But he answered and said to his father, Behold so many years as I serve thee, nor have I ever transgressed thy command, and yet thou hast never given me a kid, to be merry with my friends:

But it was fit we should be merry and rejoice; for this thy brother was dead, and is come to life again, was lost and is found.

And he called him, and said unto him, What is this I hear of thee? give up the accounts of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends with these unrighteous treasures, that when they fail, ye may be received into everlasting habitations.

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or at lest he will be attached to the one, and neglect the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.

who was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the poor man died,

and was carried by angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried.

And he replied, If they hearken not to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one should rise from the dead.

Then said He to the disciples, It is impossible that offences should not come: but wo to him by whom they come.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith but as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou rooted up and planted in the sea; and it would obey you.

And being asked by the pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, He answered and said, the kingdom of God cometh not with observation.

For as the lightning which lightneth from the one part of heaven shineth to the other: so also shall the Son of man be in his day.

But He must suffer many things first, and be rejected by this generation.

And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

Thus shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.

In that day, whoever shall be on the house-top, and his goods in the house, let him not come down into it to take them away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

In that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken and the other left:

two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken and the other left:

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

And they answered and said unto Him, Where, Lord? And He said to them, where the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

nor regard man, yet because this widow gives me trouble, I will do her justice, least by continually coming she weary me out.

The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican.

But the publican standing at a distance did not presume so much as to lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Verily I tell you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall by no means enter into it.

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

And He took the twelve with Him and said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.

For He shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and insulted, and abused, and spit upon, and they will scourge Him, and put Him to death:

And as he was near to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way-side begging.

And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.

And they told him, Jesus of Nazareth is coming by.

So Jesus stopt, and ordered him to be brought to Him: and when he was come near,

And he ran before and got up into a sycamore-tree that he might see Him; for He was to pass by that way.

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone to be guest with a wicked man.

And as they listened to these things, He proceeded and spake a parable; because He was nigh to Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately be manifested.

And when he was returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to be called to him, to whom he had delivered the money, that he might know what use each had made of it.

And he said to him, Well done, thou good servant, as thou hast been faithful in a very little, thou shalt be governor over ten cities.

and he said to this likewise, Be thou also over five cities.

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

for I tell you, that to every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even what he seemingly hath shall be taken away.

saying, Blessed be the king that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!

Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?

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

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

Whosoever falleth on that stone shall be bruised; but on whomsoever it falleth, it will crush him to pieces.

And they watched Him and sent out spies, pretending to be righteous men, to lay hold of his words, that they might deliver Him up to the power and authority of the governor.

the days will come, in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be demolished.

And they asked Him, saying, Master, when shall these things be? And what will be the sign when these things shall come to pass?

And He said, Take heed that ye be not deceived; for many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and the time is near: but do not therefore go after them.

And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these must first happen; but the end will not be directly.

and there will be great earthquakes in several places, and famines, and pestilences, and fearful sights and great prodigies from heaven.

but it shall be for a testimony to you.

which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.

But ye shall be betrayed even by parents, and brethren, and kindred and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death:

and ye will be hated by all men for my sake.

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

But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days; for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people,

and they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trampled down by the Gentiles, till the times of the Gentiles too shall be fulfilled.

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity, the sea and the waves roring:

and men ready to die for fear and apprehension of the things that are coming upon the land; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Verily I tell you, this generation shall not pass away till all be accomplished.

Take heed to yourselves, least at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of life, and so that day should come upon you unawares:

Watch therefore and be constant in prayer, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things, which shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Thus He was by day teaching in the temple; and at night He retired to the mount called the mount of Olives.

The day of unleavened bread being come, on which the paschal-lamb was to be slain,

and say to the master of the house, Our Master inquireth by us, Where is the room, in which I may eat the passover with my disciples?

for I say unto you, that I will not eat of it any more, till it be accomplished in the kingdom of God.

and the Son of man is going indeed as was determined; but wo to that man by whom He is betrayed.

And there was also a dispute among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest:

But ye shall not do so: but let the greatest among you be as the younger; and he that presides as he that serveth.

Then said He unto them, But now let him, that hath a purse, take it, and his bag likewise; and let him that has no sword, sell his garment and buy one:

for I tell you, that this which is written must yet be accomplished in me, "And He was numbered with transgressors," for the things foretold concerning me are near at an end.

Father, if thou art willing take away this cup from me---nevertheless, not my will but thine be done.

and a servant-maid seeing him as he sat by the fire, and looking hard at him, said, This fellow was also with Him:

But hereafter shall the Son of man be seated on the right hand of the power of God.

And Herod, when he saw Jesus, was very glad; for he had of a long time been desirous to see Him, because he had heard much of Him, and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by Him.

But they insisted upon it with loud clamours, demanding Him to be crucified: and their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.

So Pilate gave sentence that what they demanded should be done.

for if they do these things to the green wood, what shall be done to the dry?

And there were also two other malefactors led with Him to be put to death.

And the people stood looking on, and even the rulers also with them derided Him, saying, He saved others, let Him save Himself, if He be the Christ the chosen of God.

And one of the malefactors that were executed with Him reviled Him, saying, If thou be the Messiah, save thyself and us.

And Jesus answered him, I assure thee, thou shalt be with me this day in paradise.

And while they were in perplexity about it, behold, two men stood by them in shining robes.

saying, the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of wicked men, and be crucified; and the third day rise again.

But Peter arose and ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down he saw the linen cloths lying by themselves: and he went away, wondering in himself at what had happened.

how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him.

And He disappeared from them. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, as He was talking with us by the way, and while He was opening to us the scriptures?

The Lord is risen indeed, and hath been seen by Simon.

Then these also related what had happened by the way, and how He became known to them in breaking of bread.

And as they were thus speaking, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be to you.

And He said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all the things must be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and Psalms, concerning me.

and that in his name should be preached repentance and remission of sins to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

By Him were all things made, and without Him was not any one thing made that was made.

He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and yet the world knew Him not:

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ:

And I knew Him not: but therefore came I baptizing with water, that He might be made known to Israel.

And Andrew brought him to Jesus: and Jesus looking at him said, Thou art Simon the son of Jonas, thou shalt be called Cephas; which is interpreted a stone.

who came to Jesus by night, and said unto Him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for none can do these miracles which thou dost, unless God be with him.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily verily I tell thee, Unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.