The men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it; for they repented in accordance with the preaching of Jonah; and lo. something greater than Jonah is here.

For this reason also the Wisdom of God said: I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill, and persecute,

that the blood of all the prophets, which has been shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the temple; yes, I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.

And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns and I will build larger ones; and there I will store ail my produce, and my good things;

But God said to him: Senseless man, this night shall your soul be required of you; and who shall have the things which you have provided?

And he said to his disciples: For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Then Peter said to him: Lord, dost them speak this parable to us, or also to all?

For from this time forth there shall be five in one house at variance, three with two, and two with three.

Hypocrites, you know how to judge of the face of the earth, and of the heavens; but how is it that you do not judge of this time?

And he spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree that was planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit on it, and found none.

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?

But he answered and said to him, Sir, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and throw in manure;

And ought not this woman, who is a daughter of Abra ham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

On the same day, certain Pharisees came and said to him: Depart, and get away from this place; for Herod intends to kill you.

and he that invited you and him, come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you shall begin with shame to take the last place.

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

saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receives sinners, and eats with them.

And he spoke this parable to them, saying:

for this my son was dead, and is alive again: he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

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.

But it became us to make merry and rejoice; for this your brother was dead, and is alive again: was lost, and is found.

And he called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer act as steward.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he acted prudently. For the children of this age are more prudent toward their generation than the children of light.

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.

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that they that would pass hence to you, can not; nor can they that would, pass thence to us.

for I have five brothers; that he may earnestly admonish them, lest they also come to this place of torment.

And the Lord said: If you had faith like a grain of mustard, you might say to this sycamine-tree, Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea, and it should obey you.

Were there none found to return and give glory to God, but this one of another race?

But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.

yet, because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

And he spoke this parable to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and who despised others.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

I say to you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For every one that exalts himself, shall be humbled; but he that humbles himself, shall be exalted.

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.

And when he heard this, he was very sad, for he was very rich.

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

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was concealed from them; and they understood not the things that were spoken.

And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant.

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and saw him, and said to him: Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for I must spend this day at your house.

And Jesus said to him: To-day has salvation come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.

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

saying: Hadst thou known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which were for thy peace! But now, they are hid from thy eyes.

and spoke to him, saying: Tell us by what authority you do these things? or, who is he that gave you this authority?

And he began to speak this parable to the people: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to vine-dressers, and was absent from home for a long time.

But when the vine-dressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

And he looked on them and said: What, then, does this mean, which is written, The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner?

Whoever shall fall on this stone, shall be dashed to pieces; but on whomever it shall fall, it will make him as chaff for the wind.

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him, the same hour; (and yet they feared the people;) for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

And Jesus answered and said to them: The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.

And after this they durst not ask him any question at all.

And he said: Of a truth, I say to you, that this poor widow has thrown in more than they all.

But this shall become to you the means of bearing testimony.

But alas for them that are with child, and for them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath upon this people.

Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass away till all be fulfilled.

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

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said: Take this, and divide it among yourselves;

And he took bread, and gave thanks; and he broke, and gave it to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you: do this in remembrance of me.

In like manner also, the cup, after he had supped, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.

And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it could be that was about to do this thing.

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.

saying: Father, if thou art willing that this cup should pass from me yet, not my will, but thine be done.

And Jesus answered and said: Let this matter proceed thus far. And he touched his ear and healed him.

While I was daily with you in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the authority of darkness.

And a certain maid-servant saw him sitting by the fire; and, looking intently at him, she said: This man also was with him.

And about one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying: Of a truth, this man also was with him; for he is a Galilean.

And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man turning the people away, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes: I find no fault in this man.

But they became the more urgent, and said: He ex cites the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea, be ginning from Galilee to this place.

And on the same day, Pilate and Herod became friends to each other; for, before this, they had been at enmity the one toward the other.

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;

And the whole multitude cried out, saying: Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas.

And a superscription was also written over him in Greek and in Roman and in Hebrew letters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And we justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying: Truly, this was a righteous man.

this man came to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

And it came to pass, while they were much perplexed at this, behold, two men stood by them in shining raiment.

But we trusted that it was he that was about to redeem Israel. And besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.

And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

This man came as a witness, to testify of the Light, that all through him might believe.

John testified of him, and cried, saying: This is he of whom I said: He that comes after me, is now before me, for he existed before me.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him: Who are you?

This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is now before me, for he existed before me.

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

And I knew him not; but he that sent me to immerse in water, said to me, On whom you shall see the Spirit descending and remaining, this is he that immerses in the Holy Spirit.

And I saw, and do testify that this is the Son of God.

Jesus answered and said to him: Do you believe, be cause I said to you, I saw you under the fig-tree? You shall see greater things than these. And he said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, From this time you shall see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

This beginning of signs Jesus made in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

After this he went down to Capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples. And they continued there not many days.

Jesus answered and said to them: Destroy this temple, and I will raise it up in three days.

Then the Jews said to him: Forty and six years was this temple in building, and will you rebuild it in three days?

"When, therefore, he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this. And they believed the scripture, and the word that Jesus had spoken.

This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou doest, unless God be with him.

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.

He that has the bride, is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly on account of the voice of the bridegroom. This, my joy, is therefore complete.

and what he has seen and heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.