and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

but to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'

'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

If therefore ye did not become faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you what is true?

And if ye did not become faithful in the alien, who will give thine to you?

And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;

Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

Thus ye also, when ye did all the things that were commanded you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen, because we have done what we are obligated to do.

and one of them having seen that he was healed did turn back, with a loud voice glorifying God,

There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;'

the same thing shall happen in the son of man's time as did in Noah's days.

They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

saying, "There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.

But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,

And he said, 'All these I did keep from my youth;'

And Peter said, 'Lo, we left all, and did follow thee;'

And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.

and presently he did receive sight, and was following him, glorifying God; and all the people, having seen, did give praise to God.

and he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

And Jesus said unto him -- 'To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

As the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He did so because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the Kingdom of God was going to be proclaimed at once.

and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

'And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

I was [always] afraid of you, because you are a stern man; you pick up what you did not lay down and you reap what you did not sow.’

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

Then why did you not [at the very least] put my money in a bank? Then on my return, I would have collected it with interest.’

but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'

having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring it;

and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it.

and they will level you to the ground, you [Jerusalem] and your children within you. They will not leave in you one stone on another, all because you did not [come progressively to] recognize [from observation and personal experience] the time of your visitation [when God was gracious toward you and offered you salvation].”

Saying as he did so: "Scripture says--'My House shall be a House of Prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.'"

Day after day he taught within the temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, and so did the leaders of the people,

and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.

did the baptism of John come from heaven or from men?"

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

And they answered, they did not know whence.

and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.

'And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

And they were not able to get hold of anything Jesus said in front of the people. And they marveled at His answer and did not say anything [further].

[Now] there were these seven brothers; the first one got married, but when he died he did not leave any children behind.

Then the second one did the same thing.

and the third took her, and likewise also the seven did not leave children and died.

For they did not dare any more to ask him anything.

And having looked up, he saw those who did cast their gifts to the treasury -- rich men,

and he said, 'Truly I say to you, that this poor widow did cast in more than all;

for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts; but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.

'And when ye may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that come nigh did her desolation;

and he said unto them, 'With desire I did desire to eat this passover with you before my suffering,

He did the same with the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant sealed by my blood, which is being poured out for you.

but since you did not abandon me in my trials,

and I appoint to you, as my Father did appoint to me, a kingdom,

And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,

And he said to them, When I sent you without purse and scrip and sandals, did ye lack anything? And they said, Nothing.

Then Jesus went out and made his way, as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

And one of them did strike the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

And Jesus said to the high priests and captains of the temple and elders, who came up against Him, "Did ye come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs?

When I was day by day with you in the temple ye did not stretch out your hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness.

And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him -- 'Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;'

And many other things did they scoffingly say against him.

"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].

and they said, 'What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear it from his mouth.'

And having risen, the whole multitude of them did lead him to Pilate,

And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long time to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,

So he kept asking Him questions, but Jesus did not answer him.

and Herod with his soldiers having set him at nought, and having mocked, having put around him gorgeous apparel, did send him back to Pilate,

and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and indeed, He has done nothing to deserve death.

And he a third time said unto them, 'Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release him.'

for, lo, days do come, in which they shall say, Happy the barren, and wombs that did not bare, and paps that did not give suck;

And saying as they did so: "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."

and we indeed righteously, for things worthy of what we did we receive back, but this one did nothing out of place;'

and the sun was darkened. And the veil of the temple did rent even through the midst.

And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, 'Really this man was righteous;'

and all the multitudes who were come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts did turn back;

and all his acquaintances stood afar off, and women who did follow him from Galilee, beholding these things.

and did not consent to the counsel and deed of them; which was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews. Which same also, waited for the kingdom of God.

but when they went inside, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

But their report seemed to them like idle talk and nonsense, and they would not believe them.

And Peter having risen, did run to the tomb, and having stooped down he seeth the linen clothes lying alone, and he went away to his own home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

But their eyes were [miraculously] prevented from recognizing Him.

how also the chief priests and our rulers did deliver him up to a judgment of death, and crucified him;

and they did not find His body. Then they came back, saying that they had even seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive!

Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women had said, but they did not see Him.”

Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter into His glory?”

and they constrained him, saying, 'Remain with us, for it is toward evening,' and the day did decline, and he went in to remain with them.

And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

But while they yet did not believe for joy, and were wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything here to eat?

And he took it, and did eat before them.

And he led them forth without -- unto Bethany, and having lifted up his hands he did bless them,

and they, having bowed before him, did turn back to Jerusalem with great joy,

all things through him did happen, and without him happened not even one thing that hath happened.

and the light in the darkness did shine, and the darkness did not perceive it.

in the world he was, and the world through him was made, and the world did not know him:

to his own things he came, and his own people did not receive him;

but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name,