Pharisees, When will the kingdom of God come? he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation : 21 neither will they say, Lo, it is here! or there! for, lo, Rom. xiv. 17. the kingdom of God is within you: 22 and he said to the disciples, The days will come, when ye will long to see one of the days of the Son of man, but will not see it: 23 and if they shall say to Matt. xxiv. you, Lo, he is there, or, lo, 23. here, seek him not; 24 for, as the lightning that lighteneth out of one part under heaven, shineth to another part under heaven; so also will the Son of man be: 25 but he must first suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation. 26 And, as it was in the days of Noah, so also it will be in the days of the Son of man: 27 they eat, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all: 30 the same will be in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed; 31 in that day, let not him who shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, come down to take them away: and likewise, let not him that is in the field, turn back : 32 remember Lot's wife! 33 whoever shall seek to secure his life, will lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life, will regain it. 34 I tell you, in this night two men will be on one bed; the one will be taken, and the other will be left: 35 two women will be grinding together; the one will be taken, and the other will be left: 36 and they answered and said to him, Where, Lord? and he said to them, Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Mait. xxiv. CHAPTER XVIII. Noah entered into the ark, AND he spake a parable to and the flood came which destroyed them all: 28 likewise, also, as it was in the days of Lot; they eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 but, in the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained them, to the end, that men ought to pray always, and not be discouraged; 2 saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man: 3 and a widow was in that city; and she went to him, 28. saying, Avenge me of my God, be thou merciful to me a adversary: 4 and he would not, for a time; but afterward, he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5 yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by coming she at last. weary me. 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith: 7 and will not God avenge his chosen, who cry to him day and night, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you, that he will avenge them, speedily: nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, will he find faith on the earth? 9 And he spake this parable to those who trusted in themselves that they were just, and despised all others: 10 Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican: 11 the Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as all other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican: 12 I fast twice in the week; I pay tithes of all that I possess: 13 but the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven; but smote on his breast, saying, sinner! 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house, more justified than the other: for, every one who exalteth himself will be abased; but he who humbleth himself will be exalted. 15 And they brought to him also infants, that he should touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them: 16 but Jesus called them to him, and said, Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God: 17 verily I tell you, Whoever receiveth not the kingdom of God as a little child, will not enter into it. 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Master, what good thing shall I do, to inherit eternal life? Mark, xi. 18. 19 and Jesus said to him, Why speakest thou to me of Matt. xix. 17. goodness? none is good, but one, that is, God: 20 thou knowest the commandments; "Thou shalt not "commit adultery, Thou shalt "not kill, Thou shalt not steal, "Thou shalt not bear false "witness, Honour thy father "and thy mother:" 21 and he said, All these I have kept from my youth: 22 and when Jesus heard him, he said to him, One thing yet thou lackest sell all thou hast, and distribute it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me: 23 but when he heard this, he became very sorrowful; for he was very rich: 24 and Jesus seeing him, said, How hardly will they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 25 for it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God: 26 and they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? 27 and he said, The things which are impossible with men, are possible with God. 28 And Peter said, Lo, we have left all we have, and have followed thee: 29 and he said to them, Verily I tell you, There is no one that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, 30 who will not receive manifold more than these in this present time, and in the world to come eternal life. 31 And taking to him the twelve, he said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man, will be accomplished: 32 for he will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on; 33 and they will scourge him, and put him to death; but the third day he will rise again : 34 but they understood none of these things, and this saying was hidden from them; and they comprehended not the words which were spoken. 35 And it came to pass, as he was approaching Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging: 36 and hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it was: 37 and they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by: 38 and he cried out, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me! 39 and they that went before rebuked him, that he should be silent: but he cried out much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me! 40 and Jesus stopped, and ordered him to be brought to him: and when he was come near, he asked him, 41 saying, What wilt thou that I should do for thee? And he said, Lord, that I may see: 42 and Jesus said to him, See! thy faith hath healed thee: 43 and immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, beholding him, gave praise to God. CHAPTER XIX. AND Jesus entered Jeri through it, house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham : 9 for, the Son of man is come to seek, and to save, that which was lost. 10 And when they had heard these words, he proceeded to speak a parable; because he was near to Jerusalem, and cho, and was passing because they thought that the kingdom of God would be immediately manifested: 2 when, behold, a man named Zaccheus, who was both a chiefpublican, and rich, sought to see Jesus, who he was; but could not for the crowd, because he was short of stature: 3 and he ran forward, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him; for he was to pass that way: 4 and when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said to him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for I must dwell to-day in thy house: 5 and he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 6 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone in, to lodge with a man that is a sinner: 7 and Zaccheus stood, and said to the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and, if I have taken any thing from any one unjustly, I restore him fourfold: 8 and Jesus said to him, This day is salvation come to this 11 he said therefore, A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself the sovereignty, and to return: 12 and he called ten of his servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said to them, Employ these until I come : 13 but his citizens hated him; and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. 14 And it came to pass, when he returned after having received the sovereignty, that he ordered those servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money; that he might know how much each had gained: 15 and the first came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds: 16 and he said to him, Well, thou good servant; because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities: 17 and the second came, L saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds: 18 and he said to him likewise, Be thou also over five cities : 19 and the next came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin : 20 for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man, taking up that which thou layedst not down, and reaping that which thou didst not sow: 21 and he saith to him, Out of thine own mouth I will judge thee, thou wicked servant: knewest thou that I was an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow? 22 why, then, didst thou not put my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have recovered my own with interest? 23 and he said to them that stood by, Take the pound from him, and give it to him that hath ten pounds : 24 and they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds: 25 and he said, I tell you, That to every one who hath, shall be given; and from him who hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away: 26 but those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither; and slay them before me. 27 And when he had thus said, he went on before them, going up to Jerusalem. 28 And it came to pass, when he was come near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called, of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 29 saying, Go ye to the village over against you; in entering which ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat: loose it and bring it hither: 30 and if any one ask you, Why loose ye it? ye shall say thus to him, Because the Lord hath need of it. 31 And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said to them: 22 and as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, Why loose ye the colt? 33 and they said, The Lord hath need of it: 34 and they brought it to Jesus; and they cast their garments on the colt, and they set Jesus upon it: 35 and as he went along, they spread their garments on the way. 36 And when he was already near the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and to praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works that they had seen; |