The Gospel of Luke

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Edited by John W. Marshall. 1996 - 2001
Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto

§ The Beatitudes

6.20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. 6.21 " Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh. 6.22 " Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! 6.23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.

§ Luke's Woes

6.24 " But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation. 6.25 " Woe to you that are full now, for you shall hunger. "Woe to you that laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. 6.26 " Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

§ On Love of Enemies

6.27. " But I say to you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 6.28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

§ On Retaliation

6.29 To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from him who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. 6.30 Give to every one who begs from you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again.

§ The Golden Rule

6.31 And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them. 6.32 " If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 6.33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 6.34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 6.35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish. 6.36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

§ On Judging

6.37. " Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 6.38 give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back." 6.39 He also told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 6.40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one when he is fully taught will be like his teacher. 6.41 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 6.42 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

§ The Test of a Good Person

6.43 " For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; 6.44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 6.45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

§ On Self Deception

6.46 " Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I tell you?

§ Hearing and Doing

6.47 Every one who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 6.48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep, and laid the foundation upon rock; and when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it had been well built. 6.49 But he who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."

§ The Centurion's Servant

7.1 After he had ended all his sayings in the hearing of the people he entered Caper'na-um. 7.2 Now a centurion had a slave who was dear to him, who was sick and at the point of death. 7.3 When he heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his slave. 7.4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy to have you do this for him, 7.5 for he loves our nation, and he built us our synagogue." 7.6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; 7.7 therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. 7.8 For I am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it." 7.9 When Jesus heard this he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude that followed him, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith." 7.10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave well.

§ The Widow's Son at Nain

7.11 Soon afterward he went to a city called Na'in, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 7.12 As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. 7.13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." 7.14 And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." 7.15 And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. 7.16 Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!" 7.17 And this report concerning him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

§ John's Question to Jesus

7.18 The disciples of John told him of all these things. 7.19 And John, calling to him two of his disciples, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?" 7.20 And when the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?'" 7.21 In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many that were blind he bestowed sight. 7.22 And he answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good news preached to them. 7.23 And blessed is he who takes no offense at me."

§ Words about John

7.24 When the messengers of John had gone, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? 7.25 What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings' courts. 7.26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 7.27 This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.' 7.28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." 7.29 ( When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John; 7.30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.) 7.31 " To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like? 7.32 They are like children sitting in the market place and calling to one another, 'We piped to you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep.' 7.33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine; and you say, 'He has a demon.' 7.34 The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and you say, 'Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' 7.35 Yet wisdom is justified by all her children."

§ The Woman with the Ointment

7.36 One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house, and took his place at table. 7.37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 7.38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 7.39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner." 7.40 And Jesus answering said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he answered, "What is it, Teacher?" 7.41 " A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 7.42 When they could not pay, he forgave them both. Now which of them will love him more?" 7.43 Simon answered, "The one, I suppose, to whom he forgave more." And he said to him, "You have judged rightly." 7.44 Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 7.45 You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. 7.46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 7.47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little." 7.48 And he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." 7.49 Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?" 7.50 And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

§ The Women Collegues

8.1 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, 8.2 and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Mag'dalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 8.3 and Joan'na, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.

§ The Parable of The Sower

8.4 And when a great crowd came together and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable: 8.5 " A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 8.6 And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 8.7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. 8.8 And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." As he said this, he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

§ On Parables

8.9 And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, 8.10 he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

§ The Interpretation of the Sower

8.11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 8.12 The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. 8.13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. 8.14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 8.15 And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.

§ The Purpose of Parables

8.16 " No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, that those who enter may see the light. 8.17 For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. 8.18 Take heed then how you hear; for to him who has will more be given, and from him who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."

§ Jesus' True Relatives

8.19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him for the crowd. 8.20 And he was told, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you." 8.21 But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it." 8.22 One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out, 8.23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a storm of wind came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in danger. 8.24 And they went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; and they ceased, and there was a calm. 8.25 He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that he commands even wind and water, and they obey him?"

§ The Gadarene/Gerasene Demoniac

8.26 Then they arrived at the country of the Ger'asenes, which is opposite Galilee. 8.27 And as he stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes, and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. 8.28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, and said with a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech you, do not torment me." 8.29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.) 8.30 Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. 8.31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. 8.32 Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them leave. 8.33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. 8.34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. 8.35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 8.36 And those who had seen it told them how he who had been possessed with demons was healed. 8.37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Ger'asenes asked him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so he got into the boat and returned. 8.38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but he sent him away, saying, 8.39 " Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

§ Jairus' Daughter / a Woman's Faith

8.40 Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. 8.41 And there came a man named Ja'irus, who was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at Jesus' feet he besought him to come to his house, 8.42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As he went, the people pressed round him. 8.43 And a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years and could not be healed by any one, 8.44 came up behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. 8.45 And Jesus said, "Who was it that touched me?" When all denied it, Peter said, "Master, the multitudes surround you and press upon you!" 8.46 But Jesus said, "Some one touched me; for I perceive that power has gone forth from me." 8.47 And when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people why she had touched him, and how she had been immediately healed. 8.48 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace." 8.49 While he was still speaking, a man from the ruler's house came and said, "Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the Teacher any more." 8.50 But Jesus on hearing this answered him, "Do not fear; only believe, and she shall be well." 8.51 And when he came to the house, he permitted no one to enter with him, except Peter and John and James, and the father and mother of the child. 8.52 And all were weeping and bewailing her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping." 8.53 And they laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. 8.54 But taking her by the hand he called, saying, "Child, arise." 8.55 And her spirit returned, and she got up at once; and he directed that something should be given her to eat. 8.56 And her parents were amazed; but he charged them to tell no one what had happened. 9.1 And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 9.2 and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal. 9.3 And he said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. 9.4 And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 9.5 And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them." 9.6 And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

§ Herod's Understanding of Jesus

9.7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 9.8 by some that Eli'jah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen. 9.9 Herod said, "John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him.

§ The Return of the Twelve and the Feeding of the Five Thousand

9.10 On their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a city called Beth-sa'ida. 9.11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him; and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those who had need of healing. 9.12 Now the day began to wear away; and the twelve came and said to him, "Send the crowd away, to go into the villages and country round about, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a lonely place." 9.13 But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish--unless we are to go and buy food for all these people." 9.14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each." 9.15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 9.16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 9.17 And all ate and were satisfied. And they took up what was left over, twelve baskets of broken pieces.

§ Peter's Confession
First Passion Prediction

9.18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone the disciples were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the people say that I am?" 9.19 And they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say, Eli'jah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen." 9.20 And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God." 9.21 But he charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 9.22 saying, "The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."

§ The Conditions of Discipleship

9.23 And he said to all, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 9.24 For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it. 9.25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 9.26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 9.27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."

§ The Transfiguration

9.28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 9.29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became dazzling white. 9.30 And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Eli'jah, 9.31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem. 9.32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, and when they wakened they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. 9.33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli'jah" --not knowing what he said. 9.34 As he said this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 9.35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!" 9.36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silence and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

§ Healing an Epileptic Boy

9.37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 9.38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried, "Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son, for he is my only child; 9.39 and behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him till he foams, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. 9.40 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." 9.41 Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here." 9.42 While he was coming, the demon tore him and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

§ The Second Prediction of the Passion

9.43 And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he did, he said to his disciples, 9.44 " Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men." 9.45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

§ The Dispute about Greatness

9.46 And an argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest. 9.47 But when Jesus perceived the thought of their hearts, he took a child and put him by his side, 9.48 and said to them, "Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me; for he who is least among you all is the one who is great."

§ The Unknown Exorcist

9.49 John answered, "Master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us." 9.50 But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him; for he that is not against you is for you."

§ The Samaritan Villagers

9.51 When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 9.52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him; 9.53 but the people would not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 9.54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, "Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?" 9.55 But he turned and rebuked them. 9.56 And they went on to another village.

§ The Nature of Discipleship

9.57 As they were going along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." 9.58 And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head." 9.59 To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." 9.60 But he said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." 9.61 Another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home." 9.62 Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

§ Sending Out the Twelve/Seventy

10.1 After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. 10.2 And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 10.3 Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 10.4 Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road. 10.5 Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!' 10.6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not, it shall return to you. 10.7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house. 10.8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you; 10.9 heal the sick in it and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.' 10.10 But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say, 10.11 ' Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you; nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.' 10.12 I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

§ On the Cities of Galilee

10.13 " Woe to you, Chora'zin! woe to you, Beth-sa'ida! for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 10.14 But it shall be more tolerable in the judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you. 10.15 And you, Caper'na-um, will you be exalted to heaven? You shall be brought down to Hades. 10.16 " He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me, and he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."

§ The Return of the Seventy

10.17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!" 10.18 And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 10.19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. 10.20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

§ Jesus' Thanks to the Father

10.21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will. 10.22 All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."

§ The Blessedness of the Disciples

10.23 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! 10.24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."

§ A Tricky Question

10.25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" 10.26 He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read?" 10.27 And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." 10.28 And he said to him, "You have answered right; do this, and you will live."

§ The Parable of the Good Samaritan

10.29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" 10.30 Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 10.31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 10.32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 10.33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, 10.34 and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 10.35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 10.36 Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?" 10.37 He said, "The one who showed mercy on him." And Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

§ Mary and Martha

10.38 Now as they went on their way, he entered a village; and a woman named Martha received him into her house. 10.39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching. 10.40 But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me." 10.41 But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; 10.42 one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her."

§ The Lord's Prayer

11.1 He was praying in a certain place, and when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." 11.2 And he said to them, "When you pray, say: "Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. 11.3 Give us each day our daily bread; 11.4 and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive every one who is indebted to us; and lead us not into temptation."

§ The Friend at Midnight

11.5 And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves; 11.6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him'; 11.7 and he will answer from within, 'Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything'? 11.8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him whatever he needs.

§ On Prayer

11.9 And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 11.10 For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11.11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 11.12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 11.13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

§ Accusations Against Jesus

11.14 Now he was casting out a demon that was dumb; when the demon had gone out, the dumb man spoke, and the people marveled. 11.15 But some of them said, "He casts out demons by Be-el'zebul, the prince of demons"; 11.16 while others, to test him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

§ A House Divided

11.17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. 11.18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul. 11.19 And if I cast out demons by Be-el'zebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. 11.20 But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 11.21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace; 11.22 but when one stronger than he assails him and overcomes him, he takes away his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoil. 11.23 He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

§ The Return of the Evil Spirit

11.24 " When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest; and finding none he says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' 11.25 And when he comes he finds it swept and put in order. 11.26 Then he goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first." 11.27 As he said this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!" 11.28 But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!"

§ Seeking for Signs

11.29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 11.30 For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin'eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation. 11.31 The queen of the South will arise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 11.32 The men of Nin'eveh will arise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

§ Concerning Light

11.33 " No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a bushel, but on a stand, that those who enter may see the light.

§ The Sound Eye

11.34 Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is sound, your whole body is full of light; but when it is not sound, your body is full of darkness. 11.35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. 11.36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light."

§ Against the Pharisees

11.37 While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table. 11.38 The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. 11.39 And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of extortion and wickedness. 11.40 You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? 11.41 But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you. 11.42 " But woe to you Pharisees! for you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God; these you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 11.43 Woe to you Pharisees! for you love the best seat in the synagogues and salutations in the market places. 11.44 Woe to you! for you are like graves which are not seen, and men walk over them without knowing it." 11.45 One of the lawyers answered him, "Teacher, in saying this you reproach us also." 11.46 And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! for you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. 11.47 Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets whom your fathers killed. 11.48 So you are witnesses and consent to the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. 11.49 Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,' 11.50 that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation, 11.51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechari'ah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation. 11.52 Woe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering." 11.53 As he went away from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him hard, and to provoke him to speak of many things, 11.54 lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.

§ On Leaven

12.1 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trod upon one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

§ Bold Confession

12.2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 12.3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. 12.4 " I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 12.5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him! 12.6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 12.7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. 12.8 " And I tell you, every one who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God; 12.9 but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. 12.10 And every one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 12.11 And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say; 12.12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

§ The Parable of the Rich Fool

12.13 One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me." 12.14 But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or divider over you?" 12.15 And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." 12.16 And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; 12.17 and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' 12.18 And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 12.19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.' 12.20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' 12.21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

§ On Anxiety

12.22 And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat, nor about your body, what you shall put on. 12.23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 12.24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! 12.25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his span of life? 12.26 If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? 12.27 Consider the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 12.28 But if God so clothes the grass which is alive in the field today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O men of little faith! 12.29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be of anxious mind. 12.30 For all the nations of the world seek these things; and your Father knows that you need them. 12.31 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things shall be yours as well. 12.32 " Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

§ On Treasures

12.33 Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. 12.34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

§ Be Awake, Be Aware, Be Faithful

12.35 " Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning, 12.36 and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks. 12.37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them. 12.38 If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants! 12.39 But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into. 12.40 You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour." 12.41 Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?"

§ The Faithful and Wise Servant

12.42 And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 12.43 Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing. 12.44 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. 12.45 But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 12.46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will punish him, and put him with the unfaithful.

( ) § The Servant's Wages

12.47 And that servant who knew his master's will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe beating. 12.48 But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more. 12.49 " I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled! 12.50 I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished!

§ Division in Households

12.51 Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division; 12.52 for henceforth in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three; 12.53 they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against her mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

§ Signs of the Times

12.54 He also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A shower is coming'; and so it happens. 12.55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat'; and it happens. 12.56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky; but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

§ On Murder

12.57 " And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? 12.58 As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison. 12.59 I tell you, you will never get out till you have paid the very last copper."

§ A Parable on Repentence

13.1 There were some present at that very time who told him of the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 13.2 And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus? 13.3 I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. 13.4 Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Silo'am fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem? 13.5 I tell you, No; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish." 13.6 And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 13.7 And he said to the vinedresser, 'Lo, these three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?' 13.8 And he answered him, 'Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure. 13.9 And if it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"

§ Healing a Woman of Infirmity

13.10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 13.11 And there was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. 13.12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity." 13.13 And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was made straight, and she praised God. 13.14 But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, said to the people, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be healed, and not on the sabbath day." 13.15 Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead it away to water it? 13.16 And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?" 13.17 As he said this, all his adversaries were put to shame; and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

§ The Parable of the Mustard Seed

13.18 He said therefore, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? 13.19 It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made nests in its branches."

§ The Parable of the Leaven

13.20 And again he said, "To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 13.21 It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened." 13.22 He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

§ The Narrow Gate

13.23 And some one said to him, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" And he said to them, 13.24 " Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 13.25 When once the householder has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us.' He will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'

§ On Self Deception

13.26 Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.' 13.27 But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!' 13.28 There you will weep and gnash your teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves thrust out. 13.29 And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God. 13.30 And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."

§ Leaving Galilee

13.31 At that very hour some Pharisees came, and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you." 13.32 And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 13.33 Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.'

§ Lament over Jerusalem

13.34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 13.35 Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

§ Healing a Man with Dropsy

14.1 One sabbath when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they were watching him. 14.2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. 14.3 And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?" 14.4 But they were silent. Then he took him and healed him, and let him go. 14.5 And he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on a sabbath day?" 14.6 And they could not reply to this.

§ Teaching on Humility

14.7 Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, 14.8 " When you are invited by any one to a marriage feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest a more eminent man than you be invited by him; 14.9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give place to this man,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 14.10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher'; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 14.11 For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." 14.12 He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your kinsmen or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return, and you be repaid. 14.13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, 14.14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just."

§ The Parable of the Great Supper

14.15 When one of those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, "Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God!" 14.16 But he said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; 14.17 and at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for all is now ready.' 14.18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.' 14.19 And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.' 14.20 And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' 14.21 So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' 14.22 And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.' 14.23 And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. 14.24 For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'" 14.25 Now great multitudes accompanied him; and he turned and said to them,

§ Conditions of Discipleship

14.26 " If any one comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. 14.27 Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 14.28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 14.29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 14.30 saying, 'This man began to build, and was not able to finish.' 14.31 Or what king, going to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 14.32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an embassy and asks terms of peace. 14.33 So therefore, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

§ Of Salt and Light

14.34 " Salt is good; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? 14.35 It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill; men throw it away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear." 15.1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 15.2 And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man receives sinners and eats with them."

§ The Lost Sheep

15.3 So he told them this parable: 15.4 " What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost, until he finds it? 15.5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 15.6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost.' 15.7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. 15.8 " Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? 15.9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.' 15.10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

§ The Prodigal Son

15.11 And he said, "There was a man who had two sons; 15.12 and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.' And he divided his living between them. 15.13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. 15.14 And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. 15.15 So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. 15.16 And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. 15.17 But when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! 15.18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; 15.19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants."' 15.20 And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. 15.21 And the son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' 15.22 But the father said to his servants, 'Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; 15.23 and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; 15.24 for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.' And they began to make merry. 15.25 " Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 15.26 And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. 15.27 And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.' 15.28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, 15.29 but he answered his father, 'Lo, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. 15.30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!' 15.31 And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 15.32 It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found.'"

§ The Unjust Steward

16.1 He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. 16.2 And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.' 16.3 And the steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 16.4 I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.' 16.5 So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' 16.6 He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' 16.7 Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' 16.8 The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. 16.9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations. 16.10 " He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. 16.11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches? 16.12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

§ Serving Two Masters

16.13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." 16.14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they scoffed at him. 16.15 But he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

§ Violence and the Kingdom

16.16 " The law and the prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it violently.

§ The Constancy of the Law

16.17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to become void.

() § On Divorce

16.18 " Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

§ The Rich Man and Lazarus

16.19. " There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 16.20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Laz'arus, full of sores, 16.21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 16.22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; 16.23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Laz'arus in his bosom. 16.24 And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Laz'arus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.' 16.25 But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Laz'arus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. 16.26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' 16.27 And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house, 16.28 for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' 16.29 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.' 16.30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' 16.31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'"

§ On Temptations

17.1 And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come; but woe to him by whom they come! 17.2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.

§ Reproving a Comrade

17.3 Take heed to yourselves; if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him;

§ On Reconciliation

17.4 and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."

§ On Faith

17.5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" 17.6 And the Lord said, "If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamine tree, 'Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

§ The Servant's Wages

17.7 " Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down at table'? 17.8 Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and gird yourself and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink'? 17.9 Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? 17.10 So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"

§ The Healing of Ten Lepers

17.11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Sama'ria and Galilee. 17.12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 17.13 and lifted up their voices and said, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." 17.14 When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. 17.15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 17.16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17.17 Then said Jesus, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 17.18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 17.19 And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."

§ On the Kingdom of God

17.20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; 17.21 nor will they say, 'Lo, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."