CHAPTERS 9-16
LUKE#9
1 ¶ Then he called his twelve disciples together, and
gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
2 And he sent
them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
3 And he said
unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither
staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence
depart.
5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that
city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
6 And they
departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every
where.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he
was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the
dead;
8 And of some,
that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen
again.
9 And Herod said,
John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he
desired to see him.
10 ¶ And the apostles, when they were returned, told him
all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a
desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
11 And the
people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto
them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
12 And when the
day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude
away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and
get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
13 But he said
unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said,
We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy
meat for all this people.
14 For they were about five thousand men. And he
said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in
a company.
15 And they did
so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then he took
the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them,
and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 And they did
eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to
them twelve baskets.
18 ¶ And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his
disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom
say the people that I am?
19 They answering
said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the
old prophets is risen again.
20 He said unto
them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering
said, The Christ of God.
21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded
them to tell no man that thing;
22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of
the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third
day.
23 And he said to
them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever
will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and
lose himself, or be cast away?
26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him
shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in
his Father's, and of the holy angels.
27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which
shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
28 ¶ And it came to pass
about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and
went up into a mountain to pray.
29 And as he
prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white
and glistering.
30 And, behold,
there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
31 Who appeared
in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 But Peter and
they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they
saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
33 And it came to
pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for
us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for
Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
34 While he thus
spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they
entered into the cloud.
35 And there came a voice out of the cloud,
saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
36 And when the
voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man
in those days any of those things which they had seen.
37 ¶ And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they
were come down from the hill, much people met him.
38 And, behold, a
man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son:
for he is mine only child.
39 And, lo, a
spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he
foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
40 And I besought
thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
41 And Jesus
answering said, O faithless and perverse generation,
how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw
him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the
child, and delivered him again to his father.
43 ¶ And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God.
But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto
his disciples,
44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of
man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
45 But they
understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it
not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
46 Then there
arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
47 And Jesus,
perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
48 And said unto
them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name
receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he
that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw
one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not
with us.
50 And Jesus said
unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us
is for us.
51 ¶ And it came to pass, when the time was come that he
should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
52 And sent
messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the
Samaritans, to make ready for him.
53 And they did
not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
54 And when his
disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command
fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
55 But he turned,
and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of
spirit ye are of.
56
For the Son of man is not come to
destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
57 ¶ And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way,
a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58 And Jesus said
unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have
nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59 And he said
unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord,
suffer me first to go and bury my father.
60 Jesus said
unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and
preach the kingdom of God.
61 And another
also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell,
which are at home at my house.
62 And Jesus said
unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
1 ¶ After these things the Lord appointed other seventy
also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place,
whither he himself would come.
2 Therefore said
he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the
labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would
send forth labourers into his harvest.
3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man
by the way.
5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to
this house.
6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon
it: if not, it shall turn to you again.
7 And in the same
house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is
worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat
such things as are set before you:
9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The
kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go
your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
11 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do
wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure
of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.
12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that
day for Sodom, than for that city.
13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the
mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they
had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
14 But it shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you.
15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be
thrust down to hell.
16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you
despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
17 ¶ And the seventy returned again with joy, saying,
Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said
unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from
heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and
scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means
hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are
subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and
said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed
them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man
knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and
he to whom the Son will reveal him.
23 And he turned
him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are
the eyes which see the things that ye see:
24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to
see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things
which ye hear, and have not heard them.
25 ¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted
him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
26 He said unto
him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
27 And he
answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy
neighbour as thyself.
28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered
right: this do, and thou shalt live.
29 But he,
willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
30 And Jesus
answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem
to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and
wounded him, and departed, leaving him half
dead.
31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and
when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and
looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was:
and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and
wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of
him.
35 And on the morrow
when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said
unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come
again, I will repay thee.
36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto
him that fell among the thieves?
37 And he said,
He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him,
Go, and do thou likewise.
38 ¶ Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered
into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her
house.
39 And she had a
sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.
40 But Martha was
cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not
care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she
help me.
41 And Jesus
answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art
careful and troubled about many things:
42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good
part, which shall not be taken away from her.
1 ¶ And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a
certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach
us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
2 And he said
unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven,
so in earth.
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that
is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
5 And he said
unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall
go unto him at midnight, and say unto him,
Friend, lend me three loaves;
6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have
nothing to set before him?
7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the
door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give
thee.
8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because
he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as
many as he needeth.
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and
ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh
findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will
he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them
that ask him?
14 ¶ And he was casting
out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out,
the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
15 But some of
them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
16 And others,
tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
17 But he,
knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a
house falleth.
18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his
kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons
cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the
kingdom of God is come upon you.
21 When a strong man
armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome
him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his
spoils.
23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth
not with me scattereth.
24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through
dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he
saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more
wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of
that man is worse than the first.
27 ¶ And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a
certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is
the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
28 But he said, Yea
rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
29 ¶ And when the people were gathered thick together, he
began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a
sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the
Son of man be to this generation.
31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the
men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is
here.
32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this
generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas;
and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret
place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in
may see the light.
34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is
single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy
body also is full of darkness.
35 Take heed therefore
that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part
dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle
doth give thee light.
37 ¶ And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to
dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
38 And when the
Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
39 And the Lord
said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside
of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and
wickedness.
40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make
that which is within also?
41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold,
all things are clean unto you.
42 But woe unto you,
Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over
judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the
other undone.
43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in
the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are
as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of
them.
45 Then answered
one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us
also.
46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens
grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your
fingers.
47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets,
and your fathers killed them.
48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your
fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
49 Therefore also said
the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them
they shall slay and persecute:
50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the
foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished
between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required
of this generation.
52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of
knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye
hindered.
53 And as he said
these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him
vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
54 Laying wait
for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might
accuse him.
1 ¶ In the mean time, when there were gathered together
an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another,
he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware
ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed;
neither hid, that shall not be known.
3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be
heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall
be proclaimed upon the housetops.
4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that
kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which
after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear
him.
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of
them is forgotten before God?
7 But even the very hairs
of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than
many sparrows.
8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men,
him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the
angels of God.
10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it
shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it
shall not be forgiven.
11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto
magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer,
or what ye shall say:
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye
ought to say.
13 ¶ And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak
to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 And he said
unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a
man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16 And he spake a
parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich
man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do,
because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build
greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up
for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall
be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast
provided?
21 So is he that layeth
up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22 ¶ And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what
ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
23 The life is more than
meat, and the body is more than raiment.
24 Consider the ravens: for they
neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth
them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
25 And which of you with
taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If ye then be not
able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
27 Consider the lilies
how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to
day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he
clothe you, O ye of little faith?
29 And seek not ye what
ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
30 For all these things
do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have
need of these things.
31 But rather seek ye
the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
32 Fear not, little
flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell that ye have,
and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the
heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
34 For where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35 Let your loins be
girded about, and your lights burning;
36 And ye yourselves
like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding;
that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
37 Blessed are those servants,
whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that
he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth
and serve them.
38 And if he shall come
in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are
those servants.
39 And this know, that
if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would
have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 Be ye therefore ready
also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41 ¶ Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this
parable unto us, or even to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who
then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his
household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall
find so doing.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over
all that he hath.
45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth
his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and
drink, and to be drunken;
46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh
not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder,
and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared
not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many
stripes.
48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of
stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given,
of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they
will ask the more.
49 I am come to send
fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I
straitened till it be accomplished!
51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you,
Nay; but rather division:
52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided,
three against two, and two against three.
53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son
against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against
the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in
law against her mother in law.
54 ¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say,
There cometh a shower; and so it is.
55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be
heat; and it cometh to pass.
56 Ye hypocrites, ye can
discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not
discern this time?
57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as
thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him;
lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and
the officer cast thee into prison.
59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast
paid the very last mite.
1 ¶ There were present at that season some that told him
of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
2 And Jesus answering
said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were
sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise
perish.
4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and
slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in
Jerusalem?
5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise
perish.
6 ¶ He spake also this parable; A
certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought
fruit thereon, and found none.
7 Then said he unto the
dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this
fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year
also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou
shalt cut it down.
10 ¶ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the
sabbath.
11 And, behold,
there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed
together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
12 And when Jesus
saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman,
thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13 And he laid
his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with
indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto
the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore
come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
15 The Lord then
answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each
one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him
away to watering?
16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom
Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the
sabbath day?
17 And when he
had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people
rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
18 ¶ Then said he, Unto what is
the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and
cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the
air lodged in the branches of it.
20 And again he
said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and
hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
22 And he went
through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23 ¶ Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be
saved? And he said unto them,
24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto
you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut
to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying,
Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not
whence ye are:
26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy
presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are;
depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28 There shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all
the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and
from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there
are first which shall be last.
31 ¶ The same day there came certain of the Pharisees,
saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
32 And he said
unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out
devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be
perfected.
33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day
following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and
stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy
children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would
not!
35 Behold, your house is
left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until
the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord.
1 ¶ And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one
of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
2 And, behold,
there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
3 And Jesus
answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
4 And they held
their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;
5 And answered
them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox
fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
6 And they could
not answer him again to these things.
7 ¶ And he put forth a
parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief
rooms; saying unto them,
8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in
the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this
man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room;
that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher:
then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with
thee.
11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted.
12 Then said he
also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or
a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy
rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the
lame, the blind:
14 And thou shalt be
blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the
resurrection of the just.
15 ¶ And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard
these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the
kingdom of God.
16 Then said he
unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade
many:
17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were
bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first
said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it:
I pray thee have me excused.
19 And another said, I have
bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I
cannot come.
21 So that servant came,
and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said
to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and
bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.
22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast
commanded, and yet there is room.
23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways
and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden
shall taste of my supper.
25 ¶ And there went great multitudes with him: and he
turned, and said unto them,
26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother,
and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also,
he cannot be my disciple.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me,
cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you,
intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost,
whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not
able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth
not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him
that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth
an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all
that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith
shall it be seasoned?
35 It is neither fit
for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears
to hear, let him hear.
1 ¶ Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners
for to hear him.
2 And the
Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth
with them.
3 And he spake
this parable unto them, saying,
4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of
them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that
which is lost, until he find it?
5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders,
rejoicing.
6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and
neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which
was lost.
7 I say unto you, that
likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over
ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose
one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently
till she find it?
9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her
neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which
I had lost.
10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
11 ¶ And he said, A certain man
had two sons:
12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me
the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all
together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his
substance with riotous living.
14 And when he had
spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in
want.
15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country;
and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that
the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants
of my father's have bread
enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him,
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of
thy hired servants.
20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a
great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his
neck, and kissed him.
21 And the son said
unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven,
and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand,
and shoes on his feet:
23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us
eat, and be merry:
24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost,
and is found. And they began to be merry.
25 Now his elder son was in the field:
and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these
things meant.
27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father
hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
28 And he was angry,
and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do
I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou
never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy
living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all
that I have is thine.
32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this
thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.
1 ¶ And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the
same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear
this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer
steward.
3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my
lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the
stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and
said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto
him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 Then said he to
another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat.
And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had
done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than
the children of light.
9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon
of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting
habitations.
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also
in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous
mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another
man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the
other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous,
heard all these things: and they derided him.
15 And he said
unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before
men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men
is abomination in the sight of God.
16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the
kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one
tittle of the law to fail.
18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another,
committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her
husband committeth adultery.
19 ¶ There was a certain rich
man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every
day:
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at
his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be
fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs
came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by
the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and
send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my
tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime
receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is
comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf
fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they
pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou
wouldest send him to my father's house:
28 For I have five
brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of
torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let
them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them
from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.