"I suppose," said Simon, "the man who had most forgiven." "Quite right," he said.

Then Jesus turned to the woman [who had just poured the perfume on Him] and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house and you did not give me any water for [washing] my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them dry with her hair.

and some women that had been cured of evil spirits and other infirmities, as Mary Magdalene, out of whom were cast seven demons,

and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod's property manager, and Susanna and many others. These [all] had provided the material support for the group from their own means.

And when a great multitude had assembled, and they were coming to him from every city, he spoke by a parable:

And some fell upon stony ground, and as soon as it sprung up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

And some went among thorns, and the thorns came up with it and it had no room for growth.

And other seed fell into good ground, and sprung up, and produced fruit a hundred-fold. When he had said these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

And when He was landed, there met Him a man out of the city, who had been possessed by demons a long while, and wore no clothes, and abode in no dwelling but the tombs.

(For He commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man; which had oftentimes seized him so violently, that tho' he was bound with chains and fetters, yet he broke the bands asunder, and was driven by the demon into those lonely places.)

And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.

He answered, "Legion," because many demons had gone into him. Then the demons began begging Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.

And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.

And they came out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man sitting, from whom the devils were gone out, clothed, and in his sound mind, at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid.

Then they also who had seen how the demoniac was recovered, told them.

And all the people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, because they had been seized with great fear. So he got into the boat [and] returned.

And the man out of whom the devils had gone, besought him to be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying,

saying, Return home, and relate what God hath done for thee. So he went away publishing through the whole city what great things Jesus had done to him.

And as Jesus returned, the people welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.

Now a man named Jairus, a synagogue official, came [to Him]; and he fell at Jesus’ feet and began begging Him to come to his house;

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. (But as He was going, the people crouded Him:

and a woman who had been in a flux twelve years, and had spent her whole livelyhood upon physicians,

Then Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" But as all were denying that they had done so, Peter said, "Master, the crowds are jamming you and jostling you."

But Jesus said, Someone was touching me, for I had the feeling that power had gone out from me.

And when the woman saw that she was not concealed, she came trembling, and fell down to Him, and declared before all the people, for what reason she had touched Him, and how she was healed immediately.

Before he had finished speaking, some one came from the house of the President of the Synagogue and said: "Your daughter is dead! Do not trouble the Teacher further."

And they derided him, knowing that she had died.

And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done.

Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;

and by some that Elias had appeared; and by others, that one of the ancient prophets was risen again.

And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.

And the apostles; when they were returned, told Him all that they had done: and He took them and retired privately into a desert place belonging to the city Bethsaida.

But when the people knew it they followed Him; and He received them, and spake to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those that had need of a cure.

And they did so, and had [them] all sit down.

And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them, and when they had been broken, he gave them to the disciples to give to the people.

And they all took the food and had enough; and they took up of the broken bits which were over, twelve baskets full.

And it came to pass, as he had been praying in retirement, his disciples were with him, and he asked them, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

They had a glorified appearance, and were discussing Jesus' departure that he would shortly bring about in Jerusalem.

Peter and his companions had been overpowered by sleep but, suddenly becoming wide awake, they saw Jesus glorified and the two men who were standing beside him.

And when he had said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid when they entered into the cloud.

And when the voice was uttered, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it to themselves, and told no one at that time any of the things which they had seen.

Now it happened that on the next day, [when] they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

But Jesus, [because he] knew the thoughts of their hearts, took hold of a child and had him stand beside him

And it came to pass, as the time for him to be taken up into heaven had fully come, that he set his face steadfastly to go up to Jerusalem.

Wo unto thee, Chorazin, wo unto thee, Bethsaida, for if the miracles wrought among you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

And he said unto them, "I saw Satan, as it had been lightning, fall down from heaven.

For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.

And Jesus replying said, There was a certain man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among thieves, who after they had stripped and beaten him, went away, leaving him half dead.

Then a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came nigh unto him: and when he saw him, had compassion on him,

And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.

And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

And as He was praying in a certain retired place, as soon as He had done, one of his disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples.

And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.

But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye may be clear, truly thy whole body is lighted; but when it may be had, truly thy body is dark.

And, when he had spoken, a Pharisee was requesting him that he would dine with him; and, entering, he reclined.

And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.

And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;

At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

to which purpose he propos'd to them this parable: a rich man had some land that was very fruitful.

And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

Whereas, he who had not come to know, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And, every one to whom was given much, much, shall be sought from him; and, he to whom they committed much, for more than common, will they ask him.

"I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish that it had been kindled already!

There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

And, answering, he said unto them - Suppose ye, that, these Galilaeans, had become, sinners beyond all the Galilaeans, because, these things, they have suffered?

Or, those eighteen, upon whom fell the tower in Siloam, and slew them, suppose ye that, they, had become, debtors, beyond all the men who were dwelling in Jerusalem?

He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.

And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down; why is it taking up space?

And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

It is like some yeast which a woman took and covered in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen."

And it came to pass, when he had come into the house of one of the chief men of the Pharisees on the sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him.

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

And they had no answer to that question.

Now he told a parable to those who had been invited [when he] noticed how they were choosing for themselves the places of honor, saying to them,

Then said he also to the person who had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, invite not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy relations, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also invite thee again, and a recompence be made to thee.

Jesus said to him, "There was a man who was giving a large supper, to which he had invited a number of guests.

And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

For, I say unto you - Not one of those men who had been invited, shall taste of my supper.

It is of no value for the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out. The one who has ears to hear had better listen!"

"Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?

And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?

And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

And he said, A certain man had two sons:

The younger one said to his father, 'Father, [please] give me my share of your property that I have coming.' So, the father divided up what he had to live on [with his two sons].

And not long after, the younger son gathered all that he had together, and took his journey into a far country, and there he wasted his goods with riotous living.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

Now his elder brother had been in the field: and when coming home he drew near the house, he heard a concert of music, and the chorus.

And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.

But, when, this thy son, who had devoured thy living with harlots, came, thou didst sacrifice, for him, the fatted calf;

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.