And I say to you, Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.

And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, the demon being gone out, the dumb man spoke. And the crowds wondered.

But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.

And others tempting him sought from him a sign out of heaven.

and if also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

But if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, your sons by whom do they cast them out? For this reason they shall be your judges.

But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding any he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

And having come, he finds it swept and adorned.

And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

But no one having lit a lamp sets it in secret, nor under the corn-measure, but on the lamp-stand, that they who enter in may see the light.

The lamp of the body is thine eye: when thine eye is simple, thy whole body also is light; but when it is wicked, thy body also is dark.

If therefore thy whole body is light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.

But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

But the Pharisee seeing it wondered that he had not first washed before dinner.

But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you.

Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know it.

For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zacharias, who perished between the altar and the house; yea, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

watching him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

therefore whatever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

and whoever shall say a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but to him that speaks injuriously against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

But when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and the authorities, be not careful how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.

And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not a place where I shall lay up my fruits.

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.

But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?

If therefore ye cannot do even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?

And ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;

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

Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy.

and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord on coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.

But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think it, the Son of man comes.

But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken,

the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.

but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom men have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

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

But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished!

And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.

And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.

Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how is it then that ye do not discern this time?

And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.

Now at the same time there were present some who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with that of their sacrifices.

And he spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit upon it and did not find any.

And he said to the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none: cut it down; why does it also render the ground useless?

But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,

and if it shall bear fruit but if not, after that thou shalt cut it down.

The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading it away, water it?

And as he said these things, all who were opposed to him were ashamed; and all the crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things which were being done by him.

And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.

And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves cast out.

And they shall come from east and west, and from north and south, and shall lie down at table in the kingdom of God.

The same hour certain Pharisees came up, saying to him, Get out, and go hence, for Herod is desirous to kill thee.

And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and accomplish cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected;

but I must needs walk to-day and to-morrow and the day following, for it must not be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

Behold, your house is left unto you; and I say unto you, that ye shall not see me until it come that ye say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, who was of the Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watching him.

And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be 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 he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.

And one of those that were lying at table with them, hearing these things, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.

And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.

And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;

For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what is needed to complete it;

in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,

Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?

and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.

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

It is proper neither for land nor for dung; it is cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;

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

and having found it she calls together the friends and neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.

and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give to me the share of the property that falls to me. And he divided to them what he was possessed of.

And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

But the father said to his bondmen, Bring out the best robe and clothe him in it, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

And having called one of the servants, he inquired what these things might be.