And the Lord said, "If there be any faithful servant, and wise, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their duty of meat, at due season:

But the one who did not know [i.e., what his master wanted], yet did things deserving of punishment, will be whipped with few lashes. And to the person who has been given much [responsibility], there will be much required [of him]. And to whom people entrust much [responsibility], they will ask [much] more from him.

But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!

For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

There shall be divided - Father against son, and son against father, mother against daughter, and daughter against the mother, - mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.

And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.

And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to settle with him, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back even the last cent!"

There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.

And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.

to which Jesus replied, thou hypocrite, who is there among you that scruples to untie his ox or his ass, and lead him from the stall to water on the sabbath-day?

But, this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo! eighteen years, was there not a needs-be that she should be loosed from this bond, on the day of rest?

It is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, to work there till the whole is leavened."

Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,

There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

And he answered them and said, Who is there of you, who, if his son or his ox fall into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the sabbathday?

When thou are invited by any man to wedding festivities, do not sit down in the chief place, lest there may be a more honorable man than thou who was invited by him.

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 spoke to the one having also invited Him, When you may make a dinner or a supper, do not call your rich friends, nor your brothers, nor your kindred, nor your neighbors; lest they may also invite thee in turn, and there may be a recompense unto thee.

and you will be blessed, because they have no means of requiting you, but there will be requital for you at the Resurrection of the righteous."

Jesus said to him, "There was a man who was giving a large supper, to which he had invited a number of guests.

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

What man is there of you, possessing an hundred sheep, though he lose but one of them, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

I say unto you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine righteous persons, who need no repentance.

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

Then He said: "There was a man who had two sons.

And the younger of them said unto the father - Father! give me the share that falleth to me, of what there is. And, he, divided unto them the living.

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

and he was reduced to want, which forc'd him to make his application to one of the inhabitants there, who sent him to his farm to look after his swine.

But, to make merry and rejoice, there was need, because, this thy brother - was, dead, and hath come to life again, and was lost, and is found.

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

a hundred measures of oil, said he. take your bill, said the steward, sit down there, and write out one immediately for fifty.

And I say to you 'Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,' so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the Eternal Home.

“The Law and the [writings of the] Prophets were proclaimed until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God has been and continues to be preached, and everyone tries forcefully to go into it.

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

But Abraham said, 'My child, remember that you received in full your blessings in your lifetime, and Lazarus his hardships in his, but now he is continuously comforted here, while you are continuously tortured there.

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

Jesus said to his disciples: "It is inevitable that there should be snares; yet alas for him who is answerable for them!

But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;

In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

But he said unto the disciples - There will come days - when ye will long to see, one of the days of the Son of Man, and shall not see.

And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.

I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

There shall be two women grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

There shall be two men in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

And they answered [and] said to him, "Where, Lord?" So he said to them, "Where the dead body [is], there also the vultures will be gathered."

Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:

And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?

The Pharisee stood up [conspicuously] and prayed about himself this way [i.e., bragging to God about how good he was], 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, sexually unfaithful to their mates, or even like that tax collector [over there].

But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.

There is none good save one, that is God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery. Do not murder, Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Honour thy father and thy mother.

When Jesus heard this He said to him, " [There is] one thing you still lack. Sell all your possessions and distribute [the money] to poor people; become my follower, [then] you will have treasure in heaven."

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

Then Jesus took the twelve apostles with Him, saying to them, "Look, we are going up to Jerusalem and [while there] everything written in [the writings of] the prophets will be fulfilled concerning the Son of man.

As Jesus was approaching Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the road begging.

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

He said, there fore: A certain nobleman went into a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

And another came, saying, My Lord, lo, there is thy mina, which I have kept laid up in a towel.

So he said to those standing there, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has 10 minas.’

saying to them, go to the village opposite to you: at your entrance there, you will find a colt ty'd, that was never yet back'd: untie it and bring it here.

They were saying, 'May the King who comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord, be blessed. May there be peace in heaven and praise [to God] in the highest [i.e., may this praise reach to the highest heaven].'

"Would that you had known, while yet there was time--even you--the things that make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your sight.

And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.

And he went into the Temple and put out those who were trading there,

And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;

Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

After this the Teachers of the Law and the Chief Priest were eager to lay hands on Jesus then and there, but they were afraid of the people; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed this parable.

There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.

And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection;

There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

But, for those who are thought worthy to attain to that other world and the resurrection from the dead, there is no marrying or being married,

Some of the scribes replied, “Teacher, you have spoken well [so that there is no room for blame].”

and he saw a certain poor widow putting in there two small copper coins.

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And they said to him, Master, when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these events are to take place?

Then, said he unto them - There will rise up, nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;

and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.

Yet there shall not one hair of your heads perish.

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

And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;

He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.

And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house whereinto he goeth.

And he will show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

yet there's the hand that is to seize me, now upon the table.

And there arose also a contention among them, which of them was accounted to be greatest.