On His journey vast crowds attended Him, towards whom He turned and said,

"If any one is coming to me who does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes and his own life also, he cannot be a disciple of mine.

No one who does not carry his own cross and come after me can be a disciple of mine.

For who of you that hath a mind to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expence, whether he hath wherewithal to perfect it?

lest haply, after having laid the foundation, and being unable to finish it, all who look upon it begin to ridicule him,

And say 'Here is a man who began to build and was not able to finish!'

Or what king, going forth to encounter another king in battle, doth not sit down first, and consult if he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who is coming against him with twenty thousand?

So then, every one of you who will not part with all his possessions, cannot be my disciple.

It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.

"What man among you who has a hundred sheep, and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine out in the open country, and go after the lost sheep till he finds it?

I tell you, that just so will there be joy in heaven over one repentant sinner, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons, who hold not their need of repentance.

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]?

In the [same] way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

And he said: "There was a man who had two sons.

And he went and let himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

at length coming to himself, how many, said he, does my father keep in pay, who have bread in abundance, whilst I am dying here with 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.

who reply'd, your brother is return'd, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him in good health.

but no sooner is this son of thine come, who hath devoured thy substance with whores, than thou hast killed for him the stall-fed steer.

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.

THEN said he also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he received an information against him, as having dissipated his treasures.

And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

His master complimented this dishonest steward on the shrewdness of his action. And indeed men of the world are shrewder in dealing with their fellow-men than those who have the Light.

"But I charge you, so to use the wealth which is ever tempting to dishonesty as to win friends who, when it fails, shall welcome you to the tents that never perish.

He that is faithful in the least thing, is faithful also in much: and he who is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

And he said unto them, Ye are they who affect to be righteous persons before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination in the sight of God.

Every one who putteth away his wife and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and every one who marrieth a woman divorced from her husband, committeth adultery.

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

and there was a certain pauper, named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate covered with ulcers,

who was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the poor man died,

And in the unseen place of departed spirits the rich man, who was being tormented, looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus close beside him.

And besides all these considerations, between us and you there is a vast chasm fixed: so that they who might be willing to pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass through to us, from thence.

Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!

But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,

who stood at a distance, and lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus master, have pity on us.

And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?

There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;'

Then Jesus said to the one [who had returned], "Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well."

On that day, if anyone is on the roof of the house, and his goods are in the house, let him not go down to take them away; and let him who is in the field not go back to his house.

Any man who makes it his object to keep his own life safe, will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

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 will not God execute the judgment of his elect, who cry day and night to him, even though he waits long on them?

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

but the Publican, who stood a good way lower, not daring to lift up even his eyes to heaven, only smote his breast, and said, O God, be merciful to me, who am a sinner.

I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.

but Jesus called the children to him, and said to his disciples, let the children come to me, without any hindrance, for they who belong to the kingdom of God, must be like them.

A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

Jesus replied, why do you call me good? there is but one who is good, that is God.

And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

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 those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,

Who will not get much more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.

for he shall be delivered to the Gentiles by the Jews, who will treat him with mockery,

And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

who hearing the noise of a crowd passing by, ask'd what the matter was.

And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.

then Jesus stopp'd, and order'd them to bring the man to him, who being come nigh, he ask'd him,

Instantly he regained his sight and followed Jesus, giving glory to God; and all the people who saw it gave praise to God.

And he entered and passed through Jericho. And behold a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief of the publicans.

A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way.

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!"

For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

and he called ten of his servants, to whom he deliver'd ten pounds: improve that, said he, till I return.

But the citizens [of his newly acquired kingdom] hated him and sent a delegation after him [i.e., to the person who appointed the gentleman king over them], saying, 'We do not want this man to rule over us.'

And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.

for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man, who takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten.

They said to him, 'He has two hundred, sir!'??26 'I tell you, the man who has will have more given him, and from the man who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away!

And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.

And those whom he sent went away, and it was as he said.

Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.

upon this some of the Pharisees, who were in the crowd, said to him, master, rebuke your disciples.

They will level you to the ground you and those who live within your city limits. They will not leave one stone on another within your walls, because you didn't recognize the time when you were visited."

And he went into the Temple and put out those who were trading there,

That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.

Then they answered Jesus that they did not know [who authorized John's immersion].

Then he began to tell the people this parable. "There was a man who planted a vineyard, and let it out to vine-dressers, and went to another country for a long time.

he still sent a third, whom they wounded and drove away.

'What shall I do?' said the owner of the vineyard. 'I will send my son, who is very dear to me. Perhaps they will respect him.'

But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours.

He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others." Those who heard him said, "That must never happen!"

But having looked upon them, he said, What then is this that is written, The stone that those who build rejected, this became the head of the corner?

Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

Shew me a denary. Of whom, hath it an image and inscription? And, they, said - Of Caesar.

Then some of the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came up and asked Him,

demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.

Well, there were once seven brothers; of whom the eldest, after taking a wife, died childless.

and the third, married her; as also the seven did who died but left no child.