And someone asked Him, “Lord, will only a few be saved [from the penalties of the last judgment]?” And He said to them,

And He will say [i.e., the Lord is represented as saying this in the judgment. See Matt. 7:23; 8:11-12], 'I tell you, I do not know where you came from, [so] go away from me, all you people who have done sinful things.'

And they shall have come from east and west, and from north and south, and be made recline in the kingdom of God.

And He said to them, Having gone, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perfect healings to-day and to-morrow, and on the third day I am made perfect.

and, on the third, I am to be made perfect. Nevertheless, I must needs, to-day, and tomorrow, and the following, be journeying on, because it is impossible that a prophet perish, outside Jerusalem.

Jesus therefore addressing himself to the doctors of the law, and to the Pharisees, said, is it allowable to perform a cure on the sabbath-day? to which they made no answer.

But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.

"When you are invited by anyone to a marriage feast, don't sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him,

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.

Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

and happy shall you be; because they have not wherewith to recompense you; for recompense will be made to you in the resurrection of the righteous."

And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

for fear he should be made the jest of every spectator, for laying the foundation, without being able to carry it on.

And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

"Now salt [is] good, but if salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be made salty?

It is not suitable for the soil [i.e., for growing crops] or for fertilizer, but [only] for people to throw out. [See note on Matt. 5:13]. The person who has ears to hear with ought to listen [to this] carefully."

And he made a story for them, saying,

Likewise I say unto you, Joy is made in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.

But he was angry and would not go in; and his father came out and made a request to him to come in.

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

I have resolved what I will do, that, when I should be removed from the stewardship, they might receive me in their houses.

Therefore, I tell you, make friends for yourselves by using worldly wealth, so that when it fails [i.e., when you run out of money] they [i.e., the friends you made with its wise and benevolent use] may welcome you into the eternal [i.e., heavenly] dwelling places. [Note: The idea here seems to be that by your shrewd use of material possessions for the benefit of others, you are actually storing up treasures for yourself in heaven].

The law of Moses and the prophets prophesied [See Matt. 11:13] until [the time of] John [the Immerser]. From that time onward the good news of the [coming] kingdom of God is [being] preached, and everyone is [attempting to] enter it forcibly [i.e., before its appointed time. See Acts 1:6-7].

"Every person who divorces his wife and marries another woman becomes sexually unfaithful to her [i.e., because he is still regarded by God as married to his first wife. See Matt. 19:9]. And the person who marries someone who has been divorced by her husband commits sexual sin with her [i.e., because she is still rightfully married to her first husband].

“Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day.

And he having called out, said, Father Abraham, pity me, and send Lazarus, that he might dip his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.

For I have five brethren; that he might testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

It would be well for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea, before he made trouble for any of these little ones.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

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

When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were [miraculously] healed and made clean.

"Were not all ten made clean?" Jesus asked; "but where are the nine?

And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

There will be two men in a field [i.e., doing farm work]; one will be taken [i.e., to be with the Lord], while the other one will be left [i.e., to be punished by the Lord]." See Matt. 24:40}}

And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;

And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest of men, this parable:

The Pharisee, standing by himself, made this prayer: God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of mankind, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this tax-gatherer.

The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

I tell you, this man went to his home justified [forgiven of the guilt of sin and placed in right standing with God] rather than the other man; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself [forsaking self-righteous pride] will be exalted.”

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

But Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "Allow these little children to come to me and stop trying to prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these [i.e., humble ones. See Matt. 19:14].

Then a certain ruler [Note: This man was young and rich. See Matt. 19:16-22] asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what should I do in order to inherit never ending life?"

You know the commandments: Do not be sexually unfaithful to your mate. Do not murder. Do not steal. Do not give false testimony. Show honor to your father and mother."

He will be betrayed and handed over to the Gentiles (Roman authorities), and will be mocked and ridiculed and insulted and abused and spit on,

And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be.

And those who were going before rebuked him that he might be silent; but he cried out so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

"What do you want me to do for you?" "Lord," he answered, "that I might see again."

And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight; thy faith hath made thee whole.

Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town.

Made an attempt to get a view of Jesus, and was not able to do so, because of the people, for he was a small man.

And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that way.

And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

And Zaccheus having stood, said to the Lord, Behold, the half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have made any false accusation against any one, I give back fourfold.

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

But, his citizens, hated him, and sent off an embassy after him, saying - We desire not, this, man, to be made king over us!

And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

he answer'd, honest servant, that's well: since your industry has made so much of so little, I give you the government of ten cities.

And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

Then he said to those who were standing around, 'Take the sum of money away from him and give it to the one who made ten times as much [with the original sum].'

But, these mine enemies who desired not that I should be made king over them, bring ye here, and slay them outright before me.

And when Jesus had said this, He went on ahead [of His disciples. See Matt. 21:1] up to Jerusalem.

they will level you to the ground, extirpate your inhabitants, and bury your buildings in ruins: because you have not consider'd the overtures I made you.

Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent him away empty.

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will be made ashamed after seeing this man.

But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

"Rabbi, Moses made it a law for us that if a man's brother should die, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.

but they which shall be made worthy to enjoy that world, and the resurrection from death, neither marry wives,

But [as for the fact] that the dead are raised [from death], even Moses showed, in the passage about the burning bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

And Jesus said to them [i.e., the Pharisees. See Matt. 22:41], "How is it that they [i.e., the experts in the law of Moses. See Mark 12:35] can say that the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one] is the son of David?

Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'

for all the rest of them made their contributions out of their surplus, but she out of her want dropped in all that she had to live on."

And some were talking about the Temple, how it was made fair with beautiful stones and with offerings, but he said,

for I will give you words and wisdom that not one of your opponents will be able to meet or refute.

And they shall fall by the mouth of the sword, and they shall be made captives in all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by all the nations, till the times of the nations should be completed.

"Then [Note: This event answers to the "immediately" of Matt. 24:29, and suggests the next major event on God's calendar] there will be [supernatural] signs [evident] in the sun and moon and stars. And on earth [there will be] distress among nations; they will be perplexed by the roaring of the ocean's churning waves. [Note: Probably this is figurative language for highly agitated conditions on earth].

And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great splendor [Note: This no doubt refers to the second coming of Christ. See II Pet. 3:9-10; Matt. 24:30-31; Rev. 1:7].

And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

But be taking heed unto yourselves, lest once your hearts be made heavy - with debauch and drunkenness and anxieties about livelihood, and that day come upon you suddenly,

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

They were delighted and made a bargain to pay him for it.

And he made an agreement with them to give him up to them, if he got a chance, when the people were not present.