for the Son of Man did come to save the lost.

'Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.

then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, he removed from Galilee, and did come to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan,

And he answering said to them, 'Did ye not read, that He who made them, from the beginning a male and a female made them,

so that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'

They say to him, 'Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'

He saith to them -- 'Moses for your stiffness of heart did suffer you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it hath not been so.

'And I say to you, that, whoever may put away his wife, if not for whoredom, and may marry another, doth commit adultery; and he who did marry her that hath been put away, doth commit adultery.'

The young man saith to him, 'All these did I keep from my youth; what yet do I lack?'

Then Peter answering said to him, 'Lo, we did leave all, and follow thee, what then shall we have?'

And Jesus said to them, 'Verily I say to you, that ye who did follow me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man may sit upon a throne of his glory, shall sit -- ye also -- upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel;

and they went away. 'Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.

they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye -- ye also -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive.

And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary.

'And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,

even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

brought the ass and the colt, and did put on them their garments, and set him upon them;

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,

and he saith to them, 'It hath been written, My house a house of prayer shall be called, but ye did make it a den of robbers.'

and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, 'Hosanna to the Son of David,' were much displeased;

and they said to him, 'Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, 'Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'

And having left them, he went forth out of the city to Bethany, and did lodge there,

And the disciples having seen, did wonder, saying, 'How did the fig-tree forthwith wither?'

the baptism of John, whence was it? -- from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, 'The first.' Jesus saith to them, 'Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,

for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.

'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

'Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay them.

'And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.

'And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

'And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

and the Pharisees, having heard that he did silence the Sadducees, were gathered together unto him;

and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,

And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,

'He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;

and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;

and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law -- the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved you to do, and those not to neglect.

So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

but he who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;

Lo, I did tell you beforehand.

and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.

'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;

and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, 'Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

'And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

'Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?

and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?

and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?

And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did it.

for I did hunger, and ye gave me not to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me not to drink;

a stranger I was, and ye did not receive me; naked, and ye put not around me; infirm, and in prison, and ye did not look after me.

'Then shall they answer, they also, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or infirm, or in prison, and we did not minister to thee?

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these, the least, ye did it not to me.

for she having put this ointment on my body -- for my burial she did it.

Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

and the disciples did as Jesus appointed them, and prepared the passover.

And he answering said, 'He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat, this is my body;'

And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, 'Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;'

Then saith Jesus to him, 'Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish;

In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, 'As against a robber ye did come forth, with swords and sticks, to take me! daily with you I was sitting teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold on me;

and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,

Then did they spit in his face and buffet him, and others did slap,

and again did he deny with an oath -- 'I have not known the man.'

Then began he to anathematise, and to swear -- 'I have not known the man;' and immediately did a cock crow,

and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, he having said to him -- 'Before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me;' and having gone without, he did weep bitterly.

and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What -- to us? thou shalt see!'

and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.

Then was fulfilled that spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 'And I took the thirty silverlings, the price of him who hath been priced, whom they of the sons of Israel did price,

and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord did appoint to me.'

And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor did question him, saying, 'Art thou the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said to him, 'Thou sayest.'

And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,

And he did not answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor did wonder greatly.

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

And the governor said, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, 'Let be crucified.'

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;'

Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up that he may be crucified;

then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;

and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,

and they, having gone, did make the sepulchre secure, having sealed the stone, together with the watch.

and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,

and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.

and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.