‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you [breaking all ties]; yet understand this, that the kingdom of God has come near [and you rejected it].’

And thou, Capernaum, who hast been raised up to heaven, shalt be brought down even to hades.

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

All things have been given to me by my Father: and no one has knowledge of the Son, but only the Father: and of the Father, but only the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

He said to him, What has been written in the law? how do you read it?

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

Now Martha was distracted with much serving, and coming up she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.

but there is need of one, and Mary has chosen the good part, the which shall not be taken from her.

‘And forgive us our sins,
For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us [who has offended or wronged us].
And lead us not into temptation [but rescue us from evil].’”

Then He said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and goes to him at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves [of bread];

for a friend of mine who is on a journey has just come to visit me, and I have nothing to serve him’;

And that one will answer from inside [and] say, 'Do not cause me trouble! The door has already been shut and my children are with me in bed! I am not able to get up to give you [anything].'

I say to you, Though he will not get up and give to him, because he is his friend, still, if he keeps on making his request, he will get up and give him as much as he has need of.

for every one that asketh, receives: he that seeketh, finds: and he that knocks has admittance.

And if Satan really has engaged in fierce conflict with himself, how shall his kingdom stand?--because you say that I expel demons by the power of Baal-zebul.

But if I drive out the demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already come upon you.

but when the stronger than he coming upon him overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil he has taken from him.

When the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest; and not finding any he says, I will return to my house whence I came out.

And when he comes, he sees that it has been made fair and clean.

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

"No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

Your eye is the lamp of the body: when your eye is sound, then the whole of your body has light, but if your eye is diseased, then your body is darkened.

If, however, your whole body is penetrated with light, and has no part dark, it will be so lighted, all of it, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light."

Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

For this reason also the wisdom of God has said, I will send to them prophets and apostles, and of these shall they kill and drive out by persecution,

that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

But nothing has been covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.

Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God has every one of them in mind.

[God even knows] the number of hairs on your head [Note: The average full head of hair has approximately 25,000 hairs]. [So], do not be afraid, for you are [much] more valuable than many sparrows.

But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of him before the angels of God.

But He said to him, “Man, who appointed Me a judge or an arbitrator over [the two of] you?”

And he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not [even] when someone has an abundance {does} his life [consist] of his possessions."

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

"So is it with him who amasses treasure for himself, but has no riches in God."

For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has.

And that servant who has been told his Master's will and yet made no preparation and did not obey His will, will receive many lashes.

but he who knew it not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom men have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?

For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison.

I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.

and Jesus having seen her, did call her near, and said to her, 'Woman, thou hast been loosed from thy infirmity;'

And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

when once the master of the house has gotten up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock [on] the door, saying, 'Lord, open [the door] for us!' And he will answer [and] say to you, 'I do not know where you are from!'

Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

and thou hast taught in our streets, But He will say, I tell you, I know you not, whence ye are; depart from me all ye workers of iniquity:

Behold, your house has been left to you! And I tell you, you will never see me until [the time] will come when you say, 'Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

Then He said to them, “Which one of you, having a son or an ox that falls into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down [to eat] at the place of honor, since a more distinguished person than you may have been invited by the host,

But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.

For which one of you, when he wants to build a watchtower [for his guards], does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to finish it?

Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is unable to finish [the building], all who see it will begin to ridicule him,

So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not [carefully consider the cost and then for My sake] give up all his own possessions.

Salt then is good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost, [searching] until he finds it?

And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Or what woman who has ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds [it]?

And when she has found it, she calls together her [women] friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I found the lost coin!’

After he has spent all that he had, there was a severe famine through all that country, and he began to be in actual want.

When he came to himself he said, 'How many hired men my father has, who have more than enough to eat, and here I am, dying of hunger!

for this my son was dead and has come to life, was lost and has been found. And they began to make merry.

And he said to him, Thy brother is come, and thy father has killed the fatted calf because he has received him safe and well.

But he answering said to his father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never have I transgressed a commandment of thine; and to me hast thou never given a kid that I might make merry with my friends:

But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

But it was right to make merry and rejoice, because this thy brother was dead and has come to life again, and was lost and has been found.

if therefore your fidelity has not appear'd in the use of these transitory enjoyments, how can you be trusted with what is more lasting?

"The law and the prophets [were] until John; from that time [on] the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently pressed into it.

Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her.

But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.

And besides all this, between us and you [people] a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to come over from here to you will not be able, and none may cross over from there to us.’

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.

“Which of you who has a servant plowing or tending sheep will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat?’

Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.

And he said to him, Rise up and go thy way: thy faith has made thee well.

But first He has to endure much suffering, and be disowned by this age.

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 shall not God avenge His own elect who cry day and night to Him, though He has been long-suffering over them?

the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

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 he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

And Jesus said to him, See: thy faith has healed thee.

And all murmured when they saw it, saying, He has turned in to lodge with a sinful man.

And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.

for the Son of man has come to seek and to save that which is lost.

And the first came up, saying, My Lord, thy mina has produced ten minas.

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

And the second came, saying, My Lord, thy mina has made five minas.

For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.

And he said to those that stood by, Take from him the mina and give it to him who has the ten minas.

And they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas.

For I say unto you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.

saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a [donkey’s] colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.