For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down, by fifties in a company.

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

And they all ate and were satisfied, and there were taken up of fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

And I tell you of a truth there are some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

But Peter and those with him were weighed down with sleep; and awaking they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

And just as they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents, ane for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah, not knowing what he said.

While he spake thus, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they feared while they entered into the cloud.

And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone: and they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

And the next day, as they came down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

And I besought thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. And while they all wondered at all things which Jesus did,

But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, so that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of this saying.

And sent messengers before his face, and they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

But they did not receive him, because his face was, as tho' he would go to Jerusalem.

For the Son of man is not come to destroy mens lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.

And as they went in the way, one said to him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

And remain in the same house eating and drinking such things as they have; for the labourer is worthy of his hire: go not from house to house.

And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.

But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, going out into the streets of it, say,

Wo to thee, Chorazin, wo to thee Bethsaida; for if the mighty works which have been done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

And as they went, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house.

Therefore they shall be your judges. But if I cast out devils by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

Then goeth he and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and entering in they dwell there; and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.

But he said, Yea, rather blessed are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

No man having lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they who come in may see the light.

Truly ye bear witness that ye approve the deeds of your fathers: for whom they killed, ye build their sepulchres.

Therefore also the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will slay, and persecute the rest.

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

In the mean time, an innumerable multitude being gathered together, so that they trod one upon another, he said to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

But when they bring you to the synagogues and to magistrates and powers,

Consider the ravens; for they neither sow nor reap; neither have store-house nor barn: yet God feedeth them. How much better are ye than the birds?

Consider the lilies, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

and your lamps burning, And be like men that wait for their Lord, when he will return from the wedding, that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.

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

And Jesus answering said to them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things;

Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell and slew them, suppose ye, that they were sinners above all that dwelt at Jerusalem?

And they shall come from the east and the west, and the north and the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

And as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the sabbath, to eat bread, they watched him.

But they held their peace. And he took him and healed him and let him go,

And they could not answer him again to these things.

And he spake a parable to them that were invited, when he marked how they chose the chief seats,

Then said he also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also invite thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

the disabled, the lame, the blind, And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee; but thou shalt be recompensed 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 field, I must needs go and see it: I pray thee, have me excused.

It is neither fit for the land nor yet for dung; they cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field. And as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

I know what to do, that when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

And the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard these things, and they derided him.

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men: but God knoweth your hearts: And that which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination before God.

And besides all this, between us and you, there is a great gulph fixed; so that they who would pass from us to you, cannot, neither can they pass to us that would come from thence.

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 he said, Nay, father Abraham; but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.

And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded tho' one rose from the dead.

Then said he to the disciples, It is impossible but offences will come; but wo to him through whom they come.

And they lifted up their voice and said, Jesus, master, have mercy on us.

And seeing them, he said to them, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And as they went, they were cleansed.

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

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

They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, till the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded:

And they answering said to him, Where Lord? And he said to them, Wheresoever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

And he spake a parable to them to this end, that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;

And he spake this parable to certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others.

And they brought to him infants also, that he might touch them; but the disciples seeing it, rebuked them.

And Jesus seeing that he was very sorrowful, said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God?

And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully intreated, and spitted on: And they shall scourge him, and put him to death:

And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

And they told him, Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

And they that went before charged him to hold his peace; but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

And seeing it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone to be guest with a sinner.

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh Jerusalem, and because they thought the kingdom of God would immediately appear.

(And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds!)

And they that were sent went, and found even as he had said to them.

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them, Why loose ye the colt?

And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

And they brought him to Jesus, and they cast their garments on the colt and set Jesus thereon.

And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.

And when he was now come nigh, at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works that they had seen,

saying, O that thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day the things that are for thy peace. But now they are hid from thine eyes.

And shall dash thee against the ground, and thy children, that are in thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another: because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

And found not what they might do; for all the people hung upon him to hear him.

And they reasoned among themselves,

for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And they answered, They could not tell whence. Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.

And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they might give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat and sent him away empty.

And again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

Then said the Lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps seeing him they will reverence him.

So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the Lord of the vineyard do to them?

And hearing it they said, God forbid. And he looked on them and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, this is become the head of the corner?

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour; but they feared the people; for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

And watching him, they sent forth spies, feigning themselves to be just men, to take hold of his discourse, that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governour.

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know, that thou speakest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou persons, but teachest the way of God in truth:

Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answering said, C?sar's.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people; and marvelling at his answer, they held their peace.