8:1And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve, 8:2And certain women who had been made free from evil spirits and diseases, Mary named Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had gone out, 8:3And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs. 8:4And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story: 8:5A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven. 8:6And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water. 8:7And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth. 8:8And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear. 8:9And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story. 8:10And he said, To you is given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to the others, they are given in stories, so that seeing, they may not see, and though they give hearing, the sense will not be clear to them. 8:11Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God. 8:12Those by the side of the road are those who have given hearing; then the Evil One comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not have faith and get salvation. 8:13And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up. 8:14And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit. 8:15And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit. 8:16No man, when the light is lighted, puts a cover over it, or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on its table, so that those who come in may see the light. 8:17For nothing is put out of view which will not be made clear, and nothing is secret of which the knowledge will not come to light. 8:18So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have. 8:19And his mother and his brothers came to him, and they were not able to get near him because of the great number of people. 8:20And someone said to him, Your mother and your brothers are outside desiring to see you. 8:21But he said to them in answer, My mother and my brothers are those who have knowledge of the word of God and do it. 8:22Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat. 8:23But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger. 8:24Then they came to him and, awaking him out of his sleep, said, Master, Master, destruction is near. And he, when he was awake, gave orders to the wind and the rolling waves, and the storm came to an end, and all was calm. 8:25And he said to them, Where is your faith? And fear and wonder overcame them, and they said to one another, Who then is this, who gives orders even to the winds and the water and they do what he says? 8:26And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 8:27And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead. 8:28And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me. 8:29For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places. 8:30And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him. 8:31And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep. 8:32Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them. 8:33And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction. 8:34And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country. 8:35And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them. 8:36And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well. 8:37And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes made a request to him to go away from them; for they were in great fear: and he got into a boat and went back. 8:38But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying, 8:39Go back to your house and let them have news of all the great things which God has done for you. And he went away, giving word through all the town of the great things which Jesus had done for him. 8:40And when Jesus went back, the people were glad to see him, for they were all waiting for him. 8:41Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house; 8:42For he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was near to death. But while he was on his way, the people were pushing to be near him. 8:43And a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had given all her money to medical men, and not one of them was able to make her well, 8:44Came after him and put her hand on the edge of his robe, and straight away the flowing of her blood was stopped. 8:45And Jesus said, Who was touching me? And when they all said, It is not I, Peter and those who were with him said, Master, the people are pushing round you on every side. 8:46But Jesus said, Someone was touching me, for I had the feeling that power had gone out from me. 8:47And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away. 8:48And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace. 8:49While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master. 8:50But Jesus at these words said to him, Have no fear, only have faith, and she will be made well. 8:51And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother. 8:52And all the people were weeping and crying for her; but he said, Do not be sad, for she is not dead, but sleeping. 8:53And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead. 8:54But he, taking her hand, said to her, My child, get up. 8:55And her spirit came back to her and she got up straight away: and he gave orders that food was to be given to her. 8:56And her father and mother were full of wonder, but he gave orders to them to say nothing about it to anyone.
9:1And getting the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all evil spirits and over diseases, to make them well. 9:2And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill. 9:3And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats. 9:4And if you go into a house, let that house be your resting-place till you go away. 9:5And if any people will not take you in, when you go away from that town, put off its dust from your feet for a witness against them. 9:6And they went away, journeying through all the towns, preaching the good news and making people free from diseases in all places. 9:7Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead; 9:8And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life. 9:9And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him. 9:10And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida. 9:11But the people, getting news of it, went after him: and he was pleased to see them, and gave them teaching about the kingdom of God, and made those well who were in need of it. 9:12And the day went on; and the twelve came to him and said, Send these people away so that they may go into the towns and the country round about and get resting-places and food for themselves, for we are in a waste place. 9:13But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people. 9:14For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group. 9:15And they did so, and made them all be seated. 9:16And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people. 9:17And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full. 9:18And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am? 9:19And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back. 9:20And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God. 9:21But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man; 9:22Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life. 9:23And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me. 9:24For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it. 9:25For what profit will a man have if he gets all the world, but undergoes loss or destruction himself? 9:26For if any man has a feeling of shame because of me or of my words, the Son of man will have shame because of him when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 9:27But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God. 9:28And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer. 9:29And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining. 9:30And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him; 9:31Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem. 9:32Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him. 9:33And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying. 9:34And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud. 9:35And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him. 9:36And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen. 9:37And on the day after, when they came down from the mountain, a great band of people came to him. 9:38And a man from among them, crying out, said, Master, I make a request to you, give a thought to my son, for he is my only child: 9:39And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows. 9:40And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it. 9:41And Jesus said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be with you and put up with you? let your son come here. 9:42And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father. 9:43And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples, 9:44Let these words go deep into your ears, for the Son of man will be given up into the hands of men. 9:45But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it. 9:46Now there was a discussion among them about which of them would be the greatest. 9:47But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their hearts, he took a small child and put him by his side, 9:48And said to them, Whoever gives honour to this child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour to him who sent me: for whoever is least among you all, that man is great. 9:49And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did not let him do it, because he was not one of us. 9:50But Jesus said to him, Let him do it, for he who is not against you is for you. 9:51And it came about that when the days were near for him to be taken up, his face was turned to go to Jerusalem, 9:52And he sent men before: and they came to a small town of Samaria to make ready for him. 9:53But they would not have him there, because he was clearly going to Jerusalem. 9:54And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them? 9:55But turning round he said sharp words to them. 9:56And they went to another small town. 9:57And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go. 9:58And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head. 9:59And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father. 9:60But he said to him, Let the dead take care of their dead; it is for you to go and give news of the kingdom of God. 9:61And another man said, I will come with you, Lord, but first let me say a last good-day to those who are at my house. 9:62But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.
10:1Now after these things, the Lord made selection of seventy others and sent them before him, two together, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. 10:2And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain. 10:3Go on your way: see, I send you out like lambs among wolves. 10:4Take no bag for money or for food, and no shoes; say no word to any man on the way. 10:5And whenever you go into a house, first say, Peace be to this house. 10:6And if a son of peace is there, your peace will be with him: but if not, it will come back to you again. 10:7And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house. 10:8And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you: 10:9And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you. 10:10But if you go into a town where they will not have you, go out into the streets of it and say, 10:11Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near. 10:12I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town. 10:13A curse is on you, Chorazin! A curse is on you, Beth-saida! For if such works of power had been done in Tyre and Sidon as have been done in you, they would have been turned from their sins, in days gone by, seated in the dust. 10:14But it will be better for Tyre and Sidon, in the day of judging, than for you. 10:15And you, Capernaum, were you not lifted up to heaven? you will go down to hell. 10:16Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me. 10:17And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name. 10:18And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star. 10:19See, I have given you power to put your feet on snakes and evil beasts, and over all the strength of him who is against you: and nothing will do you damage. 10:20Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven. 10:21In that same hour he was full of joy in the Holy Spirit and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children: for so, O Father, it was pleasing in your eyes. 10:22All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear. 10:23And, turning to the disciples, he said privately, Happy are the eyes which see the things you see: 10:24For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not. 10:25And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? 10:26And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it? 10:27And he, answering, said, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and for your neighbour as for yourself. 10:28And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life. 10:29But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 10:30And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead. 10:31And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side. 10:32And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side. 10:33But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him, 10:34And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him. 10:35And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed. 10:36Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves? 10:37And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same. 10:38Now, while they were on their way, he came to a certain town; and a woman named Martha took him into her house. 10:39And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words. 10:40But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help. 10:41But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things: 10:42Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
11:1And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples? 11:2And he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come. 11:3Give us every day bread for our needs. 11:4May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test. 11:5And he said to them, Which of you, having a friend, would go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, Friend, let me have three cakes of bread; 11:6Because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to put before him; 11:7And he, from inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give to you? 11:8I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of. 11:9And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you. 11:10For to everyone who makes a request, it will be given; and he who is searching will get his desire; and to him who gives the sign, the door will be open. 11:11And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake? 11:12Or for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 11:13If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him? 11:14And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder. 11:15But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits. 11:16And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him. 11:17But he, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction. 11:18If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul. 11:19And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges. 11:20But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you. 11:21When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe: 11:22But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods. 11:23He who is not with me is against me, and he who will not give me help in getting people together is driving them away. 11:24The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came. 11:25And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean. 11:26Then he goes and gets seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they go in, and take their places there: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. 11:27And it came about that when he said these things, a certain woman among the people said in a loud voice, Happy is the body which gave you birth, and the breasts from which you took milk. 11:28But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it. 11:29And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. 11:30For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation. 11:31The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here. 11:32The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here. 11:33No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light. 11:34The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark. 11:35So take care that the light which is in you is not dark. 11:36If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light. 11:37Now, while he was talking, a Pharisee made a request that he would come to a meal with him; and he went in and took his seat at the meal. 11:38And when the Pharisee saw it, he was surprised because he came to the meal without first washing himself. 11:39And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil. 11:40O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside? 11:41But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you. 11:42But a curse is on you, Pharisees! for you make men give a tenth of every sort of plant, and give no thought to right and the love of God; but it is right for you to do these things, and not let the others be undone. 11:43A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place. 11:44A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it. 11:45And one of the teachers of the law, answering, said to him, Master, in saying this, you give a bad name to us as to them. 11:46And he said, A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for while other men are crushed under the weight of the rules you make for them, you yourselves do not put so much as one finger to them. 11:47A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death. 11:48So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places. 11:49For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains; 11:50So that punishment may come on this generation for the blood of all the prophets which was given from the earliest days; 11:51From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was put to death between the altar and the Temple. Yes, I say to you, It will come on this generation. 11:52A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not go in yourselves, and you got in the way of those who were going in. 11:53And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things; 11:54And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
12:1At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit. 12:2But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear. 12:3So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops. 12:4And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that. 12:5But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him. 12:6Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind. 12:7But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows. 12:8And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witness before the angels of God. 12:9But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God. 12:10And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evil words against the Holy Spirit, there will be no forgiveness. 12:11And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say: 12:12For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say. 12:13And one of the people said to him, Master, give an order to my brother to make division of the heritage with me. 12:14But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you? 12:15And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has. 12:16And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile: 12:17And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit. 12:18And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods. 12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy. 12:20But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together? 12:21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God. 12:22And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed. 12:23Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing? 12:24Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds! 12:25And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller? 12:26If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest? 12:27Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these. 12:28But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith? 12:29And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts. 12:30For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them. 12:31But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition. 12:32Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 12:33Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction. 12:34For where your wealth is, there will your heart be. 12:35Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning. 12:36And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that when he comes to the door, it will be open to him quickly. 12:37Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food. 12:38And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him, happy are those servants. 12:39But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into. 12:40So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him. 12:41And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men? 12:42And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time? 12:43Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so. 12:44Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods. 12:45But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine; 12:46The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith; 12:47And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows; 12:48But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested. 12:49I came to send a fire on the earth, and it may even now have been lighted. 12:50But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete! 12:51Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division: 12:52For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and two against three. 12:53They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. 12:54Then he said to the people, When you see a cloud coming up in the west, straight away you say, There will be rain; and so it is. 12:55And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, There will be heat; and so it is. 12:56O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you? 12:57And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right? 12:58For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison. 12:59I say to you, You will not come out of it till you have made payment to the very last farthing.
13:1Now some people who were there at that time, gave him an account of how the blood of some Galilaeans had been mixed by Pilate with their offerings. 13:2And he, in answer, said to them, Are you of the opinion that these Galilaeans were worse than all other Galilaeans, because these things were done to them? 13:3I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to the same end. 13:4Or those eighteen men who were crushed by the fall of the tower of Siloam, were they worse than all the other men living in Jerusalem? 13:5I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to an end in the same way. 13:6And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit. 13:7And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down; why is it taking up space? 13:8And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile: 13:9And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down. 13:10And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath. 13:11And there was a woman who had had a disease for eighteen years; she was bent, and was not able to make herself straight. 13:12And when Jesus saw her, he said to her, Woman, you are made free from your disease. 13:13And he put his hands on her, and she was made straight, and gave praise to God. 13:14And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath. 13:15But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water? 13:16And is it not right for this daughter of Abraham, who has been in the power of Satan for eighteen years, to be made free on the Sabbath? 13:17And when he said these things, those who were against him were shamed, and all the people were full of joy because of the great things which were done by him. 13:18Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it? 13:19It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his garden, and it became a tree, and the birds of heaven made their resting-places in its branches. 13:20And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like? 13:21It is like leaven, which a woman put into three measures of meal, and it was all leavened. 13:22And he went on his way, through towns and country places, teaching and journeying to Jerusalem. 13:23And someone said to him, Lord, will only a small number have salvation? And he said to them, 13:24Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so. 13:25When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from. 13:26Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets. 13:27But he will say, Truly, I have no knowledge of you or where you come from; go away from me, you workers of evil. 13:28There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside. 13:29And they will come from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south, and take their places in the kingdom of God. 13:30And the last will be first, and the first will be last. 13:31At that time, certain Pharisees came to him and said, Go away from this place, because Herod's purpose is to put you to death. 13:32And he said, Go and say to that fox, I send out evil spirits and do works of mercy today and tomorrow, and on the third day my work will be complete. 13:33But I have to go on my way today and tomorrow and the third day, for it is not right for a prophet to come to his death outside Jerusalem. 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who were sent to her! again and again would I have taken your children to myself, as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, but you would not! 13:35Now see, your house is waste, and I say to you, You will not see me again till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.
14:1And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him. 14:2And a certain man was there who had a disease. 14:3And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not? 14:4But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away. 14:5And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath? 14:6And they had no answer to that question. 14:7And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them, 14:8When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming, 14:9And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat. 14:10But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there. 14:11For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up. 14:12And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward. 14:13But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body: 14:14And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead. 14:15And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God. 14:16And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people. 14:17And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready. 14:18And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come. 14:19And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come. 14:20And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come. 14:21And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body. 14:22And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room. 14:23And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full. 14:24For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast. 14:25Now a great number of people went with him. 14:26And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple. 14:27Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple. 14:28For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete? 14:29For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him, 14:30And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete. 14:31Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 14:32Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace. 14:33And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple. 14:34For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it? 14:35It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.
15:1Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him. 15:2And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them. 15:3And he made a story for them, saying, 15:4What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is? 15:5And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy. 15:6And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away. 15:7I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart. 15:8Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it? 15:9And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me. 15:10Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing. 15:11And he said, A certain man had two sons: 15:12And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them. 15:13And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living. 15:14And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need. 15:15And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food. 15:16And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything. 15:17But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food! 15:18I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: 15:19I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants. 15:20And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss. 15:21And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son. 15:22But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet: 15:23And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad. 15:24For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy. 15:25Now the older son was in the field: and when he came near the house, the sounds of music and dancing came to his ears. 15:26And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be. 15:27And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely. 15:28But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in. 15:29But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends: 15:30But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him. 15:31And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours. 15:32But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.
16:1And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods. 16:2And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property. 16:3And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets. 16:4I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses. 16:5And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord? 16:6And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty. 16:7Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty. 16:8And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light. 16:9And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places. 16:10He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great. 16:11If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth? 16:12And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours? 16:13No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth. 16:14And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him. 16:15And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God. 16:16The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force. 16:17But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out. 16:18Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her. 16:19Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. 16:20And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, 16:21Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. 16:22And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. 16:23And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. 16:24And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. 16:25But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. 16:26And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us. 16:27And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house; 16:28For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain. 16:29But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say. 16:30And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed. 16:31And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.
17:1And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come. 17:2It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones. 17:3Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness. 17:4And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness. 17:5And the twelve said to the Lord, Make our faith greater. 17:6And the Lord said, If your faith was only as great as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this tree, Be rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would be done. 17:7But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal, 17:8Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours? 17:9Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered? 17:10In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do. 17:11And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee. 17:12And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance, 17:13Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 17:14And when he saw them he said, Go, and let the priests see you. And, while they were going, they were made clean. 17:15And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice; 17:16And, falling down on his face at the feet of Jesus, he gave the credit to him; and he was a man of Samaria. 17:17And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine? 17:18Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land? 17:19And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well. 17:20And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation: 17:21And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you. 17:22And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it. 17:23And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them. 17:24For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes. 17:25But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation. 17:26And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man. 17:27They were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day of the overflowing of the waters, when Noah went into the ark, and they all came to destruction. 17:28In the same way, in the days of Lot; they were feasting and trading, they were planting and building; 17:29But on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, fire came down from heaven and destruction came on them all. 17:30So will it be in the day of the revelation of the Son of man. 17:31On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house. 17:32Keep in mind Lot's wife. 17:33If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it. 17:34I say to you, In that night there will be two men sleeping in one bed, and one will be taken away and the other let go. 17:35Two women will be crushing grain together; one will be taken away and the other let go. 17:36[] 17:37And they, answering him, said, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles come together.
18:1And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired; 18:2Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man: 18:3And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong. 18:4And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man, 18:5Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming. 18:6And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge. 18:7And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it? 18:8I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth? 18:9And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others: 18:10Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer. 18:11The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer. 18:12Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have. 18:13The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner. 18:14I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high. 18:15And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them 18:16But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 18:17Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all. 18:18And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? 18:19And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God. 18:20You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother. 18:21And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy. 18:22And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me. 18:23But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth. 18:24And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God! 18:25It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God. 18:26And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation? 18:27But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God. 18:28And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you. 18:29And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God, 18:30Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life. 18:31And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man. 18:32For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame: 18:33And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life. 18:34But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it. 18:35And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by. 18:36And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this? 18:37And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by. 18:38And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. 18:39And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me. 18:40And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him, 18:41What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again. 18:42And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well. 18:43And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
19:1And he went into Jericho, and when he was going through it, 19:2A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth, 19:3Made an attempt to get a view of Jesus, and was not able to do so, because of the people, for he was a small man. 19:4And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way. 19:5And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today. 19:6And he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy. 19:7And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner. 19:8And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much. 19:9And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham. 19:10For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour. 19:11And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away. 19:12So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back. 19:13And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come. 19:14But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler. 19:15And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done. 19:16And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds. 19:17And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns. 19:18And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds. 19:19And he said, You will be ruler over five towns. 19:20And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth; 19:21Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed. 19:22He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed; 19:23Why then did you not put my money in a bank, so that when I came I would get it back with interest? 19:24And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten. 19:25And they say to him, Lord, he has ten pounds. 19:26And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 19:27And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me. 19:28And when he had said this, he went on in front of them, going up to Jerusalem. 19:29And it came about that when he got near Beth-phage and Bethany by the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, 19:30Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him. 19:31And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him. 19:32And those whom he sent went away, and it was as he said. 19:33And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass? 19:34And they said, The Lord has need of him. 19:35And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him. 19:36And while he went on his way they put their clothing down on the road in front of him. 19:37And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen; 19:38Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest. 19:39And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet. 19:40And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out. 19:41And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it, 19:42Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them. 19:43For the time will come when your attackers will put a wall round you, and come all round you and keep you in on every side, 19:44And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy. 19:45And he went into the Temple and put out those who were trading there, 19:46Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves. 19:47And every day he was teaching in the Temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people were attempting to put him to death; 19:48But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.
20:1And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news, 20:2That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority. 20:3And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer: 20:4The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men? 20:5And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him? 20:6But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet. 20:7And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from. 20:8And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things. 20:9And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time. 20:10And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing. 20:11And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing. 20:12And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out. 20:13And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him. 20:14But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours. 20:15And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen? 20:16He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so. 20:17But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building? 20:18Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust. 20:19And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them. 20:20And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler. 20:21And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: 20:22Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not? 20:23But he saw through their trick and said to them, 20:24Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's. 20:25And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. 20:26And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing. 20:27And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him, 20:28Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother. 20:29Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children; 20:30And the second; 20:31And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end. 20:32And last of all, the woman came to her end. 20:33When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her. 20:34And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives; 20:35But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married; 20:36And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead. 20:37But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 20:38Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him. 20:39And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well. 20:40And they had fear of putting any more questions to him. 20:41And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David? 20:42For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand, 20:43Till I put under your feet all those who are against you. 20:44David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son? 20:45And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, 20:46Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts; 20:47Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.
21:1And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box. 21:2And he saw a certain poor widow putting in a farthing. 21:3And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has given more than all of them: 21:4For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living. 21:5And some were talking about the Temple, how it was made fair with beautiful stones and with offerings, but he said, 21:6As for these things which you see, the days will come when not one stone will be resting on another, but all will be broken down. 21:7And they said to him, Master, when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these events are to take place? 21:8And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them. 21:9And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now. 21:10Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom: 21:11There will be great earth-shocks and outbursts of disease in a number of places, and men will be without food; and there will be wonders and great signs from heaven. 21:12But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name. 21:13And it will be turned to a witness for you. 21:14So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give: 21:15For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong. 21:16But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death. 21:17And you will be hated by all men, because of me. 21:18But not a hair of your head will come to destruction. 21:19By going through all these things, you will keep your lives. 21:20But when you see armies all round about Jerusalem, then be certain that her destruction is near. 21:21Then let those who are in Judaea go in flight to the mountains; and those who are in the middle of the town go out; and let not those who are in the country come in. 21:22For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect. 21:23It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people. 21:24And they will be put to death with the sword, and will be taken as prisoners into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be crushed under the feet of the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles are complete. 21:25And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth, fear among the nations and doubt because of the loud noise of the sea and the waves; 21:26Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved. 21:27And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. 21:28But when these things come about, let your heads be lifted up, because your salvation is near. 21:29And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees; 21:30When they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming. 21:31In the same way, when you see these things taking place you may be certain that the kingdom of God is near. 21:32Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all things are complete. 21:33Heaven and earth will come to an end, but my words will not come to an end. 21:34But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net: 21:35For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth. 21:36But keep watch at all times with prayer, that you may be strong enough to come through all these things and take your place before the Son of man. 21:37And every day he was teaching in the Temple and every night he went out to the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives to take his rest. 21:38And all the people came early in the morning to give ear to his words in the Temple.
22:1Now the feast of unleavened bread was near, which is called the Passover. 22:2And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people. 22:3And Satan came into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve. 22:4And he went away and had a discussion with the chief priests and the rulers, about how he might give him up to them. 22:5And they were glad, and undertook to give him money. 22:6And he made an agreement with them to give him up to them, if he got a chance, when the people were not present. 22:7And the day of unleavened bread came, when the Passover lamb is put to death. 22:8And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make the Passover ready for us, so that we may take it. 22:9And they said to him, Where are we to get it ready? 22:10And he said to them, When you go into the town you will see a man coming to you with a vessel of water; go after him into the house into which he goes. 22:11And say to the master of the house, The Master says, Where is the guest-room, where I may take the Passover with my disciples? 22:12And he will take you up to a great room with a table and seats: there make ready. 22:13And they went, and it was as he had said: and they made the Passover ready. 22:14And when the time had come, he took his seat, and the Apostles with him. 22:15And he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death; 22:16For I say to you, I will not take it till it is made complete in the kingdom of God. 22:17And he took a cup and, having given praise, he said, Make division of this among yourselves; 22:18For I say to you, I will not take of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come. 22:19And he took bread and, having given praise, he gave it to them when it had been broken, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: do this in memory of me. 22:20And in the same way, after the meal, he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new testament, made with my blood which is given for you. 22:21But the hand of him who is false to me is with me at the table. 22:22For it will be done to the Son of man after the purpose of God, but unhappy is that man by whom he is given up. 22:23And they were wondering among themselves which of them it was who would do this thing. 22:24And there was an argument among them about which of them was the greatest. 22:25And he said, The kings of the Gentiles are lords over them, and those who have authority are given names of honour. 22:26But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant. 22:27For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant. 22:28But you are those who have kept with me through my troubles; 22:29And I will give you a kingdom as my Father has given one to me, 22:30So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 22:31Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested: 22:32But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong. 22:33And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death. 22:34And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock's second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. 22:35And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing. 22:36And he said to them, But now, he who has a money-bag, or a bag for food, let him take it: and he who has not, let him give his coat for money and get a sword. 22:37For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end. 22:38And they said, Lord, here are two swords. And he said, It is enough. 22:39And he came out, and went, as his way was, to the Mountain of Olives, and the disciples went with him. 22:40And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test. 22:41And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said, 22:42Father, if it is your pleasure, take this cup from me: but still, let your pleasure, not mine, be done. 22:43And an angel from heaven came to him, to give him strength. 22:44And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth. 22:45And, getting up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and saw that they were sleeping for sorrow. 22:46And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test. 22:47And while he was saying these words, there came a band of people, and Judas, one of the twelve, was in front of them, and he came near to Jesus to give him a kiss. 22:48But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss? 22:49And when those who were with him saw what was coming, they said, Lord, may we not make use of our swords? 22:50And one of them gave a blow to the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. 22:51But Jesus, answering, said, Put up with this, at least. And touching his ear, he made it well. 22:52And Jesus said to the chief priests and the captains of the Temple and the rulers, who had come against him, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks? 22:53When I was in the Temple with you every day, your hands were not stretched out against me: but this is your hour, and the authority of the dark power. 22:54And they made him a prisoner and took him away to the house of the high priest. But Peter went after them at a distance. 22:55And a fire was lighted in the middle of the open square, and they were seated together, and Peter was among them. 22:56And a certain woman-servant, seeing him in the light of the fire, and looking at him with attention, said, This man was with him. 22:57But he said, Woman, it is not true; I have no knowledge of him. 22:58And after a little time, another saw him and said, You are one of them; and he said, Man, I am not. 22:59And after about an hour, another man said, with decision, Certainly this man was with him, for he is a Galilaean. 22:60And Peter said, Man, I have no knowledge of these things of which you are talking. And straight away, while he was saying these words, there came the cry of a cock. 22:61And the Lord, turning, gave Peter a look. And the words of the Lord came to Peter's mind, how he had said, This night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will be false to me three times. 22:62And he went out, weeping bitterly. 22:63And the men in whose hands Jesus was, made sport of him and gave him blows. 22:64And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow? 22:65And they said a number of other evil things against him. 22:66And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying, 22:67If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief; 22:68And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer. 22:69But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God. 22:70And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am. 22:71And they said, What more need have we of witness? we have the very words of his mouth.
23:1And they all went and took him before Pilate. 23:2And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king. 23:3And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so. 23:4And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong. 23:5But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place. 23:6But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean? 23:7And when he saw that he was under the authority of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem himself at that time. 23:8Now when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, having for a long time had a desire to see him, for he had had accounts of him, and was hoping to see some wonders done by him. 23:9And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing. 23:10And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently. 23:11And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate. 23:12And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one another, for before they had been against one another. 23:13And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them, 23:14You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him: 23:15And Herod is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he has done nothing for which I might put him to death. 23:16And so I will give him punishment and let him go. 23:17[] 23:18But with loud voices they said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free. 23:19Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life. 23:20And Pilate again said to them that it was his desire to let Jesus go free. 23:21But crying out they said, To the cross with him! 23:22And he said to them a third time, Why, what evil has he done? I see no reason for putting him to death: I will give him punishment and let him go. 23:23But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way. 23:24And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect. 23:25And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure. 23:26And while they were taking him away, they put their hands on Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and made him take the cross after Jesus. 23:27And a great band of people went after him, and of women making signs of grief and weeping for him. 23:28But Jesus, turning to them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, let not your weeping be for me, but for yourselves and for your children. 23:29For the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are those who have had no children, whose bodies have never given birth, whose breasts have never given milk. 23:30And they will say to the mountains, Come down on us, and to the hills, Be a cover over us. 23:31For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will they do when it is dry? 23:32And two others, evil-doers, were taken with him to be put to death. 23:33And when they came to the place which is named Golgotha, they put him on the cross, and the evil-doers, one on the right side, and the other on the left. 23:34And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance. 23:35And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection. 23:36And the men of the army made sport of him, coming to him and giving him bitter wine, 23:37And saying, If you are the King of the Jews, get yourself free. 23:38And these words were put in writing over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 23:39And one of the evil-doers on the cross, with bitter feeling, said to him, Are you not the Christ? Get yourself and us out of this. 23:40But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment, 23:41And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong. 23:42And he said, Jesus, keep me in mind when you come in your kingdom. 23:43And he said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise. 23:44And it was now about the sixth hour; and all the land was dark till the ninth hour; 23:45The light of the sun went out, and the curtain in the Temple was parted in two. 23:46And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit. 23:47And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man. 23:48And all the people who had come together to see it, when they saw the things which were done, went back again making signs of grief. 23:49And all his friends and the women who came with him from Galilee, were waiting at a distance, watching these things. 23:50Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man 23:51(He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God: 23:52This man went to Pilate and made a request for the body of Jesus. 23:53And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it. 23:54Now it was the day of making ready and the Sabbath was coming on. 23:55And the women who had come with him from Galilee went after him and saw the place and how his body had been put to rest; 23:56And they went back and got ready spices and perfumes; and on the Sabbath they took their rest, in agreement with the law.
24:1But on the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the place where his body had been put, taking the spices which they had got ready. 24:2And they saw that the stone had been rolled away. 24:3And they went in, but the body of the Lord Jesus was not there. 24:4And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them: 24:5And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead? 24:6He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying, 24:7The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life. 24:8And his words came back into their minds, 24:9And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others. 24:10Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary, the mother of James: and the other women with them said these things to the Apostles. 24:11But these words seemed foolish to them, and they had no belief in them. 24:12But Peter got up and went to the place where the body had been put, and looking in he saw nothing but the linen cloths, and he went to his house full of wonder at what had taken place. 24:13And then, two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. 24:14And they were talking together about all those things which had taken place. 24:15And while they were talking and questioning together, Jesus himself came near and went with them. 24:16But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him. 24:17And he said to them, What are you talking about together while you go? 24:18Then stopping, and looking sadly at him, one of them, named Cleopas, said to him, Are you the only man living in Jerusalem who has not had news of the things which have taken place there at this time? 24:19And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people: 24:20And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross. 24:21But we were hoping that he would be the Saviour of Israel. In addition to all this he has now let three days go by from the time when these things took place; 24:22And certain women among us gave us cause for wonder, for they went early to the place where his body had been put, 24:23And it was not there; then they came saying that they had seen a vision of angels who said that he was living. 24:24And some of those who were with us went to the place, and saw that it was as the women had said, but him they did not see. 24:25And he said, O foolish men! how slow you are to give belief to what the prophets have said. 24:26Was it not necessary for the Christ to go through these things, and to come into his glory? 24:27And he made clear to them all the things in the Writings, from Moses and from all the prophets, which had to do with himself. 24:28And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on; 24:29But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them. 24:30And when he was seated with them at table, he took the bread, and said words of blessing and, making division of it, he gave it to them. 24:31And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view. 24:32And they said to one another, Were not our hearts burning in us while he was talking to us on the way, making clear to us the holy Writings? 24:33And that very hour they got up and went back to Jerusalem, where the eleven and the others had come together. 24:34And they said to them, The Lord has truly come back to life again, and Simon has seen him. 24:35And they gave an account of the things which had taken place on the way, and how, when he gave them bread, they had knowledge of him. 24:36And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you! 24:37But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit. 24:38And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt? 24:39See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have. 24:40And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet. 24:41And because, for joy and wonder, they were still in doubt, he said to them, Have you any food here? 24:42And they gave him a bit of cooked fish. 24:43And before their eyes he took a meal. 24:44And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect. 24:45Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds. 24:46And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day; 24:47And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name. 24:48You are witnesses of these things. 24:49And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you. 24:50And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing. 24:51And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven. 24:52And they gave him worship and went back to Jerusalem with great joy. 24:53And they were in the Temple at all times, giving praise to God.
John
1:1From the first he was the Word, and the Word was in relation with God and was God. 1:2This Word was from the first in relation with God. 1:3All things came into existence through him, and without him nothing was. 1:4What came into existence in him was life, and the life was the light of men. 1:5And the light goes on shining in the dark; it is not overcome by the dark. 1:6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 1:7He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him. 1:8He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light. 1:9The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world. 1:10He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him. 1:11He came to the things which were his and his people did not take him to their hearts. 1:12To all those who did so take him, however, he gave the right of becoming children of God--that is, to those who had faith in his name: 1:13Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire. 1:14And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace. 1:15John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me. 1:16From his full measure we have all been given grace on grace. 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ. 1:18No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is. 1:19And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you? 1:20He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ. 1:21And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not. 1:22So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself? 1:23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet. 1:24Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees. 1:25And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet? 1:26John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge; 1:27It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes. 1:28These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism. 1:29The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 1:30This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me. 1:31I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel. 1:32And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him. 1:33I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit. 1:34This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God. 1:35The day after, John was there again with two of his disciples; 1:36And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God! 1:37Hearing what he said, the two disciples went after Jesus. 1:38And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living? 1:39He said to them, Come and see. They went with him then and saw where he was living; and they were with him all that day: it was then about the tenth hour of the day. 1:40Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two men who, hearing what John said, went after Jesus. 1:41Early in the morning he came across his brother and said to him, We have made discovery! It is the Messiah! (which is to say, the Christ). 1:42And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter). 1:43The day after this, Jesus had a desire to go into Galilee. He came across Philip and said to him, Come and be my disciple. 1:44Now Philip's town was Beth-saida, where Andrew and Peter came from. 1:45Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 1:46Nazareth! said Nathanael, Is it possible for any good to come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see. 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and said of him, See, here is a true son of Israel in whom there is nothing false. 1:48Nathanael said to him, Where did you get knowledge of me? In answer Jesus said, Before Philip was talking with you, while you were still under the fig-tree, I saw you. 1:49Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel! 1:50In answer Jesus said to him, You have faith because I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree. You will see greater things than these. 1:51And he said to him, Truly I say to you all, You will see heaven opening and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of man.
2:1On the third day two people were going to be married at Cana in Galilee. The mother of Jesus was there: 2:2And Jesus with his disciples came as guests. 2:3When they had not enough wine, the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine. 2:4Jesus said to her, Woman, this is not your business; my time is still to come. 2:5His mother said to the servants, Whatever he says to you, do it. 2:6Now six pots of stone, every one taking two or three firkins of water, were placed there for the purpose of washing, as is the way of the Jews. 2:7Jesus said to the servants, Make the pots full of water. And they made them full to the top. 2:8Then he said to them, Now take some, and give it to the master of the feast. So they took it to him. 2:9After tasting the water which had now become wine, the master of the feast (having no idea where it came from, though it was clear to the servants who took the water out) sent for the newly-married man, 2:10And said to him, Every man first puts out his best wine and when all have had enough he puts out what is not so good; but you have kept the good wine till now. 2:11This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee and let his glory be seen openly; and his disciples put their faith in him. 2:12After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they were there not more than two or three days. 2:13The time of the Passover of the Jews was near and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2:14And there in the Temple he saw men trading in oxen and sheep and doves, and he saw the changers of money in their seats: 2:15And he made a whip of small cords and put them all out of the Temple, with the sheep and the oxen, sending in all directions the small money of the changers and overturning their tables; 2:16And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market. 2:17And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house. 2:18Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things? 2:19And Jesus said to them, Send destruction on this Temple and I will put it up again in three days. 2:20The Jews said, The building of this Temple took forty-six years; and you will put it up in three days! 2:21But his words were about that holy building which was his body. 2:22So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said. 2:23Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did. 2:24But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all. 2:25He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.