the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

And Jesus made answer to him, "It has been written, 'Not on bread alone shall man live.'"

And, after these things, He went forth, and beheld a tax-collector, Levi by name, sitting at the tax-office; and He said to him, "Follow Me."

And Levi made a great reception for Him in his house; and there was a great multitude of tax-collectors and of others who were reclining at table with them.

"Happy, ye who are hungering now; because ye will be filled. "Happy, ye who are weeping now; because ye shall laugh.

"But I say to you who hear, love your enemies; do good to those who hate you;

"And, if ye love those who love you, what charm have you? for even the sinners love those who love them.

"But love your enemies; and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; because He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

And, they having nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them, therefore, will love him the more?"

"And that which fell among the thorns, these are those who heard; and, going forth, they are choked with anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, and bear no fruit to perfection.

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, tempting Him, saying, "Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?"

And he, answering, said, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."

And He said to him, "You answered right; do this, and you shall live."

"But woe to you Pharisees! because ye tithe the mint, and the rue, and every herb; but ye pass by judgment and the love of God. Now these things it was needful to do, and not to leave those undone.

"Woe to you Pharisees! because ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces!

And He said to them, "Take heed, and guard yourselves from all covetousness; because one's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses."

because this my son was dead, and came to life again; had been lost, and was found.' And they began to be merry.

But it was meet to make merry, and rejoice; because this your brother was dead, and came to life again; and had been lost, and was found."

No domestic can serve two lords; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will hold to one, and despise the other: ye cannot serve God and mammon."

And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, "Good Teacher, by doing what shall I inherit eternal life?"

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

Now He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him."

"Beware of the scribes, who wish to walk about in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at feasts;

"But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be weighed down with gluttony and drunkenness, and anxieties pertaining to life, and that day come upon you suddenly as a snare;