And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

And concerning the dead that they rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

And he called his disciples, and saith to them, Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more, than all they who have cast into the treasury.

But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Have ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staffs to take me?

Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.

Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began:

For my eyes have seen thy salvation,

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And Simon answering said to him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net.

And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was hungry, and they who were with him;

But woe to you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

For if ye love them who love you, what thanks have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

And if ye do good to them who do good to you, what thanks have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

And if ye lend to them from whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much in return.

When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned himself about and said to the people that followed him, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

Then Jesus answering, said to them, Go, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him, saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who, and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, for she is a sinner.

And Jesus answering, said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Master, speak.

They on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whoever hath, to him shall be given; and whoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee torment me not.

And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staffs, nor bag, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.

And Herod said, John have I beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

But he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy provisions for all this people.

And Jesus said to him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear the things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

And he said to them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves:

For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and behold, all things are clean to you.

But woe to you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the others undone.

Woe to you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye have not entered in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

Therefore, whatever ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.

And I say to you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits?

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap: which neither have store-house, nor barn; and God feedeth them: How much more are ye better than the fowls?

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

Sell what ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which become not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more.

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it shall be accomplished!

Then ye will begin to say, We have eaten and drank in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent to thee; how often would I have gathered thy children, as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not forthwith pull him out on the sabbath?

But when thou art invited, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honor in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

And another said, I have married a wife: and therefore I cannot come.

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat; and no man gave to him.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I am perishing with hunger!

I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

And he answering, said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither have I at any time transgressed thy commandment; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

And he said to him, Son, thou art ever with me: and all that I have is thine.

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 will give you that which is your own?

And he cried, and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.

For I have five brethren; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

And will not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drank; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all the things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which it was our duty to do.

And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

And he said, All these have I kept from my youth.

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly will they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee.

And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And they who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

And Zaccheus stood, and said to the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him four-fold.

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

And he said to him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

Why then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required my own with interest?

Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.

For all these have of their abundance cast in to the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

And he said to them, Behold, when ye have entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth.

And he said to them, I have earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.

Ye are they who have continued with me in my temptations.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

For I say to you, that this which is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.

And they said, What need have we of any further testimony? for we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

Said to them, Ye have brought this man to me, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching those things of which ye accuse him;

And he said to them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him; I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

And he said to them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said to him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which have come to pass there in these days?

But we trusted that it had been he who would have redeemed Israel: and besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.