Diatessaron Arabic Recension

Borgian manuscript: preface

1 In the name of the one God, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, to him be the glory forever. With the help of God Most High, we will begin writing the pure gospel, the blooming garden, called Diatessaron (a word meaning “fourfold”), the work compiled by Tatian the Greek out of the four evangelists—Matthew the elect, whose symbol is M, Mark the chosen, whose symbol is R, Luke the approved, whose symbol is K, and John the beloved, whose symbol is H. The work was translated from Syriac into Arabic by the excellent and learned priest Abu al-Faraj Abdallah ibn al-Tayyib, may God grant him his favor. He began his Gospel with Mark. And he said: The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus the Son of the living God. John: In the beginning, etc.

Vatican manuscript: preface

2 In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, giver of life, the God that is one in substance in his essence, and three in persons in his attributes. The beginning of his Gospel: He began his Gospel with Mark. And he said: The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus the Son of the living God. John: In the beginning, etc.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God is the Word. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 Everything came into being by his hand, and without him not even one existing thing was made. 4 In him was life, and the life is the light of humanity. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 In the days of King Herod there was a priest whose name was Zechariah, of the family of Abijah; and his wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 7 And they were both righteous before God, obeying all his commands and living by God’s righteous requirements, without blame. 8 And they had no son, because Elizabeth could not bear children, and they were both old. 9 And while he was performing his priestly duties before God during his turn of service, 10 according to the custom of the priesthood it was his turn to burn incense; so he entered the temple of the Lord. 11 And the whole gathering of the people was praying outside at the time of the incense. 12 And the angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing to the right of the altar of incense; 13 and Zechariah was disturbed when he saw him, and he became afraid. 14 But the angel said to him, Do not be alarmed, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John; 15 and you will have joy and gladness, and many will be joyful at his birth. 16 And he will be great before the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong alcoholic drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while he is in his mother’s womb. 17 And he will bring many of the children of Israel back to the Lord their God. 18 And he will go ahead of him in the spirit, and in the power of Elijah the prophet, to turn the fathers’ hearts back to their sons, and those who do not obey to the knowledge of the righteous, and to prepare for the Lord a perfect people. 19 And Zechariah said to the angel, How will I know this, since I am an old man and my wife is old? 20 And the angel answered him, I am Gabriel, who stands before God; and I was sent to speak to you, and give you this news. 21 From now on you will be speechless, and will not be able to speak until the day when this happens, because you did not trust this word of mine, which will be fulfilled at its proper time. 22 And the people were standing and waiting for Zechariah, and they were puzzled by his delay in the temple. 23 And when Zechariah went out, he was not able to speak to them: so they knew that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he made signs to them, and remained unable to speak. 24 And when his days of service were over, he returned home. 25 And after that Elizabeth his wife conceived; and she kept herself out of sight for five months, and said, 26 This is what the Lord has done for me during these days when he has looked on me, to take away my disgrace among people. 27 And in the sixth month Gabriel the angel was sent from God to Galilee to a city called Nazareth, 28 to a virgin given in marriage to a man named Joseph, from the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. 29 And the angel came in and said to her, Peace to you, who are filled with grace. Our Lord is with you, blessed among women. 30 And when she saw him, she was alarmed by his words, and wondered what this greeting could mean. 31 And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 32 You will now conceive, and bear a son, and name him Jesus. 33 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David: and he will rule over the house of Jacob forever; 34 and his kingdom will have no end. 35 Mary said to the angel, How will this happen to me when I have not had sexual relations with a man? 36 The angel answered her, The Holy Spirit will come, and the power of the Most High will rest on you, and therefore he who is born of you will be pure, and will be called the Son of God. 37 And look, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month for her, who is said to be unable to bear children. 38 For nothing is difficult for God. 39 Mary said, Here I am, the servant of the Lord; let it happen to me as you have said. And the angel left her. 40 And during those days Mary got up and hurried into the hill country, to a city of Judah; 41 and entered Zechariah’s house, and asked how Elizabeth was. 42 And when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb. 43 And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit; and called out loudly to Mary, You are blessed among women, and blessed is the fruit that is in your womb. 44 How do I have this privilege, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 45 When the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped with great joy in my womb. 46 And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her from the Lord would be fulfilled. 47 And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, 48 And my spirit has been filled with joy in God my Savior, 49 Who has looked on the humble condition of his servant: Look, from now on, all generations will call me blessed. 50 For the Mighty One has done great things for me, and his name is holy. 51 And his mercy embraces those who fear him, throughout the ages and the times. 52 He won the victory with his arm, and scattered those who took pride in their opinions. 53 He overthrew those who acted arrogantly from their thrones, and lifted up the humble. 54 He satisfied the hungry with good things, and left the rich without anything. 55 He helped Israel his servant, and remembered his mercy 56 (As he spoke with our fathers) to Abraham and to his descendants forever. 57 And Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and returned home. 58 And Elizabeth’s time to give birth had come; and she gave birth to a son. 59 And her neighbors and relatives heard that God had greatly increased his mercy toward her; and they shared her joy. 60 And on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and called him Zechariah, calling him by his father’s name. 61 And his mother answered them, No; he will be called John. 62 And they said to her, There is no man among your relatives who has this name. 63 And they made signs to his father, saying, What do you want to name him? 64 And he asked for a tablet, and wrote and said, His name is John. And everyone was amazed. 65 And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spoke and praised God. 66 And all their neighbors became afraid: and people spoke about this in all the mountains of Judah. 67 And all who heard thought about it in their hearts and said, What will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. 68 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, 69 Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who has cared for his people, and brought it salvation; 70 And has raised for us the horn of salvation in the house of David his servant 71 (As he spoke through his holy prophets from eternity), 72 So that he might save us from our enemies, and from the hand of all those who hate us. 73 And he has shown his mercy to our fathers, and remembered his holy covenants, 74 And the oath which he swore to Abraham our father, 75 That he would deliver us from the hand of our enemies, and we will serve in his presence without fear 76 All our days with fairness and righteousness. 77 And as for you, child, you will be called a prophet of the Most High. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his way, 78 To give the knowledge of salvation to his people, for the forgiveness of their sins, 79 Through the mercy that comes from our God’s compassion, with which he cares for us, to appear from above 80 To give light to those who sit in darkness and under the shadow of death, and to set our feet straight on the way of peace. 81 And the child grew and became strong in the spirit, and lived in the desert until the time when he appeared to the children of Israel.

1 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah happened this way: At the time when his mother was given in marriage to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 2 And Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not wish to expose her, and he intended to divorce her secretly. 3 But when he thought of this, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said to him, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 4 She will bear a son, and you will name him Jesus, and he will save his people from their sins. 5 And all this happened so that the Lord’s words through the prophet might be fulfilled: 6 Look, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and they will name him Immanuel, which means, Our God is with us. 7 And when Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife; 8 and did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. 9 And in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the people under his rule should be registered. 10 This first registration took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 11 And every man went to be registered in his city. 12 And Joseph went up also from Nazareth, a city of Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house of David and of his tribe), 13 with Mary who was engaged to him and was pregnant, to be registered there. 14 And while she was there the time came for her to give birth. 15 And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them where they were staying. 16 And shepherds were staying in that region, watching their flock during the night watch. 17 And look, the angel of God came to them, and the glory of the Lord shone on them; and they were greatly terrified. 18 And the angel said to them, Do not be terrified; for I bring you news of great joy that will be to the whole world; 19 today a Savior has been born to you, who is the Lord the Messiah, in the city of David. 20 And this is a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and laid in a manger. 21 And many heavenly forces suddenly appeared with the angels praising God and saying, 22 Praise be to God in the highest, and on the earth peace, and good hope to humanity. 23 And when the angels left them and went to heaven, the shepherds spoke to one another and said, We will go to Bethlehem and see this event that has happened, as the Lord made known to us. 24 And they hurried there, and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 25 And when they saw this, they reported the word which was spoken to them about the child. 26 And all who heard were amazed at the account the shepherds gave them. 27 But Mary kept these sayings and considered them carefully in her heart. 28 And those shepherds returned, magnifying and praising God for all that they had seen and heard, just as it had been described to them. 29 And when eight days had passed and it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before his conception in the womb. 30 And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him before the Lord 31 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every firstborn male will be called the holy thing of the Lord), 32 and to give a sacrificial victim as it is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of doves or two young pigeons. 33 And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was upright and devout, and waiting for Israel’s consolation; and the Holy Spirit was on him. 34 And it had been said to him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death until he had seen with his eyes the Messiah of the Lord. 35 And this man came by the Spirit to the temple; and at the time when his parents brought in the child Jesus, so that they might offer a sacrifice for him, as it is written in the law, 36 he held him in his arms and praised God and said, 37 Now you release your servant’s bonds, Lord, in peace, according to your word; 38 For my eye has witnessed your mercy, 39 Which you have prepared because of the whole world; 40 A light for the unveiling of the nations, and a glory to your people Israel. 41 And Joseph and his mother were amazed at the things which were being said about him. 42 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, Look, he is appointed for the overthrow and rising of many in Israel; and as a sign that will be disputed; 43 and a spear will pierce through your own soul; so that the thoughts of the hearts of many may be revealed. 44 And Anna the prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, was also old (and she lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, 45 and she remained a widow about eighty-four years); and she did not leave the temple, and served night and day with fasting and prayer. 46 And she also rose in that hour and thanked the Lord, and she spoke about him with everyone who was waiting for the deliverance of Jerusalem. 47 And when they had completed everything according to what is in the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to Nazareth their city.

1 And after that, the Magi came from the east to Jerusalem, 2 and said, Where is the King of the Jews who has been born? We have seen his star in the east, and have come to worship him. 3 And King Herod heard, and he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And he gathered all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, and asked them in what place the Messiah was to be born. 5 They said, In Bethlehem of Judea: this is what is written in the prophet, 6 You also, Bethlehem of Judah, are not contemptible among the kings of Judah: from you will come a king, and he will be a shepherd to my people Israel. 7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly, and asked them about the time at which the star appeared to them. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said to them, Go and search carefully for the child; and when you have found him, come and tell me, so that I too may go and worship him. 9 And they, when they heard the king, left; and look, the star which they had seen in the east went ahead of them, until it came and stood above the place where the child was. 10 And when they saw the star, they were filled with very great joy. 11 And they entered the house and saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down worshiping him, and opened their saddlebags and presented offerings to him, gold and myrrh and frankincense. 12 And they saw in a dream that they should not return to Herod, and they traveled back to their country by another route. 13 And when they had departed, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, and said to him, Get up, take the child and his mother, and escape to Egypt, and stay there until I speak to you; for Herod is determined to search for the child to kill him. 14 And Joseph got up and took the child and his mother in the night, and escaped to Egypt, 15 and stayed there until Herod died: so that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, I called my son from Egypt. 16 And when Herod saw that the Magi had made a fool of him, was very angry, and sent and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its surrounding territory, from two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi. 17 Then the words of Jeremiah the prophet were fulfilled, 18 A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and much mourning; Rachel weeping for her children, and unwilling to be consoled for their loss. 19 But when King Herod died, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 and said to him, Get up and take the child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the child’s life have died. 21 And Joseph rose and took the child and his mother, and came to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus had become king over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there; and he saw in a dream that he should go into the land of Galilee, 23 and that he should live in a city called Nazareth: so that the prophet’s words might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene. 24 And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, becoming filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was on him. 25 And his relatives used to go every year to Jerusalem at the Passover festival. 26 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to their custom, to the festival. 27 And when the days were over, they returned; and the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know: 28 and they supposed that he was with the children of their company. And when they had gone one day’s journey, they looked for him among their people and those who knew them, and they did not find him; 29 so they returned to Jerusalem and looked for him again. 30 And after three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; 31 and all who heard him were amazed at his wisdom and his words. 32 And when they saw him they were amazed, and his mother said to him, My son, why have you treated us this way? look, your father and I have been looking for you with much anxiety. 33 And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? do you not know that I must be in the house of my Father? 34 And they did not understand the words he spoke to them. 35 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was obedient to them: and his mother used to keep all these sayings in her heart. 36 And Jesus grew in height and wisdom, and in grace with God and people. 37 And in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor in Judea, and one of the four rulers, Herod, in Galilee; and Philip his brother, one of the four rulers, in Iturea and in the district of Trachonitis; and Lysanias, one of the four rulers, in Abilene; 38 in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the command of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert. 39 And he came into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 40 And he was preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, 41 Repent; the kingdom of heaven has come near. 42 This is the one spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, The voice that cries out in the desert, 43 Prepare the way of the Lord, and make straight paths in the plain for our God. 44 All the valleys will be filled, and all the mountains and hills will be lowered; and the rough ground will become level, and the difficult place will become easy; 45 And all humanity will see the salvation of God. 46 This man came to testify, so that he might testify to the light, that everyone might believe through him. 47 He was not the light, but that he might testify to the light, 48 which was the light of truth, that gives light to everyone coming into the world. 49 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world did not know him. 50 He came to his own, and his own did not receive him. 51 And he gave those who received him the power to become sons of God,—those who believe in his name: 52 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God. 53 And the Word became flesh, and made his home among us; and we saw his glory as the glory of the only Son from the Father, who is full of grace and fairness. 54 John testified about him, and called out and said, This is the one I said comes after me and was before me, because he was before me. 55 And from his fullness we have all received grace for grace. 56 For the law was given through the mediation of Moses, but truth and grace were through Jesus Christ.

1 No one has ever seen God; the only Son, God, who is close to his Father’s heart, he has told about him. 2 And this is John’s testimony when the Jews sent to him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who are you? 3 And he acknowledged, and did not deny it; and he confessed that he was not the Messiah. 4 And they asked him again, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you a prophet? He said, No. 5 They said to him, Then who are you? so that we may answer those who sent us. What do you say about yourself? 6 And he said, I am the voice that cries out in the desert, Repair the way of the Lord, as Isaiah the prophet said. 7 And those who were sent were from the Pharisees. 8 And they asked him and said to him, Why do you baptize now, when you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet? 9 John answered them, I baptize with water: someone you do not know is standing among you: 10 this is the one I said comes after me and was before me, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie. 11 And that was in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 12 Now John’s clothing was made of camel’s hair, and he was wrapped in skins, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 13 Then the people of Jerusalem went out to him, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan; 14 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 15 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be baptized, he said to them, You children of vipers, who has led you to flee from the coming anger? 16 Now produce the fruits that are worthy of repentance; 17 and do not think and say to yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 18 Look, the ax has been laid at the roots of the trees, and so every tree that does not bear good fruit will be taken and thrown into the fire. 19 And the multitudes were asking him and saying, What should we do? 20 He answered them, Whoever has two tunics should give to someone who has none; and whoever has food should do the same. 21 And the tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do? 22 He said to them, Do not demand more than you are commanded to demand. 23 And the servants of the guard asked him, And we also, what should we do? He said to them, Do not use violence against anyone or wrong him; and be satisfied with your allowances. 24 And when the people were speculating about John, and all of them thinking in their hearts whether he might be the Messiah, 25 John answered them, I baptize you with water; someone is coming after me who is stronger than I, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to loosen; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire: 26 who takes the winnowing fan in his hand to clear his threshing floors, and he gathers the wheat into his storehouses, while he will burn the straw in fire which cannot be put out. 27 And he taught and preached other things among the people. 28 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 29 And Jesus was about thirty years old, and it was supposed that he was the son of Joseph. 30 And John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, This is the Lamb of God, that takes on itself the burden of the sins of the world! 31 This is the one about whom I said, A man is coming after me who was before me, because he was before me. 32 And I did not know him; but I came to baptize with water so that he would be revealed to Israel. 33 And John was hindering him and saying, I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me? 34 Jesus answered him and said, Allow this now: this way it is our duty to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed him. 35 And when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. 36 And immediately he went up out of the water, and heaven opened to him, 37 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in the form of a dove’s body; 38 and look, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 39 And John testified and said, I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove; and it remained on him. 40 But I did not know him; but the one who sent me to baptize with water, said to me, Whoever you see the Spirit descending and settling on him, is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. 41 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God. 42 And Jesus returned from the Jordan, filled with the Holy Spirit. 43 And immediately the Spirit took him out into the wilderness, to be tested by the devil; and he was with the beasts. 44 And he fasted forty days and forty nights. And he ate nothing in those days, and at the end of them he became hungry. 45 And the tempter came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, speak, and these stones will become bread. 46 He answered and said, It is written, A person will not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God. 47 Then the devil brought him to the holy city, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, 48 and said to him, If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down: for it is written, He will give his angels commands about you: and they will carry you in their arms, so that your foot will not stumble against a stone. 49 Jesus said to him, And it is written also, You shall not test the Lord your God. 50 And the devil took him up to a high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the earth, and their glory, in the shortest time; 51 and the devil said to him, I will give you all this authority, and its glory, which has been handed over to me so that I may give it to whomever I wish. 52 If you will worship before me, then, all of it will be yours.

1 Jesus answered and said to him, Go away, Satan: for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him alone. 2 And when the devil had completed all his temptations, he left him for a time. 3 And look, the angels drew near and served him. 4 And next day John was standing, and two of his disciples; 5 and he saw Jesus as he was walking, and said, Look, the Lamb of God! 6 And his two disciples heard him saying this, and they followed Jesus. 7 And Jesus turned and saw them coming after him, and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Our master, where are you staying? 8 And he said to them, Come and see. And they came and saw his place, and stayed with him that day: and it was about the tenth hour. 9 One of the two who heard from John, and followed Jesus, was Andrew the brother of Simon. 10 And he first saw his brother Simon, and said to him, We have found the Messiah. 11 And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon, son of Jonah: you will be called Cephas. 12 And on the next day Jesus wanted to leave to Galilee, and he found Philip, and said to him, Follow me. 13 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Simon. 14 And Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, We have found that the one Moses wrote about in the law and in the prophets is Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth. 15 Nathanael said to him, Can anything good come from Nazareth? Philip said to him, Come and see. 16 And Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, This is indeed a son of Israel in whom there is no deceit. 17 And Nathanael said to him, How do you know me? Jesus said to him, Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you. 18 Nathanael answered him, My Master, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel. 19 Jesus said to him, Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, have you believed? you will see what is greater than this. 20 And he said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, From now on you will see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of man. 21 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee. 22 And on the third day there was a feast in Cana, a city of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 23 and Jesus also and his disciples were invited to the feast. 24 And they lacked wine: and his mother said to Jesus, They have no wine. 25 And Jesus said to her, What do I have to do with you, woman? has my hour not come? 26 And his mother said to the servants, Do what he tells you. 27 And there were six stone vessels there, placed for the Jews’ purification, each able to hold two or three jars. 28 And Jesus said to them, Fill the vessels with water. And they filled them to the top. 29 He said to them, Now draw some out and present it to the person in charge of the feast. And they did so. 30 And when the person in charge of the company tasted that water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants knew, because they filled the vessels with water), the person in charge of the company called the bridegroom, 31 and said to him, Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people are drunk he brings out the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now. 32 And this is the first sign which Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. 33 And his fame spread in all the country which was around them. 34 And he taught in their synagogues, and was glorified by everyone. 35 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and entered, according to his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 36 And he was given the book of Isaiah the prophet. And Jesus opened the book and found the place where it was written, 37 The Spirit of the Lord is on me, and for this he anointed me, to preach good news to the poor; and he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, and to proclaim forgiveness to the evildoers, and sight to the blind, and to bring the broken into forgiveness, 38 And to proclaim an acceptable year of the Lord. 39 And he rolled up the book and gave it to the servant, and went and sat down: and the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were observing him. 40 And he began to say to them, Today this scripture that you have heard with your ears has been fulfilled. 41 And they all testified about him, and were amazed at the words of grace which were coming from his mouth. 42 And from that time Jesus began to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom of God, and to say, Repent, and believe in the gospel. 43 The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of heaven has come near. 44 And while he was walking on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who was called Cephas, and Andrew his brother, casting their nets into the sea; for they were fishermen. 45 And Jesus said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people. 46 And they immediately left their nets there and followed him. 47 And when he went on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and Jesus called them. 48 And they immediately left the boat and their father Zebedee, and followed him. 49 And when the multitude gathered around him to hear the word of God, while he was standing on the shore of the Sea of Gennesaret, 50 he saw two boats lying beside the sea, while the two fishermen who had left them were washing their nets. 51 And one of them belonged to Simon Cephas. And Jesus went up and sat down in it, and commanded that they should move away a little from the land into the water. And he sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat. 52 And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, Head out into deep water, and cast your net for a catch. 53 And Simon answered him, My Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing; now at your word I will cast the net. 54 And when they did this, they caught a great many fish; and their net was on the point of breaking. 55 And they signaled to their companions who were in the other boat, to come and help them. And when they came, they filled both boats, so that they were on the point of sinking.

1 But when Simon Cephas saw this he fell down at the feet of Jesus, and said to him, My Lord, I beg you to leave me, for I am a sinful man. 2 And he was overcome with amazement, along with everyone who was with him, because of the catch of fish they had taken. 3 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also overcome in this way, who were Simon’s partners. And Jesus said to Simon, Do not be afraid; from now on you will catch people for life. 4 And they brought the boats to the land; and they left everything, and followed him. 5 And after that Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea; and he went about there with them, and baptized. 6 And John also was baptizing in Aenon, which is beside Salim, because there was plenty of water there: and they came, and were baptized. 7 And John had not yet been put in prison. 8 And a question arose between one of John’s disciples and one of the Jews about purifying. 9 And they came to John, and said to him, Our master, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, look, he also baptizes, and many come to him. 10 John answered them, A man can receive nothing on his own unless it is given to him from heaven. 11 You are the ones who testify about me that I said, I am not the Messiah, but I am one sent before him. 12 And the one who has a bride is a bridegroom: and the friend of the bridegroom is the one who stands and listens to him, and is very joyful because of the bridegroom’s voice. Look now, see, my joy becomes complete. 13 And he must increase and I decrease. 14 For the one who has come from above is higher than everything; and the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about the earth; and the one who came down from heaven is higher than all. 15 And he testifies about what he has seen and heard: and no one receives his testimony. 16 And the one who has received his testimony has affirmed that he is truly God. 17 And the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God: God did not give the Spirit by measure. 18 The Father loves the Son, and has put everything in his hands. 19 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; but whoever does not obey the Son will not see life, but the anger of God comes on him. 20 And Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he had received many disciples, and that he was baptizing more than John 21 (not that Jesus was himself baptizing, but his disciples); 22 and so he left Judea. 23 And Herod the governor, because he was repeatedly rebuked by John because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the sins which he was committing, added to all that also this, 24 that he locked John up in prison. 25 And when Jesus heard that John was handed over, he went away to Galilee. 26 And he entered again into Cana, where he had made the water wine. And there was at Capernaum a king’s servant, whose son was sick. 27 And this man heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee; and he went to him, and begged him to come down and heal his son; for he had come close to death. 28 Jesus said to him, Unless you see signs and wonders, you do not believe. 29 The king’s servant said to him, My Lord, come down, so that the child does not die. 30 Jesus said to him, Go; for your son is alive. And that man believed the word which Jesus spoke, and went. 31 And when he went down, his servants met him and told him, and said to him, Your son is alive. 32 And he asked them at what time he recovered. They said to him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. 33 And his father knew that that was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, Your son is alive. 34 And he believed, he and everyone in his household. And this is the second sign which Jesus did when he returned from Judea to Galilee. 35 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. 36 And he left Nazareth, and came and lived in Capernaum by the seashore, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali: 37 so that what Isaiah the prophet had said might be fulfilled, 38 The land of Zebulun, the land of Naphtali, The way of the sea, the passage of the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: 39 The people sitting in darkness saw a great light, and those sitting in the region and in the shadow of death, a light appeared to them. 40 And he taught them on the Sabbaths. And they were amazed at his teaching: for his word was as if it were authoritative. 41 And there was in the synagogue a man with an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, and said, 42 Let me alone; what do I have to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come for our destruction? I know who you are, Holy One of God. 43 And Jesus rebuked him, and said, Shut your mouth, and come out of him. And the demon threw him into their midst and came out of him, having done him no harm. 44 And everyone was overcome with great amazement. And they talked with one another, and said, What is this word that orders the unclean spirits with power and authority, and they come out? 45 And the news of him spread throughout the whole surrounding region. 46 And when Jesus went out of the synagogue, he saw a man sitting among the tax collectors, named Matthew: and he said to him, Come after me. And he rose, and followed him. 47 And Jesus came to the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John. 48 And Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a great fever, and they begged him on her behalf. 49 And he stood over her and rebuked her fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and served them. 50 And in the evening they brought to him many who had demons: and he cast out their demons with the word. 51 And all who had sick people with various and severe diseases brought them to him. And he laid his hand on them one by one and healed them: 52 so that what the prophet Isaiah had said might be fulfilled, He takes our pains and bears our diseases. 53 And all the city was gathered together at the door of Jesus. 54 And he cast out demons also from many, as they were crying out and saying, You are the Messiah, the Son of God; and he rebuked them. And he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew that he was the Lord the Messiah.

1 And in the morning of that day he went out very early, and went to a desert place, and was there praying. 2 And Simon and those who were with him looked for him. 3 And when they found him, they said to him, All the people are looking for you. 4 He said to them, Let us go into the adjacent villages and towns, so that I may preach there also; because I came for this purpose. 5 And the multitudes were looking for him, and came until they reached him; and they took hold of him, so that he would not go away from them. 6 But Jesus said to them, I must preach of the kingdom of God in other cities also: because I was sent for this gospel. 7 And Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages, and teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all the diseases and all the sicknesses, 8 and casting out the demons. And his reputation spread, that he was teaching in every place and being glorified by everyone. 9 And when he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting among the tax collectors; and he said to him, Follow me: and he rose and followed him. 10 And the news about him was heard in all the land of Syria: and they brought to him all those who had suffered severe illnesses through various diseases, and those that were enduring torment, and those that were possessed, and people affected by the moon, and paralyzed people; and he healed them. 11 And after some days Jesus entered into Capernaum again. 12 And when they heard that he was in the house, many gathered, so that it could not hold them, even around the door; and he made known to them the word of God. 13 And some Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, having come from all the villages of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 14 And some men brought a bed with a man on it who was paralyzed. And they tried to bring him in and lay him before him. 15 And when they found no way to bring him in because of the multitude of people, they went up to the roof, and let him down with his bed from the roofing, into the middle of the gathering in front of Jesus. 16 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, My son, your sins are forgiven. 17 And the scribes and Pharisees began to think within their hearts, Why does this man blaspheme? Who is it that is able to forgive sins, but God alone? 18 And Jesus knew by the spirit that they were thinking this within themselves, and he said to them, Why do you think this within your heart? 19 Which is better, that it should be said to the paralyzed man, Your sins are forgiven, or that it should be said to him, Get up, and take your bed, and walk? 20 So that you may know that the Son of man is empowered on earth to forgive sins (and he said to the paralyzed man), 21 I say to you, Get up, take your bed, and go to your house. 22 And he got up immediately, and took his bed, and went out in the presence of all. And he went to his house praising God. 23 And when those crowds saw this, they were afraid and were overcome with amazement, 24 and they praised God, who had given such power to people. And they said, We have seen marvelous things today, the like of which we have never seen before. 25 And after that, Jesus went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting among the tax collectors: and he said to him, Follow me. 26 And he left everything, and rose, and followed him. 27 And Levi made him a great feast in his house. And there was a great multitude of the tax collectors and others sitting with him. 28 And the scribes and Pharisees complained, and said to his disciples, Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners? 29 Jesus answered them, The doctor does not seek those who are well, but those who suffer from severe sickness. 30 I did not come to call the righteous, but the sinners, to repentance. 31 And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John always fast, and pray, and the Pharisees also, but your disciples eat and drink? 32 He said to them, You cannot make the sons of the wedding feast fast, while the bridegroom is with them. 33 Days will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them; then they will fast in those days. 34 And he told them a parable: No one puts a new patch and sews it in a worn garment, because the newness of the new cloth would pull away from the worn cloth and cause a large tear. 35 And no one puts fresh wine into old skins, because the wine would burst the skins, destroying them and spilling the wine; but they put the fresh wine in the new skins, and both are preserved. 36 And no one drinks old wine and immediately wants fresh wine; for he says, The old is better. 37 And while Jesus was walking on the Sabbath day among the sown fields, his disciples became hungry. And they were rubbing the heads of grain with their hands, and eating. 38 But some of the Pharisees, when they saw them, said to him, See, why do your disciples do what is unlawful on the Sabbath day? 39 But Jesus said to them, Have you not read what David did long ago, when he was in need and hungry, he and those that were with him? 40 how he entered the house of God, when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the bread of the table of the Lord, which no one was allowed to eat except the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him? 41 And he said to them, The Sabbath was created for humanity, and humanity was not created for the Sabbath. 42 Or have you not read in the law, that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath, and yet they are blameless? 43 I say to you now, that here is what is greater than the temple. 44 If you had known this: I love mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned those who are blameless. 45 The Lord of the Sabbath is the Son of man. 46 And his relatives heard, and went out to take him, and said, He has gone out of his mind. 47 And on the next Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and was teaching. 48 And there was a man there whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him, whether he would heal on the Sabbath day, so that they might find a way of accusing him. 49 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man whose hand was withered, Get up and come into the middle of the synagogue. 50 And when he came and stood, Jesus said to them, I ask you, which is lawful to do on the Sabbath day, good or evil? should lives be saved or destroyed? 51 But they were silent. Looking at them with anger, grieved by their hard hearts, he said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand became straight. 52 Then he said to them, Which of you would have one sheep and, if it fell into a well on the Sabbath day, will not take it and lift it out? 53 And how much better a person is than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful on the Sabbath to do good.

1 And the Pharisees went out, and discussed together how they might destroy him. 2 And Jesus realized this and left that place: and great multitudes followed him; and he healed all of them: 3 and he forbade them to make him known: 4 so that the words of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, 5 Look, my servant with whom I am pleased; my beloved in whom my soul has delighted: I have put my spirit on him, and he will proclaim to the nations judgment. 6 He will not dispute, nor cry out; and no one will hear his voice in the marketplace. 7 And he will not break a bruised reed, and he will not extinguish a smoking lamp, until he brings judgment to victory. 8 And the nations will be joyful in his name. 9 And in those days Jesus went out to the mountain so that he might pray, and he spent the night there in prayer to God. 10 And when morning came, he called the disciples. And he went toward the sea: and many people followed him from Galilee so that he might pray, 11 and from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan, and from Tyre, and from Sidon, and from Decapolis; and great multitudes came to him, having heard what he did. 12 And he told his disciples to bring him the boat because of the multitudes, so that they would not crowd him. 13 And he healed many, so that they were almost falling on him because they were trying to get near him. And those who had severe diseases and unclean spirits, 14 as soon as they saw him, would fall, and cry out, and say, You are the Son of God. 15 And he sternly rebuked them so that they should not make him known. 16 And those who were oppressed by unclean spirits were healed. 17 And all of the crowd were trying to come near him; because power went out from him, and he healed them all. 18 And when Jesus saw the multitudes, he went up to the mountain. 19 And he called his disciples, and chose from them twelve; and they are those whom he named apostles: 20 Simon, whom he named Cephas, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, 21 and Matthew and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot, 22 and Judas the son of James, and Judas the Iscariot, the one who had betrayed him. 23 And Jesus went down with them and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and the great multitude of people. 24 And he chose these twelve to be with him, and so that he might send them to preach, and to have power to heal the sick and to cast out demons. 25 Then he looked up at them, and opened his mouth, 26 and taught them, and said, 27 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 28 Blessed are the sorrowful: for they will be comforted. 29 Blessed are the humble: for they will inherit the earth. 30 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they will be satisfied. 31 Blessed are the merciful: for they will receive mercy. 32 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they will see God. 33 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they will be called the sons of God. 34 Blessed are those who were persecuted for the sake of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 35 Blessed are you when people hate you, and separate you from them, and persecute you, and insult you, and speak against you with all evil talk, falsely, for my sake. 36 Then be joyful and glad, for your reward is great in heaven: for that is how they persecuted the prophets before you. 37 But how terrible for you who are rich! for you have received your consolation. 38 How terrible for you who are satisfied! you will be hungry. How terrible for you who laugh now! you will weep and be sad. 39 How terrible for you when people praise you! for that is how their fathers used to act toward to the false prophets. 40 I say to you, you who hear, You are the salt of the earth: if then the salt becomes tasteless, what will make it salty? It is of no use for any purpose, but is thrown outside, and people walk on it. 41 You are the light of the world. It is impossible that a city built on a mountain should be hidden. 42 Nor do they light a lamp and place it under a bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 43 In this way your light will shine before people, so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 44 There is nothing secret that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 45 Whoever has ears that hear, let him hear. 46 Do not think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets; I did not come to destroy, but to complete. 47 Truly I say to you, Until heaven and earth pass away, not one point or one letter of the law will pass away, until all of it is accomplished. 48 Everyone who now violates one of these small commandments, and teaches people to do so will be called lacking in the kingdom of heaven: everyone who does and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 49 I say to you now, unless your righteousness is more abundant than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 50 You have heard that it was said to people long ago, Do not kill; and everyone who kills is worthy of the judgment. 51 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause is worthy of the judgment; and everyone who says to his brother, You foul person, is condemned by the synagogue; and whoever says to him, You fool, is worthy of the fire of Gehenna. 52 If you are now offering your gift at the altar, and remember there that your brother holds any grudge against you, 53 leave your gift at the altar, and go first and make things right with your brother, and then return and offer your gift. 54 Reach an agreement with your adversary quickly, and while you are still with him on the way, give a ransom and free yourself from him; so that your adversary does not hand you over to the judge, 55 and the judge hands you over to the tax-collector, and you end up into prison. 56 And truly I say to you, You will not get out of there until you pay the last farthing. 57 You have heard that it was said, Do not commit adultery: 58 but I now say to you, that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has immediately already committed adultery with her in his heart. 59 If your right eye injures you, put it out and throw it away from you; for it is preferable for you that one of your body parts should perish, and not your whole body go into the fire of hell. 60 And if your right hand injures you, cut it off and throw it away from you; and it is better for you that one of your body parts should perish, and not your whole body fall into Gehenna. 61 It was said that whoever divorces his wife should give her a certificate of divorce: 62 but I say to you, that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the grounds of adultery, has made it lawful for her to commit adultery: and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

1 You have heard also that it was said to people long ago, Do not lie, but fulfill your oaths to God: 2 but I say to you, Do not swear at all; neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 3 nor by the earth, for it is a footstool under his feet; nor yet by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 4 Nor shall you swear by your head, for you cannot make one lock of hair black or white. 5 But your word shall be either Yes or No, and what is in excess of this is from the evil one. 6 You have heard that it was said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth: 7 but I say to you, Do not stand in opposition to the evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 8 And if someone would sue you, and take your tunic, leave your outer wrap to him also. 9 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. 10 And give to whoever asks you: and do not refuse someone who would borrow from you. And do not prosecute someone who takes your property. 11 And as you want people to treat you, treat them the same way. 12 You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy: 13 but I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who curse you, and treat well those who hate you, and pray for those who take you with violence and persecute you; 14 so that you may be sons of your heavenly Father, who makes his sun to rise on the good and the evil, and sends down his rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 15 If you love those who love you, what reward will you have? for the tax collectors and sinners also love those that love them. 16 And if you do a kindness to those who treat you well, where is your superiority? for sinners also do the same. 17 And if you lend to someone from whom you hope for a return, where is your superiority? for the sinners also lend to sinners, seeking repayment from them. 18 But love your enemies, and do good to them, and lend, and do not cut off anyone’s hope; so that your reward may be great, and you may be the children of the Highest: for he is lenient toward the wicked and the ungrateful. 19 Be merciful, even as your Father also is merciful. 20 And if you ask about the welfare of your brothers only, what more have you done than others? is not this the conduct of the tax collectors also? 21 Be now perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect. 22 Consider your charitable gifts; do not give them in front of people to let them see you: and if you do otherwise, you have no reward before your Father who is in the heavens. 23 So when you give a charitable gift now, do not sound a trumpet before you, as hypocrites do, in the synagogues and the marketplaces, so that people may praise them. And truly I say to you, They have received their reward. 24 But you, when you give charitable gifts, let your left hand not know what your right hand does; 25 so that your charitable gifts may be concealed: and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 26 And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand in the synagogues and in the corners of the marketplaces for prayers, so that people may see them. 27 And truly I say to you, They have received their reward. But you, when you pray, enter into your private room, and fasten your door, and pray to your Father in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 28 And whenever you pray, do not babble like the pagans; for they think that by the abundance of their words they will be heard. 29 Then do not be like them now: for your Father knows your request before you ask him. 30 One of his disciples said to him, Our Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples. 31 Jesus said to them, Now pray this way: 32 Our Father who are in heaven, May your name be treated as holy. 33 May your kingdom come. May your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. 34 Give us the food of today. 35 And forgive us our wrongs, as we forgave those that did wrong against us. 36 And do not bring us into temptations, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. 37 If you forgive people their wrongdoing, your Father who is in heaven will forgive you. 38 But if you do not forgive people, neither will your Father pardon your wrongdoing. 39 When you fast, do not frown, as the hypocrites; for they make their faces look severe, so that people may see that they are fasting. Truly I say to you, They have received their reward. 40 But when you fast, wash your face and anoint your head; 41 so that you do not appear to people to be fasting, but to your Father who is in secret: and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 42 Do not be alarmed, little flock; for your Father has delighted to give you the kingdom. 43 Sell your possessions, and give charitable gifts; get yourselves purses that do not grow old. 44 Do not store up treasure on earth, where moth and worm destroy, and where thieves break through and steal: 45 but store up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where moth and worm do not destroy, and thieves do not break through or steal: 46 for where your treasure is, your heart will also be there. 47 The lamp of the body is the eye: if then your eye is now sound, your whole body will also be light. 48 But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. And if the light which is in you is darkness, how great is your darkness! 49 Be watchful that the light which is in you is not darkness. 50 Because if your whole body is light and has no dark part, it will all be light, as the lamp gives you light with its flame.

1 No one can serve two masters; because he must hate one of them and love the other, and honor one of them and despise the other. 2 You cannot serve God and possessions. And because of this I say to you, Do not be anxious for yourselves, what you will eat and what you will drink; neither for your bodies, what you will wear. Is not the life better than the food, and the body than the clothing? 3 Consider the birds of the sky, which do not sow, reap, or store food in barns; and yet your Father who is in heaven feeds them. Are you not better than they? 4 Who of you by trying is able to add to his height one cubit? 5 If then you cannot manage a small thing, why are you anxious about the rest? 6 Consider the wild lily, how it grows, although it does not toil or spin; 7 and I say to you that Solomon in the greatness of his glory was not clothed like one of them. 8 And if God clothes in this way the grass of the field, which exists today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he do for you, you of little faith! 9 Do not be anxious and say, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed? 10 Nor let your minds be puzzled by this: the nations of the world seek all these things; and your Father who is in heaven knows your need of all these things. 11 Seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these will come to you in addition. 12 Do not be anxious about tomorrow; for tomorrow will be anxious for what belongs to it. Each day has enough evil of its own. 13 Do not judge, so that you are not judged: do not condemn, so that you are not condemned: 14 forgive, and you will be forgiven: release, and you will be released: give, so that gifts may be given to you; with good measure, abundant, full, they will pour into your laps. 15 The measure you use will be used for you. See to it what you hear: the measure you use will be used for you; and you will be given more. 16 I say to those who hear, Gifts will be given to whoever has; and whoever has nothing will have even what he regards as his taken from him. 17 And he told them a parable, Can a blind man possibly guide a blind man? will they not both fall into a pit? 18 A disciple is not better than his master; every fully trained person will be as his master. 19 Why do you look at the speck which is in the eye of your brother, but do not notice the column that is in your own eye? 20 Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, I will take out the speck from your eye; and you do not see the column in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the column out of your eye; and then you will see to take out the speck from your brother’s eye. 21 Do not give what is holy to the dogs, or throw your pearls before the pigs, because they might trample them with their feet, and turn and wound you. 22 And he said to them, Which of you who has a friend goes to him at midnight, and says to him, My friend, lend me three loaves; 23 for a friend has come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to offer to him: 24 and that friend will answer him from inside and say to him, Do not trouble me; for the door is shut, and my children are with me in bed, and I cannot get up and give you anything? 25 And truly I say to you, If he will not give him because of friendship, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him what he asks for. 26 And I also say to you, Ask, and gifts will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 27 Everyone who asks receives, and whoever seeks finds, and it will be opened to whoever knocks. 28 Which father among you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone, do you think? and if he asks him a fish, will he, think you, 29 give him a snake instead of the fish? and if he asks him for an egg, will he, think you, offer him a scorpion? 30 If you then, although being evil, know the gifts which are good, and give them to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? 31 Whatever you want people to do to you, do the same to them: this is the law and the prophets. 32 Enter by the narrow gate; for the wide gate and the broad way lead to destruction, and many go through it. 33 How narrow is the gate and restricted the way leading to life! and few find it. 34 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, while inside they are ravenous wolves. 35 But by their fruits you will know them. For every tree is known by its fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorns, neither are grapes picked from briers. 36 In the same way every good tree produces good fruit, but the evil tree produces evil fruit. 37 The good tree cannot produce evil fruit, neither can the evil tree produce good fruit. 38 The good man from the good treasures that are in his heart brings out good things; and the evil man from the evil treasures that are in his heart brings out evil things: and from what overflows of the heart the lips speak. 39 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 40 Therefore by their fruits you will know them. 41 Not all who say to me, My Lord, my Lord, will enter the kingdom of the heavens; but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 42 Many will say to me on that day, My Lord, my Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name perform many mighty deeds? 43 Then I will say to them, I never knew you: leave me, you servants of wrongdoing. 44 I will show you what everyone who comes to me, hears my sayings, and does them is like: 45 he is like the wise man who built a house, and dug and went deep, and laid the foundations on a rock: 46 and the rain came down, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and shook that house, and it did not fall: for its foundation was laid on rocks. 47 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them, is like the foolish man who built his house on sand, without foundation: 48 and the rain descended, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and struck that house, and it fell: and its fall was great.

1 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching; 2 and that because he was teaching them as one having authority, not as their scribes and the Pharisees. 3 And when he descended from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 4 And when Jesus entered Capernaum, the servant of one of the chiefs was in a bad condition, and he was precious to him, and he was at the point of death. 5 And he heard of Jesus, and came to him with the elders of the Jews; 6 and he begged him, and said, My Lord, my boy is lying in the house paralyzed, and he is suffering severe torment. 7 And the elders urgently asked him, and said, He deserves to have this done for him: 8 for he loves our people, and he also built the synagogue for us. 9 Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him. 10 That chief answered and said, My Lord, I am not worthy that my roof should shelter you; but it is enough for you to speak a word, and my boy will be healed. 11 And I also am a man under authority, having under my command soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant that he do this, and he does it. 12 And when Jesus heard that, he was amazed at him, and turned and said to the multitude that were coming with him, Truly I say to you, I have not found in Israel anything like this degree of faith. 13 I say to you, that many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven: 14 but the children of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness: and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 15 And Jesus said to that chief, Go on your way; as you have believed, so it will be for you. 16 And his boy was healed in that hour. And that chief returned to the house and found that sick servant healed. 17 And the day after, he was going to a city called Nain, and his disciples with him, and a great multitude. 18 And when he came near the gate of the city, he saw a crowd accompanying one that was dead, the only son of his mother; and his mother was a widow: and there was a great multitude with her of the people of the city. 19 And when Jesus saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, Do not weep. 20 And he went and approached the funeral bier, and the bearers of it stood still; and he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up. 21 And that dead man sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother. 22 And fear came on all the people: and they praised God, and said, A great prophet has risen among us: and, God has shown concern for his people. 23 And this news about him spread in all Judea, and in all the region around them. 24 And when Jesus saw great multitudes surrounding him, he commanded them to leave to the other side. 25 And while they were going along the way, one of the scribes came and said to him, My Master, I will follow you wherever you go. 26 Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests; but the Son of man has no place to lay his head. 27 And he said to another, Follow me. And he said to him, My Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father. 28 Jesus said to him, Leave the dead to bury their dead; but you, follow me and preach the kingdom of God. 29 And another said to him, I will follow you, my Lord; but first allow me to go and greet my household and come. 30 Jesus said to him, There is no one who puts his hand to the plow and looks behind him, and yet is fit for the kingdom of God. 31 And he said to them on that day in the evening, Let us go over to the other side of the lake; and he left the multitudes. 32 And Jesus went up and sat in the boat, he and his disciples, and there were with them other boats. 33 And a great storm of whirlwind and wind arose on the sea, and the boat was on the point of sinking because of the enormous waves. 34 But Jesus was sleeping on a cushion in the stern of the boat; and his disciples came and woke him, and said to him, Our Lord, save us; look, we are dying. 35 And he rose, and rebuked the winds and the turbulence of the water, and said to the sea, Be still, for you are rebuked; and the wind was still, and there was a great calm. 36 And he said to them, Why are you so afraid? and why do you have no faith? 37 And they feared greatly. And they were amazed, and said to one another, Who, think you, is this, who commands also the wind and the waves and the sea, and they obey him? 38 And they left and came to the country of the Gadarenes, which is on the other side, opposite the land of Galilee. 39 And when he went out of the boat to the land, a man from among the tombs met him who had a demon for a long time, and wore no clothes, and did not live in a house, but among the tombs. 40 And no one was able to bind him with chains, because any time that he was bound with chains and shackles he cut the chains and loosened the shackles; 41 and he was snatched away by the demon into the desert, 42 and no one was able to quiet him; and at all times, in the night and in the day, he would be among the tombs and in the mountains; and no one was able to pass by that way; and he would cry out and wound himself with stones. 43 And when he saw Jesus at a distance, he hurried and worshiped him, and cried with a loud voice and said, 44 What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of the most high God? 45 I call on you in God’s name, do not torment me. And Jesus commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man: and he had suffered a long time since it took him captive. 46 And Jesus asked him, What is your name? He said to him, Legion; for many demons had entered him. 47 And they begged him not to order them to go into the depths. 48 And there was a large herd of pigs there, feeding in the mountain, and those demons begged him to allow them to enter the pigs; and he allowed them. 49 And the demons went out of the man and entered into the pigs. And that herd rushed to the summit and fell down into the middle of the sea, about two thousand, and they drowned in the water. 50 And when the keepers saw what happened, they fled, and told those in the cities and villages. 51 And the people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man whose demons had gone out, clothed, modest, seated at the feet of Jesus; and they were afraid. 52 And they reported what they saw, and how the man was healed who had a demon, and about those pigs also.

1 And all the multitude of the Gadarenes begged him to leave them, because they were overcome with great fear. 2 But Jesus went up into the boat, and crossed, and came to his city. 3 And that man from whom the demons went out begged that he might stay with him; but Jesus sent him away, and said to him, 4 Return to your house, and make known what God has done for you. 5 And he went, and began to proclaim in Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and they all were amazed. 6 And when Jesus had crossed in the boat to that side, a great multitude received him; and they were all looking for him. 7 And a man named Jairus, the chief of the synagogue, fell down at the feet of Jesus, 8 and begged him earnestly, and said to him, I have an only daughter, and she has come close to death; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live. 9 And Jesus rose, and his disciples, and they followed him. 10 And a great multitude joined him, and they pressed against him. 11 And a woman, who had a flow of blood for twelve years, 12 had suffered greatly under many doctors, and spent all that she had, and was not benefited at all, but her trouble increased further. 13 And when she heard of Jesus, she came through the crowded people behind him, and touched his garments; 14 and she thought within herself, If I could reach to touch his garments, I should live. 15 And immediately the source of her bleeding dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her illness. 16 And Jesus immediately knew within himself that power had gone out of him; and he turned to the crowd, and said, Who came near my clothes? 17 And when they all denied it, Simon Cephas and those with him said to him, Our Master, the multitudes crowd around you and press against you, and do you say, Who came near me? 18 And he said, Someone came near me; and I knew that power went out from me. 19 And that woman, when she saw that she was not hidden from him, came afraid and alarmed (for she knew what had happened to her), 20 and fell down and worshiped him, and told, in the presence of all the people, for what reason she touched him, and how she was healed immediately. 21 And Jesus said to her, Take courage, daughter; your faith has made you alive; go in peace, and be healed of your illness. 22 And while he was still speaking, a man came from the house of the chief of the synagogue, and said to him, Your daughter has died; so do not trouble the teacher. 23 But Jesus heard, and said to the girl’s father, Do not be afraid: just believe, and she will live. 24 And he allowed no one to go with him, except Simon Cephas, and James, and John the brother of James. 25 And they reached the house of the chief of the synagogue; and he saw them agitated, weeping and wailing. 26 And he entered, and said to them, Why are you alarmed and weeping? the girl has not died, but she is sleeping. 27 And they laughed at him, for they knew that she had died. 28 And he put everyone outside, and took the girl’s father, and her mother, and Simon, and James, and John, and entered into the place where the girl was lying. 29 And he took hold of the girl’s hand, and said to her, Girl, get up. And her spirit returned, and immediately she got up and walked: 30 and she was about twelve years of age. And he commanded that she should be given something to eat. 31 And her father was greatly amazed: and he warned them that they should tell no one what had happened. 32 And this report spread in all that land. 33 And when Jesus crossed over from there, two blind men joined him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, you son of David. 34 And when he came to the house, those two blind men came to him: and Jesus said to them, Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to him, Yes, our Lord. 35 Then he touched their eyes, and said, It will be for you as you have believed. 36 And immediately their eyes were opened. And Jesus forbade them, and said, See that no one knows. 37 But they went out and spread the news in all that land. 38 And when Jesus went out, they brought to him a man who could not speak and had a demon. 39 And when the demon went out, the man who could not speak spoke. And the multitudes were amazed, and said, Nothing like this was ever seen in Israel 40 And Jesus was going about in all the cities and in the villages, and teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness; and many followed him. 41 And when Jesus saw the multitudes, he had compassion on them, for they were weary and scattered, as sheep that have no shepherd. 42 And he called his twelve disciples, and gave them power and much authority over all demons and diseases; 43 and sent them in pairs, so that they might proclaim the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 44 And he instructed them, and said, Do not walk on the road of the pagans, nor enter into the cities of the Samaritans. 45 Go especially to the sheep that are lost of the sons of Israel. 46 And when you go, proclaim and say, The kingdom of heaven has come near. 47 And heal the sick, and cleanse those with leprosy, and cast out the demons: freely you have received, freely give. 48 Do not get gold, nor silver, nor bronze in your purses; 49 and take nothing for the journey, except a staff only; nor bag, nor bread; nor shall you have two tunics, nor shoes, nor staff, but wear sandals; 50 for the laborer is worthy of his food. 51 And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave. 52 And when you enter into the house, ask for the peace of the house: and if the house is worthy, your peace will come on it; 53 but if it is not worthy, your peace will return to you. 54 And whoever does not receive you or hear your sayings, when you leave from that house, or from that village, shake off the dust that is under your feet against them for a testimony. 55 And truly I say to you, There will be rest for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment rather than for that city.

1 I am sending you as lambs among wolves: now be wise as snakes, and harmless as doves. 2 Beware of people: they will hand you to the councils of the magistrates, and flog you in their synagogues; 3 and will bring you before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and against the nations. 4 And when they hand you over, do not be anxious or consider beforehand what you will say; but at that hour you will be given what you ought to speak. 5 You do not speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaks in you. 6 A brother will hand his brother over to death, and the father his son; and the sons will rise against their parents, and put them to death. 7 And you will be hated by everyone because of my name; but whoever endures to the end of the matter will be saved. 8 When they expel you from this city, flee to another. Truly I say to you, You will not finish all the cities of the people of Israel, until the Son of man comes. 9 A disciple is not superior to his lord, nor a servant to his master. 10 For it is enough then for the disciple to be like his lord, and the servant to be like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more the people of his house! 11 Therefore do not fear them: for there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed; or hidden that will not be disclosed and published. 12 What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you have told secretly into ears in private rooms, let it be proclaimed on the housetops. 13 I say to you now, my beloved, Do not be alarmed by those who kill the body, but have no power to kill the soul. 14 I will inform you whom you should fear: the one who is able to destroy soul and body in hell. 15 Yes, I say to you, Be afraid of him especially. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing tied together? and one of them will not fall on the ground without your Father. 16 But as for you: even even the hair on your heads is numbered. 17 Therefore do not be afraid; you are better than many sparrows. 18 I will also acknowledge everyone who now acknowledges me before people before my Father who is in heaven; 19 but I will also deny whoever denies me before people before my Father who is in heaven. 20 Do you think that I have come to bring peace into the earth? I did not come to bring peace, but to bring division. 21 From now on there will be five in one house, three of them disagreeing with two, and the two with the three. 22 The father will become hostile to his son, and the son to his father; and the mother to her daughter, and the daughter to her mother; and the mother-in-law to her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law: 23 and a man’s enemies will be the people of his house. 24 Whoever loves father or mother better than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than he loves me is not worthy of me. 25 And everyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 26 Whoever finds his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 27 And whoever receives you receives me; and whoever receives me receives him that sent me. 28 And whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. 29 And everyone who gives even a drink of water to one of these least ones, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward. 30 And when Jesus finished instructing his twelve disciples, he left that place to teach and preach in their cities. 31 And while they were going along the way they entered into a certain village; and a woman named Martha welcomed him in her house. 32 And she had a sister named Mary, and she came and sat at the feet of our Lord, and heard his sayings. 33 But Martha was troubled by all the serving; and she came and said to him, My Lord, do you not care that my sister left me alone to serve? tell her to help me. 34 Jesus answered her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and impatient about many things: 35 but what is needed is one thing. But Mary has chosen for herself a good portion, and it will not be taken from her. 36 And the apostles went out, and preached to the people so that they might repent. 37 And they cast out many demons, and anointed many sick with oil, and healed them. 38 And the disciples of John told him of all these things. 39 And when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Messiah, he called two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, and said, Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another? 40 And they came to Jesus, and said to him, John the Baptist has sent us to you, and said, Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another? 41 And in that hour he cured many of diseases, and of afflictions caused by an evil spirit; and he gave sight to many blind people. 42 Jesus answered them, Go and tell John everything you have seen and heard: the blind see, and the lame walk, and those with leprosy are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead rise, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 43 And blessed is the one who does not doubt me. 44 And when John’s disciples left, Jesus began to say to the multitudes about John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? a reed shaken by the winds? 45 And if not, then what did you go out to see? a man clothed in soft clothing? Look, those who wear magnificent clothes and live in luxury are in kings’ homes. 46 And if not, then what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 47 This is the one of whom it is written, I am sending my messenger ahead of you to prepare the way before you.

1 Truly I say to you, There has not arisen among those whom women have borne a greater than John the Baptist; but the one who is little now in the kingdom of heaven is greater than him. 2 And all the people who heard, and the tax collectors, justified God, for they had been baptized with the baptism of John. 3 But the Pharisees and the scribes wronged the purpose of God in themselves, because they were not baptized by him. 4 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven is snatched away by violence. 5 The law and the prophets were until John; and after that, the kingdom of God is preached, and all press to enter it: and those who exert themselves snatch it away. 6 All the prophets and the law until John prophesied. 7 And if you are willing, then receive it, that he is Elijah, who is to come. 8 Whoever has ears that hear let him hear. 9 It is easier for heaven and earth to perish than for one point of the law to pass away. 10 To whom then should I compare the people of this generation, and whom are they like? 11 They are like the children sitting in the market, who call to their companions, and say, We sang to you, and you did not dance; we wailed to you, and you did not weep. 12 John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you said, He has demons: 13 and the Son of man came eating and drinking; and you said, Look, a gluttonous man, and a drinker of wine, and an associate of tax collectors and sinners! 14 And wisdom was vindicated by all her children. 15 And when he said that, they came to the house. And multitudes gathered around him again, so that they found no bread to eat. 16 And while he was casting out a demon that could not speak, when he cast out that demon, that man who could not speak spoke. And the multitudes were amazed. 17 And the Pharisees, when they heard, said, This man does not cast out the demons, except by Beelzebul the chief of the demons, who is in him. 18 And others asked him for a sign from heaven, to test him. 19 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them in parables, Every kingdom that opposes itself will become desolate; and every house or city that is divided against itself will not stand: 20 and if a demon casts out a demon, he opposes himself; nor will he be able to stand, but his end will come. 21 Then how now will his kingdom stand? for you said that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. 22 And if I by Beelzebul cast out the demons, then your children, by what do they cast them out? And for this reason they will be judges against you. 23 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come near to you. 24 Or how can a man enter into the house of a strong man, and seize his garments, unless he first protects himself from that strong man? and then he will plunder his house. 25 But when the strong man is armed, guarding his house, his possessions are in peace. 26 But if someone stronger than him comes, he overcomes him, and takes his whole armor, on which he relies, and divides his captured goods. 27 Whoever is not with me is against me; and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 28 For this reason I say to you, that all sins and blasphemies with which people blaspheme will be forgiven them: 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, there is no forgiveness for him forever, but he is deserving of eternal punishment: 30 because they said that he had an unclean spirit. 31 And he said also, Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in the world to come. 32 Either you must make a good tree and its fruit good; or you must make an evil tree and its fruit evil: for the tree is known by its fruit. 33 You children of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? from what overflows from the heart, the mouth speaks. 34 The good man from the good treasures which are in his heart brings out good things; and the wicked man from the evil treasures which are in his heart brings out evils. 35 I say to you, that people will answer on the day of judgment for every idle word they speak: 36 for by your sayings you will be justified, and by your sayings you will be judged. 37 And he said to the multitudes, When you see the clouds appear from the west, you immediately say that rain is coming; and so it happens. 38 And when the south wind blows, you say that there will be heat; and it happens. 39 And when the evening comes, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky has become red. 40 And in the morning you say, Today there will be severe weather, for the redness of the sky is paling. You hypocrites know how to examine the face of the sky and the earth; but you do not know how to discern the signs of this time. 41 Then they brought to him one possessed of a demon, unable to speak and blind; and he healed him, so that the man who was unable to speak and blind began to speak and see. 42 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Is this, think you, the son of David? 43 And the apostles returned to Jesus, and told him everything that they had done and accomplished. 44 And he said to them, Come, let us go into the desert alone, and rest a little. And many were going and returning, and they had no time, not even to eat bread. 45 And after that, there came to him one of the Pharisees, and begged him to eat bread with him. And he entered into the house of that Pharisee, and reclined. 46 And there was in that city a woman that was a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting in the house of that Pharisee, she took a box of fragrant ointment, and stood behind him, 47 toward his feet, weeping, and began to wet his feet with her tears, and to wipe them with the hair of her head, and to kiss his feet, and anoint them with the fragrant ointment. 48 And when the Pharisee who invited him saw it, he thought within himself, and said, This man, if he were a prophet, would know who she is and what her history is: for the woman who touched him was a sinner.

1 Jesus answered and said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said to him, Say on, my Master. 2 Jesus said to him, There were two debtors to one creditor; and one of them owed five hundred pence, and the other owed fifty pence. 3 And because they had nothing with which to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them ought to love him more? 4 Simon answered and said, I suppose, he to whom he forgave most. Jesus said to him, You have judged rightly. 5 And he turned to that woman, and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your home, and you gave me no water to wash my feet: but this woman has bathed my feet with her tears, and dried them with her hair. 6 And you did not kiss me: but this woman, since she entered, has not stopped to kiss my feet. 7 And you did not anoint my head with oil: but this woman has anointed my feet with fragrant ointment. 8 And for this, I say to you, Her many sins are forgiven her, because she loved much; for he to whom little is forgiven loves little. 9 And he said to that woman, Your sins are forgiven. 10 And those who were invited began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also? 11 And Jesus said to that woman, Your faith has saved you; go in peace. 12 And many believed in him when they saw the signs which he was doing. 13 But Jesus did not trust himself to them, 14 for he knew everyone, and he did not need anyone to testify to him about everyone; for he knew what was in a person. 15 And after that, Jesus set apart from his disciples seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of him to every region and city where he intended to go. 16 And he said to them, The harvest is abundant, and the laborers are few: now ask the Lord of the harvest, to send out laborers into his harvest. 17 Go: and look, I am sending you as lambs among wolves. 18 Do not take with you purses, nor a wallet, nor shoes; neither greet anyone along the way. 19 And whatever house you enter, first greet that house: 20 and if there is a son of peace, let your peace rest on him; but if there is not, your peace will return to you. 21 And stay in that house eating and drinking what they have: for the laborer is worthy of his wages. 22 And do not move from house to house. And into whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is presented to you: 23 and heal the sick that are there, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you. 24 But whatever city you enter, if they do not receive you, go out into the market, and say, 25 Even the dust that clung to our feet from your city, we shake off against you; but know this, that the kingdom of God has come near to you. 26 I say to you, that for Sodom there will be quiet on the day of judgment, but there will not be for that city. 27 Then Jesus began to rebuke the cities in which there had been many mighty works, and they did not repent. 28 And he said, How terrible for you, Chorazin! how terrible for you, Bethsaida! if there had been in Tyre and Sidon the signs that were among you, it may be that they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes. 29 However, I say to you, that for Tyre and Sidon there will be rest on the day of judgment, more than for you. 30 And you, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will sink down to Hades; for if there had been in Sodom the wonders that were among you, it would have remained until this day. 31 And now I say to you, that for the land of Sodom there will be quiet on the day of judgment, more than for you. 32 And he said again to his apostles, Whoever hears you hears me; and whoever hears me hears him that sent me: and whoever wrongs you wrongs me; and whoever wrongs me wrongs him that sent me. 33 And those seventy returned with great joy, and said to him, Our Lord, even the demons also are subject to us in your name. 34 He said to them, I saw Satan fallen like lightning from heaven. 35 Look, I am giving you authority to step on snakes and scorpions, and all the forces of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. 36 Only you must not be joyful that the demons are subject to you; but be glad that your names are written in heaven. 37 And in that hour Jesus was joyful in the Holy Spirit, and said, I acknowledge you, my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to children: yes, my Father; this was your will. 38 And he turned to his disciples, and said to them, Everything has been handed over to me by my Father: and no one knows who the Son is, except the Father; and who the Father is, except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him. 39 Come to me, all of you, you who are weary and carry burdens, and I will give you rest. 40 Take my yoke on you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in my heart: and you will find rest for your souls. 41 For my yoke is pleasant, and my burden is light. 42 And while great multitudes were going with him, he turned, and said to them, 43 Whoever comes to me and does not hate his father, and his mother, and his brothers, and his sisters, and his wife, and his children, and himself also, cannot be my disciple. 44 And whoever does not take his cross, and follow me, cannot be my disciple. 45 Which of you wants to build a tower, and does not sit down first and calculate his expenses and whether he has enough to complete it? 46 so that, when he has laid the foundations, and is not able to finish, all who see him do not laugh at him, and say, 47 This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 48 Or what king goes to the battle to fight with another king, and does not consider first whether he is able with ten thousand to meet the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? 49 And if he is not able, he sends to him while he is far away, and seeks peace. 50 Everyone among you who wants to be my disciple should consider this; for if he does not renounce all that he has, he cannot be my disciple.

1 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, to test him, and said, Teacher, we desire to see a sign from you. 2 He answered and said, This evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign; and it will not be given a sign, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 3 And as Jonah was a sign to the inhabitants of Nineveh, so will the Son of man also be to this generation. 4 And as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish three days and three nights, so will the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. 5 The queen of the south will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth so that she might hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look, here is someone better than Solomon. 6 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation, and condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and look, here is someone greater than Jonah. 7 The unclean spirit, when he goes out of the man, leaves, and travels through places where there is no water, so that he may find rest for himself; and when he does not find it, he says, I will return to my house from which I came out. 8 And if he comes and finds it adorned and set in order, 9 then he goes and brings along seven other spirits worse than himself; and they enter and live in it: and the end of that man will be worse than his beginning. 10 It will be this way for this evil generation. 11 And while he was saying that, a woman from the multitude lifted up her voice, and said to him, Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that nursed you. 12 But he said to her, Blessed is the one who hears the word of God, and keeps it. 13 And while he was speaking to the multitude, his mother and his brothers came to him, and wanted to speak with him; 14 and they were not able, because of the multitude; and they stood outside and sent, calling him to them. 15 A man said to him, Look, your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and want to speak with you. 16 But he answered the one who spoke to him, Who is my mother? and who are my brothers? 17 And he beckoned with his hand, stretching it out toward his disciples, and said, Look, my mother! and look, my brothers! 18 And everyone who does the will of my Father who is in heaven is my brother, and my sister, and my mother. 19 And after that, Jesus was going about in the cities and in the villages, and proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God, and his twelve with him, 20 and the women who had been healed of diseases and of evil spirits, Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons, 21 and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who were providing for them from their own resources. 22 And after that, Jesus went out of the house, and sat on the seashore. 23 And great multitudes gathered around him. And when the people were pressing hard against him, he went up and sat in the boat; and all the multitude was standing on the shore of the sea. 24 And he spoke to them at length in parables, and said, The sower went out to sow: and when he sowed, 25 some fell on the beaten highway; and it was trampled, and the birds ate it. 26 And other seed fell on the rocks: and some, where there was not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth in the earth: 27 and when the sun rose, it withered; and because it had no root, it dried up. 28 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it; and it yielded no fruit. 29 And other seed fell into excellent and good ground; and it came up, and grew, and brought forth fruit, some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred. 30 And when he said that, he called out, Whoever has ears that hear, let him hear. 31 And when they were alone, his disciples came, and asked him, and said to him, What is this parable? and why did you speak to them in parables? 32 He answered them, You are given knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God; but it is not given to those outside. 33 Whoever has will be given more, and more will be added; and whoever has nothing will have even what he has taken from him. 34 For this cause therefore I speak to them in parables; because they see, and do not see; and hear, and do not hear, nor understand. 35 And in them is being fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said, They will hear but will not understand; and they will see but will not perceive: 36 The heart of this people has grown dull, and their ears have become hard of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; so that they would not see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and return, and I would heal them. 37 But you, blessed are your eyes, which see; and your ears, which hear. 38 Blessed are the eyes which see what you see. 39 Truly I say to you, Many of the prophets and the righteous longed to see what you see, and did not see them; and to hear what you hear, and did not hear them. 40 When you do not know this parable, how will you know all parables? 41 Hear the parable of the sower. 42 The sower who sowed, sowed the word of God. 43 Everyone who hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away the word that has been sown in his heart: and this is that which was sown on the middle of the highway. 44 But that which was sown on the rocks is the one who hears the word, and immediately receives it with joy; 45 only, it has no root in his soul, but his belief in it is for a time; 46 and whenever there is distress or persecution because of a word, he stumbles quickly. 47 And that which was sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word; and the care of this world, and the error of riches, and the rest of the other desires enter, and choke the word, and it becomes fruitless. 48 And that which was sown in good ground is the one who hears my word in a pure and good heart, and understands it, and holds to it, and produces fruit with patience, and yields either a hundredfold or sixtyfold or thirty. 49 And he said, The kingdom of God is like this, like a man who casts seed into the earth, and sleeps and rises by night and day, 50 and the seed grows and comes up, in a way he does not know. 51 And the earth brings it to fruit; and first the blade, then the head of grain, and finally mature wheat in the head: 52 and whenever the fruit ripens, he immediately brings the sickle, for the harvest has come.

1 And he presented to them another parable, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 2 but when people slept, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 3 And when the blade sprang up and produced fruit, the weeds were noticed too. 4 And the servants of the master of the house came, and said to him, Our lord, did you not sow good seed in your field? where did these weeds come from in it? 5 He said to them, An enemy has done this. His servants said to him, Do you want us to go and separate it? 6 He said to them, Perhaps, when you separate the weeds, you might also uproot wheat with them. 7 Leave them to both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the harvesters, Separate the weeds first, and bind them in bundles to be burned with fire; and gather the wheat into my barns. 8 And he presented to them another parable, and said, 9 What is the kingdom of God like? and to what should I compare it? and in what parable should I present it? 10 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and planted in his field: 11 and among the things sown in the earth, it is smaller than all the things sown on the earth; 12 but when it is grown, it is greater than all the herbs, and produces large branches, so that the birds of the sky make their nests in its branches. 13 And he presented to them another parable: 14 To what should I compare the kingdom of God? 15 It is like the yeast that a woman took, and kneaded into three measures of flour, until the whole of it had risen. 16 And Jesus spoke all that to the multitudes by way of parables, as they were able to hear. 17 And he did not speak to them without parables; so that the saying of the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled: I will open my mouth in parables; and I will speak secrets which were before the foundations of the world. 18 But he privately explained everything to his disciples. 19 Then Jesus left the multitudes, and came to the house. And his disciples came to him, and said to him, Explain to us that parable about the weeds and the field. 20 He answered them, The one who sowed good seed is the Son of man; 21 and the field is the world; and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; 22 and the weeds are the children of the evil one; and the enemy that sowed them is Satan; and the harvest is the end of the world; and the harvesters are the angels. 23 And as the weeds are separated and burned in the fire, it will be the same at the end of this world. 24 The Son of man will send his angels, and separate from his kingdom all things that injure, 25 and all the people who do wrong, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire: and there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 26 Then the righteous will shine as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears that hear, let him hear. 27 And again the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field: that which a man found and hid; and, because of his delight in it, went and sold all that he had, and bought that field. 28 And again the kingdom of heaven is like a man that is a merchant seeking excellent pearls; 29 and when he found one pearl of great value, he went and sold everything that he had, and bought it. 30 And again the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered fish of every kind: 31 and when it was filled, they drew it up on to the shore of the sea, and sat down to select; and they threw the good ones into the containers, and threw the bad ones outside. 32 It will be this way at the end of the world: the angels will go out, 33 and separate the wicked from among the good, and will throw them into the furnace of fire: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 34 Jesus said to them, Have you understood all these things? They said to him, Yes, our Lord. 35 He said to them, Therefore every scribe that becomes a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who brings out of his treasures the new and the old. 36 And when Jesus had finished all these parables, he left that place, and came to his city; 37 and he taught them in their synagogues, so that they were puzzled. 38 And when the Sabbath came, Jesus began to teach in the synagogue; and many of those who heard were amazed, and said, Where did these things come from for this man? 39 And many envied him and paid no attention to him, but said, What is this wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works should happen through his hands? 40 Is not this a carpenter, son of a carpenter? and is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? 41 And his sisters, all of them, look, are they not all with us? Where did this man get all these things? And they were in doubt about him. 42 And Jesus knew their opinion, and said to them, Will you perhaps say to me this proverb, Doctor, heal yourself first: and all that we have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here also in your own city? 43 And he said, Truly I say to you, A prophet is not received in his own city, nor among his brothers: 44 for a prophet is not despised, except in his own city, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 45 Truly I say to you, In the days of Elijah the prophet, there were many widows among the children of Israel, when the sky held back rain for three years and six months, 46 and there was a great famine in all the land; and Elijah was not sent to one of them, except to Zarephath of Sidon, to a woman that was a widow. 47 And many people with leprosy were among the children of Israel in the days of Elisha the prophet; but not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman the Nabataean. 48 And he was not able to do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief; 49 except that he laid his hand on a few of the sick, and healed them. And he was amazed at their lack of faith. 50 And when those who were in the synagogue heard, they were all filled with anger; and they rose up, 51 and brought him outside the city, and brought him to the edge of the hill on which their city was built, so that they might throw him from its summit: 52 but he passed through among them and went away. 53 And he went about in the villages which were around Nazareth, and taught in their synagogues.

1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, and all the things that happened through his hands; and he was amazed, for he had obtained excellent information about him. 2 And some men said that John the Baptist had risen from among the dead; 3 and others said that Elijah had appeared; and others, Jeremiah; and others, that a prophet of the old prophets had risen; 4 and others said that he was a prophet like one of the prophets. 5 Herod said to his servants, This is John the Baptist, he whom I beheaded; he has risen from among the dead: therefore mighty works result from him. 6 For Herod him self had sent and taken John, and threw him into prison, for the sake of Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had taken. 7 And John said to Herod, You have no authority to take the wife of your brother. 8 And Herodias avoided him and wished to kill him; and she could not. 9 But Herod feared John, for he knew that he was a righteous and holy man; and he guarded him, and listened to him often, and did, and obeyed him with gladness. 10 And he wished to kill him; but he feared the people, for they adhered to him as the prophet. 11 And there was a celebrated day, and Herod had made a feast for his great men on the day of his birthday, and for the officers and for the chief men of Galilee. 12 And the daughter of Herodias came in and danced in the midst of the company, and pleased Herod and those that sat with him. And the king said to the girl, Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you. 13 And he swore to her, Whatever you ask, I will give it to you, up to half of my kingdom. 14 And she went out, and said to her mother, What shall I ask him? She said to her, The head of John the Baptist. 15 And immediately she hurried in to the king, and said to him, I want you to give me at this hour on a dish the head of John the Baptist. 16 And the king was extremely sorry; but because of the oath and the guests he did not wish to refuse her. 17 But immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded that he should bring the head of John: and he went and cut off the head of John in the prison, 18 and brought it on a dish, and handed it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. 19 And his disciples heard, and came and took his body, and buried it. And they came and told Jesus what had happened. 20 And for this reason Herod said, I beheaded John: who is this, of whom I hear these things. And he wanted to see him. 21 And Jesus, when he heard, left that place in a boat to a deserted place alone, to the other side of the Sea of the Galilee of Tiberias. 22 And many saw them going, and knew them, and hurried by land from all the cities, and arrived there ahead of them; for they saw the signs which he was doing on the sick. 23 And Jesus went up into the mountain, and sat there with his disciples. 24 And the Jewish Passover festival was near. 25 And Jesus looked up, and saw great multitudes coming to him. And he was moved with compassion for them, for they were like sheep that were without a shepherd. 26 And he received them, and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. 27 And when the evening approached, his disciples came to him, and said to him, 28 This place is deserted, and the time is past; send away the multitudes of the people, so that they may go to the towns and villages which are around us, and buy for themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat. 29 But he said to them, They have no need to go away; give them something to eat. 30 They said to him, We do not have enough. He said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread so that these people may eat? 31 And he said this to test him; and he knew what he intended to do. 32 Philip said to him, Two hundred pennies’ worth of bread would not be enough for each of them to have a little. 33 One of his disciples said to him (namely, Andrew the brother of Simon Cephas), 34 Here is a boy with five loaves of barley and two fish: but what is this amount for all these? 35 But do you want us to go and buy for all the people food? for we have no more than these five loaves and the two fish. 36 And the grass was plentiful in that place. Jesus said to them, Arrange all the people so that they may sit down on the grass, fifty people in a company. 37 And the disciples did so. And all the people sat down in groups, by hundreds and fifties. 38 Then Jesus said to them, Bring here those five loaves and the two fish. 39 And when they brought him that, Jesus took the bread and the fish, and looked to heaven, and blessed, and divided, and gave to his disciples to set before them; 40 and the disciples set before the multitudes the bread and the fish; and they ate, all of them, and were satisfied. 41 And when they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, Gather the fragments that are left over, so that nothing is lost. 42 And they gathered, and filled twelve baskets with fragments, left over from those who ate the five barley loaves and the two fish. 43 And those people who ate were five thousand, besides the women and children. 44 And immediately he urged his disciples to go up into the boat, and that they should go ahead of him to the other side to Bethsaida, while he him self should send away the multitudes. 45 And those people who saw the sign which Jesus did, said, Truly this is a prophet who has come into the world. 46 And Jesus knew their purpose to come and take him, and make him a king; and he left them, and went up into the mountain alone for prayer. 47 And when the nightfall was near, his disciples went down to the sea, and sat in a boat, and came to the side of Capernaum. 48 And the darkness came on, and Jesus had not come to them. 49 And the sea was stirred up against them because of a violent wind that blew. 50 And the boat was distant from the land many furlongs, and they were badly battered by the waves, and the wind was against them.

1 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus came to them, walking on the water, 2 after they had rowed with difficulty about twenty-five or thirty furlongs. 3 And when he came near their boat, his disciples saw him walking on the water; and they were troubled, and supposed that it was a false appearance; and they cried out in fear. 4 But Jesus immediately spoke to them, and said, Take courage, for it is I; do not be afraid. 5 Then Cephas answered and said to him, My Lord, if it is you, tell me to come to you on the water. 6 And Jesus said to him, Come. And Cephas went down out of the boat, and walked on the water to come to Jesus. 7 But when he saw the strong wind, he was afraid, and was on the point of sinking; and he lifted up his voice, and said, My Lord, save me. 8 And immediately our Lord stretched out his hand and took hold of him, and said to him, You of little faith, why did you doubt? 9 And when Jesus came near, he went up to them into the boat, he and Simon, and immediately the wind ceased. 10 And those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, and said, Truly you are the Son of God. 11 And immediately that boat arrived at the land which they made for. 12 And when they came out of the boat to the land, they were greatly amazed and puzzled: 13 and they had not understood by means of that bread, because their heart was dull. 14 And when the people of that region knew of the arrival of Jesus, they hurried in all that land, and began to bring those who were sick, carried in their beds to the place where they heard that he was. 15 And wherever the place he entered might be, whether villages or cities, they laid the sick in the markets, and begged him to let them touch even the edge of his garment: and all who touched him were healed and lived. 16 And on the day after that, the multitude which was standing on the shore of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except that into which the disciples had gone up, 17 and that Jesus did not go up into the boat with his disciples (but there were other boats from Tiberias near the place where they ate the bread when Jesus blessed it): 18 and when that multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they went up into those boats, and came to Capernaum, and looked for Jesus. 19 And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, Our Master, when did you come here? 20 Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, You have not looked for me because you saw the signs, but because you ate the bread and were satisfied. 21 Do not work for food that perishes, but the food that remains in eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you: God the Father has sealed him. 22 They said to him, What shall we do so that we may work the work of God? 23 Jesus answered them, This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent. 24 They said to him, What sign have you done, so that we may see, and believe in you? what have you done? 25 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it was written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 26 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses did not give you bread from heaven; but my Father gave you the bread of truth from heaven. 27 The bread of God is that which came down from heaven and gave the world life. 28 They said to him, Our Lord, give us at all times this bread. 29 Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: whoever comes to me will not be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 30 But I said to you, You have seen me, and have not believed. 31 And all that my Father has given me comes to me; and I will not throw anyone who comes to me outside. 32 I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but to do the will of him that sent me; 33 and this is the will of him that sent me, that I should lose nothing of that which he gave me, but raise it up in the last day. 34 This is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up in the last day. 35 The Jews therefore complained against him because of his saying, I am the bread which came down from heaven. 36 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? then how does this man, I came down from heaven? 37 Jesus answered them, Do not complain among yourselves. 38 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up in the last day. 39 It is written in the prophet, They will all be taught by God. Everyone who hears from the Father now, and learns from him comes to me. 40 No one now sees the Father; but the one who is from God is the one who sees the Father. 41 Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever believes in me has eternal life. 42 I am the bread of life. 43 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 44 This is the bread which came down from heaven, so that a person may eat of it, and not die. 45 I am the bread of life which came down from heaven: and if a person eats of this bread he will live forever: and the bread which I will give is my body, which I give for the life of the world. 46 The Jews therefore quarreled with one another, and said, How can he give us his body so that we may eat it? 47 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, If you do not eat the body of the Son of man and drink his blood, you will not have life in yourselves. 48 Whoever eats of my body and drinks of my blood has eternal life; and I will raise him up in the last day. 49 My body truly is food, and my blood truly is drink. 50 Whoever eats my body and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him— 51 as the living Father sent me, and I am alive because of the Father; and whoever eats me, he too will live because of me. 52 This is the bread which came down from heaven: and not as your fathers ate the manna, and died: whoever eats of this bread will live forever. 53 He said this in the synagogue, when he was teaching in Capernaum. 54 And many of his disciples, when they heard, said, This word is hard; who can hear it?

1 And Jesus knew within himself that his disciples were complaining because of that, and he said to them, Does this trouble you? 2 What if you should see the Son of man then ascend to the place where he was before? 3 It is the spirit that gives life, and the body is of no benefit: the words that I speak to you are spirit and life. 4 But there are some of you that do not believe. And Jesus knew beforehand who they were who would not believe, and who it was that would betray him. 5 And he said to them, Therefore I said to you, No one can come to me, unless that has been given to him by the Father. 6 And because of this word many of his disciples turned back and did not walk with him. 7 And Jesus said to the twelve, Do you perhaps also want to go away? 8 Simon Cephas answered and said, My Lord, to whom shall we go? you have the words of eternal life. 9 And we have believed and known that you are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. 10 Jesus said to them, Did I not choose you, you company of the twelve, and one of you is a devil? 11 He said that because of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot; for he, being of the twelve, intended to betray him. 12 And while he was speaking, one of the Pharisees came asking him to eat with him: and he went in, and reclined to eat. 13 And that Pharisee, when he saw it, was amazed that he had not first cleansed himself before his eating. 14 Jesus said to him, Now you Pharisees wash the outside of the cup and the dish, and you think that you are cleansed; but your inside is full of injustice and wickedness. 15 You with little understanding, did not the one who made the outside make the inside? 16 Now give what you have as charitable gifts, and everything shall be clean for you. 17 And Pharisees and scribes came to him from Jerusalem. 18 And when they saw some of his disciples eating bread while they had not washed their hands, they found fault. 19 For all of the Jews and the Pharisees, if they do not wash their hands thoroughly, do not eat; for they held to the ordinance of the elders. 20 And they did not eat what was bought from the market, unless they washed it; and they observed many other practices they had received, such as the washing of cups, and measures, and vessels of bronze, and couches. 21 And scribes and Pharisees asked him, Why do your disciples not walk according to the ordinances of the elders, but eat bread without washing their hands? 22 Jesus answered them, Why do you also overstep the command of God because of your ordinance? 23 God said, Honor your father and your mother; and, Whoever insults his father and his mother will surely die. 24 But you say, If a man says to his father or to his mother, What you receive from me is an offering,— 25 and you do not allow him to do anything for his father or his mother; 26 and you nullify and reject the word of God because of the ordinance that you have ordained and commanded, such as the washing of cups and measures, and you do many things resembling that. 27 And you abandoned the command of God, and held to the ordinance of men. 28 Do you do well to wrong the command of God in order that you may establish your ordinance? 29 You hypocrites, Isaiah the prophet prophesied well about you, and say, 30 This people honors me with its lips; but their heart is very far from me. 31 But they fear me in vain, because they teach the commands of men. 32 And Jesus called all the multitude, and said to them, Hear me, all of you, and understand: 33 nothing outside a person, which then enters him, is able to defile him; but what comes out of him is what defiles the person. 34 Whoever has ears that hear, let him hear. 35 Then his disciples drew near, and said to him, Do you know that the Pharisees who heard this word were angry? 36 He answered them, Every plant which my Father who is in heaven did not plant will be uprooted. 37 Let them alone; for they are blind leading blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both of them will fall into a pit. 38 And when Jesus entered the house from the multitude, Simon Cephas asked him, and said to him, My Lord, explain to us that parable. 39 He said to them, Do you also fail to understand in this way? Do you not know that everything that enters a person from outside cannot defile him; 40 because it does not enter into his heart; it enters into his stomach only, and from there is expelled in the cleansing that makes clean all the food? 41 The thing which comes out from the mouth of the man proceeds from his heart, and it is that which defiles the man. 42 From within the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, 43 sexual immorality, adultery, theft, false witness, murder, injustice, wickedness, deceit, stupidity, evil eye, slander, pride, foolishness: 44 all these evils proceed from within, from the heart, and they are the things which defile the man: 45 but if a man eats without washing his hands, he is not defiled. 46 And Jesus left that place, and came to the territory of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a certain house, and wanted no one to know it; and he could not remain hidden. 47 But immediately a Canaanite woman, whose daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him. 48 And that woman was a Gentile of Emesa of Syria. 49 And she came out after him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on me, my Lord, you son of David; for my daughter is seized in an evil way by Satan. 50 And he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, and said, Send her away: for she cries out after us. 51 He answered them, I was not sent except to the sheep that have gone astray from the house of Israel. 52 But she came and worshiped him, and said, My Lord, help me, have mercy on me. 53 Jesus said to her, It is not fitting that the children’s bread should be taken and thrown to the dogs. 54 But she said, Yes, my Lord: the dogs also eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters’ tables, and live. 55 Then Jesus said to her, Woman, your faith is great: it will be for you as you have desired. 56 Go then your way; and because of this word, the demon is gone out of your daughter. 57 And her daughter was healed in that hour. 58 And that woman went away to her house, and found her daughter lying on the bed, and the demon gone out of her.

1 And Jesus went out again from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the Sea of Galilee, toward the borders of Decapolis. 2 And they brought him someone who could not speak or hear, and begged him to lay his hand on him and heal him. 3 And he drew him away from the multitude, and went away alone, and spat on his fingers, and thrust them into his ears, and touched his tongue; 4 and looked to heaven, and sighed, and said to him, Be opened. 5 And in that hour his ears were opened, and the bond on his tongue was loosened, and he spoke with ease. 6 And Jesus sternly instructed them that they should not tell this to anyone: but the more he instructed them, the more they spread the news, and were greatly amazed, 7 and said, This man does everything well: he made the deaf to hear, and those that lacked speech to speak. 8 And while he was passing through the land of Samaria, 9 he came to one of the cities of the Samaritans, called Sychar, beside the field which Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 10 And Jacob’s spring of water was there. And Jesus was tired from the effort of the journey, and sat at the spring. And the time was about the sixth hour. 11 And a woman of Samaria came to draw water; and Jesus said to her, Give me water, so that I may drink. 12 And his disciples had entered into the city to buy for themselves food. 13 And that Samaritan woman said to him, How do you, being a Jew, ask me to give you a drink, while I am a Samaritan woman? 14 (And the Jews do not mingle with the Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, If you knew the gift of God, and who this is that said to you, Give me a drink; you would ask him, and he would give you the water of life. 15 That woman said to him, My Lord, you have no bucket, and the well is deep: where do you get the water of life? 16 Can it be that you are greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well, and drank from it, and his children, and his sheep? 17 Jesus answered her, Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again: 18 but whoever drinks of the water which I will give him will never be thirsty: but the water which I will give him will be in him a spring of water springing up to eternal life. 19 That woman said to him, My Lord, give me some of this water so that I may not be thirsty again or come and draw water from here. 20 Jesus said to her, Go and call your husband, and come here. 21 She said to him, I have no husband. 22 Jesus said to her, You said rightly, I have no husband: you have had five husbands, and this man whom you now have is not your husband; and in this you spoke truthfully. 23 That woman said to him, My Lord, I see that you are a prophet. 24 Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and you say that Jerusalem is the place where worship must take place. 25 Jesus said to her, Woman, believe me, an hour is coming, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship the Father. 26 You worship what you do not know: but we worship that which we know: for salvation is from the Jews. 27 But an hour is coming and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth: and the Father also seeks worshipers like these. 28 For God is a Spirit: and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 29 That woman said to him, I know that the Messiah is coming: 30 and when he comes, he will teach us everything. Jesus said to her, I, who speak to you, am he. 31 And while he was speaking, his disciples came; and they were amazed at how he would speak with a woman; but not one of them said to him, What are you looking for? or, What are you discussing with her? 32 And the woman left her water jar, and went to the city, and said to the people, 33 Come, and see a man who told me all that ever I did: perhaps then he is the Messiah. 34 And people went out from the city, and came to him. 35 And meanwhile his disciples urged him, and said to him, Our master, eat. 36 And he said to them, I have food to eat that you do not know. 37 And the disciples said among themselves, Could anyone have brought him anything to eat? 38 Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work. 39 Did you not say that the harvest comes after four months? look, I therefore say to you, Lift up your eyes, and look at the fields, that they have become white, and the harvest has already come. 40 And the one who harvests receives his wages, and gathers the fruit of eternal life; and the sower and the harvester are joyful together. 41 For the true saying is found in this, One sows, and another harvests. 42 And I sent you to reap that in which you have not labored: others labored, and you have entered into their labor. 43 And from that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the words of that woman, who testified and said, He told me all that ever I did. 44 And when those Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them; and he stayed with them two days. 45 And many believed in him because of his word; 46 and they said to that woman, Now we have believed in him for reasons other than your words: we have heard and known that this truly is the Messiah, the Savior of the world. 47 And after two days Jesus left that place and went to Galilee. 48 And Jesus testified that a prophet is not honored in his own city. 49 And when he came to Galilee, the Galileans received him.

1 And when Jesus came to a certain village, a man with leprosy came near him, and fell at his feet, and begged him, and said to him, If you are willing, you are able to cleanse me. 2 And Jesus had mercy on him, and stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said, I will cleanse you. 3 And immediately his leprosy left him, and he was cleansed. 4 And he sternly instructed him, and sent him out, and said to him, 5 See that you tell no one: but go and show yourself to the priests, and offer an offering for your cleansing as Moses commanded for their testimony. 6 But he, when he went out, began to proclaim it widely and spread the news, so that Jesus could not enter into any of the cities openly, for the extent to which the report of him spread, but he stayed outside in a desert place. 7 And many people came to him from one place and another, to hear his word, and so that they might be healed of their pains. 8 And he used to withdraw from them into the desert, and pray. 9 And after that came the festival of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 10 And there was in Jerusalem a place prepared for bathing, which was called in Hebrew the House of Mercy, having five porches. 11 And many people who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed lay in them, waiting for the moving of the water. 12 And the angel from time to time went down into the place of bathing, and moved the water; and the first person to go down after the water moved was healed of every pain he had. 13 And a man was there who had a disease for thirty-eight years. 14 And Jesus saw this man lying there, and knew that he had been like this a long time; and he said to him, Do you want to be healed? 15 The sick man answered and said, Yes, my Lord, I have no one, when the water moves, to put me into the bathing place; but when I come, another goes down before me. 16 Jesus said to him, Get up, take your bed, and walk. 17 And immediately that man was healed; and he rose, and carried his bed, and walked. 18 And that day was a Sabbath. And when the Jews saw the healed man, they said to him, It is a Sabbath: you have no authority to carry your bed. 19 And he answered them, The one who healed me said to me, Take your bed, and walk. 20 They asked him therefore, Who is this man that said to you, Take your bed, and walk? 21 But the one who was healed did not know who it was; for Jesus had moved from that place to another, because of the pressure of the great multitude in that place. 22 And after two days Jesus happened upon him in the temple, and said to him, Look, you are healed: do not sin again, so that nothing worse than the first illness happens to you. 23 And that man went, and said to the Jews that it was Jesus that had healed him. 24 And because of that the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he was doing this on the Sabbath. 25 And Jesus said to them, My Father works until now, and I also work. 26 And because of this especially the Jews tried to kill him, not because he desecrated the Sabbath only; but for his saying also that God was his Father, and his making himself equal with God. 27 Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son cannot do anything on his own, but what he sees the Father do; what the Father does, that the Son also does like him. 28 The Father loves his Son, and he shows him everything he does: and he will show him works greater than these, so that you may be amazed. 29 And as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whomever he wishes. 30 And the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son; 31 that everyone may honor the Son, as he honors the Father. And whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 32 Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever hears my word, and believes in him that sent me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but passes from death to life. 33 Truly, truly, I say to you, An hour will come and is also now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 34 And as the Father has life in himself, likewise he gave to the Son also that he might have life in himself, 35 and authority to carry out judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 36 Do not be amazed at that, then: I mean the coming of the hour when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice, and will come out: 37 those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil deeds, to the resurrection of judgment. 38 I am not able on my own to do anything; but as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; I do not seek my own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39 I testify about myself, and so my testimony is not true. 40 It is another that testifies about me; and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true. 41 You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. 42 But I do not seek testimony from people; but I say so that you may live. 43 That was a lamp which shines and gives light: and you were pleased to glory now in his light. 44 But I have testimony greater than that of John: the works which my Father has given me to accomplish, those works which I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me. 45 And the Father who sent me has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his appearance. 46 And his word does not remain in you; because in him whom he has sent you do not believe. 47 Search the scriptures, in which you are joyful that you have eternal life; 48 and they testify about me; and you do not wish to come to me, so that you may have eternal life. 49 I do not seek praise from people. 50 But I know you, that the love of God is not in you. 51 I have come in the name of my Father, and you did not receive me; but if another comes in his own name, you will receive that one. 52 And how can you believe, while you receive praise one from another, and you do not seek praise from God, the One? 53 Can it be that you think that I will accuse you before the Father? You have one who accuses you, Moses, in whom you have been joyful. 54 If you believed Moses, you would believe me also; Moses wrote of me. 55 And if you did not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?

1 And Jesus left that place, and came to the side of the Sea of Galilee, and went up into the mountain, and sat there. 2 And great multitudes came to him, bringing people who were lame, blind, unable to speak, or maimed, and many others, and they put them at the feet of Jesus: 3 for they had seen all the signs which he did in Jerusalem, when they were gathered at the feast. 4 And he healed them all. And those multitudes were amazed when they saw men who could not speak speak, and maimed men healed, and lame men walk, and blind men see; and they praised the God of Israel. 5 And Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, I have compassion on this multitude, because they have stayed with me for three days, having nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away fasting, because they might faint on the way, some having come from far away. 6 His disciples said to him, Where can we get bread in the desert to satisfy all this multitude? 7 Jesus said to them, How many loaves do you have? 8 They said to him, Seven, and a few small fish. And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the ground; 9 and he took those seven loaves and the fish, and blessed, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and the disciples set it before the multitudes. 10 And they all ate, and were satisfied: and they took the fragments that were left over, seven basketfuls. 11 And the people that ate were four thousand men, besides the women and children. 12 And when the multitudes left, he went up into the boat, and came to the territory of Magada. 13 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and began to seek a discussion with him. And they asked him to show them a sign from heaven, testing him. 14 And Jesus sighed within himself, and said, What sign does this evil and adulterous generation seek? It seeks a sign, and it will not be given a sign, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 15 Truly I say to you, This generation will not be given a sign. 16 And he left them, and went up into the boat, and went away to that side. 17 And his disciples forgot to take with them bread, and they did not have even one loaf with them in the boat. 18 And Jesus instructed them, and said, Pay attention, and guard yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees, and from the leaven of Herod. 19 And they reflected within themselves that they had taken with them no bread. 20 And Jesus knew, and said to them, Why do you think to yourselves and worry because you have no bread, you of little faith? do you still neither perceive nor understand? is your heart yet hard? 21 And do you have eyes, and yet do not see? and do you have ears, and yet do not hear? 22 and do you not remember when I broke those five loaves for five thousand? and how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect? They said, Twelve. 23 He said to them, And the seven also for four thousand: how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect? They said, Seven. 24 He said to them, How have you not understood that I did not speak to you because of the bread, but that you should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees? 25 Then they understood that he spoke, not that they should beware of the leaven of the bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees, which he called leaven. 26 And after that, he came to Bethsaida. And they brought to him a certain blind man, and begged him to touch him. 27 And he took the hand of that blind man, and led him out outside the village, and spat in his eyes, and laid his hand on him, and asked him, What do you see? 28 And that blind man looked intently, and said to him, I see men as trees walking. 29 And he placed his hand again on his eyes; and they were restored, and he saw everything clearly. 30 And he sent him to his house, and said, Do not enter even into the village, nor tell anyone in the village. 31 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. 32 And while he was going along the way, and his disciples alone, he asked his disciples, and said, Who do people say that I, the Son of man, am? 33 They said to him, Some say, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. 34 He said to them, And you, who do you say I am? 35 Simon Cephas answered and said, You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. 36 Jesus answered him, You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah: flesh and blood has not revealed it to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 37 And I say to you also, that you are Cephas, and on this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 38 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 39 And he sternly instructed his disciples, and warned them that they should not tell anyone about him, that he was the Messiah. 40 And from then on Jesus began to show to his disciples that he was determined to go to Jerusalem, 41 and suffer much, and be rejected by the elders, and by the chief priests, and by the scribes, and be killed, and on the third day rise. 42 And he was speaking plainly. And Simon Cephas, as one grieved for him, said, May that be far from you, my Lord. 43 And he turned, and looked at his disciples, and rebuked Simon, and said, 44 Get behind me, Satan: for you are a stumbling block to me: for you do not think of what pertains to God, but of what pertains to people. 45 And Jesus called the multitudes with his disciples, and said to them, Whoever would come after me, let him deny himself, and take his cross every day, and come after me. 46 And whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of my gospel, will save it. 47 What will a man gain if he gains all the world, and destroy his own life, or lose it? 48 or what will a man give in ransom for his life? 49 Whoever will deny me and my sayings in this sinful and adulterous generation, the Son of man also will deny him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with his holy angels. 50 For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father with his holy angels; and then he will reward each man according to his works.

1 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, Some now standing here will not taste death, until they see the kingdom of God come with strength, and the Son of man who comes in his kingdom. 2 And after six days Jesus took Simon Cephas, and James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain, the three of them only. 3 And while they were praying, Jesus changed, and became like another person; 4 and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing was very white like the snow, and as the light of lightning, so that nothing on earth can whiten anything like it. 5 And there appeared to him Moses and Elijah talking to Jesus. 6 And they thought that the time of his death which was to take place at Jerusalem had come. 7 And Simon and those who were with him were weighed down with sleepiness; and with effort they roused themselves, and saw his glory, and those two men that were standing with him. 8 And when they began to leave him, Simon said to Jesus, My Master, it is good for us to be here: 9 and if you are willing, we will make three shelters; one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said, because of the fear that overcame them. 10 And while he was still saying that, a bright cloud overshadowed them. 11 And when they saw that Moses and Elijah had entered that cloud, they were afraid again. 12 And a voice was heard out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, whom I have chosen; therefore listen to him. 13 And when this voice was heard, Jesus was found alone. 14 And the disciples, when they heard the voice, fell on their faces because of the fear that overcame them. 15 And Jesus came and touched them and said, Get up, do not be afraid. 16 And they looked up, and saw Jesus as he was. 17 And when they went down from the mountain, Jesus instructed them, and said to them, Do not tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of man rises from among the dead. 18 And they kept the word within themselves, and told no one in those days what they had seen. 19 And they reflected among themselves, What is this word which he spoke to us, I, when I have risen from among the dead? 20 And his disciples asked him, and said, What is that which the scribes say, then, that Elijah must first come? 21 He said to them, Elijah comes first to set in order everything, and as it was written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things, and be rejected. 22 But I say to you, that Elijah has come, and they did not know him, and have done to him whatever they desired, as it was written of him. 23 In the same way the Son of man is to suffer at their hands. 24 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them about John the Baptist. 25 And on that day when they came down from the mountain, a multitude of many people met him standing with his disciples, and the scribes were discussing with them. 26 And the people, when they saw Jesus, were puzzled, and in the midst of their joy hurried to greet him. 27 And on that day some of the Pharisees came, and said to him, Get out and leave this place; for Herod is trying to kill you. 28 Jesus said to them, Go and say to this fox, Look, I am casting out demons, and I heal today and tomorrow, and on the third day I am perfected. 29 Nevertheless I must be watchful today and tomorrow, and on the last day I will leave; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem. 30 And after that, a man came to him from that multitude, and fell on his knees, and said to him, I beg you, my Lord, look at my son; he is my only child: and the spirit comes on him suddenly. 31 An affliction of the moon has come on him, and he suffers terrible things. 32 And when it comes on him, it beats him about; and he foams, and gnashes his teeth, and wastes away; 33 and many times it has thrown him into the water and into the fire to destroy him, and it hardly leaves him after bruising him. 34 And I brought him near to your disciples, and they could not heal him. 35 Jesus answered and said, Faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? and how long will I bear with you? bring your son here. 36 And he brought him to him: and when the spirit saw him, immediately it beat him about; and he fell on the ground, and was raging and foaming. 37 And Jesus asked his father, How long has he been like this? He said to him, From his youth until now. 38 But, my Lord, help me in whatever way you can, and have mercy on me. 39 Jesus said to him, If you can believe! All things are possible to the one who believes. 40 And immediately the father of the child cried out, weeping, and said, I believe, my Lord; help my lack of faith. 41 And when Jesus saw the people hurrying, and their coming at the sound, he rebuked that unclean spirit, and said to it, You mute spirit that does not speak, I command you, come out of him, and do not enter him again. 42 And that spirit, demon, cried out much, and bruised him, and came out; and that child fell as one dead, and many thought that he had died. 43 But Jesus took him by his hand, and raised him up, and gave him to his father; and that child was healed from that hour. 44 And the people all were amazed at the greatness of God. 45 And when Jesus entered into the house, his disciples came, and asked him privately, and said to him, Why were we not able to heal him? 46 Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. Truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here; and it will move; and nothing will overcome you. 47 But it is impossible to cast out this kind by anything except by fasting and prayer. 48 And when he left that place, they passed through Galilee: and he did not want anyone to know it. 49 And he taught his disciples, and said to them, 50 Keep these sayings in your ears and your hearts: for the Son of man is to be handed over into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, he will rise on the third day. 51 But they did not know the words he spoke to them, for it was concealed from them, so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this word. 52 And they were extremely sorrowful.

1 And in that day this thought presented itself to his disciples, and they said, who might be the greatest among them. 2 And when they came to Capernaum, and entered into the house, Jesus said to them, What were you discussing along the way among yourselves? 3 And they were silent because they had considered that matter. 4 And when Simon went outside, those who collected the two-dirham tax came to Cephas, and said to him, Does your master not pay his two dirhams? He said to them, Yes. 5 And when Cephas entered the house, Jesus spoke before him, and said to him, What do you think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive duties and taxes? from their sons, or from strangers? 6 Simon said to him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Children then are free. Simon said to him, Yes. Jesus said to him, You too must pay them, like the stranger. 7 But, so that it does not trouble them, go to the sea, and cast a hook; and the first fish that comes up, open its mouth, and you will find a stater: therefore take that and pay for me and you. 8 And in that hour came the disciples to Jesus, and said to him, Who do you think is greater in the kingdom of heaven? 9 And Jesus knew the thought of their heart, and called a child, and set him in their midst, and took him in his arms, and said to them, 10 Truly I say to you, If you do not turn back, and become as children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 11 Everyone who receives in my name such as this child has received me: and whoever receives me does not receive me, but the one who sent me. 12 And he who is little in your company, that one will be great. 13 But whoever injures one of these little ones that believe in me, it would be better for him that a great millstone should be hung around his neck, and he should be drowned in the depths of the sea. 14 John answered and said, Our Master, we saw one casting out demons in your name; and we stopped him, because he did not follow you with us. 15 Jesus said to them, Do not stop him; for no one does mighty deeds in my name, and can quickly speak evil of me. 16 Everyone who is not in opposition to you is with you. 17 How terrible for the world because of trials! but how terrible for that man by whose hand the trials come! 18 If your hand or your foot injures you, cut it off, and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, and not to have two hands or two feet, and fall into the hell of fire that burns forever; 19 where their worm does not die, and their fire is not quenched. 20 And if your eye leads you astray, pluck it out, and throw it away from you; 21 for it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than to have two eyes, and fall into the fire of Gehenna; 22 where their worm does not die, and their fire is not quenched. 23 Every one will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt. 24 How good is salt! but if the salt also becomes tasteless, what will make it salty? 25 It is fit neither for the land nor for dung, but they throw it out. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear. 26 Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another. 27 And he left that place, and came to the territory of Judea beyond the Jordan: and great multitudes went there to him, and he healed them; and he taught them also, according to his custom. 28 And the Pharisees came to him, testing him, and asking him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? 29 He said, What did Moses command you? 30 They said, Moses made it allowable for us, saying, Whoever wishes, let him write a certificate of divorce, and divorce his wife. 31 Jesus answered them, Have you not read, The one who made them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, 32 For this reason the man shall leave his father and his mother, and cling to his wife; and they shall both be one body? 33 So then they are not two, but one body; the thing, then, which God has joined together, let no one separate. 34 And those Pharisees said to him, Why did Moses consent that a man should give a certificate of divorce and divorce her? 35 Jesus said to them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts allowed you to divorce your wives; but in the beginning it was not so. 36 I say to you, Whoever divorces his wife without sexual immorality, and marries another, has exposed her to adultery. 37 And his disciples, when he entered the house, asked him again about that. 38 And he said to them, Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, has exposed her to adultery. 39 And any woman that leaves her husband, and becomes another’s, has committed adultery. And whoever marries her that is divorced has committed adultery. 40 And his disciples said to him, If there is between the man and the woman such a case as this, it is not good for a man to marry. 41 He said to them, Not every man can endure this saying, except him to whom it is given. 42 There are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever is able to be content, let him be content. 43 Then they brought to him children, so that he would lay his hand on them, and pray: and his disciples were rebuking those who were bringing them. 44 And Jesus saw, and it was distressing to him; and he said to them, Allow the children to come to me and do not stop them; for those who are like these have the kingdom of God. 45 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as this child, will not enter it. 46 And he took them in his arms, and laid his hand on them, and blessed them.

1 And tax collectors came to him and sinners to hear his word. 2 And the scribes and the Pharisees complained, and said, This man receives sinners, and eats with them. 3 And Jesus, when he saw their complaining, told them this parable: 4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them were lost, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go and look for the straying one until he found it? 5 Truly I say to you, When he finds it, he will be joyful over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not stray; 6 and bear it on his shoulders, and bring it to his house, and call his friends and neighbors, and say to them, Share my joy, since I have found my straying sheep. 7 So your Father who is in heaven does not wish that one of these little ones that have strayed should perish, and he seeks repentance for them. 8 I say to you, In this way there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous persons that do not need repentance. 9 And what woman having ten drachmas would lose one of them, and not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and look for it carefully until she found it; 10 and when she found it, call her friends and neighbors, and say to them, Share my joy, as I have found my drachma that was lost? 11 I say to you, In this way there will be joy before the angels of God over the one sinner that repents, more than over the ninety-nine righteous persons that do not need repentance. 12 And Jesus also told them another parable: 13 A man had two sons: and the younger son said to him, My father, give me the portion of your goods that belongs to me. 14 And he divided between them his property. And after a few days the younger son gathered everything that belonged to him, and went into a distant country, and there squandered his property by living wastefully. 15 And when he had exhausted everything he had, a great famine occurred in that country. 16 And when he was in need, he went and attached himself to one of the people of a city of that country; and that man sent him into the field to feed the pigs. 17 And he used to long to fill his belly with the carob that those pigs were eating: and no one gave him anything. 18 And when he came to his senses, he said, How many hired servants now in my father’s house have more than enough bread, while I am dying of hunger here! 19 I will get up and go to my father’s house, and say to him, My father, 20 I have sinned in heaven and before you, and am not worthy now to be called your son: make me like one of your hired servants. 21 And he got up, and came to his father. But his father saw him while he was at a distance, and was moved with compassion for him, and ran, and embraced him, and kissed him. 22 And his son said to him, My father, I have sinned in heaven and before you, and am not worthy to be called your son. 23 His father said to his servants, Bring out a stately robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and put shoes on his feet: 24 and bring and slaughter a fattened ox so that we may eat and celebrate: 25 for this son of mine was dead, and is alive; and was lost, and is found. 26 And they began to celebrate. Now his older son was in the field; and when he came and drew near to the house, he heard the sound of many singing. 27 And he called one of the boys, and asked him what this was. 28 He said to him, Your brother has arrived; and your father has slaughtered a fattened ox, since he has received him safe and sound. 29 And he was angry, and would not enter; so his father went out, and begged him to enter. 30 And he said to his father, How many years have I served you in bondage, and I never transgressed a commandment of yours; and you have never given me a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends? 31 but this son of yours, when he had squandered your property with prostitutes, and come, you have slaughtered a fattened ox for him. 32 His father said to him, My son, you are at all times with me, and everything I have is yours. 33 You ought to be joyful and celebrate, since this brother of yours was dead, and is alive; and was lost, and is found. 34 And he told a parable to his disciples: There was a rich man, and he had a manager; and he was accused before him of squandering his property. 35 So his lord called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear about you? Give me the account of your management; for you can no longer be my manager. 36 The manager said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord takes the management away from me? I cannot dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 37 I know what I will do, so that, when I leave the management, they may receive me into their houses. 38 And he called one after another of his lord’s debtors, and said to the first, How much do you owe my lord? 39 He said to him, A hundred portions of oil. He said to him, Take your document, and sit down, and write quickly fifty portions. 40 And he said to the next, And you, how much do you owe my lord? He said to him, A hundred cors of wheat. He said to him, Take your document, and sit down, and write eighty cors. 41 And our lord commended the sinful manager because he had done a wise deed; for the children of this world are wiser than the children of the light in their own age. 42 And I also say to you, Make yourselves friends with the wealth of this unrighteousness; so that, when it is exhausted, they may receive you into their tents forever. 43 He who is faithful in a little is faithful also in much: and he who is unrighteous in a little is unrighteous also in much. 44 If then in the wealth of unrighteousness you were not trustworthy, who will entrust you with the truth? 45 If you are not found faithful in what does not belong to you, who will give you what belongs to you?

1 Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who would settle accounts with his servants. 2 And when he began to make it, they brought to him one who owed him ten talents. 3 And because he had nothing with which to pay, his lord ordered that he should be sold, he, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment be made. 4 So that servant fell down and worshiped him, and said to him, My lord, have patience with me, and I will pay you everything. 5 And the lord of that servant had compassion, and released him, and forgave him his debt. 6 And that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred pence; and he took him, and dealt severely with him, and said to him, Give me what you owe. 7 So the fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and begged him, and said, Give me more time, and I will pay you. 8 And he would not; but took him, and threw him into prison, until he should pay him his debt. 9 And when their fellow servants saw what happened, it greatly distressed them; and they came and told their lord of all that had taken place. 10 Then his lord called him, and said to him, You wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me: 11 was it not then your duty also to have mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you? 12 And his lord became angry, and handed him over to the floggers, until he should pay all that he owed. 13 My Father who is in heaven will do the same to you if someone does not forgive his brother’s wrong conduct from his heart. 14 Pay attention to yourselves: if your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 15 And if he acts wrongly toward you seven times in a day, and on that day returns to you seven times, and says, I repent toward you; forgive him. 16 And if your brother acts wrongly toward you, go and correct him between you and him alone: if he hears you, you have gained your brother. 17 But if he does not hear you, take with you one or two, and so every saying will be established by the mouths of two or three. 18 And if he does not listen to these also, tell the congregation; and if he does not listen even to the congregation, let him be to you as a tax collector and a Gentile. 19 Truly I say to you, All that you bind on earth will be bound in heaven: and what you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 20 I say to you also, If two of you agree on earth to ask, everything will be granted them from my Father who is in heaven. 21 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. 22 Then Cephas drew near to him, and said to him, My Lord, how many times, if my brother acts wrongly toward me, should I forgive him? until seven times? 23 Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Until seven; but, Until seventy times seven, seven. 24 And the servant that knows his lord’s will, and does not prepare for him according to his will, will receive much punishment; 25 but the one who does not know, and does something for which he deserves punishment, will receive slight punishment. Much will be asked of everyone to whom much has been given; and much will be required from the one who has had much entrusted to him. 26 I came to throw fire on the earth; and I wish that it had been kindled already. 27 And I have a baptism to be baptized with, and I am greatly distressed until it is accomplished. 28 See that you do not despise one of these little ones that believe in me. Truly I say to you, Their angels at all times see the face of my Father who is in heaven. 29 The Son of man came to save the thing which was lost. 30 And after that, Jesus walked in Galilee; and he did not like to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him. 31 And there came people who told him of the Galileans, those whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 32 Jesus answered them, Do you imagine that those Galileans were sinners more than all the Galileans, so that this thing has happened to them? 33 No. Truly I say to you now, that you too will all perish in the same way if you do not repent. 34 Or perhaps those eighteen on whom the palace fell in Siloam, and killed them, do you imagine that they were to be condemned more than all the people that live in Jerusalem? No. 35 Truly I say to you, If you do not all repent, you will perish like them. 36 And he told them this parable: A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and looked for fruit on it, and found none. 37 So he said to the gardener, Look, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why does it leave the ground unoccupied? 38 The gardener said to him, My lord, leave it this year also, so that I may dig around it and fertilize it with manure; 39 then if it bears fruit—! and if not, then cut it down in the coming year. 40 And when Jesus was teaching on the Sabbath day in one of the synagogues, there was a woman there who had a spirit of disease eighteen years; 41 and she was bowed down, and could not straighten herself at all. 42 And Jesus saw her, and called her, and said to her, Woman, be freed from your disease. 43 And he put his hand on her; and immediately she was straightened, and praised God. 44 And the chief of the synagogue answered with anger, because Jesus had healed on a Sabbath, and said to the multitudes, There are six days in which work ought to be done; come in them and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day. 45 But Jesus answered him, You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath day loose his ox or his donkey from the manger, and go and water it? 46 Ought not this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, and whom the devil has bound eighteen years, to be freed from this bond on the Sabbath day? 47 And when he said this, they were all put to shame, those standing, who were opposing him: and all the people were pleased with all the wonders that came through his hand.

1 And at that time the Festival of Shelters of the Jews drew near. 2 So the brothers of Jesus said to him, Leave this place now, and go to Judea, so that your disciples may see the deeds that you do. 3 For no one does something secretly and wishes to be seen. 4 If you do this, show yourself to the world. For up to this time not even the brothers of Jesus believed in him. 5 Jesus said to them, My time until now has not arrived; but as for you, your time is always ready. 6 It is not possible for the world to hate you; but it hates me, for I testify against it, that its deeds are evil. 7 As for you, go up to this festival: but I am not going up to this festival now; for my time has not yet been completed. 8 He said this, and remained behind in Galilee. 9 But when his brothers went up to the festival, he journeyed from Galilee, and came to the territory of Judea, to the country beyond the Jordan; 10 and there came after him great multitudes, and he healed them all there. 11 And he went out, and proceeded to the festival, not openly, but as one that conceals himself. 12 And the Jews looked for him at the festival, and said, In what place is this man? 13 And there was much complaining there in the great multitude that came to the festival, on his account. For some said, He is good: and others said, No, but he leads the people astray. 14 But no one spoke of him openly for fear of the Jews. 15 But when the days of the Festival of Shelters were half over, Jesus went up to the temple, and taught. 16 And the Jews were amazed, and said, How does this man know writing when he has not studied? 17 Jesus answered and said, My teaching is not mine, but that of the one who sent me. 18 Whoever wishes to do his will understands my teaching, whether it is from God, or whether I speak on my own initiative. 19 Whoever speaks on his own initiative seeks praise for himself; but whoever seeks praise for him that sent him, he is true, and there is no unrighteousness in his heart. 20 Did not Moses give you the law, and none of you keeps the law? 21 Why are you trying to kill me? The multitude answered and said to him, You have demons: who is trying to kill you? 22 Jesus answered them, I did one deed, and you are all amazed because of this. 23 Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but it is from the fathers); and you on the Sabbath circumcise a man. 24 And if a man is circumcised on the Sabbath day, so that the law of Moses may not be broken; are you angry at me, because I healed on the Sabbath day the whole man? 25 Do not judge with hypocrisy, but judge righteous judgment. 26 And some people from Jerusalem said, Is not this he whom they try to kill? 27 And look, he speaks with them openly, and they say nothing to him. Think you that our elders have learned that this is the Messiah indeed? 28 But we know where this man is from; and the Messiah, when he comes, no one knows where he is from. 29 So Jesus lifted up his voice as he taught in the temple, and said, You both know me and know where I am from; and I have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true, he whom you do not know: 30 but I know him; for I am from him, and he sent me. 31 And they tried to seize him: and no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. 32 But many of the multitude believed in him; and they said, The Messiah, when he comes, can it be that he will do more than these signs that this man does? 33 And a man of that multitude said to our Lord, Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. 34 Jesus said to him, Man, who is it that appointed me over you as a judge and divider? 35 And he said to his disciples, Guard yourselves against all excessive desire; for life will not be found in abundant possessions. 36 And he gave them this parable: The ground of a rich man brought forth abundant produce: 37 and he thought to himself, and said, What shall I do, since I have no place to store my produce? 38 And he said, I will do this: I will pull down the buildings of my barns, and build them, and make them greater; and store there all my wheat and my goods. 39 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, enjoy yourself. 40 God said to him, You of little intelligence, this night your soul will be taken from you; and what you have prepared, whose will it be? 41 So it is with the one who stores up treasures for himself, and is not rich in God. 42 And while Jesus was going along the way, there came near to him a young man of the rulers, and fell on his knees, and asked him, and said, Good Teacher, what is it that I must do so that I may have eternal life? 43 Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good, while there is none good but the one, even God? 44 You know the commandments. 45 If you would enter into life, keep the commandments. The young man said to him, Which of the commandments? Jesus said to him, 46 You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal, You shall not kill, You shall not bear false witness, You shall not do injury, Honor your father and your mother: and, Love your neighbor as yourself. 47 That young man said to him, I have kept all these from my youth: what then is it that I lack? 48 And Jesus looked intently at him, and loved him, and said to him, 49 If you would be perfect, what you lack is one thing: go away and sell everything that you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven: and take your cross, and follow me. 50 And that young man frowned at this word, and went away feeling sad; for he was very rich. 51 And when Jesus saw his sadness, he looked toward his disciples, and said to them, How hard it is for those who have possessions to enter the kingdom of God!

1 Truly I say to you, It is difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 2 And I say to you also, that it is easier for a camel to enter the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. 3 And the disciples were amazed at these sayings. And Jesus answered them again, My children, how hard it is for those who rely on their possessions to enter the kingdom of God! 4 And those who were listening were more amazed, and said among themselves, alarmed, Who do you think can be saved? 5 And Jesus looked at them intently, and said to them, With people this is not possible, but with God it is: it is possible for God to do everything. 6 Simon Cephas said to him, Look, we have left everything, and followed you; what do you think we will have? 7 Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, You who have followed me, in the new world, when the Son of man will sit on the throne of his glory, you too will sit on twelve thrones, and will judge the twelve tribes of Israel. 8 Truly I say to you, No one leaves houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or relatives, or lands, because of the kingdom of God, or for my sake, and the sake of my gospel, 9 who will not obtain many times as much in this time, and in the world to come inherit eternal life: 10 and now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecution; and in the world to come everlasting life. 11 Many that are first will be last, and that are last will be first. 12 And when the Pharisees heard all this, because of their love for wealth they scoffed at him. 13 And Jesus knew what was in their hearts, and said to them, You are those who justify yourselves before people; while God knows your hearts: the thing that is highly valued among people is low before God. 14 And he began to say, A certain man was rich, and wore silk and purple, and enjoyed himself every day in splendor: 15 and there was a poor man named Lazarus, and he was laid down at the door of the rich man, 16 afflicted with sores, and he longed to fill his belly with the crumbs that fell from the table of that rich man; yes, even the dogs used to come and lick his sores. 17 And it happened that that poor man died, and the angels carried him into Abraham’s embrace: and the rich man also died, and was buried. 18 And while he was being tormented in Hades, he looked up from far away, and saw Abraham with Lazarus in his embrace. 19 And he called with a loud voice, and said, My father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to wet the tip of his finger with water, and moisten my tongue for me; for, look, I am burned in this flame. 20 Abraham said to him, My son, remember that you received your good things during your life, and Lazarus his afflictions: but now, look, he is at rest here, and you are tormented. 21 And in addition to all this, a great abyss has been placed between us and you, so that those who would cross from here to you cannot, nor can they cross from there to us. 22 He said to him, Then I beg you, my father, to send him to my father’s house; 23 for I have five brothers; let him go, so that they too do not sin, and come to the place of this torment. 24 Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 25 He said to him, No, my father Abraham: but let a man from the dead go to them, and they will repent. 26 Abraham said to him, If they listen neither to Moses nor to the prophets, neither if a man from the dead rose would they believe him. 27 The kingdom of heaven is like a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 28 And he agreed with the laborers on one penny a day for each laborer, and he sent them into his vineyard. 29 And he went out at the third hour, and saw others standing in the market idle. 30 He said to them, Go also into my vineyard, and what is right I will pay you. 31 And they went. And he went out also at the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same, and sent them. 32 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, Why are you standing idle all day? 33 They said to him, Because no one has hired us. He said to them, Go also into the vineyard, and what is right you will receive. 34 So when evening came, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, Call the laborers, and pay them their wages; and begin with the later ones, and end with the former ones. 35 And those hired at the eleventh hour came, and received each a penny. 36 When therefore the first came, they supposed that they would receive something more; and they also received each a penny. 37 And when they received it, they spoke angrily against the householder, and said, 38 These last worked one hour, and you have made them equal with us, who have suffered the heat of the day, and its burden. 39 He answered and said to one of them, My friend, I do you no wrong: was it not for a penny that you bargained with me? 40 Take what is yours, and go on your way; for I wish to give this last as I have given you. 41 Or am I not entitled to do with what is mine what I choose? 42 Or is your eye perhaps evil, because I am good? In this way the last ones will be first, and the first last. The called are many, and the chosen are few. 43 And when Jesus entered into the house of one of the chiefs of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath day, and they were watching him to see what he would do, 44 and there was before him a man who had dropsy, 45 Jesus answered and said to the scribes and the Pharisees, Is it lawful on the Sabbath to heal? 46 But they were silent. So he took him, and healed him, and sent him away. 47 And he said to them, Which of you would have his son or his ox fall on the Sabbath day into a well, and not lift him up immediately, and draw water for him? 48 And they were not able to answer him a word to that.

1 And he told a parable to those who were invited there, because he saw them choose the places that were in the highest part of the sitting room: 2 When a man invites you to a feast, do not go and sit at the head of the room; because a man more honored than you might be there, 3 and the one who invited you might come and say to you, Give the place to this man: and you would be ashamed when you rise and take another place. 4 But when you are invited, go and sit last; so that when the one who invited you comes, he may say to you, My friend, go up higher: and you will have praise before all that were invited with you. 5 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled; and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted. 6 And he said also to him that had invited him, When you make a feast or a banquet, do not invite your friends, nor even your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors; because they might also invite you and you would have this reward. 7 But when you make a feast, invite the poor, and those with withered hand, and the lame, and the blind: 8 and you are blessed, since they have not the means to repay you; so that your reward may come at the rising of the righteous. 9 And when one of those who were invited heard that, he said to him, Blessed is the one who will eat bread in the kingdom of God. 10 Jesus answered again in parables, and said, 11 The kingdom of heaven has been likened to a certain king, who made a feast for his son, and prepared a great banquet, and invited many: and he sent his servants at the time of the feast to inform those who were invited, 12 Everything is made ready for you; come. And they would not come, but all began with one voice to make excuses. 13 And the first said to them, Say to him, I have bought a field, and I must go out to see it: 14 Please release me, for I ask to be excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them: Please release me, for I ask to be excused. 15 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 16 And the king sent also other servants, and said, Say to those who were invited, that my feast is ready, and my oxen and my fattened animals have been slaughtered, and everything is ready: come to the feast. 17 But they made light of it, and went, one to his field, and another to his merchandise: 18 and the rest took his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them. 19 And one of the servants came, and informed his lord of what had happened. 20 And when the king heard, he became angry, and sent his armies; and they destroyed those murderers, and burned their cities. 21 Then he said to his servants, The feast is prepared, but those who were invited were not worthy. 22 Go out quickly into the markets and into the crossroads of the city, and bring in here the poor, and those with pains, and the lame, and the blind. And the servants did as the king commanded them. 23 And they came, and said to him, Our lord, we have done all that you commanded us, and there is still room here. 24 So the lord said to his servants, Go out into the roads, and the ways, and the paths, and everyone you find, invite to the feast, and compel them to enter, until my house is filled. 25 I say to you, that no one of those people that were invited will taste my feast. 26 And those servants went out into the roads, and gathered all that they found, good and bad: and the banquet hall was filled with guests. 27 And the king entered to see those who were seated, and he saw there a man not wearing a festive garment: 28 and he said to him, My friend, how did you come in here not having on festive garments? 29 And he was silent. Then the king said to the servants, Bind his hands and his feet, and put him out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 30 The called are many; and the chosen, few. 31 And after that, the time of the Festival of Unleavened Bread of the Jews arrived, and Jesus went out to go to Jerusalem. 32 And as he went along the way, ten people with leprosy met him, and stood far away: 33 and they lifted up their voice, and said, Our Master, Jesus, have mercy on us. 34 And when he saw them, he said to them, Go and show yourselves to the priests. And when they went, they were cleansed. 35 And one of them, when he saw himself cleansed, returned, and was praising God with a loud voice; 36 and he fell on his face before the feet of Jesus, giving him thanks: and this man was a Samaritan. 37 Jesus answered and said, Were there not ten who were cleansed? where then are the nine? 38 Not one of them turned aside to come and praise God, but this man who is of a foreign people. 39 He said to him, Get up and go on your way; for your faith has given you life. 40 And while they were going up along the way to Jerusalem, Jesus went in front of them; and they were amazed, and followed him in fear. And he took his twelve disciples apart, and began to tell them privately what was about to happen to him. 41 And he said to them, We are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things will be fulfilled that are written in the prophets about the Son of man. 42 He will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn him to death, and hand him over to the peoples; 43 and they will treat him shamefully, and flog him, and spit in his face, and humble him, and crucify him, and kill him: 44 and on the third day he will rise. 45 But they did not understand one thing of this; but this word was hidden from them, and they did not perceive these things that were addressed to them. 46 Then came near to him the mother of the (two) sons of Zebedee, she and her (two) sons, and worshiped him, and asked him for a certain thing. And he said to her, What do you want? 47 And James and John, her two sons, came forward, and said to him, Teacher, we want you to do for us everything we ask. 48 He said to them, What do you want me to do for you? 49 They said to him, Grant us that we may sit, the one on your right, and the other on your left, in your kingdom and your glory. 50 And Jesus said to them, You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink? and with the baptism that I am to be baptized with, will you be baptized? 51 And they said to him, We are able. Jesus said to them, You will drink the cup that I drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized you will be baptized: 52 but that you should sit on my right and on my left is not mine to give; but it is for him for whom my Father has prepared it.

1 And when the ten heard, they were moved with anger against James and John. 2 And Jesus called them, and said to them, You know that the rulers of the nations are their lords; and their great men are set in authority over them. 3 It will not be this way among you: but whoever among you would be great, let him be to you a servant; 4 and whoever of you would be first, let him be a bondservant to everyone: 5 even as the Son of man also did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give himself a ransom in place of the many. 6 He said this, and was going about the villages and the cities, and teaching; and he went to Jerusalem. 7 And a man asked him, Are those who will be saved few? Jesus answered them, Strive to enter at the narrow door: 8 I say to you now, that many will try to enter, and will not be able — 9 from the time when the master of the house rises, and closes the door, and you will be standing outside, and will knock at the door, and will begin to say, Our lord, open to us; and he will answer and say, I say to you, I do not know where you are from: 10 and you will begin to say, We ate and drank before you, and in our markets you taught; 11 and he will say to you, I do not know where you are from; leave me, you servants of untruth. 12 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, while you are put outside. 13 And they will come from the east and the west, and from the north and the south, and will sit down in the kingdom of God. 14 And there will then be last that have become first, and first that have become last. 15 And when Jesus entered and passed through Jericho, 16 there was a man named Zacchaeus, rich, and chief of the tax collectors. 17 And he wanted to see who Jesus was; and he was not able because of the pressure of the crowd, because Zacchaeus was short. 18 And he hurried, and went ahead of Jesus, and went up into an unripe fig tree to see Jesus: for he was to pass that way. 19 And when Jesus came to that place, he saw him, and said to him, Hurry, and come down, Zacchaeus: today I must be in your house. 20 And he hurried, and came down, and received him joyfully. 21 And when they all saw, they complained, and said, He has gone in and lodged with a man that is a sinner. 22 So Zacchaeus stood, and said to Jesus, My Lord, now half of my possessions I give to the poor, and what I have unjustly taken from anyone I give him fourfold. 23 Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, because this man also is a son of Abraham. 24 For the Son of man came to seek and save the thing that was lost. 25 And when Jesus went out of Jericho, he and his disciples, there came after him a great multitude. 26 And there was a blind man sitting by the wayside begging. 27 And his name was Timaeus, the son of Timaeus. And he heard the sound of the multitude passing, and asked, Who is this? 28 They said to him, Jesus the Nazarene passes by. 29 And when he heard that it was Jesus, he called out with a loud voice, and said, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me. 30 And those who went ahead of Jesus were rebuking him, so that he would be quiet: but he cried out even more, and said, Son of David, have mercy on me. 31 And Jesus stood, and commanded that they should call him. And they called the blind man, and said to him, Take courage and get up; for, look, he is calling you. 32 And the blind man threw away his garment, and rose, and came to Jesus. 33 Jesus said to him, What do you want me to do for you? And that blind man said to him, My Lord and Master, that my eyes may be opened, so that I may see you. 34 And Jesus had compassion on him, and touched his eyes, and said to him, See; for your faith has saved you. 35 And immediately he received his sight, and came after him, and praised God; and all the people that saw praised God. 36 And he told a parable because he was nearing Jerusalem, and they supposed that at that time the kingdom of God was about to appear. 37 He said to them, A man, a son of a great race, went into a distant country, to receive a kingdom, and return. 38 And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten shares, and said to them, Trade until the time of my coming. 39 But the people of his city hated him, and sent messengers after him, and said, We do not want this man to reign over us. 40 And when he had received a kingdom, and returned, he said that the servants to whom he had given the money should be called to him, so that he might know what each of them had traded. 41 And the first came, and said, My lord, your share has gained ten shares. 42 The king said to him, You good and faithful servant, who have been found faithful in a little, you are to be set over ten districts. 43 And the second came, and said, My lord, your portion has gained five portions. 44 And he said to him also, And you will be set over five districts. 45 And another came, and said, My lord, here is your portion, which I kept stored in a cloth: 46 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man, and take what you did not leave, and seek what you did not give, and reap what you did not sow. 47 His lord said to him, I will judge you from your mouth, you wicked and idle servant, who were untrustworthy. You knew that I am a hard man, and take what I did not leave, and reap what I did not sow: 48 why did you not put my money at usury, and so I might come and seek it, with its gains? 49 And he said to those who were standing in front of him, Take from him the share, and give it to the one who has ten shares. 50 They said to him, Our lord, he has ten shares. 51 He said to them, I say to you, Everyone who has will be given more; and whoever has nothing will have even what he has taken from him. 52 And those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them, and kill them before me.

1 And when Jesus entered Jerusalem, he went up to the temple of God, and found there oxen and sheep and doves. 2 And when he saw those who sold and those who bought, and the money-changers sitting, he made for himself a whip of rope, and drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep and the oxen, and the money-changers; and he threw down their money, and upset their tables, and the seats of those who sold the doves; 3 and he was teaching, and saying to them, Is it not written, My house is a house of prayer for all peoples? and you have made it a den for robbers. 4 And he said to those who sold the doves, Take this away, and do not make my Father’s house a house of merchandise. 5 And he did not allow anyone to carry vessels inside the temple. 6 And his disciples remembered the scripture, The zeal of your house has eaten me up. 7 The Jews answered and said to him, What sign have you shown us to do this? 8 Jesus answered them, Destroy this temple, and I will raise it in three days. 9 The Jews said to him, This temple was built in forty-six years, and will you raise it in three days? 10 But he spoke to them about the temple of his body, that when they destroyed it, he would raise it in three days. 11 When therefore he rose from among the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this; and they believed the scriptures, and the word that Jesus spoke. 12 And when Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, he observed how the multitudes were throwing their offerings into the treasury: and many rich men were throwing in much. 13 And there came a poor widow, and threw in two mites. 14 And Jesus called his disciples, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow threw into the treasury more than all the people: 15 and all of these threw into the place of the offering of God from their surplus wealth; while this woman out of her need threw in all that she possessed. 16 And he told them this parable, about people who trusted in themselves that they are righteous, and despised everyone: 17 Two men went up to the temple to pray; one of them a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector. 18 And the Pharisee stood apart, and prayed this way, Lord, I thank you, since I am not like the rest of people, the unjust, the dissolute, the extortioners, or even like this tax collector; 19 but I fast two days a week, and tithe all my possessions. 20 And the tax collector was standing at a distance, and he would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating on his chest, and saying, Lord, have mercy on me, me the sinner. 21 I say to you, that this man went down justified to his house more than the Pharisee. Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled; and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted. 22 And when evening came, he left all the people, and went outside the city to Bethany, he and his twelve, and he remained there. 23 And all the people, because they knew the place, came to him, and he received them; and he healed those who needed healing. 24 And on the morning of the next day, when he returned to the city from Bethany, he became hungry. 25 And he saw a fig tree at a distance on the beaten highway, having on it leaves. And he came to it, expecting to find something on it; and when he came, he found nothing on it but the leaves—it was not the season of figs— 26 and he said to it, From now on, let no one ever eat fruit from you. And his disciples heard. 27 And they came to Jerusalem. And there was a Pharisee there, named Nicodemus, ruler of the Jews. 28 This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him, My Master, we know that you have been sent from God as a teacher; and no one can do these signs that you do, except someone whom God is with. 29 Jesus answered him, Truly, truly, I say to you, If a man is not born a second time, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 30 Nicodemus said to him, How can a man who is old be born? can he, think you, return again to his mother’s womb a second time, to enter and be born? 31 Jesus answered him, Truly, truly, I say to you, If a man is not born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 32 For the one who is born of flesh is flesh; and the one who is born of Spirit is spirit. 33 Do not be amazed that I said to you that you must be born a second time. 34 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its voice, but you do not know from what place it comes, nor where it goes: so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. 35 Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can that be? 36 Jesus answered him, Are you teaching Israel, and yet do not know these things? 37 Truly, truly, I say to you, We say what we know, and we testify to what we have seen: and you do not receive our testimony. 38 If I said to you what is on earth, and you did not believe, how then, if I say to you what is in heaven, will you believe? 39 And no one has ascended up into heaven, except him that descended from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven. 40 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so is the Son of man to be lifted up; 41 so that everyone who may believe in him may not perish, but have eternal life. 42 God so loved the world, that he should give his only Son; and so everyone who believes in him should not perish, but should have eternal life. 43 God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world; but so that the world might be saved by his hand. 44 Whoever believes in him will not be judged: but whoever does not believe is condemned beforehand, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son, the Son of God. 45 This is the judgment, that the light came into the world, and people loved the darkness more than the light; because their deeds were evil. 46 Whoever does evil deeds hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his deeds are not reproved. 47 But the one who does the truth comes to the light, so that his deeds may be known, that they have been done in God.

1 And when evening came, Jesus went outside the city, he and his disciples. 2 And as they passed in the morning, the disciples saw that fig tree withered away from its root. 3 And they passed by, and said, How did the fig tree dry up immediately? 4 And Simon remembered, and said to him, My Master, look, that fig tree which you cursed has dried up. 5 And Jesus answered them, Let there be in you the faith of God. 6 Truly I say to you, if you believe and do not doubt in your hearts, and assure yourselves that what you say will happen, you will have what you say. 7 And if you say to this mountain, Move and fall into the sea, it will happen. 8 And all that you ask God in prayer, and believe, he will give you. 9 And the apostles said to our Lord, Increase our faith. 10 He said to them, If you have faith like a grain of mustard, you will say to this fig tree, Be torn up and be planted in the sea; and it will obey you. 11 Who of you has a servant driving a yoke of oxen or tending sheep, and if he comes from the field, will immediately say to him, Go and sit down? 12 No, he will say to him, Prepare something for me to eat, and fasten your clothing around your waist, and serve me, until I eat and drink; and afterwards you will eat and drink also. 13 Does that servant perhaps, who did what he was told, receive his praise? I think not. 14 So you too, when you have done all that you were told, say, We are idle servants; what it was our duty to do, we have done. 15 For this reason I say to you, Whatever you pray for and ask, believe that you receive, and you will have it. 16 And when you stand to pray, forgive what is in your heart against any man; and your Father who is in heaven will forgive you also your wrongdoings. 17 But if you do not forgive people their wrongdoings, neither will your Father forgive you also your wrongdoings. 18 And he also told them a parable so that they should pray at all times, and not be lazy: 19 There was a judge in a city, who did not fear God or feel shame before people: 20 and there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, and said, Avenge me against my adversary. 21 And he would not for a long time: but afterwards he said within himself, Although I have no fear of God and feel no shame before people; 22 yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, so that she does not keep coming and annoy me. 23 And our Lord said, Hear what the judge of injustice said. 24 And will God not still more avenge his elect, who call upon him in the night and in the day, and give them relief? 25 I say to you, He will avenge them quickly. Do you think the Son of man will come and find faith on the earth? 26 And they came again to Jerusalem. 27 And it happened, on one of the days, as Jesus was walking in the temple, and teaching the people, and preaching the gospel, 28 that the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came upon him, and said to him, Tell us: By what power do you do this? and who gave you this power to do that? 29 And Jesus said to them, I also will ask you one word, and if you tell me, I too will tell you by what power I do that. 30 The baptism of John, from what place is it? from heaven or from people? 31 Tell me. And they reflected within themselves, and said, If we say to him, From heaven; he will say to us, For what reason did you not believe him? 32 But if we say, From people; we fear that the people will stone us, all of them. 33 And all of them were holding to John, that he was a true prophet. 34 They answered and said to him, We do not know. 35 Jesus said to them, Nor do I tell you by what power I work. What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first, and said to him, My son, go today, and work the soil in the vineyard. 36 And he answered and said, I do not wish to: but finally he repented, and went. 37 And he went to the other, and said the same to him. 38 And he answered and said, Yes, my lord: and did not go. Which of these two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, The tax collectors and prostitutes go ahead of you into the kingdom of God. 39 John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes believed him; and even when you saw this, you did not finally repent so that you might believe in him. 40 Hear another parable: A man was a householder, and planted a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug in it a winepress, and built in it a tower, 41 and gave it to tenant farmers, and went to a distance for a long time. 42 So when the time of the fruits came, he sent his servants to the tenant farmers so that they might send him some of the produce of his vineyard. 43 And those tenant farmers beat him, and sent him away empty. 44 And he sent to them another servant also; and they stoned him, and wounded him, and sent him away with shameful handling. 45 And he sent again another; and they killed him. And he sent many other servants to them. 46 And the tenant farmers took his servants, and beat one, stoned another, and killed another. 47 So he sent again other servants more than the first; and they did the same with them. 48 So the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will see him and be ashamed. 49 So at last he sent to them his beloved son that he had. 50 But the tenant farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir. 51 And they said, We will kill him, and so the inheritance will be ours. 52 So they took him, and put him outside the vineyard, and killed him. 53 When then the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do with those tenant farmers? 54 They said to him, He will destroy them in the worst of ways, and give the vineyard to other tenant farmers, who will give him fruit in its season. 55 Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the scripture, The stone which the builders declared to be base, that same stone came to be at the head of the corner: 56 This was from God, and it is wonderful in our eyes? 57 Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a people that will produce fruit. 58 And whoever falls on this stone will be broken in pieces: but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder. 59 And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that it was about them that he spoke. 60 And they sought to seize him; and they feared the multitude, because they were holding to him as the prophet.

1 Then the Pharisees went and considered how they might trap him in a word, and hand him over into the power of the judge, and into the power of the ruler. 2 And they sent to him their disciples, with the relatives of Herod; and they said to him, Teacher, we know that you speak the truth, and teach the way of God with fairness, and are not swayed by anyone: for you show no favoritism. 3 Tell us now, What is your opinion? Is it lawful that we should pay the tax to Caesar, or not? shall we give, or shall we not give? 4 But Jesus knew their deceit, and said to them, 5 Why do you test me, you hypocrites? Show me the penny of the tax. 6 So they brought to him a penny. Jesus said to them, To whom belong this image and inscription? They said to him, To Caesar. 7 He said to them, Give what is Caesar’s to Caesar, and what is God’s to God. 8 And they could not make him slip in a single word before the people; and they were amazed at his word, and refrained. 9 And on that day the Sadducees came, and said to him, There is no life for the dead. 10 And they asked him, and said to him, Teacher, Moses said to us, If a man dies, not having children, let his brother take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother. 11 Now there were with us seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children; 12 and the second took his wife, and died without children; 13 and the third also took her; and in the same way the seven of them also, and they died without leaving children. 14 And last of them all the woman died also. 15 At the resurrection, then, which of these seven will have this woman? for all of them took her. 16 Jesus answered them, Is it not for this that you have gone wrong, because you do not know the scriptures, nor the power of God? 17 And the sons of this world take wives, and the women become the men’s; 18 but those that have become worthy of that world, and the resurrection from among the dead, do not take wives, and the women also do not become the men’s. 19 Nor is it possible that they should die; but they are like the angels, and are the children of God, because they have become the children of the resurrection. 20 For in the resurrection of the dead, have you not read in the book of Moses, how from the bush God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 21 And God is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all of them are alive with him. And you have gone wrong greatly. 22 And when the multitudes heard, they were amazed at his teaching. 23 And some of the scribes answered and said to him, Teacher, you have spoken well. 24 But the rest of the Pharisees, when they saw his silencing the Sadducees on this point, gathered against him to argue with him. 25 And one of the scribes, of those that knew the law, when he saw the excellence of his answer to them, wanted to test him, and said to him, 26 What shall I do to inherit eternal life? and, Which of the commandments is greater, and has precedence in the law? 27 Jesus said to him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: 28 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your thought, and with all your strength. 29 This is the great and preeminent commandment. 30 And the second, which is like it, is, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. And there is no other commandment greater than these two. 31 On these two commandments, then, are hung the law and the prophets. 32 That scribe said to him, Excellent! my Master; you have said truly that he is one, and there is no other outside of him: 33 and that a man should love him with all his heart, and with all his thought, and with all his soul, and with all his strength, and that he should love his neighbor as himself, is better than all fragrant offerings and sacrifices. 34 And Jesus saw that he had answered wisely; and he answered him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. 35 You have spoken rightly: do this, and you will live. 36 And he, wanting to justify himself, said to him, And who is my neighbor? 37 Jesus said to him, A man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and the robbers attacked him, and stripped him, and beat him, his life remaining in him but little, and went away. 38 And it happened that a certain priest came down that way; and he saw him, and passed by. 39 And in the same way a Levite also came and reached that place, and saw him, and passed by. 40 And a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to the place where he was, and saw him, and had compassion on him, 41 and came near, and bandaged the wounds from his blows, and poured on them wine and oil; and he set him on the donkey, and brought him to the inn, and devoted his care to him. 42 And on the following day he took out two pence, and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Care for him; and if you spend more on him, when I return, I will give it to you. 43 Who of these three now, do you think, is nearest to him that fell among the robbers? 44 And he said to him, The one who had compassion on him. 45 Jesus said to him, Go, and do the same yourself. And no one dared afterwards to ask him anything. 46 And he was teaching every day in the temple. But the chief priests and scribes and the elders of the people sought to destroy him: 47 and they could not figure out what to do with him; and all the people were hanging on his words to hear him. 48 And many of the multitude believed in him, and said, The Messiah, when he comes, can it be that he will do more than these signs that this man does? 49 And the Pharisees heard the multitudes say that of him; and the chief priests sent officers to seize him. 50 And Jesus said to them, I am with you but a short time yet, and I go to him that sent me. 51 And you will look for me, and will not find me: and where I will be, you will not be able to come. 52 The Jews said within themselves, Where has this man determined to go so that we will not be able to find him? can it be that he is determined to go to the regions of the nations, and teach the pagans? 53 What is this word that he said, You will look for me, and will not find me: and where I am, you cannot come?

1 And on the great day, which is the last of the feast, Jesus stood, crying out and saying, If any man is thirsty, let him come to me, and drink. 2 Everyone who believes in me, as the scriptures said, rivers of pure water will flow from his belly. 3 He said that referring to the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet granted; and because Jesus had not yet been glorified. 4 And many of the multitude that heard his words said, This is truly the prophet. 5 And others said, This is the Messiah. But others said, Can it be that the Messiah will come from Galilee? 6 Has not the scripture said that from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village of David, the Messiah comes? 7 And a division arose in the multitude because of him. 8 And some of them were wishing to seize him; but no one laid a hand on him. 9 And those officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees: and the priests said to them, Why did you not bring him? 10 The officers said, No man ever spoke the way this man speaks. 11 The Pharisees said to them, Perhaps you too have gone astray? 12 Has any of the rulers or the Pharisees perhaps believed in him? 13 except this people which does not know the law; they are cursed. 14 Nicodemus, one of them, the one who had come to Jesus by night, 15 said to them, Does our law perhaps condemn a man, unless it first hears him and knows what he has done? 16 They answered him, Are you also perhaps from Galilee? Search, and see that a prophet does not rise from Galilee. 17 And when the Pharisees assembled, Jesus asked them, and said, 18 What do you say about the Messiah? whose son is he? They said to him, The son of David. 19 He said to them, And how does David in the Holy Spirit call him Lord? for he said, 20 The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, so that I may put your enemies under your feet. 21 If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son? 22 And no one was able to answer him; and no one dared from that day again to ask him of anything. 23 And Jesus addressed them again, and said, I am the light of the world; and whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will find the light of life. 24 The Pharisees said to him, You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true. 25 Jesus answered them, If I testify about myself, my testimony is true; for I know where I came from and where I go; but you do not know where I came from or where I go. 26 And you judge after the flesh; and I judge no one. 27 And even if I judge, my judgment is true; because I am not alone, but I and my Father who sent me. 28 And in your law it is written, that the testimony of two men is true. 29 I am the one who testifies about myself, and my Father who sent me testifies about me. 30 They said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus answered them, You do not know me, nor my Father: for if you knew me, you would know my Father. 31 He said these sayings in the treasury, where he was teaching in the temple: 32 and no one seized him; because his hour had not yet come. Jesus said to them again, I go truly, and you will look for me and not find me, and you will die in your sins: and where I go, you cannot come. 33 The Jews said, Will he perhaps kill himself, since he says, Where I go, you cannot come? 34 He said to them, You are from below; and I am from above: you are of this world; and I am not of this world. 35 I said to you, that you will die in your sins: if you do not believe that I am he, you will die in your sins. 36 The Jews said, And you, who are you? Jesus said to them, If I should begin to speak to you, 37 I have many words and judgment concerning you: but he that sent me is true; and I, what I heard from him is what I say in the world. 38 And they did not know that he meant by that the Father. 39 Jesus said to them again, When you have lifted up the Son of man, then you will know that I am he: and I do nothing on my own, but as my Father taught me, so I speak. 40 And the one who sent me is with me; and my Father has not left me alone; because I do what is pleasing to him at all times. 41 And while he was saying that, many believed in him. 42 And Jesus said to those Jews that believed in him, If you remain in my words, truly you are my disciples; 43 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. 44 They said to him, We are the descendants of Abraham, and have never served any man in the way of slavery: how then do you say, You will be free children? 45 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Everyone who commits a sin is a slave of sin. 46 And the slave does not remain forever in the house; but the son remains forever. 47 And if the Son sets you free, truly you will be free children. 48 I know that you are the descendants of Abraham; but you seek to kill me, because you cannot accept my word. 49 And what I saw with my Father, I say: and what you saw with your father, you do. 50 They answered and said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were the children of Abraham, you would do the deeds of Abraham. 51 Now, look, you seek to kill me, a man who speaks the truth to you, that I heard from God: Abraham did not do this. 52 And you do the deeds of your father. They said to him, We were not born of sexual immorality; we have one Father, who is God. 53 Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me: I proceeded and came from God; and it was not on my own that I came, but he sent me. 54 Why then do you not know my word? Because you cannot hear my word. 55 You are from the father, the devil, and you desire to carry out your father’s lust, who from the beginning is a killer of people, and does not stand in the truth, because the truth is not in him. And when he speaks untruth, he speaks from himself: for he is a liar, and the father of untruth. 56 And I who speak the truth, you do not believe me. 57 Who of you rebukes me for a sin? And if I speak the truth, you do not believe me. 58 Whoever is of God hears the words of God: therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God. 59 The Jews answered and said to him, Did we not say well that you are a Samaritan, and have demons? 60 Jesus said to them, As for me, I do not have a demon; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 61 I do not seek my glory: here is one who seeks and judges.

1 Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever keeps my word will never see death. 2 The Jews said to him, Now we know that you have demons. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and you say, Whoever keeps my word will never taste death. 3 Are you perhaps greater than our father Abraham, who is dead, and than the prophets, who are dead? whom do you make yourself out to be? 4 Jesus said to them, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing: my Father is the one who glorifies me; of whom you say, that he is our God; 5 and yet you have not known him: but I know him; and if I should say that I do not know him, I should become a liar like you: but I know him, and keep his word. 6 Abraham your father longed to see my day; and he saw, and was joyful. 7 The Jews said to him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham? 8 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am. 9 And they took stones to stone him: but Jesus concealed himself, and went out of the temple. And he passed through them, and went his way. 10 And as he passed, he saw a man blind from his mother’s womb. 11 And his disciples asked him, and said, Our Master, who sinned, this man, or his parents, so that he was born blind? 12 Jesus said to them, Neither did he sin, nor his parents: but so that the works of God may be seen in him. 13 It is my duty to do the deeds of him that sent me, while it is day: a night will come, and no one will be able to work. 14 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 15 And when he said that, he spat on the ground, and made clay of his spit, and smeared it on the eyes of the blind man, and said to him, 16 Go and wash yourself in the pool of Siloam. 17 And he went and washed, and came seeing. And his neighbors, who used to see him begging, said, Is not this the one who was sitting begging? 18 And some said, It is he; and others said, No, but he looks very much like him. He said, I am he. 19 They said to him, How then were your eyes opened? 20 He answered them, A man named Jesus made clay, and smeared it on my eyes, and said to me, Go and wash in the water of Siloam: and I went and washed, and received sight. 21 They said to him, Where is he? He said, I do not know. 22 And they brought him that was previously blind to the Pharisees. 23 And the day in which Jesus made clay and opened with it his eyes was a Sabbath day. 24 And again the Pharisees asked him, How did you receive sight? And he said to them, He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and received sight. 25 The people of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. And others said, How can a man that is a sinner do these signs? And there came to be a division among them. 26 And again they said to that blind man, What, then, do you say about the one who opened your eyes? He said to them, I say that he is a prophet. 27 And the Jews did not believe about him, that he was blind, and received sight, until they summoned the parents of him who received sight, and asked them, 28 Is this your son, of whom you said that he was born blind? how then, look, does he now see? 29 His parents answered and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: 30 but how he has come to see now, or who it is that opened his eyes, we do not know: and he also has reached his prime; ask him, and he will speak for himself. 31 His parents said this, because they were afraid of the Jews: and the Jews decided, that if anyone should acknowledge that he was the Messiah, they would expel him from the synagogue. 32 For this reason his parents said, He has reached his prime; ask him. 33 And they called the man a second time, him that was blind, and said to him, Praise God: we know that this man is a sinner. 34 He answered them, Whether he is a sinner, I do not know: I know one thing, that I was blind, and I now see. 35 They said to him again, What did he do to you? how did he open your eyes? 36 He said to them, I said to you, and you did not hear: what more do you want to hear? do you too want to become his disciples? 37 And they insulted him, and said to him, You are the disciple of that man; but as for us, we are the disciples of Moses. 38 And we know that God spoke to Moses: but this man, we do not know where he is from. 39 The man answered them, This is the amazing thing: you do not know where he is from, and he has opened my eyes. 40 And we know that God does not hear the voice of sinners: but whoever fears him, and does his will, he hears him. 41 From eternity it has never been heard, that a man opened the eyes of a blind man, who had been born in blindness. 42 If then this man were not from God, he could not do that. 43 They answered him, You were born entirely in sins, and do you teach us? And they put him outside. 44 And Jesus heard of his being put outside, and found him, and said to him, Do you believe in the Son of God? 45 The one who was made whole answered and said, Who is he, my Lord, so that I may believe in him? 46 Jesus said to him, You have seen him, and the one who speaks to you is he. 47 And he said, I believe, my Lord. And he fell down worshiping him.

1 And Jesus said, I have come to judge the world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind. 2 And some of the Pharisees who were with him heard that, and they said to him, Can it be that we are blind? 3 Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin: but now you say, We see: and because of this your sin remains. 4 Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever does not enter into the fold of the sheep by the door, but climbs up from another place, that man is a thief and a robber. 5 But the one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 6 And therefore the keeper of the door opens the door for him; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his sheep by their names, and they go out to him. 7 And when he brings out his sheep, he goes ahead of them, and his sheep follow him: because they know his voice. 8 And the sheep will not go after a stranger, but they flee from him: because they do not hear the voice of a stranger. 9 Jesus told them this parable: but they did not know what he was saying to them. 10 Jesus said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 11 And all that came are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 12 I am the door: and if a man enters by me, he will live, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture. 13 And the robber comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy: but I came so that they might have life, and that they might have the thing that is better. 14 I am the good shepherd; and the good shepherd gives himself for his sheep. 15 But the hired worker, who is not a shepherd, and who does not own the sheep, when he sees the wolf as it comes, leaves the sheep, and flees, and the wolf comes, and snatches away the sheep, and scatters them: 16 and the hired worker flees because he is a hired worker, and has no care for the sheep. 17 I am the good shepherd; 18 and I know what is mine, and what is mine knows me, as my Father knows me, and I know my Father; and I give myself for the sheep. 19 And I have other sheep also, that are not of this flock: I must invite them too, and they will hear my voice; and all the sheep will be one, and the shepherd one. 20 And therefore my Father loves me, because I give my life, so that I may take it again. 21 No one takes it from me, but I leave it of my own choice. And I have the right to leave it, and have the right also to take it. And I received this commandment from my Father. 22 And there occurred a disagreement among the Jews because of these sayings. 23 And many of them said, He has a demon, and is afflicted with madness; why do you listen to him? 24 And others said, These sayings are not those of men possessed with demons. Can a demon possibly open the eyes of a blind man? 25 And the Festival of Dedication came on at Jerusalem: and it was winter. 26 And Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon. 27 The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, How long will you make our hearts anxious? 28 If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly. He answered them, I told you, and you do not believe: and the deeds that I do in my Father’s name testify about me. 29 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I said to you. 30 And my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they come after me: 31 and I give them eternal life; and they will never perish, nor will anyone snatch them out of my hands. 32 For the Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to take them from the hand of my Father. 33 I and my Father are one. 34 And the Jews took stones to stone him. 35 Jesus said to them, I have shown you many good deeds from my Father; because of which of them, then, do you stone me? 36 The Jews said to him, We do not stone you for the good deeds, but because you blaspheme; and, while you are a man, you make yourself God. 37 Jesus said to them, Is it not written this way in your law, I said, You are gods? 38 And if he called those gods—for to them came the word of God (and it is not possible in the scripture that anything should be undone)— 39 he then, whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, do you say that he blasphemes; because I said to you, I am the Son of God? 40 If then I do not do the deeds of my Father, you do not believe me. 41 But if I do, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds: so that you may know and believe that my Father is in me, and I in my Father. 42 And they tried again to take him: and he escaped from their hands. 43 And he went beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing formerly; and stayed there. 44 And many people came to him; and they said, John did not work even one sign: but all that John said of this man is truth. 45 And many believed in him. 46 And there was a sick man, named Lazarus, of the village of Bethany, the brother of Mary and Martha. 47 And Mary was the one who anointed Jesus’ feet with fragrant ointment, and wiped them with her hair; and Lazarus, who was sick, was the brother of this woman. 48 And his sisters sent to Jesus, and said to him, Our Lord, look, he whom you love is sick. 49 But Jesus said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glorifying of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified because of it. 50 And Jesus loved Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus. 51 And when he heard that he was sick, he stayed in the place where he was two days. 52 And after that, he said to his disciples, Come, let us go into Judea. 53 His disciples said to him, Our Master, now the Jews want to stone you; and are you going there again? 54 Jesus said to them, Does the day not have twelve hours? If then a man walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of the world. 55 But if a man walks in the night, he stumbles, because there is no lamp in him. 56 Jesus said this: and after that, he said to them, Lazarus our friend has fallen asleep; but I am going to awaken him. 57 His disciples said to him, Our Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover. 58 But Jesus said that about his death: while they supposed that he spoke of lying down to sleep. 59 Then Jesus said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 60 And I am glad that I was not there for your sake, so that you may believe; but let us go there. 61 Thomas, who is called Thama, said to the disciples, his companions, Let us also go, and die with him.

1 And Jesus came to Bethany, and found him already four days in the grave. 2 And Bethany was beside Jerusalem, and its distance from it was a total of fifteen furlongs; 3 and many of the Jews came to Mary and Martha, to comfort their heart because of their brother. 4 And Martha, when she heard that Jesus had come, went out to meet him: but Mary was sitting in the house. 5 Martha then said to Jesus, My Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 6 But I know now that, whatever you ask of God, he will give you. 7 Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise. 8 Martha said to him, I know that he will rise in the resurrection at the last day. 9 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: whoever believes in me, even though he dies, he will live: 10 and every living one that believes in me will never die. Do you believe this? 11 She said to him, Yes, my Lord: I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, that comes into the world. 12 And when she had said that, she went and called Mary her sister secretly, and said to her, Our Master has come, and summons you. 13 And Mary, when she heard, got up quickly and came to him. 14 (And Jesus then had not come into the village, but was in the place where Martha met him.) 15 And the Jews also that were with her in the house, to comfort her, when they saw that Mary rose up and went out quickly, went after her, because they supposed that she was going to the tomb to weep. 16 And Mary, when she came to where Jesus was, and saw him, fell at his feet, and said to him, If you had been here, my Lord, my brother would not have died. 17 And Jesus came; and when he saw her weeping, and the Jews that were with her weeping, he was troubled in himself, and sighed; and he said, 18 In what place have you laid him? And they said to him, Our Lord, come and see. 19 And the tears of Jesus came. 20 The Jews therefore said, See the greatness of his love for him! 21 But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of that blind man, have caused that this man also should not die? 22 And Jesus came to the place of burial, being troubled within himself. And the place of burial was a cave, and a stone was placed at its door. 23 Jesus therefore said, Take these stones away. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said to him, My Lord, he has begun to stink by now: he has been four days dead. 24 Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you, If you believe, you will see the glory of God? 25 And they removed those stones. And Jesus looked up, and said, My Father, I thank you because you heard me. 26 And I know that you always hear me: but I say this to you because of this multitude that is standing, so that they may believe that you sent me. 27 And when he had said that, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out. 28 And that dead man came out, having his hands and feet bound with bandages, and his face wrapped in a scarf. Jesus said to them, Untie him, and let him go. 29 And many of the Jews who came to Mary, when they saw the deed of Jesus, believed in him. 30 But some of them went to the Pharisees, and informed them of all that Jesus did. 31 And the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered, and said, What shall we do? for look, this man does many signs. 32 And if we leave him this way, everyone will believe in him: and the Romans will come and take our country and people. 33 And one of them, who was called Caiaphas, who was the chief priest that year, said to them, 34 You do not know anything, nor consider that it is more advantageous for us that one man should die instead of the people, and not that the whole people perish. 35 And he did not say this on his own: but because he was the chief priest of that year, he prophesied that Jesus was to die instead of the people; 36 and not instead of the people alone, but so that he might gather the scattered children of God together. 37 And from that day they considered how to kill him. 38 And Jesus did not walk openly among the Jews, but left that place and went to a place near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim; and he was there, going about with his disciples. 39 And the Passover of the Jews was near: and many went up from the villages to Jerusalem before the festival, to purify themselves. 40 And they looked for Jesus, and said to one another in the temple, What do you think of his holding back from the festival? 41 And the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if anyone knew in what place he was, he should reveal it to them, so that they might take him. 42 And when the days of his going up were completed, he prepared himself so that he might go to Jerusalem. 43 And he sent messengers before him, and departed, and entered into a village of Samaria, so that they might prepare for him. 44 And they did not receive him, because he was prepared for going to Jerusalem. 45 And when James and John his disciples saw it, they said to him, Our Lord, do you want us to speak and have fire come down from heaven, to destroy them, as Elijah also did? 46 And Jesus turned, and rebuked them, and said, You do not know what spirit you belong to. 47 Truly the Son of man did not come to destroy lives, but to give life. And they went to another village.

1 And six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from among the dead. 2 And they made a feast for him there: and Martha was serving; while Lazarus was one of those who sat with him. 3 And at the time of Jesus’ being at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, 4 great multitudes of the Jews heard that Jesus was there: and they came, not because of Jesus alone, but so that they might also look at Lazarus, whom he raised from among the dead. 5 And the chief priests considered how they might kill Lazarus also; 6 because many of the Jews were going on his account, and believing in Jesus. 7 And Mary took a case of the ointment of fine nard, of great value, and opened it, and poured it out on the head of Jesus as he was reclining; 8 and she anointed his feet, and wiped them with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. 9 But Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples, the one who was to betray him, said, 10 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? 11 He said this, not because of his care for the poor, but because he was a thief, and the chest was with him, and he used to carry what was put into it. 12 And that displeased the rest of the disciples also within themselves, and they said, Why did this ointment go to waste? 13 It was possible that it should be sold for much, and the poor be given it. 14 And they were angry with Mary. And Jesus perceived it, and said to them, Leave her; why do you trouble her? she has done a good work for me: she kept it for the day of my burial. 15 At all times the poor are with you, and when you wish you can do them a kindness: 16 but I am not at all times with you. And for this cause, when she poured this ointment on my body, it is as if she did it for my burial, and anointed my body beforehand. 17 And truly I say to you, In every place where this gospel of mine will be proclaimed in all the world, what she did will be told for a memorial of her. 18 And when Jesus said that, he went out leisurely to go to Jerusalem. 19 And when he arrived at Bethphage and at Bethany, beside the mountain called the Mount of Olives, 20 Jesus sent two of his disciples, and he said to them, Go into this village that is opposite you: 21 and when you enter it, you will find an donkey tied, and a colt with him, which no one has ever ridden: untie him, and bring them to me. 22 And if anyone says to you, Why are you untying them? say to him this, We seek them for our Lord; and immediately send them here. 23 All this happened so that what was said in the prophet might be fulfilled, which said, 24 Say to the daughter of Zion, Look, your King comes to you, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 25 And the disciples did not know this at that time: but after that Jesus was glorified, his disciples remembered that these things were written of him, and that this they had done to him. 26 And when the two disciples went, they found as he had said to them, and they did as Jesus instructed them. 27 And when they untied them, their owners said to them, Why are you untying them? 28 They said to them, We seek them for our Lord. 29 And they let them go. And they brought the donkey and the colt, and they placed on the colt their garments; and Jesus mounted it. 30 And most of the multitudes spread their garments on the ground before him: and others cut branches from the trees, and threw them on the road. 31 And when he neared his descent from the Mount of Olives, all the disciples began to be joyful and to praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty deeds which they had seen; 32 and they said, Praise in the highest; Praise to the Son of David: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord; 33 and blessed is the kingdom that comes, that of our father David: Peace in heaven, and praise in the highest. 34 And a great multitude, that which came to the festival, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took young palm branches, 35 and went out to meet him, and called out and said, Praise: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel. 36 Therefore some of the Pharisees from among the multitudes said to him, Our Master, rebuke your disciples. 37 He said to them, Truly I say to you, If these were silent, the stones would cry out. 38 And when he drew near, and saw the city, he wept over it, and said, 39 If only you had known the things that are for your peace, in this day of yours! now that is hidden from your eyes. 40 Days will come to you when your enemies will surround you, and press you from every side, 41 and will take possession of you, and your children within you; and they will not leave in you a stone on another; because you did not know the time of your visitation. 42 And when he entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was alarmed, and they said, Who is this? 43 And the multitudes said, This is Jesus, the prophet that is from Nazareth of Galilee. 44 And the multitude which was with him testified that he called Lazarus from the grave, and raised him from among the dead. 45 And for this cause great multitudes went out to meet him, because they heard the sign which he did.

1 And when Jesus entered the temple, they brought blind and lame people to him: and he healed them. 2 But when the chief priests and the Pharisees saw the wonders that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Praise be to the Son of David: it distressed them, 3 and they said, Do you not hear what these say? Jesus said to them, Yes: did you not read long ago, From the mouths of children and infants you have chosen my praise? 4 And the Pharisees said to one another, Look, do you not see that nothing helps us? for look, the whole world has followed him. 5 And there were among them certain Gentiles also, who had come up to worship at the festival: 6 these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, and said to him, My lord, we wish to see Jesus. 7 And Philip came and told Andrew: and Andrew and Philip told Jesus. 8 And Jesus answered them, The hour has drawn near, in which the Son of man is to be glorified. 9 Truly, truly, I say to you, A grain of wheat, unless it falls and dies in the earth, remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 10 Whoever loves his life destroys it; and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for the life eternal. 11 If a man serves me, he will follow me; and where I am, my servant will be there too: and whoever serves me, the Father will honor him. 12 Now my soul is troubled: and what shall I say? My Father, deliver me from this hour. But I came to this hour for this reason. 13 My Father, glorify your name. And a voice was heard from heaven, I have glorified it, and will glorify it. 14 And the multitude that were standing heard, and said, This is thunder: and others said, An angel speaks to him. 15 Jesus answered them, This voice came because of you, not because of me. 16 Now is the judgment of this world; and the prince of this world will now be thrown out. 17 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to me. 18 He said this to show the kind of death he would die. 19 The multitudes said to him, We have heard out of the law that the Messiah remains forever: how then do you say, that the Son of man is to be lifted up? who is this, the Son of man? 20 Jesus said to them, The light is with you for a little while longer. Walk so long as you have light, so that the darkness does not overtake you; for whoever walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. 21 So long as you have light, believe the light, so that you may be the children of the light. 22 And when certain of the Pharisees asked of Jesus, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them, The kingdom of God does not come with expectation: 23 nor will they say, Look, it is here! nor, Look, it is there! for the kingdom of God is within you. 24 And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he used to go out, and pass the night in the mountain called the Mount of Olives. 25 And all the people came to him in the morning in the temple, to hear his word. 26 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and his disciples, and said to them, 27 On the seat of Moses are seated the scribes and Pharisees: 28 everything that they tell you now to keep, keep and do: but do not act according to their deeds; for they say, and do not. 29 And they bind heavy burdens, and lay them on the shoulders of the people; while they will not come near them with one finger. 30 But they do all their deeds to put on a show before people. 31 And all the multitude were hearing that with pleasure. 32 And in the course of his teaching he said to them, Guard yourselves from the scribes, who desire to walk in robes, 33 and love greetings in the marketplaces, and sitting in the highest places of the synagogues, and at feasts in the highest parts of the rooms: 34 and they broaden their amulets, and lengthen the cords of their cloaks, 35 and love that they should be called by people, My master, and devour widows’ houses, because they prolong their prayers; these then will receive greater judgment. 36 But you, do not be called masters: for your master is one; you are all brothers. 37 Then do not call anyone your father on earth: for your Father is one, who is in heaven. 38 And do not be called directors: for your director is one, even the Messiah. 39 The one who is great among you will be a servant to you. 40 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. 41 How terrible for you, Pharisees! because you love the highest places in the synagogues, and greetings in the marketplaces. 42 How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you devour widows’ houses, because of your prolonging your prayers: for this reason then you will receive greater judgment. 43 How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you have shut the kingdom of God before people. 44 How terrible for you who know the law! for you concealed the keys of knowledge: you do not enter, and you do not allow those who are entering to enter. 45 How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you travel across land and sea to draw one convert; and when he has become one, you make him a son of hell twice as much as yourselves. 46 How terrible for you, you blind guides! because you say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold that is in the temple, will be condemned. 47 You blind foolish ones: which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold? 48 And, Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the offering that is on it, will be condemned. 49 You blind foolish ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which sanctifies the offering? 50 Whoever then swears by the altar, has sworn by it, and by all that is on it. 51 And whoever swears by the temple, has sworn by it, and by him that is dwelling in it. 52 And whoever swears by heaven, has sworn by the throne of God, and by him that sits on it. 53 How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you tithe mint and rue and dill and cumin and all herbs, and you leave the important matters of the law, judgment, and mercy, and faith, and the love of God: you ought to do this, and not to leave that undone. 54 You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow camels. 55 How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, while the inside of them is full of injustice and wrong. 56 You blind Pharisees, first cleanse the inside of the cup and of the platter, then their outside will be cleansed. 57 How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you resemble whitewashed tombs, which appear from the outside beautiful, but inside are full of the bones of the dead, and all uncleanness. 58 So you too appear to people from outside like the righteous, but inside you are full of wrong and hypocrisy. 59 One of the scribes answered and said to him, Teacher, in this saying of yours you are casting a slur on us. 60 He said, And to you also, you scribes, how terrible! for you load people with heavy burdens, and you do not come near with one of your fingers those burdens. 61 How terrible for you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you build the tombs of the prophets, whom your fathers killed, and adorn the burial places of the righteous, and say, 62 If we had been in the days of our fathers, we should not have been participants with them in the blood of the prophets. 63 Therefore, look, you testify against yourselves, that you are the children of those who killed the prophets. 64 And you too fill up the measure of your fathers. 65 You snakes, you children of vipers, where will you flee from the judgment of Gehenna?

1 Therefore, look, I, the wisdom of God, am sending you prophets, and apostles, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will beat in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city: 2 that there may come on you all the blood of the righteous that has been poured on the ground from the blood of Abel the pure to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah, whom you killed between the temple and the altar. 3 Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation. 4 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killer of the prophets, and stoner of those sent to her! how many times did I wish to gather your children, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you were unwilling! 5 Your house will be left over you desolate. 6 Truly I say to you, You will not see me from now on until you say Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. 7 And many of the rulers also believed in him; but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing him, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue: 8 and they loved the praise from people more than the praising of God. 9 And Jesus cried and said, Whoever believes in me believes not in me, but in him that sent me. 10 And whoever sees me has seen him that sent me. 11 I have come as a light into the world, and so everyone who believes in me does not remain in the darkness. 12 And whoever hears my sayings, and does not keep them, I do not judge him: for I did not come to judge the world, but to give the world life. 13 Whoever wrongs me and does not receive my sayings has one who judges him: the word that I spoke will judge him at the last day. 14 I did not speak on my own: but the Father who sent me has given me commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak; and I know that his commandment is eternal life. 15 The things that I say now, I say just as my Father has told me. 16 And when he said that to them, the scribes and Pharisees began their evildoing, being angry with him, and finding fault with his sayings, and harassing him in many things; 17 seeking to catch something from his mouth, so that they might be able to slander him. 18 And when myriads gathered in great multitudes, almost trampling one another, Jesus began to say to his disciples, Preserve yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 19 For there is nothing concealed, that will not be revealed: or hidden that will not be known. 20 Everything that you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light; and what you have spoken secretly into ears in private rooms will be proclaimed on the roofs. 21 Jesus said this, and he went and hid himself from them. 22 But despite his doing all these signs before them, they did not believe in him: 23 so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, who said, My Lord, who has believed what he heard from us? and the arm of the Lord, to whom has it appeared? 24 And for this reason it is not possible for them to believe, because Isaiah also said, 25 They have blinded their eyes, and made dark their heart; so that they may not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, so that I would heal them. 26 Isaiah said this when he saw his glory, and spoke about him. 27 And when Jesus went out of the temple, certain of his disciples came forward to show him the buildings of the temple, 28 and its beauty and greatness, and the strength of the stones that were laid in it, and the elegance of its building, and that it was adorned with noble stones and beautiful colors. 29 Jesus answered them, Do you see these great buildings? 30 truly I say to you, Days will come, when there will not be left here a stone on another, that will not be thrown down. 31 And two days before the Passover of unleavened bread, the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by deceit, and kill him: 32 and they said, It will not be at the festival, so that the people are not alarmed. 33 And when Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, his disciples, Simon Cephas and James and John and Andrew, came forward to him, and said to him privately, 34 Teacher, tell us when that will be, and what is the sign of your coming and the end of the world. 35 Jesus answered them, Days will come, when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of man, and will not see it. 36 Be careful that no one lead you astray. 37 Many will come in my name, and say, I am the Messiah; 38 and they will say, The time has drawn near, and will lead many astray: therefore do not go after them. 39 And when you hear of wars and news of insurrections, see to it, do not be alarmed: for these things must first be; only the end is not here yet. 40 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 41 and great earthquakes will be in one place and another, and there will be famines and deaths and agitations: and there will be fear and terror and great signs that will appear from heaven, and there will be great storms 42 All these things are the beginning of labor pains. 43 But before all of that, they will lay hands on you, and persecute you, and hand you over to the synagogues and into prisons, and bring you before kings and judges for my name’s sake. 44 And that will serve as a testimony for you. 45 But my gospel must first be preached to all nations. 46 And when they bring you into the synagogues before the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious beforehand how you will answer for yourselves, or what you will say: 47 because it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. 48 Take it to heart, not to be anxious before the time what you will say: 49 and I will give you understanding and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict. 50 And then they will hand you over to coercion, and will kill you: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. 51 And then many will go astray, and they will hate one another, and hand one another over to death. 52 And your parents, and your brothers, and your relatives, and your friends will hand you over, and will kill some of you. 53 But a lock of hair from your heads will not perish. 54 And by your patience you will gain your souls. 55 And many men, false prophets, will arise, and lead many astray. 56 And because of the abundance of wrongdoing, the love of many will grow cold. 57 But whoever endures to the end, that one will be saved. 58 And this, the gospel of the kingdom, will be preached in all the world for a testimony to all nations; and then the end of all will come.

1 But when you see Jerusalem with the army surrounding it, then know that its desolation has drawn near. 2 Those then who are in Judea at that time will flee to the mountain; and those who are within her will flee; and those who are in the villages will not enter her. 3 For these days are the days of vengeance, so that all that is written may be fulfilled. 4 And when you see the unclean sign of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the pure place, whoever reads will understand, 5 and then the one who is in Judea will flee into the mountain: 6 and let the one who is on the roof not go down, nor enter in to take anything from his house: 7 and let the one who is in the field not turn behind him to take his garment. 8 Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse children in those days! there will be great distress in the land, and anger against this nation. 9 And they will fall on the edge of the sword, and will be taken captive to every land: and Jerusalem will be trampled by the nations, until the times of the nations are ended. 10 Then if anyone says to you, The Messiah is here; or, Look, he is there; do not believe him: 11 then there will arise false Messiahs and lying prophets, and will do signs and wonders, in order that they may lead astray even the elect also, if they are able. 12 But as for you, beware: for I have acquainted you with everything beforehand. 13 If then they say to you, Look, he is in the desert; do not go out, so that you are not captured: and if they say to you, Look, he is in the chamber; do not believe. 14 And as the lightning appears from the east, and is seen to the west; the coming of the Son of man will be the same. 15 But first he must suffer much and be rejected by this generation. 16 Pray therefore that your flight does not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath: 17 then there will be great tribulation, the like of which there has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor will be. 18 And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no living person would have lived: but because of the elect, whom he elected, he shortened those days. 19 And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars; and on the earth affliction of the nations, and wringing of hands in confusion at the noise of the sea, and an earthquake: 20 the people’s souls will leave them from fear of that which is to come on the earth. 21 And in those days, immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will become dark, and the moon will not show its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be convulsed: 22 and then the sign of the Son of man will appear in heaven: and at that time all the tribes of the earth will wail, and look at the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and much glory. 23 And he will send his angels with the great trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 24 But when these things begin to happen, take heart, and lift up your heads; for your salvation has drawn near. 25 Learn the example of the fig tree: when it puts out its branches, and brings out its leaves, you know that the summer has come; 26 so you too, when you see these things beginning to happen, know that the kingdom of God has arrived at the door. 27 Truly I say to you, This generation will not pass away, until all these things happen. 28 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my sayings will not pass away. 29 Pay attention to yourselves, that your hearts do not become heavy with excessive desire, and drunkenness, and the care of the world at any time, and that day does not come on you suddenly: 30 for it is as a shock that shocks all the inhabitants that are on the face of the whole earth. 31 Watch at all times, and pray, so that you may be worthy to escape from all the things that are to be, and so that you may stand before the Son of man. 32 No one has learned of that day or that hour, not even the angels of heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 See, and watch and pray: for you do not know when that time will be. 34 It is as a man, who journeyed, and left his house, and gave his authority to his servants, and appointed everyone to his work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stay awake. 35 Stay awake then: since you do not know when the lord of the house comes, in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning; 36 so that he does not come unexpectedly and find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to all of you, Be watchful. 38 For as it was in the days of Noah, the coming of the Son of man will be the same. 39 As they were before the flood eating and drinking, and taking wives, and giving wives to men, 40 until the day in which Noah entered into the ark, and they did not perceive until the flood came, and took them all; the coming of the Son of man will be the same. 41 And as it was in the days of Lot; they were eating and drinking, and selling and buying, and planting and building, 42 on the day in which Lot went out from Sodom, and the Lord rained fire and sulfur from heaven, and destroyed them all: 43 it will be the same on the day in which the Son of man is revealed. 44 And in that day, whoever is on the roof, and his garments in the house, let him not go down to take them: and the one who is in the field will not turn behind him. 45 Remember Lot’s wife. 46 Whoever desires to save his life will destroy it: but whoever destroys his life will save it. 47 Truly I say to you, In that night there will be two on one bed; one will be taken, and another left. 48 And two women will be grinding at one mill; one will be taken, and another left. 49 And two will be in the field; one will be taken, and another left. 50 They answered and said to him, To what place, our Lord? He said to them, Where the body is, the eagles will gather there. 51 Be attentive now: for you do not know at what hour your Lord comes. 52 Know this: if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have been attentive, and would not make it possible that his house should be broken through. 53 Therefore be also ready: for the Son of man comes at an hour you do not expect.

1 Simon Cephas said to him, Our Lord, is it to us that you have spoken this parable, or also to everyone? 2 Jesus said to him, Who do you think is the servant, the master of the house, trusted with control, whom his lord set over his household, to give them their food in its season? 3 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord will come and find having done so. 4 Truly I say to you, He will set him over all that he has. 5 But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord delays his coming; 6 and begins to beat his servants and the maidservants of his lord, and begins to eat and to drink with drunk people; 7 the lord of that servant will come on a day he does not expect, and at an hour he does not know, 8 and will judge him, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites, and with those who are not faithful: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 9 Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, those who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. 10 Five of them were wise, and five foolish. 11 And those foolish ones took their lamps, and did not take oil with them: 12 but those wise ones took oil in vessels along with their lamps. 13 When then the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 14 But in the middle of the night a cry rang out, Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out therefore to meet him. 15 Then all those virgins got up and prepared their lamps. 16 The foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil; for our lamps have gone out. 17 But those wise answered and said, Perhaps there will not be enough for us and you: but go to the sellers, and buy for yourselves. 18 And when they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut. 19 And at last those other virgins also came and said, Our Lord, our Lord, open to us. 20 He answered them, Truly I say to you, I do not know you. 21 Watch then, for you do not know that day nor that hour. 22 It is as a man, who went on a journey, and called his servants, and handed over to them his possessions. 23 And to one he gave five talents, and another two, and another one; everyone according to his strength; and went on his journey immediately. 24 The one who then received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more. 25 And so also the one with the two gained two more. 26 But the one who received the one went and dug in the earth, and hid the money of his lord. 27 And after a long time the lord of those servants came, and collected their accounts. 28 And the one who received five talents came near and brought five more, and said, My lord, you gave me five talents: look, I have gained five more in addition to them. 29 His lord said to him, Well done, you good and faithful servant: you have been faithful over a little, and I will set you over much: enter into the joy of your lord. 30 And the one who had the two came near and said, My lord, you gave me two talents: look, I have gained two more in addition to them. 31 His lord said to him, Good, you faithful servant: you have been faithful over a little, and I will set you over much: enter into the joy of your lord. 32 And the one who also received the one talent came forward and said, My lord, I knew that you are a severe man, who reap where you do not sow, and gather where you did not scatter: 33 and so I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth: look, you have what is yours. 34 His lord answered him, You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter; 35 it was your duty to put my money in the bank, and then I should come and seek it with its gains. 36 Take now from him the talent, and give it to the one who has ten talents. 37 Whoever has will be given more, and will have more: but whoever has nothing will have even what he has taken from him. 38 And the unprofitable servant, put him out into the outer darkness: there will be the weeping and gnashing of teeth. 39 Your clothing will be fastened around your waists, and your lamps lit; 40 and you will be like the people that are looking for their lord, when he returns from the feast; so that, when he comes and knocks, they may at once open to him. 41 Blessed are those servants, whom their lord will come and find attentive: truly I say to you, that he will fasten his clothing around his waist, and make them sit down, and pass through them and serve them. 42 And if he comes in the second watch, or the third, and finds them this way, blessed are those servants. 43 But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all his pure angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory: 44 and he will gather before him all the nations, and separate them the one from the other, like the shepherd who separates the sheep from the goats; 45 and will set the sheep on his right, and the goats on his left. 46 Then the King will say to those who are at his right, Come, you who are blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundations of the world: 47 I was hungry and you gave me food; and I was thirsty and you gave me a drink; and I was a stranger, and you took me in; 48 and I was naked, and you clothed me; and I was sick, and you visited me; and I was in prison, and you cared for me. 49 Then those righteous people will say to him, Our Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you? or thirsty, and give you a drink? 50 And when did we see you a stranger, and take you in? or naked, and clothe you? 51 And when did we see you sick, or imprisoned, and care for you? 52 The King will answer them, Truly I say to you, What you did to one of these brothers of mine, the little ones, you did to me. 53 Then he will say to those who are on his left also, Leave me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his hosts: 54 I was hungry and you did not feed me; and I was thirsty and you did not give me a drink; 55 and I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; and I was naked, and you did not clothe me; and I was sick, and imprisoned, and you did not visit me. 56 Then those will also answer and say, Our Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, or naked, or a stranger, or sick, or imprisoned, and did not serve you? 57 Then he will answer them, Truly I say to you, When you did not do it to one of these little ones, you did not do it to me either. 58 And these will go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

1 And when Jesus finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 You know that Passover will be in two days, and the Son of man is handed over to be crucified. 3 Then the chief priests gathered together, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, in the court of the chief priest, who was called Caiaphas; 4 and they discussed Jesus together so that they might seize him by deception, and kill him. 5 But they said, Not during the festival, so that no disturbance takes place among the people; for they feared the people. 6 And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. 7 And he went away, and talked with the chief priests, and the scribes, and those who held command in the temple, and said to them, What would you pay me to hand him over to you? 8 And they, when they heard it, were pleased, and made ready for him thirty pieces of money. 9 And he promised them, and from that time he sought an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them without the multitude. 10 And on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, and said to him, Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover? 11 And before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the hour had arrived for his departure from this world to his Father; and he loved his own in this world, and to the last he loved them. 12 And at the time of the feast, Satan put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to hand him over. 13 And Jesus, because he knew that the Father had handed over into his hands everything, and that he came from the Father, and goes to God, 14 rose from supper, and laid aside his garments; 15 and took a towel, and wrapped it around his waist, and poured water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around his waist. 16 And when he came to Simon Cephas, Simon said to him, Do you, my Lord, wash my feet for me? 17 Jesus answered him, You do not know what I am doing now; but afterwards you will learn. 18 Simon said to him, You will never wash my feet for me. Jesus said to him, If I do not wash you, you have no part with me. 19 Simon Cephas said to him, Then, my Lord, do not wash only my feet for me, but my hands also and my head. 20 Jesus said to him, Whoever bathes needs to wash only his feet, while his whole body is clean: and you too are clean, but not all of you. 21 For Jesus knew the one who would betray him; therefore he said, You are not all clean. 22 So when he had washed their feet, he took his garments, and sat down, and said to them, Do you know what I have done to you? 23 You call me, Master, and, Lord: and you say well; so I am. 24 If then I, now, who am your Lord and Master, have washed for you your feet, how necessary it is for you to wash one another’s feet! 25 I have given you this as an example, so that you too should do as I have done to you. 26 Truly, truly, I say to you, No servant is greater than his lord; nor an apostle greater than the one who sent him. 27 If you know that, you are happy if you do it. 28 My saying this is not for all of you: for I know whom I have chosen: but so that the scripture might be fulfilled, The one who eats bread with me lifted his heel against me. 29 From now on I tell you before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I am he. 30 Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever receives whomever I send receives me; and whoever receives me receives him that sent me. 31 Who is the great one, the one who sits, or the one who serves? is it not the one who sits? 32 I am among you as one who serves. But you are the ones who have continued with me in my temptations; 33 I promise you, as my Father promised me, the kingdom, so that you may eat and drink at the table of my kingdom. 34 And the first day came, the Festival of Unleavened Bread, on which the Jews used to sacrifice the Passover. 35 And Jesus sent two of his disciples, Cephas and John, and said to them, Go and prepare the Passover for us so that we may eat. 36 And they said to him, Where do you want us to prepare for you? 37 He said to them, Go, enter the city; and at the time of your entering, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him, and the place where he enters, say to someone like that, the master of the house, 38 Our Master says, My time has come, and at your house I keep the Passover. Where then is the lodging place where I will eat with my disciples? 39 And he will show you a large upper room spread and made ready: 40 there then make ready for us. And his two disciples went out, and came to the city, and found as he had said to them: and they made ready the Passover as he had said to them. 41 And when the evening came, and the time arrived, Jesus came and reclined, and the twelve apostles with him. 42 And he said to them, I have deeply desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer: 43 I say to you, that from now on I will not eat it, until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 44 Jesus said that, and was troubled in his spirit, and testified, and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, One of you, he that eats with me, will betray me. 45 And they were very sorrowful; and they began to say to him, one after another of them, Can it be I, Lord? 46 He answered them, One of the twelve, the one who dips his hand with me in the dish, will betray me. 47 And look, the hand of the one who betrays me is on the table. 48 And the Son of man goes, as it is written of him: how terrible then for that man by whose hand the Son of man is betrayed! for it would have been better for that man had he not been born. 49 And the disciples looked one on another, for they did not know to whom he referred; 50 and they began to search among themselves, who that might be who was to do this.

1 And one of his disciples was sitting close against him, he whom Jesus loved. 2 Simon Cephas signaled to him so that he should ask him who this was, about whom he spoke. 3 And that disciple leaned on Jesus’ chest, and said to him, My Lord, who is this? 4 Jesus answered and said, The one for whom I will dip bread and to whom I will give it. And Jesus dipped bread, and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. 5 And after the bread, Satan entered him. And Jesus said to him, What you want to do, do quickly. 6 And none of those sitting there knew why he said this to him. 7 And some of them thought, because Judas had the box, that he was telling him to buy what would be needed for the feast; or, that he might pay something to the poor. 8 Judas the betrayer answered and said, Can it be I, my Master? Jesus said to him, You have said it. 9 And Judas took the bread immediately, and went outside: and it was still night. 10 And Jesus said, Now is the Son of man being glorified, and God is being glorified in him; 11 and if God is glorified in him, God also will glorify him in him, and will immediately glorify him. 12 And while they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and divided; and he gave to his disciples, and said to them, Take and eat; this is my body. 13 And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and blessed, and gave them, and said, Take and drink of it, all of you. 14 And they drank of it, all of them. 15 And he said to them, This is my blood, the new covenant, that is shed for many for the forgiveness of sins. 16 I say to you, From now on I will not drink of this, the juice of the vine, until the day in which I drink with you new wine in the kingdom of God. 17 And do this in remembrance of me. And Jesus said to Simon, Simon, look, Satan asks that he may sift you like wheat: 18 but I plead for you, so that you do not lose your faith: and you, at some time, turn and strengthen your brothers. 19 My children, I am another little while with you. And you will look for me: and as I said to the Jews, Where I go, you cannot come; I say to you now also. 20 A new commandment I give you, so that you may love one another; and as I have loved you, you shall also love one another. 21 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. 22 Simon Cephas said to him, Our Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered him, Where I go, you cannot follow me now; but later you will come. 23 Then Jesus said to them, You will all desert me this night: it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered. 24 But after my rising, I will go ahead of you into Galilee. 25 Simon Cephas answered him, My Lord, if everyone deserts you, I will never desert you. 26 I am with you ready for imprisonment and for death. And I will give up my life for you. 27 Jesus said to him, Will you give up your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, Today, during this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times, saying you do not know me. 28 But Cephas said even more, Even if it lead to death with you, I will not deny you, my Lord. And all the disciples also said the same. 29 Then Jesus said to them, Let not your hearts be troubled: believe in God, and believe in me. 30 The stations in my Father’s house are many, else I should have told you. I go to prepare for you a place. 31 And if I go to prepare for you a place, I will return again and take you to myself: and so where I am, you will be there too. 32 And you know the place where I go, and you know the way. 33 Thomas said to him, Our Lord, we do not know where you are going; and how can we come to know the way? 34 Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: and no one comes to my Father, but through me. 35 And if you had known me, you would have known my Father: and from now on you know him, and have seen him. 36 Philip said to him, Our Lord, show us the Father, and that is enough for us. 37 Jesus said to him, Have I been all this time with you, and do you not know me, Philip? whoever has seen me has seen the Father; how then do you say, Show us the Father? 38 Do you not believe that I am in my Father, and my Father in me? and the saying that I say, I do not say on my own: but my Father who lives in me, he does these deeds. 39 Believe that I am in my Father, and my Father in me: or else believe for the sake of the deeds. 40 Truly, truly, I say to you, Whoever believes in me, he will also do the deeds that I do; and he will do more than that: I go to the Father. 41 And what you ask in my name, I will do for you, so that the Father may be glorified in his Son. 42 And if you ask me in my name, I will do it. 43 If you love me, keep my commandments. 44 And I will ask my Father, and he will send to you another Paraclete, so that he may be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth: 45 whom the world cannot receive; for it has not seen him, nor known him: but you know him; for he has lived with you, and is in you. 46 I will not leave you orphans: I will come to you. 47 Another little while, and the world does not see me; but you see that I live, and you will live also. 48 And in that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

1 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me: and whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will show myself to him. 2 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, My Lord, what is the purpose of your intention to show yourself to us, and not to the world? 3 Jesus answered him, Whoever loves me will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 4 But whoever does not love me does not keep my word: and this word that you hear is not my word, but the Father’s who sent me. 5 I have spoken this to you, while I was still with you. 6 But the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom my Father will send in my name, he will teach you everything, and he will remind you of all that I say to you. 7 Peace I leave you; my peace I give to you: and I do not give to you as this world gives. 8 Let your heart not be troubled, nor fearful. You heard that I said to you, that I go away, and come to you. If you loved me, you would be joyful that I go away to my Father: for my Father is greater than I. 9 And now I tell you before it happens so that, when it happens, you may believe me. 10 Now I will not speak with you much: the Archon of the world will come, and he will have nothing in me: 11 but so that the world may know that I love my Father, and as my Father instructed me, so I do. 12 And he said to them, When I sent you without purses, or wallets, and shoes, did you perhaps lack anything? They said to him, Nothing. 13 He said to them, From now on, whoever has a purse, let him take it, and similarly the wallet also: and whoever has no sword shall sell his garment, and buy for himself a sword. 14 I say to you, that this scripture also must be fulfilled in me, that I should be counted with the transgressors: for all that is said of me is fulfilled in me. 15 His disciples said to him, Our Lord, look, here are two swords. He said to them, They are sufficient. 16 Get up, let us leave this place. And they got up, and praised, and went out, and went, according to their custom, to the Mount of Olives, he and his disciples. 17 And he said to them, I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 18 He takes every branch in me that does not produce fruit: and he cleanses the one that gives fruit, so that it may give much fruit. 19 You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 20 Remain in me, and I in you. And as the branch of the vine cannot produce fruit on its own, if it does not remain in the vine; so too you, if you do not remain in me. 21 I am the vine, and you are the branches: The one who remains in me, and I in him, gives much fruit: for without me you cannot do anything. 22 And if a man does not remain in me, he is thrown outside, like a withered branch; and it is gathered, and thrown into the fire so that it may be burned. 23 If you remain in me, and my word remains in you, everything that you desire to ask will be done for you. 24 And the Father is glorified in this, that you may give much fruit; and you will be my disciples. 25 And as my Father loved me, I loved you also: remain in my love. 26 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love; as I have kept my Father’s commands, and remained in his love. 27 I have spoken that to you so that my joy may be in you, and your joy be fulfilled. 28 This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I loved you. 29 And no love is greater than this, namely, that a man should give his life for his friends. 30 You are my friends, if you do all that I command you. 31 I no longer call you servants; for the servant does not know what his lord does: I have now called you my friends; for everything that I heard from my Father I have made known to you. 32 You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, so that you too should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; and that all that you ask my Father in my name, he may give you. 33 I command you this: love one another. 34 And if the world hates you, know that before you it hated me. 35 If then you were of the world, the world would love its own: but you are not of the world: I chose you out of the world: therefore the world hates you. 36 Remember the word that I said to you, that no servant is greater than his lord. And if they persecuted me, they will persecute you too; and if they kept my word, they will keep your word too. 37 But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, for they have not known him that sent me. 38 And if I had not come and spoken to them, they would have had no sin: but now they have no excuse for their sins. 39 Whoever hates me also hates my Father. 40 And if I had not done the deeds before them that no other man did, they would not have had sin: but now they have seen and hated me and my Father also: so that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, 41 They hated me for nothing. 42 But when the Paraclete comes, whom I will send to you from my Father, even the Spirit of truth, who goes out from my Father, he will testify about me: 43 and you also testify, because from the beginning you have been with me. 44 I have said that to you so that you may not stumble. 45 And they will put you out of their synagogues: and an hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think that he has offered God an offering. 46 And they will do that, because they do not know me, nor my Father. 47 I have said that to you, so that when its time comes, you may remember it, that I told you. 48 And until now I did not say this to you, because I was with you. But now I go to him that sent me; and none of you asks me where I am going. 49 I have said that to you now, and grief has come and taken hold of your hearts 50 But I say the truth to you; It is better for you that I go away: for if I do not go away, the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go away, I will send him to you. 51 And when he comes, he will reprove the world for sin, and for righteousness, and for judgment: for sin, 52 because they have not believed in me; 53 and for righteousness, because I go to my Father; 54 and for judgment, because the Archon of this world has been judged. 55 And I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 56 However when the Spirit of truth comes, he will remind you of all the truth: he will say nothing from himself; but everything that he hears, he will say: and he will make known to you the things that are to be. 57 And he will glorify me; for he will take from me and show you. 58 All that my Father has is mine: therefore I said to you, that he takes what is mine and will show it to you.

1 A little while, and you will not see me; and a little while again, and you will see me; because I go to the Father. 2 His disciples therefore said to one another, What is this that he has said to us, A little while, and you will not see me; and a little while again, and you will see me: and, I go to my Father? 3 And they said, What is this little while that he has said? We do not know what he says. 4 And Jesus perceived that they were trying to ask him, and said to them, Are you asking one another about this, that I said to you, A little while, and you do not see me, and a little while again, and you will see me? 5 Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and grieve, but the world will be joyful: and you will be sorrowful, but your grief will turn to joy. 6 For, when the time comes for a woman to give birth, the arrival of her delivery day distresses her: but whenever she has given birth to a son, she does not remember her distress, for joy at the birth of a man into the world. 7 And you too now grieve: but I will see you, and your hearts will be joyful, and no one takes your joy from you. 8 And in that day you will ask me nothing. And truly, truly, I say to you, All that you ask my Father in my name, he will give you. 9 Until now you have asked nothing in my name: ask, and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete. 10 I have spoken to you now in riddles: but there will come an hour when I will not speak to you in riddles, but will reveal the Father to you plainly, in that day when you will ask in my name: 11 and I do not say to you that I will petition the Father for you; 12 for the Father loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from my Father. 13 I came forth from my Father, and came into the world: and I leave the world, and go to my Father. 14 His disciples said to him, Look, your speech is now plain, and you have not said one thing in an riddle. 15 Now, look, we know that you know everything, and do not need anyone to ask you: and by this we believe that you came from God. 16 Jesus said to them, Believe that an hour is coming, 17 and look, it has come, and you will be scattered, everyone of you to his place, and will leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. 18 I have said this to you so that in me you may have peace. And in the world trouble will overtake you: but take courage; for I have overcome the world. 19 Jesus said this, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, My Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you: 20 as you gave him authority over all humanity, that he might give all those you have given him eternal life. 21 And this is eternal life, that they should know that you alone are true God, and that he whom you sent is Jesus the Messiah. 22 I glorified you in the earth, and I have accomplished the work you gave me to do. 23 And now glorify me, Father, beside you, with that glory which I had with you before the world was. 24 I made known your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: they were yours, and you gave them to me; and they have kept your word. 25 Now they know that all that you have given me is from you: 26 and the sayings which you gave me I have given to them; and they received them, and knew truly that I came forth from you, and believed that you sent me. 27 And I ask for their sake: and my asking is not for the world, but for those whom you have given me; for they are yours: 28 and all that is mine is yours, and all that is yours is mine: and I am glorified in them. 29 And now I am not in the world, and they are in the world, and I come to you. My holy Father, keep them in your name which you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are. 30 When I was with them in the world, I kept them in your name: and I kept those whom you gave me: and none of them has perished, but the son of destruction; so that the scripture might be fulfilled. 31 Now I come to you: and I say this in the world so that my joy may be complete in them. 32 I have given them your word; and the world hated them, because they were not of the world, as I was not of the world. 33 And I do not ask this, that you take them from the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. 34 They were not of the world, as I was not of the world. 35 Father, sanctify them in your truth: for your word is truth. 36 And as you sent me into the world, I also send them into the world. 37 And for their sake I sanctify myself, so that they too may be sanctified in the truth. 38 Neither for these alone do I ask, but for the sake of those who believe in me through their word; 39 that they may be all one; as you are in me, and I in you, and so they too will be one in us: that the world may believe that you sent me. 40 And the glory which you have given me I have given to them; 41 that they may be one, as we are one; I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; and that the world may know that you sent me, and that I loved them, as you loved me. 42 Father, and those whom you have given me, I wish that, where I am, they may be with me also; that they may see my glory, which you have given me: for you loved me before the foundation of the world. 43 My righteous Father, and the world did not know you, but I know you; and they knew that you sent me; and I made your name known to them, and will make it known to them; 44 that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I will be in them.

1 Jesus said this and went out with his disciples to a place which was called Gethsemane, on the side that is in the plain of Kidron, the mountain, the place in which was a garden; and he entered there, he and his disciples. 2 And Judas the betrayer knew that place: for Jesus often met with his disciples there. 3 And when Jesus came to the place, he said to his disciples, Sit here, so that I may go and pray; and pray so that you do not enter into temptations. 4 And he took with him Cephas and the sons of Zebedee together, James and John; and he began to look sorrowful, and to be anxious. 5 And he said to them, My soul is distressed to the point of death: stay here, and watch with me. 6 And he withdrew from them a little, the space of a stone’s throw; 7 and he kneeled, and fell on his face, and prayed, so that, if it were possible, this hour might pass him. 8 And he said, Father, you can do all things; if you are willing, let this cup pass me: 9 but let not my will be done, but let your will be done. 10 And he came to his disciples, and found them sleeping; and he said to Cephas, Simon, did you sleep? 11 Could you not watch for one hour like this with me? 12 Watch and pray, so that you do not enter into temptations: the spirit is willing and ready, but the body is weak. 13 And he went again a second time, and prayed, and said, My Father, if it is not possible with regard to this cup that it pass, except I drink it, your will be done. 14 And he returned again, and found his disciples sleeping, for their eyes were heavy from their grief and anxiety; and they did not know what to say to him. 15 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed a third time, and said the very same word. 16 And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, encouraging him. 17 And being afraid he prayed continuously: and his sweat became like a stream of blood, and fell on the ground. 18 Then he rose from his prayer, and came to his disciples, and found them sleeping. 19 And he said to them, Sleep now, and rest: 20 the end has arrived, and the hour has come; and look, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 21 Get up, let us go: for the one who betrays me has come. 22 And while he was still speaking, came Judas the betrayer, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude carrying lanterns and torches and swords and clubs, from the chief priests and scribes and elders of the people, and with him the footsoldiers of the Romans. 23 And Judas the betrayer gave them a sign, and said, The one I kiss is the man: take him with care, and lead him away. 24 And Jesus, because he knew everything that would come on him, went out to them. 25 And immediately Judas the betrayer came to Jesus, and said, Peace, my Master; and kissed him. 26 And Jesus said to him, Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss? 27 Was it for that you came, my friend? And Jesus said to those who came to him, Whom do you seek? 28 They said to him, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said to them, I am he. And Judas the betrayer also was standing with them. 29 And when Jesus said to them, I am he, they retreated backward, and fell to the ground. 30 And Jesus asked them again, Whom do you seek? They answered, Jesus the Nazarene. 31 Jesus said to them, I told you that I am he: and if you seek me, let these go away: so that the word might be fulfilled which he spoke, 32 Of those whom you have given me I did not lose even one. 33 Then those who were with Judas came, and seized Jesus, and took him. 34 And when his disciples saw what happened, they said, Our Lord, shall we strike them with swords? 35 And Simon Cephas had a sword, and he drew it, and struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his right ear. And the name of that servant was Malchus. 36 Jesus said to Cephas, The cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it? 37 Put the sword into its sheath: for all who take with the sword will die by the sword. 38 Do you think that I am not able to ask of my Father, and he will now raise up for me more than twelve tribes of angels? 39 Then how should the scriptures which were spoken be fulfilled, that it must be this way? 40 Allow this. 41 And he touched the ear of the one who was struck, and healed it. And in that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, As they come out against a thief have you come out against me with swords and clubs to take me? I was daily with you in the temple sitting teaching, and you did not take me: 42 but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. 43 And that happened so that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. 44 Then the disciples all left him, and fled. And the footsoldiers and the officers and the soldiers of the Jews seized Jesus, and came. 45 And a certain young man followed him, and he was wrapped in a towel, naked: 46 and they seized him; so he left the towel, and fled naked. 47 Then they took Jesus, and bound him, and brought him to Annas first; because he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was chief priest that year. 48 And Caiaphas was the one who advised the Jews, that it was necessary that one man should die instead of the people. 49 And Simon Cephas and one of the other disciples followed Jesus. And the chief priest knew that disciple, and he entered with Jesus into the court; 50 but Simon was standing outside at the door. And that other disciple, whom the chief priest knew, went out and spoke to the woman who kept the door, and she brought Simon in. 51 And when the girl who kept the door saw Simon, she looked steadily at him, and said to him, Are you not also one of the disciples of this man, I mean Jesus the Nazarene? 52 But he denied, and said, Woman, I do not know him, and I do not even know what you are saying. 53 And the servants and the soldiers rose, and made a fire in the middle of the court, so that they might warm themselves; for it was cold. 54 And when the fire burned up, they sat down around it. 55 And Simon also came, and sat down with them to warm himself, so that he might see the end of what would happen.

1 And the chief priest asked Jesus about his disciples, and about his teaching. 2 And Jesus said to him, I was speaking openly to the people; and I always taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where all the Jews gather; and I have spoken nothing in secret. 3 Why do you ask me? ask those who have heard, what I spoke to them: for they know all that I said. 4 And when he had said that, one of the soldiers who were standing there struck the cheek of Jesus, and said to him, Do you answer this way the chief priest? 5 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, testify to the evil: but if well, why did you strike me? 6 And Annas sent Jesus bound to Caiaphas the chief priest. 7 And when Jesus went out, Simon Cephas was standing in the outer court warming himself. 8 And that girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, This man also was there with Jesus the Nazarene. 9 And those who stood by came forward and said to Cephas, Truly you are one of his disciples. 10 And he denied again with an oath, I do not know the man. 11 And after a little one of the servants of the chief priest, the relative of him whose ear Simon cut off, saw him; and he disputed and said, Truly this man was with him: 12 and he also is a Galilean; and his speech is similar. 13 And he said to Simon, Did I not see you with him in the garden? 14 Then Simon began to curse, and to swear, I do not know this man whom you have mentioned. 15 And immediately, while he was speaking, the rooster crowed twice. 16 And in that hour Jesus turned, while he was outside, and looked steadily at Cephas. And Simon remembered the word of our Lord, which he said to him, 17 Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times. 18 And Simon went outside, and wept bitterly. 19 And when the morning approached, the servants of all the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people and all the multitude assembled, and made a plot; 20 and they planned together against Jesus to put him to death. 21 And they looked for false witnesses who would testify against him, so that they might put him to death, and they did not find any; 22 but many false witnesses came, 23 but their testimony did not agree. 24 But at last there came two lying witnesses, 25 and said, We heard him say, I will destroy this temple of God that is made with hands, and will build another not made with hands after three days. 26 And not even so did their testimony agree. But Jesus was silent. 27 And the chief priest rose in the midst, and asked Jesus, and said, 28 Do you not answer a word about anything? what do these testify against you? 29 But Jesus was silent, and answered him nothing. 30 And they took him up into their assembly, and said to him, If you are the Messiah, tell us. 31 He said to them, If I tell you, you will not believe me: 32 and if I ask you, you will not answer me a word, nor let me go. 33 And the chief priest answered him, I call on you by the living God to tell us whether you are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. 34 Jesus said to him, You have said that I am he. 35 They all said to him, Then you are now the Son of God? Jesus said, You have said that I am he. 36 I say to you, that from now on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. 37 Then the chief priest tore his tunic, and said, He has blasphemed. 38 And they all said, Why should we now seek witnesses? we have now heard the blasphemy from his mouth. What then do you think? 39 They all answered and said, He is worthy of death. 40 Then some of them drew near, and spat in his face, and struck him, and scoffed at him. 41 And the soldiers struck him on his cheeks, and said, Prophesy to us, you Messiah: who is the one who struck you? 42 And they spoke many other false things against him. 43 And all of their assembly arose, and took Jesus, and brought him bound to the praetorium, and handed him over to Pilate the judge; 44 but they did not enter into the praetorium, so that they would not be defiled when they would eat the Passover. 45 And Jesus stood before the judge. And Pilate went outside to them, and said to them, What accusation do you have against this man? 46 They answered him, If he had not been doing evils, we would not have handed him over to you. 47 We found this man leading our people astray, and restraining people from paying tax to Caesar, and saying of himself that he is the King, the Messiah. 48 Pilate said to them, Then take him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said to him, We have no authority to put a man to death: 49 so that the word might be fulfilled, which Jesus spoke, when he made known by what manner of death he was to die. 50 And Pilate entered into the praetorium, and called Jesus, and said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? 51 Jesus said to him, Did you say this on your own, or did others tell you about me? 52 Pilate said to him, Am I, really, a Jew? The sons of your nation and the chief priests handed you over to me: what have you done? 53 Jesus said to him, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight so that I should not be handed over to the Jews: now my kingdom is not from here. 54 Pilate said to him, Then you are a king? Jesus said to him, You have said that I am a king. And I was born for this and came into the world for this, to testify to the truth. 55 And everyone that is of the truth hears my voice. Pilate said to him, And what is the truth? And when he said that, he went out again to the Jews.

1 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitude, I have found nothing against this man. 2 But they cried out and said, He has disturbed our people with his teaching in all Judea, and he began from Galilee and to this place. 3 And Pilate, when he heard the name of Galilee, asked, Is this man a Galilean? 4 And when he learned that he was under the jurisdiction of Herod, he sent him to Herod: for he was in Jerusalem in those days. 5 And Herod, when he saw Jesus, was extremely joyful: for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him; and he counted on seeing some sign from him. 6 And he questioned him with many words; but Jesus did not answer him a word. 7 And the scribes and chief priests were standing by, and they accused him forcefully. 8 And Herod scoffed at him, he and his servants; and when he had scoffed at him, he clothed him in robes of scarlet, and sent him to Pilate. 9 And on that day Pilate and Herod became friends, there having been enmity between them before that. 10 And Pilate called the chief priests and the rulers of the people, 11 and said to them, You brought this man to me as someone who corrupts your people: and I have examined him before you, and have not found in this man any cause of all that you seek against him: 12 nor Herod: for I sent him to him; and he has done nothing for which he should deserve death. 13 So now I will punish him, and let him go. 14 The multitude all cried out and said, Take him from us, take him. 15 And the chief priests and the elders accused him of many things. 16 And during their accusation he did not answer a word. 17 Then Pilate said to him, Do you not hear how many things they testify against you? 18 And he did not answer him, not even one word: and Pilate was amazed at that. 19 And when the judge sat on his tribune, his wife sent to him, and said to him, See that you have nothing to do with that righteous man: for I have suffered much in my dream today because of him. 20 And at every festival the custom of the judge was to release to the people one prisoner, whoever they wanted. 21 And there was in their prison a well-known prisoner, called Barabbas. 22 And when they assembled, Pilate said to them, 23 You have a custom, that I should release to you a prisoner at the Passover: do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews? 24 And they all cried out and said, Do not release to us this man, but release to us Barabbas. And this Barabbas was a robber, 25 who for insurrection and murder, which was in the city, was thrown into the prison. 26 And all the people cried out and began to ask him to do as the custom was that he should do with them. 27 And Pilate answered them, Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah, the King of the Jews? 28 For Pilate knew that envy had moved them to hand him over. 29 And the chief priests and the elders asked the multitudes to release Barabbas, and to destroy Jesus. 30 The judge answered them, Which of the two do you want me to release to you? They said, Barabbas. 31 Pilate said to them, And Jesus who is called the Messiah, what shall I do with him? 32 They all cried out and said, Crucify him. 33 And Pilate spoke to them again, for he wanted to release Jesus; 34 but they cried out and said, Crucify him, crucify him, and release to us Barabbas. 35 And Pilate said to them a third time, What evil has this man done? I have not found in him any reason requiring death: I will punish him and let him go. 36 But they grew more insistent with a loud voice, and asked him to crucify him. And their voice, and the voice of the chief priests, prevailed. 37 Then Pilate released to them that one who was thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, Barabbas, whom they asked for: and he flogged Jesus with whips. 38 Then the footsoldiers of the judge took Jesus, and went into the praetorium, and gathered around him all of the footsoldiers. 39 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet cloak. 40 And they clothed him in garments of purple, and braided a crown of thorns, and placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; 41 and while they mocked at him and laughed, they fell down on their knees before him, and bowed down to him, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! 42 And they spat in his face, and took the reed from his hand, and struck him on his head, and struck his cheeks. 43 And Pilate went outside again, and said to the Jews, I bring him out to you, so that you may know that I do not find, in examining him, even one crime. 44 And Jesus went outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garments. 45 Pilate said to them, Look, the man! And when the chief priests and the soldiers saw him, they cried out and said, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves, and crucify him: for I do not find a cause against him. 46 The Jews said to him, We have a law, and according to our law he deserves death, because he made himself the Son of God. 47 And when Pilate heard this word, his fear increased; 48 and he entered again into the porch, and said to Jesus, Where are you from? 49 But Jesus did not answer him a word. Pilate said to him, Do you not speak to me? do you not know that I have authority to release you, and have authority to crucify you? 50 Jesus said to him, You would have no authority over me unless you had been given it from above: therefore the sin of the one who handed me over to you is greater than your sin. 51 And for this word Pilate wished to release him: but the Jews cried out, If you let him go, you are not a friend of Caesar: for everyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar.

1 And when Pilate heard this saying, he took Jesus out, and sat on the tribune in the place which was called the pavement of stones, but in the Hebrew called Gabbatha. 2 And that day was the Friday of the Passover: and it had reached about the sixth hour. 3 And he said to the Jews, Look, your King! And they cried out, Take him, take him, crucify him, crucify him. Pilate said to them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests said to him, We have no king except Caesar. 4 And Pilate, when he saw it, and he was gaining nothing, but the tumult was increasing, took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, and said, I am innocent of the blood of this innocent man: you will know. 5 And all the people answered and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. 6 Then Pilate commanded to grant them their request; and handed over Jesus to be crucified, according to their wish. 7 Then Judas the betrayer, when he saw Jesus wronged, went and returned the thirty pieces of money to the chief priests and the elders, 8 and said, I have sinned in my betraying innocent blood. And they said to him, And we, what must we do? you know. 9 And he threw down the money in the temple, and left; and he went away and hanged himself. 10 And the chief priests took the money, and said, We do not have authority to throw it into the place of the offering, for it is the price of blood. 11 And they consulted together, and bought with it the plain of the potter, for the burial of foreigners. 12 Therefore that plain was called, The field of blood, to this day. 13 In this was fulfilled the saying in the prophet which said, I took thirty pieces of money, the price of the precious one, which was fixed by the children of Israel; 14 and I paid them for the plain of the potter, as the Lord commanded me. 15 And the Jews took Jesus, and went away to crucify him. And when he carried his cross and went out, they stripped him of those purple and scarlet garments which he had on, and put on him his own garments. 16 And while they were going with him, they found a man, a Cyrenian, coming from the country, named Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus: 17 and they compelled this man to bear the cross of Jesus. 18 And they took the cross and laid it on him so that he might bear it, and come after Jesus; and Jesus went, and his cross behind him. 19 And many people followed him, and women who were mourning and raving. 20 But Jesus turned to them and said, Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me: weep for yourselves, and for your children. 21 Days are coming, when they will say, Blessed are those who cannot bear children, and the wombs that did not bear children, and the breasts that did not nurse. 22 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. 23 For if they do so in the green tree, what will happen in the dry? 24 And they brought with Jesus two others of the criminals, to be put to death. 25 And when they came to a certain place called The skull, and called in the Hebrew Golgotha, they crucified him there: they crucified with him these two criminals, one on his right, and the other on his left. 26 And the scripture was fulfilled, which says, He was numbered with the transgressors. 27 And they gave him to drink wine and myrrh, and vinegar which had been mixed with the myrrh; and he tasted, and would not drink; and he did not receive it. 28 And the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and cast lots for them in four parts, to every party of the soldiers a part; and his tunic was seamless, woven throughout from the top. 29 And they said to one another, Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it will be: and the scripture was fulfilled, which says, They divided my garments among them, and cast lots for my clothing. 30 The soldiers did this. And they sat and guarded him there. 31 And Pilate wrote on a tablet the cause of his death, and put it on the wood of the cross above his head. And there was written on it this way: This is Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews. 32 And many of the Jews read this tablet: for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city: and it was written in Hebrew and Greek and Latin. 33 And the chief priests said to Pilate, Do not write, The King of the Jews; but, He is the one who said, I am the King of the Jews. 34 Pilate said to them, What has been written has been written. 35 And the people were standing watching; and those who passed by were insulting him, and shaking their heads, and saying, 36 You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself if you are the Son of God, and come down from the cross. 37 And in the same way the chief priests and the scribes and the elders and the Pharisees ridiculed him, and laughed one with another, and said, 38 The savior of others cannot save himself. 39 If he is the Messiah, the chosen of God, and the King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, so that we may see, and believe in him. 40 The one who relies on God—let him deliver him now, if he is pleased with him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 41 And the soldiers also scoffed at him in that they came near him, 42 and brought him vinegar, and said to him, If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself. 43 And in the same way the two robbers also that were crucified with him insulted him. 44 And one of those two criminals who were crucified with him insulted him, and said, If you are the Messiah, save yourself, and save us also. 45 But his comrade rebuked him, and said, Do you not even fear God, being yourself also in this condemnation? 46 And we have been punished justly, as we deserved, according to our deed: but this man has not done anything unlawful. 47 And he said to Jesus, Remember me, my Lord, when you come in your kingdom. 48 Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, Today you will be with me in Paradise. 49 And there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary that was related to Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 50 And Jesus saw his mother, and that disciple whom he loved standing by; and he said to his mother, Woman, look, your son! 51 And he said to that disciple, Look, your mother! And from that hour that disciple took her to himself. 52 And from the sixth hour darkness was on all the land to the ninth hour, and the sun became dark. 53 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and said, Yail, Yaili, why have you forsaken me? which is, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? 54 And some of those who stood there, when they heard, said, This man called Elijah.

1 And after that, Jesus knew that all things were finished; and so that the scripture might be accomplished, he said, I thirst. 2 And there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and in that hour one of them hurried, and took a sponge, and filled it with that vinegar, 3 and fastened it on a reed, and brought it near his mouth to give him a drink. 4 And when Jesus had taken that vinegar, he said, Everything is finished. 5 But the rest said, Leave him, so that we may see whether Elijah comes to save him. 6 And Jesus said, My Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they do. And Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and said, My Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. 7 He said that, and bowed his head, and gave up his spirit. 8 And immediately the face of the door of the temple was torn into two parts from top to bottom; 9 and the earth was shaken; and the stones were split to pieces; and the tombs were opened; and the bodies of many saints who slept arose and came out; 10 and after his resurrection they entered into the holy city and appeared to many. 11 And the officer of the footsoldiers, and those who were with him who were guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that happened, were greatly afraid, and praised God, and said, 12 This man was righteous; and, Truly he was the Son of God. 13 And all the multitudes that had come together to watch, when they saw what happened, returned and beat their chests. 14 And the Jews, because of the Friday, said, Let these bodies not remain on their crosses, because it is the morning of the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a great day); and they asked Pilate that they might break the legs of those who were crucified, and take them down. 15 And the soldiers came, and broke the legs of the first, and the other who was crucified with him: 16 but when they came to Jesus, they saw that he had died before, so they did not break his legs: 17 but one of the soldiers pierced him in his side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water. 18 And the one who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true: and he knows that he has said the truth, so that you too may believe. 19 He did this so that the scripture might be fulfilled, which says, A bone will not be broken in him; 20 and the scripture also which says, Let them look at him whom they pierced. 21 And there were in the distance all the acquaintances of Jesus standing, and the women that came with him from Galilee, those who followed him and served. 22 One of them was Mary Magdalene; and Mary the mother of James the little and Joseph, 23 and the mother of the sons of Zebedee, and Salome, and many others who came up with him to Jerusalem; and they saw that. 24 And when the evening of the Friday came, because of the entering of the Sabbath, 25 there came a rich man, a noble of Ramah, a city of Judah, named Joseph, and he was a good man and upright; and he was a disciple of Jesus, but was concealing himself for fear of the Jews. 26 And he did not agree with the accusers in their desire and their deeds: 27 and he was looking for the kingdom of God. And this man went boldly, and entered in to Pilate, and asked him for the body of Jesus. 28 And Pilate was amazed at how he had died already: and he called the officer of the footsoldiers, and asked him about his death before the time. 29 And when he knew, he commanded him to hand his body over to Joseph. 30 And Joseph bought for him a burial cloth of pure linen, and took down the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in it; and they came and took it. 31 And there came to him Nicodemus also, who had previously come to Jesus by night; and he brought with him perfume of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. 32 And they took the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in the linen and the perfume, as was the custom of the Jews to bury. 33 And there was in the place where Jesus was crucified a garden; and in that garden a new tomb cut out in a rock, 34 where no one had ever yet been laid. And they left Jesus there because the Sabbath had come in, and because the tomb was near. 35 And they pushed a great stone, and pushed it against the door of the tomb, and went away. 36 And Mary Magdalene and Mary that was related to Joseph came to the tomb after them, 37 and sat opposite the tomb, and saw the body, how they took it in and laid it there. 38 And they returned, and bought ointment and perfume, and prepared it, so that they might come and anoint him. 39 And on the day which was the Sabbath day they stopped work according to the command. 40 And the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate, and said to him, 41 Our lord, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was alive, After three days I rise. 42 And now send beforehand and guard the tomb until the third day, so that his disciples do not come and steal him at night, and they will say to the people that he has risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first. 43 He said to them, And do you not have guards? go, and take precautions as you know how. 44 And they went, and set guards at the tomb, and sealed that stone, with the guards. 45 And in the evening of the Sabbath, which is the morning of the first day, and in the dawning while the darkness still remained, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary and other women to see the tomb. 46 They brought with them the perfume which they had prepared, and said among themselves, 47 Who is it that will remove for us the stone from the door of the tomb? for it was very great. 48 And when they said this, there occurred a great earthquake; and an angel came down from heaven, and came and removed the stone from the door. 49 And they came and found the stone removed from the tomb, and the angel sitting on the stone. 50 And his appearance was as the lightning, and his clothing white as the snow: 51 and for fear of him the guards were troubled, and became as dead men. 52 And when he went away, the women entered into the tomb; and they did not find the body of Jesus. 53 And they saw there a young man sitting on the right, dressed in a white garment; and they were amazed. 54 And the angel answered and said to the women, Do not be afraid: for I know that you seek Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He is not here; but he has risen, as he said. 55 Come and see the place where our Lord lay.

1 And while they were amazed at that, look, two men were standing above them, their clothing shining: 2 and they were seized with fright, and bowed down their face to the earth: and they said to them, Why do you seek the living one with the dead? 3 He is not here; he has risen: remember what he was saying to you while he was in Galilee, and saying, 4 The Son of man is to be handed over into the hands of sinners, and to be crucified, and on the third day to rise. 5 But hurry, and say to his disciples and to Cephas, He has risen from among the dead; and look, he goes ahead of you into Galilee; 6 and there you will see him, where he told you: look, I have told you. 7 And they remembered his sayings; and they hurried away from the tomb with joy and great fear, and hurried and went; 8 and confusion and fear surrounded them; and they told no one anything, for they were afraid. 9 And Mary hurried, and came to Simon Cephas, and to that other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them, They have taken our Lord from the tomb, and I do not know where they have laid him. 10 And Simon went out, and that other disciple, and came to the tomb. 11 And they both hurried together: and that disciple outran Simon, and came first to the tomb; 12 and he looked down, and saw the linen laid; but he did not go in. 13 And Simon came after him, and entered into the tomb, and saw the linen laid; 14 and the scarf with which his head was bound was not with the linen, but wrapped and laid aside in a certain place. 15 Then the disciple who came first to the tomb entered, and saw, and believed. 16 And they did not yet know from the scriptures that the Messiah was to rise from among the dead. 17 And those two disciples went to their place. 18 But Mary remained at the tomb weeping: and while she wept, she looked down into the tomb; 19 and she saw two angels sitting in white clothing, one of them toward his pillow, and the other toward his feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid. 20 And they said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, They have taken my Lord, and I do not know where they have left him. 21 She said that, and turned behind her, and saw Jesus standing, and did not know that it was Jesus. 22 Jesus said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? whom do you seek? And she supposed him to be the gardener, and said, My lord, if you have taken him, tell me where you have laid him so that I may go and take him. 23 Jesus said to her, Mary. She turned, and said to him in Hebrew, Rabboni; which means, Teacher. 24 Jesus said to her, Do not touch me; for I have not ascended yet to my Father: go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. 25 And on the Sunday on which he rose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 26 And some of those guards came to the city, and informed the chief priests of all that had happened. 27 And they assembled with the elders, and consulted together; 28 and they gave money, not a little, to the guards, and said to them, Say, His disciples came and stole him by night, while we were sleeping. 29 And if the judge hears that, we will make a plea with him, and free you of blame. 30 And they, when they took the money, did according to what they taught them. And this word spread among the Jews to this day. 31 And then Mary Magdalene came, and announced to the disciples that she had seen our Lord, and that he had said that to her. 32 And while the first women were going along the way to inform his disciples, Jesus met them, and said to them, Peace to you. 33 And they came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 34 Then Jesus said to them, Do not be afraid: but go and say to my brothers that they go to Galilee, and there they will see me. 35 And those women returned, and told all that to the eleven, and to the rest of the disciples; and to those who had been with him, for they were saddened and weeping. 36 And those were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the rest who were with them: and they were those who told the apostles. 37 And they, when they heard them say that he was alive and had appeared to them, did not believe them: 38 and these sayings were before their eyes as the sayings of madness. 39 And after that, he appeared to two of them, on that day, and while they were going to the village which was named Emmaus, and whose distance from Jerusalem was sixty furlongs. 40 And they were talking with one another about all the things which had happened. 41 And during the time of their talking and inquiring with one another, Jesus came and reached them, and walked with them. 42 But their eyes were veiled so that they would not recognize him. 43 And he said to them, What are these sayings you address to one another as you walk and are sad? 44 One of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, Are you perhaps the only stranger to Jerusalem, since you do not know what happened in it during these days? He said to them, What happened? 45 They said to him, About Jesus, he who was from Nazareth, a man who was a prophet, and powerful in speech and deeds before God and before all the people: 46 and the chief priests and the elders handed him over to the sentence of death, and crucified him. 47 But we supposed that he was the one who was to deliver Israel. And since all these things happened there have passed three days. 48 But certain women of us also informed us that they had come to the tomb; 49 and when they did not find his body, they came and told us that they had seen there the angels, and they said about him that he was alive. 50 And some of us also went to the tomb, and found the matter as the women had said: only they did not see him. 51 Then Jesus said to them, You who lack in discernment, and heavy in heart to believe! 52 Was it not in all the sayings of the prophets that the Messiah was to suffer these things, and to enter into his Glory? 53 And he began from Moses and from all the prophets, and interpreted to them about himself from all the scriptures. 54 And they drew near the village, where they were going: and he was leading them to imagine that he was as if going to a distant region. 55 And they pressed him, and said to him, Stay with us: for the day has now faded into darkness. And he went in to stay with them. 56 And when he sat with them, he took bread, and blessed, and broke, and gave to them. 57 And immediately their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he was taken away from them. 58 And they said the one to the other, Was not our heart heavy within us, while he was speaking to us along the way, and interpreting to us the scriptures? 59 And they rose in that hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered, and those who were with them, saying, 60 Truly our Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon. 61 And they related what happened along the way, and how they knew him when he broke the bread. They did not believe that either.

1 And while they talked together, the evening of that day arrived which was the Sunday; and the doors were shut where the disciples were, because of the fear of the Jews; 2 and Jesus came and stood among them, and said to them, Peace be with you: I am he; do not be afraid. But they were alarmed, and became afraid, and supposed that they saw a spirit. 3 Jesus said to them, Why are you alarmed? and why do thoughts rise in your hearts? 4 See my hands and my feet, that I am he: feel me, and know that a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have. 5 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet and his side. 6 And they were until this time unbelieving, from their joy and their wonder. He said to them, Do you have anything here to eat? 7 And they gave him a portion of broiled fish and of honey. And he took it, and ate before them. 8 And he said to them, These are the sayings which I spoke to you, while I was with you, that everything must be fulfilled, which is written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, about me. 9 Then he opened their heart so that they might understand the scriptures; and he said to them, 10 This is what is written, and it is necessary in this way that the Messiah suffer, and rise from among the dead on the third day; 11 and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins be preached in his name among all the peoples; and the beginning will be from Jerusalem. 12 And you will be witnesses of that. And I send you the promise of my Father. 13 And when the disciples heard that, they were glad. 14 And Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you: as my Father has sent me, I also send you. 15 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit: 16 and if you forgive sins to any man, they will be forgiven him; and if you retain them against any man, they will be retained. 17 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Thama, was not there with the disciples when Jesus came. 18 The disciples therefore said to him, We have seen our Lord. But he said to them, If I do not see in his hands the places of the nails, and put on them my fingers, and pass my hand over his side, I will not believe. 19 And after eight days, on the next Sunday, the disciples were assembled again inside, and Thomas with them. And Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in their midst, and said to them, Peace be with you. 20 And he said to Thomas, Bring your finger here, and look at my hands; and bring your hand here, and spread it on my side: and do not be unbelieving, but believing. 21 Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God. 22 Jesus said to him, Now since you have seen me, you have believed: blessed are those who have not seen me, and have believed. 23 And Jesus did many other signs before his disciples, and they are those which are not written in this book: 24 but these that are written also are so that you may believe in Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God; and that when you have believed, you may have eternal life in his name. 25 And after that, Jesus showed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself to them in this way. 26 And there were together Simon Cephas, and Thomas who was called Twin, and Nathanael who was of Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of the disciples. 27 Simon Cephas said to them, I go to catch fish. They said to him, And we also come with you. And they went out, and went up into the boat; and in that night they caught nothing. 28 And when the morning arrived, Jesus stood on the shore of the sea: but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 29 And Jesus said to them, Children, do you have anything to eat? They said to him, No. 30 He said to them, Cast your net from the right side of the boat, and you will find. And they threw, and they were not able to draw the net for the abundance of the fish that had come into it. 31 And that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Cephas, This is our Lord. And Simon, when he heard that it was our Lord, took his tunic, and fastened it around his waist (for he was naked), and threw himself into the sea to come to Jesus. 32 But some others of the disciples came in the boat (and they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits), and drew that net of fish. 33 And when they went up on the land, they saw live coals laid, and fish laid on them, and bread. 34 And Jesus said to them, Bring some of this fish you have now caught. 35 Simon Cephas therefore went up, and dragged the net to the land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three fish: and with all this weight that net was not torn. 36 And Jesus said to them, Come and sit down. And none of the disciples dared to ask him who he was, for they knew that it was our Lord. But he did not appear to them in his own form. 37 And Jesus came, and took bread and fish, and gave to them. 38 This is the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples, when he had risen from among the dead. 39 And when they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Cephas, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, my Lord; you know that I love you. 40 Jesus said to him, Feed for me my lambs. He said to him again a second time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, my Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed for me my sheep. 41 He said to him again the third time, Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me? And it grieved Cephas that he said to him three times, Do you love me? He said to him, My Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you. 42 Jesus said to him, Feed for me my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were a child, you fastened your clothing around your waist yourself, and went wherever you wished: but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten your clothing around your waist, and take you where you would not wish. 43 He said that to him to explain by what death he was to glorify God. And when he had said that, he said to him, Come after me. 44 And Simon Cephas turned, and saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following him; the one who at the supper leaned on Jesus’ chest, and said, My Lord, who is it that betrays you? 45 When therefore Cephas saw him, he said to Jesus, My Lord, and this man, what will happen in his case? 46 Jesus said to him, If I wish this man to remain until I come, what is that to you? follow me. 47 And this word spread among the brothers, that that disciple should not die: but Jesus did not say that he should not die; but, If I wish this man to remain until I come, what is that to you? 48 This is the disciple who testified about that, and wrote it: and we know that his testimony is true.

1 But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 2 And when they saw him, they worshiped him: but some of them doubted. 3 And while they sat there he appeared to them again, and rebuked them for their lack of faith and the hardness of their hearts, those who saw him when he had risen, and did not believe. 4 Then Jesus said to them, I have been given all authority in heaven and earth; and as my Father has sent me, so I also send you. 5 Go now into all the world, and preach my gospel in all the creation; 6 and teach all the peoples, and baptize them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit; 7 and teach them to keep everything I commanded you: and look, I am with you all the days, to the end of the world. 8 For whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; but whoever does not believe will be rejected. 9 And the signs which will accompany those who believe in me are these: that they will cast out demons in my name; and they will speak with new languages; 10 and they will take up snakes, and if they drink deadly poison, it will not injure them; and they will lay their hands on the diseased, and they will be healed. 11 But you, stay in the city of Jerusalem, until you are clothed with power from above. 12 And our Lord Jesus, after speaking to them, took them out to Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 13 And while he blessed them, he was separated from them, and ascended into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 14 And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 15 and at all times they were in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. 16 And from there they went out, and preached in every place; and our Lord helped them, and confirmed their sayings by the signs which they did. 17 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, and if every one of them were written, not even the world, in my opinion, would contain the books which would be written.

Borgian manuscript: closing notice

1 Here ends the Gospel which Tatian compiled and named Diatessaron, that is, The Fourfold, a compilation from the four Gospels of the holy Apostles, the excellent Evangelists (peace be on them). It was translated by the excellent and learned priest, Abu al-Faraj Abdallah ibn al-Tayyib (may God grant him favor), from Syriac into Arabic, from a copy written by Isa ibn Ali al-Mutatabbib, pupil of Hunayn ibn Ishaq (God have mercy on them both). Amen.

Vatican manuscript: closing notice

2 Here ends, by the help of God, the holy Gospel that Tatian compiled from the four Gospels, which is known as Diatessaron. And praise belongs to God, who deserves it and is its lord! And to him be the glory forever.