Category: Luke

1 And it happened that, while he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”

2 And he said to them: “When you are praying, say: Father, may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come.

3 Give us this day our daily bread.

4 And forgive us our sins, since we also forgive all who are indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.”

5 And he said to them: “Which of you will have a friend and will go to him in the middle of the night, and will say to him: ‘Friend, lend me three loaves,

6 because a friend of mine has arrived from a journey to me, and I do not have anything to set before him.’

7 And from within, he would answer by saying: ‘Do not disturb me. The door is closed now, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up and give it to you.’

8 Yet if he will persevere in knocking, I tell you that, even though he would not get up and give it to him because he is a friend, yet due to his continued insistence, he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

9 And so I say to you: Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

10 For everyone who asks, receives. And whoever seeks, finds. And whoever knocks, it shall be opened to him.

11 So then, who among you, if he asks his father for bread, he would give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he would give him a serpent, instead of a fish?

12 Or if he will ask for an egg, he would offer to him a scorpion?

13 Therefore, if you, being evil, know how to give good things to your sons, how much more will your Father give, from heaven, a spirit of goodness to those who ask him?”

14 And he was casting out a demon, and the man was mute. But when he had cast out the demon, the mute man spoke, and so the crowds were amazed.

15 But some of them said, “It is by Beelzebub, the leader of demons, that he casts out demons.”

16 And others, testing him, required a sign from heaven of him.

17 But when he perceived their thoughts, he said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself will become desolate, and house will fall upon house.

18 So then, if Satan is also divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebub that I cast out demons.

19 But if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your own sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.

20 Moreover, if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then certainly the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

21 When a strong armed man guards his entrance, the things that he possesses are at peace.

22 But if a stronger one, overwhelming him, has defeated him, he will take away all his weapons, in which he trusted, and he will distribute his spoils.

23 Whoever is not with me, is against me. And whoever does not gather with me, scatters.

24 When an unclean spirit has departed from a man, he walks through waterless places, seeking rest. And not finding any, he says: ‘I will return to my house, from which I departed.’

25 And when he has arrived, he finds it swept clean and decorated.

26 Then he goes, and he takes in seven other spirits with him, more wicked than himself, and they enter and live there. And so, the end of that man is made worse the beginning.”

27 And it happened that, when he was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.”

28 Then he said, “Yes, but moreover: blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”

29 Then, as the crowds were quickly gathering, he began to say: “This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign. But no sign will be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

30 For just as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of man be to this generation.

31 The queen of the South will rise up, at the judgment, with the men of this generation, and she will condemn them. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, more than Solomon is here.

32 The men of Nineveh will rise up, at the judgment, with this generation, and they will condemn it. For at the preaching of Jonah, they repented. And behold, more than Jonah is here.

33 No one lights a candle and places it in hiding, nor under a bushel basket, but upon a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.

34 Your eye is the light of your body. If your eye is wholesome, your entire body will be filled with light. But if it is wicked, then even your body will be darkened.

35 Therefore, take care, lest the light that is within you become darkness.

36 So then, if your entire body becomes filled with light, not having any part in darkness, then it will be entirely light, and, like a shining lamp, it will illuminate you.”

37 And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee asked him to eat with him. And going inside, he sat down to eat.

38 But the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself: “Why might it be that he has not washed before eating?”

39 And the Lord said to him: “You Pharisees today clean what is outside the cup and the plate, but what is inside of you is full of plunder and iniquity.

40 Fools! Did not he who made what is outside, indeed also make what is inside?

41 Yet truly, give what is above as alms, and behold, all things are clean for you.

42 But woe to you, Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, but you ignore judgment and the charity of God. But these things you ought to have done, without omitting the others.

43 Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the first seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the marketplace.

44 Woe to you! For you are like graves that are not noticeable, so that men walk over them without realizing it.”

45 Then one of the experts in the law, in response, said to him, “Teacher, in saying these things, you bring an insult against us as well.”

46 So he said: “And woe to you experts in the law! For you weigh men down with burdens which they are not able to bear, but you yourselves do not touch the weight with even one of your fingers.

47 Woe to you, who build the tombs of the prophets, while it is your fathers who killed them!

48 Clearly, you are testifying that you consent to the actions of your fathers, because even though they killed them, you build their sepulchers.

49 Because of this also, the wisdom of God said: I will send to them Prophets and Apostles, and some of these they will kill or persecute,

50 so that the blood of all the Prophets, which has been shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation:

51 from the blood of Abel, even to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. So I say to you: it will be required of this generation!

52 Woe to you, experts in the law! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves do not enter, and those who were entering, you would have prohibited.”

53 Then, while he was saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the experts in the law began to insist strongly that he restrain his mouth about many things.

54 And waiting to ambush him, they sought something from his mouth that they might seize upon, in order to accuse him.

1 Then, as great crowds were standing so close that they were stepping on one another, he began to say to his disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2 For there is nothing covered, which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden, which will not be known.

3 For the things that you have spoken in darkness will be declared in the light. And what you have said in the ear in bedrooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

4 So I say to you, my friends: Do not be fearful of those who kill the body, and afterwards have no more that they can do.

5 But I will reveal to you whom you should fear. Fear him who, after he will have killed, has the power to cast into Hell. So I say to you: Fear him.

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? And yet not one of these is forgotten in the sight of God.

7 But even the very hairs of your head have all been numbered. Therefore, do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.

8 But I say to you: Everyone who will have confessed me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the Angels of God.

9 But everyone who will have denied me before men, he will be denied before the Angels of God.

10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven of him. But of him who will have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.

11 And when they will lead you to the synagogues, and to magistrates and authorities, do not choose to be worried about how or what you will answer, or about what you might say.

12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you, in the same hour, what you must say.”

13 And someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”

14 But he said to him, “Man, who has appointed me as judge or arbitrator over you?”

15 So he said to them: “Be cautious and wary of all avarice. For a person’s life is not found in the abundance of the things that he possesses.”

16 Then he spoke to them using a comparison, saying: “The fertile land of a certain wealthy man produced crops.

17 And he thought within himself, saying: ‘What should I do? For I have nowhere to gather together my crops.’

18 And he said: ‘This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build larger ones. And into these, I will gather all the things that have been grown for me, as well as my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods, stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, and be cheerful.’

20 But God said to him: ‘Foolish one, this very night they require your soul of you. To whom, then, will those things belong, which you have prepared?’

21 So it is with him who stores up for himself, and is not wealthy with God.”

22 And he said to his disciples: “And so I say to you: Do not choose to be anxious about your life, as to what you may eat, nor about your body, as to what you will wear.

23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

24 Consider the ravens. For they neither sow nor reap; there is no storehouse or barn for them. And yet God pastures them. How much more are you, compared to them?

25 But which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature?

26 Therefore, if you are not capable, in what is so little, why be anxious about the rest?

27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither work nor weave. But I say to you, not even Solomon, in all his glory, was clothed like one of these.

28 Therefore, if God so clothes the grass, which is in the field today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more you, O little in faith?

29 And so, do not choose to inquire as to what you will eat, or what you will drink. And do not choose to be lifted up on high.

30 For all these things are sought by the Gentiles of the world. And your Father knows that you have need of these things.

31 Yet truly, seek first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you.

32 Do not be afraid, little flock; for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom.

33 Sell what you possess, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure that will not fall short, in heaven, where no thief approaches, and no moth corrupts.

34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

35 Let your waists be girded, and let lamps be burning in your hands.

36 And let you yourselves be like men awaiting their lord, when he will return from the wedding; so that, when he arrives and knocks, they may open to him promptly.

37 Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he returns, will find being vigilant. Amen I say to you, that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, while he, continuing on, will minister to them.

38 And if he will return in the second watch, or if in the third watch, and if he will find them to be so: then blessed are those servants.

39 But know this: that if the father of the family knew at what hour the thief would arrive, he would certainly stand watch, and he would not permit his house to be broken into.

40 You also must be prepared. For the Son of man will return at an hour that you will not realize.”

41 Then Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or also to everyone?”

42 So the Lord said: “Who do you think is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his Lord has appointed over his family, in order to give them their measure of wheat in due time?

43 Blessed is that servant if, when his Lord will return, he will find him acting in this manner.

44 Truly I say to you, that he will appoint him over all that he possesses.

45 But if that servant will have said in his heart, ‘My Lord has made a delay in his return,’ and if he has begun to strike the men and women servants, and to eat and drink, and to be inebriated,

46 then the Lord of that servant will return on a day which he hoped not, and at an hour which he knew not. And he will separate him, and he will place his portion with that of the unfaithful.

47 And that servant, who knew the will of his Lord, and who did not prepare and did not act according to his will, will be beaten many times over.

48 Yet he who did not know, and who acted in a way that deserves a beating, will be beaten fewer times. So then, of all to whom much has been given, much will be required. And of those to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be asked.

49 I have come to cast a fire upon the earth. And what should I desire, except that it may be kindled?

50 And I have a baptism, with which I am to be baptized. And how I am constrained, even until it may be accomplished!

51 Do you think that I have come to give peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

52 For from this time on, there will be five in one house: divided as three against two, and as two against three.

53 A father will be divided against a son, and a son against his father; a mother against a daughter and a daughter against a mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

54 And he also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud rising from the setting of the sun, immediately you say, ‘A rain cloud is coming.’ And so it does.

55 And when a south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It will be hot.’ And so it is.

56 You hypocrites! You discern the face of the heavens, and of the earth, yet how is it that you do not discern this time?

57 And why do you not, even among yourselves, judge what is just?

58 So, when you are going with your adversary to the ruler, while you are on the way, make an effort to be freed from him, lest perhaps he may lead you to the judge, and the judge may deliver you to the officer, and the officer may cast you into prison.

59 I tell you, you will not depart from there, until you have paid the very last coin.”

1 And there were present, at that very time, some who were reporting about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices.

2 And responding, he said to them: “Do you think that these Galileans must have sinned more than all other Galileans, because they suffered so much?

3 No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you will all perish similarly.

4 And those eighteen upon whom the tower of Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they also were greater transgressors than all the men living in Jerusalem?

5 No, I tell you. But if you do not repent, you will all perish similarly.”

6 And he also told this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree, which was planted in his vineyard. And he came seeking fruit on it, but found none.

7 Then he said to the cultivator of the vineyard: ‘Behold, for these three years I came seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I have found none. Therefore, cut it down. For why should it even occupy the land?’

8 But in response, he said to him: ‘Lord, let it be for this year also, during which time I will dig around it and add fertilizer.

9 And, indeed, it should bear fruit. But if not, in the future, you shall cut it down.’ ”

10 Now he was teaching in their synagogue on the Sabbaths.

11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years. And she was bent over; and she was unable to look upwards at all.

12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to himself, and he said to her, “Woman, you are released from your infirmity.”

13 And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was straightened, and she glorified God.

14 Then, as a result, the ruler of the synagogue became angry that Jesus had cured on the Sabbath, and he said to the crowd: “There are six days on which you ought to work. Therefore, come and be cured on those, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”

15 Then the Lord said to him in response: “You hypocrites! Does not each one of you, on the Sabbath, release his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it to water?

16 So then, should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for lo these eighteen years, be released from this restraint on the day of the Sabbath?”

17 And as he was saying these things, all his adversaries were ashamed. And all the people rejoiced in everything that was being done gloriously by him.

18 And so he said: “To what is the kingdom of God similar, and to what figure shall I compare it?

19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden. And it grew, and it became a great tree, and the birds of the air rested in its branches.”

20 And again, he said: “To what figure shall I compare the kingdom of God?

21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”

22 And he was traveling through the cities and towns, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.

23 And someone said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” But he said to them:

24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and not be able.

25 Then, when the father of the family will have entered and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us.’ And in response, he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

27 And he will say to you: ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!’

28 In that place, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, yet you yourselves are expelled outside.

29 And they will arrive from the East, and the West, and the North, and the South; and they will recline at table in the kingdom of God.

30 And behold, those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last.”

31 On the same day, some of the Pharisees approached, saying to him: “Depart, and go away from here. For Herod wishes to kill you.”

32 And he said to them: “Go and tell that fox: ‘Behold, I cast out demons and accomplish healings, today and tomorrow. And on the third day I reach the end.’

33 Yet truly, it is necessary for me to walk today and tomorrow and the following day. For it does not fall to a prophet to perish beyond Jerusalem.

34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, and you stone those who are sent to you. Daily, I wanted to gather together your children, in the manner of a bird with her nest under her wings, but you were not willing!

35 Behold, your house will be left desolate for you. But I say to you, that you shall not see me, until it happens that you say: ‘Blessed is he who has arrived in the name of the Lord.’ “

1 And it happened that, when Jesus entered the house of a certain leader of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were observing him.

2 And behold, a certain man before him was afflicted with edema.

3 And responding, Jesus spoke to the experts in the law and to the Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath?”

4 But they kept silent. Yet truly, taking hold of him, he healed him and sent him away.

5 And responding to them, he said, “Which of you will have a donkey or an ox fall into a pit, and will not promptly pull him out, on the day of the Sabbath?”

6 And they were unable to respond to him about these things.

7 Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

8 “When you are invited to a wedding, do not sit down in the first place, lest perhaps someone more honored than yourself may have been invited by him.

9 And then he who called both you and him, approaching, may say to you, ‘Give this place to him.’ And then you would begin, with shame, to take the last place.

10 But when you are invited, go, sit down in the lowest place, so that, when he who invited you arrives, he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the sight of those who sit at table together with you.

11 For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”

12 Then he also said to the one who had invited him: “When you prepare a lunch or dinner, do not choose to call your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your wealthy neighbors, lest perhaps they might then invite you in return and repayment would made to you.

13 But when you prepare a feast, call the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind.

14 And you will be blessed because they do not have a way to repay you. So then, your recompense will be in the resurrection of the just.”

15 When someone sitting at table with him had heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God.”

16 So he said to him: “A certain man prepared a great feast, and he invited many.

17 And he sent his servant, at the hour of the feast, to tell the invited to come; for now everything was ready.

18 And at once they all began to make excuses. The first said to him: ‘I bought a farm, and I need to go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’

19 And another said: ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you to excuse me.’

20 And another said, ‘I have taken a wife, and therefore I am not able to go.’

21 And returning, the servant reported these things to his lord. Then the father of the family, becoming angry, said to his servant: ‘Go out quickly into the streets and neighborhoods of the city. And lead here the poor, and the disabled, and the blind, and the lame.’

22 And the servant said: ‘It has been done, just as you ordered, lord, and there is still room.’

23 And the lord said to the servant: ‘Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel them to enter, so that my house may be filled.

24 For I tell you, that none of those men who were invited will taste of my feast.’ ”

25 Now great crowds traveled with him. And turning around, he said to them:

26 “If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yes, even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple.

27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

28 For who among you, wanting to build a tower, would not first sit down and determine the costs that are required, to see if he has the means to complete it?

29 Otherwise, after he will have laid the foundation and not been able to finish it, everyone who sees it may begin to mock him,

30 saying: ‘This man began to build what he was not able to finish.’

31 Or, what king, advancing to engage in war against another king, would not first sit down and consider whether he may be able, with ten thousand, to meet one who comes against him with twenty thousand?

32 If not, then while the other is still far away, sending a delegation, he would ask him for terms of peace.

33 Therefore, everyone of you who does not renounce all that he possesses is not able to be my disciple.

34 Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be seasoned?

35 It is useful neither in soil, nor in manure, so instead, it shall be thrown away. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

1 Now tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him, so that they might listen to him.

2 And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This one accepts sinners and eats with them.”

3 And he told this parable to them, saying:

4 “What man among you, who has one hundred sheep, and if he will have lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the one whom he had lost, until he finds it?

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

6 And returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: ‘Congratulate me! For I have found my sheep, which had been lost.’

7 I say to you, that there will be so much more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, than over the ninety-nine just, who do not need to repent.

8 Or what woman, having ten drachmas, if she will have lost one drachma, would not light a candle, and sweep the house, and diligently search until she finds it?

9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying: ‘Rejoice with me! For I have found the drachma, which I had lost.’

10 So I say to you, there will be joy before the Angels of God over even one sinner who is repentant.”

11 And he said: “A certain man had two sons.

12 And the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the portion of your estate which would go to me.’ And he divided the estate between them.

13 And after not many days, the younger son, gathering it all together, set out on a long journey to a distant region. And there, he dissipated his substance, living in luxury.

14 And after he had consumed it all, a great famine occurred in that region, and he began to be in need.

15 And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that region. And he sent him to his farm, in order to feed the swine.

16 And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him.

17 And returning to his senses, he said: ‘How many hired hands in my father’s house have abundant bread, while I perish here in famine!

18 I shall rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

19 I am not worthy to be called your son. Make me one of your hired hands.’

20 And rising up, he went to his father. But while he was still at a distance, his father saw him, and he was moved with compassion, and running to him, he fell upon his neck and kissed him.

21 And the son said to him: ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. Now I am not worthy to be called your son.’

22 But the father said to his servants: ‘Quickly! Bring out the best robe, and clothe him with it. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

23 And bring the fatted calf here, and kill it. And let us eat and hold a feast.

24 For this son of mine was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to feast.

25 But his elder son was in the field. And when he returned and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

26 And he called one of the servants, and he questioned him as to what these things meant.

27 And he said to him: ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safely.’

28 Then he became indignant, and he was unwilling to enter. Therefore, his father, going out, began to plead with him.

29 And in response, he said to his father: ‘Behold, I have been serving you for so many years. And I have never transgressed your commandment. And yet, you have never given me even a young goat, so that I might feast with my friends.

30 Yet after this son of yours returned, who has devoured his substance with loose women, you have killed the fatted calf for him.’

31 But he said to him: ‘Son, you are with me always, and all that I have is yours.

32 But it was necessary to feast and to rejoice. For this brother of yours was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ “

1 And he also said to his disciples: “A certain man was wealthy, and he had a steward of his estate. And this man was accused to him of having dissipated his goods.

2 And he called him and said to him: ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship. For you can no longer be my steward.’

3 And the steward said within himself: ‘What shall I do? For my lord is taking the stewardship away from me. I am not strong enough to dig. I am too ashamed to beg.

4 I know what I will do so that, when I have been removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’

5 And so, calling together each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my lord?’

6 So he said, ‘One hundred jars of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your invoice, and quickly, sit down and write fifty.’

7 Next, he said to another, ‘In truth, how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘One hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your record books, and write eighty.’

8 And the lord praised the iniquitous steward, in that he had acted prudently. For the sons of this age are more prudent with their generation than are the sons of light.

9 And so I say to you, make friends for yourself using iniquitous mammon, so that, when you will have passed away, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

10 Whoever is faithful in what is least, is also faithful in what is greater. And whoever is unjust in what is small, is also unjust in what is greater.

11 So then, if you have not been faithful with iniquitous mammon, who will trust you with what is true?

12 And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours?

13 No servant is able to serve two lords. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

14 But the Pharisees, who were greedy, were listening to all these things. And they ridiculed him.

15 And he said to them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of men. But God knows your hearts. For what is lifted up by men is an abomination in the sight of God.

16 The law and the prophets were until John. Since then, the kingdom of God is being evangelized, and everyone acts with violence toward it.

17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to fall away.

18 Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. And whoever marries her who has been divorced by her husband commits adultery.

19 A certain man was wealthy, and he was clothed in purple and in fine linen. And he feasted splendidly every day.

20 And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, covered with sores,

21 wanting to be filled with the crumbs which were falling from the wealthy man’s table. But no one gave it to him. And even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 Then it happened that the beggar died, and he was carried by the Angels into the bosom of Abraham. Now the wealthy man also died, and he was entombed in Hell.

23 Then lifting up his eyes, while he was in torments, he saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 And crying out, he said: ‘Father Abraham, take pity on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to refresh my tongue. For I am tortured in this fire.’

25 And Abraham said to him: ‘Son, recall that you received good things in your life, and in comparison, Lazarus received bad things. But now he is consoled, and truly you are tormented.

26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chaos has been established, so that those who might want to cross from here to you are not able, nor can someone cross from there to here.’

27 And he said: ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers,

28 so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torments.’

29 And Abraham said to him: ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’

30 So he said: ‘No, father Abraham. But if someone were to go to them from the dead, they would repent.’

31 But he said to him: ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe even if someone has resurrected from the dead.’ “

1 And he said to his disciples: “It is impossible for scandals not to occur. But woe to him through whom they come!

2 It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones.

3 Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him.

4 And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.”

5 And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

6 But the Lord said: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you may say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be transplanted into the sea.’ And it would obey you.

7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, would say to him, as he was returning from the field, ‘Come in immediately; sit down to eat,’

8 and would not say to him: ‘Prepare my dinner; gird yourself and minister to me, while I eat and drink; and after these things, you shall eat and drink?’

9 Would he be grateful to that servant, for doing what he commanded him to do?

10 I think not. So too, when you have done all these things that have been taught to you, you should say: ‘We are useless servants. We have done what we should have done.’ ”

11 And it happened that, while he was traveling to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 And as he was entering a certain town, ten leprous men met him, and they stood at a distance.

13 And they lifted up their voice, saying, “Jesus, Teacher, take pity on us.”

14 And when he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that, as they were going, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, returned, magnifying God with a loud voice.

16 And he fell face down before his feet, giving thanks. And this one was a Samaritan.

17 And in response, Jesus said: “Were not ten made clean? And so where are the nine?

18 Was no one found who would return and give glory to God, except this foreigner?”

19 And he said to him: “Rise up, go forth. For your faith has saved you.”

20 Then he was questioned by the Pharisees: “When does the kingdom of God arrive?” And in response, he said to them: “The kingdom of God arrives unobserved.

21 And so, they will not say, ‘Behold, it is here,’ or ‘Behold, it is there.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”

22 And he said to his disciples: “The time will come when you will desire to see one day of the Son of man, and you will not see it.

23 And they will say to you, ‘Behold, he is here,’ and ‘Behold, he is there.’ Do not choose to go out, and do not follow them.

24 For just as lightning flashes from under heaven and shines to whatever is under heaven, so also will the Son of man be in his day.

25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26 And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of man.

27 They were eating and drinking; they were taking wives and being given in marriage, even until the day that Noah entered the ark. And the flood came and destroyed them all.

28 It shall be similar to what happened in the days of Lot. They were eating and drinking; they were buying and selling; they were planting and building.

29 Then, on the day that Lot departed from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and it destroyed them all.

30 According to these things, so shall it be in the day when the Son of man will be revealed.

31 In that hour, whoever will be on the rooftop, with his goods in the house, let him not descend to take them. And whoever will be in the field, similarly, let him not turn back.

32 Remember Lot’s wife.

33 Whoever has sought to save his life, will lose it; and whoever has lost it, will bring it back to life.

34 I say to you, in that night, there will be two in one bed. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.

35 Two will be at the grindstone together. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind. Two will be in the field. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.”

36 Responding, they said to him, “Where, Lord?”

37 And he said to them, “Wherever the body will be, in that place also, the eagles shall be gathered together.”

1 Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease,

2 saying: “There was a certain judge in a certain city, who did not fear God and did not respect man.

3 But there was a certain widow in that city, and she went to him, saying, ‘Vindicate me from my adversary.’

4 And he refused to do so for a long time. But afterwards, he said within himself: ‘Even though I do not fear God, nor respect man,

5 yet because this widow is pestering me, I will vindicate her, lest by returning, she may, in the end, wear me out.’ ”

6 Then the Lord said: “Listen to what the unjust judge said.

7 So then, will not God grant the vindication of his elect, who cry out to him day and night? Or will he continue to endure them?

8 I tell you that he will quickly bring vindication to them. Yet truly, when the Son of man returns, do you think that he will find faith on earth?”

9 Now about certain persons who consider themselves to be just, while disdaining others, he told also this parable:

10 “Two men ascended to the temple, in order to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

11 Standing, the Pharisee prayed within himself in this way: ‘O God, I give thanks to you that I am not like the rest of men: robbers, unjust, adulterers, even as this tax collector chooses to be.

12 I fast twice between Sabbaths. I give tithes from all that I possess.’

13 And the tax collector, standing at a distance, was not willing to even lift up his eyes to heaven. But he struck his chest, saying: ‘O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’

14 I say to you, this one descended to his house justified, but not the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

15 And they were bringing little children to him, so that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.

16 But Jesus, calling them together, said: “Allow the children to come to me, and do not be an obstacle to them. For of such is the kingdom of God.

17 Amen, I say to you, whoever will not accept the kingdom of God like a child, will not enter into it.”

18 And a certain leader questioned him, saying: “Good teacher, what should I do to possess eternal life?”

19 Then Jesus said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

20 You know the commandments: You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.”

21 And he said, “I have kept all these things from my youth.”

22 And when Jesus heard this, he said to him: “One thing is still lacking for you. Sell all the things that you have, and give to the poor. And then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.”

23 When he heard this, he became very sorrowful. For he was very rich.

24 Then Jesus, seeing him brought to sorrow, said: “How difficult it is for those who have money to enter into the kingdom of God!

25 For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a wealthy man to enter into the kingdom of God.”

26 And those who were listening to this said, “Then who is able to be saved?”

27 He said to them, “Things that are impossible with men are possible with God.”

28 And Peter said, “Behold, we have left everything, and we have followed you.”

29 And he said to them: “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has left behind home, or parents, or brothers, or a wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

30 who will not receive much more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

31 Then Jesus took the twelve aside, and he said to them: “Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and everything shall be completed which was written by the prophets about the Son of man.

32 For he will be handed over to the Gentiles, and he will be mocked and scourged and spit upon.

33 And after they have scourged him, they will kill him. And on the third day, he will rise again.”

34 But they understood none of these things. For this word was concealed from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.

35 Now it happened that, as he was approaching Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way, begging.

36 And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this was.

37 And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

38 And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”

39 And those who were passing by rebuked him, so that he would be silent. Yet truly, he cried out all the more, “Son of David, take pity on me!”

40 Then Jesus, standing still, ordered him to be brought to him. And when he had drawn near, he questioned him,

41 saying, “What do you want, that I might do for you?” So he said, “Lord, that I may see.”

42 And Jesus said to him: “Look around. Your faith has saved you.”

43 And immediately he saw. And he followed him, magnifying God. And all the people, when they saw this, gave praise to God.

1 And having entered, he walked through Jericho.

2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. And he was the leader of the tax collectors, and he was wealthy.

3 And he sought to see Jesus, to see who he was. But he was unable to do so, because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.

4 And running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree, so that he might see him. For he was to pass near there.

5 And when he had arrived at the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and he said to him: “Zacchaeus, hurry down. For today, I should lodge in your house.”

6 And hurrying, he came down, and he received him joyfully.

7 And when they all saw this, they murmured, saying that he had turned aside to a sinful man.

8 But Zacchaeus, standing still, said to the Lord: “Behold, Lord, one half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone in any matter, I will repay him fourfold.”

9 Jesus said to him: “Today, salvation has come to this house; because of this, he too is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost.”

11 As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.

12 Therefore, he said: “A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

13 And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: ‘Do business until I return.’

14 But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this one to reign over us.’

15 And it happened that he returned, having received the kingdom. And he ordered the servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called so that he would know how much each one had earned by doing business.

16 Now the first approached, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned ten pounds.’

17 And he said to him: ‘Well done, good servant. Since you have been faithful in a small matter, you will hold authority over ten cities.’

18 And the second came, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned five pounds.’

19 And he said to him, ‘And so, you shall be over five cities.’

20 And another approached, saying: ‘Lord, behold your one pound, which I kept stored in a cloth.

21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.’

22 He said to him: ‘By your own mouth, do I judge you, O wicked servant. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

23 And so, why did you not give my money to the bank, so that, upon my return, I might have withdrawn it with interest?’

24 And he said to the bystanders, ‘Take the pound away from him, and give it to him who has ten pounds.’

25 And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten pounds.’

26 So then, I say to you, that to all who have, it shall be given, and he will have in abundance. And from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

27 ‘Yet truly, as for those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here, and put them to death before me.’ ”

28 And having said these things, he went ahead, ascending to Jerusalem.

29 And it happened that, when he had drawn near to Bethphage and Bethania, to the mount which is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,

30 saying: “Go into the town which is opposite you. Upon entering it, you will find the colt of a donkey, tied, on which no man has ever sat. Untie it, and lead it here.

31 And if anyone will ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this to him: ‘Because the Lord has requested its service.’ ”

32 And those who were sent went out, and they found the colt standing, just as he told them.

33 Then, as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

34 So they said, “Because the Lord has need of it.”

35 And they led it to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they helped Jesus onto it.

36 Then, as he was traveling, they were laying down their garments along the way.

37 And when he was now drawing near to the descent of Mount Olivet, the entire crowd of his disciples began to praise God joyfully, with a loud voice, over all the powerful works which they had seen,

38 saying: “Blessed is the king who has arrived in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory on high!”

39 And certain Pharisees within the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”

40 And he said to them, “I tell you, that if these will keep silent, the stones themselves will cry out.”

41 And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:

42 “If only you had known, indeed even in this your day, which things are for your peace. But now they are hidden from your eyes.

43 For the days will overtake you. And your enemies will encircle you with a valley. And they will surround you and hem you in on every side.

44 And they will knock you down to the ground, with your sons who are in you. And they will not leave stone upon stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

45 And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold in it, and those who bought,

46 saying to them: “It is written: ‘My house is a house of prayer.’ But you have made it into a den of robbers.”

47 And he was teaching in the temple daily. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.

48 But they could not find what to do to him. For all the people were listening to him attentively.

1 And it happened that, on one of the days when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Gospel, the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, gathered together with the elders,

2 and they spoke to him, saying: “Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or, who is it that has given you this authority?”

3 And in response, Jesus said to them: “I will also question you about one word. Respond to me:

4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?”

5 So they discussed it among themselves, saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

6 But if we say, ‘Of men,’ the whole people will stone us. For they are certain that John was a prophet.”

7 And so they responded that they did not know where it was from.

8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and he loaned it to settlers, and he was on a sojourn for a long time.

10 And in due time, he sent a servant to the farmers, so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. And they beat him and drove him away, empty-handed.

11 And he continued to send another servant. But beating him and treating him with contempt, they likewise sent him away, empty-handed.

12 And he continued to send a third. And wounding him also, they drove him away.

13 Then the lord of the vineyard said: ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps when they have seen him, they will respect him.’

14 And when the settlers had seen him, they discussed it among themselves, saying: ‘This one is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’

15 And forcing him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?”

16 “He will come and destroy those settlers, and he will give the vineyard to others.” And upon hearing this, they said to him, “Let it not be.”

17 Then, gazing at them, he said: “Then what does this mean, which is written: ‘The stone which the builders have rejected, the same has become the head of the corner?’

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be shattered. And anyone upon whom it falls will be crushed.”

19 And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking to lay hands on him in that same hour, but they feared the people. For they realized that he had spoken this parable about them.

20 And being attentive, they sent traitors, who would pretend that they were just, so that they might catch him in his words and then hand him over to the power and authority of the procurator.

21 And they questioned him, saying: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and that you do not consider anyone’s status, but you teach the way of God in truth.

22 Is it lawful for us to pay the tribute to Caesar, or not?”

23 But realizing their deceitfulness, he said to them: “Why do you test me?

24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” In response, they said to him, “Caesar’s.”

25 And so, he said to them: “Then repay the things that are Caesar’s, to Caesar, and the things that are God’s, to God.”

26 And they were not able to contradict his word before the people. And being amazed at his answer, they were silent.

27 Now some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him,

28 saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us: If any man’s brother will have died, having a wife, and if he does not have any children, then his brother should take her as his wife, and he should raise up offspring for his brother.

29 And so there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and he died without sons.

30 And the next one married her, and he also died without a son.

31 And the third married her, and similarly all seven, and none of them left behind any offspring, and they each died.

32 Last of all, the woman also died.

33 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For certainly all seven had her as a wife.”

34 And so, Jesus said to them: “The children of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35 Yet truly, those who shall be held worthy of that age, and of the resurrection from the dead, will neither be married, nor take wives.

36 For they can no longer die. For they are equal to the Angels, and they are children of God, since they are children of the resurrection.

37 For in truth, the dead do rise again, as Moses also showed beside the bush, when he called the Lord: ‘The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

38 And so he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For all are alive to him.”

39 Then some of the scribes, in response, said to him, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”

40 And they no longer dared to question him about anything.

41 But he said to them: “How can they say that the Christ is the son of David?

42 Even David himself says, in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand,

43 until I set your enemies as your footstool.’

44 Therefore, David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?”

45 Now in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples:

46 “Be cautious of the scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and who love greetings in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first places at table during feasts,

47 who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayers. These will receive the greater damnation.”