I have come to send fire on the earth; and how greatly do I wish that it were already kindled!

I have an immersion with which to be immersed, and how distressed I am till it be accomplished!

Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I toll you, No; but rather dissension.

I say to you, You shall not come out thence, till you have paid the very last mite.

Then he said to his vine-dresser, Behold, for three years I have come and sought fruit on this fig-tree, and I have found none; cut it down; why does it occupy the ground unprofitably?

then, you will begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent to thee: how often have I desired to gather thy children together, as a bird gathers her young under her wings, and you refused.

When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not recline in the first place, lest a more honorable man than you may have been invited by him;

But when you are invited, go and recline in the last place, that when he that invited you shall come, he may say to you, Friend, go up higher. Then you shall have honor in the presence of those who recline with you.

and you shall be blessed; for they have no power to repay you; but you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse. The first said to him, I have bought a farm, and I must go and see it; I pray you, have me excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them; I pray you, have me excused.

And another said, I have married a wife, and, for this reason, I can not come.

For I say to you, that not one of those men who have been invited, shall taste of my supper.

And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, and says to them., Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.

And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma that I lost.

And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods which the swine did eat. And no one gave to him.

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

I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight,

But his son said to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.

But he answered and said to his father, Behold, for so many years do I serve you, and never have I transgressed your commandment, and yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.

But as soon as this your son has come, Who has eaten up your estate with harlots, you have killed for him the fatted calf.

And he said to him, Son, you are ever with me, and all that I have is yours.

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes from me the stewardship. I have not strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

If, therefore, you have not been faithful in the unrighteous riches, who will intrust you with the true?

And if you have not been faithful in that which is another s, who will give to you that which is your own?

and he would gladly have been fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. And even the dogs came and licked his sores.

And he called to him 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 brothers; that he may earnestly admonish them, lest they also come to this place of torment.

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

But will he not say to him, Make ready my supper, and gird yourself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunk; and afterward, you shall eat and drink?

So also you, when you shall have done all things that you arc commanded to do, say, We are unprofitable servants; for we have done what was our duty to do.

And they lift ed up their voice, saying: Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

He replied: All these have I kept from my youth.

When Jesus heard this, he said to him: One thing you yet lack; sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

When Jesus saw that he was very sad, he said: How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

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

And he cried out and said: Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.

And those who went before rebuked him, that he should be silent. But he cried so much the more: Son of David, have mercy on me.

And Zacchaeus stood, and said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken from any one by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

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

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

And another came and said: Lord, behold your pound, which I have kept laid away in a napkin.

And why then did you not put my money into the bank, that, when I came, I could have collected it with inter est?

And he answered, and said to them: I say to you, that if these had been silent, the stones would have cried out.

and said to them: It is written, My house is a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.

For all these, from their abundance, have thrown in among the gifts of God; but she, from her poverty, has thrown in all the living that she had.

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

And he said to them: The kings of the nations have dominion over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

You are they that have continued with me in my trials;

But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith fail not. And when you have turned to me again, strengthen your brethren.

He replied: I tell you, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day before you have three times denied that you know me.

For I say to you, That even this which is written must be fulfilled in me: And he was numbered with transgressors. For the things concerning me have an end.

And Jesus said to the chief priests, and the captains of the temple, and the elders that had come against him: Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber?

They replied: What further need have we of testimony? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth.

and said to them: You have brought to me this man as one that turns the people away; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found in this man no fault, with respect to the things of which you accuse him;

He said to them the third time: Why, what evil has he done? I have found nothing in him worthy of death. I will, therefore, chastise him, and release him.

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to him: Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem, and have not known the things that have taken place there in these days?

And he said to them: inconsiderate, and slow of heart to believe all things that the prophets have spoken!

Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.

And while they did not believe as yet for joy, and were astonished, he said to them: Have you any thing here to eat?

And from his fullness have we all received, even grace for grace;

And I knew him not; but that he might be made manifest to Israel, for this reason I have come immersing in water.

He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him: We have found the Messiah; (which, when translated, is the Christ;)

Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the SOD of Joseph.

And the wine having failed, the mother of Jesus said to him: They have no wine.

Jesus said to her: Woman, what have I to do with you? my hour has not yet come.

Every man sets out the good wine first, and when they have drunk freely, then that which is inferior; but you have kept the good wino till now.

Verily, verily, I say to you, we speak that which we know, and testify to that which we have seen; and you receive not our testimony.

If I have told you of earthly things, and you believe not, how will you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

that whoever believes on him may not perish, but have eternal life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Then the woman of Samaria said to him: How is it that you, who are a Jew, ask drink of me, who am a woman of Samaria? (For the Jews have no social intercourse with the Samaritans.)

Jesus answered and said to her: If you had known the gift of God, and who it is that said to you, Give me to drink, you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.

The woman said to him: Sir, you have ho vessel with which you can draw, and the well is deep; whence have you that living water?

The woman answered and said: I have no husband. Jesus said to her: You have well said. I have no husband;

for you have had five husbands, and he whom you now have is not your husband. In this you have spoken truly.

But he said to them: I have food to eat of which you know not.

I have sent you to reap that on which you bestowed no labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.

and they said to the woman: We no longer believe because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard, and we know that this is in truth the Savior of the world, the Christ.

The sick man answered him: Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred; but while I am coming, another goes down before me.

After this Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him: Behold, you have been restored to health; sin no more, lest some worse thing befall you.

For as the Father has life in himself, so has he given to the Son also to have life in himself;

and shall come forth; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

But I have testimony greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these very works which I do, testify concerning me, that the Father has sent me.

And the Father, who sent me, has testified concerning me. You have, neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

And his word you have not remaining in you; for whom he has sent, him you believe not.

You search the scriptures, because in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify concerning me:

and yet you refuse to come to me, that you may have life.

But I know you, that you have not the love of God in you.

I have come in my Father's name, and you receive me not; if another should come in his own name, him you would receive.

For if you had believed Moses, you would have believed me; for he wrote of me.

But I said to you, that you have seen me, and yet you do not believe.

For this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, may have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

Then Jesus said to them: Verily, verily I say to you, Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

Jesus answered them: Have I not chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?

The multitude answered and said: You have a demon: who seeks to kill you?

Jesus answered and said to them: I have done one work, and you are all astonished on account of this.