and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.

So [when] his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were extremely distressed, and went [and] reported to their master everything that had happened.

Then his master summoned him [and] said to him, 'Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me!

Was it not mete also, that thou shouldest have had compassion on thy fellow, even as I had pity on thee?'

And [because he] was angry, his master handed him over to the merciless jailers until he would repay everything that was owed.

That is what my heavenly Father will do to you, if you do not each forgive your brothers from your hearts!"

And it happened that when Jesus had finished these statements, he went away from Galilee and came into the region of Judea on the other side of the Jordan.

And he answered [and] said, "Have you not read that the one who created [them] from the beginning made them male and female

He said [Gen. 2:24], 'For this reason [i.e., since He made one woman for one man], a man will leave [the home of] his father and mother and will cling to his wife, [so that] the two of them will [then] become one flesh [i.e., united in such a close relationship as to constitute one body]?'

so that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

They say to him, Why then did Moses give orders that a husband might give her a statement in writing and be free from her?

He answered them, "It was because of your moral perversity that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but it was not so from the beginning.

Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except on the basis of sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery."

The disciples said to Him, "If that is a man's relation to his wife, there is no advantage in getting married."

He said unto them, "All men cannot away with that saying, save they to whom it is given.

for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

Jesus, however, said: "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs."

So, He placed His hands on them [i.e., to bestow a blessing] and [then] left that place.

And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"

He said unto him, "Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, and that is, God: But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."

the young man answer'd, all these things have I practis'd from my youth: what is it that is further required?

And Jesus said unto him, "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me."

When the young man heard that saying, he went away mourning. For he had great possessions.

And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich person will enter into the kingdom of heaven!

When his disciples heard that, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, "Who then can be saved?"

And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that in the renewal [of the world], when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me--you also will sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name's sake, shall receive a hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Many that are first, shall be last; and the last shall be first.

For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

So they went. When he went out again about noon and three o'clock that afternoon, he did the same thing.

And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?'

They said unto him, 'Because no man hath hired us'. He said to them, 'Go ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.'

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

And [when] the first came, they thought that they would receive more, and they also received a denarius apiece.

that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day -- and the heat.

Take that which is thy duty, and go thy way. I will give unto this last, as much as to thee.

Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my own money? Or, is it that your eye is envious because I choose to be so generous?'

And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom."

But Jesus answered [and] said, "You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

And he said unto them, "Ye shall drink of my cup, and shall be baptised with the baptism that I shall be baptised with. But to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give you: but to them for whom it is prepared of my father."

But Jesus called them to himself [and] said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions exercise authority over them.

It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."

And behold, [there were] two blind men sitting beside the road. [When they] heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And the crowd rebuked them so that they would be quiet. But they called out all the more, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And Jesus, having stopped, called them and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?

They said to him, "Lord, that our eyes be opened!"

saying to them, "Go into the town that lieth over against you, and anon ye shall find an ass bound, and her colt with her: loose them and bring them unto me.

And if any man say ought unto you, say ye that your master hath need of them; and straight way he will let them go."

Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,

Moreover, the people that went before, and they also that came after, cried, saying, "Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."

And the multitude said: This is Jesus the prophet, that is from Nazareth of Galilee.

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those that sold the doves.

But [when] the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful [things] that he did, and the children shouting in the temple [courts] and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant.

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?'

then leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany, where he stay'd that night.

Seeing a lone fig tree at the roadside, He went to it and found nothing but leaves on it; and He said to it, “Never again will fruit come from you.” And at once the fig tree withered.

And when his disciples saw that, they marveled saying, "How soon is the fig tree withered away!"

Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, if ye shall have faith, and shall not doubt, ye shall not only do that which I have done to the fig tree: but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, take thyself away, and cast thyself into the sea, it shall be done.

And all things that you ask for in prayer, believing, you shall receive.

and Jesus answered them, let me ask you one question, if ye answer me that, I shall likewise satisfy you by what authority I do these things.

And if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet."

He went to the second son and said the same thing. That son replied, '[Yes], sir, I will,' [but] then did not go.

Which of the two did the will of [his] father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

For John came unto you, in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And yet ye, though ye saw it, were not yet moved with repentance; that ye might afterward have believed him.

Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

But when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is his heir, come on, let us kill him, and get all that is coming to him!'

They said to Him, “He will put those despicable men to a miserable end, and rent out the vineyard to other tenants [of good character] who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons.”

Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: this is of the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

For this [reason], I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and will be given to a people who produce its fruits.

And he that falls on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.

And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them.

and would have seized Him, but that they were afraid of the people; because they took Him for a prophet.

The kingdom of heaven is like a king that made a marriage feast for his son;

and sent forth his servants, to call them that were bid to the wedding: and they would not come.

A second time he sent other slaves, and said to them, 'Tell the invited guests that I have my reception all ready, my bullocks and fatlings are butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding reception!'

But they paid no attention [and] went away--this one to his own field, that one to his business.

When the King heard that, he was wroth, and sent forth his warriors and destroyed those murderers, and burnt up their city.

After that he said to his slaves, 'My wedding reception is ready, but those invited have proved unworthy.

accordingly they went about the streets, and assembled all they met indifferently, both good and bad: so that the hall was furnished with guests.

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man that had not put on a wedding-robe.

and said unto him, 'Friend, how fortuned it that thou camest in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment?' And he was even speechless.

Then the king said to the servants, 'Tie him up {hand and foot} [and] throw him into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

Then the Pharisees went {and consulted} so that they could entrap him with a statement.

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.

They said unto him, "Caesar's." Then said he unto them, "Give therefore to Caesar, that which is Caesar's: and give unto God, that which is God's."

When they heard that, they marveled, and left him and went their way.

On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,

saying, "Master, Moses bade, if a man die having no children, that the brother marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

And when the people heard that, they were astonished at his doctrine.

Now [when] the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled at the same [place].

And one of them, who was a lawyer, asked him a question, that he might tempt him, saying:

This is the first and that chief commandment.

A second one, similar to it is [Lev. 19:18], 'You must love your neighbor the same way that you love yourself.'

how comes it then, said he, that David by inspiration calls him Lord, in these words,

And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.