The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their [own] country by another route.

Truly I say to you, you will never come out of there until you have paid back the last penny!

But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your stretcher and go to your home."

Do not [take] a traveler's bag for the road, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff, for the worker [is] deserving of his provisions.

Then the slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to do obeisance to him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay back everything to you!'

But that slave went out [and] found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and taking hold of him, he began to choke [him], saying, 'Pay back everything that you owe!'

"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your king is coming to you, humble and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a pack animal.'"

and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.

Blessed [is] that slave whom his master will find so doing [when he] comes back.

Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and [when I] returned I would have gotten back [what was] mine with interest!

Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place! For all who take up the sword will die by the sword.

Which is easier to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Get up and pick up your stretcher and walk'?

"I say to you, get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home."

And he commanded them that they take along nothing for the journey except only a staff--no bread, no traveler's bag, no money in their belts--

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" They said to him, "Twelve."

"When also [broke] the seven [loaves] for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" And they said to him, "Seven."

Now concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses {in the passage about the bush} how God spoke to him, saying, 'I [am] the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob'?

and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.

they will pick up snakes. And if they drink any deadly [poison] it will never hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and {they will get} well."

as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight!

And he rolled up the scroll [and] gave [it] back to the attendant [and] sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were looking intently at him.

But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins," he said to the one who was paralyzed, "I say to you, 'Get up and pick up your stretcher [and] go to your home.'"

Give to everyone who asks you, and from the one who takes away your things, do not ask for [them back].

And if you lend [to those] from whom you expect to receive [back], what kind of credit is [that] to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may get back an equal [amount]!

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

And [when he] saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "{What do I have to do with you}, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me!"

And he said to them, "Take along nothing for the journey--neither a staff, nor a traveler's bag, nor bread, nor money, nor to have two tunics apiece.

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look with concern on my son, because he is my only [son]!

And [while] he was still approaching, the demon threw him down and convulsed [him]. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

But Jesus said, "No one who puts [his] hand on the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God!"

Do not carry a money bag or a traveler's bag or sandals, and greet no one along the road.

And you, [be] like people who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that [when he] comes back and knocks, they can open [the door] for him immediately.

Even if he should come back in the second or in the third watch of the night and find [them] like this, blessed are they!

Blessed [is] that slave whom his master will find so doing [when he] comes back.

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back even the last cent!"

and you will be blessed, because they are not able to repay you. For it will be paid back to you at the resurrection of the righteous."

And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has gotten him back healthy.'

And the manager said to himself, 'What should I do, because my master is taking away the management from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

But one of them, [when he] saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.

Was no one found to turn back [and] give praise to God except this foreigner?"

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

yet because this widow is causing trouble for me, I will grant her justice, so that she does not wear me down in the end [by her] coming back!'"

And Zacchaeus stopped [and] said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am paying [it] back four times [as much]!"

And summoning ten of his own slaves, he gave them ten minas and said to them, 'Do business {until I come back}.'

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. And you, [when] once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."

And he said to them, "When I sent you out without a money bag and a traveler's bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, [did you]?" And they said, "Nothing."

And he said to them, "But now the one who has a money bag must take [it], and likewise a traveler's bag. And the one who does not have a sword must sell his cloak and buy [one].

And Herod with his soldiers also treated him with contempt, and [after] mocking [him] [and] dressing [him] [in] glistening clothing, he sent him back to Pilate.

But neither [did] Herod, because he sent him back to us. And behold, nothing deserving death {has been done} by him.

Now on the first [day] of the week, at very early dawn, they came back to the tomb bringing the fragrant spices which they had prepared.

and [when they] did not find his body, they came back saying [they] had seen even a vision of angels, who said [that] he was alive!

Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk!"

So the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not permitted for you to pick up the mat!"

But he answered them, "The one who made me well--that one said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk!'"

So they asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Pick up [your mat] and walk?'"

For this [reason] many of his disciples {drew back} and were not walking with him any longer.

And he said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated "sent"). So he went and washed and came back seeing.

Then the neighbors and those who saw him previously (because he was a beggar) began to say, "Is this man not the one who used to sit and beg?"

He leaned back accordingly against Jesus' chest [and] said to him, "Lord, who is it?"

So when he said to them, "I am [he]," {they drew back} and fell to the ground.

Now Jesus also performed many other signs in the presence of the disciples which are not recorded in this book,

Now [when it] was already early morning, Jesus stood on the beach. However, the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

Peter turned [and] saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following [them] (who also leaned back on his chest at the dinner and said, "Lord, who is the one betraying you?")

who also said, "Men {of Galilee}, why do you stand there looking into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven like this will come back in the same way you saw him departing into heaven!"

"For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his residence become deserted, and let there be no one to live in it,' and, 'Let another person take his position.'

Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be blotted out,

God, [after he] had raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each [of you] back from your wickedness!"

And they called them [back] [and] commanded [them] not to speak or to teach at all in the name of Jesus.

and he kept back for himself [some] of the proceeds, and [his] wife was aware of [it]. And he brought a certain part [and] placed [it] at the feet of the apostles.

But Peter said, "Ananias, for what [reason] has Satan filled your heart, [that] you lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourself [some] of the proceeds of the piece of land?

And they were brought back to Shechem and buried in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.

to whom our fathers were not willing to become obedient, but rejected [him] and turned [back] in their hearts to Egypt,

But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'You did not bring offerings and sacrifices to me [for] forty years in the wilderness, [did you], house of Israel?

So [when] they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they turned back toward Jerusalem, and were proclaiming the good news [to] many villages of the Samaritans.

And it happened that when our days were over, we departed [and] went on our way, [while] all [of them] accompanied us, together with [their] wives and children, as far as outside the city. And [after] falling to our knees on the beach [and] praying,

[because] you are especially acquainted with both all the customs and controversial questions with respect to the Jews. Therefore I beg [you] to listen to me with patience.

Now when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they decided to run the ship ashore if they could.

And slipping the anchors, they left [them] in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes of the steering oars. And hoisting the foresail to the [wind] that was blowing, they held course for the beach.

On the contrary, O man, who are you who answers back to God? Will what is molded say to the one who molded [it], "Why did you make me like this"?

Or who has given in advance to him, and it will be paid back to him?"

Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for [what is] good in the sight of all people.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, in order that each one may receive back the [things] through the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Therefore we are ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as [if] God were imploring [you] through us. We beg [you] on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, "Cursed [is] everyone who does not abide by all [the things] that are written in the book of the law to do them."

But now, [because you] have come to know God, or rather have come to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental spirits? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

[because you] know that each one of you, whatever good he should do, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

Yes, I ask also you, true yokefellow, help them, who struggled along with me in the gospel with both Clement and the rest of my fellow workers whose names [are] in the book of life.

For the one who does wrong will receive back whatever wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.

See to it that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue good toward one another and toward all [people].

since [it is] righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction,

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must learn to show profound respect for their own household first, and to pay back recompense to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

Alexander the metalworker did me much harm; may the Lord pay back to him according to his deeds,

Slaves must be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not to talk back,

whom I have sent back to you himself, that is, my heart,

For perhaps because of this, he was separated [from you] for a time, in order that you might have him back forever,

I, Paul, write [this] with my [own] hand: I will pay it back, lest I mention to you that {you owe me even your very self besides}.

Then I said, 'Behold, I have come-- in the roll of the book it is written about me-- to do your will, O God.'

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him."