And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?

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

And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Lo! I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I make an end.

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?

And he said also to him who invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, do not invite thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest they too invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

And one of those who were at table with him, hearing this, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many.

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 another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

And the servant came, and reported these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, the blind, and the lame.

And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command hath been done, and yet there is room.

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.

And great multitudes were going with him; and he turned and said to them,

For which of you, intending to build a tower, doth not sit down first and count the cost, whether he hath the means to finish it?

Or what king, setting out to give battle to another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

He said also, A certain man had two sons.

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!

And the son said to him, Father, I have sinned against Heaven and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

But the father said to his servants, Bring out the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet.

And he said to him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

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.

And he said also to the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods.

And he called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

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.

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

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Then he said to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith to him, Take thy bond, and write eighty.

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

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.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou didst receive thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner his evil things; but now he is comforted here, and thou art tormented.

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;

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

But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.

And he said to his disciples, It is impossible but that stumblingblocks will come; but woe to him through whom they come!

And the apostles said to the Lord, Give us more faith.

But the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye might say to this sycaminetree, Be plucked up by the roots, and planted in the sea! and it would obey you.

And when he saw them, he said to them, Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

And Jesus answering said, Were not the ten cleansed? Where are the nine?

And he said to him, Rise and go; thy faith hath made thee well.

And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not in such a manner as to be watched for;

And he said to the disciples, The days will come, when ye will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and will not see it.

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

And he would not for some time. But afterward he said within himself, Though I neither fear God, nor regard man,

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

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 Jesus seeing him said, How hardly do they that have riches enter the kingdom of God!

And those who heard this said, Who then can be saved?

But he said, What is impossible with men is possible with God.

Then Peter said, Lo! we left what we had, and followed thee.

And he said to them, Truly do I say to you, There is no one that hath left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

And taking the twelve aside, he said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all that hath been written by the prophets concerning the Son of man will be accomplished.

And they understood none of these things; and the meaning of these words was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what was said.

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

And Jesus said to him, Receive thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee.

And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, giving glory to God; and all the people on seeing it gave praise to God.

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said to him, Zacchaeas, make haste and come down; for today I must abide at thy house.

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.

And Jesus said to him, This day hath salvation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Trade with these, till I come.

And he said to him, Well done, good servant! because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.

And he said also to this servant, And be thou over five cities.

And he said to them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath the ten pounds.

(And they said to him, He hath ten pounds, Lord.)

saying, Go to the village over against us; on entering which ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; and loose, and bring it.

And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them, Why are ye loosing the colt?

And they said, The Lord hath need of it.

And they brought it to Jesus; and having thrown their garments on the colt, they set Jesus thereon.

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.

And he answering said, I tell you, that if these are silent, the stones will cry out.

For the days will come upon thee, when thine enemies will cast up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on every side,

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

And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

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

He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this, they said, God forbid!

But he, looking upon them, said, What then is this which is written, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the cornerstone"?

But perceiving their craftiness, he said to them,

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

And he said to them, Render then to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods.

saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, "If a mans brother die, having a wife, and the same die without children, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother."

And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage;

Then some of the scribes answering, said, Teacher, thou hast well said.

And he said to them, How is it that men say that the Christ is Davids son?

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

And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,

And he said, In truth I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all.

And as some were saying of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones, and sacred gifts, he said,

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.

Then he said to them, Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;

And they said to him, Where wilt thou that we make it ready?

And he said to them, Lo! when ye have entered the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he goeth in;

And they went and found as he had said to them; and they made ready the passover.

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

And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves.