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  Luke

1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled among us, ²even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, ³it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto you in order, most excellent Theophilus; ⁴that you might know the certainty concerning the things wherein you were instructed.

⁵There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, who was of the course of Abijah: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. ⁶And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. ⁷And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. ⁸Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, ⁹according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense. ¹⁰And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense. ¹¹And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense. ¹²And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him. ¹³But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because your supplication is heard, and your wife Elisabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. ¹⁴And you shall have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. ¹⁵For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. ¹⁶And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their God. ¹⁷And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him. ¹⁸And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well stricken in years. ¹⁹And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stands in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto you, and to bring you these good tidings. ²⁰And behold, you shall be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because you believed not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. ²¹And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled while he tarried in the temple. ²²And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb. ²³And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house. ²⁴And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, ²⁵Thus has the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.

²⁶Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city in Galilee, named Nazareth, ²⁷to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. ²⁸And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, you that are highly favored, the Lord is with you. ²⁹But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and wondered in her mind what manner of salutation this might be. ³⁰And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for you have found favor with God. ³¹And behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name JESUS. ³²He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: ³³and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. ³⁴And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I have not know a man? ³⁵And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God. ³⁶And behold, Elisabeth your kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren. ³⁷For no word from God shall be void of power. ³⁸And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

³⁹And Mary arose in those days and with haste went into the hill country, into a city of Judah; ⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth. ⁴¹And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; ⁴²and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. ⁴³And what is this, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me? ⁴⁴For behold, when the voice of your salutation came into my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. ⁴⁵And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord. ⁴⁶And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord, ⁴⁷And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. ⁴⁸For he has looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. ⁴⁹For he that is mighty has done to me great things; And holy is his name. ⁵⁰And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him. ⁵¹He has showed strength with his arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. ⁵²He has put down princes from their thrones, And has exalted them of low degree. ⁵³The hungry he has filled with good things; And the rich he has sent away empty. ⁵⁴He has given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy ⁵⁵(As he spoke unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever. ⁵⁶And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

⁵⁷Now Elisabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. ⁵⁸And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her. ⁵⁹And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father. ⁶⁰And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. ⁶¹And they said unto her, There is none of your kindred that is called by this name. ⁶²And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. ⁶³And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled. ⁶⁴And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. ⁶⁵And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. ⁶⁶And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, ⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he has visited and worked redemption for his people, ⁶⁹And has raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David ⁷⁰(As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old), ⁷¹Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; ⁷²To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant; ⁷³The oath which he spoke unto Abraham our father, ⁷⁴To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear, ⁷⁵In holiness and righteousness before him all our days. ⁷⁶Yes and you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High: For you shall go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways; ⁷⁷To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins, ⁷⁸Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us, ⁷⁹To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace. ⁸⁰And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.

2 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled. ²This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria. ³And all went to enroll themselves, every one to his own city. ⁴And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David; ⁵to enroll himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child. ⁶And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered. ⁷And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

⁸And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. ⁹And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. ¹⁰And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people: ¹¹for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ¹²And this is the sign unto you: You shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. ¹³And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased. ¹⁵And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known unto us. ¹⁶And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. ¹⁷And when they saw it, they told them concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child. ¹⁸And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds. ¹⁹But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. ²⁰And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

²¹And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. ²²And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord ²³(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), ²⁴and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

²⁵And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. ²⁷And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law, ²⁸then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said, ²⁹Now let you your servant depart, Lord, According to your word, in peace; ³⁰For mine eyes have seen your salvation, ³¹Which you have prepared before the face of all peoples; ³²A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of your people Israel. ³³And his father and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him; ³⁴and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against; ³⁵yes and a sword shall pierce through your own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed. ³⁶And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity, ³⁷and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day. ³⁸And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spoke of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. ³⁹And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. ⁴⁰And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

⁴¹And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover. ⁴²And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast; ⁴³and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not; ⁴⁴but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance: ⁴⁵and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking to find him. ⁴⁶And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions: ⁴⁷and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. ⁴⁸And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why have you dealt with us this way? Behold, your father and I sought you sorrowing. ⁴⁹And he said unto them, How is it that you sought me? Knew you not that I must be in my Father’s house? ⁵⁰And they understood not the saying which he spoke unto them. ⁵¹And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. ⁵²And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

3 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, ²in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. ***³And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins; ⁴as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. ⁵Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth; ⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. ⁷He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. ⁹And even now the axe also is laid at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. ¹⁰And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? ¹¹And he answered and said unto them, He that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise. ¹²And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do? ¹³And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. ¹⁴And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Exact from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

¹⁵And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether by chance he were the Christ; ¹⁶John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there comes he that is mightier than I, the latches of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire: ¹⁷whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire. ¹⁸Therefore with many other exhortations he preached good tidings unto the people; ¹⁹but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done, ²⁰added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

²¹Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, ²²and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, You are my beloved Son; in you I am well pleased. ²³And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, ²⁵the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ²⁶the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, ²⁷the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, ²⁸the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, ²⁹the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰the son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, ³¹the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, ³²the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, ³³the son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, ³⁴the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, ³⁵the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah ³⁶the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, ³⁷the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, ³⁸the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness ²for forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered. ³And the devil said unto him, if you are the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread. ⁴And Jesus answered him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone. ⁵And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶And the devil said unto him, To you will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it has been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. ⁷If you therefore will worship before me, it shall all be your. ⁸And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve. ⁹And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here: ¹⁰for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning you, to guard you: ¹¹and, On their hands they shall bear you up, Unless by chance you dash your foot against a stone. ¹²And Jesus answering, said unto him, It is said, You shall not make trial of the Lord your God. ¹³And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

¹⁴And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and the fame concerning him went out through all the region round about. ¹⁵And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. ¹⁶And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. ¹⁷And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written, ¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, ¹⁹To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. ²⁰And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. ²¹And he began to say unto them, Today has this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. ²²And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph’s son? ²³And he said unto them, Doubtless you will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal yourself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your own country. ²⁴And he said, Truly I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country. ²⁵But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; ²⁶and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. ²⁷And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. ²⁸And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things; ²⁹and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong. ³⁰But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way.

³¹And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath day: ³²and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority. ³³And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, ³⁴Ah! What have we to do with you, Jesus you Nazarene? Are you come to destroy us? I know you, who you are, the Holy One of God. ³⁵And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold your peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. ³⁶And amazement came upon all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out. ³⁷And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place round about that region. ³⁸And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon’s wife’s mother was sick with a great fever; and they asked him for her. ³⁹And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them. ⁴⁰And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. ⁴¹And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. ⁴²And when it was day, he came out and went into a deserted place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them. ⁴³But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for that reason was I sent. ⁴⁴And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

5 Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; ²and he saw two boats setting in the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets. ³And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat. ⁴And when he had finished speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch. ⁵And Simon answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing: but at your word I will let down the nets. ⁶And when they had done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking; ⁷and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. ⁸But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. ⁹For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish that they had taken; ¹⁰and so were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth you shall catch men. ¹¹And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.

¹²And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities there was a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and asked him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean. ¹³And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be made clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. ¹⁴And he charged him—‘tell no man: but go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer according as Moses commanded for your cleansing, for a testimony unto them. ¹⁵But so much the more there went abroad the report concerning him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities. ¹⁶But he withdrew himself in a deserted place, and prayed.

¹⁷And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: ***and the power of the Lord was with him to heal. ¹⁸And behold, men brought a man on a bed that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him. ¹⁹And not finding by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus. ²⁰And seeing their faith, he said, Man, your sins are forgiven you. ²¹And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? ²²But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered and said unto them, Why do you reason in your hearts? ²³Which is easier, to say, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Arise and walk? ²⁴But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto you, Arise, and take up your couch, and go unto your house. ²⁵And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God. ²⁶And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

²⁷And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me. ²⁸And he left everything, and rose up and followed him. ²⁹And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at the meal with them. ³⁰And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with the publicans and sinners? ³¹And Jesus answering said unto them, ***They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick. ³²I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. ³³And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink. ³⁴And Jesus said unto them, Can you make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? ³⁵But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days. ³⁶And he spoke also a parable unto them: No man takes a piece from a new garment and puts it upon an old garment; else he will rip the new, and also the piece from the new will not agree with the old. ³⁷And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine itself will be spilled, and the skins will perish. ³⁸But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins. ³⁹And no man having drunk old wine desires new; for he said, The old is good.

6 Now it came to pass on a Sabbath, that he was going through the grain fields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. ²But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day? ³And Jesus answering them said, Have you not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him; ⁴how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave it also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat accept for the priests alone? ⁵And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the Sabbath. ⁶And it came to pass on another Sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered. ⁷And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the Sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him. ⁸But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. ⁹And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to destroy it? ¹⁰And he looked around on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth your hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored. ¹¹But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

¹²And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God. ¹³And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles: ¹⁴Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, ¹⁵and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, ¹⁶and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor; ¹⁷and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; ¹⁸and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed. ¹⁹And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed them all.

²⁰And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are you who are poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. ²¹Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh. ²²Blessed are you, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. ²³Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers unto the prophets. ²⁴But woe unto you that are rich! For you have received your consolation. ²⁵Woe unto you, you that are full now! For you shall hunger. Woe unto you, you that laugh now! For you shall mourn and weep. ²⁶Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! For in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

²⁷But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, ²⁸bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you. ²⁹To him that strikes you on the one cheek offer also the other; and from him that takes away your cloak withhold not your coat also. ³⁰Give to every one that asks you; and of him that takes away your goods ask them not again. ³¹And as you would that men should do to you, do likewise also to them. ³²And if you love them that love you, what thank do you have? For even sinners love those that love them. ³³And if you do good to them that do good to you, what thank do you have? For even sinners do the same. ³⁴And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thank do you have? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. ³⁵But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be sons of the Most High: ***for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil. ³⁶You be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

³⁷And judge not, and you shall not be judged: and condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: release, and you shall be released: ³⁸give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure you measure out it shall be measured to you again. ³⁹And he spoke also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? Shall they not both fall into a pit? ⁴⁰The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher. ⁴¹And why do you behold the mote that is in your brother’s eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye? ⁴²Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in your eye, when you yourself behold not the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first cast the beam out of your own eye, and then shall you see clearly to cast out the mote that is in your brother’s eye. ⁴³For there is no good tree that brings forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that brings forth good fruit. ⁴⁴For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush do they gather grapes. ⁴⁵The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. ⁴⁶And why do you call me, Lord, Lord, and do not do the things which I say? ⁴⁷Every one that comes unto me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is likened: ⁴⁸he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well built. ⁴⁹But he that hears, and does not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

7 After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. ²And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and at the point of death. ³And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him if he would come and save his servant. ⁴And they, when they came to Jesus, sought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that you should do this for him; ⁵for he loves our nation, and he himself built us our synagogue. ⁶And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, do not trouble yourself; for I am not worthy that you should come under my roof: ⁷neither have I thought myself worthy to come unto you: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed. ⁸For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. ⁹And when Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said unto the multitude that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great a faith, no, not in Israel. ¹⁰And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole.

¹¹And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great multitude. ¹²Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and many people of the city were with her. ¹³And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. ¹⁴And he came near and touched the bearer: and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto you, Arise. ¹⁵And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. ¹⁶And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God has visited his people. ¹⁷And this report went forth concerning him in the whole of Judaea, and all the region round about. ¹⁸And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

¹⁹And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Are you he that comes, or should we look for another? ²⁰And when the men had come unto him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us unto you, saying, Are you he that comes, or should we look for another? ²¹In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and on many that were blind he bestowed sight. ²²And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them. ²³And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me. ²⁴And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken with the wind? ²⁵But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. ²⁶But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. ²⁷This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, Who shall prepare your way before you. ²⁸I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ²⁹And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. ***³⁰But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him. ³¹Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like? ³²They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep. ³³For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He has a demon. ³⁴The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and you say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! ³⁵And wisdom is justified of all her children.

³⁶And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. ³⁷And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at the meal in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment, ³⁸and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. ³⁹Now when the Pharisee that had invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that touches him, that she is a sinner. ⁴⁰And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto you. And he said, Teacher, say on. ⁴¹A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty. ⁴²When they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most? ⁴³Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, You have rightly judged. ⁴⁴And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, See you this woman? I entered into your house, you gave me no water for my feet: but she has wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵You gave me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet. ⁴⁶My head with oil you did not anoint: but she has anointed my feet with ointment. ⁴⁷Wherefore I say unto you, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. ⁴⁸And he said unto her, Your sins are forgiven. ⁴⁹And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgives sins? ⁵⁰And he said unto the woman, Your faith has saved you; go in peace.

8 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, ²and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, ³and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.

⁴And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city came unto him, he spoke by a parable: ⁵The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. ⁶And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. ⁷And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. ⁸And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that has ears to hear, let him hear. ⁹And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. ¹⁰And he said, ***Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. ¹¹Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. ¹²And those by the way side are they that have heard; then comes the devil, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. ¹³And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. ¹⁴And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. ¹⁵And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience. ¹⁶And no man, when he has lighted a lamp, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light. ¹⁷For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor anything secret, that shall not be known and come to light. ¹⁸Take heed therefore how you hear: for whosoever has, to him shall be given; and whosoever has not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinks he has. ¹⁹And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come to him for the crowd. ²⁰And it was told him, Your mother and your brethren stand without, desiring to see you. ²¹But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.

²²Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth. ²³But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. ²⁴And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. ²⁵And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And being afraid they marveled, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him? ²⁶And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee. ²⁷And when he had come forth upon the shore, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and lived not in any house, but in the tombs. ²⁸And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, ***What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, torment me not. ²⁹For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands apart, he was driven of the demon into the deserts. ³⁰And Jesus asked him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him. ³¹And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss. ³²Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave. ³³And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned. ³⁴And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. ³⁵And they went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid. ³⁶And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole. ³⁷And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them, for they were filled with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned. ³⁸But the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed that he might go with him: but he sent him away, saying, ³⁹Return to your house, and declare how great things God has done for you. ***And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him.

⁴⁰And as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him; for they were all waiting for him. ⁴¹And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come into his house; ⁴²for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him. ⁴³And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all of her living upon physicians, and could not be healed from any, ⁴⁴came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately the issue of her blood stopped. ⁴⁵And Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitudes press you and crush you. ⁴⁶But Jesus said, Some one did touch me; for I perceived that power has gone forth from me. ⁴⁷And when the woman saw that she was discovered, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. ⁴⁸And he said unto her, Daughter, your faith has made you whole; go in peace. ⁴⁹While he yet spoke, there comes one from the ruler of the synagogue’s house, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher. ⁵⁰But Jesus hearing it, answered him, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made whole. ⁵¹And when he came to the house, he refused that any man should enter in with him, accept for Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother. ⁵²And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but asleep. ⁵³And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. ⁵⁴But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise. ***⁵⁵And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that something be given her to eat. ⁵⁶And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no one what had been done.

9 And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. ²And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. ³And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats. ⁴And into whatsoever house you enter, there abide, and then depart. ⁵And as many as receive you not, when you depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them. ⁶And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere. ⁷Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead; ⁸and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. ⁹And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

¹⁰And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. ¹¹But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured. ¹²And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a deserted place. ¹³But he said unto them, You give them something to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all these people. ¹⁴For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each. ¹⁵And they did as he asked, and made them all sit down. ¹⁶And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. ¹⁷And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he was apart praying, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am? ¹⁹And they answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again. ²⁰And he said unto them, But who do you say that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God. ²¹But he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man; ²²saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up. ²³And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. ²⁴For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. ²⁵For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self? ²⁶For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in his own glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. ²⁷But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no way taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

²⁸And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. ²⁹And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling. ³⁰And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah; ³¹who appeared in glory, and spoke of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. ³²Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. ³³And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said. ³⁴And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. ³⁵And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: you are to hear him. ³⁶And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.

³⁷And it came to pass, on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. ³⁸And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son; for he is my only child: ³⁹and behold, a spirit takes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it tears at him that he foams, and it hardly departs from him, bruising him sorely. ⁴⁰And I sought your disciples to cast it out; and they could not. ⁴¹And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring your son here. ⁴²And as he was yet coming, the demon dashed him down, and tore him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

⁴³And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples, ⁴⁴Let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men. ⁴⁵But they did not understood this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. ⁴⁶And there arose a discussion among them, which of them was the greatest. ⁴⁷But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side, ⁴⁸and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me: and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great. ⁴⁹And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in your name; and we forbid him, because he did not follow with us. ⁵⁰But Jesus said unto him, ***Forbid him not: for he that is not against you is for you.

⁵¹And it came to pass, when the days were very near that he should be received up, he firmly set his face to go to Jerusalem, ⁵²and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. ⁵³And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he were going to Jerusalem. ⁵⁴And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, will you that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them? ⁵⁵But he turned, and rebuked them. ⁵⁶And they went to another village.

⁵⁷And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow you wheresoever you go. ⁵⁸And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head. ⁵⁹And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. ⁶⁰But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but you go and publish abroad the kingdom of God. ⁶¹And another also said, I will follow you, Lord; but first suffer me to bid them farewell that are at my house. ⁶²But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

10 Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before his face into every city and place, wherever he himself was about to come. ²And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest. ³Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves. ⁴Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way. ⁵And into whatsoever house you shall enter, first say, Peace be to this house. ⁶And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again. ⁷And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. ⁸And into whatsoever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: ⁹and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come near unto you. ¹⁰But into whatsoever city you shall enter, and they receive you not, go out there into the streets and say, ¹¹Even the dust from your city, that sticks to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come near. ¹²I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. ¹³Woe unto you, Chorazin! woe unto you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you. ¹⁵And you, Capernaum, shall you be exalted unto heaven? You shall be brought down unto Hades. ¹⁶He that hears you hears me; and he that rejects you rejects me; and he that rejects me rejects him that sent me.

¹⁷And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in your name. ¹⁸And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fall as lightning from heaven. ¹⁹Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any way hurt you. ²⁰Nevertheless in this do not rejoice, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. ²¹In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you did hide these things from the wise and understanding, and did reveal them unto babes: yes, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in your sight. ²²All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knows who the Son is, accept the Father; and who the Father is, accept the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son wills to reveal him. ²³And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see: ²⁴for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which you hear, and heard them not.

²⁵And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? ²⁶And he said unto him, How do you read what is written in the law? ²⁷And he answering said, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself. ²⁸And he said unto him, You have answered right: do this, and you shall live. ²⁹But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor? ³⁰Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. ³²And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was laying: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion, ³⁴and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵And on the next day he took out two shillings, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever you spend more, I, when I come back again, will repay you. ³⁶Which of these three do you think, proved to be a neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers? ³⁷And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, You go, and do likewise.

³⁸Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. ³⁹And she had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet, and heard his word. ⁴⁰But Martha was distracted about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, do you not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me. ⁴¹But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things: ⁴²but one thing is needful: for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

11 And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he had finished, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. ²And he said unto them, When you pray, say, Father, Hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. ³Give us day by day our daily bread. ⁴And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation. ⁵And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves; ⁶for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; ⁷and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give unto you? ⁸I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needs. ⁹And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. ¹⁰For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. ¹¹And of which of you that is a father shall his son ask a loaf, and he would give him a stone? Or a fish, and he for a fish would give him a serpent? ¹²Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? ¹³If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

¹⁴And he was casting out a demon that was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes marveled. ¹⁵But some of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons he casts out demons. ¹⁶And others, trying him, sought from him a sign from heaven. ¹⁷But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falls. ¹⁸And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? Because you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub. ¹⁹And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore shall they be your judges. ²⁰But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, ***then is the kingdom of God come upon you. ²¹When the strong man fully armed guards his own court, his goods are secure: ²²but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he takes from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divides his spoils. ²³He that is not with me is against me. And he that gathers not with me scatters. ²⁴The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he said, I will turn back unto my house from where I came out. ²⁵And when he is come, he finds it swept and garnished. ²⁶Then he goes in, and takes to him seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.

²⁷And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare you, and the breasts which you did suck. ²⁸But he said, Yes rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

²⁹And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeks  after a sign; and there shall no sign to be given to it but the sign of Jonah. ³⁰For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. ³¹The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. ³²The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. ³³No man, when he has lighted a lamp, puts it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light. ³⁴The lamp of your body is your eye: when your eye is single, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness. ³⁵Look therefore whether the light that is in you be not darkness. ³⁶If therefore your whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining does give you light.

³⁷Now as he spoke, a Pharisee asks him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to eat. ³⁸And when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner. ³⁹And the Lord said unto him, Now you the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. ⁴⁰You foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also? ⁴¹But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you. ⁴²But woe unto you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone. ⁴³Woe unto you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces. ⁴⁴Woe unto you! For you are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over them know it not. ⁴⁵And one of the lawyers answering said unto him, Teacher, in saying this you reproach us also. ⁴⁶And he said, ***Woe unto you lawyers also! For you load men with grievous burdens to be borne, and you yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. ⁴⁷Woe unto you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. ⁴⁸So you are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for they killed them, and you build their tombs. ⁴⁹Therefore this also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill and persecute; ⁵⁰that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; ⁵¹from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yes, I say unto you, it shall be required of this generation. ⁵²Woe unto you lawyers! For you took away the key of knowledge: you entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in you hindered. ⁵³And when he was come out from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things; ⁵⁴laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

12 In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ²But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and nothing hid, that shall not be known. ³Wherefore whatsoever you have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what you have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. ⁴And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. ⁵But I will warn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he has killed has power to also cast into hell; yes, I say unto you, Fear him. ⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. ⁷But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: you are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: ⁹but he that denies me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God. ***¹⁰And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven. ¹¹And when they bring you before the synagogues rulers and the authorities, be not anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say: ¹²for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.

¹³And one from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother that he should divide the inheritance with me. ¹⁴But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? ¹⁵And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses. ¹⁶And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: ¹⁷and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not room to store my fruits? ¹⁸And he said, This I will do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater barns; and there will I store all my grain and my goods. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry. ²⁰But God said unto him, You foolish one, this night is your soul required of you; and the things which you have prepared, whose shall they be? ²¹So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

²²And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. ²³For the life is more than the food, and the body more than the raiment. ²⁴Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feeds them: of how much more value are you than the birds! ²⁵And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life? ²⁶If then you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you anxious concerning the rest? ²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ²⁸But if God does so clothe the grass in the field, which today is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more shall he clothe you, O you of little faith? ²⁹And seek not what you shall eat, and what you shall drink, neither be of doubtful mind. ³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knows that you have need of these things. ³¹Yet seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you. ***³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell that which you have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses that does not become old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fails, where no thief draws near, neither moth destroys. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ³⁵Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; ³⁶and be you yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open unto him. ³⁷Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he comes shall find watching: truly I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to eat, and shall come and serve them. ³⁸And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so doing, blessed are those servants. ³⁹But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through. ⁴⁰You also be ready: for in an hour that you think not the Son of man will come.

⁴¹And Peter said, Lord, do you speak this parable unto us, or even unto all? ⁴²And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? ⁴³Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing. ⁴⁴Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has. ⁴⁵But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; ⁴⁶the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expects not, and in an hour when he knows not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful. ***⁴⁷And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask even more. ⁴⁹I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled? ⁵⁰But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! ⁵¹Think you that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, No; but rather division: ⁵²for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. ⁵³They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

⁵⁴And he said to the multitudes also, When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, There comes a shower; and so it comes to pass. ⁵⁵And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, There will be a scorching heat; and it comes to pass. ⁵⁶You hypocrites, you know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that you know not how to interpret this time? ⁵⁷And why even of yourselves do you not judge what is right? ⁵⁸For as you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; unless by chance he drag you unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver you to the officer, and the officer shall cast you into prison. ⁵⁹I say unto you, You shall by no means come out from there, till you have paid the very last mite.

13 ***Now there were some present at that very season who told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. ²And he answered and said unto them, Do you think that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered these things? ³I tell you, No: but, except you repent, you shall all in like manner perish. ⁴Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, do you think that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem? ⁵I tell you, No: but, except you repent, you shall all likewise perish.

⁶And he spoke this parable; ***A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. ⁷And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and have found none: cut it down; why does it also cumber the ground? ⁸And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: ⁹and if it bear fruit thenceforth, well; but if not, you shall cut it down.

¹⁰And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath day. ¹¹And behold, a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no way lift herself up. ¹²And when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity. ¹³And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. ¹⁴And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the Sabbath. ¹⁵But the Lord answered him, and said, You hypocrites, does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? ¹⁶And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bounding on the day of the Sabbath? ¹⁷And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: and the entire multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? And whereunto shall I liken it? ¹⁹It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof. ²⁰And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? ²¹It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened. ²²And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem.

²³And one said unto him, Lord, are they but few that are saved? And he said unto them, ²⁴Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ²⁵When once the master of the house is risen up, and has shut to the door, and you begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not; ²⁶then shall you begin to say, We did eat and drink in your presence, and you did teach in our streets; ²⁷and he shall say, I tell you, I know not who you are; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity. ²⁸There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when you shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without. ²⁹And they shall come from the east and the west, and from the north and the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. ³⁰And behold, there are those last who shall be first, and there are those first who shall be last.

³¹In that very hour there came certain of the Pharisees, saying to him, Get out, and go from here: for Herod would gladly kill you. ³²And he said unto them, Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected. ³³Nevertheless I must go on my way today and to-morrow and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. ³⁴O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones them that are sent unto her! How often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you would not! ³⁵Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and I say unto you, You shall not see me, until you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

14 And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him. ²And behold, there was before him a certain man that had the dropsy. ³And Jesus answering spoke unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not? ⁴But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go. ⁵And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not immediately draw him up on a Sabbath day? ⁶And they could not answer again unto these things.

⁷And he spoke a parable unto those that were present, when he remarked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, ⁸When you are invited by any man to a marriage feast, do not sit down in the chief seat; unless by chance a more honorable man than you be invited by him, ⁹and he that invited you and him shall come and say to you, Give this man your place; and then you shall begin with shame to take the lowest place. ¹⁰But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that has invited you comes, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher: then shall you have glory in the presence of all that sit dining with you. ¹¹For everyone that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. ¹²And he said to him also that had invited him, When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brethren, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; unless by chance they also invite you again, and a recompense be made to you. ¹³But when you make a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: ¹⁴and you shall be blessed; because they have not wherewith to recompense you: for you shall be recompensed ***in the resurrection of the just.

¹⁵And when one of them that sat at the meal with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. ¹⁶But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he invited many: ¹⁷and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were invited, Come; for all things are now ready. ¹⁸And they all, with one consent, began to make excuses. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused. ¹⁹And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray you, have me excused. ²⁰And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. ²¹And the servant came and told his Lord all these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame. ²²And the servant said, Lord, what you commanded is done, and yet there is still room. ²³And the Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled. ²⁴For I say unto you, that none of those men that were invited shall taste of my supper.

²⁵Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them, ***²⁶If any man comes unto me and does not hate (love less than me) his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. ²⁷Whosoever does not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. ²⁸For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has the wherewithall to complete it? ²⁹Unless by chance, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all that are watching begin to mock him, ³⁰saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. ³¹Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand? ³²Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an emissary, and asks conditions of peace. ³³So therefore whosoever he is of you that renounces not all that he has, he cannot be my disciple. ³⁴Salt therefore is good: but if the salt has lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned? ³⁵It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: men cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

15 Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him. ²And both the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners, and eat with them. ³And he spoke unto them this parable, saying, ⁴Which one of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he finds it? ⁵And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. ***⁷I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance. ⁸Or what woman, having ten pieces of silver, if she loses one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it? ⁹And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. ¹⁰Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.

¹¹And he said, A certain man had two sons: ¹²and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of your substance that you will to me. And he divided unto them his living. ¹³And not many days after, the younger son gathered all that was his together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. ¹⁴And when he had spent all that he had, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. ¹⁵And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶And he would gladly have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. ***¹⁷But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! ¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and I will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight: ¹⁹I am no longer worthy to be called your son: make me as one of your hired servants. ²⁰And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. ²¹And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight: I am not worthy to be called your son. ²²But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: ²³and bring the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat, and make merry: ²⁴for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to celebrate. ²⁵Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶And he called one of the servants to him, and inquired what these things might be. ²⁷And he said unto him, Your brother is come home; and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound. ²⁸But he was angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, and pleaded with him. ²⁹But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve you, and I never transgressed a commandment of your; and yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: ³⁰but when this your son came home, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf. ³¹And he said unto him, Son, you are ever with me, and all that is mine is yours. ³²But it was right to make merry and be glad: for this your brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

16 And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and it was told unto him that the same was wasting his goods. ²And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of you? Render the account of your stewardship; for you can no longer be steward. ³And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord takes away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig, and to beg I am ashamed. ⁴I am resolved what I will do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. ⁵And calling to him each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, How much do you owe unto my lord? ⁶And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty. ⁷Then said he to another, And how much do you owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He said unto him, Take your bill, and write fourscore. ⁸And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light. ***?⁹And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles. ¹⁰He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. ¹¹If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? ¹²And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? ¹³No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. ¹⁴And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him. ¹⁵And he said unto them, You are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. ¹⁶The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man enters violently into it. ¹⁷But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall. ¹⁸Every one that puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and he that marries one that is put away from a husband commits adultery.

¹⁹Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living sumptuously every day: ²⁰and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores, ²¹and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table; yes, even the dogs come and licked his sores. ²²And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and then the rich man also died, and was buried. ²³And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. ²⁴And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame. ²⁵But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and you are in anguish. ²⁶And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from here to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us. ²⁷And he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house; ²⁸for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, unless they also come into this place of torment. ²⁹But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. ³⁰And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent. ³¹And he said unto him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.

17 And he said unto his disciples, It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe unto him, through whom they come! ²It were better for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, rather than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble. ³Take heed to yourselves: if your brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. ⁴And if he sin against you seven times in the day, and seven times turn again to you, saying, I repent; you shall forgive him. ⁵And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. ⁶And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you would say unto this sycamine tree, Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea; and it would obey you. ⁷But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come immediately and sit down to eat; ⁸and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird yourself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward you shall eat and drink? ⁹Does he thank the servant because he did the things that were commanded? ***¹⁰Even so you also, when you shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.

¹¹And it came to pass, as they were on their way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of Samaria and Galilee. ¹²And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off: ¹³and they lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. ¹⁴And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go and show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were cleansed. ¹⁵And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God; ¹⁶and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. ¹⁷And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? But where are the other nine? ¹⁸Were there none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger? ¹⁹And he said unto him, Arise, and go your way: your faith has made you whole.

²⁰And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, ***The kingdom of God comes not with observation: ²¹neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! For lo, the kingdom of God is within you. ***²²And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when you shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you shall not see it. ²³And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after them: ²⁴for as the lightning, when it lightens out of the one part under the heaven, shines unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day. ²⁵But first he must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation. ²⁶And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. ²⁷They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. ²⁸Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; ²⁹but in the day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: ³⁰after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed. ³¹In that day, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and let him that is in the field likewise not return back. ³²Remember Lot’s wife. ³³Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. ³⁴I say unto you, In that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. ³⁵There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. ³⁶There shall be two men in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. ³⁷And they answering said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is, there will the eagles also be gathered together.

18 And he spoke a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to falter; ²saying, There was in a city a judge, who did not feared God, and did not regard man: ³and there was a widow in that city; and she came often unto him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary. ⁴And for a while he would not: but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God, nor regard man; ⁵yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, unless she wear me out by her continual coming. ⁶And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge said. ⁷And shall not God avenge his elect that cry to him day and night? And yet he is longsuffering over them. ⁸I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?

⁹And he spoke also this parable unto some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised the others: ¹⁰Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. ¹¹The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. ¹²I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get. ¹³But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me a sinner. ¹⁴I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; but he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

¹⁵And they were bringing unto him also their babes that he should touch them: but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. ¹⁶But Jesus called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for to such belongs the kingdom of God. ¹⁷Truly I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no way enter therein.

¹⁸And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? ¹⁹And Jesus said unto him, Why call you me good? No one is good, save one, even God. ²⁰You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother. ²¹And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up. ²²And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing you yet lack: sell all that you have, and distribute unto the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. ²³But when he heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful; for he was very rich. ²⁴And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁶And they that heard it said, Then who can be saved? ²⁷But he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. ²⁸And Peter said, Lo, we have left our own, and followed you. ²⁹And he said unto them, Truly I say unto you, There is no man that has left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, ³⁰who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal life.

³¹And he took the twelve unto him, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man. ³²For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon: ³³and they shall scourge and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. ***³⁴And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived not the things that were said.

³⁵And it came to pass, as he drew near unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: ³⁶and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant. ³⁷And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth passes by. ³⁸And he cried, saying, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. ³⁹And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his place: but he cried out a great deal more, son of David, have mercy on me. ⁴⁰And Jesus stopped, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was brought near, he asked him, ⁴¹What will you that I should do unto you? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. ⁴²And Jesus said unto him, Receive your sight; your faith has made you whole. ⁴³And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

19 And he entered and was passing through Jericho. ²And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich. ³And he sought to see who Jesus was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature. ⁴And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. ⁵And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for today I must abide at your house. ⁶And he hurried and came down, and received him joyfully. ⁷And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner. ⁸And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted anything of any man, I restore fourfold. ⁹And Jesus said unto him, ***Today is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. ¹⁰For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

¹¹And as they heard these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear. ¹²He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. ¹³And he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade with this till I come. ¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, We will not have this man reign over us. ¹⁵And it came to pass, when he had come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading. ¹⁶And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds more. ¹⁷And he said unto him, Well done, you good servant: because you were found faithful in a very little, you will have authority over ten cities. ¹⁸And the second came, saying, Your pound, Lord, has made five pounds. ¹⁹And he said unto him also, You also be over five cities. ²⁰And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin: ²¹for I feared you, because you are an austere man: you take up that which you layed not down, and reap that which you did not sow. ²²He said unto him, You wicked servant, out of your own mouth will I judge you. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow; ²³then why did you not gave my money into the bank, and at my coming, I should have required it with interest? ²⁴And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that has the ten pounds. ²⁵And they said unto him, Lord, he has ten pounds. ²⁶I say unto you, that unto every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away from him. ²⁷But these my enemies, that refused that I should reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.

²⁸And when he had thus spoken, he went on as before, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹And it came to pass, when he drew near unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, ³⁰saying, Go your way into the village over against you; in which, as you enter you shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him. ³¹And if any one ask you, Why do you loose him? Thus shall you say, The Lord has need of him. ³²And they that were sent, went their away and found even as he had said unto them. ³³And as they were untying the colt, the owners said unto them, Why do you loose the colt? ³⁴And they said, The Lord has need of him. ³⁵And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon. ³⁶And as he went, they spread their garments in the way. ³⁷And as he was now drawing near, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen; ³⁸saying, Blessed is the King that comes in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. ³⁹And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples. ⁴⁰And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

⁴¹And when he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it, ⁴²saying, If you had known in this day, even you, the things that belong unto peace! But now they are hid from your eyes. ⁴³For the days shall come upon you, when your enemies shall cast up a bank about you, and compass you roundabout, and keep you in on every side, ⁴⁴and shall dash you to the ground, and your children within you; and they shall not leave in you one stone upon another; because you knew not the time of your visitation. ⁴⁵And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold, ⁴⁶saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but you have made it a den of robbers. ⁴⁷And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him: ⁴⁸and they could not find which they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

20 And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came unto him; ²and they said unto him, Tell us: By what authority do you do these things? Or who is he that gave you this authority? ³And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; tell me: ⁴The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? ⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not believe him? ⁶But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. ⁷And they answered, that they knew not from where it came. ⁸And Jesus said unto them, Neither do Itell you by what authority I do these things.

⁹And he began to speak this parable unto the people: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and then went into another country for a long time. ¹⁰And at due season he sent a servant unto the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. ¹¹And he sent yet another servant: whom also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty. ¹²And he sent yet a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him forth. ¹³And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him. ¹⁴But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. ¹⁵And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them? ¹⁶He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. ¹⁷But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner? ¹⁸Every one that falls on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. ¹⁹And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spoke this parable against them.

²⁰And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who thought themselves to be righteous, that they might use his own words against him, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor. ²¹And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that you say and teach rightly, and accept not the person of any, but of a truth teach the way of God: ²²Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? ²³But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, ²⁴Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And they said, Caesar’s. ²⁵And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s. ²⁶And they were not able to find any fault with his saying before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

²⁷And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection; ²⁸and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man’s brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. ²⁹There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; ³⁰and the second: ³¹and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died. ³²Afterward the woman also died. ³³In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? For the seven had her to wife. ³⁴And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage: ³⁵but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: ³⁶for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. ³⁷But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. ³⁸Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

³⁹And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, you have well said. ⁴⁰For they dared not to ask him any more question. ⁴¹And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David’s son? ⁴²For David himself said in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit on my right hand, ⁴³Till I make your enemies the footstool of your feet. ⁴⁴If David therefore calls him Lord, then how is he his son? ⁴⁵And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples, ⁴⁶Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts; ⁴⁷who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

21 And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury. ²And he saw a certain poor widow casting in there two mites. ³And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow has cast in more than they all: ⁴for all these did of their overabundance cast in unto the gifts; but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.

⁵And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said, ⁶As for these things which you behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. ⁷And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when therefore shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when these things are about to come to pass? ⁸And he said, Take heed that you be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is at hand: go not after them. ⁹And when you shall hear of wars and turmoil, be not troubled: for these things must come to pass first; but the end is not immediate. ¹⁰Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; ¹¹and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilence; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven. ¹²But before all these things come about, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake. ¹³It shall turn out unto you for a testimony. ¹⁴Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer: ¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to dispute. ¹⁶But you shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. ¹⁷And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake. ¹⁸And not a hair of your head shall perish. ¹⁹In your patience you shall win your souls.

²⁰But when you see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand. ²¹Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein. ²²For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. ²³Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people. ²⁴And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. ²⁵And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows; ²⁶men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. ²⁷And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.

²⁹And he spoke a parable to them: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees: ³⁰when they now shoot forth, you see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now near. ³¹Even so you also, when you see these things coming to pass, know you that the kingdom of God is near. ³²Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished. ³³Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. ³⁴But take heed to yourselves, unless by chance your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a snare: ³⁵for so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth. ³⁶But you are to watch at every season, making supplication, that you may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. ³⁷And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called Olivet. ³⁸And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.

22 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew near, which is called the Passover. ²And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people. ³And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, being one of the twelve. ⁴And he went away, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might deliver him unto them. ⁵And they were glad, and contracted to give him money. ⁶And he consented, and sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

⁷And the day of unleavened bread came, on which the Passover must be sacrificed. ⁸And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the Passover, that we may eat. ⁹And they said unto him, Where will you that we make ready? ¹⁰And he said unto them, Behold, when you are entered into the city, there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house whereinto he goes. ¹¹And you shall say unto the master of the house, The Teacher said unto you, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the Passover with my disciples? ¹²And he will show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. ¹³And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the Passover. ¹⁴And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the apostles with him. ¹⁵And he said unto them, With desire I have longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer: ¹⁶for I say unto you, I shall not eat it again, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. ¹⁷And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: ¹⁸for I say unto you, I shall not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. ¹⁹And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. ²⁰And the cup in like manner after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, even that which is poured out for you.

²¹But behold, the hand of him that betrays me is with me on the table. ²²For the Son of man indeed goes, as it has been determined: but woe unto that man through whom he is betrayed! ²³And they began to question among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. ²⁴And there arose also a contention among them, which of them was accounted to be greatest. ²⁵And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors. ²⁶But you shall not be so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that does serve. ²⁷For which is greater, he that sits at meat, or he that serves? Is not he that sits at meat? But I am in the midst of you as he that serves. ²⁸But you are they that have continued with me in my temptations; ²⁹and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father appointed unto me, ³⁰that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and you shall sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ³¹Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat: ³²but I made supplication for you, that your faith should not fail; and you, when once you have returned again, establish your brethren. ³³And he said unto him, Lord, with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death. ³⁴And he said, I tell you, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until you shall deny that you know me three times. ³⁵And he said unto them, When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, did you lacked anything? And they said, Nothing. ³⁶And he said unto them, But now, he that has a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet; and he that has none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword. ³⁷For I say unto you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in me, And he was counted with transgressors: for that which concerns me has fulfillment. ³⁸And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

³⁹And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed him. ⁴⁰And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that you enter not into temptation. ⁴¹And he departed from them about a stone’s cast; and he kneeled down and prayed, ⁴²saying, Father, if you be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but your, be done. ⁴³And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴And being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. ⁴⁵And when he rose up from his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶and said unto them, Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, that you enter not into temptation.

⁴⁷While he yet spoke, behold, a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them; and he drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. ⁴⁸But Jesus said unto him, Judas, you betray the Son of man with a kiss? ⁴⁹And when they that were about him saw what would follow, they said, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? ⁵⁰And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear. ⁵¹But Jesus answered and said, Suffer them thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. ⁵²And Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders, that were come against him, Are you come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves? ⁵³When I was daily with you in the temple, you stretched not forth your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

⁵⁴And they seized him, and led him away, and brought him into the high priest’s house. But Peter followed afar off. ⁵⁵And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them. ⁵⁶And a certain maid seeing him as he sat in the light of the fire, and looking steadfastly upon him, said, This man also was with him. ⁵⁷But he denied, saying, Woman, I know him not. ⁵⁸And after a little while another saw him, and said, You also are one of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not. ⁵⁹And after the space of about one hour another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this man also was with him; for he is a Galilaean. ⁶⁰But Peter said, Man, I know not what you say. And immediately, while he yet spoke, the cock crew. ⁶¹And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how that he said unto him, Before the cock crow this day you shall deny me three times. ⁶²And he went out, and wept bitterly.

⁶³And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and beat him. ⁶⁴And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck you? ⁶⁵And many other things they spoke against him, reviling him. ⁶⁶And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away into their council, saying, ⁶⁷If you are the Christ, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, you will not believe: ⁶⁸and if I ask you, you will not answer. ⁶⁹But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God. ⁷⁰And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? And he said unto them, You say that I am. ⁷¹And they said, What further need have we of witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

23 And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate. ²And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king. ³And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, You say. ⁴And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man. ⁵But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place. ⁶But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilaean. ⁷And when he knew that he was of Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these days. ⁸Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad: for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him. ⁹And he questioned him in many words; but he answered him nothing. ¹⁰And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. ¹¹And Herod with his soldiers set him without, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate. ¹²And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day: for before, they were at enmity between themselves.

¹³And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, ¹⁴and said unto them, You brought this man unto me, as one that perverts the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof you accuse him: ¹⁵no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. ¹⁶I will therefore chastise him, and release him. ¹⁷Now he must release unto them at the feast one prisoner. ¹⁸But they cried out all together, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: -- ¹⁹one who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison. ²⁰And Pilate spoke unto them again, desiring to release Jesus; ²¹but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him. ²²And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him. ²³But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed. ²⁴And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done. ²⁵And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

²⁶And when they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, and laid on him the cross, to bear it after Jesus. ²⁷And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. ²⁸But Jesus turning unto them said, ***Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. ²⁹For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that should never bare, and the breasts that should never gave suck. ³⁰Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. ³¹For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

³²And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. ³³And when they came unto the place which is called The skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand and the other on the left. ³⁴And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots. ³⁵And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed at him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if this is the Christ of God, his chosen. ³⁶And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, offering him vinegar, ³⁷and saying, If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself. ³⁸And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. ³⁹And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him, saying, Are not you the Christ? Save yourself and us. ⁴⁰But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Do you not even fear God, seeing you are in the same condemnation? ⁴¹And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man has done nothing amiss. ⁴²And he said, Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom. ⁴³And he said unto him, Truly I say unto you, Today shall you be with me in Paradise.

⁴⁴And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, ⁴⁵the sun’s light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. ⁴⁶And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, Father, into your hands I commend my spirit: and having said this, he gave up the ghost. ⁴⁷And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. ⁴⁸And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their breasts. ⁴⁹And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.

⁵⁰And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councilor, a good and righteous man ⁵¹(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), a man of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was looking for the kingdom of God: ⁵²this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³And he took it down, and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that was hewn in stone, where never man had yet lain. ⁵⁴And it was the day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew on. ⁵⁵And the women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid. ⁵⁶And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

24 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. ²And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. ³And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel: ⁵and as they were frightened and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek you the living among the dead? ⁶He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spoke unto you when he was yet in Galilee, ⁷saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. ⁸And they remembered his words, ⁹and returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. ¹⁰Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James: and the other women with them told these things unto the apostles. ¹¹And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them. ¹²But Peter arose, and ran unto the tomb; and stooping and looking in, he sees the linen cloths by themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

¹³And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem. ¹⁴And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened. ¹⁵And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. ¹⁶But he was concealed from their eyes that they should not know him. ¹⁷And he said unto them, What communications are these that you have one with another, as you walk? And they stood still, looking sad. ¹⁸And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Do you alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days? ¹⁹And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: ²⁰and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. ²¹But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yes and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass. ²²Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having gone early to the tomb; ²³and when they did not find his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. ²⁴And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even as the women had said: but him they saw not. ***²⁵And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶Did it not behoove the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory? ²⁷And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. ²⁸And they drew near unto the village where they were going: and he made as though he would go further. ²⁹And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them. ³⁰And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to eat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking it he gave to them. ³¹And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. ³²And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, while he opened to us the scriptures? ³³And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, ³⁴saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon. ³⁵And they rehearsed the things that happened in the way, and how he was known of them in the breaking of the bread.

³⁶And as they spoke these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and said unto them, Peace be unto you. ³⁷But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that they beheld a spirit. ³⁸And he said unto them, Why are you troubled? And why do these questionings arise in your heart? ³⁹See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you behold me having. ⁴⁰And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. ⁴¹And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have you anything to eat here? ⁴²And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish. ⁴³And he took it, and ate before them. ⁴⁴And he said unto them, These are my words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. ***⁴⁵Then he opened their mind, that they might understand the scriptures; ⁴⁶and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day; ⁴⁷and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but you to remain in the city, until you be clothed with power from on high.