Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

“Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?

And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.

But he became angry and was not willing to go in; and his father came out and began pleading with him.

The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you?

And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?

And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’

for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’

But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?

He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?

Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?

Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed;

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

They will say to you, ‘Look there! Look here!’ Do not go away, and do not run after them.

On that day, the one who is on the housetop and whose goods are in the house must not go down to take them out; and likewise the one who is in the field must not turn back.

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

Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart,

saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.

For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,

now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

You know the commandments, ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.’”

who will not receive many times as much at this time and in the age to come, eternal life.”

But the disciples understood none of these things, and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’

for I was afraid of you, because you are an exacting man; you take up what you did not lay down and reap what you did not sow.’

He *said to him, ‘By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

Then why did you not put my money in the bank, and having come, I would have collected it with interest?’

I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence.”

If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of it.’”

They said, “The Lord has need of it.”

and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

They questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.

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 live to Him.”

For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.

“As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down.”

And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them.

When you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately.”

So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

Yet not a hair of your head will perish.

Then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of the city must leave, and those who are in the country must not enter the city;

Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

“Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;

Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.

for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant.

For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”

And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

And He said to them, “When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” They said, “No, nothing.”

When He arrived at the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.”

and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

A little later, another saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “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.

“If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe;

and if I ask a question, you will not answer.

Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.

One of the criminals who were hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, “Are You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!”

But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

(he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;

but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,

But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.

and 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 those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.”

Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?”

They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?”

See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”

While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”

The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know 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.

And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

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

It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”

I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water.”

I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

And Jesus *said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come.”

When the headwaiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter *called the bridegroom,