Bible (American Standard)/Luke

The Gospel According to St. Luke
==Chapter 1==
 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to draw up a
narrative concerning those matters which have been fulfilled
among us, 
 even as they delivered them unto us, who from
the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, 
 it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all
things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order,
most excellent Theophilus; 
 that thou mightest know the
certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast instructed.
 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain
priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a
wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all
the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 
 And
they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they
both were [now] well stricken in years. 
 Now it came to
pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the
order of his course, 
 according to the custom of the
priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the
Lord and burn incense. 
 And the whole multitude of the
people were praying without at the hour of incense. 
 And
there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the
right side of altar of incense. 
 And Zacharias was
troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell upon him. 
 But
the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy
supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a
son, and thou shalt call his name John. 
 And thou shalt
have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
 For 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. 
 And
many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their
God. 
 And 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].
 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know
this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that
stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee,
and to bring thee these good tidings. 
 And behold, thou
shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these
things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words,
which shall be fulfilled in their season. 
 And the people
were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried
in the temple. 
 And 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. 
 And it came to pass, when the days of his
ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house. 
 And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid
herself five months, saying, 
 Thus hath the Lord done unto
me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my
reproach among men. 
 Now in the sixth month the angel
Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named
Nazareth, 
 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art
highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee. 
 But she was
greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner
of salutation this might be. 
 And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. 
 And
behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son,
and shalt call his name JESUS. 
 He 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: 
 and he
shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom
there shall be no end. 
 And Mary said unto the angel, How
shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 
 And the angel
answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon
thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee:
wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called
the Son of God. 
 And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she
also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth
month with her that was called barren. 
 For no word from
God shall be void of power. 
 And Mary said, Behold, the
handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And
the angel departed from her. 
 And Mary arose in these days
and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;
 and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted
Elisabeth. 
 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the
salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth
was filled with the Holy Spirit; 
 and she lifted up her
voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women,
and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb. 
 And whence is
this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?
 For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into
mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 
 And
blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment
of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
 And Mary said,
My soul doth magnify the Lord,
 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
 For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid:
For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me
blessed.
 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things;
And holy is his name.
 And his mercy is unto generations and generations
On them that fear him.
 He hath showed strength with his arm;
He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.
 He hath put down princes from [their] thrones,
And hath exalted them of low degree.
 The hungry he hath filled with good things;
And the rich he hath sent empty away.
 He hath given help to Israel his servant,
That he might remember mercy
 (As he spake unto our fathers)
Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.
 And Mary abode with her about three months, and
returned unto her house. 
 Now Elisabeth's time was
fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a
son. 
 And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the
Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with
her. 
 And 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. 
 And his mother
answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. 
 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is
called by this name. 
 And they made signs to his father,
what he would have him called. 
 And he asked for a writing
tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled
all. 
 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue
[loosed], and he spake, blessing God. 
 And fear came on
all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were
noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. 
 And 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. 
 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy
Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
 Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel;
For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of his servant David
 (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have
been from of old),
 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that
hate us;
 To show mercy towards, our fathers,
And to remember his holy covenant;
 The oath which he spake unto Abraham our father,
 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand
of our enemies
Should serve him without fear,
 In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
 Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the
Most High:
For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his
ways;
 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
In the remission of their sins,
 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,
 To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of
death;
To guide our feet into the way of peace.
 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and
was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.
==Chapter 2==
 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a
decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be
enrolled. 
 This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius
was governor of Syria. 
 And all went to enrol themselves,
every one to his own city. 
 And 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; 
 to enrol himself with Mary, who was
betrothed to him, being great with child. 
 And it came to
pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she
should be delivered. 
 And 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. 
 And
there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field,
and keeping watch by night over their flock. 
 And an angel
of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round
about them: and they were sore afraid. 
 And 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: 
 for there
is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is
Christ the Lord. 
 And this [is] the sign unto you: Ye
shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a
manger. 
 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
 Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.
 And it came to pass, when the angels went away from
them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now
go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass,
which the Lord hath made known unto us. 
 And they came
with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying
in the manger. 
 And when they saw it, they made known
concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
 And all that heard it wondered at the things which were
spoken unto them by the shepherds. 
 But Mary kept all
these sayings, pondering them in her heart. 
 And the
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto
them. 
 And 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. 
 And 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
 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that
openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), 
 and
to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law
of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 
 And 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. 
 And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he
should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
 And 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, 
 then he
received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
 Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord,
According to thy word, in peace;
 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
 A light for revelation to the Gentiles,
And the glory of thy people Israel.
 And his father and his mother were marvelling at the
things which were spoken concerning him; 
 and 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; 
 yea and a sword
shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many
hearts may be revealed. 
 And 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, 
 and 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.
 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God,
and spake of him to all them that were looking for the
redemption of Jerusalem. 
 And when they had accomplished
all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they
returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 
 And
the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the
grace of God was upon him. 
 And his parents went every
year to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover. 
 And when
he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the
feast; 
 and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were
returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his
parents knew it not; 
 but supposing him to be in the
company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him
among their kinsfolk and acquaintance: 
 and when they
found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him.
 And 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: 
 and all that heard him
were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 
 And
when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said
unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy
father and I sought thee sorrowing. 
 And he said unto
them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in
my Father's house? 
 And they understood not the saying
which he spake unto them. 
 And 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. 
 And Jesus advanced
in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
==Chapter 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, 
 in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the
word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the
wilderness. 
 And he came into all the region round about
the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission
of sins; 
 as it is written in the book of the words of
Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.
 Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill
shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And
the rough ways smooth; 
 And all flesh shall see the
salvation of God. 
 He said therefore to the multitudes that
went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who
warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 
 Bring forth
therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say
within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto
you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto
Abraham. 
 And even now the axe also lieth at the root of
the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good
fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 
 And the
multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? 
 And
he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him
impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do
likewise. 
 And there came also publicans to be baptized,
and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do? 
 And he
said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.
 And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we
do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence,
neither accuse [any one] wrongfully; and be content with your
wages. 
 And as the people were in expectation, and all men
reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were
the Christ; 
 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed
baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier
than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose:
he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire: 
 whose 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. 
 With
many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto
the people; 
 but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him
for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the evil things
which Herod had done, 
 added this also to them all, that
he shut up John in prison. 
 Now it came to pass, when all
the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized,
and praying, the heaven was opened, 
 and the Holy Spirit
descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice
came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well
pleased. 
 And 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, 
 the [son] of Matthat, the
[son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, the
[son] of Joseph, 
 the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of
Amos, the [son] of Nahum, the [son] of Esli, the [son] of
Naggai, 
 the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the
[son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda, 
 the [son] of Joanan, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of
Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel, the [son] of Neri, 
 the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the
[son] of Elmadam, the [son] of Er, 
 the [son] of Jesus,
the [son] of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat,
the [son] of Levi, 
 the [son] of Symeon, the [son] of
Judas, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonam, the [son] of
Eliakim, 
 the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the
[son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,
 the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz,
the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon, 
 the [son] of
Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of
Perez, the [son] of Judah, 
 the [son] of Jacob, the [son]
of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of
Nahor, 
 the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of
Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah 
 the [son]
of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son]
of Noah, the [son] of Lamech, 
 the [son] of Methuselah,
the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel,
the [son] of Cainan, 
 the [son] of Enos, the [son] of
Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.
==Chapter 4==
 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the
Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness 
 during
forty days, being tempted of the devil. And he did eat nothing
in those days: and when they were completed, he hungered. 
 And the devil said unto him, if thou art the Son of God, command
this stone that it become bread. 
 And Jesus answered unto
him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone. 
 And
he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a
moment of time. 
 And the devil said unto him, To thee will
I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath
been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
 If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be
thine. 
 And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt
thou serve. 
 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on
the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the
Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 
 for it is
written,
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee:
 and,
On their hands they shall bear thee up,
Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.
 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou
shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he
departed from him for a season.
 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into
Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the
region round about. 
 And he taught in their synagogues,
being glorified of all.
 And 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. 
 And there was
delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened
the book, and found the place where it was written,
 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor:
He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives,
And recovering of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty them that are bruised,
 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
 And 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. 
 And he began to say unto them,
To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears. 
 And 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? 
 And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will
say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we
have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.
 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is
acceptable in his own country. 
 But 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; 
 and unto
none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land
of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 
 And there were
many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and
none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. 
 And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they
heard these things; 
 and 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.
 But he passing through the midst of them went his way.
 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he
was teaching them on the sabbath day: 
 and they were
astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.
 And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit
of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, 
 Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou
come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of
God. 
 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy 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 hurt. 
 And
amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with
another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power
he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. 
 And
there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the
region round about. 
 And he rose up from the synagogue,
and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother
was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left
her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.
 And 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. 
 And demons
also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the
Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak,
because they knew that he was the Christ. 
 And when it was
day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the
multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have
stayed him, that he should not go from them. 
 But he said
unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God
to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent. 
 And
he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.
==Chapter 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; 
 and he saw two boats standing by the lake:
but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their
nets. 
 And 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. 
 And
when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the
deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 
 And Simon
answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took
nothing: but at thy word I will let down the nets. 
 And
when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of
fishes; and their nets were breaking; 
 and they beckoned
unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and
help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that
they began to sink. 
 But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell
down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful
man, O Lord. 
 For he was amazed, and all that were with
him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken; 
 and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were
partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from
henceforth thou shalt catch men. 
 And when they had
brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him.
 And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities,
behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on
his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou
canst make me clean. 
 And he stretched forth his hand, and
touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway
the leprosy departed from him. 
 And he charged him to tell
no man: but go thy way, and show thyself to the priest, and
offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a
testimony unto them. 
 But so much the more went abroad the
report concerning him: and great multitudes came together to
hear, and to be healed of their infirmities. 
 But he
withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed. 
 And 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. 
 And behold,
men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to
bring him in, and to lay him before him. 
 And 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. 
 And seeing
their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 
 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who
is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God
alone? 
 But Jesus perceiving their reasonings, answered
and said unto them, Why reason ye in your hearts? 
 Which
is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise
and walk? 
 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath
authority on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was
palsied), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go
unto thy house. 
 And immediately he rose up before them,
and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house,
glorifying God. 
 And amazement took hold on all, and they
glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have
seen strange things to-day. 
 And after these things he
went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the
place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me. 
 And he
forsook all, and rose up and followed him. 
 And Levi made
him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude
of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.
 And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his
disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans
and sinners? 
 And Jesus answering said unto them, They
that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that
are sick. 
 I am not come to call the righteous but sinners
to repentance. 
 And they said unto him, The disciples of
John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the
[disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink. 
 And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the
bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 
 But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken
away from them, then will they fast in those days. 
 And he
spake also a parable unto them: No man rendeth a piece from a
new garment and putteth it upon an old garment; else he will
rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not agree
with the old. 
 And no man putteth new wine into old
wine-skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and itself
will be spilled, and the skins will perish. 
 But new wine
must be put into fresh wine-skins. 
 And no man having
drunk old [wine] desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.
==Chapter 6==
 Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going
through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and
did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 
 But certain of the
Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on
the sabbath day? 
 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye
not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and
they that were with him; 
 how he entered into the house of
God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that
were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the
priests alone? 
 And he said unto them, The Son of man is
lord of the sabbath. 
 And 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. 
 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would
heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.
 But 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. 
 And 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? 
 And he looked round
about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand.
And he did [so]: and his hand was restored. 
 But they were
filled with madness; and communed one with another what they
might do to Jesus. 
 And it came to pass in these days,
that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all
night in prayer to God. 
 And when it was day, he called
his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named
apostles: 
 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his
brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, 
 and Matthew and Thomas, and James [the son] of Alphaeus, and
Simon who was called the Zealot, 
 and Judas [the son] of
James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor; 
 and 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;
 and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were
healed. 
 And all the multitude sought to touch him; for
power came forth from him, and healed [them] all. 
 And he
lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [are] ye
poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 
 Blessed [are] ye
that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are] ye that
weep now: for ye shall laugh. 
 Blessed are ye, 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. 
 Rejoice 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. 
 But woe
unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
 Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger.
Woe [unto you], ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
 Woe [unto you], when all men shall speak well of you! for
in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.
 But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good
to them that hate you, 
 bless them that curse you, pray
for them that despitefully use you. 
 To him that smiteth
thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and from him that
taketh away thy cloak withhold not thy coat also. 
 Give to
every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy
goods ask them not again. 
 And as ye would that men should
do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 
 And if ye love
them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love
those that love them. 
 And if ye do good to them that do
good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.
 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what
thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as
much. 
 But love your enemies, and do [them] good, and
lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye
shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the
unthankful and evil. 
 Be ye merciful, even as your Father
is merciful. 
 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged:
and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye
shall be released: 
 give, 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 ye mete it
shall be measured to you again. 
 And he spake also a
parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not
both fall into a pit? 
 The disciple is not above his
teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his
teacher. 
 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own
eye? 
 Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let
me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself
beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite,
cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt
thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's
eye. 
 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth
corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good
fruit. 
 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of
thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they
grapes. 
 The good man out of the good treasure of his
heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man] out
of the evil [treasure] bringeth forth that which is evil: for
out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 
 And
why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
 Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and
doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: 
 he 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
brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had
been well builded. 
 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is
like a man that built a house upon the earth without a
foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it
fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
==Chapter 7==
 After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the
people, he entered into Capernaum. 
 And a certain
centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and at the
point of death. 
 And when he heard concerning Jesus, he
sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come
and save his servant. 
 And they, when they came to Jesus,
besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest
do this for him; 
 for he loveth our nation, and himself
built us our synagogue. 
 And Jesus went with them. And when
he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to
him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not
worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: 
 wherefore
neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the
word, and my servant shall be healed. 
 For I also am a man
set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to
this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh;
and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 
 And when
Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned and
said unto the multitude that followed him, I say unto you, I
have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 
 And
they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant
whole. 
 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went
to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a
great multitude. 
 Now 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 much people of the
city was with her. 
 And when the Lord saw her, he had
compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 
 And he
came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. And
he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. 
 And he that
was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his
mother. 
 And fear took hold on all: and they glorified
God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath
visited his people. 
 And this report went forth concerning
him in the whole of Judaea, and all the region round about.
 And the disciples of John told him of all these things.
 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them
to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for
another? 
 And when the men were come unto him, they said,
John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he
that cometh, or look we for another? 
 In that hour he
cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and on many
that were blind he bestowed sight. 
 And he answered and
said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye have seen
and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the
lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up,
the poor have good tidings preached to them. 
 And blessed
is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.
 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began
to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out
into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft
raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live
delicately, are in kings' courts. 
 But what went ye out to
see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a
prophet. 
 This is he of whom it is written,
Behold, I send my messenger before thy face,
Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
 I 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. 
 And all the people
when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being
baptized with the baptism of John. 
 But the Pharisees and
the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being
not baptized of him. 
 Whereunto then shall I liken the men
of this generation, and to what are they like? 
 They are
like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to
another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we
wailed, and ye did not weep. 
 For John the Baptist is come
eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.
 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say,
Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of
publicans and sinners! 
 And wisdom is justified of all her
children. 
 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he
would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee's house,
and sat down to meat. 
 And behold, a woman who was in the
city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in
the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster cruse of
ointment, 
 and 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. 
 Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him
saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a
prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this
is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner. 
 And Jesus
answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto
thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on. 
 A certain lender had
two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other
fifty. 
 When they had not [wherewith] to pay, he forgave
them both. Which of them therefore will love him most? 
 Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the
most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. 
 And
turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman?
I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet:
but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with
her hair. 
 Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time
I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 
 My head with
oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with
ointment. 
 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are
many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is
forgiven, [the same] loveth little. 
 And he said unto her,
Thy sins are forgiven. 
 And they that sat at meat with him
began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth
sins? 
 And he said unto the woman, Thy faith hath saved
thee; go in peace.
==Chapter 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, 
 and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and
infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven
demons had gone out, 
 and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod's
steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them
of their substance. 
 And when a great multitude came
together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by
a parable: 
 The 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. 
 And other fell on
the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it
had no moisture. 
 And other fell amidst the thorns; and the
thorns grew with it, and choked it. 
 And other fell into
the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a
hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath
ears to hear, let him hear. 
 And his disciples asked him
what this parable might be. 
 And 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. 
 Now the parable is this: The seed is
the word of God. 
 And those by the way side are they that
have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from
their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. 
 And
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. 
 And 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.
 And 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. 
 And no man, when he hath
lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a
bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see
the light. 
 For nothing is hid, that shall not be made
manifest; nor [anything] secret, that shall not be known and
come to light. 
 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for
whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he
hath. 
 And there came to him his mother and brethren, and
they could not come at him for the crowd. 
 And it was told
him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see
thee. 
 But he answered and said unto them, My mother and
my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.
 Now 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. 
 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and
there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were
filling [with water], and were in jeopardy. 
 And 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. 
 And he said unto them,
Where is your faith? And being afraid they marvelled, saying one
to another, Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds
and the water, and they obey him? 
 And they arrived at the
country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee. 
 And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a
certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time
he had worn no clothes, and abode not in [any] house, but in the
tombs. 
 And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down
before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with
thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee,
torment me not. 
 For 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 asunder, he was driven of the demon into the
deserts. 
 And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he
said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him. 
 And
they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into
the abyss. 
 Now 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.
 And 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. 
 And when they that fed them saw what had
come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the
country. 
 And 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. 
 And they that saw it
told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole.
 And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round
about asked him to depart from them, for they were holden with
great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned. 
 But
the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that he
might be with him: but he sent him away, saying, 
 Return
to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for
thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city
how great things Jesus had done for him. 
 And as Jesus
returned, the multitude welcomed him; for they were all waiting
for him. 
 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and
he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus'
feet, and besought him to come into his house; 
 for he had
an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying.
But as he went the multitudes thronged him. 
 And a woman
having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her
living upon physicians, and could not be healed of any, 
 came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and
immediately the issue of her blood stanched. 
 And Jesus
said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter
said, and they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press
thee and crush [thee]. 
 But Jesus said, Some one did touch
me; for I perceived that power had gone forth from me. 
 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling,
and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the
people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed
immediately. 
 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith
hath made thee whole; go in peace. 
 While he yet spake,
there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's [house],
saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher. 
 But Jesus hearing it, answered him, Fear not: only believe, and
she shall be made whole. 
 And when he came to the house,
he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and
John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother.
 And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said,
Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth. 
 And they
laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 
 But he,
taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise. 
 And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he
commanded that [something] be given her to eat. 
 And her
parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had
been done.
==Chapter 9==
 And he called the twelve together, and gave them power
and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 
 And
he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the
sick. 
 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your
journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money;
neither have two coats. 
 And into whatsoever house ye
enter, there abide, and thence depart. 
 And as many as
receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the
dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 
 And they
departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the
gospel, and healing everywhere. 
 Now 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;
 and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that
one of the old prophets was risen again. 
 And Herod said,
John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things?
And he sought to see him. 
 And 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.
 But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he
welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them
that had need of healing he cured. 
 And 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
desert place. 
 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat.
And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes;
except we should go and buy food for all this people. 
 For
they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his
disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.
 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 
 And
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. 
 And they ate, and were all
filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them
of broken pieces, twelve baskets. 
 And it came to pass, as
he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked
them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am? 
 And
they answering said, John the Baptist; but others [say], Elijah;
and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 
 And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter
answering said, The Christ of God. 
 But he charged them,
and commanded [them] to tell this to no man; 
 saying, 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. 
 And he said unto all, If any man
would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily, and follow me. 
 For whosoever would save his life
shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake,
the same shall save it. 
 For what is a man profited, if he
gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self? 
 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him
shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own
glory, and [the glory] of the Father, and of the holy angels.
 But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that
stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see
the kingdom of God. 
 And 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. 
 And as he
was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his
raiment [became] white [and] dazzling. 
 And behold, there
talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah; 
 who
appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about
to accomplish at Jerusalem. 
 Now 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. 
 And 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 thee, and one for Moses, and one
for Elijah: not knowing what he said. 
 And while he said
these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and
they feared as they entered into the cloud. 
 And a voice
came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear
ye him. 
 And 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. 
 And it came to pass, on
the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a
great multitude met him. 
 And behold, a man from the
multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my
son; for he is mine only child: 
 and behold, a spirit
taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that
he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him
sorely. 
 And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and
they could not. 
 And Jesus answered and said, O faithless
and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear
with you? bring hither thy son. 
 And as he was yet a
coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare [him] grievously.
But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and
gave him back to his father. 
 And 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, 
 Let
these words sink into your ears: for the Son of man shall be
delivered up into the hands of men. 
 But they understood
not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they
should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about
this saying. 
 And there arose a reasoning among them,
which of them was the greatest. 
 But when Jesus saw the
reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by
his side, 
 and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive
this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall
receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least
among you all, the same is great. 
 And John answered and
said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we
forbade him, because he followeth not with us. 
 But Jesus
said unto him, Forbid [him] not: for he that is not against you
is for you. 
 And it came to pass, when the days were
well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set
his face to go to Jerusalem, 
 and sent messengers before
his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the
Samaritans, to make ready for him. 
 And they did not
receive him, because his face was [as though he were] going to
Jerusalem. 
 And when his disciples James and John saw
[this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down
from heaven, and consume them? 
 But he turned, and rebuked
them. 
 And they went to another village. 
 And as
they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow
thee whithersoever thou goest. 
 And Jesus said unto him,
The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests;
but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 
 And he
said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first
to go and bury my father. 
 But he said unto him, Leave the
dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the
kingdom of God. 
 And another also said, I will follow
thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are
at my house. 
 But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put
his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom
of God.
==Chapter 10==
 Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy
others, and sent them two and two before his face into every
city and place, whither he himself was about to come. 
 And
he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the
laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that he send forth laborers into his harvest. 
 Go your
ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.
 Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on
the way. 
 And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first
say, Peace [be] to this house. 
 And if a son of peace be
there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn
to you again. 
 And 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. 
 And into whatsoever
city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set
before you: 
 and heal the sick that are therein, and say
unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 
 But
into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not,
go out into the streets thereof and say, 
 Even the dust
from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against
you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come
nigh. 
 I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that
day for Sodom, than for that city. 
 Woe unto thee,
Chorazin! woe unto thee, 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. 
 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the
judgment, than for you. 
 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou
be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.
 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth
you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that
sent me. 
 And the seventy returned with joy, saying,
Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name. 
 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from
heaven. 
 Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon
serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and
nothing shall in any wise hurt you. 
 Nevertheless, in this
rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice
that your names are written in heaven. 
 In that same hour
he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these
things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them
unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy
sight. 
 All things have been delivered unto me of my
Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and
who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son
willeth to reveal [him]. 
 And turning to the disciples,
he said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things
that ye see: 
 for I say unto you, that many prophets and
kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not;
and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of
him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
 And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how
readest thou? 
 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as
thyself. 
 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right:
this do, and thou shalt live. 
 But he, desiring to
justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?
 Jesus 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.
 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way:
and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 
 And
in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw
him, passed by on the other side. 
 But a certain
Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw
him, he was moved with compassion, 
 and came to him, and
bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine; and he set
him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care
of him. 
 And on the morrow he took out two shillings, and
gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and
whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will
repay thee. 
 Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved
neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers? 
 And he
said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go,
and do thou likewise. 
 Now as they went on their way, he
entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha
received him into her house. 
 And she had a sister called
Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.
 But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came
up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did
leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
 But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha,
thou art anxious and troubled about many things: 
 but one
thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which
shall not be taken away from her.
==Chapter 11==
 And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain
place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him,
Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.
 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father,
Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
 Give us day by
day our daily bread. 
 And forgive us our sins; for we
ourselves also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And
bring us not into temptation. 
 And 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; 
 for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have
nothing to set before him; 
 and 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 thee? 
 I 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 needeth. 
 And I say unto you, Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you. 
 For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh
it shall be opened. 
 And of which of you that is a father
shall his son ask a loaf, and he give him a stone? or a fish,
and he for a fish give him a serpent? 
 Or [if] he shall
ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? 
 If ye 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? 
 And he was casting out a demon [that
was] dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the
dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled. 
 But some
of them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casteth he
out demons. 
 And others, trying [him], sought of him a
sign from heaven. 
 But he, knowing their thoughts, said
unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to
desolation; and a house [divided] against a house falleth.
 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall
his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by
Beelzebub. 
 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by
whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your
judges. 
 But if I by the finger of God cast out demons,
then is the kingdom of God come upon you. 
 When the
strong [man] fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are
in peace: 
 but when a stronger than he shall come upon
him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor
wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. 
 He that is
not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me
scattereth. 
 The unclean spirit when he is gone out of
the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and
finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I
came out. 
 And when he is come, he findeth it swept and
garnished. 
 Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven
other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and
dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than
the first. 
 And 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 thee, and the
breasts which thou didst suck. 
 But he said, Yea rather,
blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 
 And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he
began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh
after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the
sign of Jonah. 
 For even as Jonah became a sign unto the
Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
 The 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. 
 The 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. 
 No man, when
he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under
the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see
the light. 
 The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine
eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it
is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. 
 Look
therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.
 If therefore thy 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 doth give thee light. 
 Now as he
spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in,
and sat down to meat. 
 And when the Pharisee saw it, he
marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.
 And the Lord said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees cleanse
the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part
is full of extortion and wickedness. 
 Ye foolish ones,
did not he that made the outside make the inside also? 
 But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all
things are clean unto you. 
 But woe unto you Pharisees!
for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice
and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to
leave the other undone. 
 Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye
love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in
the marketplaces. 
 Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs
which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] know it not.
 And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him,
Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also. 
 And he
said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye load men with burdens
grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens
with one of your fingers. 
 Woe unto you! for ye build the
tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 
 So
ye are witnesses and consent unto the works of your fathers: for
they killed them, and ye build [their tombs]. 
 Therefore,
also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and
apostles; and [some] of them they shall kill and persecute;
 that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from
the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
 from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who
perished between the altar and the sanctuary: yea, I say unto
you, it shall be required of this generation. 
 Woe unto
you lawyers! for ye took away the key of knowledge: ye entered
not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
 And when he was come out from thence, the scribes and
the Pharisees began to press upon [him] vehemently, and to
provoke him to speak of many things; 
 laying wait for
him, to catch something out of his mouth.
==Chapter 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 ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
 But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be
revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 
 Wherefore
whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the
light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers
shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. 
 And 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. 
 But I will warn
you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath
power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. 
 Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is
forgotten in the sight of God. 
 But the very hairs of your
head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many
sparrows. 
 And 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: 
 but he that denieth me in the presence of
men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.
 And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of
man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth
against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven. 
 And
when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and
the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or
what ye shall say: 
 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you
in that very hour what ye ought to say. 
 And one out of
the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the
inheritance with me. 
 But he said unto him, Man, who made
me a judge or a divider over you? 
 And he said unto them,
Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a
man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which
he possesseth. 
 And he spake a parable unto them, saying,
The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
 and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do,
because I have not where to bestow my fruits? 
 And he
said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build
greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods
laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is
thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast
prepared, whose shall they be? 
 So is he that layeth up
treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. 
 And he
said unto his disciples, Therefore, I say unto you, Be not
anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your
body, what ye shall put on. 
 For the life is more than
the food, and the body than the raiment. 
 Consider the
ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no
store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more
value are ye than the birds! 
 And which of you by being
anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life? 
 If
then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye
anxious concerning the rest? 
 Consider 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. 
 But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field,
which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much
more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith? 
 And
seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither
be ye of doubtful mind. 
 For all these things do the
nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye
have need of these things. 
 Yet seek ye his kingdom, and
these things shall be added unto you. 
 Fear not, little
flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the
kingdom. 
 Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make
for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the
heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither
moth destroyeth. 
 For where your treasure is, there will
your heart be also. 
 Let your loins be girded about, and
your lamps burning; 
 and be ye yourselves like unto men
looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage
feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway
open unto him. 
 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord
when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that
he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall
come and serve them. 
 And if he shall come in the second
watch, and if in the third, and find [them] so blessed are those
[servants]. 
 But 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.
 Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the
Son of man cometh. 
 And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou
this parable unto us, or even unto all? 
 And 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? 
 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord
when he cometh shall find so doing. 
 Of a truth I say
unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. 
 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his
coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the
maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 
 the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth
not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him
asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful. 
 And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready,
nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many
[stripes]; 
 but 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 the more. 
 I
came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is
already kindled? 
 But I have a baptism to be baptized
with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! 
 Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you,
Nay; but rather division: 
 for there shall be from
henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two
against three. 
 They 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. 
 And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising
in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so
it cometh to pass. 
 And when [ye see] a south wind
blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh
to pass. 
 Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the
face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not
how to interpret this time? 
 And why even of yourselves
judge ye not what is right? 
 For as thou art going with
thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence
to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and
the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer
shall cast thee into prison. 
 I say unto thee, Thou shalt
by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last
mite.
==Chapter 13==
 Now there were some present at that very season who
told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with
their sacrifices. 
 And he answered and said unto them,
Think ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the
Galilaeans, because they have suffered these things? 
 I
tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like
manner perish. 
 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in
Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders
above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem? 
 I tell you,
Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 
 And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted
in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found
none. 
 And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these
three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find
none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground? 
 And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year
also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 
 and if it
bear fruit thenceforth, [well]; but if not, thou shalt cut it
down. 
 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on
the sabbath day. 
 And behold, a woman that had a spirit
of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and
could in no wise lift herself up. 
 And when Jesus saw
her, he called her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from
thine infirmity. 
 And he laid his hands upon her: and
immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 
 And 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. 
 But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye
hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox
or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham,
whom Satan had bound, lo, [these] eighteen years, to have been
loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath? 
 And as
he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: and
all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were
done by him. 
 He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom
of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it? 
 It 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. 
 And again he
said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 
 It is
like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures
of meal, till it was all leavened. 
 And he went on his
way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on
unto Jerusalem. 
 And one said unto him, Lord, are they
few that are saved? And he said unto them, 
 Strive to
enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall
seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 
 When once the
master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and
ye 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 whence ye are; 
 then shall ye begin to say, We did
eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our
streets; 
 and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence
ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 
 There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye
shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets,
in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without.
 And they shall come from the east and west, and from the
north and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
 And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there
are first who shall be last. 
 In that very hour there
came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go
hence: for Herod would fain kill thee. 
 And he said unto
them, Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and
perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third [day] I am
perfected. 
 Nevertheless, I must go on my way to-day and
to-morrow and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a
prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 
 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto
her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even
as a hen [gathereth] her own brood under her wings, and ye would
not! 
 Behold, your house is left unto you [desolate]: and
I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
==Chapter 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. 
 And behold, there was before
him a certain man that had the dropsy. 
 And Jesus
answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it
lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not? 
 But they held
their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.
 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or
an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up
on a sabbath day? 
 And they could not answer again unto
these things. 
 And he spake a parable unto those that were
bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats;
saying unto them, 
 When thou art bidden of any man to a
marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a
more honorable man than thou be bidden of him, 
 and he
that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man
place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest
place. 
 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the
lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may
say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in
the presence of all that sit at meat with thee. 
 For
everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted. 
 And he said to him
also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper,
call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor
rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a
recompense be made thee. 
 But when thou makest a feast,
bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 
 and thou
shalt be blessed; because they have not [wherewith] to
recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the
resurrection of the just. 
 And when one of them that sat
at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed
is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 
 But he
said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade
many: 
 and he sent forth his servant at supper time to
say to them that were bidden, Come; for [all] things are now
ready. 
 And they all with one [consent] began to make
excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I
must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.
 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I
go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. 
 And
another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot
come. 
 And the servant came, and told his lord 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 hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.
 And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is
done, and yet there is room. 
 And 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. 
 For I
say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall
taste of my supper. 
 Now there went with him great
multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them, 
 If any
man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother,
and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his
own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 
 Whosoever doth
not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my
disciple. 
 For which of you, desiring to build a tower,
doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have
[wherewith] to complete it? 
 Lest haply, when he hath
laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold
begin to mock him, 
 saying, This man began to build, and
was not able to finish. 
 Or what king, as he goeth 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
cometh against him with twenty thousand? 
 Or else, while
the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and
asketh conditions of peace. 
 So therefore whosoever he be
of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my
disciple. 
 Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt
have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned? 
 It
is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: [men] cast it
out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
==Chapter 15==
 Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near
unto him to hear him. 
 And both the Pharisees and the
scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth
with them. 
 And he spake unto them this parable, saying,
 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost
one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the
wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders,
rejoicing. 
 And when he cometh home, he calleth together
his friends and his neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with
me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. 
 I say unto
you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner
that repenteth, [more] than over ninety and nine righteous
persons, who need no repentance. 
 Or what woman having ten
pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a lamp,
and sweep the house, and seek diligently until she find it?
 And when she hath found it, she calleth together her
friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found
the piece which I had lost. 
 Even so, I say unto you,
there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one
sinner that repenteth. 
 And he said, A certain man had
two sons: 
 and the younger of them said to his father,
Father, give me the portion of [thy] substance that falleth to
me. And he divided unto them his living. 
 And not many
days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his
journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance
with riotous living. 
 And when he had spent all, there
arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in
want. 
 And he went and joined himself to one of the
citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to
feed swine. 
 And he would fain have filled his belly with
the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
 But 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! 
 I will arise and go to my
father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and in thy sight: 
 I am no more worthy to be
called your son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 
 And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar
off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran,
and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 
 And the son said
unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy
sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son. 
 But 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: 
 and bring the fatted calf, [and] kill it, and let
us eat, and make merry: 
 for this my son was dead, and is
alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be
merry. 
 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he
came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.
 And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired
what these things might be. 
 And he said unto him, Thy
brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf,
because he hath received him safe and sound. 
 But he was
angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, and
entreated him. 
 But he answered and said to his father,
Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a
commandment of thine; and [yet] thou never gavest me a kid, that
I might make merry with my friends: 
 but when this thy
son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou
killedst for him the fatted calf. 
 And he said unto him,
Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.
 But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy
brother was dead, and is alive [again]; and [was] lost, and is
found.
==Chapter 16==
 And he said also unto the disciples, There was a
certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused
unto him that he was wasting his goods. 
 And he called
him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render
the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer
steward. 
 And the steward said within himself, What shall
I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I
have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed. 
 I am
resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship,
they may receive me into their houses. 
 And calling to him
each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much
owest thou unto my lord? 
 And he said, A hundred measures
of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down
quickly and write fifty. 
 Then said he to another, And how
much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He
saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore. 
 And
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. 
 And 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. 
 He 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. 
 If
therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true [riches]? 
 And if
ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will
give you that which is your own? 
 No 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. Ye
cannot serve God and mammon. 
 And the Pharisees, who were
lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at
him. 
 And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify
yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for
that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight
of God. 
 The law and the prophets [were] until John: from
that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and
every man entereth violently into it. 
 But it is easier
for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the
law to fall. 
 Every one that putteth away his wife, and
marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one
that is put away from a husband committeth adultery. 
 Now
there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and
fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: 
 and a certain
beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,
 and desiring to be fed with the [crumbs] that fell from
the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his
sores. 
 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and
that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and
the rich man also died, and was buried. 
 And in Hades he
lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar
off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 
 And 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. 
 But Abraham said, Son,
remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things,
and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is
comforted and thou art in anguish. 
 And besides all this,
between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that
would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may
cross over from thence to us. 
 And he said, I pray thee
therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's
house; 
 for I have five brethren; that he may testify
unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
 But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let
them hear them. 
 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if
one go to them from the dead, they will repent. 
 And he
said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither
will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.
==Chapter 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! 
 It were well 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. 
 Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother
sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 
 And if he
sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn
again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 
 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 
 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed,
ye would say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be
thou planted in the sea; and it would obey you. 
 But 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
straightway and sit down to meat; 
 and will not rather say
unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and
serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou
shalt eat and drink? 
 Doth he thank the servant because he
did the things that were commanded? 
 Even so, ye also,
when ye 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. 
 And it came to pass, as they were on
their way to Jerusalem, that he was passing along the borders of
Samaria and Galilee. 
 And as he entered into a certain
village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar
off: 
 and they lifted up their voices, saying, Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us. 
 And 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. 
 And one of
them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud
voice glorifying God; 
 and he fell upon his face at his
feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 
 And
Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but where are
the nine? 
 Were there none found that returned to give
glory to God, save this stranger? 
 And he said unto him,
Arise, and go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. 
 And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God
cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not
with observation: 
 neither shall they say, Lo, here! or,
There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you. 
 And he
said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall
desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall
not see it. 
 And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo,
here! go not away, nor follow after [them]: 
 for as the
lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the
heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the
Son of man be in his day. 
 But first must he suffer many
things and be rejected of this generation. 
 And as it
came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in
the days of the Son of man. 
 They 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. 
 Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of
Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted,
they builded; 
 but in the day that Lot went out from
Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed
them all: 
 after the same manner shall it be in the day
that the Son of man is revealed. 
 In 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. 
 Remember Lot's wife. 
 Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but
whosoever shall lose [his life] shall preserve it. 
 I 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. 
 There
shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken,
and the other shall be left. 
 [There shall be two men in
the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.]
 And they answering say unto him, Where, Lord? And he
said unto them, Where the body [is], thither will the eagles
also be gathered together.
==Chapter 18==
 And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they
ought always to pray, and not to faint; 
 saying, There was
in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:
 and there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto
him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 
 And he would
not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I
fear not God, nor regard man; 
 yet because this widow
troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest she wear me out by her
continual coming. 
 And the Lord said, Hear what the
unrighteous judge saith. 
 And shall not God avenge his
elect, that cry to him day and night, and [yet] he is
longsuffering over them? 
 I say unto you, that he will
avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh,
shall he find faith on the earth? 
 And he spake also this
parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were
righteous, and set all others at nought: 
 Two men went up
into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a
publican. 
 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with
himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men,
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
 I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I
get. 
 But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift
up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast,
saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner. 
 I say unto
you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the
other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but
he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 
 And they were
bringing unto him also their babes, that he should touch them:
but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 
 But
Jesus called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little children
to come unto me, and forbid them not: for to such belongeth the
kingdom of God. 
 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall
not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no
wise enter therein. 
 And a certain ruler asked him,
saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none
is good, save one, [even] God. 
 Thou knowest the
commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal,
Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother. 
 And he said, All these things have I observed from my youth up.
 And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing
thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto
the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come,
follow me. 
 But when he heard these things, he became
exceeding sorrowful; for he was very rich. 
 And Jesus
seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter
into the kingdom of God! 
 For 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. 
 And they that heard it said,
Then who can be saved? 
 But he said, The things which are
impossible with men are possible with God. 
 And Peter
said, Lo, we have left our own, and followed thee. 
 And
he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that
hath left house, or wife, or brethren, or parents, or children,
for the kingdom of God's sake, 
 who shall not receive
manifold more in this time, and in the world to come eternal
life. 
 And he took unto him the twelve, 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. 
 For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles,
and shall be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon:
 and they shall scourge and kill him: and the third day
he shall rise again. 
 And they understood none of these
things; and this saying was hid from them, and they perceived
not the things that were said. 
 And it came to pass, as
he drew nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way
side begging: 
 and hearing a multitude going by, he
inquired what this meant. 
 And they told him that Jesus
of Nazareth passeth by. 
 And he cried, saying, Jesus,
thou son of David, have mercy on me. 
 And they that went
before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried
out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto
him: and when he was come near, he asked him, 
 What wilt
thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may
receive my sight. 
 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy
sight; thy faith hath made thee whole. 
 And immediately
he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all
the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
==Chapter 19==
 And he entered and was passing through Jericho. 
 And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief
publican, and he was rich. 
 And he sought to see Jesus who
he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of
stature. 
 And he ran on before, and climbed up into a
sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 
 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto
him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must
abide at thy house. 
 And he made haste, and came down, and
received him joyfully. 
 And when they saw it, they all
murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a
sinner. 
 And 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 aught of any man, I restore fourfold.
 And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this
house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 
 For the
Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost. 
 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable,
because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and [because] they supposed
that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear. 
 He
said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to
receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 
 And he
called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said
unto them, Trade ye [herewith] till I come. 
 But his
citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We
will not that this man reign over us. 
 And it came to
pass, when he was 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. 
 And the first came before him,
saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more. 
 And
he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou
wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over
ten cities. 
 And the second came, saying, Thy pound,
Lord, hath made five pounds. 
 And he said unto him also,
Be thou also over five cities. 
 And another came, saying,
Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I kept laid up in a
napkin: 
 for I feared thee, because thou art an austere
man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and
reapest that which thou didst not sow. 
 He saith unto
him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked
servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that
which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
 then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank,
and I at my coming should have required it with interest?
 And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him
the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.
 And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
 I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be
given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall
be taken away from him. 
 But these mine enemies, that
would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay
them before me. 
 And when he had thus spoken, he went on
before, going up to Jerusalem. 
 And it came to pass, when
he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is
called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 
 saying, Go
your way into the village over against [you]; in which as ye
enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat:
loose him, and bring him. 
 And if any one ask you, Why do
ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.
 And they that were sent went away, and found even as he
had said unto them. 
 And as they were loosing the colt,
the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
 And they said, The Lord hath need of him. 
 And
they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon
the colt, and set Jesus thereon. 
 And as he went, they
spread their garments in the way. 
 And as he was now
drawing nigh, [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;
 saying, Blessed [is] the King that cometh in the name of
the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 
 And
some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher,
rebuke thy disciples. 
 And he answered and said, I tell
you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry
out. 
 And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept
over it, 
 saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even
thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid
from thine eyes. 
 For the days shall come upon thee, when
thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee
round, and keep thee in on every side, 
 and shall dash
thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall
not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest
not the time of thy visitation. 
 And he entered into the
temple, and began to cast out them that sold, 
 saying
unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of
prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers. 
 And 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: 
 and they could not find what they might do; for the
people all hung upon him, listening.
==Chapter 20==
 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was
teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel,
there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the
elders; 
 and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what
authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee
this authority? 
 And he answered and said unto them, I
also will ask you a question; and tell me: 
 The baptism of
John, was it from heaven, or from men? 
 And they reasoned
with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will
say, Why did ye not believe him? 
 But if we shall say,
From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded
that John was a prophet. 
 And they answered, that they
knew not whence [it was]. 
 And Jesus said unto them,
Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 
 And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man
planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into
another country for a long time. 
 And at the season he
sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of
the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent
him away empty. 
 And he sent yet another servant: and him
also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away
empty. 
 And he sent yet a third: and him also they
wounded, and cast him forth. 
 And the lord of the
vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it
may be they will reverence him. 
 But 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. 
 And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him.
What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
 He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give
the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God
forbid. 
 But 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?
 Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken
to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him
as dust. 
 And 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 spake this parable against them.
 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned
themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his
speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority
of the governor. 
 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we
know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not
the person [of any], but of a truth teachest the way of God:
 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,
 Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath
it? And they said, Caesar's. 
 And he said unto them, Then
render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God
the things that are God's. 
 And they were not able to
take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at
his answer, and held their peace. 
 And there came to him
certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no
resurrection; 
 and 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. 
 There were therefore seven
brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless; 
 and the second: 
 and the third took her; and likewise the
seven also left no children, and died. 
 Afterward the
woman also died. 
 In the resurrection therefore whose
wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.
 And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry,
and are given in marriage: 
 but they that are accounted
worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the
dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 
 for
neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the
angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in [the
place concerning] the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of
Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 
 Now
he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live
unto him. 
 And certain of the scribes answering said,
Teacher, thou hast well said. 
 For they durst not any
more ask him any question. 
 And he said unto them, How
say they that the Christ is David's son? 
 For David
himself saith in the book of Psalms,
The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou on my right hand,
 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
 David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his
son? 
 And in the hearing of all the people he said unto
his disciples, 
 Beware 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;
 who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long
prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.
==Chapter 21==
 And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were
casting their gifts into the treasury. 
 And he saw a
certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 
 And he
said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more
than they all: 
 for all these did of their superfluity
cast in unto the gifts; but she of her want did cast in all the
living that she had. 
 And as some spake of the temple, how
it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said, 
 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in
which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that
shall not be thrown down. 
 And 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? 
 And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall
come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and, The time is at hand: go
ye not after them. 
 And when ye shall hear of wars and
tumults, be not terrified: for these things must needs come to
pass first; but the end is not immediately. 
 Then said he
unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom; 
 and there shall be great earthquakes, and in
divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be
terrors and great signs from heaven. 
 But before all
these things, 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.
 It shall turn out unto you for a testimony. 
 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand
how to answer: 
 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom,
which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to
gainsay. 
 But ye 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. 
 And ye shall be hated of
all men for my name's sake. 
 And not a hair of your head
shall perish. 
 In your patience ye shall win your souls.
 But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then
know that her desolation is at hand. 
 Then 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. 
 For these are days of vengeance,
that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 
 Woe
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. 
 And 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. 
 And 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; 
 men fainting for fear, and for expectation of
the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the
heavens shall be shaken. 
 And then shall they see the Son
of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 
 But
when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up
your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh. 
 And he
spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees:
 when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your
own selves that the summer is now nigh. 
 Even so, ye also,
when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the
kingdom of God is nigh. 
 Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished.
 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not
pass away. 
 But take heed to yourselves, lest haply your
hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and
cares of this life, and that day come on you suddenly as a
snare: 
 for [so] shall it come upon all them that dwell
on the face of all the earth. 
 But watch ye at every
season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all
these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the
Son of man. 
 And every day he was teaching in the temple;
and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is
called Olivet. 
 And all the people came early in the
morning to him in the temple, to hear him.
==Chapter 22==
 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is
called the Passover. 
 And the chief priests and the
scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared
the people. 
 And Satan entered into Judas who was called
Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. 
 And he went
away, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he
might deliver him unto them. 
 And they were glad, and
covenanted to give him money. 
 And he consented, and
sought opportunity to deliver him unto them in the absence of
the multitude. 
 And the day of unleavened bread came, on
which the passover must be sacrificed. 
 And he sent Peter
and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we
may eat. 
 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we
make ready? 
 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are
entered into the city, there shall meet you a man bearing a
pitcher of water; follow him into the house whereinto he goeth.
 And ye shall say unto the master of the house, The
Teacher saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I
shall eat the passover with my disciples? 
 And he will
show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. 
 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made
ready the passover. 
 And when the hour was come, he sat
down, and the apostles with him. 
 And he said unto them,
With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before
I suffer: 
 for I say unto you, I shall not eat it, until
it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 
 And he received a
cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and
divide it among yourselves: 
 for I say unto you, I shall
not drink from henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the
kingdom of God shall come. 
 And 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.
 And 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. 
 But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth
me is with me on the table. 
 For the Son of man indeed
goeth, as it hath been determined: but woe unto that man through
whom he is betrayed! 
 And they began to question among
themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.
 And there arose also a contention among them, which of
them was accounted to be greatest. 
 And he said unto
them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and
they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.
 But ye [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 doth serve. 
 For which is greater, he that
sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at
meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth. 
 But ye are they that have continued with me in my temptations;
 and I appoint unto you a kingdom, even as my Father
appointed unto me, 
 that ye may eat and drink at my table
in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones judging the twelve
tribes of Israel. 
 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to
have you, that he might sift you as wheat: 
 but I made
supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou,
when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.
 And he said unto him, Lord, with thee I am ready to go
both to prison and to death. 
 And he said, I tell thee,
Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, until thou shalt thrice
deny that thou knowest me. 
 And he said unto them, When I
sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye
anything? And they said, Nothing. 
 And he said unto them,
But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a
wallet; and he that hath none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a
sword. 
 For I say unto you, that this which is written
must be fulfilled in me, And he was reckoned with transgressors:
for that which concerneth me hath fulfilment. 
 And they
said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them,
It is enough. 
 And he came out, and went, as his custom
was, unto the mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed
him. 
 And when he was at the place, he said unto them,
Pray that ye enter not into temptation. 
 And he was
parted from them about a stone's cast; and he kneeled down and
prayed, 
 saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this
cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
 And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven,
strengthening him. 
 And being in an agony he prayed more
earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood
falling down upon the ground. 
 And when he rose up from
his prayer, he came unto the disciples, and found them sleeping
for sorrow, 
 and said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and
pray, that ye enter not into temptation. 
 While he yet
spake, 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. 
 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou
the Son of man with a kiss? 
 And when they that were
about him saw what would follow, they said, Lord, shall we smite
with the sword? 
 And a certain one of them smote the
servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear.
 But Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye [them] thus far.
And he touched his ear, and healed him. 
 And Jesus said
unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and elders,
that were come against him, Are ye come out, as against a
robber, with swords and staves? 
 When I was daily with
you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me:
but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. 
 And
they seized him, and led him [away], and brought him into the
high priest's house. But Peter followed afar off. 
 And
when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and had
sat down together, Peter sat in the midst of them. 
 And a
certain maid seeing him as he sat in the light [of the fire],
and looking stedfastly upon him, said, This man also was with
him. 
 But he denied, saying, Woman, I know him not.
 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou
also art [one] of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not. 
 And 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. 
 But Peter said, Man, I know not what
thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
 And 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 thou shalt deny me thrice. 
 And he went out, and wept bitterly. 
 And the men that
held [Jesus] mocked him, and beat him. 
 And they
blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that
struck thee? 
 And many other things spake they against
him, reviling him. 
 And 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, 
 If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he
said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 
 and
if I ask [you], ye will not answer. 
 But from henceforth
shall the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of
God. 
 And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God?
And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. 
 And they said,
What further need have we of witness? for we ourselves have
heard from his own mouth.
==Chapter 23==
 And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him
before Pilate. 
 And 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.
 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the
Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest. 
 And
Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no
fault in this man. 
 But they were the more urgent, saying,
He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and
beginning from Galilee even unto this place. 
 But when
Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.
 And when he knew that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he
sent him unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these
days. 
 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding 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. 
 And he questioned him in many words; but he answered
him nothing. 
 And the chief priests and the scribes
stood, vehemently accusing him. 
 And Herod with his
soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in
gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate. 
 And Herod and
Pilate became friends with each other that very day: for before
they were at enmity between themselves. 
 And Pilate
called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,
 and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one
that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him
before you, found no fault in this man touching those things
whereof ye accuse him: 
 no, nor yet Herod: for he sent
him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been
done by him. 
 I will therefore chastise him, and release
him. 
 [Now he must needs release unto them at the feast
one prisoner.] 
 But they cried out all together, saying,
Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: -- 
 one
who for a certain insurrection made in the city, and for murder,
was cast into prison. 
 And Pilate spake unto them again,
desiring to release Jesus; 
 but they shouted, saying,
Crucify, crucify him. 
 And he said unto them the third
time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause
of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.
 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he
might be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 
 And
Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done.
 And 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. 
 And 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.
 And there followed him a great multitude of the people,
and of women who bewailed and lamented him. 
 But Jesus
turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me,
but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 
 For
behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed
are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts
that never gave suck. 
 Then shall they begin to say to
the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. 
 For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be
done in the dry? 
 And there were also two others,
malefactors, led with him to be put to death. 
 And 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. 
 And Jesus said, Father, forgive
them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments
among them, they cast lots. 
 And 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. 
 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him,
offering him vinegar, 
 and saying, If thou art the King
of the Jews, save thyself. 
 And there was also a
superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 
 And one of the malefactors that were hanged railed on him,
saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us. 
 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou not
even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 
 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our
deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 
 And he
said, Jesus, remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom.
 And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day
shalt thou be with me in Paradise. 
 And it was now about
the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until
the ninth hour, 
 the sun's light failing: and the veil of
the temple was rent in the midst. 
 And Jesus, crying with
a loud voice, said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit:
and having said this, he gave up the ghost. 
 And when the
centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly
this was a righteous man. 
 And all the multitudes that
came together to this sight, when they beheld the things that
were done, returned smiting their breasts. 
 And all his
acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from Galilee,
stood afar off, seeing these things. 
 And behold, a man
named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good and righteous man
 (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: 
 this man went to Pilate, and asked for
the body of Jesus. 
 And 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. 
 And it was the day of the
Preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 
 And the women, who
had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the
tomb, and how his body was laid. 
 And they returned, and
prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested
according to the commandment.
==Chapter 24==
 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they
came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord
Jesus. 
 And it came to pass, while they were perplexed
thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:
 and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to
the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the
dead? 
 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake
unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 
 saying that the Son
of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be
crucified, and the third day rise again. 
 And they
remembered his words, 
 and returned from the tomb, and
told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.
 Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the
[mother] of James: and the other women with them told these
things unto the apostles. 
 And these words appeared in
their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them. 
 But
Peter arose, and ran unto the tomb; and stooping and looking in,
he seeth the linen cloths by themselves; and he departed to his
home, wondering at that which was come to pass. 
 And
behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named
Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem. 
 And they communed with each other of all these things which had
happened. 
 And it came to pass, while they communed and
questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with
them. 
 But their eyes were holden that they should not
know him. 
 And he said unto them, What communications are
these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood
still, looking sad. 
 And one of them, named Cleopas,
answering said unto him, Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem
and not know the things which are come to pass there in these
days? 
 And 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:
 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him
up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 
 But we
hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and besides
all this, it is now the third day since these things came to
pass. 
 Moreover, certain women of our company amazed us,
having been early at the tomb; 
 and when they found not
his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of
angels, who said that he was alive. 
 And certain of them
that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the
women had said: but him they saw not. 
 And he said unto
them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that
the prophets have spoken! 
 Behooved it not the Christ to
suffer these things, and to enter into his glory? 
 And
beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted
to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were
going: and he made as though he would go further. 
 And
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. 
 And it came to pass, when he had sat down
with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking
[it] he gave to them. 
 And their eyes were opened, and
they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. 
 And
they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us,
while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the
scriptures? 
 And they rose up that very hour, and
returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together,
and them that were with them, 
 saying, The Lord is risen
indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. 
 And they rehearsed
the things [that happened] in the way, and how he was known of
them in the breaking of the bread. 
 And as they spake
these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith
unto them, Peace [be] unto you. 
 But they were terrified
and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit. 
 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do
questionings arise in your heart? 
 See my hands and my
feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath
not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having. 
 And when he
had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 
 And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said
unto them, Have ye here anything to eat? 
 And they gave
him a piece of a broiled fish. 
 And he took it, and ate
before them. 
 And he said unto them, These are my words
which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all
things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of
Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. 
 Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the
scriptures; 
 and he said unto them, Thus it is written,
that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the
third day; 
 and that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning
from Jerusalem. 
 Ye are witnesses of these things.
 And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon
you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power
from on high. 
 And he led them out until [they were] over
against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted
from them, and was carried up into heaven. 
 And they
worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
 and were continually in the temple, blessing God.