THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE.

I. Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration concerning the things fully believed among us¹, ²as they, who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, delivered them to us; ³it seemed good to me also, having accurately traced all from the very first, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus; ⁴that thou mightest know the certainty concerning those things⁴ wherein thou wast instructed.

⁵There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest, Zachariah by name, of the course of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. ⁶And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. ⁷And they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren; and they both were now far advanced in years.

⁸And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God, in the order of his course, ⁹it fell to his lot, according to the custom of the priest's office, to burn incense, going into the temple of the Lord. ¹⁰And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of incense. ¹¹And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. ¹²And Zachariah seeing him was troubled, and fear fell upon him. ¹³But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. ¹⁴And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. ¹⁵For he shall be great before the Lord; and he shall not drink wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. ¹⁷And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a prepared people for the Lord.

¹⁸And Zachariah said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years. ¹⁹And the angel answering said to him: I am Gabriel, that stands in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to thee, and to bring thee these glad tidings. ²⁰And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou didst not believe thy words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

²¹And the people were waiting for Zachariah; and they were wondering at his long tarrying in the temple. ²²And when he came out he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was making signs to them, and remained speechless.

²³And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were completed, that he departed to his own house.

²⁴And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying: ²⁵Thus has the Lord dealt with me, in the days wherein he looked on me to take away my reproach among men.

²⁶And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, ²⁷to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. ²⁸And the angel coming in to her, said: Hail, highly favored! The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. ²⁹And she was troubled at the saying; and was considering what manner of salutation this might be. ³⁰And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for thou didst find favor with God. ³¹And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. ³²He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father; ³³and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

³⁴Then said Mary to the angel: How shall this be, seeing that I know not a man? ³⁵And the angel answering said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee; therefore also the Holy One that is born shall be called the Son of God. ³⁶And, behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called barren. ³⁷For with God nothing shall be³⁷ impossible.

³⁸And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

³⁹And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah; ⁴⁰and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted Elisabeth. ⁴¹And it came to pass, as Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴²And she spoke out with a loud voice and said: Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. ⁴³And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴For, behold, as the voice of thy salutation came into my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. ⁴⁵And happy is she, who believed that there shall be⁴⁵ a fulfillment of the things told her from the Lord.

⁴⁶And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord; ⁴⁷and my spirit rejoiced in God my Savior. ⁴⁸Because he looked upon the low estate of his handmaid; for, behold, henceforth all generations will call me happy. ⁴⁹Because the Mighty One did great things for me; and holy is his name. ⁵⁰And his mercy is from generation to generation, to those who fear him. ⁵¹He wrought might with his arm; he scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. ⁵²He cast down princes from thrones, and exalted those of low degree. ⁵³The hungry he filled with good, and the rich he sent empty away. ⁵⁴He helped Israel, his servant; to remember mercy, ⁵⁵as he spoke to our fathers, for Abraham and for his seed forever.

⁵⁶And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. ⁵⁸And her neighbors and her kindred heard that the Lord showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zachariah, after the name of his father. ⁶⁰And his mother answered and said: Nay; but he shall be called John. ⁶¹And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. ⁶²And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. ⁶³And asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote, saying: His name is John. And they all wondered. ⁶⁴And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God. ⁶⁵And fear came on all that dwelt around them. And all these things⁶⁵ were told abroad in all the hill-country of Judæa. ⁶⁶And all who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying: What then will this child be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: ⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, that he visited and wrought redemption for his people; ⁶⁹and raised up a horn of salvation for us, in the house of David his servant, ⁷⁰(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old,) ⁷¹salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; ⁷²to show mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; ⁷³the oath which he swore to Abraham our father, ⁷⁴to grant to us, that without fear, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, we should serve him, ⁷⁵in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

⁷⁶And also thou, O child, shalt be called Prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways, ⁷⁷in order to give knowledge of salvation to his people in remission of their sins; ⁷⁸through the tender mercies of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high visited us, ⁷⁹to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, in order to guide our feet into the way of peace.

⁸⁰And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

II. And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be registered. ²This registering was the first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. ³And all went to be registered, each one to his own city. ⁴And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and family of David), ⁵to be registered with Mary his betrothed wife, who was with child. ⁶And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were completed that she should bring forth. ⁷And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swathing bands, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

⁸And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, and keeping watch over their flock by night. ⁹And, behold, an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were sore afraid. ¹⁰And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people. ¹¹For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ¹²And this shall be to you the sign: Ye will find a babe wrapped in swathing bands, lying in a manger. ¹³And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: ¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men.

¹⁵And it came to pass, when the angels were gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said one to another: Let us go now unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord made known to us. ¹⁶And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. ¹⁷And having seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. ¹⁸And all that heard wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. ¹⁹And Mary kept all these things¹⁹, pondering them in her heart. ²⁰And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they heard and saw, as it was told to them.

²¹And when eight days were completed for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus; the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

²²And when the days of their purification, according to the law of Moses, were completed, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord, ²³(as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) ²⁴and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord: A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

²⁵And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him, ²⁶And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord. ²⁷And he came by the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, ²⁸then he took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said: ²⁹Now, Lord, thou lettest thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; ³⁰because my eyes saw thy salvation, ³¹which thou preparedst before the face of all the peoples, ³²a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

³³And his father and mother wondered at the things spoken of him. ³⁴And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that shall be spoken against, ³⁵(and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul also), that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.

³⁶And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; ³⁷and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, serving day and night with fastings and prayers. ³⁸And she, coming up at that very time, likewise gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

³⁹And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. ⁴⁰And the child grew, and became strong, being filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

⁴¹And his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. ⁴²And when he was twelve years old, they having gone up according to the custom of the feast, ⁴³and completed the days, as they returned, Jesus the child remained behind in Jerusalem. And his parents knew it not, ⁴⁴but supposing that he was in the company, went a day's journey, and sought him among their kindred and acquaintance; ⁴⁵and not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.

⁴⁶And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions. ⁴⁷And all that heard him, were astonished at his understanding and answers. ⁴⁸And seeing him they were amazed. And his mother said to him: Child, why didst thou thus deal with us? Behold, thy father and I sought thee, sorrowing. ⁴⁹And he said to them: How is it that ye sought me? Did ye not know, that I must be in my Father's house⁴⁹? ⁵⁰And they understood not the saying which he spoke to them.

⁵¹And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

⁵²And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

III. Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judæa, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch, of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, ²when Annas was high priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness. ³And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the immersion of repentance, unto remission of sins, ⁴as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

Prepare the way of the Lord,

Make straight his paths.

⁵Every valley shall be filled,

And every mountain and hill shall be brought low;

And the crooked shall be straight,

And the rough ways smooth;

⁶And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

⁷He said therefore to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by him: Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? ⁸Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ⁹And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore, that brings not forth good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

¹⁰And the multitudes asked him, saying: What then shall we do? ¹¹He answering says to them: He that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

¹²And there came also publicans to be immersed; and they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³And he said to them: Exact no more than that which is appointed you. ¹⁴And soldiers also asked him, saying: What shall we also do? And he said to them: Do violence to no one, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages¹⁴.

¹⁵And while the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether he himself were not the Christ, ¹⁶John answered them all, saying: I indeed immerse you in water; but there comes he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire; ¹⁷whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with fire unquenchable.

¹⁸And with many other exhortations he published the good tidings to the people.

¹⁹But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother, and for all the evils which Herod did, ²⁰added to all this also, that he shut up John in prison.

²¹Now it came to pass, when all the people had been immersed, that as Jesus, having also been immersed, was praying, the heaven was opened, ²²and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape as a dove upon him; and there came a voice out of heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

²³And Jesus himself was, when he began²³, about thirty years of age; being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, ²⁵the son of Matthias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ²⁶the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Shimei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, ²⁷the son of Joanna, the son of Reza, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, ²⁸the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, ²⁹the son of Joses, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, ³¹the son of Meleah, the son of Mainan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, ³²the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahon, ³³the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, the son of Judah, ³⁴the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, ³⁵the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Salah, ³⁶the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, ³⁷the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mehalaleel, the son of Cainan, ³⁸the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

IV. And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan; and he was led in the Sprit into the wilderness ²forty days, tempted by the Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he hungered.

³And the Devil said to him: If thou art the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread. ⁴And Jesus answered him, saying: It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone.

⁵And the Devil, leading him up into a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. ⁶And the Devil said to him: All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them; because it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will. ⁷If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. ⁸And Jesus answering said to him: It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

⁹And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence. ¹⁰For it is written: He will give his angels command concerning thee, to keep thee; ¹¹and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. ¹²And Jesus answering said to him: It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

¹³And having finished every temptation, the Devil departed from him for a season.

¹⁴And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding country. ¹⁵And he taught in their synagogues, being honored by all.

¹⁶And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day; and he stood up to read. ¹⁷And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And unrolling the book, he found the place where it was written:

¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is upon me;

Because he anointed me to publish good tidings to the poor;

He has sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives,

And recovering of sight to the blind,

To send the oppressed away free,

¹⁹To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

²⁰And rolling up the book he gave it again to the servant, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. ²¹And he began to say to them: To-day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. ²²And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said: Is not this Joseph's son? ²³And he said to them: Ye will surely say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. Whatever we heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. ²⁴And he said: Verily I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. ²⁵But I tell you of a truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there was a great famine throughout all the land; ²⁶and to none of them was Elijah sent, but unto Zarephath of Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow. ²⁷And there were many lepers in Israel, in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. ²⁸And all in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath. ²⁹And they rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, to cast him down headlong. ³⁰But he, passing through the midst of them, went away.

³¹And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath; ³²and they were astonished at his teaching, because his word was with power.

³³And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, ³⁴saying: Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Didst thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. ³⁵And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon throwing him in the midst came out from him, doing him no harm. ³⁶And amazement came on all; and they spoke with one another, saying: What is this word, that with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out? ³⁷And there went out a rumor concerning him into every place of the country around.

³⁸And he rose up and went from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And the mother-in-law of Simon was seized with a violent fever³⁸; and they besought him for her. ³⁹And standing over her he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she arose and ministered to them.

⁴⁰Now when the sun was setting, all that had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on each one of them, and healed them. ⁴¹And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying: Thou art the Son of God. And he, rebuking them, suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

⁴²And when it was day he went out, and went into a desert place. And the multitudes sought him, and came to him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them. ⁴³And he said to them: I must publish the good news of the kingdom of God to other cities also; because for this I was sent forth. ⁴⁴And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

V. And it came to pass, as the multitude pressed upon him to hear the word of God, and he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, ²that he saw two ships standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing the nets. ³And entering into one of the ships, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And sitting down, he taught the multitudes out of the ship.

⁴And when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon: Put out into the deep; and do ye let down your nets for a draught. ⁵And Simon answering said to him: Master, we toiled all night and took nothing; but at thy word I will let down the net. ⁶And having done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their net began to break. ⁷And they beckoned to their partners in the other ship, to come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. ⁸And Simon Peter, seeing it, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying: Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. ⁹For astonishment had seized him, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken; ¹⁰and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon.

And Jesus said to Simon: Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. ¹¹And having brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

¹²And it came to pass, when he was in one of the cities, that there was a man full of leprosy. And seeing Jesus he fell on his face, and besought him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. ¹³And stretching forth his hand he touched him, saying: I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. ¹⁴And he charged him to tell no one: But go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

¹⁵But all the more went abroad the report concerning him; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities. ¹⁶And he was wont to retire into the solitary places, and pray.

¹⁷And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, and Judæa, and Jerusalem; and there was power of the Lord for healing them. ¹⁸And, behold, men brought on a bed a man who was palsied; and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him. ¹⁹And not finding by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst before Jesus. ²⁰And seeing their faith he said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. ²¹And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying: Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? ²²But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answering said to them: What reason ye in your hearts? ²³Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? ²⁴But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on the earth to forgive sins, (he said to the palsied man,) I say to thee, arise, and taking up thy couch go to thy house. ²⁵And immediately standing up before them, he took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God. ²⁶And they were all amazed; and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying: We have seen strange things to-day.

²⁷And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of receiving custom; and he said to him: Follow me. ²⁸And leaving all, he arose and followed him.

²⁹And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans and of others who reclined at the table with them. ³⁰And the Pharisees, and their scribes³⁰, murmured against his disciples, saying: Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners? ³¹And Jesus answering said to them: They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. ³²I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.

³³And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink? ³⁴And he said to them: Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast, ³⁴ while the bridegroom is with them? ³⁵But days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then shall they fast in those days. ³⁶And he spoke also a parable to them: No one rends a piece from a new garment, and puts it on an old garment; else both the new will make a rent, and the piece from the new agrees not with the old. ³⁷And no one puts new wine into old skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and will itself be poured out, and the skins will perish. ³⁸But new wine must be put into new skins, and both are preserved together³⁸. ³⁹And no one having drunk old wine straightway desires new; for he says: The old is better³⁹.

VI. And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first¹, that he was going through grain-fields; and his disciples plucked and ate the ears of grain, rubbing them with their hands. ²And some of the Pharisees said: Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath? ³And Jesus answering them said: And have ye not read this, what David did when he hungered, himself and they who were with him; ⁴how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the show-bread, and gave to those who were with him, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone? ⁵And he said to them: The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

⁶And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man whose right hand was withered. ⁷And the scribes and Pharisees were watching, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him. ⁸But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man having the withered hand: Arise, and stand forth in the midst. And he rose up, and stood. ⁹Then said Jesus to them: I will ask you what is lawful⁹ on the sabbath, to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy it? ¹⁰And looking round on them all, he said to him: Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored. ¹¹And they were filled with madness, and conferred one with another, as to what they should do to Jesus.

¹²And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. ¹³And when it was day, he called to him his disciples. And having chosen from them twelve (whom he named also apostles); ¹⁴Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, ¹⁵and Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, ¹⁶and Judas brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a betrayer; ¹⁷and having come down with them, he stood on a plain, and a company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judæa and Jerusalem and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; ¹⁸and those vexed by unclean spirits were healed; ¹⁹and all the multitude sought to touch him, because power went out from him and healed them all.

²⁰And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Happy are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God. ²¹Happy are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be filled. Happy are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.

²²Happy are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of man. ²³Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their fathers to the prophets.

²⁴But woe to you that are rich; for ye have received your consolation. ²⁵Woe to you that are full; for ye shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now; for ye shall mourn and weep. ²⁶Woe! when all men shall speak well of you; for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

²⁷But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ²⁸bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you²⁸. ²⁹To him who smites thee on the cheek offer also the other; and him who takes away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.

³⁰Give to every one that asks of thee; and of him who takes away thy goods demand them not again. ³¹And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also in like manner to them.

³²For if ye love those who love you, what thanks have ye? For even the sinners love those who love them. ³³And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what thanks have ye? For even the sinners do the same. ³⁴And if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have ye? And sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive as much in return.

³⁵But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful and evil. ³⁶Be ye merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

³⁷And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; acquit, and ye shall be acquitted.

³⁸Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

³⁹And he spoke also a parable to them: Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch? ⁴⁰A disciple is not above the teacher; but every one shall be perfected as his teacher.

⁴¹And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

⁴²How canst thou say to thy brother: Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Hypocrite! cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

⁴³For there is no good tree that bears corrupt fruit, nor corrupt tree that bears good fruit. ⁴⁴For every tree is known from its own fruit. For from thorns they do not gather figs, nor from a bramble bush do they harvest grapes. ⁴⁵The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and the evil, out of the evil, brings forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

⁴⁶And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? ⁴⁷Every one that comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like. ⁴⁸He is like a man building a house, who digged deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream burst upon that house, and could not shake it; because it was well builded. ⁴⁹But he that hears, and does not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; on which the stream burst, and immediately it fell⁴⁹; and the ruin of that house was great.

VII. When he completed all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. ²And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and about to die. ³And having heard concerning Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and heal his servant. ⁴And they, coming to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying: He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him; ⁵for he loves our nation, and himself built our synagogue.

⁶And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him: Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof. ⁷Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but say with a word, and my servant will be healed. ⁸For I am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. ⁹And Jesus hearing these things, marveled at him; and turning said to the multitude that followed him: I say to you, I found not so great faith, even in Israel.

¹⁰And they who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

¹¹And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and a great multitude. ¹²And as he came near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude of the city was with her. ¹³And seeing her, the Lord had compassion on her, and said to her: Weep not. ¹⁴And he came and touched the bier; and they who bore it stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, arise. ¹⁵And the dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. ¹⁶And fear seized on all; and they glorified God, saying: A great prophet has arisen among us; and, God has visited his people. ¹⁷And this report went forth in all Judæa concerning him, and in all the country around.

¹⁸And the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things. ¹⁹And John calling to him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying: Art thou he that comes, or look we for another? ²⁰And coming to him, the men said: John the Immerser has sent us to thee, saying: Art thou he that comes, or look we for another? ²¹And in that very hour he cured many, of diseases and plagues, and evil spirits; and on many blind he bestowed sight. ²²And answering he said to them: Go, and report to John what ye saw and heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are published. ²³And happy is he, whoever shall not be offended at me.

²⁴And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind?

²⁵But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they who are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' palaces.

²⁶But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet. ²⁷This is he, of whom it is written:

Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face,

Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

²⁸For I say to you, among those born of women, no one is a greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

²⁹And all the people, hearing it, and the publicans, justified God, having been immersed with John's immersion. ³⁰But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God toward themselves, not having been immersed by him.

³¹To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like? ³²They are like to children sitting in the market, and calling to one another, saying: We piped to you, and ye danced not; we sang the lament to you, and ye wept not. ³³For John the Immerser has come, neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say: He has a demon. ³⁴The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and ye say: Behold a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. ³⁵But wisdom was justified on the part of all her children.

³⁶And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee, he reclined at table. ³⁷And, behold, a woman who was a sinner in the city, learning that he is reclining at table in the house of the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of ointment; ³⁸and standing behind at his feet weeping, began to wet his feet with tears, and wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

³⁹And seeing it, the Pharisee who had bidden him spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner. ⁴⁰And Jesus answering said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says: Teacher, say on. ⁴¹A certain money-lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denáries⁴¹, and the other fifty. ⁴²And they having nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore, tell me, will love him most? ⁴³Simon answering said: I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou didst rightly judge. ⁴⁴And turning to the woman, he said to Simon: Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gayest me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, ceased not to kiss my feet. ⁴⁶My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she anointed my feet with ointment. ⁴⁷Wherefore I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. ⁴⁸And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven. ⁴⁹And they who reclined with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that also forgives sins? ⁵⁰And he said to the woman: Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.

VIII. And it came to pass afterward, that he journeyed through every city and village, preaching, and publishing the good news of the kingdom of God; and with him the twelve, ²and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called the Magdalene, from whom had gone out seven demons, ³and Joanna wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to them of their substance.

⁴And a great multitude coming together, of those also who came to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable: ⁵The sower went forth to sow his seed. And as he sowed, one fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. ⁶And another fell upon the rock; and springing up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. ⁷And another fell among the thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. ⁸And another fell into the good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold.

And saying these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

⁹And his disciples asked him, what this parable was. ¹⁰And he said: To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

¹¹Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. ¹²Those by the way-side are they that hear; after that comes the Devil, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. ¹³Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, with joy receive the word; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. ¹⁴And that which fell among the thorns, these are they who have heard, and going forth are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection. ¹⁵But that in the good ground, these are they who, in an honest and good heart, having heard, hold fast the word, and bring forth fruit with patience.

¹⁶No one, having lighted a lamp, covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a lamp-stand, that they who enter in may behold the light. ¹⁷For nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest, nor hidden, that shall not be known and come abroad. ¹⁸Take heed therefore how ye hear. For whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him.

¹⁹And his mother and his brothers came to him; and they could not come near him on account of the multitude. ²⁰And it was told him, saying: Thy mother and thy brothers are standing without, desiring to see thee. ²¹And he answering, said to them: My mother and my brothers are these, who hear and do the word of God.

²²And it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples. And he said to them: Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. ²³And as they were sailing, he fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they began to be filled, and were in jeopardy. ²⁴And coming to him, they awoke him, saying: Master, Master, we perish. And he, rising, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they ceased, and there was a calm. ²⁵And he said to them: Where is your faith? And they, fearing, wondered; saying one to another: Who then is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!

²⁶And they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee. ²⁷And when he had gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons a long time, and wore no clothing, and abode not in a house, but in the tombs. ²⁸And seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me. ²⁹For he commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For of a long time it had seized him, and he was bound, being secured with chains and fetters; and bursting the bands, he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

³⁰And Jesus asked him, saying: What is thy name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into him. ³¹And he besought him that he would not command them to go away into the abyss. ³²And there was a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain; and they besought him that he would permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them. ³³And going out of the man, the demons entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were choked. ³⁴And seeing what was done the herdsmen fled, and reported it in the city and in the country, ³⁵And they went out to see what was done. And they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. ³⁶They also who saw it reported to them how he that was possessed by demons was healed. ³⁷And the whole multitude of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes besought him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear.

And he, entering into the ship, returned. ³⁸And the man, out of whom the demons had gone, besought him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying: ³⁹Return into thy house, and relate how great things God did for thee. And he departed, and published through the whole city how great things Jesus did for him.

⁴⁰And it came to pass, when Jesus returned, that the multitude received him; for they were all waiting for him. ⁴¹And, behold, there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling at the feet of Jesus, he besought him that he would come into his house; ⁴²for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. And as he went the multitudes thronged him.

⁴³And a woman having a flow of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any one, ⁴⁴came up behind, and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her flow of blood ceased. ⁴⁵And Jesus said: Who is it that touched me? And when all denied it, Peter and those with him said: Master, the multitudes throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou: Who is it that touched me? ⁴⁶And Jesus said: Some one touched me; for I perceived that power has gone out from me.

⁴⁷And the woman, seeing that she was not concealed, came trembling, and falling down before him, declared before all the people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed immediately. ⁴⁸And he said to her: Daughter, thy faith has made thee whole; go in peace.

⁴⁹While he was yet speaking, there comes one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him: Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher. ⁵⁰But Jesus hearing it, answered him: Fear not; only believe, and she shall be restored.

⁵¹And entering into the house, he suffered no one to go in with him, save Peter and James and John, and the father of the maiden, and the mother. ⁵²And all were weeping and bewailing her. And he said: Weep not; she is not dead, but is sleeping. ⁵³And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. ⁵⁴And he, taking hold of her by the hand, called, saying: Maiden, arise. ⁵⁵And her spirit returned, and she immediately arose; and he commanded that food should be given her. ⁵⁶And her parents were astonished. But he charged them to tell no one what was done.

IX. And having called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases. ²And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. ³And he said to them: Take nothing for the journey, neither staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money, nor have two coats apiece. ⁴And into whatever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart. ⁵And whoever will not receive you, when ye go out from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

⁶And going forth, they went through the villages, publishing the good news, and healing everywhere.

⁷And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some: John has risen from the dead; ⁸and by some: Elijah has appeared; and by others: One of the old prophets has risen again. ⁹And Herod said: John I beheaded; but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

¹⁰And the apostles, returning, related to him all that they did. And taking them with him, he retired privately to a city called Bethsaida. ¹¹And the multitudes, when they knew it, followed him. And receiving them, he spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.

¹²And the day began to decline. And the twelve came, and said to him: Dismiss the multitude, that they may go into the villages around, and the fields, and lodge, and find food; for here we are in a desert place. ¹³And he said to them: Do ye give them to eat. And they said: We have not more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people. ¹⁴For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them lie down in companies of fifty. ¹⁵And they did so, and made them all lie down. ¹⁶And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. ¹⁷And they ate, and were all filled. And there were taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, that his disciples were with him; and he asked them, saying: Who do the multitudes say that I am? ¹⁹They answering said: John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again. ²⁰And he said to them: But who do ye say that I am? Peter answering said: The Christ of God. ²¹And strictly charging them, he commanded them to say this to no one; ²²saying: The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected on the part of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and rise on the third day.

²³And he said to all: If any one will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. ²⁴For whoever will save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it ²⁵For what is a man profited, when he has gained the whole world, and lost or forfeited himself? ²⁶For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father and of the holy angels. ²⁷And I say to you of a truth, there are some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

²⁸And it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. ²⁹And it came to pass, while he was praying, that the appearance of his countenance became changed, and his raiment white and glistening. ³⁰And, behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah; ³¹who appeared in glory, and spoke of his departure, which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.

³²But Peter and they who were with him were heavy with sleep; and awaking, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. ³³And it came to pass, that, as they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said. ³⁴While he said this, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them; and they feared as they entered into the cloud. ³⁵And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my chosen Son; hear ye him.

³⁶And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and told no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

³⁷And it came to pass, on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met him. ³⁸And, behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying: Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son; for he is my only child. ³⁹And, behold, a spirit takes him, and he suddenly cries out; and it tears him with foaming, and hardly departs from him, bruising him. ⁴⁰And I entreated thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.

⁴¹And Jesus answering said: O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring hither thy son. ⁴²And while he was yet coming, the demon threw him down, and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and gave him back to his father. ⁴³And all were amazed at the mighty power of God.

But while all were wondering at all things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples: ⁴⁴Do ye let these words sink into your ears, for the Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men. ⁴⁵But they understood not this saying, and it was hidden from them, that they perceived it not; and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.

⁴⁶And there arose in them the thought⁴⁶, which of them was greatest. ⁴⁷And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child and placed it by him, ⁴⁸and said to them: Whoever shall receive this child in my name, receives me; and whoever shall receive me, receives him who sent me; for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

⁴⁹And John answering said: Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he follows not with us. ⁵⁰And Jesus said to him: Forbid him not; for he that is not against us is for us.

⁵¹And it came to pass, when the days were being completed that he should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. ⁵²And he sent messengers before his face; and they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. ⁵³And they did not receive him, because his face was directed toward Jerusalem. ⁵⁴And his disciples, James and John, seeing it, said: Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, as also Elijah did? ⁵⁵And he turned, and rebuked them, and said: Ye know not⁵⁵ of what spirit ye are. ⁵⁶And they went to another village.

⁵⁷And as they were going in the way, a certain one said to him: I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. ⁵⁸And Jesus said to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

⁵⁹And he said to another: Follow me. But he said: Lord permit me first to go and bury my father. ⁶⁰And he said to him: Let the dead bury their own dead; but do thou go and announce the kingdom of God.

⁶¹And another also said; I will follow thee, Lord; but first permit me to bid farewell to those in my house. ⁶²And Jesus said to him: No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

X. After these things the Lord appointed also seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face, into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come. ²And he said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. ³Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. ⁴Carry neither purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way. ⁵And into whatever house ye enter, first say: Peace be to this house. ⁶And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; and if not, it shall return to you. ⁷And in that house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give⁷; for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. ⁸And into whatever city ye enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; ⁹and heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God has come nigh unto you. ¹⁰But into whatever city ye enter and they receive you not, go out into the streets of the same, and say: ¹¹Even the dust of your city that cleaves to our feet, we wipe off to you¹¹; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has come nigh. ¹²I say to you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

¹³Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you. ¹⁵And thou, Capernaum, that art exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down to the underworld.

¹⁶He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me; and he that rejects me, rejects him who sent me.

¹⁷And the seventy returned with joy, saying: Lord, even the demons are subjected to us in thy name. ¹⁸And he said to them: I beheld Satan fall as lightning from heaven. ¹⁹Behold, I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. ²⁰But yet, rejoice not in this, that the spirits are subjected to you; but rejoice, that your names are written in heaven.

²¹In that hour he rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, and reveal them to babes; yea, O Father, that so it seemed good in thy sight. ²²All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.

²³And turning to the disciples, he said privately: Happy are the eyes that behold what ye are beholding. ²⁴For I say to you, that many prophets and kings desired to see what ye are beholding, and saw not, and to hear what ye are hearing, and heard not.

²⁵And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him, saying: Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? ²⁶He said to him: What is written in the law? How readest thou? ²⁷And he answering said: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. ²⁸And he said to him: Thou answeredst rightly. This do, and thou shalt live. ²⁹But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus: Who then is my neighbor?

³⁰And Jesus answering said: A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. ³¹And by chance a certain priest was going down that way; and seeing him, he passed by on the other side. ³²And in like manner also a Levite, arriving at the place, came and saw, and passed by on the other side.

³³And a certain Samaritan, as he was journeying, came where he was, and seeing him had compassion; ³⁴and coming to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and setting him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. ³⁵And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two denáries³⁵ and gave to the host, and said: Take care of him; and whatever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

³⁶Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor to him that fell among the robbers? ³⁷And he said: He that had mercy on him. And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou likewise.

³⁸And it came to pass, as they were going, that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. ³⁹And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus, and heard his word. ⁴⁰But Martha was encumbered with much serving; and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care that my sister left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me. ⁴¹And Jesus answering said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things. ⁴²But one thing is needful; and Mary chose the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

XI. And it came to pass that, as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples. ²And he said to them: When ye pray, say; Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. ³Give us day by day our daily bread³. ⁴And forgive us our sins; for we ourselves forgive every one indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation.

⁵And he said to them: Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him: ⁶Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; ⁷and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is already shut, and my children with me are in bed; I can not rise and give thee? ⁸I say to you, though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needs. ⁹I also say to you: Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. ¹⁰For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

¹¹And what father is there among you, of whom if his son ask bread, he will give him a stone; or a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent? ¹²Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? ¹³If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?

¹⁴And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, that the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes wondered. ¹⁵But some of them said: He casts out the demons through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons. ¹⁶And others, tempting, sought of him a sign from heaven. ¹⁷But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls¹⁷. ¹⁸And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out the demons through Beelzebul. ¹⁹And if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. ²⁰But if with the finger of God I cast out the demons, then is the kingdom of God come near to you.

²¹When a strong man armed keeps his palace, his goods are in peace. ²²But when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he takes away his whole armor, wherein he trusted, and divides his spoils.

²³He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with me scatters abroad.

²⁴When the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and not finding it, he says, I will return into my house whence I came out. ²⁵And coming, he finds it swept and set in order. ²⁶Then he goes, and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.

²⁷And it came to pass, as he was saying these things, that a certain woman lifting up her voice from the multitude, said to him: Happy the womb that bore thee, and breasts which thou didst suck! ²⁸And he said: Yea, rather, Happy they who hear the word of God, and keep it!

²⁹And the multitudes gathering more and more, he began to say: This generation is an evil generation. It seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah. ³⁰For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

³¹A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. ³²Men of Nineveh will rise in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

³³No one, having lighted a lamp, puts it in a secret place, or under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, that they who come in may see the light. ³⁴The lamp of the body is thine eye. When thine eye is single, thy whole body also is light; but when it is evil, thy body also is dark. ³⁵Take heed therefore, lest the light that is in thee is darkness³⁵. ³⁶If therefore thy whole body is light, having no part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp, with its bright shining, gives thee light.

³⁷And as he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him and he went in, and reclined at table. ³⁸And the Pharisee, seeing it, wondered that he did not first immerse himself before dinner. ³⁹And the Lord said to him: Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of rapacity and wickedness. ⁴⁰Fools! Did not he, who made the outside, make the inside also? ⁴¹But give that which ye have in alms⁴¹; and, behold, all things are clean to you.

⁴²But woe to you, Pharisees! because ye pay tithe of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by judgment and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not leave those undone.

⁴³Woe to you, Pharisees! because ye love the first seat in the synagogues, and the greetings in the markets.

⁴⁴Woe to you! because ye are as tombs that appear not, and men walking over them know it not.

⁴⁵And a certain one of the lawyers answering says to him: Teacher, in saying these things thou reproachest us also. ⁴⁶And he said: Woe to you lawyers also! because ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

⁴⁷Woe to you! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. ⁴⁸So then ye bear witness to and approve the deeds of your fathers; because they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres⁴⁸. ⁴⁹Therefore also said the wisdom of God: I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will slay and persecute; ⁵⁰that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation, ⁵¹from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

⁵²Woe to you lawyers! because ye took away the key of knowledge; ye entered not in yourselves, and those who were entering in ye hindered.

⁵³And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things⁵³; ⁵⁴lying in wait for him, seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

XII. In the mean time, the multitude having gathered together in tens of thousands, so that they trod one upon another, he began first to say to his disciples: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ²For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, nor hidden, that shall not be known. ³Wherefore, whatever ye said in the darkness, shall be heard in the light; and what ye spoke in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.

⁴And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. ⁵But I will warn you whom ye shall fear; fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, fear him. ⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? And not one of them is forgotten before God. ⁷But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; ye are of more value than many sparrows.

⁸And I say to you: Every one that shall acknowledge me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge before the angels of God; ⁹but he that denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. ¹⁰And every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but to him that blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.

¹¹And when they bring you to the synagogues, and magistrates, and authorities, take not thought how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say. ¹²For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

¹³And a certain one of the multitude said to him: Teacher, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. ¹⁴And he said to him: Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? ¹⁵And he said to them: Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; because a man's life consists not in the abundance of his possessions.

¹⁶And he spoke a parable to them, saying: The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. ¹⁷And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have not where to store my fruits? ¹⁸And he said: This will I do; I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and there I will store all my fruits and my goods. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. ²⁰But God said to him: Fool! this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall those things be, which thou didst provide? ²¹So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

²²And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you, take not thought for the life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on. ²³The life is more than food, and the body than raiment. ²⁴Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds! ²⁵And which of you by taking thought can add a cubit to his stature²⁵? ²⁶If therefore ye can not do even that which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow; they toil not, nor spin; and I say to you, that even Solomon, in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ²⁸And if God so clothes the grass, which to-day is in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much more you, ye of little faith? ²⁹And ye, seek not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, and be not of a doubtful mind. ³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after; and your Father knows that ye have need of these. ³¹But seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.

³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell what ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves purses that wax not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where a thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

³⁵Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; ³⁶and ye like men waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately. ³⁷Happy those servants, whom their lord when he comes shall find watching! Verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them. ³⁸And if he shall come in the second watch, or in the third watch, and find it so, happy are those servants. ³⁹And this know, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief is coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. ⁴⁰Be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the Son of man comes.

⁴¹And Peter said to him: Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or also to all? ⁴²And the Lord said: Who then is the faithful, the wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the portion of food in due season? ⁴³Happy that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing! ⁴⁴Of a truth I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

⁴⁵But if that servant say in his heart: My lord delays his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants and maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; ⁴⁶the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for it, and in an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the faithless.

⁴⁷And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For to whomsoever much was given, of him much will be required; and to whom they committed much, of him they will require the more.

⁴⁹I came to send fire upon the earth; and what will I, if it is already kindled⁴⁹? ⁵⁰But I have an immersion to undergo; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! ⁵¹Suppose ye that I came to give peace in the earth? I tell you, nay; but only division. ⁵²For from this time forth, five in one house will be divided, three against two, and two against three. ⁵³They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against the daughter, and daughter against the mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.

⁵⁴And he said also to the multitudes: When ye see the cloud rising from the west, straightway ye say: A shower is coming and so it comes to pass. ⁵⁵And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say: There will be heat; and it comes to pass. ⁵⁶Hypocrites! Ye know how to judge of the face of the earth and the sky; but how is it that ye know not how to judge of this time? ⁵⁷And why even of yourselves do ye not judge what is right? ⁵⁸For when thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, on the way give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exactor, and the exactor cast thee into prison. ⁵⁹I say to thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

XIII. There were present at that season some who brought him word concerning the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices. ²And answering he said to them: Suppose ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans, because they have suffered such things? ³I tell you, nay; but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish. ⁴Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, suppose ye that they were sinners above all the men who dwell in Jerusalem? ⁵I tell you, nay; but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.

⁶He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. ⁷And he said to the vine-dresser: Behold, three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down; why does it also encumber⁷ the ground? ⁸And he answering says to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and cast in manure. ⁹And if it bear fruit —; and if not, hereafter thou shalt cut it down⁹.

¹⁰And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. ¹¹And, behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and wholly unable to raise herself up. ¹²And Jesus seeing her, called her to him, and said to her: Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. ¹³And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. ¹⁴And the ruler of the synagogue answering (being indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath), said to the multitude: There are six days in which it is proper to work; in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath. ¹⁵And the Lord answered him, and said: Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or ass from the manger, and lead him away to water him? ¹⁶And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo, eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath? ¹⁷And as he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

¹⁸He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I liken it? ¹⁹It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in its branches.

²⁰And again he said: To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? ²¹It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

²²And he went through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

²³And a certain one said to him: Lord, are there few that are saved? ²⁴And he said to them: Strive to enter in through the strait gate; for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able. ²⁵When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye are; ²⁶then will ye begin to say, We ate and drank in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets. ²⁷And he will say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all workers of unrighteousness. ²⁸There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. ²⁹And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at table in the kingdom of God. ³⁰And, behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.

³¹On that day there came certain Pharisees, saying to him: Depart, and go hence; for Herod desires to kill thee. ³²And he said to them: Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected. ³³But yet, I must go to-day, and to-morrow, and the day following; because it may not be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

³⁴Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not! ³⁵Behold, your house is left to you desolate. And I say to you: Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.

XIV. And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief of the Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him. ²And, behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy. ³And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not? And they were silent. ⁴And taking hold of him, he healed him, and let him go. ⁵And to them he said: Who is there of you, whose ox or ass⁵ shall fall into a pit, and he will not straightway draw him up on the sabbath day? ⁶And they could not answer him again to these things.

⁷And he spoke a parable to those who were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the first places; saying to them: ⁸When thou art bidden by any one to a wedding, recline not in the first place at table, lest one more honorable than thou may have been bidden by him; ⁹and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give place to this man; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. ¹⁰But when thou art bidden, go and recline in the lowest place; that when he that bade thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have honor in the presence of those who recline at table with thee. ¹¹For every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

¹²And he said also to him who bade him: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. ¹³But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. ¹⁴And happy shalt thou be, because they can not recompense thee; for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the righteous.

¹⁵And a certain one of those who reclined at table with him, hearing these things, said to him: Happy is he, who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God! ¹⁶And he said to him: A certain man made a great supper, and bade many. ¹⁷And he sent his servant, at the hour of the supper, to say to those who were bidden: Come, for all things are now ready. ¹⁸And they all, with one mind, began¹⁸ to excuse themselves. The first said to him: I bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee let me be excused. ¹⁹And another said: I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to make trial of them; I pray thee let me be excused. ²⁰And another said: I married a wife; and therefore I can not come.

²¹And the servant came, and reported these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant: Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind. ²²And the servant said: Lord, it is done as thou didst command, and yet there is room. ²³And the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them²³ to come in, that my house may be filled; ²⁴for I say to you, that none of those men who were bidden shall taste of my supper.

²⁵And great multitudes were going with him; and turning, he said to them: ²⁶If any one comes to me, and hates not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and even his own life besides, he can not be my disciple. ²⁷And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple. ²⁸For who of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and count the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it? ²⁹Lest haply, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, ³⁰saying: This man began to build, and was not able to finish. ³¹Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not first sit down and consult, whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? ³²Else, while he is yet a great way off, he sends an embassy, and desires conditions of peace.

³³So then, whoever of you forsakes not all that he has can not be my disciple. ³⁴Salt therefore is good; but if even the salt has become tasteless, wherewith shall it be seasoned? ³⁵It is fit neither for the land, nor for the dunghill; they cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

XV. And there were drawing near to him all the publicans and the sinners to hear him. ²And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receives sinners, and eats with them.

³And he spoke this parable to them, saying: ⁴What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he finds it? ⁵And having found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: Rejoice with me; because I found my sheep which was lost. ⁷I say to you, that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who have no need of repentance.

⁸Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till she finds it? ⁹And having found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying: Rejoice with me; because I found the piece which I lost. ¹⁰So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.

¹¹And he said: A certain man had two sons. ¹²And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of the property that falls to me. And he divided to them his living. ¹³And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad into a far country, and there wasted his substance in riotous living. ¹⁴And when he had spent all, there arose a grievous famine in that country; and he began to be in want. ¹⁵And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks which the swine ate; and no one gave to him. ¹⁷And coming to himself, he said: How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! ¹⁸I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him: Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee. ¹⁹I am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.