I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.

"The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I do not have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and wealth."

Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'

"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.'"

and will not rather tell him, 'Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink'?

Being asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The Kingdom of God does not come with observation;

He said to the disciples, "The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

And they will tell you, 'Look, there.' or 'Look, here.' Do not go away, nor follow after them,

In that day, he who will be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away. Let him who is in the field likewise not turn back.

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. The one will be taken, and the other will be left.

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

saying, "There was a judge in a certain city who did not fear God, and did not respect man.

He would not for a while, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God, nor respect man,

Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

But the tax collector, standing far away, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner.'

Jesus summoned them, saying, "Allow the little children to come to me, and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Truly, I tell you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child, he will in no way enter into it."

You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not murder,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Honor your father and your mother.'"

who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life."

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.

He was trying to see who Jesus was, and could not because of the crowd, because he was short.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'

for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow.'

"He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I did not lay down, and reaping that which I did not sow.

Then why did you not deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?'

'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away.

But bring those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"

and will dash you and your children within you to the ground. They will not leave in you one stone on another, because you did not know the time of your visitation."

They could not find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'

They answered that they did not know where it was from.

They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and are not partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him."

They did not dare to ask him any more questions.

"As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down."

He said, "Watch out that you do not get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Therefore do not follow them.

When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."

Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer,

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

And not a hair of your head will perish.

Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let those who are in the midst of her depart. Let those who are in the country not enter therein.

Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things are accomplished.

Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.

for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God comes."

But not so with you. But one who is the greater among you, let him become as the younger, and one who is governing, as one who serves.

For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Is not it he who sits at the table? But I am in the midst of you as one who serves.

but I prayed for you, that your faith would not fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers."

When he was at the place, he said to them, "Pray that you do not enter into temptation."

saying, "Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done."

and said to them, "Why do you sleep? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation."

When I was with you in the temple daily, you did not stretch out your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness."

He denied Jesus, saying, "Woman, I do not know him."

After a little while someone else saw him, and said, "You also are one of them." But Peter answered, "Man, I am not."

But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about." Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

and if I ask, you will not answer.

They said, "Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth."

But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

One of the criminals who hung there insulted him, saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us."

But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Judeans, who was also waiting for the Kingdom of God:

They entered in, and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

He is not here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,

These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they did not believe them.

One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, "Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things which have happened there in these days?"

and when they did not find his body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just like the women had said, but they did not see him."

Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?"

See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have."

While they still did not believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

He was not the light, but was sent that he might testify about the light.

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, but the world did not recognize him.

He came to his own, and those who were his own did not receive him.

who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

He confessed, and did not deny, but he confessed, "I am not the Messiah."

They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

And they asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

John answered them, saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you do not know.

He is the one who comes after me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to loosen."

I did not know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."

And I did not recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, 'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come."

When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom,

To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here. Do not make my Father's house a marketplace."

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew everyone,

and because he did not need anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

The same came to him by night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."

Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?

Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you do not receive our witness.