1 Scroll 23 Gospel of Matthew.
[Genealogy of Jesus Christ].
Book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham.
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Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
3 and Judah begat Pharez and Zerah of Tamar; and Pharez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
4 and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;
5 and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
6 and Jesse begat David the king.
And David the king begat Solomon of out of the one of Uriah;
7 and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;
8 and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram; and Jehoram begat Uzziah;
9 and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hizkiah;
10 and Hizkiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;
11 and Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren, at the deportation to Babylon.
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And after the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;
13 and Zerubbabel begat Abihud; and Abihud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
14 and Azor begat Zadok; and Zadok begat Achim; and Achim begat Elihud;
15 and Elihud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
16 and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who being called Christ[Messiah].
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Therefore all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations;
and from David until the deportation to Babylon are fourteen generations;
and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ[Messiah] are fourteen generations.
18 [Nativity of Jesus].
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this manner: When His mother Mary was espoused to Joseph,
before that they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to put her to public shame, purposed to put her away privately.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, an Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a dream,
saying, Joseph, Thou Son of David, may not fear to take to Thee Mary Thy wife:
for that which is conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit.
21 And she shall bring forth a Son, and Thou shall call His Name Jesus[Joshua]:
for He shall save His people from their sins.
22 Now all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken from the LORD through the prophet,
23 saying, Behold, the virgin shall be pregnant, and bear a Son,
and shall call His Name Immanu-El,
(which is being translated, with us is God). Isa 7:14
24 Then Joseph, having risen from sleep, did as the Angel of the LORD commanded him, and took to him his wife:
25 and knew[intercourse] her not until she brought forth her First-born Son: and he called His Name Jesus.
1 [The Star of Beth-lehem].
Now, when Jesus having been born in Beth-lehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king,
behold, there came the magi from the east to Jerusalem,
2 saying, Where is He who was born King of the Jews?
For we saw His star in the east, and have come to worship Him.
3 When Herod the king having heard, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And he having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people,
he inquired from them where the Christ[Messiah] is born.
5 And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judea: for thus it has been written through the prophet,
6 And Thou Beth-lehem; in the land of Judah,
are not the least among the chiefs of Judah;
for out of Thee shall come a Ruler that shall shepherd My people of Israel; Mic 5:2
7 then Herod, when he having privately called the magi,
inquired from them diligently the time of the appearing star.
8 And he having sent them to Beth-lehem,
and said, Having gone, and search diligently for the Child;
and when ye may have found Him, report to me, that I also may having come and may worship Him.
9 And they having heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star,
which they saw in the east, went before them, until having come and stood over where was the Child.
10 And they having seen the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
11 And they having come into the house, they saw the Child with Mary His mother, and having fallen down, and worshiped Him.
And they having opened their treasures, they presented to Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 [Flight into Egypt and massacre of the innocents].
And having been divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod,
they departed into their own country another way.
13 And they having departed, behold, an Angel of the LORD appears to Joseph in a dream,
saying, Arise, take the Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt,
and be Thou there until I may speak to Thee: for Herod is about to seek the Child to destroy It.
14 But he having risen, took the Child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken from the LORD through the prophet,
saying, Out of Egypt I called My Son. Hos 11:1
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Then Herod, having seen that he was mocked by the magi,
was very enraged, and having sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Beth-lehem,
and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he diligently inquired from the magi.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet,
18 saying, A voice was heard there in Rama, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. Jer 31:15
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But Herod having died, behold, an Angel of the LORD appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 saying, Arise, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they have died who sought the life of the Child.
21 But he having risen, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But he having heard that Archelaus reigns in Judea instead of his father Herod,
he was afraid to go there: but having been divinely warned in a dream,
he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
23 and he having come and dwelt in a city being called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets,
He shall be called a Nazarene[Branch]. Isa 11:1 Jer 23:5 Jer 33:15 Zec 3:8 Zec 6:12
1 [The testimony of John the Baptist].
In those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
2 and saying,
Repent ye: for the Kingdom of Heavens has drawn-near.
3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet,
saying, A voice crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the LORD,
make His paths straight; Isa 40:3
4 and the same John had his garment of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins;
and his food was locusts and wild honey.
5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan,
6 and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism,
he said to them, offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance:
9 and you should not think 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!
10 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.
11 I indeed baptize you in water to repentance:
but He who coming after me is mightier than I,
whose shoes I am not worthy to bear.
He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
12 whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor,
and gather His wheat into the barn;
but He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 [Baptism of Jesus].
Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
14 But John was hindering Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by Thee, and comes Thou to me?
15 Then Jesus answering, said to him, allow it now: for thus it is becoming to us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he allows Him.
16 And Jesus, having been baptized, He went up immediately out of the water: and behold, the Heavens were opened to Him,
and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon Him:
17 and behold, a voice from the Heavens,
saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I delighted.
1 [Temptation from the devil].
Then was Jesus led by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.
2 And He having fasted forty days and forty nights, He afterward hungered.
3 And the Tempter having come to Him, he said,
If Thou are the Son of God, command that these stones may become bread.
4 But He answering, said, It has been written,
That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word going forth through the mouth of GOD. Deu 8:3
5 Then the devil takes Him up into the Holy City, and sets Him on a pinnacle of the Temple,
6 and says to Him, If Thou are the Son of God, cast Thyself down, for it has been written,
He shall give His Angels charge concerning Thee:
and on their hands they shall uphold Thee,
lest Thou may dash Thy foot against a stone. Psa 91:11-12
7 Jesus said to him, again it has been written,
Thou shall not tempt the LORD Thy God. Deu 6:16
8 Again, the devil takes Him up upon a very high mountain,
and shows Him all the kingdoms of the World, and the glory of them,
9 and says to Him, All these things will I give Thee, if Thou will fall down and may worship me.
10 Then says Jesus to him, Be gone, Satan: for it has been written,
Thou shall worship the LORD Thy God, and Him only shall Thou serve. Deu 6:13
11 Then the devil leaves Him, and behold, Angels came and served Him.
12 [The Gospel].
When Jesus having heard that John was cast into prison, He departed into Galilee.
13 And leaving Nazareth, He having come and dwelt in Capernaum,
which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali;
14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
15 saying, The land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali,
by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles. Isa 9:1
16 The people who sat in darkness, saw great Light;
and to them who sat in the region and shades of death, Light has arisen. Isa 9:2
17 From then Jesus began to preach,
and to say, Repent: for the Kingdom of Heavens has drawn-near.
18 [Fishers followed Him].
Then Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee,
saw two brethren, Simon being called Peter, and Andrew his brother,
casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19 And He says to them, Come ye after Me,
and I will make you fishers of men.
20 And they immediately left their nets, and followed Him.
21 And going on from thence, He saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother,
in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and He called them.
22 And they immediately left the ship, and their father, and followed Him.
23 [Fame].
And Jesus went about all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom,
and healing every sickness, and every disease among the people.
24 And His fame spread throughout all Syria:
and they brought to Him all that are sick: taken with diverse diseases and torments,
and those who being possessed with demons, and being lunatics and paralytics; and He healed them.
25 [Sermon on the Mount].
And there followed Him great multitudes from Galilee,
and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
1 But having seen the multitudes, He ascended the mountain: and He having sat down, His disciples came to Him.
2 And He having opened His mouth, taught them, saying,
[Beatitudes 1].
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heavens!
4 Blessed are they who mourning: for they shall be comforted!
5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the Earth! Psa 37:11
6 Blessed are they who being hungry and being thirsty for righteousness: for they shall be filled!
7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy!
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God!
9 Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be called Children of GOD!
10 Blessed are they who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heavens!
11 Blessed are ye when they may revile you, and may persecute, and may say every evil word against you, lying, because of Me!
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in Heavens: for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you!
13 [Salt 1].
Ye are the salt of the Earth: but if the salt may lose its savour,
with what shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing,
except to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men.
14 [Parable of the lamp under the bushel 1].
Ye are the light of the World. A city that is set on a mountain cannot be hid.
15 Neither do they burn a lamp and put it under the bushel, but on a lampstand:
and it gives light to all that are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who is in the Heavens.
17 [The Law is unchanged 1].
Think not that I came to destroy the Law, or the Prophets: I not came to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For Amen I say to you, Until the Heaven and the Earth should pass away,
one jot or one tittle should not pass away from the Law, until all be fulfilled!
19 Whoever therefore may break one of these least Commandments, and may teach so men,
he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heavens:
but whoever may do, and may teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heavens.
20 For I say to you, That except your righteousness may exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees,
ye may not enter into the Kingdom of Heavens!
21 [Control your anger and solve conflicts].
Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients,
Thou shall not murder; Exo 20:13 Deu 5:17
but whoever may murder, shall be in danger of the Judgment.
22 But I say to you, That whoever being angry with his brother without cause shall be in danger of the Judgment:
but whoever may say to his brother, Raca[stupid], shall be in danger of the council:
but whoever may say, Fool, shall be liable to the Gehenna fire!
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Therefore if Thou may bring Thy gift to the Altar,
and there remember that Thy brother has aught against Thee;
24 leave there Thy gift before the Altar,
and go Thy way; first be reconciled to Thy brother, and then having come and offer Thy gift.
25 Be agreeing with Thy adversary quickly, while Thou are in the way with him;
lest the adversary deliver Thee to the judge,
and the judge deliver Thee to the officer, and Thou be cast into prison.
26 Amen I say to Thee, Thou may not come out thence, until Thou may paid the last quadrans!
27 [Do not covet and evade sin].
Ye have heard that it was said to the ancients,
Thou shall not commit adultery. Exo 20:14 Deu 5:18
28 But I say to you, That whoever looking on a woman to lust after her,
has committed adultery with her already in his heart!
29 But if Thy right eye causes Thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from Thee:
for it is better for Thee that one of Thy members should perish,
and not that Thy whole body should be cast into the Gehenna.
30 And if Thy right hand causes Thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it from Thee:
for it is better for Thee that one of Thy members should perish,
and not that Thy whole body should be cast into the Gehenna.
31 [Follow your marriage contract 1].
It was also said,
Whoever may put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorcement. Deu 24:1
32 But I say to you,
That whoever may divorce his wife, except for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery:
and whoever may marry her who has been divorced, commits adultery!
33 [Concerning oaths and telling the truth].
Again, ye have heard that it was said to the ancients,
Thou shall not forswear thyself, but shall perform to the LORD Thy oaths. Num 30:2
34 But I say to you, Swear not at all:
neither by Heaven; for it is the throne of GOD: Isa 66:1
35 neither by the Earth; for it is His stool of His feet:
neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the Great King, Isa 66:1 Psa 48:2
36 neither may Thou swear by Thy head,
because Thou cannot make one hair white or black!
37 But let your communication be, Yes, yes, No, no; for whatever is more than these is of the Evil.
38 [Turning the other cheek: non-resistance].
Ye have heard that it was said,
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Exo 21:24 Lev 24:20 Deu 19:21
39 But I say to you,
That ye resist not the evil: but whoever shall smite Thee on Thy right cheek, turn to him the other also!
40 And if he will sue Thee at the Law, and take away Thy coat, let him have the cloak also.
41 And whoever shall constrain Thee to go one mile, go with him two.
42 Give to him that asking Thee, and from him that would borrow of Thee, Thou may not turn away.
43 [Love your enemies: prove that you are better].
Ye have heard that it was said,
Thou shall love Thy neighbour, Lev 19:18
(and hate Thy enemy).
44 But I say to you, Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you, do good to them that hating you,
and pray for them who insulting you, and persecuting you!
45 That ye may be the children of your Father who is in Heavens:
for He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good,
and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 [Only be friendly to your friends is not enough].
For if ye may love them who loving you, what reward have ye?
Do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye may salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others?
Do not even the publicans so?
48 Ye therefore shall be perfect,
even as your Father who is in the Heavens is perfect.
1 [Heavenly Reward 1].
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen by them:
otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in the Heavens.
2 Therefore, when Thou may do Thy alms, Thou may not sound a trumpet before Thee,
as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues,
and in the streets, that they may have glory from men.
Amen I say to you, That they have their reward!
3 But when Thou doing alms, let not Thy left know what Thy right hand does:
4 that Thy alms may be in secret; and Thy Father who seeing in secret,
Himself will reward Thee openly.
5 [The correct way to pray].
And when Thou may pray,
Thou shall not be as the hypocrites:
for they love to pray standing in the synagogues,
and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men.
Amen I say to you, That they have their reward!
6 But Thou, when Thou may pray, enter into Thy closet,
and Thou having shut Thy door,
pray to Thy Father who is in secret, and Thy Father who seeing in secret,
Himself will reward Thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, ye may not use vain repetitions,
as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Therefore be ye not like them:
for your Father has known what things ye need before ye ask Him.
9 After this manner therefore ye pray:
[Lord's Prayer 1].
Our Father who is in the Heavens,
Hallowed be Thy Name,
10 Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done: in Heaven and upon the Earth.
11 Give us this day our daily Bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.
13 And Thou would not bring us into temptation; but deliver us from the Evil.
For Thy is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen!
14 [Heavenly Reward 2].
For, if ye may forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 but if ye may forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites,
of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces,
that they may appear to men to fast.
Amen I say to you, That they have their reward!
17 But Thou, when Thou fastest, anoint Thy head, and wash Thy face;
18 that Thou may not appear to men to fast, but to Thy Father, who is in secret:
and Thy Father who seeing in secret,
Himself will reward Thee openly.
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Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the Earth,
where moth and rust corrupts, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven,
where neither moth nor rust corrupts, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
21 [Goodness shines].
For where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.
22 The lamp of the body is the eye:
if therefore Thy eye be single[clear], Thy whole body will be full of light.
23 But if Thy eye be evil, Thy whole body will be full of darkness.
If therefore the light that is in Thee is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24 [Against materialism 1].
No one 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].
25 Therefore I say to you,
Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink; nor yet for your body, what ye may put on!
Is not the life more than food, and the body than garment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they not sow,
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns;
yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not of more value than they?
27 But who out of you, by being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit?
28 And why are ye anxious for garment?
Consider the lilies of the field how they grow? They toil not, neither do they spin?
29 But I say to you yet,
that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these!
30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field,
being today, and tomorrow being cast into the oven,
will He not much more clothe you, ye of little faith?
31 Therefore be not anxious,
saying, What may we eat? Or what may we drink? Or, with what may we be clothed?
32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek.
For your Heavenly Father has known that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness,
and all these things shall be added to you.
34 Therefore be not anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be solicitous for the things of itself.
Sufficient for the day is evil of it.
1 [He shall also judge you with the same measures 1].
Judge not, that ye may not be judged.
2 For in which judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged:
and the measure in which ye measure, shall be measured back to you.
3 [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?
4 Or how will Thou say to Thy brother, Let me pull out the splinter out of Thy eye;
and behold, a beam is in Thy own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of Thy own eye;
and then shall Thou see clearly to cast out the splinter out of Thy brother's eye.
6 [Do not give the Holy to the unthankful or the godless].
Give not that which is Holy to the dogs,
neither cast ye your pearls before the swine,
lest they may trample them under their feet,
and having turned, they rend you.
7 [Asking and limits of evilness].
Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened to you!
8 For every one that asking, receives;
and he who seeking, finds;
and to him that knocking, it shall be opened.
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Or what man is there of you,
who, if his son may ask bread, will give him a stone?
10 And if he may ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
11 If ye then being evil have known how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more shall your Father who is in the Heavens give good things to them that asking Him?
12 Therefore all things whatever ye may will that men should do to you,
do ye even so to them: for this is the Law and the Prophets.
13 [The good way is hard to follow].
Enter ye in through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate,
and broad is the way, that leads to destruction,
and many there are who going in by it;
14 because narrow is the gate, and having been constricted is the way,
which leads to life, and few there are that find it.
15 [Warning against false Christians].
Beware of false prophets,
who come to you in clothing of sheep,
but within they are ravening wolves.
16 [The fruit of the tree 1].
Ye shall know them by their fruits:
Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
17 Even so every good tree brings forth good fruits;
but the corrupt tree brings forth evil fruits.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruits,
neither can a corrupt tree to bring forth good fruits.
19 Every tree which bringing not forth good fruit,
is cut down, and is cast into the fire.
20 Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 [Workers of lawlessness are banned from the Coming Kingdom of God 1].
Not every one that saying to Me, Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the Kingdom of Heavens;
but he who doing the will of My Father who is in Heavens.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord,
have we not prophesied in Thy Name?
And in Thy Name have cast out demons?
And in Thy Name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess to them,
I never knew you. Depart from Me, all ye workers of lawlessness. Psa 6:8
24 [Parable of the wise and the foolish builders].
Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them,
I will compare him to a wise man, who built his house upon the Rock. 1Co 10:4
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it had been founded upon the Rock.
26 And every one that hearing these sayings of Mine, and not doing them,
shall be compared to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew,
and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it.
28 [Epilogue of the Sermon].
And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these sayings,
the multitudes were astonished at His doctrine.
29 For He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
1 [Healing of the leper].
Then He descending from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.
2 And behold, a leper having come and worshiped Him,
saying, Lord, if Thou will, Thou can make me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth the hand, and touched him,
saying, I will; be Thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus says to him, See Thou should tell no man;
but go, show thyself to the priest,
and offer the gift, that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. Lev 13:49 Lev 14:2-4
5 [Centurion ask to heal his servant].
And Jesus having entered into Capernaum,
there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him,
6 and saying, Lord, My servant has been laid in the house: a paralytic, being vehemently tormented.
7 And Jesus says to him, I AM coming and will heal him.
8 The centurion answering, said,
Lord, I am not worthy that Thou should come under my roof: but speak the word only, and My servant will be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man,
Go, and He goes; and to another, Come, and He comes; and to My servant, Do this, and He does it.
10 When Jesus having heard, He marvelled, and said to them that followed,
Amen I say to you, Not even in Israel found I so great faith!
11 But I say to you, that many shall come from east and west,
and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heavens!
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
13 And Jesus said to the centurion,
Depart; and as Thou have believed, so be it done to Thee. And his servant was healed in the same hour.
14 [Healing of Peter's wife's mother].
And Jesus having come into the house of Peter,
He saw his mother-in-law laid, and sick with a fever.
15 And He touched her hand, and the fever left her:
and she arose, and served them.
16 [Exorcising at sunset].
Now becoming evening, they brought to Him many that being possessed with demons:
and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that are sick;
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
saying, He took the infirmities of us, and bore our sicknesses. Isa 53:4
18 [Follow Me].
When Jesus seeing great multitudes about Him,
He gave Commandment to depart to the other side.
19 And one scribe having come, and said to Him,
Master, I will follow Thee wherever Thou may go.
20 And Jesus says 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.
21
And another of His disciples said to Him,
Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said to him,
Follow Me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 [Calming the storm].
And He having entered into the ship, His disciples followed Him.
24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea,
insomuch that the ship was being covered with the waves: but He was asleep.
25 And His disciples having come to Him, and awoke Him,
saying, Lord, save us: we perish!
26 And He says to them, Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith?
Then He having risen, and rebuked the winds and the sea;
and there was a great calm.
27 But the men marvelled, saying,
What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?
28 [Legion and the swine].
And He having come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes,
there met Him two being possessed with demons,
coming out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one could pass by that way.
29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of God?
Are Thou come here before the time to torment us?
30 And there was afar off from them a herd of many swine, being fed.
31 So the demons besought Him, saying, If Thou expels us, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.
32 And He said to them, Go. And they having go out, they went into the herd of swine:
and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that feeding them, fled, and went into the city,
and told everything; and what was befallen to those who being possessed with demons.
34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus:
and they having seen Him, they besought Him that He would depart out of their borders.
1 [Healing of the paralytic].
And He entered into the ship, and passed over, and came into His own city.
2 And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic, lying on a couch:
and Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic,
Child, be of good cheer: Thy sins have been forgiven Thee.
3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemes.
4 And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why think ye evil in your hearts?
5 For which is easier, to say,
Thy sins have been forgiven Thee;
or to say, Arise, and walk?
6 But that ye may know that the Son of Man has authority upon the Earth to forgive sins,
(then He says to the paralytic),
Arise, take up Thy couch, and go to Thy house.
7 And having arisen, he departed to his house.
8 But the multitudes having seen it, they marvelled, and glorified God, who having given such authority to men.
9 [Levi is called].
And Jesus passing by from thence, He saw a man being called Matthew[Levi],
sitting at the receipt of custom: and He says to him,
Follow Me. And He standing up, and followed Him.
10
And it came to pass, as He reclining at table in the house,
and behold, many publicans and sinners having come and reclined at table with Jesus and His disciples.
11 And the Pharisees having seen it, they said to His disciples,
Why eats your Master with publicans and sinners?
12 But Jesus having heard, He said to them,
They that are in health, have no need of a physician, but they that having sickness.
13 But having gone and learn what it is, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: Hos 6:6
for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
14 [Fasting].
Then come to Him the disciples of John, saying,
Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Thy disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said to them,
Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the Bridegroom is with them?
But the days will come, when the Bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they will fast.
16 [Parable of new wine into old wineskins].
No one puts a piece of new cloth to an old garment:
for that which is put in to fill it up, takes from the garment, and the rent becomes worse;
17 neither do men put new wine into old bottles:
otherwise the bottles burst, and the wine is poured out, and the bottles perish:
but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
18 [Healing of the bleeding woman and daughter of Jairus].
While He is speaking these things to them, behold, one ruler having come and worshiped Him,
saying, my daughter has died now: but having come and lay Thy hand upon her, and she will live.
19 And Jesus arise, and followed Him, and so did His disciples.
20 And behold, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years,
having come to behind Him, and touched the border of His garment.
21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole.
22 But Jesus having turned, and He having seen her,
He said, Daughter, be of good comfort; Thy faith has made Thee whole.
And the woman was made whole from that hour.
23
And Jesus having come into the ruler's house, and seeing the minstrels and the multitude making a noise,
24 He says to them, Give place: for the girl is not dead, but sleeps.
And they derided Him.
25 But when the multitude were put forth,
He went in, and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.
26 And the fame of this went abroad into all that land.
27 [Healing of the two blind man].
And Jesus passing by from thence, two blind men followed Him, crying, and saying,
Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
28 And He having come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus says to them,
Believe ye that I be able to do this? They say to Him, Yes, Lord.
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it to you.
30 And their eyes were opened;
and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
31 And they having go out, and spread abroad His fame in all that land.
32 [Healing of the mute].
As Thy went out, behold, they brought to Him a dumb man possessed with a demon.
33 And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spoke: and its marvelled the multitudes,
saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
34 But the Pharisees said, He casts out the demons, by the ruler of the demons.
35 [More labourers needed before the Harvest].
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues,
and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every sickness, and every disease among the people.
36 But having seen the multitudes, He has compassion on them,
because they were faint, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
37 Then He says to His disciples, The Harvest truly is plentiful, but the labourers are few.
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the Harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His Harvest.
1 [The Twelve apostles].
And He having called His Twelve disciples, He gave them power against unclean spirits,
to cast them out, and to heal every sickness, and every disease.
2 Now the names of the Twelve apostles are these;
first, Simon, who being called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;
4 Simon the Cananite[Zealot], and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
5 [Mission of the Twelve apostles].
These Twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying,
Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and enter ye not into any city of the Samaritans.
6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.
7 And as ye go, preach, saying,
The Kingdom of Heavens has drawn-near.
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons.
Freely ye received, freely ye give.
9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor bronze in your girdles[purses];
10 nor bag for the journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor staffs: for the workman is worthy of his food. Luk 9:3
11 And into whatever city or town ye may enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide until ye go thence.
12 And ye entering into the house, salute it.
13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it:
but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.
14 And whoever may not receive you, nor hear your words,
when ye depart from that house, or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
15 Amen I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the Day of Judgment, than for that city!
16 [Warnings for the Saints].
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the middle of wolves:
be ye therefore prudent as serpents, and innocent as doves.
17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you to the councils,
and they will scourge you in their synagogues.
18 And ye will be brought before governors and kings,
for My sake, for a testimony against them and the nations.
19 But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye may speak,
for it shall be given to you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
20 For ye are not that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.
21 And a brother will deliver up a brother to death,
and a father his child: and children will rise up against their parents,
and cause them to be put to death.
22 And ye will being hated by all for My Name's sake.
But he who having endured to the end, he shall be saved.
23 But when they may persecute you in this city, flee ye into the other:
for Amen I say to you, Ye may not have completed the cities of Israel until the Son of Man should have Come!
24
A disciple is not above the teacher, nor the servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for a disciple that he should be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord:
if they called the housemaster Beelzebul, how much more will they call them of his household?
26
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
27 What I tell you in the darkness, that speak ye in the light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the roofs.
28 [Fear God more than tribulation].
And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul:
but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for an as? And not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father.
30 But even the hairs of your head are all having been numbered.
31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32 Whoever therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I also confess before My Father who is in Heavens.
33 But whoever may deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father who is in Heavens.
34 Think not that I came to send peace on the Earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
35
For I came to set a man at: variance against his father,
and the daughter against her mother,
and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; Mic 7:6
36 and a man's enemies will be they of his own household. Mic 7:6
37 He who loving father or mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me:
and he who loving son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me.
38 And he who takes not his cross, and follows Me, is not worthy of Me.
39 He who finding his life shall lose it: and He who losing his life for My sake, shall find it.
40 He who receiving you, receives Me, and He who receiving Me, receives Him who having sent Me.
41 He who receiving a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward;
and he who receiving a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward.
42 And whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones, a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple,
Amen I say to you, He may not lose his reward!
1 [Question about the Coming Messiah].
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His Twelve disciples,
He departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.
2 But John having heard in the prison about the works of Christ, he having sent two of his disciples,
3 and said to Him, Are Thou the Coming[Messiah], or do we look for another?
4 And Jesus answering, said to them,
Having gone and show John again those things which ye hear and see:
5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear,
the dead are raised, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them. Isa 35:6 Isa 61:1
6
And blessed is he, whoever may not offended in Me.
7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John,
What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed being shaken with the wind?
8 But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft garment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings.
9 But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet!
10 For 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
11 Amen I say to you, Among them that are born of women, there has not been raised a greater than John the Baptist!
But, the least in the Kingdom of Heavens, is greater than he!
12
And from the days of John the Baptist, until now,
the Kingdom of Heavens is forced, and the violent take it by force.
13 For all the Law and the Prophets prophesied until John.
14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elijah who is to come.
15 He who having ears to hear, let him hear.
16 But to what shall I compare this generation?
It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their companions,
17 and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced;
We have mourned to you, and ye have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, he has a demon.
19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say,
Behold, a gluttonous man and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.
But the wisdom was justified by her children. Luk 7:34-35
20 [Woe to cities that refused to repent!].
Then He began to reproach the cities in which most of His miracles were done, because they repented not.
21 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 in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I say to you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the Day of Judgment, than for you!
23 And Thou, Capernaum, which are exalted to the Heaven, shall be thrust down to Hades: Luk 10:15
for if the miracles which have been done in Thee, having been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
24 But I say to you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the Day of Judgment, than for Thee!
25 [Revealing].
At that time Jesus answering, said, I thank Thee, Father, Lord of the Heaven and the Earth,
because Thou hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes.
26 Yes, Father, for so it was good pleasure in Thy eyes.
27 All things are delivered to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son, except the Father;
neither knows anyone the Father, except the Son, and to whom the Son may will reveal.
28 [My yoke is easy].
Come to Me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me:
for AM gentle and humble in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls.
30 For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.
1 [Plucking the ears on the Sabbaths].
At that time Jesus went on the Sabbaths through the grain-fields, and His disciples were hungry,
and began to pluck the ears of grain, and to eat.
2 But the Pharisees having seen it, they said to Him,
Behold, Thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.
3 But He said to them, Have ye not read what David did when he hungered, 1Sa 21:1-6
(and they that were with him).
4 How he entered into the House of God, and ate the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat,
neither for them who were with him, except only for the priests?
5 Or have ye not read in the Law, that on the Sabbaths the priests in the Temple,
profane the Sabbath[by doing service], and are blameless? Num 28:9-10
6 But I say to you, that a greater than the Temple is here!
7 But if ye had known what it is, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, Hos 6:6
ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath.
9 [Healing hand on the Sabbaths].
And He having departed thence, He went into their synagogue.
10 And behold, there was a man who having his hand withered.
And they asked Him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbaths?
That they might accuse Him.
11 But He said to them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep,
and if it may fall into a pit on the Sabbaths, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
12 How much then is a man of more value than a sheep?
Therefore it is lawful to do well on the Sabbaths.
13 Then He says to the man, Stretch forth Thy hand.
And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole like the other.
14 But the Pharisees went out, and held a council against Him, how they might destroy Him.
15 [The Chosen Servant].
But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from thence:
and great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.
16 And charged them that they should not make Him known:
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet,
18 saying, Behold, My Servant, whom I have chosen;
My beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased:
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
and He shall show judgment to the Gentiles. Isa 42:1
19 He shall not contend, nor cry;
neither shall anyone in the streets hear His voice. Isa 42:2
20 A bruised reed will He not break,
and smoking flax shall He not quench,
until He will send forth the judgment to victory. Isa 42:3
21 And in His Name shall the Gentiles trust. Isa 42:4
22 [Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit 1].
Then was brought to Him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb;
and He healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.
23 And all the multitudes were astonished, and said, Is this not the Son of David?
24 But the Pharisees having heard, and they said,
This Man casts not out demons, except by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.
25 But Jesus seeing their thoughts, said to them,
Every kingdom divided against itself is desolated;
and every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand.
26 And if Satan casts out Satan,
he was divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?
27 And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons,
by whom do your sons cast them out?
Therefore they shall be your judges.
28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God is come to you.
29 [Parable of the strong man].
Or how can one enter into a strong man's house,
and seize his goods, except He may first bind the strong man?
And then He will plunder his house.
30 He who being not with Me is against Me;
and he who not gathering with Me scatters.
31 [Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit 2].
Therefore I say to you,
Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men:
but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven to men!
32 And whoever may speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him:
but whoever may speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him,
neither in this Age[World], neither in the Coming!
33 [The fruit of the tree 2].
Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt,
and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 Offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things?
For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
35 [Treasure of the heart 2].
The good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, brings forth good things:
and the evil man, out of the evil treasure, brings forth evil things.
36 [Sign of the prophet Jonah].
But I say to you, That for every idle word that men may speak,
they shall give account in the Day of Judgment!
37 For by Thy words Thou shall be justified, and by Thy words Thou shall be condemned.
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from Thee.
39 But He answering, said to them,
An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign,
and there shall no sign be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the great fish's belly:
so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the Earth. Jon 1:17
41 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.
42 The Queen of the South shall rise in the judgment with this generation,
and shall condemn it:
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
43 [Return of the unclean spirit].
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man:
he passes through places without water, seeking rest, and he finds none.
44 Then he says, I will return into my house whence I came out;
and he having come, he finds it empty, swept and adorned.
45 Then goes he, and takes with himself 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. Even so shall it be also to this evil generation.
46 [The Saints are a family].
While He was yet speaking to the multitudes,
Behold, the mother and His brothers had stood outside, seeking to speak with Him.
47 Then someone said to Him,
Behold, Thy mother and Thy brothers have stood outside, seeking to speak with Thee.
48 But He answering, said to him that told Him,
Who is My mother? And who are My brothers?
49 And He stretched forth His hand towards His disciples, and said,
Behold My mother and My brothers!
50 For whoever may do the will of My Father,
who is in Heavens, the same is My brother, and sister, and mother.
1 [Parable of the Sower].
But the same day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea.
2 And great multitudes were gathered to Him, so that He having entered into the ship,
and sat down; and the whole multitude had stood on the shore.
3
And He spoke many things to them in parables,
saying, Behold, a sower went out to sow;
4 and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way, and the fowls came and devoured them:
5 and some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and immediately they sprung up,
because it not to have deepness of earth.
6 But when the sun having risen, it was scorched; and because it not to have root, it withered.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 and some fell on the good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold.
9
He who having ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples having come, said to Him,
Why speak Thou to them in parables?
11
But He answering, said to them,
Because it is given,
to you to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heavens,
but to them it is not given.
12 For whoever has, to him shall be given,
and he shall have more abundance:
but whoever has not,
from him shall be taken away even that which he has.
13
Therefore I speak to them in parables:
because they seeing see not;
and hearing they hear not,
neither do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah,
which saying, By hearing ye shall hear,
and shall not understand;
and seeing ye shall see,
and may not perceive. Isa 6:9
15 For this people's heart has become gross,
and they heard with the ears heavily,
and their eyes they have closed;
lest they should see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and should understand with their heart,
and should convert,
and I should heal them. Isa 6:10
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see:
and your ears, for they hear.
17 For Amen I say to you, That many prophets and righteous men,
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!
18 [Parable of the Sower explained].
Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. Mat 13:3-8
19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, then comes the Evil,
and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who having sown by the way.
20 But he who having sown into stony places: this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receiving it;
21 yet he has not root in himself, but is temporary:
for when tribulation or persecution having come because of the word, immediately he is offended.
22 He also that received seed among the thorns: this is he who hears the word, and the care of this Age[World],
and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
23 But he who receives seed on the good ground: this is he who hearing the word, and understanding it;
who also bears fruit, and brings forth, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold.
24 [Parable of the tares of the field].
Another parable He proposed to them, saying,
The Kingdom of Heavens is compared to a Man who sowing good seed in His field.
25 But while men slept, His enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and departed.
26 But when the grass sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared also the tares.
27 So the servants of the Housemaster having come and said to Him,
Lord, did Thou not sow good seed in Thy field? Whence then has it tares?
28 He said to them,
A certain enemy has done this. The servants said to Him, Will Thou then that we go and may gather them?
29 But He said, No; lest while ye gather the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the Harvest: and in the time of Harvest I will say to the reapers,
Gather ye first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into My barn.
31 [Parable of the grain of mustard].
Another parable He proposed to them, saying,
The Kingdom of Heavens is like a grain of mustard,
which a Man having taken, and sowed in His field:
32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs,
and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge on its branches.
33 [Parable of the leaven].
Another parable He spoke to them;
The Kingdom of Heavens is like leaven,
which a woman took, and hid in three seahs of meal, until the whole was leavened.
34 All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables; and without a parable He spoke not to them:
35 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
I will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the World. Psa 78:2
36 [Parable of the tares of the field explained].
Then Jesus sent the multitudes away, and went into the house: and His disciples came to Him,
saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field. Mat 13:24
37 But He answering, said to them,
He who sowing the good seed is the Son of Man;
38 the field is the World;
and the good seed: these are the children of the Kingdom;
but the tares are the children of the Evil;
39 the enemy that sowed them is the devil;
the Harvest is the end of the Age[World];
and the reapers are the Angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire;
so shall it be in the end of this Age[World].
41 The Son of Man shall send forth His Angels,
and they shall gather out of His Kingdom;
all things that offend, and them who doing lawlessness;
42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine as the sun in the of their Father's Kingdom.
He who having ears to hear, let him hear.
44 [Parable of the hidden treasure].
Again, the Kingdom of Heavens is like treasure hid in a field;
which, when a man has found, he hides, and for joy of it goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.
45 [Parable of the pearl].
Again, the Kingdom of Heavens is like a merchant seeking goodly pearls:
46 he who having found one pearl of great price,
went and has sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 [Parable of drawing in the net].
Again, the Kingdom of Heavens is like a net, that was cast into the sea,
and gathered of every kind:
48 which, when it was full, they drew to the shore,
and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast away the bad.
49 So shall it be at the end of the Age[World]:
the Angels shall come forth, and shall separate the wicked from among the just,
50 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
51 Jesus says to them, Have ye understood all these things? They say to Him, Yes, Lord.
52 But He said to them, Therefore every scribe who is discipled to the Kingdom of Heavens,
is like a man that is a Housemaster, who brings forth out of His treasure things new and old.
53 [Rejected as Prophet].
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, He departed thence.
54 And He having come into His own country, He taught them in their synagogue,
so that they are being astonished, and said, Whence has this Man this wisdom, and these miracles?
55
Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not His mother called Mary?
And His brothers, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And His sisters, are they not all with us?
Whence then has this Man all these things?
57 And they were offended in Him. But Jesus said to them,
A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And He did not many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
1 [Death of John the Baptist].
At that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2 and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist.
He has risen from the dead;
and therefore miracles do show forth themselves in him.
3 For Herod having laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison,
for the sake of Herodias, (the wife of his brother Philip).
4 For John said to him, It is not lawful for Thee to have her.
5 And he would have put him to death,
he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6 But when Herod's birth-day being kept,
the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. Mar 6:22
7 Upon which He promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.
8 And she, being before instructed by her mother,
says, Give me here the head of John the Baptist in a dish.
9 And the king was sorry: but because for the sake of the oaths,
and of them who sat with him at table, He commanded it to be given.
10 And he having sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head was brought in a dish,
and given to the girl: and she brought it to her mother.
12 And His disciples having come near, and took up the body, and buried it, and they having come and told Jesus.
13 [Miracle of the loaves].
And having heard, Jesus departed thence in a ship, into a desert place apart:
and the multitudes having heard of it, they followed Him on foot out of the cities.
14 And Jesus went out, and saw a great multitude,
and has compassion towards them, and He healed their sick.
15 Now becoming evening, His disciples came to Him,
saying, This is a desert place, and the hour is now past; send away the multitudes,
that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves foods.
16 But Jesus said to them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.
17 And they say to Him, We have not here except five loaves, and two fishes.
18 But He said, Bring them here to Me.
19 And He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass,
and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes,
and having looked up to Heaven, He blessed, and broke,
and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
20 And they all ate and were filled:
and they took up of the fragments that remaining in twelve baskets full.
21 And they that eating were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
22 [Walking on water].
And immediately Jesus compelled His disciples to enter into the ship,
and to go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
23 And He having sent the multitudes away,
He ascended the mountain apart to pray: now becoming evening, He was there alone.
24 But the ship was now in the middle of the sea,
being tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.
26 And the disciples having seen Him walking on the sea,
they were troubled, saying, It is an apparition; and they cried out for fear.
27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying,
Be of good cheer: it is I AM; be not afraid.
28 And Peter answering Him, said,
Lord, if Thou are Him, bid me to come to Thee on the waters.
29 But He said, Come. And Peter having went down out of the ship,
He walked on the waters, to come to Jesus.
30 But seeing the strong wind, he was afraid;
and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.
31 Then immediately Jesus stretched forth the hand, and caught him,
and says to him, Thou of little faith, Why did Thou doubt?
32 And they having entered into the ship, the wind ceased.
33 Then they that were in the ship having come and worshiped Him,
saying, Truly Thou are the Son of God!
34 [Healed by touching].
And they having passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
35 And the men of that place having recognized Him,
they sent out into all the region around,
and brought to Him all that are sick;
36 and besought Him that they might only touch the border of His garment:
and as many as touched were restored to health.
1 [Tradition against the Commandments].
Then come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
2 Why do Thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders?
For they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But He answering, said to them,
Why do ye also transgress the Commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying,
Honour Thy father and Thy mother: Exo 20:12
And he who cursing father or mother, let him die the death. Exo 21:17
5 But ye say,
Whoever may say to the father or the mother,
It is a gift, by whatever Thou might be profited by me;
6 and may not honour his father or his mother,
and ye have nullified the Commandment of God by your tradition.
7 Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
8 This people draws near to Me with their mouth,
and honour Me with their lips;
but their heart is far from Me, Isa 29:13
9 but in vain they worship Me,
teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Isa 29:13
10 [Parable of defiles the man].
And He called the multitude, and said to them, Hear, and understand:
11 not that coming into the mouth defiles the man;
but that coming out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
12 Then having come His disciples, and said to Him,
Thou have known that the Pharisees were offended after they having heard this saying?
13 [Parable of the blind lead the blind 2].
But He answering, said,
Every plant, which My Heavenly Father has not planted, shall be uprooted.
14 Let them alone: they are blind guides of the blind.
And if the blind may lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.
15 [Parable of defiles the man explained].
Then Peter answering, said to Him,
Explain to us this parable.
16 But Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do ye not yet understand,
that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly,
and is cast out into the draught?
18 But those things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart;
those things that defiles the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
20 these things are which defile a man:
but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not a man.
21 [Daughter healed by faith].
Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the territories of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And behold, a woman of Canaan having come out of the same territories, and cried to Him,
saying, Have mercy on me, Lord, Thou Son of David; My daughter is possessed with a demon.
23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples having come and besought Him,
saying, Send her away; for she cries behind us.
24 But He answering, said,
I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.
25 Then came she and worshiped Him, saying, Lord, help me.
26 But He answering, said,
It is not good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the little dogs.
27 And she said,
Yes, Lord: yet the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their Lords' table.
28 Then He answering, Jesus said to her,
O woman, great is Thy faith: be it to Thee even as Thou will. And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
29 [seven loaves and fishes].
And Jesus departed from thence, and came near to the sea of Galilee;
and ascended the mountain, and sat down there.
30 And great multitudes came to Him,
having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed,
and many others, and cast them down at the feet of Jesus; and He healed them:
31 so that the multitudes wondered, seeing:
that the dumb speaking, the maimed be whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing.
And they glorified the God of Israel.
32
But Jesus called His disciples, and said, I have compassion on the multitude,
because they remain with Me now three days, and have nothing they may eat:
and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.
33 And His disciples say to Him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to satisfy so great a multitude?
34 And Jesus says to them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
35 And He commanded the multitudes to sit upon the ground.
36 And He having taken the seven loaves and the fishes,
He having given thanks, and broke them, and gave to His disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 And they all ate and were filled:
and they took up of the fragments that remaining in seven baskets full.
38 And they that eating were four thousand men, besides women and children.
39 And He sent away the multitudes,
[Signs of the Times].
and He entered into the ship, and came into the borders of Magdala.
1 The Pharisees and Sadducees having come, tempting,
desired Him that He would show them a sign from Heaven.
2 But He answering, said to them,
Becoming evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and overcast.
Ye hypocrites indeed, ye can discern the face of the sky;
but can ye not discern the Signs of the Times?
4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign;
and there shall no sign been to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
And He left them, and departed.
5 [The leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees].
And His disciples having come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.
6 But Jesus said to them,
Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying,
It is because we took no bread.
8 But Jesus perceived, He said to them,
ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye took no bread?
9 Do ye not yet understand,
neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spoke not to you concerning bread,
that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?
12 Then they understood that He did not caution them against the leaven of bread,
but against the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
13 [The Messiah is revealed by Peter].
Then Jesus having come into the borders of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying,
Who do men say that I be the Son of Man?
14 And they said,
Some say John the Baptist: some Elijah;
and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
15 He says to them,
But who say ye that I be?
16 And Simon Peter answering, said,
Thou are the Christ[Messiah], the Son of the Living God.
17 And Jesus answering, said to him,
Blessed are Thou, Simon-Bar-Jonah:
for flesh and blood has not revealed it to Thee, but My Father who is in the Heavens!
18
And I also say to Thee, that Thou are Peter[Stone, Petros], and upon this Rock[Petra] I will build My Church;
and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against her.
19 And I will give to Thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heavens:
and whatever Thou may bind on the Earth, shall be having been bound in the Heavens;
and whatever Thou may loose on the Earth, shall be having been loosed in the Heavens.
20 [Secret until the Resurrection].
Then He charged His disciples that they should tell no man that He is Jesus the Christ[Messiah]. Mat 17:9
21 From then Jesus began to show to His disciples, that He must go to Jerusalem,
and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests, and scribes,
and to be killed, and to be raised again the third day.
22 And Peter took Him, and began to rebuke Him,
saying, Be it far from Thee, Lord: this shall not be to Thee.
23 But He having turned, and said to Peter, Get Thee behind Me, Satan; Thou are an offence to Me:
for Thou mind not the things that are of God, but those that are of men.
24 [Take up his cross: tribulation].
Then said Jesus to His disciples,
If anyone will to come after Me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow Me.
25 For whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it:
but whoever may lose his life for My sake, shall find it.
26 For what is a man profited, if He may gain the whole World, and lose his own soul?
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
27 For the Son of Man should Come in the glory of His Father, with His Angels;
and then He will reward every man according to his works. Psa 62:12 Pro 24:12
28 Amen I say to you, There are some standing here, who shall not taste death,
until they shall see the Son of Man Coming in His Kingdom!
1 [Transfiguration of Jesus].
And after six days, Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them upon a high mountain apart.
2 And He was transfigured before them: and His face shone as the sun, and His garments became white as the Light.
3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with Him.
4 Then Peter answering, said to Jesus,
Lord, it is good for us to be here: if Thou will, let us make here three Tabernacles;
one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
5 While He was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them:
and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which saying,
This is My beloved Son, in whom I delighted: hear ye Him.
6 And the disciples having heard, they fell on their face, and were in exceedingly fear.
7 And Jesus having come and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8 Then they having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only.
9 And as they were descending the mountain, Jesus charged them,
saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of Man be raised again from the dead.
10 And His disciples asked Him, saying,
Why then say the scribes, that Elijah must first to come?
11 But Jesus answering, said to them, Elijah truly comes first, and shall restore all things:
12 but I say to you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not,
but have done to him whatever they pleased: so also the Son of Man is about to suffer by them!
13 Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them concerning John the Baptist.
14 [The dumb spirit].
And they having come to the multitude, there came to Him a man kneeling down to Him, and saying,
15 Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic, and grievously distressed;
for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.
16 And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.
17 Then Jesus answering, said,
O faithless and perverse generation,
until when shall I be with you, until when shall I bear you? Bring him here to Me.
18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it departed out of him: and the child was healed from that very hour.
19 Then having come the disciples to Jesus privately, and said, Why could not we cast it out?
20 But Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief:
for Amen I say to you, If ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to there,
and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you!
21 But this kind goes not out, except by prayer and fasting.
22 [Prediction of Resurrection].
And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them,
The Son of Man is about to betrayed into the hands of men:
23 and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised again:
And they were exceedingly grieved.
24 [Tribute money].
And they having come to Capernaum, they that received the double-drachma,
came to Peter, and said,
Does not your Master pay the double-drachma?
25 He says,
Yes. And when he entered into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying,
What think Thou, Simon? From whom do the kings of the Earth take custom or tribute?
From their own children, or from strangers?
26 Peter says to Him,
From strangers.
Jesus said to him,
Then are the children free.
27 But lest we may offend them, go Thou to the sea, and cast a hook,
and take the fish that first comes up: and Thou having opened his mouth,
Thou shall find a stater[4 drachmas]: having taken that, and give to them for Me and Thee.
1 [Be humble as a child].
At the same hour came the disciples to Jesus, saying,
Then who is the greater in the Kingdom of Heavens?
2 And Jesus called a child to Him, and set it in the middle of them,
3 and said,
Amen I say to you, Except ye may be converted, and become as children, ye may not enter into the Kingdom of Heavens!
4 Whoever therefore may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the Kingdom of Heavens.
5 And whoever may receive one such child in My Name, receives Me.
6 [Evade sin].
But whoever may cause to offend of these little ones that believing in Me, to sin,
it is better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck,
and should be sunk in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe to the World because of offences! For it is necessarily be that offences to come; but woe to that man by whom the offence comes!
8 But if Thy hand or Thy foot causes Thee to offend, cut them off, and cast it from Thee:
it is better for Thee to enter into life lame or maimed,
rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into the everlasting fire.
9 And if Thy eye causes Thee to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from Thee:
it is better for Thee to enter into life with one eye,
rather than having two eyes, to be cast into the Gehenna fire.
10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones:
for I say to you, that in Heavens their Angels do always behold the face of My Father who is in Heavens!
11 For the Son of Man is come to save that which having been lost.
12 [Parable of the lost sheep].
What do you think? If a man may have a hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray,
does He not leave the ninety nine, and go to the mountains, and seek that which being gone astray?
13 And if He happens to finds it,
Amen I say to you, He rejoices more over that sheep, than over the ninety nine which went not astray!
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in Heavens, that one of these little ones should perish.
15 [Dealing with sinners].
But if Thy brother may sin against Thee, go and tell him his fault between Thee and him alone:
if he may hear Thee, Thou have gained Thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear Thee, then take with Thee one or two more,
that in the mouth of two or three witnesses may every word be established. Deu 19:15
17 But if he may neglect to hear them, tell it to the Church:
but if he may neglect to hear even the Church,
let him be to Thee as a heathen and a publican.
18 Amen I say to you, Whatever ye may bind on the Earth, shall be having been bound in the Heaven:
and whatever ye may loose on the Earth, shall be having been loosed in the Heaven!
19 Again I say to you, That if two of you may agree on the Earth,
concerning any thing that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in Heavens!
20 For where two or three are assembled in My Name, there AM I in the middle of them.
21 [Parable of the unforgiving servant].
Then Peter having come to Him, and said,
Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?
22 Jesus says to him,
I say not to Thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore, the Kingdom of Heavens is compared to a certain Man, a King, who would take account of His servants.
24 And He having begun to reckon, one was brought to Him who owed Him a myriad of talents.
25 But as he had not ability to pay, his Lord commanded him to be sold,
and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, worshiped Him, saying,
Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay Thee all.
27 Then the Lord of that servant having compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred denarii:
and he hold him, he choked him, saying, Pay me what Thou own.
29 Then his fellow-servant having fallen at his feet, and besought him, saying,
Have patience with me, and I will pay Thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, until he should pay the debt.
31 But the fellow-servants having seen what was done,
they were exceedingly sorry, and having come and told to their Lord all that was done.
32 Then his Lord, having called him, says to him,
Thou wicked servant, I forgave Thee all that debt, because Thou besought Me:
33 did it not behove also Thee to have had compassion on Thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on Thee?
34 And his Lord having been angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all his debt.
35 So likewise shall My Heavenly Father do to you, if ye from your hearts may forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
1 [Multitudes followed Him].
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these sayings, He departed from Galilee,
and came into the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan:
2 and great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.
3 [Follow your marriage contract 2].
The Pharisees also came to Him, tempting Him, and saying to Him,
Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
4 But He answering, said to them,
Have ye not read, that He who having made them, at the beginning made them male and female, Gen 1:27
5 and said,
Because of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife:
and they two shall be one flesh? Gen 2:24
6 Therefore they are no more two, but one flesh.
Therefore what God has joined together, let not man put asunder.
7 They say to Him,
Why did Moses then command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away? Deu 24:1
8 He says to them,
Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to put away your wives:
but from the beginning it has not been so.
9 But I say to you,
Whoever may divorce his wife, except for fornication, and may marry another, commits adultery:
and having married her who has been divorced, commits adultery!
10
His disciples say to Him,
If the case of the man is so with the wife, it is not good to marry.
11 But He said to them,
All men cannot receive this saying, but they to whom it has been given.
12 For there are some eunuchs, who were so born from their mother's womb:
and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men:
and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heavens' sake.
He who is able to receive it, let him receive it.
13 [Children of the Kingdom].
Then were brought to Him children, that He might put His hands on them, and pray:
but the disciples rebuked them.
14 But Jesus said,
Allow the children, and forbid them not to come to me: for of such is the Kingdom of Heavens.
15 And He laid His hands on them, and departed thence.
16 [The rich man].
And behold, one having come and said to Him, Good Master,
what good thing shall I do that I may have everlasting life?
17 But He said to him, Why call Thou Me good?
None is good, except One, that is, God.
But if Thou will enter into life, keep the Commandments. Exo 20:3-17 Deu 5:7-21
18 He says to Him, Which? But Jesus said,
Thou shall do no murder, Thou shall not commit adultery, Thou shall not steal, Thou shall not bear false witness, Exo 20:3-17 Deu 5:7-21
19 Honour Thy father and Thy mother: and, Thou shall love Thy neighbour as thyself. Exo 20:3-17 Deu 5:7-21 Lev 19:18
20 The young man says to Him,
All these things have I kept from my youth: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said to Him,
If Thou will be perfect, go and sell Thy goods, and give to the poor,
and Thou shall have treasure in Heavens: and come, follow Me.
22 But when the young man having heard that saying,
He went away being sorrowful: for he having many possessions.
23 But Jesus said to His disciples,
Amen I say to you, That a rich man shall with difficulty enter into the Kingdom of Heavens!
24 And again I say to you,
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!
25 When His disciples having heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, Then who is able to be saved?
26 But Jesus beheld them, and said to them,
With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
27 Then Peter answering, said to Him,
Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed Thee? What then shall be to us?
28 But Jesus said to them,
Amen I say to you, That ye who have followed Me in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory,
ye also shall sit upon Twelve thrones, judging the Twelve tribes of Israel!
29 And every one that has forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for My Name's sake,
shall receive a hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
30 But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.
1 [Parable of the workers in the Vineyard].
For the Kingdom of Heavens is like to a Man that is a Housemaster,
who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into His Vineyard.
2 And He having agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, He sent them into His Vineyard.
3 And He went out about the third hour[circa 9 AM], and saw others standing idle in the market,
4 and said to them, Go ye also into the Vineyard; and whatever may be right, I will give you. And they departed.
5 Again He went out about the sixth and ninth hour[noon and circa 3 PM], and did likewise.
6 And about the eleventh hour[circa 5 PM] He went out, and found others standing idle,
and says to them, Why ye have stood here all the day idle?
7 They say to Him, Because no one has hired us.
He says to them, Go ye also into the Vineyard; and whatever may be right, that shall ye receive.
8 Now becoming evening, the Lord of the Vineyard says to His steward, Call the labourers,
and pay them the reward, beginning from the last to the first.
9 And they having come that were hired about the eleventh hour[circa 5 PM], they received every man a denarius.
10 But when the first having come, they supposed that they should receive more; and likewise they received each a denarius.
11 And they having received it, they murmured against the Housemaster;
12 saying, These last have wrought but one hour,
and Thou have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 But He answering one of them, said, companion,
I do Thee no wrong: did Thou not agree with me for a denarius?
14 Take that which is Thy, and depart: I will give to this last, even as to Thee.
15 Or is it not lawful to Me to do what I will in My own? Or is Thy eye evil because I AM good?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first shall be last.
For many are called, but few are elects.
17 [Third prediction of the Resurrection].
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the Twelve disciples apart in the way, and said to them,
18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death,
19 and will deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify Him: and the third day He will rise again.
20 [James and John].
Then came to Him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, worshipping Him, and asking something from Him.
21 But He said to her, What will Thou? She says to Him,
Grant that these My two sons may sit, the one on Thy right hand, and one on the left in Thy Kingdom.
22 Then Jesus answering, said,
Ye have not known what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I should drink of,
and to be baptized with the baptism that I baptized with?
They say to Him, We are able.
23 And He says to them, Ye shall drink indeed of My cup, and with the baptism that I baptized with ye shall be baptized:
but to sit upon My right hand, and on My left, is not Mine to give,
but to them for whom it has been prepared by My Father.
24 And the ten having heard, they were indignant against the two brethren.
25
But Jesus called them, and said,
Ye have known that the rulers of the Gentiles dominate over them,
and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whoever may will be great among you, let him be your servant:
27 and whoever may will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve,
and to give His life a ransom for many.
29 [Son of David, have mercy].
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.
30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the way, when they having heard that Jesus passes by, cried out, saying,
Have mercy on us, Lord, Thou Son of David.
31 And the multitude rebuked them, that they should be silent: but they cried the more, saying,
Have mercy on us, Lord, Thou Son of David.
32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said,
What will ye that I may do to you?
33 They say to Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 So Jesus having compassion, and touched their eyes:
and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
1 [Triumphal entry into Jerusalem].
And when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Beth-phage, to the Mount of Olives,
then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 saying to them,
Go into the village opposed to you, and immediately ye shall find an ass tied,
and a colt with her, loose them, and bring them to Me.
3 And if anyone may say aught to you, ye shall say,
The Lord has need of them; and immediately He will send them.
4 Now all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the Daughter of Zion,
Behold, Thy King comes to Thee,
meek, and sitting upon an ass,
and a colt the foal of a she-ass. Isa 62:11 Zec 9:9
6 And the disciples having gone, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 they brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their garments, and they set Him on them.
8 But most of the multitude spread their garments in the way;
others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is He who Coming in the Name of the LORD! Hosanna in the highest! Psa 118:26
10 And He having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitudes said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
12 [Cleansing of the Temple].
And Jesus went into the Temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the Temple,
and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
13 and says to them, It has been written,
My House shall be called a House of Prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers. Isa 56:7 Jer 7:11
14 And the blind and the lame came to Him in the Temple; and He healed them.
15
But the chief priests and scribes having seen the wonderful things that He did,
and the children crying in the Temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David;
they were greatly displeased,
16 and said to Him, Hear Thou what these say?
But Jesus says to them, Yes; have ye never read,
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou have perfected praise? Psa 8:2
17 [Cursing the fig-tree 2].
And He left them, and went out of the city into Beth-any, and He lodged there.
18 Now in the morning as He was returning into the city, He hungered.
19 And He having seen a fig-tree in the way, He came to it, and found nothing on it,
except leaves only, and says to it, Let no fruit grow on Thee henceforth forever.
And immediately the fig-tree withered.
20 And the disciples having seen it, they marvelled, saying,
How soon is the fig-tree withered!
21 Then Jesus answering, said to them,
Amen I say to you, If ye may have faith, and may doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree,
but also, if ye may say to this mountain, be Thou removed,
and be Thou cast into the sea; it shall be done!
22 And all things whatever ye may ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
23 [Authority of Jesus questioned].
And He having come into the Temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him when He teaching,
saying, By what authority do Thou these things? And who gave Thee this authority?
24 Then Jesus answering, said to them,
I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? From Heaven, or from men?
And they reasoned with themselves,
saying, if we should say, From Heaven; He will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?
26 But if we should say, From men; we fear the multitude: for all hold John as a prophet.
27 And they answering Jesus, said,
We have not known. And He said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28 [Parable of the two sons].
But what do you think? A certain Man had two children;
and He having come to the first, and said, Child, go, work today in My Vineyard.
29 But he answering, said, I will not; but afterward he regretted[repented], and went.
30 And He having come to the second, and said likewise but he answering, said, I go, Lord: and went not.
31 Which of the two did the will of the Father?
They say to Him, The first.
Jesus says to them,
Amen I say to you, That the publicans and the whores go before you into the Kingdom of God!
32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness,
and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the whores believed him:
and ye, when ye having seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
33 [Parable of the wicked husbandmen].
Hear another parable; There was a certain Housemaster, who planted a Vineyard,
and hedged it around, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower,
and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a remote country:
34 and when the time of the fruits drew near,
He sent His servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
35 And the husbandmen having taken His servants, they beat one, and killed another, and another they stoned.
36 Again He sent other servants more than the first: and they did to them in like manner.
37 But last of all He sent to them His Son, saying, They will reverence My Son.
38 But the husbandmen having seen the Son, they said among themselves, This is the heir;
come, let us kill Him, and let us seize on His inheritance.
39 And they having taken Him, and cast Him out of the Vineyard, and slew Him.
40 When therefore the Lord of the Vineyard Comes,
what will He do to those husbandmen?
41 They say to Him, He will miserably destroy those evil men,
and will let out the Vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons.
42
Jesus says to them,
Have ye never read in the Scriptures,
The stone which the builders rejected,
for the same has become the head of the corner. Psa 118:22
This came from the LORD,
and it is marvellous in our eyes? Psa 118:23
43 Therefore I say to you, The Kingdom of God shall be taken from you,
and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it!
44 And he who falling on this Stone, shall be broken:
but on whomsoever it may fall, it will grind him to powder.
45 And the chief priests and Pharisees having heard His parables,
they perceived that He speaks of them.
46 And they seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes,
since they took Him for a prophet.
1 [Parable of the Great Banquet].
And Jesus answering, spoke to them again by parables, saying,
2 The Kingdom of Heavens is compared to certain Man, a King, who made a Marriage for His Son,
3 and sent His servants to call those who having been invited to the Marriage:
and they would not to come.
4 Again, He sent other servants, saying, Tell them who having been invited,
Behold, I have prepared My dinner: My bulls and My fatlings are killed,
and all things are ready: come to the Marriage.
5 But they, neglecting it, and went, one to His field, another to His merchandise.
6 And the remnant took His servants, they treated them spitefully, and slew them.
7 But when the King having heard, He was angry:
and He having sent His armies, He destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8 Then He says to His servants,
The Marriage is ready, but they who were invited were not worthy.
9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye may find, invite to the Marriage.
10 So those servants went out into the highways, and collected all as many as they found,
both bad and good: and the Marriage was furnished with reclining guests.
11 And the King having come in to see the reclining guests,
He saw there a man who not having clothed a Marriage-garment:
12 and says to him, companion, how came Thou in here, not having a Marriage-garment?
And he was speechless.
13 Then said the king to the servants,
Bind him, hands and feet, take him away, and cast him into the outer darkness:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
14 For many are called, but few are elects.
15 [Tribute to Caesar].
Then having gone the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle Him in His talk.
16 And they sent out to Him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying,
Master, we have known that Thou are true,
and teach the way of God in truth,
neither care Thou for anyone: for Thou regard not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What think Thou?
Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness,
and said, Why tempt ye Me, ye hypocrites?
19 Show Me the tribute-money. And they brought to Him a denarius.
20 And He says to them, Whose is this image, and superscription?
21 They say to Him, Caesar's.
Then He says to them, Render therefore to Caesar, the things which are Caesar's;
and to God, the things that are God's.
22 And they having heard, they marvelled, and they having left Him, they departed.
23 [Question about the resurrection].
The same day came to Him the Sadducees, who say that there be no resurrection, and asked Him,
24 saying, Master, Moses said,
If a man shall die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed to his brother. Deu 25:5
25 Now there were with us seven brothers: and the first, having married,
died; and having no seed[offspring], left his wife to his brother.
26 Likewise the second also, and the third, to the seven.
27 And last of all the woman also died.
28 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven?
For they all had her.
29 Then Jesus answering, said to them,
Ye do astray, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage,
but are as the Angels of GOD in Heaven.
31 But as concerning the resurrection of the dead,
have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,
32 I AM the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob? Exo 3:6
GOD is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
33 And the multitudes having heard, they were astonished at His doctrine.
34 [The Great Commandment].
But the Pharisees having heard that He silenced the Sadducees, they were assembled together.
35 And one of them who was a lawyer, asked Him, tempting Him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great Commandment in the Law?
37 But Jesus said to Him, Thou shall love the LORD Thy God with all Thy heart,
and with all Thy soul, and with all Thy mind. Deu 6:5
38 This is the first and great Commandment.
39 And the second is like it, Thou shall love Thy neighbour as thyself. Lev 19:18
40 On these two Commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.
41 [Son of David?].
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,
42 saying, What do you think of the Christ[Messiah]? Whose son is He?
They say to Him, of David.
43 He says to them, How then does David in Spirit call Him Lord, saying, Psa 110:1
44 The LORD said to my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand,
until I make Thy enemies Thy stool for Thy feet? Psa 110:1
45 If David then calls Him Lord, how is He his Son? Psa 110:1
46 And no one was able to answer Him a word,
neither dared anyone, from that day forth, ask Him any more questions.
1 [Woes of the Pharisees].
Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to His disciples,
2 saying, on the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees.
3 All therefore, whatever they may say you to observe, that observe and do:
but do not ye according to their works: for they say, and do not.
4 For they bind heavy burdens,
and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders;
but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers,
5 but all their works they do to be seen by men:
they enlarge their phylacteries, and extend the borders of their garments,
6 and love the best seat at feasts, and the chief seat in the synagogues,
7 and greetings in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi;
8 but be not ye called Rabbi: for One is your Leader, the Christ[Messiah]; and all ye are brethren;
9 and call no man your Father upon the Earth: for One is your Father who is in the Heavens;
10 neither be ye called Leaders: for One is your Leader, the Christ[Messiah];
11 but he who is greatest among you, shall be your servant;
12 and whoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased;
and whoever shall humble himself, shall be exalted.
13
But, Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
For ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers:
therefore ye shall receive more abundant judgment.
14
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
For ye shut up the Kingdom of Heavens against men: for ye neither go in,
neither allow ye them that are entering, to go in.
15
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
For ye travel about sea and dry land to make one proselyte,
and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of Gehenna than yourselves.
16
Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say,
Whoever may swear by the Temple, it is nothing;
but whoever may swear by the gold of the Temple, he is a debtor!
17 Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater,
the gold, or the Temple that sanctifying the gold?
18 And whoever may swear by the Altar, it is nothing;
but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19 Ye fools, and blind: for which is greater,
the gift, or the Altar that sanctifies the gift?
20 Whoever therefore did swear by the Altar,
swears by it, and by all things upon it.
21 And whoever did swear by the Temple,
swears by it, and by Him who dwelling in Him.
22 And He who did swear by Heaven,
swears by the throne of GOD, and by Him that sitting upon it.
23
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
For ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cumin,
and have omitted the weightier matters of the Law, the judgment, and the mercy, and the faith:
these ye ought to have done, and not to leave the others undone.
24 Ye blind guides, who straining out the gnat, and swallowing the camel.
25
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
For ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that also the outside of them may be clean.
27
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
For ye are like whitened sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward,
but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Thus ye also outwardly appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
Because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous,
30 and say, If we were in the days of our fathers,
we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31 Therefore ye are witnesses to yourselves, that ye are the children of them who having murdered the prophets.
32 And fill ye up the measure of your fathers.
33 Ye serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how can ye escape the Judgment of Gehenna?
34 Therefore behold, I send to you prophets,
and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify,
and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35 that upon you may come all the righteous blood being shed upon the Earth,
from the blood of righteous Abel, to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah,
whom ye murdered between the Temple and the Altar.
36 Amen I say to you, All these things shall come upon this generation!
37
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killing the prophets,
and stoning those who have been sent to her; how often would I to gather Thy children,
even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38 Behold, your house is left to you desolate.
39 For I say to you, Ye may not see Me henceforth, until ye may say,
Blessed is He who Coming in the Name of the LORD! Psa 118:26
1 [End of the Temple, Great Tribulation and the Return of Christ].
And Jesus went out, and departed from the Temple:
and His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the Temple.
2 But Jesus said to them, See ye not all these things?
Amen I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down!
3
And as He sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying,
Tell us, when will these things be?
And what will be the sign of Thy Coming, and of the end of the Age[World]?
4 And Jesus answering, said to them,
Take heed that no man may deceive you.
5 For many will come in My Name,
saying, I AM the Christ[Messiah]; and will deceive many.
6 And ye will hear of wars, and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled:
for all what must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in diverse places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then will they deliver you up to tribulation, and will kill you:
and ye will being hated by all nations for My Name's sake.
10 And then will many be offended, and will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11 And many false prophets will rise, and will deceive many.
12 And because lawlessness will be multiplied, the love of many will become cold.
13 But he who having endured to the end, he shall be saved.
14 And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in the whole World,
for a testimony to all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 When therefore ye may see the Abomination of Desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
standing in the Holy place, (let him who reading understand), Dan 9:27 Dan 11:31 Dan 12:11 Mar 13:14
16 then let them who are in Judea flee to the mountains:
17 let him who is on the roof not come down to take anything out of his house:
18 and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his garment.
19 But woe to them that are pregnant, and to them that nurse infants in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight may not be in the winter, neither on the Sabbath:
21 for then shall be Great Tribulation,
such as has not been since the beginning of the World, not until now, nor ever should be.
22 And except those days were shortened, there would no flesh be saved:
but for the elects' sake those days shall be shortened.
23 Then if anyone may say to you,
Behold here is the Christ[Messiah], or here; ye should not believe.
24 For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders;
so as to deceive, if possible even the elects.
25 Behold, I have said you before.
26 If therefore they may say to you, Behold, He is in the desert;
go not forth: behold, He is in the secret chambers; ye should not believe.
27 For as the Lightning comes out of the east, and shines even to the west; so shall also be the Coming of the Son of Man.
28 For wherever the carcass may be, there will the eagles be collected.
29 Immediately after The Tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from Heaven,
and the powers of the Heavens shall be shaken:
30 and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in the Heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the Earth mourn,
and they shall see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory. Dan 7:13
31 And He will send His Angels with a great voice of a shofar, and they will gather:
His elects from the four winds, from one end of Heavens to the other end of them.
32 [Parable of the budding fig-tree].
Now learn a parable of the fig-tree;
When her branch is yet tender and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
33 so likewise ye, when ye may see all these things, know that it is near,
even at the doors.
34 Amen I say to you, This generation should not pass away, until all these things should be fulfilled!
35
The Heaven and the Earth shall pass away, but My words should not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour has known by no one,
not the Angels of Heavens, except My Father only.
37 But as the days of Noah were, so will be also the Coming of the Son of Man.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood,
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark,
39 and knew not until the flood came,
and took them all away: so also will be the Coming of the Son of Man.
40 Then two men will be in the field; the one is be taken, and one is left.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; the one is be taken, and one is left.
42 [Parable of the faithful servant].
Watch therefore; for ye have not known what hour your Lord Comes.
43 But know this, that if the housemaster had known in what watch the thief Comes,
he would watch, and would not allow his house to be broken into.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of Man Comes.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord has set over His household,
to give them food in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when He Coming shall find so doing!
47 Amen I say to you, That He will set him over all His goods!
48 But if that evil servant may say in his heart, my Lord delays to Come;
49 and may begin to beat the fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 the Lord of that servant will Come in a day when he looks not for Him,
and in an hour that he is not aware.
51 And will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
1 [Parable of the ten virgins].
Then shall the Kingdom of Heavens be compared to ten virgins,
who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the Bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 Now while the Bridegroom tarried,
they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight a cry has been made,
Behold, the Bridegroom Comes; go ye out to meet Him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said to the wise,
Give us of your oil: for our lamps are going out.
9 But the wise answered, saying,
Not so; lest there may be not enough for us and you:
but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they were going to buy,
the Bridegroom came; and they that were ready,
went in with Him to the Marriage, and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But He answering, said,
Amen I say to you, I have not known you!
13 Watch therefore; for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man Comes.
14 [Parable of the talents].
As a man travelling into a far country, who called His own servants, and delivered to them His goods.
15 And to one He gave five talents, to another two, and to another one;
to every man according to his own abilities; and immediately took His journey.
16 Then he who having received the five talents, went and traded with the same, and gained other five talents.
17 And likewise he who having received the two, he also gained other two.
18 But he who having received the one, went and dug in the earth, and hid his Lord's money.
19 And after a long time the Lord of those servants Comes, and reckons with them.
20 And he who having received the five talents, having come and brought other five talents,
saying, Lord, Thou delivered to me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more.
21 His Lord said to him,
Well done, good and faithful servant; Thou have been faithful over a few things,
I will set Thee over many things: enter Thou into the joy of Thy Lord.
22 And he also that having received the two talents came, and said,
Lord, Thou delivered to me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.
23 His Lord said to him,
Well done, good and faithful servant; Thou have been faithful over a few things,
I will set Thee over many things: enter Thou into the joy of Thy Lord.
24 And he who having received the one talent, having come and said,
Lord, I knew Thee that Thou are a hard Man,
reaping whence Thou have not sown, and gathering where Thou have not strewed:
25 and I was afraid, and went and hid Thy talent in the Earth: behold, there Thou have what is Thy,
26 his Lord answering, said to him,
Thou wicked and slothful servant,
Thou had known that I reap where I have not sown, and gather whence I have not strewed:
27 it behoved Thee then to put My money to the exchangers,
and then at My Coming I should have received My own with interest.
28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who having ten talents.
29 For to every one that having shall be given, and He shall have abundance:
but from him that having not shall be taken away even that which He has.
30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness:
there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
31 [Parable of the sheep and the goats].
When the Son of Man should Come in His glory,
and all the Holy Angels with Him,
then will He sit upon the throne of His glory:
32 and before Him shall be gathered all nations:
and He will separate them one from another,
as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats:
33 and He will set the sheep on His right hand,
but the goats on the left.
34 Then will the King say to them on His right hand,
Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom,
prepared for you from the foundation of the World:
35 for I was hungry, and ye gave Me food: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me drink:
I was a stranger, and ye took Me in:
36 naked, and ye clothed Me: I was sick, and ye visited Me:
I was in prison, and ye came to Me.
37 Then will the righteous answer Him, saying,
Lord, when saw we Thee hungry, and fed Thee? Or thirsty, and gave Thee drink?
38 When saw we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in?
Or naked, and clothed Thee?
39 Or when saw we Thee sick, or in prison, and came to Thee?
40 And the King answering, shall say to them,
Amen I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of the least of these My brethren, ye did it to Me!
41 Then will He say also to them on the left hand,
Depart from Me, ye cursed, into the everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his Angels:
42 for I was hungry, and ye gave Me no food: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink:
43 I was a stranger, and ye took Me not in:
naked, and ye clothed not Me:
sick, and in prison, and ye visited not Me.
44 Then will they also answer Him, saying,
Lord, when saw we Thee hungry, or thirsty,
or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to Thee?
45 Then will He answer them, saying,
Amen I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me!
46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into everlasting life.
1 [Plot to kill].
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these sayings, He said to His disciples,
2 Ye have known that after two days comes the Passover,
and the Son of Man is betrayed to be crucified.
3 Then assembled the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people,
in the palace of the High Priest, who being called Caiaphas,
4 and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill Him.
5 But they said, Not on the Festival, lest there be an uproar among the people.
6 [Ointment of Jesus].
Now Jesus having been in Beth-any, in the house of Simon the leper,
7 there came to Him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment,
and poured it on His head as He reclining at table.
8 But His disciples having seen it, they were indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
9 For this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
10 But Jesus perceived, He said to them, Why trouble ye the woman?
For she has wrought a good work upon Me.
11 For ye have the poor always with you; but Me ye have not always.
12 For in that she has poured this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial.
13 Amen I say to you, Wherever this Gospel may be preached in the whole World,
also what she has done shall be spoken, for a memorial of her!
14 [Blood money for Judas].
Then one of the Twelve, who being called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests,
15 and said, What will you give to me, and I will deliver Him up to you?
And they weighed to him thirty silver pieces. Zec 11:12
16 And from then he sought opportunity that he might betray Him.
17 [Last Supper].
Now the first day of the Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him,
Where will Thou that we prepare for Thee to eat the Passover[beginning of the 14th]?
18 But He said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Master says, My time is near;
with Thee I will keep the Passover with My disciples.
19 And the disciples did as Jesus appointed them; and they prepared the Passover.
20 Now becoming evening, He reclined at table with the Twelve.
21 And as they were eating, He said,
Amen I say to you, That one of you will betray Me!
22
And they being very sorrowful, and began every one of them to say to Him,
Lord, is it I?
23 But He answering, said,
He who dipping his hand with Me in the dish, the same will betray Me.
24 Indeed the Son of Man goes, as it has been written concerning Him:
but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!
Good was it if he was never born for that man!
25 Then Judas, who betraying Him, answering, said,
Rabbi, is it I?
He says to him, Thou have said.
26
And as they were eating, Jesus having taken bread,
and having blessed, and broke it, and gave to the disciples,
and said, Take, eat; this is My body.
27 And He having taken the cup, and He having given thanks, and gave to them,
saying, Drink of it ye all;
28 for this is My blood of the New Covenant,
which being shed for many for remission of sins.
29 But I say to you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine,
until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's Kingdom!
30 [Gethsemane].
And they having sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
31 Then says Jesus to them,
All ye shall be offended at Me this night: for it has been written,
I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered. Zec 13:7
32 And after that I be risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
33 Peter answering, said to Him,
Though all shall be offended at Thee, yet will I never be offended.
34 Jesus said to him,
Amen I say to Thee, That this night, before a cock will crow, Thou will deny Me thrice!
35 Peter says to Him,
Though I should die with Thee, yet will I not deny Thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
36
Then comes Jesus with them to a place being called Gethsemane[Oil press],
and says to the disciples,
Sit ye here, while I go there and should pray.
37 And He took with Him Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and to be distressed.
38 Then He says to them,
My soul is very sorrowful, even to death: tarry ye here, and watch with Me.
39 And He went a little further, and fell on His face, and prayed,
saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will, but as Thou will.
40 And He comes to the disciples, and finds them asleep, and says to Peter,
What, could ye not watch with Me one hour?
41 Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is willing, but the flesh is weak.
42 He went away again the second time, and prayed,
saying, My Father, if this cup may not pass away from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be done.
43 And He having come and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
44 And He left them, having gone away again, having said the same speech, and prayed thrice.
45 [Arrest of Jesus].
Then He comes to His disciples, and says to them,
Sleep on now, and take your rest:
behold, the hour has drawn-near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
46 Rise, let us go; behold, he has drawn-near who betraying Me.
47 And while He was yet speaking, Behold, Judas, one of the Twelve, came,
and with him a great multitude with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
48 Now he who betraying Him, gave them a sign, saying,
Whomsoever I will kiss, it is He; hold Him fast.
49 And immediately he having come to Jesus, said,
Hail Rabbi; and kissed Him.
50 But Jesus said to Him,
Companion, Why are Thou present?
Then they having come, and laid hands on Jesus, and took Him.
51 And behold, one of them, who were with Jesus, stretched forth the hand, and drew his sword,
and struck a servant of the High Priest, and smote off his ear.
52 Then says Jesus to him,
Return Thy sword into its place: for all they that having taken the sword, shall perish by the sword.
53 Or think Thou that I cannot now pray to My Father,
and He will presently give Me more than twelve legions of Angels?
54 But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes,
Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks to take Me?
I sat daily with you teaching in the Temple, and ye laid no hold on Me.
56 Now all this has come to pass, that the Scriptures of the Prophets might be fulfilled.
Then all the disciples forsook Him, and fled.
57 [By Caiaphas].
And they that having laid hold on Jesus, led Him away to Caiaphas the High Priest,
where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58 But Peter followed Him afar off, to the High Priest's palace,
and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end.
59 Now the chief priests and elders, and all the council, sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put Him to death;
60 but found none: even though many false witnesses came, yet found they none.
61 At the last having come two false witnesses, and said, This Man said,
I be able to destroy the Temple of God, and to build Him in three days.
62 And the High Priest standing up, and said to Him,
Answer Thou nothing, what is it which these testify against Thee?
63 But Jesus kept silent. And the High Priest answering, said to Him,
I adjure Thee by the Living God, that Thou may tell us if Thou are the Christ[Messiah] the Son of God.
64 Jesus says to him, Thou have said: but I say to you,
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of Man sitting upon the right hand of power, and Coming on the clouds of Heaven! Psa 110:1 Dan 7:13
65 Then the High Priest rent his clothes, saying, He has spoken blasphemy;
what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now ye have heard His blasphemy.
66 What do you think? They answering, said, He is guilty of death.
67 Then they spit in His face, and buffeted Him; and others slapped,
68 saying, Prophesy to us, Thou Christ, Who is he who having smote Thee?
69 [Peter's denial].
But Peter sat outside in the Hall: and a maid-servant came to him, saying,
Thou also was with Jesus of Galilee.
70 But he denied before them all, saying, I have not known what Thou say.
71 And he having gone out into the porch, another saw him,
and says to them that were there, This man was also with Jesus the Nazarene.
72 And again he denied with an oath, I have not known the Man.
73 And after a while they that standing by having come to him, and said to Peter,
Truly Thou also are one of them; for even Thy speech makes Thee known.
74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying,
I have not known the Man. And immediately a cock crowed.
75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who having said to him,
Before a cock will crow, Thou will deny Me thrice!
And he went out, and wept bitterly.
1 [Judas repented].
But having become morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put Him to death.
2 And they having bound Him, they led Him away, and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.
3 Then Judas, who betrayed Him,
having seen that he was condemned, repented and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4 saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood.
And they said, What is that to us? Thou shall see.
5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the Temple,
and departed, and went and hanged himself.
6 And the chief priests having taken the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful to put them into the Korban[offering],
because it is the price of blood.
7 And they having taken counsel, and bought with them the potter's field,
for the burial of strangers.
8 Therefore to this day that field has been called, The field of blood.
9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet,
saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him that was valued,
whom they did value of the children of Israel;
10 and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
11 [By Pilate].
But Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked Him,
saying, Are Thou the King of the Jews?
But Jesus said to him, Thou say.
12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. Isa 53:7
13 Then says Pilate to Him,
Hear Thou not how many things they testify against Thee?
14 And He answered him to not one word; so that the governor marvelled greatly.
15 [Barabbas and Crucifixion of Jesus].
Now at that Festival, the governor had been accustomed to release to the multitude one prisoner,
whom they would.
16 And they had then a notable prisoner, being called Barabbas.
17 Therefore when they were assembled, Pilate said to them,
Whom will ye that I should release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus, who being called Christ?
18 For he had known that for envy they have delivered Him.
19 When he was sitting upon the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying,
Have Thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream, because of Him.
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 The governor answering, said to them,
Which of the two will ye that I should release to you? And they said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate says to them, What shall I do then with Jesus, who being called Christ?
They all say to him, Let Him be crucified!
23 And the governor said, For what evil has He done?
But they cried out the more, saying, Let Him be crucified!
24 When Pilate seeing that he could not prevail at all, but that rather a tumult is arising,
having taken water, and washed his hands before the multitude,
saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous: ye will see.
25 And all the people answering, said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
26 Then he released Barabbas to them: and he scourged Jesus, he delivered Him that He might be crucified.
27
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium[judgment-hall],
and they gathered to Him the whole band.
28 And they stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe.
29 And they having platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand:
and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews?
30 And they spit upon Him, and took the reed, and struck Him on the head.
31 And when they mocked Him, they took the robe off from Him,
and put His own garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify.
32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene,
Simon by name: him they constrained that he might bear His cross.
33 And they having come to a place being called Golgotha,
that being called, a place of a skull.
34 They gave Him vinegar to drink,
mingled with gall: and He having tasted of it, He would not drink.
35 And they crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting a lot;
so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
They divided My garments among them, and they cast for My clothing a lot. Psa 22:18
36 And sitting down, they guarded Him there:
37 and set up over His head His accusation written, this is Jesus the King of the Jews.
38
Then were there two robbers crucified with Him:
one on the right, and one on the left.
39 And they that passed by, blasphemed Him, shaking their heads,
40 and saying, Thou that destroy the Temple, and build Him in three days, save Thyself.
If Thou are the Son of God, come down from the cross.
41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking Him, with the scribes and elders, said,
42 He saved others; He cannot save Himself.
If He is King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross,
and we will believe Him.
43 He has trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him: for He said,
I AM the Son of God.
44 And also the same robbers who were crucified with Him, reviled Him.
45
Now from the sixth hour[noon] there was darkness over all the Earth to the ninth hour[circa 3 PM].
46 And about the ninth hour[circa 3 PM],
Jesus cried with a great voice, saying,
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say,
My God, my God, why have Thou forsaken Me? Psa 22:1
47 Some of them that stood there, when they having heard that, said,
This man calls for Elijah.
48 And immediately one of them having run, and having taken a sponge,
and having filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Forbear, let us see if Elijah comes and shall saving Him.
50 But Jesus, when He having cried again with a great voice, and expired.
51 And behold, the veil of the Temple was rent in two,
from the top to the bottom: and the Earth shook, and the rocks rent;
52 and the graves were opened, and many bodies of Saints who slept, arose,
53 and came out of the graves after His resurrection, and went into the Holy City, and appeared to many.
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with Him, guarding Jesus,
having seen the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God!
55 And many women were there (beholding afar off) who followed Jesus from Galilee, serving Him:
56 among whom was Mary Magdalene,
and Mary: (the mother of James and Joses), and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
57 [Buried in the Tomb].
Now becoming evening, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph,
who also himself was a disciple of Jesus.
58 He having come to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
59 And Joseph having taken the body. He wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and laid it in his own new Tomb, which he hewed out in the rock;
and he having rolled a great stone to the door of the Tomb, and departed.
61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting opposed to the sepulchre.
62 [Resurrection of Jesus].
Now the next morrow after the preparation,
the chief priests and Pharisees came together to Pilate,
63 saying, lord, we remember that this deceiver said, while He was yet living,
After three days I rise again.
64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made secure until the third day,
lest His disciples having come by night, and steal Him away, and say to the people,
He rose from the dead: so the last error will be worse than the first.
65 Pilate said to them, ye have a watch: go, make it as secure as ye can.
66 So they having gone, and having sealed the stone, made the sepulchre secure with a watch.
1
Now in the end of the Sabbaths, as it began to dawn towards the First of the Weeks, Lev 23:6-7 Lev 23:15-16
came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
2 And behold, there was a great earthquake: for an Angel of the LORD having descended from Heaven,
and He having come and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
3 His countenance was like Lightning, and His garment white as snow.
4 And for fear of Him these that guarding trembled and became as dead men.
5 And the Angel answering, said to the women,
Fear ye not: for I have known that ye seek Jesus, who was crucified.
6 He is not here: for He was raised, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7 And go quickly, and tell His disciples, that He rose from the dead,
and behold, He goes before you into Galilee;
there shall ye see Him: (behold, I have told you).
8 And they departed quickly from the Tomb, with fear and great joy;
and ran to bring word to His disciples.
9 And as they were going to tell His disciples, and behold, Jesus met them,
saying, All hail. And they having come, and held Him by the feet, and worshiped Him.
10 Then says Jesus to them, Be not afraid: go tell My brethren, that they go into Galilee,
and there shall they see Me.
11 [Bribe of the soldiers].
Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch having come into the city,
and showed to the chief priests all the things that having been done.
12 And they having assembled with the elders, and having taken counsel,
they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13 saying, Say ye, His disciples having come by night, and stole Him while we sleeping.
14 And if this should be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and make you secure.
15 So they having taken the money, and did as they were instructed:
and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
16 [The Great Commission].
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee,
to the mountain where Jesus appointed them.
17 And they having seen Him, they worshiped Him: but some doubted.
18 And Jesus having come, and spoke to them, saying, All authority was given to Me in Heaven and upon Earth.
19 Having gone therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatever I commanded you:
and behold, I AM with you all the days, until the end of the Age[World]. Amen!