In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

And having turned to the disciples privately he said, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.

And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.

And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live.

But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

And Jesus replying said, A certain man descended from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers, who also, having stripped him and inflicted wounds, went away leaving him in a half-dead state.

And a certain priest happened to go down that way, and seeing him, passed on on the opposite side;

and in like manner also a Levite, being at the spot, came and looked at him and passed on on the opposite side.

And on the morrow as he left, taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, I will render to thee on my coming back.

And he said, He that shewed him mercy. And Jesus said to him, Go, and do thou likewise.

And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at the feet of Jesus was listening to his word.

Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.

But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things;

And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;

And he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, let me have three loaves,

since a friend of mine on a journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him;

But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and a house set against a house falls;

And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.

But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward parts are full of plunder and wickedness.

Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.

And he said, To you also woe, doctors of the law, for ye lay upon men burdens heavy to bear, and yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

therefore whatever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.

And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

But he said to him, Man, who established me as a judge or a divider over you?

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.

And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?

And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?

verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has.

And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.

And he answering said to them, Think ye that these Galileans were sinners beyond all the Galileans because they suffered such things?

And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down; why does it also render the ground useless?

And Jesus, seeing her, called to her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath, answering said to the crowd, There are six days in which people ought to work; in these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading it away, water it?

And as he said these things, all who were opposed to him were ashamed; and all the crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things which were being done by him.

And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.

And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

And one said to him, Sir, are such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them,

And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and accomplish cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected;

And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?

And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

And one of those that were lying at table with them, hearing these things, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.

And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.

And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;

And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them,

For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what is needed to complete it;

And he said, A certain man had two sons;

and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls to me. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.

And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and I perish here by famine.

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.

But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:

But he said to him, Child, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.

And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him as wasting his goods.

And having called him, he said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

And having called to him each one of the debtors of his own lord, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?

And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

Then he said to another, And thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing and write eighty.

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination before God.

And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.

But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.

And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father,

But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.

And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among the dead will they be persuaded.

And he said to his disciples, It cannot be but that offences come, but woe to him by whom they come!

And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us.

But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

And seeing them he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass as they were going they were cleansed.

And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? but the nine, where are they?

And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well.

And having been asked by the Pharisees, When is the kingdom of God coming? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

And he said to the disciples, Days are coming, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it.

And answering they say to him, Where, Lord? And he said to them, Where the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.

But Jesus calling them to him said, Suffer little children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.

But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.

And he said, All these things have I kept from my youth.

And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me.

But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God;

And those who heard it said, And who can be saved?

But he said, The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.