of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,

of Joses, of Eliezer, of Joreim, of Matthat, of Levi,

And Jesus answered unto him saying, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

And after these things he went forth and saw a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the receipt of taxes, and said to him, Follow me.

And Levi made a great entertainment for him in his house, and there was a great crowd of tax-gatherers and others who were at table with them.

Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.

But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.

But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings.

but as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them their debt: say, which of them therefore will love him most?

But that that fell where the thorns were, these are they who having heard go away and are choked under cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

for whosoever shall desire to save his life shall lose it, but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, he shall save it.

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up tempting him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit life eternal?

But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.

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

But woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by the judgment and the love of God: these ye ought to have done, and not have left those aside.

Woe unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market-places.

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 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.

The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.

If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;

for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.

No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will cleave to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it.

And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?

who shall not receive manifold more at this time, and in the coming age life eternal.

but he is not God of the dead but of the living; for all live for him.

Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;

But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;

And having taken a loaf, when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.