And he from within answering, shall say, Give me no farther trouble: my door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed; I am unable to rise and give thee.

I tell you, though even he would not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet because of his importunity, roused up, he will give him as many as he needeth.

If ye then, evil as ye are, know how to give good gifts to your children; how much more shall your Father, who is in heaven, give his Holy Spirit to those who ask him?

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house against a house, falleth.

But if with the finger of God I cast out devils, then, verily the kingdom of God is come unto you.

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad.

Then goeth he, and taketh seven other spirits, more wicked than himself; and they entering in, take up their abode there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

And it came to pass as he was speaking these words, a certain woman from among the multitude lift up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou hast sucked.

Then the multitudes thronging around him, he began to say, This is a wicked generation: it seeketh a sign, and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

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

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment against 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, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation, and shall condemn it, for they repented on the preaching of Jonah, and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The lamp of the body is the eye: when therefore thine eye is clear, thy whole body will be luminous, but if it be vitiated, thy whole body will be darkened.

Let it be thy aim then, that the light which is in thee do not become darkness.

If then thy whole body be illuminated, not having any dark part, it will be wholly luminous, as a lamp by its brightness diffuseth light.

Now as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee invited him to dine with him; and going in with him, he sat down.

Ye senseless men! did not he who made that which is without, make also that which is within?

But give what is within them for alms; and, lo! all will be pure unto you.

Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves concealed, which men, while walking over them, see not.

Then one of the doctors of the law addressing him, said, Master, thus speaking, thou reproachest us also.

And as he was saying these things unto them, the scribes and Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to extort answers from him respecting many things;

MEANTIME myriads of people collecting, so that they trod on one another, he began to speak to his disciples, Take heed principally of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

For there is nothing concealed, that shall not be laid open; nor hid, which shall not be known.

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, yet not one of them is forgotten before God?

But God said to him, Thou fool! this night shall they demand thy life from thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Just such is every one who heapeth up treasure for self, and is not rich towards God.

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

If God then so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is thrown into the furnace; how much more you, O ye of little faith?

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

Then said Peter unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or also for all?

And the Lord said, Who indeed is a faithful steward, and prudent, whom the lord will place over his household, to give them their proportion of provision at the proper season?

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so employed.

But he that knew it not, yet did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For of every one to whom much is given, much shall be required from him: and to whom men commit much, they will of him demand abundantly more.

I am come to cast fire on the earth, and what is my wish? that it may be now kindled.

But I have a baptism to be baptised with; and how am I distressed in spirit till it is finished!

Then said he to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, ye say immediately, There cometh a shower; and it is so.

And when the south wind gently blows, ye say, It will be sultry hot; and so it is.

Ye hypocrites! ye know how to discern by experience from the appearance of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that ye do not discern this particular time?

And why even of yourselves do ye not decide what is just?

For as thou art going with thy prosecutor to the magistrate, on the way endeavour to make up the matter with him; lest he drag thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

I tell thee, thou mayest in no wise come out from thence, until thou hast paid the very last mite.

NOW there were some present at that time who informed him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

Then the ruler of the synagogue, indignant, that on the sabbath Jesus had performed the cure, addressing himself to the multitude, said, There are six days in which work is to be done: on these therefore come and be cured, and not on the sabbath-day.

Then the Lord answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not every one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead him to water?

Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I compare it?

It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and put into his garden; and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged on its branches.

It is like leaven, which a woman taking, covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

When the master of the family shall have arisen, and shut the door, and ye shall begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Master, master, open it for us! and he answering will tell you, I know you not whence ye are:

But I must go on to-day and to-morrow, and the day following: for it is impossible that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those who are sent unto thee; how often would I have collected thy children unto me, just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: verily I say unto you, That ye shall see me no more, till the day come when ye shall say, Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord.

AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the principal Pharisees, to eat bread on the sabbath, that they were watchfully observant of him.

And Jesus addressing himself to the teachers of the law and the Pharisees, spake, saying, Is it lawful to perform cures on the sabbath?

and addressing them, said, Whose ass or ox is fallen into a pit, and doth he not immediately pull him out on the sabbath-day?

Then one of those who sat at table hearing these things, said to him, Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

And the servant said, Sir, it is done as thou orderedst, and yet there is room.

Or what king, going forth to encounter another king in battle, doth not sit down first, and consult if he is able with ten thousand men to meet him who is coming against him with twenty thousand?

and if he be not, whilst he is still at a distance, he sendeth an embassy, and desires terms of peace.

Salt is good: but if the salt become insipid, by what shall it be seasoned?

It is neither fit for the land, nor for manure; but they cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

What man is there of you, possessing an hundred sheep, though he lose but one of them, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

Even so, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God, over one repentant sinner.

and I am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hirelings.

and bring hither the stall-fed steer, and kill it; and let us eat, and be joyous.

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. And they began to be joyous.

And he said, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed for him the stall-fed steer, because he hath received him in health.

but no sooner is this son of thine come, who hath devoured thy substance with whores, than thou hast killed for him the stall-fed steer.

But it was right that we should rejoice, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

THEN said he also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he received an information against him, as having dissipated his treasures.

And calling him, he said to him, What is this report I hear of thee? give up the account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer in that office.

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? because my master is taking away the stewardship from me: to dig, I have not the strength; to beg, I am ashamed.

He that is faithful in the least thing, is faithful also in much: and he who is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.

and if ye have not been faithful in that which belongs to another, who will give up to you that which is your own?

And he said unto them, Ye are they who affect to be righteous persons before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is an abomination in the sight of God.

The law and the prophets were until John: since that the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fail.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou hast received thy good things during thy life, and Lazarus, in like manner, what was afflictive: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

And besides all these considerations, between us and you there is a vast chasm fixed: so that they who might be willing to pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass through to us, from thence.

THEN he said to his disciples, It is impossible that offences should not come; but wo to him through whom they come!

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

Doth he hold it as a favour from that servant, that he did the things which were ordered him? I think not.

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

And as he was entering a certain village, ten leprous men met him, who stood at a distance:

and they lift up their voice, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!

And looking towards them, he said, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that as they were on the road, they were made clean.

neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

For as the lightning flashing from one quarter under heaven, shineth to another quarter under heaven; so shall the Son of man also be at his day.

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

In that day, let not the man who is upon the roof, and his goods in the house, go down to carry them away: and he that is in the field, in like manner, let him not return for any things behind him.

37 And they answering, said to him, Where, Lord? And he said, Wherever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

yet because this woman is so troublesome to me, I will do her justice, lest by her perpetual coming she stun me with her importunity,

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.

And the tax-gatherer standing at a distance, would not even so much as lift his eyes heaven-ward, but smote on his breast, saying, May God accept the atonement for me a sinner!

But Jesus calling them to him, said, Permit little children to come to me, and hinder them not for of such is the kingdom of God.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good, but one, even God.

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that there is no man who hath left family, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

And it came to pass, as he drew nigh to Jerusalem, a certain blind man sat by the road-side begging:

And they told him, that Jesus the Nazarean is going by.