It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.

And he made a story for them, saying,

And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.

I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.

And when she has it again, she gets her friends and neighbours together, saying, Be glad with me, for I have got back the bit of silver which had gone from me.

And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him.

But it was right to be glad and to have a feast; for this your brother, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away and has come back.

And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

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.

And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.

And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.

And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.

And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.

For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain.

And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come.

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.

Give attention to yourselves: if your brother does wrong, say a sharp word to him; and if he has sorrow for his sin, let him have forgiveness.

And if he does you wrong seven times in a day, and seven times comes to you and says, I have regret for what I have done; let him have forgiveness.

Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.

For as in a thunderstorm the bright light is seen from one end of the sky to the other, so will the Son of man be when his time comes.

But on the day when Lot went out of Sodom, fire came down from heaven and destruction came on them all.

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

Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,

Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.

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 say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.

And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get 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.

For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:

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.

What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

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 he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.

And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham.

For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

And while they were giving ear to these words, he made another story for them, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they were of the opinion that the kingdom of God was coming straight away.

So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.

But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.

And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.

Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.

And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it,

For the time will come when your attackers will put a wall round you, and come all round you and keep you in on every side,

But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

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 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 put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?

Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.

When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.

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.

Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.

And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,

David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?

For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.

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

As for these things which you see, the days will come when not one stone will be resting on another, but all will be broken down.

And he said, Take care that you are not tricked: for a number of people will come in my name, saying, I am he; and, The time is near: do not go after them.

And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now.

And it will be turned to a witness for you.

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.

For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect.

It will be hard for women who are with child, and for her with a baby at the breast, in those days. For great trouble will come on the land, and wrath on this people.

And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth, fear among the nations and doubt because of the loud noise of the sea and the waves;

Men's strength will go from them in fear and in waiting for the things which are coming on the earth; for the powers of the heavens will be moved.

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

But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

For so it will come on all those who are living on the face of all the earth.

And the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a chance to put him to death, but they went in fear of the people.

And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make the Passover ready for us, so that we may take it.

For I say to you, I will not take it till it is made complete in the kingdom of God.

For I say to you, I will not take of the fruit of the vine till the kingdom of God has come.

And he took bread and, having given praise, he gave it to them when it had been broken, saying, This is my body, which is given for you: do this in memory of me.

And in the same way, after the meal, he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new testament, made with my blood which is given for you.

For it will be done to the Son of man after the purpose of God, but unhappy is that man by whom he is given up.

For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

But I have made prayer for you, that your faith may not go from you: and when you are turned again, make your brothers strong.

And he said to them, But now, he who has a money-bag, or a bag for food, let him take it: and he who has not, let him give his coat for money and get a sword.

For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end.

And, getting up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and saw that they were sleeping for sorrow.

And a fire was lighted in the middle of the open square, and they were seated together, and Peter was among them.