And he said to his disciples: For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.

If, therefore, you can not do that which is the least, why are you anxious about the rest?

Consider the lilies, how they grow. They toil not, they spin not; yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

If, then, God so clothes the herb of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?

And seek not what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, and be not in anxious suspense.

For all these things the nations of the world seek after; but your Father knows that you have need of these things.

Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Sell what you have, and be charitable. Make for yourselves purses that do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near, and no moth corrupts.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Be you, therefore, ready also; for at an hour when you think not, the Son of man comes.

the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he looks not for him, and at an hour which he knows not; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. To whomever much has been given, of him shall much be required; and to whom men have intrusted much, of him will they ask the more.

Hypocrites, you know how to judge of the face of the earth, and of the heavens; but how is it that you do not judge of this time?

And why even of yourselves do you not judge what is right?

I say to you, You shall not come out thence, till you have paid the very last mite.

and it may bear fruit; but if not, after ward you shall cut it down.

And, behold, there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and was not able to raise herself up at all.

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath-day, answered and said to the multitude: There are six days in which work ought to be done; on these, therefore, come and be cured, and not on the sabbath-day. Then the Lord answered him and said:

Hypocrites, does not each one of you, on the sabbath, loose his ox or his ass from the stable, and lead him away, and give him water?

And ought not this woman, who is a daughter of Abra ham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

Strive to enter in through the strait gate; for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

When once the master of the house has risen, and closed the door, and you begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open for us, and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not, whence you are;

And he shall say, I tell you, I know you not, whence you are; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.

But I must continue my journey to-day and to-morrow and the day following; for it is not possible that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

Behold, your house is deserted; and I say to you, You shall not see me till the time come when you shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

And he answered and said to them: Which of you, if his son or his ox should fall into a pit, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?

And they were not able to give him an answer to these things.

When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not recline in the first place, lest a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;

Then he said also to him that had invited him: "When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and a recompense be made you.

And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come.

For I say to you, that not one of those men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper.

If any one comes to me, and hates not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and his own life also, he can not be my disciple.

And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he has the means to finish it?

Lest, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all that see it begin to deride him,

saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

Or, what king, going to make war against another king, does not first sit down, and deliberate whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him that is coming; against him with twenty thousand?

And if not, while he is yet at a distance, he sends an embassy, and asks for conditions of peace.

So, then, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has, can not be my disciple.

What man of you that has a hundred sheep, and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the desert, and go after that which is lost, till he find it?

I say to you, That thus there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety-nine just persons, who need no repentance.

Or, what woman that has ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and search carefully till she find it?

And not many days after, the younger son, taking with him all that was his, left home for a distant country, and there wasted his property in riotous living.

And he was angry, and would not go in. Then his father went out and entreated him.

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

He replied, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take back your note, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Then he said to another, How much do you owe? He replied, A hundred homers of wheat. And he said to him, Take back your note, and write eighty.

If, therefore, you have not been faithful in the unrighteous riches, who will intrust you with the true?

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

No servant can serve two masters; for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and despise the other. You can not serve God and riches.

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that they that would pass hence to you, can not; nor can they that would, pass thence to us.

But he said, Not so, Father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent.

But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.

Then he said to his disciples: It is impossible that causes of offense should not come; but alas for him by whom they come!

But will he not say to him, Make ready my supper, and gird yourself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunk; and afterward, you shall eat and drink?

Does he thank that servant, because he did what was commanded? I think not.

And Jesus answered and said: Were not the ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said: The kingdom of God comes not so as to attract attention;

And he said to his disciples: The days will come, when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and shall not see it.

And they shall say to you, Lo here! or Lo there! go not after them, nor follow them.

In that day, let not him that is on the house-top, and whose goods are in the house, come down to take them away. Likewise, he that is in the field, let him not turn back.

I say to you, on that night two men shall be in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

And he spoke a parable to them, that they ought always to pray, and not to become weary,

And for a while he refused. But afterward he said within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man,

and will not God avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, though he delay long in respect to them?

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

And the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying: God, be merciful to me a sinner.

And Jesus called them to him, and said: Let the little children come to me, and hinder them not; for of such is the kingdom of God.

Verily I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, shall in no way enter into it.

You know the commandments, Do not commit adultery; Do not kill; Do not steal; Do not bear false testimony; Honor your father and your mother.

who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the age to come, eternal life.

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was concealed from them; and they understood not the things that were spoken.

And he sought to see Jesus, who he was, and was not able on account of the multitude, because he was of small stature.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

For I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man; you take up that which you did not lay down, and reap that which you did not sow.

Then he said to him: Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a hard man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

And why then did you not put my money into the bank, that, when I came, I could have collected it with inter est?

For I say to you, To every one that has, it shall be given; but from him that has not, even that which he has shall be taken away.

But those who are my enemies, who were not willing that I should rule over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

And if any one ask you why you loose him, thus shall you say to him: The Lord has need of him.

They replied: The Lord has need of him.

and will destroy thee and thy children within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another, because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will reply: Why, then, did you not believe him?

And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.

He will come and destroy these vine-dressers, and will give his vine yard to others. And when they heard it, they said: Be it not so!

And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not regard the person of any, but teach the way of God in truth.

Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

And they were not able to take hold of his words before the people. And they were astonished at his answer, and were silent.

He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.

And after this they durst not ask him any question at all.

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

He replied: Take heed that you be not deceived; for many will come in my name, saying: I am he; and, The time is near. Go not, therefore, after them.

But when you hear of wars, and tumults, be not terrified; for these things must first take place; but the end comes not immediately.

Therefore, determine in your hearts not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer;

for I will give you a mouth, and wisdom, which all your opposers shall not be able to gainsay or withstand.

Yet a hair of your head shall not perish.

Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let those who are in the midst of it, withdraw from it. Let those who are in the count try, not come within it.

Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass away till all be fulfilled.

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts become heavy with reveling and drunkenness and the cares of life, and that day come upon you when you look not for it.