And he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come.

Give us every day bread for our needs.

May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

And he, from inside the house, would say in answer, Do not be a trouble to me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; it is not possible for me to get up and give to you?

And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.

And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

Or for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

If, then, you who are evil are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who make request to him?

And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.

And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.

If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.

When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe:

But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

No man, when the light has been lighted, puts it in a secret place, or under a vessel, but on its table, so that those who come in may see the light.

The light of the body is the eye: when your eye is true, all your body is full of light; but when it is evil, your body is dark.

If, then, all your body is light, with no part of it dark, it will be completely full of light, as when a flame with its bright shining gives you light.

And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place.

A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it.

And he said, A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for while other men are crushed under the weight of the rules you make for them, you yourselves do not put so much as one finger to them.

A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death.

So you are witnesses and give approval to the work of your fathers; for they put them to death and you make their last resting-places.

A curse is on you, teachers of the law! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you did not go in yourselves, and you got in the way of those who were going in.

At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushing one another, he said first to his disciples, Have nothing to do with the leaven of the Pharisees, which is deceit.

But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.

But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send you to hell; yes, truly I say, Have fear of him.

Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sparrows.

And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?

But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that when he comes to the door, it will be open to him quickly.

Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him, happy are those servants.

So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men?

Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division:

They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.

O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you?

And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?

For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.

Now some people who were there at that time, gave him an account of how the blood of some Galilaeans had been mixed by Pilate with their offerings.

And he, in answer, said to them, Are you of the opinion that these Galilaeans were worse than all other Galilaeans, because these things were done to them?

I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to the same end.

Or those eighteen men who were crushed by the fall of the tower of Siloam, were they worse than all the other men living in Jerusalem?

I say to you, It is not so: but if your hearts are not changed, you will all come to an end in the same way.

And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile:

And when Jesus saw her, he said to her, Woman, you are made free from your disease.

And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

And when he said these things, those who were against him were shamed, and all the people were full of joy because of the great things which were done by him.

Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.

Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets.

But he will say, Truly, I have no knowledge of you or where you come from; go away from me, you workers of evil.

There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who were sent to her! again and again would I have taken your children to myself, as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, but you would not!

Now see, your house is waste, and I say to you, You will not see me again till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?

And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?

And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.

But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:

And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.

And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.

And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.

For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.

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?

Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.

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.

Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.

And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is?

Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes:

I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants.

And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.

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.

And he said to him, Your brother has come; and your father has had the young ox put to death because he has come back safely.