and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes him who has sent me. For it is the lowliest among you all who is really great."

For the Son of Man has not come to destroy men's lives, but to save. And they went to another village.

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have resting-places, but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.

Jesus answered him, "No one who has put his hand to the plough, and then looks behind him, is fit for the Kingdom of God.

And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

and heal the sick in it, and say to them, "The kingdom of God has come near to you."

"Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! Nevertheless know this: that the kingdom of God has come near!"

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

And He said to him, "What has been written in the law? How do you read?"

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

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.

Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.

and forgive us our sins: since we forgive every one that has offended us. and leave us not under temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."

Then He said to them: "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him in the middle of the night and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

Because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to put before him;

And that one will answer from inside [and] say, 'Do not cause me trouble! The door has already been shut and my children are with me in bed! I am not able to get up to give you [anything].'

I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.

for every one that asketh, receives: he that seeketh, finds: and he that knocks has admittance.

And if Satan really has engaged in fierce conflict with himself, how shall his kingdom stand?--because you say that I expel demons by the power of Baal-zebul.

But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

but when the stronger than he coming upon him overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil he has taken from him.

The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came.

And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

Your eye is the lamp of the body: when your eye is sound, then the whole of your body has light, but if your eye is diseased, then your body is darkened.

So if your whole body has light, without any corner of it in darkness, it will be lit up entirely, as when a lamp lights you with its rays."

Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;

so that the blood of all the prophets that has been shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

But nothing has been covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

But I will show you whom you should fear: fear the one who has authority, after the killing, to throw [you] into hell! Yes, I tell you, fear this one!

Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

[God even knows] the number of hairs on your head [Note: The average full head of hair has approximately 25,000 hairs]. [So], do not be afraid, for you are [much] more valuable than many sparrows.

But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God.

"Man," He replied, "who has constituted me a judge or arbitrator over you?"

And he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not [even] when someone has an abundance {does} his life [consist] of his possessions."

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has.

And that servant who has been told his Master's will and yet made no preparation and did not obey His will, will receive many lashes.

But the one who did not know and did [things] deserving blows {will be given a light beating}. And from everyone to whom much has been given, much will be demanded, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will ask him [for] even more.

I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?

For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.

I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.

and Jesus having seen her, did call her near, and said to her, 'Woman, thou hast been loosed from thy infirmity;'

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

when once the master of the house has gotten up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock [on] the door, saying, 'Lord, open [the door] for us!' And he will answer [and] say to you, 'I do not know where you are from!'

Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

and thou hast taught in our streets, But He will say, I tell you, I know you not, whence ye are; depart from me all ye workers of iniquity:

Behold, your house has been left to you! And I tell you, you will never see me until [the time] will come when you say, 'Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not recline at the table in the place of honor, lest [someone] more distinguished than you has been invited by him,

But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down [and] calculate the cost [to see] if he has [enough] {to complete it}?

{Otherwise} [after] he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish [it], all who see [it] will begin to ridicule him,

And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

Salt then is good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

It is usable neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; they throw it out. The one who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

"What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep, and if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and continue to look for the lost one until he finds it?

And [when he] has found [it], he places [it] on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Or what woman who has ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds [it]?

And [when she] has found [it], she calls together [her] friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found the drachma that I had lost!'

After he has spent all that he had, there was a severe famine through all that country, and he began to be in actual want.

When he came to himself he said, 'How many hired men my father has, who have more than enough to eat, and here I am, dying of hunger!

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.

And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has gotten him back healthy.'

But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:

But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed 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.

if therefore your fidelity has not appear'd in the use of these transitory enjoyments, how can you be trusted with what is more lasting?

"The law and the prophets [were] until John; from that time [on] the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently pressed into it.

Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her.

But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.

And in [addition to] all these [things], a great chasm has been established between us and you, so that those who want to cross over from here to you are not able [to do so], nor can they cross over from there to us.'

Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.

"And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding [sheep] who comes in from the field will say to him, 'Come here at once [and] recline at the table'?

Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.

And he said to him, "Get up [and] go your way. Your faith has saved you."

But first He has to endure much suffering, and be disowned by this age.

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

And shall not God avenge His own elect who cry day and night to Him, though He has been long-suffering over them?

the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God,

And Jesus said to him, "Regain [your] sight! Your faith has saved you."

And [when they] saw [it], they all began to complain, saying, "He has gone in to find lodging with a man who is a sinner!"

And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.

for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.

So the first arrived, saying, 'Sir, your mina has made ten minas more!'

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.