and be yourselves like men waiting for the return of their lord from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.

But if that servant say in his heart, My lord is long in coming; and begin to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and be drunken,

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how is my soul troubled, till it be accomplished!

And he will say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

Lo! your house is abandoned to you. I declare to you, Ye will not see me until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not take the highest place, lest one more honorable than thou may have been invited by him;

But when thou art invited, go and recline in the lowest place, that when he who invited thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then wilt thou have honor in the presence of all who are at table with thee.

And all with one accord began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a piece of land, and must needs go out and see it; I pray that I may be excused.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and am going out to try them; I pray that I may be excused.

And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.

For I say to you, that none of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.

If any one cometh to me, and hateth not his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Whoever doth not bear his own cross and follow me, cannot be my disciple.

So likewise, whoever of you doth not forsake all that he hath, cannot be my disciple.

And when he hath come 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 together her friends and neighbors, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I lost.

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of the property that falleth to me. And he divided to them his living.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

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

I am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to make merry.

And he answering said to his father, Lo! for so many years have I served thee, and never transgressed thy command; and yet to me thou never gavest 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.

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do, now that my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? I cannot dig, I am ashamed to beg.

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, I may be received into their houses.

So he called to him every one of his lords debtors, and said to the first, How much dost thou owe my lord?

And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the unrighteous mammon; that, when it faileth, ye may be received into everlasting habitations.

And he called and said, Father Abraham, have pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

And besides all this, between us and you there is placed a great gulf, so that those who wish to cross from hence to you may not be able, and that those on that side cannot cross over to us.

Then he said, I pray thee then, father, to send him to my fathers house;

for I have five brothers; that he may give earnest warning to them, that they too may not come into this place of torment.

Will he not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

And there was a widow in that city; and she kept coming to him, saying, Avenge me of my adversary!

yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her; lest by coming for ever she weary me out.

But the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven; but smote his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner!

But Jesus called them to him, saying, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.

And Jesus said to him, Why dost thou call me good? None is good but one, that is, God.

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

And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.

And he cried out, saying, Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!

And they who went before sharply bade him hold his peace. But he cried out the more, Son of David, have pity on me!

What dost thou wish me to do for thee? And he said, Lord, to restore my sight.

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

why then didst thou not put my money into a bank? Then I at my coming might have received it back with interest.

But as for those enemies of mine, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them here, and slay them before me.

saying to them, It is written, "And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers."

And he answering said to them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.

But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.

Show me a denary. Whose image and inscription hath it? And they answered and said, Caesars.

For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, "The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived. For many will come in my name, saying, I am He, and the time is at hand. Go not after them.

But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name.

And ye will be hated by all on account of my name.

For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

But watch at all times, and pray that ye may be able to escape all the things that are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

and he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat it.

and ye shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith to thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I may eat the passover with my disciples?

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

And in like manner he took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is about to be shed for you.

But lo! the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.

Ye however are they who have continued steadfastly with me in my trials.

And I appoint to you a kingdom, as my Father appointed to me;

that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Simon, Simon, lo! Satan hath asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not. And do thou, when thou hast returned to me, strengthen thy brethren.

And he said, I tell thee, Peter, a cock will not crow this day, till thou hast thrice denied that thou knowest me.

For I say to you, that this which is written must be accomplished in me: "And he was reckoned among transgressors." For that which concerneth me also hath an end.

And when he was at the place, he said to them, Pray that ye may not enter into temptation.

saying, Father, if thou art willing to remove this cup from meyet not my will, but thine be done!

and said to them, Why sleep ye? Rise, and pray that ye may not enter into temptation.

when I was daily with you in the temple, ye did not put forth your hands against me; but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, that he had said to him, Before a cock crows this day, thou wilt thrice deny me.

said to them, Ye have brought to me this man, as one that perverteth the people; and behold, I have examined him before you, and have found nothing in this man to sustain the charges which ye bring against him.

But Jesus turning to them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me; but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

And he said, Jesus, remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom.

And he said to him, Truly do I say to thee, Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit! And having said this, he expired.

See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me.

And I send forth upon you that which hath been promised by my Father; but do ye tarry in the city, until ye are endued with power from on high.

John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me hath gone before me; for he was before me.

They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us; what sayest thou of thyself?

he who cometh after me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to loose.

This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who hath gone before me; for he was before me.

And I knew him not; but he who sent me to baptize in water, the same said to me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and abiding on him, he it is that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

On the morrow he determined to go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip. And Jesus saith to him, Follow me.

Nathanael saith to him, Whence dost thou know me? Jesus answered and said to him, Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the figtree, I saw thee.

Jesus saith to her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? My hour is not yet come.

and said to those who sold the doves, Take these things hence; make not my Fathers house a house of merchandise.

His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for thy house will consume me."

that every one who believeth in him may have everlasting life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave the only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him may not perish, but may have everlasting life.

But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before that man.

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegrooms voice. This my joy then hath become full.

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink.

The Samaritan woman saith to him, How is it that thou, who art a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.

Jesus answered and said to her, If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.