linen, and fared sumptuously every day. (20)And there was a certain
beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores, (21)and
desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's
table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. (22)And it came to
pass, that the beggar died; and he was borne away by the angels into
Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried; (23)and in
the underworld, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees
Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (24)And he cried and said:
Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip
the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented
in this flame. (25)But Abraham said: Child, remember that in thy
lifetime thou receivedst thy good things in full, and Lazarus in like
manner his evil things; but now here, he is comforted and thou art
tormented. (26)And besides all this, between us and you a great gulf
is fixed; that they who would pass from hence to you may not be able,
nor those from thence pass over to us. (27)And he said: I pray thee
therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house.
(28)For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, that they
may not also come into this place of torment. (29)Abraham says to him:
They have Moses and the prophets let them hear them. (30)And he said:
Nay, father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they
will repent. (31)And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one should rise from
the dead.
XVII.
AND he said to his disciples: It is impossible that causes of offense
should not come; but woe to him through whom they come! (2)It were
better for him that a mill stone were placed about his neck, and he
were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these
little ones to offend.
(3)Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he
repent, forgive him. (4)And if he sin against thee seven times in the
day, and seven times turn to thee saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive
him.
(5)And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith. (6)And the
Lord said: If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would say to this
sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and planted in the sea;
and it would have obeyed you.
(7)And who of you, having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will
say to him immediately, when he has come in from the field, Come and
recline at table; (8)and will not rather say to him, Make ready
wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me, till I have eaten
and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? (9)Does he thank
that servant, because he did the things that were commanded? I think
not. (10)So also ye, when ye shall have done all the things that were
commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that
which was our duty to do.
(11)And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, that he went
through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. (12)And as he was entering
into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar
off. (13)And they lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, Master, have
mercy on us. (14)And seeing it, he said to them: Go, show yourselves
to the priests. And it came to pass that, as they went, they were
cleansed. (15)And one of them, seeing that he was healed, turned back,
with a loud voice glorifying God, (16)and fell down on his face at his
feet, giving thanks to him; and he was a Samaritan. (17)And Jesus
answering said: Were not the ten cleansed? And where are the nine?
(18)Were none found returning to give glory to God, except this
stranger? (19)And he said to him: Arise, and go; thy faith has made
thee whole.
(20)And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God would
come, he answered them and said: The kingdom of God comes not with
observation; (21)nor shall they say, Lo here! or, Lo there! for,
behold, the kingdom of God is within you[17:21].
(22)And he said to the disciples: Days will come, when ye will desire
to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye will not see it.
(23)And they will say to you, See here; or, See there; go not away,
and follow not. (24)For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one
part under heaven, shines unto the other part under heaven, so will
the Son of man be in his day. (25)But first he must suffer many
things, and be rejected on the part of this generation.
(26)And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days
of the Son of man. (27)They ate, they drank, they married, they were
given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and
the flood came and destroyed all. (28)In like manner also as it was in
the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they
planted, they builded; (29)but the same day that Lot went out from
Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed all.
(30)After the same manner will it be, in the day when the Son of man
is revealed.
(31)In that day, he who shall be on the house-top, and his goods in
the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he that is in
the field, let him likewise not turn back. (32)Remember Lot's wife.
(33)Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may
lose his life shall preserve it.
(34)I say to you, in that night there will be two men in one bed; one
will be taken, and the other will be left. (35)Two women will be
grinding together; one will be taken, and the other left. (37)And they
answering say to him: Where, Lord? And he said to them: Where the body
is, there also will the eagles be gathered together.
XVIII.
AND he spoke also a parable to them, to the end that they ought always
to pray, and not to faint; (2)saying: There was in a certain city a
certain judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man. (3)And there was
a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my
adversary. (4)And he would not for a while; but afterward he said
within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man, (5)yet because
this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she
weary me.
(6)And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge says. (7)And will not
God avenge his chosen, who cry to him day and night, though he is long
suffering in respect to them? (8)I say to you, that he will avenge
them speedily. But yet, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith
on the earth?
(9)And he spoke this parable to some who trust in themselves that they
are righteous, and despise others. (10)Two men went up into the temple
to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. (11)The Pharisee
stood, and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am not
as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this
publican. (12)I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I
possess[18:12]. (13)And the publican, standing afar off, would not
even lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying:
God be merciful to me, the sinner. (14)I say to you, this man went
down to his house justified, rather than the other. For every one that
exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be
exalted.
(15)And they brought to him also infants, that he might touch them;
and the disciples seeing it rebuked them. (16)But Jesus calling them
to him, said: Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid
them not; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. (17)Verily I say to
you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child,
shall not enter therein.
(18)And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good Teacher, what shall I
do to inherit eternal life? (19)And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou
call me good? None is good save one, God. (20)Thou knowest the
commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do
not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother. (21)And he
said: All these I kept from my youth. (22)And Jesus hearing it said to
him: Yet lackest thou one thing; sell all that thou hast, and
distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and
come, follow me. (23)And hearing this, he became very sorrowful; for
he was exceedingly rich. (24)And Jesus seeing him became very
sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the
kingdom of God! (25)For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye
of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
(26)And they who heard it said: And who can be saved? (27)And he said:
The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.
(28)And Peter said: Lo, we forsook all, and followed thee. (29)And he
said to them: Verily I say to you, there is no one that forsook house,
or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the
kingdom of God, (30)who shall not receive manifold more in this
present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
(31)And taking with him the twelve, he said to them: Behold, we are
going up to Jerusalem, and all the things written by the prophets for
the Son of man shall be accomplished. (32)For he will be delivered to
the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon, (33)and
they will scourge him, and put him to death; and on the third day he
will rise again. (34)And they understood none of these things; and
this saying was hidden from them, and they knew not the things that
were said.
(35)And it came to pass, that as he came near to Jericho, a certain
blind man was sitting by the way-side, begging. (36)And hearing a
multitude passing by, he inquired what this was. (37)And they told
him, that Jesus of Nazareth is passing by. (38)And he called aloud,
saying: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. (39)And they who went
before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he cried much
the more: Son of David, have mercy on me. (40)And Jesus stood still,
and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he was come near, he
asked him, (41)saying: What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he
said: Lord, that I may receive sight. (42)And Jesus said to him:
Receive sight; thy faith has made thee whole. (43)And immediately he
received sight, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people,
seeing it, gave praise to God.
XIX.
AND having entered in, he was passing through Jericho. (2)And behold,
there was a man named Zaccheus, and he was a chief publican; and this
man was rich. (3)And he sought to see Jesus, who he was; and he could
not on account of the multitude, because he was small in stature.
(4)And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore-tree to see him;
because by that way he was to pass through. (5)And Jesus, when he came
to the place, looked up and saw him, and said to him: Zaccheus, make
haste and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. (6)And he
made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. (7)And seeing
it, they all murmured, saying that he went in to be a guest with a
sinner.
(8)And Zaccheus stood up, and said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half
of my goods I give to the poor; and if I took aught from any one by
false accusation, I restore fourfold. (9)And Jesus said to him: This
day is salvation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of
Abraham. (10)For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which
was lost.
(11)And as they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a
parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought
that the kingdom of God would immediately appear. (12)He said
therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for
himself a kingdom, and to return. (13)And having called his ten
servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Traffic, till I
come.
(14)But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying:
We will not have this man to reign over us.
(15)And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the
kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom
he gave the money, that he might know what each gained by trading.
(16)And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound gained ten pounds.
(17)And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because thou wast
faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
(18)And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound made five pounds.
(19)And he said also to this man: And be thou over five cities.
(20)And another came, saying: Lord, behold thy pound, which I kept
laid up in a napkin. (21)For I feared thee, because thou art an
austere man; thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest
what thou didst not sow. (22)And he says to him: Out of thy mouth will
I judge thee, wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man,
taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow?
(23)Why then didst thou not put my money into the bank? and I, at my
coming, should have required it with interest. (24)And he said to
those standing by: Take from him the pound, and give it to him that
has the ten pounds. (25)And they said to him: Lord, he has ten pounds.
(26)For I say to you, that to every one that has shall be given; and
from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away.
(27)But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them,
bring hither, and slay them before me.
(28)And having spoken these things, he went before, going up to
Jerusalem. (29)And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage and
Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, that he sent forth two of his
disciples, (30)saying: Go into the opposite village, in which as ye
are entering ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; loose
and bring him. (31)And if any one ask you, why do ye loose him? thus
shall ye say to him: Because the Lord has need of him. (32)And they
that were sent forth departed, and found even as he said to them.
(33)And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them: Why
loose ye the colt? (34)And they said: The Lord has need of him.
(35)And they brought him to Jesus; and having cast their garments upon
the colt, they set Jesus thereon. (36)And as he went, they spread
their garments in the way. (37)And as he was drawing near, just at the
descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the
disciples began to rejoice, and praise God with a loud voice for all
the miracles which they saw; (38)saying: Blessed be the King who comes
in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!
(39)And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him: Teacher,
rebuke thy disciples. (40)And answering he said to them: I tell you
that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
(41)And when he came near, as he saw the city, he wept over it,
(42)saying: If even thou hadst known, at least in this thy day, the
things that belong to thy peace! But now they are hidden from thine
eyes. (43)For days will come upon thee, that thine enemies will cast
up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on
every side, (44)and will level thee with the ground, and thy children
within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another;
because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
(45)And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold;
(46)saying to them: It is written, And my house shall be a house of
prayer; but ye made it a den of robbers.
(47)And he was teaching daily in the temple; and the chief priests and
the scribes and the chief of the people were seeking to destroy him,
(48)and could not find what they might do; for all the people hung,
listening, upon him.
XX.
AND it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people
in the temple, and publishing the good news, that the chief priests
and the scribes came to him with the elders, (2)and spoke to him,
saying: Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is
he that gave thee this authority? (3)And he answering said to them: I
also will ask you one thing; and tell it me. (4)John's immersion, was
it from heaven, or from men? (5)And they reasoned with themselves,
saying: If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why, then did ye not
believe him? (6)But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us;
for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. (7)And they answered,
that they knew not whence it was. (8)And Jesus said to them: Neither
do I say to you, by what authority I do these things.
(9)And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a
vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long
time. (10)And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that
they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen
beat him, and sent him away empty. (11)And again he sent another
servant; and him also, having beaten and treated him shamefully, they
sent away empty. (12)And again he sent a third; and they wounded him
also, and cast him out.
(13)And the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my
beloved son; perhaps, seeing him, they will reverence him. (14)But
when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying:
This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may
become ours. (15)So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? (16)He will
come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to
others. And hearing it, they said: Far be it! (17)And he, looking on
them, said: What then is this that is written,
The stone which the builders disallowed,
The same is become the head of the corner.
(18)Every one that falls upon that stone shall be broken; but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
(19)And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him
in that hour; and they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke
this parable against them.
(20)And watching him[20:20], they sent forth spies, feigning
themselves to be just men, that they might take hold of his words, in
order to deliver him up to the magistracy, and to the authority of the
governor. (21)And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that thou
sayest and teachest rightly, and regardest not the person of any, but
teachest the way of God truly. (22)Is it lawful that we should give
tribute to Caesar, or not? (23)And perceiving their craftiness, he
said to them: (24)Show me a denary[20:24]. Whose image and inscription
has it? And answering they said: Caesar's. (25)And he said to them:
Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God
the things that are God's. (26)And they could not take hold of his
words before the people; and they marveled at his answer, and held
their peace.
(27)And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection,
coming to him, asked him, (28)saying: Teacher, Moses wrote to us, if a
man's brother die, having a wife, and he die childless, that his
brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
(29)There were therefore seven brothers; and the first took a wife,
and died childless; (30)and the second and the third took her; (31)and
in like manner also the seven left no children, and died. (32)At last
the woman also died. (33)In the resurrection, therefore, of which of
them is she wife? For the seven had her for a wife.
(34)And Jesus answering said to them: The sons of this world marry,
and are given in marriage. (35)But they who are accounted worthy to
obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry,
nor are given in marriage; (36)for neither can they die any more; for
they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the
resurrection.
(37)Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, at The Bush, when
he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob. (38)For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living;
for to him all live.
(39)And some of the scribes answering said: Teacher, thou saidst well.
(40)For they no longer dared to ask him any question.
(41)And he said to them: How say they that the Christ is son of David?
(42)And David himself says in the book of Psalms:
The LORD said to my Lord,
Sit on my right hand,
(43)Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
(44)David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?
(45)And in the hearing of all the multitude, he said to his disciples:
(46)Beware of the scribes, who desire to go about in long robes, and
love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues,
and the first places at feasts; (47)who devour widows' houses, and for
a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater
condemnation.
XXI.
AND looking up, he saw the rich men casting their gifts into the
treasury. (2)And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither
two mites. (3)And he said: Of a truth I say to you, that this poor
widow cast in more than all. (4)For all these, out of their abundance,
cast into the offerings; but she, out of her want, cast in all the
living that she had.
(5)And as some were saying of the temple, that it has been adorned
with beautiful stones and offerings, he said: (6)As for these things
which ye behold, days will come in which there shall not be left one
stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. (7)And they asked
him, saying: Teacher, when therefore will these things be, and what
will be the sign when these things are about to come to pass?
(8)And he said: Take heed that ye be not led astray. For many will
come in my name, saying: I am he, and the time is at hand. Go not
after them. (9)And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not
terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but the end is
not immediately.
(10)Then said he to them: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom; (11)and there will be great earthquakes, and in
divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be great
portents and signs from heaven. (12)And before all these, they will
lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up into
synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my
name's sake. (13)And it shall turn out to you for a testimony.
(14)Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye
shall answer. (15)For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all
your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay or withstand. (16)And ye
will be delivered up both by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and
friends; and some of you they will cause to be put to death. (17)And
ye will be hated by all for my name's sake. (18)And there shall not a
hair of your head perish. (19)In your patience possess your
souls[21:19].
(20)And when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know
that its desolation is at hand. (21)Then let those in Judaea flee into
the mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart out; and let
those in the fields not enter into it. (22)Because these are the days
of vengeance, that all the things which are written may be fulfilled.
(23)Woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck, in
those days! For there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath
to this people. (24)And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and
shall be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem shall be
trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be
fulfilled.
(25)And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars; and on
the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the
sea and waves; (26)men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking
for those things that are coming on the world; for the powers of
heaven shall be shaken. (27)And then shall they see the Son of man
coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. (28)And when these
things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads;
for your redemption is drawing nigh.
(29)And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig-tree, and all the
trees. (30)When they already shoot forth, seeing it ye know of
yourselves that the summer is already near. (31)So also ye, when ye
see these things coming to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near.
(32)Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all
shall have come to pass. (33)Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my
words shall not pass away.
(34)And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be
overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life,
and that day come upon you unawares. (35)For as a snare shall it come
on all that dwell on the face of the whole earth. (36)And watch, in
every time praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these
things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
(37)And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he
went out, and abode in the mount that is called Olivet. (38)And all
the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear
him.
XXII.