“What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?

and having found it, he lays it upon his own shoulders, rejoicing;

I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to do without and be in need.

So he went and forced himself on one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

for he would have been contented to have liv'd upon the carruways, with which they usually fed the swine: but nobody would supply him.

And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.

upon this he was full of resentment, and refused to go in: and when his father came out to persuade him, he replied to his father,

how many years have I serv'd you, without having ever disobey'd your orders? and yet you never bestow'd a kid upon me, to make merry with my friends:

upon making him appear, he said to him, what information is this, I hear against thee? give an account of your administration, for you must not be my steward any longer.

upon which the steward said in himself, what shall I do, now my master strips me of my employment? dig I cannot: and 'tis shameful to beg: I see it now,

So calling upon every one of his master's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my master?

a certain beggar named Lazarus, was lying at his gate, and tho' cover'd with ulcers, the very dogs came and fawned upon him.

And, he, calling out, said - Father Abraham! have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, - because I am in anguish in this flame.

upon which he said, father, I beg it of you, that you would send him to my father's family, where I have five brothers,

Who of you having a servant, that plows, or feeds your cattle, will immediately upon his coming from field, say to him, come and sit at table?

and will not rather say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, make yourself tidy, and wait upon me till I have finished my dinner, and then you shall have yours'?

Thus, ye also, when ye have done all the things enjoined upon you, say - Unprofitable servants, are we, - What we were bound to do, we have done!

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying and praising and honoring God with a loud voice;

and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

Upon the Pharisees asking him, when the kingdom of God should come, he answer'd them, the kingdom of God is not usher'd in with pomp and exclamations,

In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

I say to you, In that night there shall be two men upon one bed; one shall be seized and the other shall be let go.

I say to you, that He will execute the justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, shall he find the faith upon the earth?'

And to some who relied on themselves as being righteous men, and looked down upon all others, He addressed this parable.

And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

upon hearing that, Jesus said to him, one thing you have yet to do: sell all you have, and give it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: then come, and follow me.

upon hearing this he was very sad: for he had a large estate.

upon which the audience said, who then can be saved?

Jesus answer'd, I declare unto you, no one has ever quitted house or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, upon account of the gospel-dispensation,

For he shall be delivered up unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and shamefully treated, and spit upon:

And he cried aloud, saying - Jesus, son of David! have mercy upon me!

And, they that were going before, began to rebuke him, that he might hold his peace. But, he, by so much the more, was crying out - O Son of David! have mercy upon me!

And he ran before, and climbed up upon a sycamore-tree to see him; for he was to pass that way.

upon seeing this, they all murmur'd, saying, he is going to be treated by a dissolute person.

So He said: "Once upon a time a man of noble birth went off to a distant country to get for himself a kingdom and then return.

And upon his return, after he had obtained the sovereignty, he ordered those servants to whom he had given the money to be summoned before him, that he might learn their success in trading.

Wherefore, then, didst thou not place my silver upon a money-changer'stable, and, I, when I came, with interest might have exacted it?

saying [to them], "Go into the village just ahead of you, and upon entering [it], you will find tied up [there] a colt that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it [here].

And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.

Then they threw their coats upon it and mounted Jesus upon it. As He was going on, the people continued to spread their coats under Him on the road.

upon this some of the Pharisees, who were in the crowd, said to him, master, rebuke your disciples.

And when he came near, he looked upon the city, and wept over it,

saying, “If [only] you had known on this day [of salvation], even you, the things which make for peace [and on which peace depends]! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.

And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

Then He went on to tell the people the following story: "Once upon a time a man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and then went abroad for a long stay.

And again he sent another bondman; but they, having beaten him also, and cast insult upon him, sent him away empty.

upon which the master of the vineyard said, what shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps his presence will engage their respect.

so they kill'd him, and threw him out of the vineyard. what punishment now will the master inflict upon them?

But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

The chief priests, and the Scribes perceiving that he had applied this parable to them, were eager to seize upon him at that very time; but they were afraid of the people.

And they watched and sent forth spies, pretending themselves to be righteous men, so that they might seize upon a word of His, that they might deliver Him in this way to the power and authority of the governor.

but Jesus perceiving their malicious design, said to them, why do you practise upon me?

And they were not able to seize upon his word before the people: and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

"Look out for the experts in the law of Moses, who like to walk [around] in long [flowing] robes and love the special greetings they receive at the open shopping markets, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the head places at dinner tables.

they prey upon the property of widows and offer long unreal prayers. All the heavier will their sentence be!"

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 every one else here put in something from what he had to spare, while she, in her need, has put in all she had to live upon."

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And, he, said - Be taking heed ye be not deceived; for, many, will come upon my name, saying - I, am he, - and - The season, hath drawn near! Do not go after them.

But before all these things they shall lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name;

And let those in Judea flee to the mountains. And those in its midst, let them go out. And those in the open spaces, let them not go into her.

But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

for'so'shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth.

be therefore upon your guard, be constant in prayer, that you may be accounted worthy to escape all those future ills, and be able to stand in the presence of the son of God.

Nevertheless, lo! the hand of him who is delivering me up, is with me upon the table.

upon this they began to enquire of one another, which of them it was that should do such an action.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

That ye may eat and drink, at my table, in my kingdom, and sit upon thrones, judging, the twelve tribes of Israel.

At length he withdrew from them about a stone's cast, where falling upon his knees,

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.

And Jesus said to those having come upon him -- chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders -- 'As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks?

While day after day I was with you in the Temple, you did not lay hands upon me; but to you belongs this hour--and the power of darkness."

Then seizing upon him, they led him away, and brought him into the palace of the high-priest. But Peter followed at a distance.

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

But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

upon this they cry'd, what occasion have we for further evidence? for we ourselves have heard enough from his own mouth.

When Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

And Herod with his troops having set him at nought and mocked him, having put a splendid robe upon him, sent him back to Pilate.

nor Herod neither; for I sent you to him, and behold nothing worthy of death is proved upon Him.

But they insisted upon it with loud clamours, demanding Him to be crucified: and their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us:

When they came to the place called "The Skull," there they crucified him and the criminals also, one upon his right hand, and one upon his left.

And there was also an inscription written upon him, in letters Greek, Roman, and Hebrew; THIS IS KING OF THE JEWS.

And it was already about the sixth hour, and, darkness, came upon the whole land, until the ninth hour, -

The centurion upon seeing what had happen'd, gave glory to God, and said, certainly this was a righteous man.

And, all the multitudes who had been drawn together unto this spectacle, having looked upon the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts, began to return.

[Upon receiving permission] he took it down [from the cross] and wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a grave site, cut out of [a ledge of] rock, where no one had ever been buried.

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

upon which they were frightned, and bowed themselves to the very ground: but the men said to them, why do you look among the dead for one that is alive?

and upon their return from the sepulchre, they related the whole matter to the eleven, and all the other disciples.