And another person said, 'I just bought five teams of oxen and I need to go and test them out, so please excuse me [from attending the supper].'

For, who from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, - whether he hath sufficient for completion;

Thus, therefore, everyone from amongst you, who doth not bid adieu unto all his own possessions, cannot be my disciple.

For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?

What man from among you, having a hundred sheep, and losing, from among them, one, doth not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go his way after the lost one, until he find it?

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.

Or what woman, having ten bits of silver, if one bit has gone from her hands, will not get a light, and go through her house, searching with care till she sees it?

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.

Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

A few days later, the younger son gathered together everything [that he had] and traveled to a distant country, and there he wasted his fortune in reckless and immoral living.

And he longed to fill his belly from the husks that the swine ate, and no man gave to him.

"But [when he] came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired workers have an abundance {of food}, and I am dying here from hunger!

So, he got up and went to his father. But while he was still some distance [from the house], his father saw him and felt deep pity [for him], so ran and embraced him and kissed him [enthusiastically].

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 the servant said to him, 'Your brother has come [home] and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he welcomed him back safe [from harm].'

But it was [only] proper that we celebrate and have a good time, for this brother of yours was dead [spiritually], but is [now] alive again; he was lost [from me] but [now] is found.'"

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

I know what I should do, so that when I am removed from the management they will welcome me into their homes!'

And I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the mammon of unrighteousness, so that, when ye cease, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.

The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.

And it is easier that heaven and earth pass away, than one tittle fall from the law.

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

And in Hades he lifted up his eyes [as he] was in torment [and] saw Abraham from a distance, and Lazarus {at his side}.

And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that occasions which cause people to be led astray [from God] will come, but it is too bad for that person who is responsible for it happening.

It would be good [i.e., better] for him to have had a huge millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the ocean [Note: This "millstone" was a huge, circular stone rolled over grain to crush it and was moved by an animal walking in a circle], rather than having him cause one of these little ones [i.e., humble followers of the Lord] to be led astray [from God].

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith [our ability to confidently trust in God and in His power].”

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

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

And as He was going into one village, ten lepers met Him, who got up at some distance from Him,

But, one from among them, beholding that he was healed, returned, with a loud voice, glorifying God, -

Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?

Jesus said to him, “Get up and go [on your way]. Your faith [your personal trust in Me and your confidence in God’s power] has restored you to health.”

Then He said to the disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of man [i.e., the time when the Messiah would deliver His people from tribulation], but you will not see it [i.e., such deliverance would not occur during their lifetimes].

For just as the lightning shines forth, flashing from [one place] under heaven to [another place] under heaven, so the Son of Man will be in his day.

(But first it is necessary for him to suffer many things and be rejected from this generation.)

But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

Exactly so will it be on the day that the veil is lifted from the Son of Man.

If anyone makes an attempt to keep his life, it will be taken from him, but if anyone gives up his life, he will keep it.

There will be two women grinding grain together [Note: This was done with a hand-operated millstone where two persons sat across from each other and rotated a circular stone over kernels of grain]; one will be taken while the other one will be left. {{Some ancient manuscripts include verse

And in that city there was a widow who continued to come to him and say, 'Give me justice and protection from my opponent.'

Yet, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.'"

But the tax collector, having stood from afar, would not even lift his eyes to the sky, but beat upon his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinful man.

"I tell you that this man went home more thoroughly absolved from guilt than the other; for every one who uplifts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be uplifted."

But Jesus called them to Him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop preventing them from it, for to such as these the kingdom of God belongs.

And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

And when he heard these things, Jesus said to him, Yet one thing is lacking from thee. Sell all things, as many as thou have, and distribute to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.

[The Romans] will flog Him and kill Him, but on the third day He will rise again [from the dead]."

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

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.

And he was told that Jesus from Nazareth was passing by [that way].

Jesus said to him, “Regain your sight; your [personal trust and confident] faith [in Me] has made you well.”

As Jesus was pursuing his journey from Jericho,

And he sought to see Jesus, who he is; and he could not, from the crowd, for he was small in size.

And when Jesus came to the tree, He said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down [from that tree], for I need to stay at your house today."

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

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

So, He said, "A certain distinguished gentleman went to a distant country to receive a royal appointment [i.e., as king over a territory] and then return. [Note: This is the only parable of Jesus' that correlates with a known incident; that of Herod's son Archelaus going to Rome to receive from Caesar Augustus an appointment to rule over Judea, Samaria and Idumaea in

wicked slave, said he, from your own mouth will I convict thee. "you knew I was a hard master, exacting what I never gave, and reaping where I never sowed:

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

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!

For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

saying, Go into the village across from you, and having entered, you will find a colt tied up, on which no one of men has yet sat. Untie it and bring it.

Now [as] he was drawing near by this time to the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen,

"blessed be he, said they, whom the Lord hath sent to be our king. prosperity from heaven, and glory from the most high."

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

For days will come upon you and your enemies will put up an embankment against you, and will surround you and press you hard from all directions.

They will demolish you -- you and your children within your walls -- and they will not leave within you one stone on top of another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God."

And they did not find anything they could do, because all the people were paying close attention to [what] they were hearing from him.

And he answering said, I will also ask you one thing and tell me, Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men?

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And they replied [that they] did not know where [it was] from.

And he began, unto the people, to be speaking this parable: - A man, planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went from home for a long time.

And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.

And casting him out from the vineyard they slew him; what then will the lord of the vineyard do?

And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,

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

but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and 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.

now that the dead are raised, may be inferr'd from Moses's relation concerning the bush, where he stiles the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

From that time, however, no one ventured to challenge Him with a single question.

But Jesus said to them, you affirm the Messiah must be descended from David, how can that be?

And David himself says in the book of Psalms, the Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou from my right hand,

if then David stiles the Messiah his Lord, how can he be descended from David?

Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

Then Jesus looked up [i.e., from his seated position at the entrance to the Temple], and saw people throwing their gifts [of money] into the treasury [Note: This was a large open-mouthed container used for receiving offerings for meeting expenses of Temple upkeep].

For all these cast into the offerings of God from their abundance, but this woman from her poverty cast in all the living that she had.

And He replied, "Pay attention, so that you are not led astray [from the truth]. For many [false teachers] will come, claiming to be me, and saying, 'I am [the Christ],' and 'The time is near.' [But] do not go after them.

and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.

But it will go out from you for testimony.

But ye will be delivered up even by parents and brethren and relations and friends, and they shall put to death some from among you,

and not a hair from your head shall perish.