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 from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, - whether he hath sufficient for completion;

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

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

Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

In the [same] way, therefore, every [one] of you who does not renounce all his own possessions {cannot be} my disciple.

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!"

Who of you, having an hundred sheep, and losing one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, till he find it?

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no 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."

Then He said: "There was a man who had two sons.

and he was reduced to want, which forc'd him to make his application to one of the inhabitants there, who sent him to his farm to look after his 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 when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst 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.

And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

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?

And his master praised the dishonest manager, because he acted with shrewd business sense, for the men of the world act with more business sense toward their fellows than the men who enjoy spiritual 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.

"The one who [is] faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one who [is] dishonest in very little is also dishonest 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 to them, "You are the ones who justify themselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts! For [what is] [considered] exalted among men [is] an abomination in the sight of God.

"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from [her] husband commits 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 poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his gateway full of sores,

who longed to eat what fell from the rich man's table. In addition, the dogs came and licked his sores.

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 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.'

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

But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;

And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:

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?

Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?

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, whoever is on the housetop and his goods [are] in the house must not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who [is] in the field must not turn back

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 in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not 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 surely {see to it that justice is done} to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:

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 tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that one! For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who 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 took notice of him [and] said, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter 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 they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

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,

Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

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 rebuked him, that he should be silent, but he cried out {even more loudly}, "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,

and immediately he saw: and followed Jesus, glorifying God: and all the people, who were eye-witnesses, gave praise unto 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 on ahead [of the crowd] and climbed up a mulberry tree [Note: This was a tree that produced a fig-like fruit] in order to see Jesus, who was supposed to pass that way [soon].

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 seek and to save those who are lost."

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 it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

for I was in fear of you, knowing you to be a hard master, who exact what you never gave, and reap where you have never sown.

And to the bystanders he said, 'Take away from him the mina and give [it] to the one who has the ten minas!'

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!

'I tell you that to everyone who has, [more] will be given. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

But these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them--bring [them] here and slaughter them [in] my presence!'"

So those who were sent went [and] found [it] just as he had told them.

saying, "Blessed [is] the king, the one 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 throw you and your children, [who are] within your walls, to the ground and they will not allow one stone to remain on top of another in your city because you did not recognize that [God was] visiting you." [Note: This "visitation" refers either to the redemption which they had rejected or to the punishment of the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70].

And he entered into the temple [courts] [and] began to drive out those who were selling,

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

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

Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

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

"Then the owner of the vineyard said, "What should I do? I'll send my son whom I love. Maybe they'll 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 who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and [the one] on whom it falls--it will crush him!"

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

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

Now some of the Sadducees--who deny {that there is a 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.