But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;

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

who stood at a distance, and lifted up their voice, saying, Jesus master, have pity on us.

And Jesus said, Were there not ten men who were made clean? where are the nine?

Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?

Then Jesus said to the one [who had returned], "Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well."

On that day, whoever is on the housetop and his goods [are] in the house must not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who [is] in the field must not turn back

Any man who makes it his object to keep his own life safe, will lose it; but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man:

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

And will not God surely {see to it that justice is done} to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

but the Publican, who stood a good way lower, not daring to lift up even his eyes to heaven, only smote his breast, and said, O God, be merciful to me, who am a sinner.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that one! For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Now people were even bringing their babies to him for him to touch. But when the disciples saw it, they began to scold those who brought them.

but Jesus called the children to him, and said to his disciples, let the children come to me, without any hindrance, for they who belong to the kingdom of God, must be like them.

A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

Jesus replied, why do you call me good? there is but one who is good, that is God.

And Jesus took notice of him [and] said, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!

It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.

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

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God,

Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

for he shall be delivered to the Gentiles by the Jews, who will treat him with mockery,

And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

who hearing the noise of a crowd passing by, ask'd what the matter was.

And those who were in front rebuked him, that he should be silent, but he cried out {even more loudly}, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

then Jesus stopp'd, and order'd them to bring the man to him, who being come nigh, he ask'd him,

and immediately he saw: and followed Jesus, glorifying God: and all the people, who were eye-witnesses, gave praise unto God.

And he entered and passed through Jericho. And behold a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief of the publicans.

A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

So, he ran on ahead [of the crowd] and climbed up a mulberry tree [Note: This was a tree that produced a fig-like fruit] in order to see Jesus, who was supposed to pass that way [soon].

And [when they] saw [it], they all began to complain, saying, "He has gone in to find lodging with a man who is a sinner!"

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save those who are lost."

and he called ten of his servants, to whom he deliver'd ten pounds: improve that, said he, till I return.

But the citizens [of his newly acquired kingdom] hated him and sent a delegation after him [i.e., to the person who appointed the gentleman king over them], saying, 'We do not want this man to rule 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.

for I was in fear of you, knowing you to be a hard master, who exact what you never gave, and reap where you have never sown.

And to the bystanders he said, 'Take away from him the mina and give [it] to the one who has the ten minas!'

They said to him, 'He has two hundred, sir!'??26 'I tell you, the man who has will have more given him, and from the man who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away!

'I tell you that to everyone who has, [more] will be given. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

But these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them--bring [them] here and slaughter them [in] my presence!'"

So those who were sent went [and] found [it] just as he had told them.

saying, "Blessed [is] the king, the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

upon this some of the Pharisees, who were in the crowd, said to him, master, rebuke your disciples.

They will throw you and your children, [who are] within your walls, to the ground and they will not allow one stone to remain on top of another in your city because you did not recognize that [God was] visiting you." [Note: This "visitation" refers either to the redemption which they had rejected or to the punishment of the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70].

And he entered into the temple [courts] [and] began to drive out those who were selling,

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

Then they answered Jesus that they did not know [who authorized John's immersion].

Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

he still sent a third, whom they wounded and drove away.

"Then the owner of the vineyard said, "What should I do? I'll send my son whom I love. Maybe they'll respect him.'

But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours.

He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others." Those who heard him said, "That must never happen!"

But having looked upon them, he said, What then is this that is written, The stone that those who build rejected, this became the head of the corner?

Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and [the one] on whom it falls--it will crush him!"

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

Shew me a denary. Of whom, hath it an image and inscription? And, they, said - Of Caesar.

Now some of the Sadducees--who deny {that there is a resurrection}--came up [and] asked him,

demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.

Well, there were once seven brothers; of whom the eldest, after taking a wife, died childless.

and the third, married her; as also the seven did who died but left no child.

And Jesus said to them, "The people of this age [i.e., who live on earth] marry and are given away in marriage,

but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and [to] the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,

And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.

So, He is not God to those who are dead, but [He is] God to those who are alive, for to God, all people are alive."

Till I put under your feet all those who are against you.

Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;

who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

And, looking up, he saw the, rich, who were casting their gifts into the treasury, -

So, He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has thrown in more than all the rest [i.e., referring to the many rich people who were also throwing in money].

And to some who were about the Temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones votive offerings, he said,

For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

Then let those who are in Judaea flee to the mountains, and those who are in the midst of it depart out, and those who are in the country not enter into it;

Woe to those {who are pregnant} and to those who are nursing [their babies] in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people,

like a trap. For it will come upon all who reside on the face of the whole earth.

And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

who went off to discuss with the high priests and commanders how he could betray him to them.

"But behold, the hand of the one who is betraying me [is] with me on the table!

For the Son of man indeed goeth, as it hath been determined: but woe unto that man through whom he is betrayed!

And they began to debate with one another who then of them it could be who was going to do this.

And there happened also a strife among them -- who of them is accounted to be greater.

So he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called benefactors.

But you [are] not [to be] like this! But the one who is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

For who [is] greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? [Is it] not the one who reclines at the table? But I am in your midst as the one who serves.

"And you are the ones who have remained with me in my trials,

And he said to them, "But now the one who has a money bag must take [it], and likewise a traveler's bag. And the one who does not have a sword must sell his cloak and buy [one].

[Presently there appeared to him an angel from Heaven, who strengthened him.

And while he is speaking, lo, a multitude, and he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming before them, and he came nigh to Jesus to kiss him,

And they who were around him, seeing what was going to follow, said to him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

Then a certain one of them struck the head priest's slave and sheared off his right ear. [Note: It was Peter who struck this man, whose name was Malchus. See John 18:10].

And Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders who had come out against him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber?

Those who had taken Jesus prisoner took him away into the house of the High Priest. Peter followed at a distance.

and sat down among some people who had lit a fire in the courtyard and were sitting round it.

But a certain maid-servant who sat at the fire, eyeing him, and looking at him stedfastly, said, This man was also with him.

And the men who were guarding him began to mock him [while] they beat [him],

And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?

"Tell us if you are the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one]." But He replied, "You would not believe me if I [did] tell you [who I am].