.
61 And the Lord having turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the LORD,
how He said to him,
Before a cock will crow, Thou will deny Me thrice!
62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
63 [By Caiaphas].
And the men that held Jesus, mocked and beating Him.
64 And they having blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face, and asked Him,
saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote Thee?
65 And many other things blasphemously they spoke against Him.
66
And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people, and the chief priests,
and the scribes came together, and they brought Him into their council,
67 saying, If Thou are the Christ[Messiah], tell us.
But He said to them,
If I should tell you, ye may not believe.
68 But if I also ask you, ye will not answer Me, nor let Me go.
69 From now on will the Son of Man sit upon the right hand of the power of God.
70 Then said they all, Are Thou then the Son of God?
And He said to them, Ye say that I AM.
71 And they said,
What need have we of any further testimony?
For we ourselves have heard from His own mouth.
1 [By Pilate].
And the whole multitude of them arose, and led Him to Pilate.
2 And they began to accuse Him, saying,
We found this man perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar,
saying, that He Himself be Christ[Messiah] a King.
3 But Pilate asked him, saying,
Are Thou the King of the Jews?
But He answering him, said, Thou say.
4 But Pilate said to the chief priests, and the multitudes, I find no fault in this Man.
5
And they were the more fierce, saying,
He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to here.
6 When Pilate having heard of Galilee, he asked if the man is a Galilean.
7 And knowing that He is from Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod,
he being also at Jerusalem at those days.
8 And Herod having seen Jesus, he rejoiced greatly: for he was wishing a long while since to see Him,
because he hearing many things of Him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him.
9 Then he questioned with Him in many words; but He answered him nothing.
10 And the chief priests and scribes had stood and intensely accused Him.
11
And Herod with his troops despised and mocked Him,
and arrayed Him in splendid clothing, and sent Him back to Pilate.
12 But both Pilate and Herod became friends on that day with one another;
for before they being at enmity between themselves.
13 And Pilate, having called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people,
14 said to them,
Ye have brought this man to me, as one that perverts the people:
and behold, I, having examined Him before you, have found no fault in this man,
touching those things of which ye accuse Him.
15 [Barabbas and Crucifixion of Jesus].
But neither did Herod: for I sent you to him; and behold, nothing worthy of death is having been done by Him:
16 I will therefore chastise Him, and will release Him.
17 (For of necessity he must release one to them at the Festival).
18 And they cried out altogether, saying,
Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas:
19 (who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison).
20 Pilate therefore, spoke again to them, willing to release Jesus.
21 But they cried, saying, Crucify, crucify Him!
22 And He said to them the third time,
For what evil has He done? I have found no cause of death in Him;
I will therefore chastise Him, and will release Him.
23 And they were urgent with great voices, requiring that He to be crucified:
and the voices of them, and of the chief priests prevailed.
24 But Pilate gave sentence that it should be as their requests.
25 And he released to them him that for sedition and murder had been cast into prison,
whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
26
And as they led Him away, they laid hold upon one Simon a Cyrenian,
coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it behind Jesus.
27 And there followed Him a great company of people, and of women, who also bewailed and lamented Him.
28 But Jesus having turned to them, said,
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
29 For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say,
Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore,
and the breasts which never nourished infants!
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us;
and to the hills, Cover us[reverse]. Hos 10:8
31 For if they do these things in the sappy tree, what may be done in the dry?
32
And two others, who were malefactors, were led with Him to be put to death.
33 And when they came to the place which being called skull[Calvary, Golgotha],
there they crucified Him, and the malefactors;
one on the right, and the other on the left.
34 But Jesus said,
Father, forgive them: for they have not known what they do.
And they divided His garments, and cast a lot. Psa 22:18
35 And the people had stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided Him,
saying, He saved others; let Him save Himself, if He is the Christ[Messiah] the elect of God.
36 And the soldiers also mocked Him, coming to Him, and offering him vinegar,
37 and saying, If Thou are the King of the Jews, save Thyself.
38 And a superscription also was written over Him,
in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, this is the King of the Jews.
39 And one of the malefactors, who were hanged, blasphemed on Him,
saying, If Thou are the Christ[Messiah], save Thyself and us.
40 But the other answering, rebuked him,
saying, Do not Thou fear God, since Thou are in the same judgment?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive things worthy of what we did: but this man has done nothing amiss.
42 And He said to Jesus,
Lord, remember me when Thou should come in Thy Kingdom.
43 And Jesus said to him,
Amen I say to Thee, today, Thou shall be with Me in the Garden[Paradise]!
44
And it was about the sixth hour[noon], and there was darkness over all the Earth until the ninth hour[circa 3 PM].
45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the Temple was rent in the middle.
46 And Jesus having cried with a great voice, He said,
Father, into Thy hands I will commit My Spirit: Psa 31:5
and He having said these, He expired.
47 Now when the centurion having seen what having happened,
He glorified God, saying, Indeed this was a righteous man.
48 And all the multitudes that came together to that sight, seeing the things which were done,
smote their breasts, and returned.
49 And all His acquaintance had stood afar off,
and the women that followed Him from Galilee, beholding these things.
50 [Buried in the Tomb].
And behold, a man named Joseph,
a counsellor: and he being a good man, and a just:
51 (the same was not consented to the counsel and deed of them) he was of Arimathaea,
a city of the Jews; who also himself waited for the Kingdom of God.
52 He having come to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
53 And He took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a Tomb:
that was hewn in stone, in which man was never before laid.
54 And that day was the preparation, and the Sabbath drew on.
55 And the women also, who came with Him were from Galilee,
followed after, and beheld the Tomb, and how His body was laid.
56 [Resurrection of Jesus].
And they having returned, and prepared spices and ointments;
and indeed they rested on the Sabbath, according to the Commandment. Exo 20:8-11 Deu 5:12-15 Lev 23:3-7
1
Now upon the First of the Weeks, very early in the morning, they came to the Tomb,
bringing the spices which they prepared, and certain others with them. Lev 23:15-16
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the Tomb.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4
And it came to pass, as they are perplexed at this, and behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the ground, they said to them,
Why seek ye the living with the dead?
6 He is not here, but was raised. Remember how He spoke to you, being yet in Galilee,
7 saying, The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to rise again.
8 And they remembered His words,
9 and having returned from the Tomb,
and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.
10 Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary: (the mother of James),
and the rest with them, who said these things to the apostles.
11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they disbelieved them.
12 But Peter rising up, and ran to the Tomb,
and stooping down, he sees the linen clothes lying alone, and departed,
wondering in himself at that which has coming to pass.
13 [The road to Emmaus].
And behold, two of them were going on that day to a village named Emmaus,
being sixty stadia away from Jerusalem.
14 And they talked with one another of all things which happened.
15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together, and reasoned,
Jesus Himself drew near, and went with them.
16 But their eyes were held, that they should not recognize Him.
17 And He said to them,
What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walking, and are sad?
18 And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said to Him,
Are Thou only a stranger in Jerusalem,
and have not known the things which have come to pass there in these days?
19 And He said to them, What things?
And they said to Him, Concerning Jesus the Nazarene,
who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God, and all the people:
20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him.
21 But we trusted that it is He who would have redeemed Israel:
and yet with all this, today is the third day since these things were done.
22 But also some of our women astounded us, who were early at the Tomb.
23 And they having found not His body, they came, saying,
that they had also seen a vision of Angels, who says that He was alive.
24 And certain of them who were with us, went to the Tomb,
and found it even so as the women said: but Him they saw not.
25 Then He said to them,
O fools, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
26 Ought not the Christ[Messiah] to suffer these things, and to enter into His glory?
27 And beginning at Moses, and all the prophets,
He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
28 And they drew near to the village where they were going: and He made as though He would go further.
29 But they constrained Him, saying,
Abide with us: for it is towards evening, and the day has declined. And He went in to tarry with them.
30 [Breaking the bread].
And it came to pass, as He sat at table with them, He having taken bread,
and blessed, and having broken it, and gave to them.
31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognize Him:
and He became disappeared from them.
32 And they said one to another,
Was not our heart burning in us as He spoke to us by the way,
and while He opened to us the Scriptures?
33 And they rose the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem,
and found the eleven assembled, and them that were with them,
34 saying, The Lord was risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon.
35 And they declaring what things were done in the way,
and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread.
36 [Thomas doubts].
And as they were thus speaking, Jesus Himself stood in the middle of them,
and says to them, Peace be to you.
37 But they were terrified and being affrighted, they presumed to see a spirit.
38 And He said to them,
Why are ye troubled? And why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
39 Behold My hands and My feet, that I AM He. Touching Me,
and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as ye see Me having.
40 And He having said this, He showed them the hands and the feet.
41 And while they yet disbelieving for joy, and wondered,
He said to them,
Have ye here anything for food?
42 And they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a honey-comb.
43 And He having taken it, and ate before them.
44 [The Great Commission].
But He said to them,
These are the words which I spoke to you, while I being yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled,
which were written in the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms[Writings], concerning Me.
45 Then He opened their mind, that they might understand the Scriptures,
46 and said to them, Thus it has been written, and thus it behoved the Christ[Messiah] to suffer, and to rise again from the dead the third day:
47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His Name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
49 And behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city Jerusalem,
until ye may be clothed with power from on high.
50 [Ascension of Jesus].
And He led them out as far as to Beth-any:
and He lifted up His hands, and blessed them.
51 And it came to pass, while He was blessing them,
He was parted from them, and carried up into Heaven.
52 And they having worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
53 and were continually in the Temple, praising and blessing God. Amen!