And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father, for thus has it been well-pleasing in thy sight.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son is pleased to reveal him.

And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.

But he, desirous of justifying himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

And on the morrow as he left, taking out two denarii he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou shalt expend more, I will render to thee on my coming back.

And it came to pass as they went that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received him into her house.

but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

give us our needed bread for each day;

and remit us our sins, for we also remit to every one indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation.

since a friend of mine on a journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him;

and he within answering should say, Do not disturb me; the door is already shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise up to give it thee?

I say to you, Although he will not get up and give them to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

But of whom of you that is a father shall a son ask bread, and the father shall give him a stone? or also a fish, and instead of a fish shall give him a serpent?

If therefore ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall the Father who is of heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and a house set against a house falls;

and if also Satan is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom subsist? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

But if by the finger of God I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.

He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathers not with me scatters.

And it came to pass as he spake these things, a certain woman, lifting up her voice out of the crowd, said to him, Blessed is the womb that has borne thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, more than Solomon is here.

Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, more than Jonas is here.

The lamp of the body is thine eye: when thine eye is simple, thy whole body also is light; but when it is wicked, thy body also is dark.

See therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

If therefore thy whole body is light, not having any part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp lights thee with its brightness.

But as he spoke, a certain Pharisee asked him that he would dine with him; and entering in he placed himself at table.

Woe unto you, for ye are as the sepulchres which appear not, and the men walking over them do not know it.

And one of the doctors of the law answering says to him, Teacher, in saying these things thou insultest us also.

And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him urgently, and to make him speak of many things;

In those times, the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God.

But he said to him, Man, who established me as a judge or a divider over you?

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.

If therefore ye cannot do even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?

Consider the lilies how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I say unto you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.

But if God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much rather you, O ye of little faith?

For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?

And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?

Blessed is that bondman whom his lord on coming shall find doing thus;

And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.

Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how is it then that ye do not discern this time?

And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.

Now at the same time there were present some who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate mingled with that of their sacrifices.

The Lord therefore answered him and said, Hypocrites! does not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger and leading it away, water it?

And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

And as he said these things, all who were opposed to him were ashamed; and all the crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things which were being done by him.

And he said, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.

It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.

And one said to him, Sir, are such as are to be saved few in number? But he said unto them,

From the time that the master of the house shall have risen up and shall have shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are:

The same hour certain Pharisees came up, saying to him, Get out, and go hence, for Herod is desirous to kill thee.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not.

Behold, your house is left unto you; and I say unto you, that ye shall not see me until it come that ye say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, who was of the Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watching him.

And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?

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

And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what is needed to complete it;

Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?

and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.

Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.

Salt then is good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

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

What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.

I am no longer worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry:

And his elder son was in the field; and as, coming up, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

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

but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

But he said to him, Child, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.

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

And having called him, he said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.

and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give to you your own?

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination before God.

But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one tittle of the law should fail.

But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who desire to cross from there pass over unto us.

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

But the Lord said, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye had said to this sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou planted in the sea, and it would have obeyed you.

But which of you is there who, having a bondman ploughing or shepherding, when he comes in out of the field, will say, Come and lie down immediately to table?

Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.

And it came to pass as he was going up to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

And as he entered into a certain village ten leprous men met him, who stood afar off.

And they lifted up their voice saying, Jesus, Master, have compassion on us.