But, when you are invited, going, sit in the lowest place, that, when he who invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher;' then you will have glory in the presence of all who are reclining at table with you;

And he sent forth his servant, at the hour of the supper, to say to those invited, 'Come; because all things are now ready.'

And he said to him, 'Child, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours'

And the lord praised the steward of unrighteousness, because he acted prudently; because the sons of this age are more prudent toward their own generation, than the sons of light.

And He said to them, "Ye are those who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts; because that which is exalted among men is an abomination before God.

But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that, in your lifetime, you received in full your good things, and Lazarus, likewise, evil things; but now here he is comforted, and you are in anguish.

So also ye, when ye do all the things that were commanded you, say, 'We are unprofitable servants; we have done what it was our duty to do.'

And Jesus, answering, said, "Were not the ten cleansed? Where are the nine?

And will not God avenge His elect, who are crying to Him day and night, and He is long suffering over them?

But He said, "The things impossible with men are possible with God."

And, taking the twelve aside, He said to them, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and all the things, written through the prophets respecting the Son of Man, will be accomplished;

for I feared you, because you are a harsh man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.'

saying, "Go your way into the village over against you, in which as ye are entering, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat; and, having loosed him, bring him.

and if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

And He said to them, "Then, render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage;

but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;

for neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the 'Bush,' when he calls the Lord 'The God of Abraham the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

"As to these things which ye are looking upon, the days will come, in which there will not be left here a stone upon a stone, which will not be thrown down."

And they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, when, therefore, will these things be, and what is the sign, when all these things are about to come to pass?"

because these are days of vengeance, that all the things written may be fulfilled.

And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by gentiles, until the times of the gentiles are fulfilled.

But watch ye at every season, praying that ye may have full strength to escape all these things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."

But He said to them, "The kings of the gentiles exercise lordship over them; and those having authority over them are called 'Benefactors.'

But ye are not so; but let the greater among you become as the younger, and he who leads as he who serves.

But ye are they who have remained with Me in my temptations;

And they said, "Lord, behold, here are two swords." And He said to them, "It is enough."

and said to them, "Why are ye sleeping? Rising up, pray, that ye enter not into temptation."

And, after a little while, another, seeing him, said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not."

But Peter said, "Man, I know not what you are saying." And immediately, while he was yet speaking, a cock crowed.

for, behold, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Happy the barren, and the wombs which bore not, and breasts that gave not suck.'

But the other, answering and rebuking him, said, "Do you not fear God, seeing that you are in the same condemnation?

and we, indeed, righteously; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds: but This Man did nothing amiss."

And, as they became afraid, and were bowing their faces to the earth, they said to them, "Why are ye seeking the Living among the dead?

And He said to them, "What words are these which ye are exchanging one with another, as ye walk?" And they stood still, with sad faces.

And He said to them, "Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart?

And He said to them, "These are My words which I spake to you, while being yet with you: that all things must be fulfilled, that have been written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the Psalms, concerning Me."

Ye are witnesses of these things,

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent forth priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, "Who are you?"

And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he says, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."

They said therefore, to him, "Who are you? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say concerning yourself?"

And they asked him, and said to him, "Why, then, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"

And Jesus, turning and beholding them following, saith to them, "What are ye seeking?" They said to Him, "Rabbi," (which, being translated, means Teacher), "where abidest Thou?"

He led him to Jesus. Jesus looking on him, said, "You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Cephas," (which is translated Peter).

Jesus answered, and said to him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and understand not these things?

And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, He Who was with you beyond the Jordan, to Whom you have borne testimony, behold, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him."

Say not ye, 'There are yet four months, and the harvest is coming?' Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes, and view the fields, because they are white for harvest.

Marvel not at this; because there is an hour coming, in which all who are in their tombs shall hear His voice,

Ye search the Scriptures; because in them ye think ye have eternal life; and these are they that testify concerning Me;

and ye are not willing to come to Me, that ye may have life.

"There is a lad here, who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but what are these among so many?"

It is the Spirit That giveth life; the flesh profits nothing: the words which I have spoken to you are spirit, and they are life.

But there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were that believed not, and who it was that would betray Him.

The world cannot hate you; but Me it hates, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.

Did not Moses give you the law? and not one of you does the law. Why are ye seeking to kill Me?"

If a man receives circumcision on a sabbath, that the law of Moses be not broken, are ye angry with Me, because I made a whole man well on the sabbath?

Some, therefore, of those of Jerusalem said, "Is not This He Whom they are seeking to kill?

But this multitude, who know not the law, are accursed."

They answered, and said to him, "Are you also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee arises no prophet."

And Jesus, having lifted Himself up, said to her, "Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"

And He said to them, "Ye are from beneath; I am from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

Jesus, therefore, said to those Jews who had believed on Him, "If ye abide in My word, ye are truly My disciples;

They answered Him, "We are Abraham's seed, and to no one have we at any time been in bondage; how sayest Thou, 'Ye shall be made free?'

I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye are seeking to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

They answered and said to Him, "Our father is Abraham." Jesus saith to them, "If ye are children of Abraham, ye are doing the works of Abraham.

But now ye are seeking to kill Me, a Man Who hath told you the truth, which I heard from My Father: this Abraham did not.

Ye are of your father the Devil; and the desires of your father ye wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own; because he is a liar, and the father of it.

He that is of God hears the words of God; on this account, ye hear them not, because ye are not of God."

And they reviled him, and said, "You are His disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.

Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, "Are we also blind?"

All who came before Me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.

The hireling, who also is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees (and the wolf seizes them, and scatters them);

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and they shall become one flock, one Shepherd.

Others said, "These are not the sayings of a demoniac. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

But ye believe not, because ye are not of My sheep.

I and the Father are One."

Jesus answered them, "Has it not been written in your law, 'I said, ye are gods?'

Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walks in the day, he stumbles not, because he sees the light of this world;

The high priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? because This Man is doing many signs.

and not for that nation only, but that He might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.

The Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, "Ye see that ye are effecting nothing! Behold, the world went away after Him!"

Jesus saith to him, "He who has bathed has no need, except to wash his feet, but is wholly clean; and ye are clean, but not all;"

for He knew him who would betray Him; on this account, He said, "Ye are not all clean."

If ye know these things, happy are ye, if ye do them.

By this shall all know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another."

In My Father's house are many abiding-places; otherwise, I would have told you; because I am going to prepare a place for you.

Already ye are clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in Me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit; because, apart from Me, ye can do nothing.

Unless one abides in Me, he was cast forth as a branch, and withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

Ye are My friends, if ye do what I command you.

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, on this account the world hates you.

and ye also testify, because ye are with Me from the beginning."

"I have yet many things to say to you; but ye are not able to hear them now.

All things whatsoever the Father hath are Mine; on this account, I said, that He taketh of Mine, and will declare it to you.

Now they have known that all things whatsoever Thou gavest Me are from Thee;

I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for those whom Thou hast given Me; because they are Thine.

And all Mine are Thine, and Thine are Mine; and I am glorified in them.

And I am no longer in the world; and these are in the world, and I come to Thee. Holy Father, keep, in Thine Own name, those whom Thou hast given Me, that they may be one, even as we are.

I have given them Thy word, and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.