A Prophecy of Esau and Jacob

Luke 14

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 who had the dropsy.

Confronting the Pharisees

³ And Jesus answering, spoke unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?”

⁴ But they held their peace. And He took him and healed him, and let him go.

⁵ And He answered them, saying, “Which of you shall have an ox or an ass fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?”

⁶ And again they could not answer Him concerning these things.

⁷ And He put forth a parable to those who were bidden, when He marked how they chose out the chief places, saying unto them,

⁸ “When thou art bidden by any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest place, lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden by him,

⁹ and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, ‘Give this man thy place,’ and thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

¹⁰ But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place, that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then shalt thou have honor 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.”

Feast for the Poor

¹² Then said He also to him who bade Him, “When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen nor thy rich neighbors, lest they also bid thee again and a recompense be made to 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 those who 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 Jesus said unto him, “A certain man made a great supper and bade many.

¹⁷ And he sent his servant at suppertime to say to them that were bidden, ‘Come, for all things are now ready.’

¹⁸ And they all with one accord began to make excuses. The first said unto him, ‘I have bought a piece of ground, and I need to 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 test 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 showed 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 who were bidden shall taste of my supper.’”

²⁵ And there went great multitudes with Him, and He turned and said unto them,

Prepare to bear the Cross

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 it may happen, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it, all who 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 envoy 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 savor, 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

Luke 15

1 Then drew near unto Him all the publicans and sinners to hear Him.

² And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, “This man receiveth sinners and eateth with them.”

The Lost Sheep

³ And He spoke this parable unto them, saying,

⁴ “What man of you, having a 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 neighbors, saying unto them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’

⁷ I say unto you that likewise more joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons who need no repentance.

⁸ “Or what woman, having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle and sweep the house and seek diligently until she find it?

⁹ And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbors 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.”

The Prodical Son

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 estate.

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, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine ate, 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 music 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 entreated him.

²⁹ And he answering said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years have I served 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 who 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.’”

Luke 16

A Rich Man with a Steward

1 And He said also unto His disciples, “There was a certain rich man who 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, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ And he said to 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, ‘A 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?

Serving Two Masters

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 who 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 away, 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.

Lazarus and the Rich Man

¹⁹ “There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.

²⁰ And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores

²¹ and desiring to be fed with the crumbs 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, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw 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 received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and thou art tormented.

²⁶ And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that they who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from there.’

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 said 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 Abraham said unto him, ‘If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.’”

Luke 17

¹ Then said He unto His disciples, “It is impossible but that offenses will come, but woe unto him through whom they come!

² It were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck and he cast into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to fall.

³ “Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

⁴ And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, ‘I repent,’ thou shalt forgive him.”

Increase our Faith

⁵ And the apostles said unto the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

⁶ And the Lord said, “If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, ‘Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea,’ and it should obey you.

⁷ But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by when he is come from the field, ‘Go and sit down to meat’?

⁸ But will you not rather say unto him, ‘Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me until I have eaten and drunk, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink’?

⁹ Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not!

¹⁰ So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done that which was our duty to do.’”

Going to Jerusalem

¹¹ And it came to pass as He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

¹² And as He entered into a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off.

¹³ And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

¹⁴ And when He saw them, He said unto them, “Go, show yourselves unto the priests.” And it came to pass that as they went, they were cleansed.

¹⁵ And one of them when he saw that he was healed, turned back and with a loud voice glorified God,

¹⁶ and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.

Only One Gave Thanks

¹⁷ And Jesus answering said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?

¹⁸ There are none found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.”

¹⁹ And He said unto him, “Arise; go thy way. Thy faith hath made thee whole.”

²⁰ And when the Pharisees had demanded of Him when the Kingdom of God should come, He answered them and said, “The Kingdom of God cometh not with outward show.

²¹ Neither shall they say, ‘Lo, it is here!’ or ‘Lo, it is there!’ For behold, the Kingdom of God is within you.”

²² And He said unto the disciples, “The days will come when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and ye shall not see it.

²³ And they shall say to you, ‘See, here!’ or ‘See, there!’ Go not after them, nor follow them.

²⁴ For as the lightning that lighteneth one part under heaven shineth unto the other part under heaven, so shall also the Son of Man be in His day.

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

As in the Days of Noah

²⁶ And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of Man:

²⁷ They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

²⁸ “Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

²⁹ but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

³⁰ “Even thus shall it be in the Day when the Son of Man is revealed.

³¹ In that Day, he that shall be upon the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

³² Remember Lot’s wife.

³³ Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

³⁴ I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

³⁵ Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

³⁶ Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”

³⁷ And they answered and said unto Him, “Where, Lord?” And He said unto them, “Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together.”

Luke 18

¹ And He spoke a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not to faint,

² saying, “There was in a city a judge who feared not God, neither regarded man.

³ And there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, saying, ‘Avenge me on mine adversary.’

⁴ And for a while he would not, 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 her continual coming she weary me.’”

⁶ And the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge saith.

⁷ And shall not God avenge His own elect, who cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them?

⁸ I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of Man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?”

⁹ And He spoke this parable unto certain ones who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

¹⁰ “Two men went up into 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 other men are: extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

¹² I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’

¹³ And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’

¹⁴ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other; for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”

John 11

¹ Now a certain man was sick named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

² (It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)

³ Therefore his sisters sent unto Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick.”

⁴ When Jesus heard that, He said, “This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.”

⁵ Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

Raising of Lazarus

⁶ When He heard therefore that Lazarus was sick, He stayed two days still in the same place where He was.

⁷ Then after that He said to His disciples, “Let us go into Judea again.”

⁸ His disciples said unto Him, “Master, the Jews of late sought to stone Thee, and goest Thou thither again?”

⁹ Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.

¹⁰ But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth because there is no light in him.”

¹¹ These things said He, and after that He said unto them, “Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awaken him out of sleep.”

¹² Then said His disciples, “Lord, if he sleep he shall do well.”

¹³ However Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He had spoken of the taking of rest in sleep.

¹⁴ Then Jesus said unto them plainly, “Lazarus is dead.

¹⁵ And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent that ye may believe. Nevertheless let us go unto him.”

¹⁶ Then Thomas, who was called Didymus, said unto his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him.”

¹⁷ Then when Jesus came, He found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about two miles away,

¹⁹ and many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother.

²⁰ Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him; but Mary sat still in the house.

²¹ Then Martha said unto Jesus, “Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother would not have died.

²² But I know that even now, whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God, God will give it Thee.”

²³ Jesus said unto her, “Thy brother shall rise again.”

²⁴ Martha said unto Him, “I know that he shall rise again at the resurrection on the Last Day.”

²⁵ Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection and the Life. He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live;

²⁶ and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die. Believest thou this?”

²⁷ She said unto Him, “Yea, Lord, I believe that Thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into the world.”

²⁸ And when she had so said, she went her way and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, “The Master has come, and calleth for thee.”

²⁹ As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly and came unto Him.

³⁰ Now Jesus had not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met Him.

³¹ The Jews then, who were with her in the house and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, “She goeth unto the grave to weep there.”

³² Then when Mary had come where Jesus was and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying unto Him, “Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother would not have died.”

³³ When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled,

³⁴ and said, “Where have ye laid him?” They said unto Him, “Lord, come and see.”

³⁵ Jesus wept.

³⁶ Then said the Jews, “Behold, how he loved him!”

³⁷ And some of them said, “Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?”

³⁸ Jesus therefore again, groaning in Himself, came to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

³⁹ Jesus said, “Take ye away the stone.” Martha, the sister of him that was dead, said unto Him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he hath been dead four days.”

⁴⁰ Jesus said unto her, “Said I not unto thee that if thou would believe, thou should see the glory of God?”

⁴¹ Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me.

⁴² And I knew that Thou hearest Me always, but because of the people who stand by I said it, that they may believe that Thou hast sent Me.”

⁴³ And when He thus had spoken, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!”

⁴⁴ And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus said unto them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

⁴⁵ Then many of the Jews who came to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed in Him.

Plotting His Death

⁴⁶ But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done.

⁴⁷ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council and said, “What shall we do? For this man doeth many miracles.

⁴⁸ If we let him thus alone, all men will believe in him, and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.”

⁴⁹ And one of them named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, “Ye know nothing at all,

⁵⁰ nor consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.”

⁵¹ And he spoke this not of himself, but, being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

⁵² and not for that nation only, but that also He should gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

⁵³ So from that day forth, they took counsel together to put Him to death.

⁵⁴ Jesus therefore walked no longer openly among the Jews, but went thence unto a region near the wilderness into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with His disciples.

Matthew 19

¹ And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished these sayings, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.

² And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.

Divorce?

³ The Pharisees also came unto Him, testing Him and saying unto Him, “Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?”

⁴ And He answered and said unto them, “Have ye not read, that He that made them at the beginning made them male and female,

⁵ and said, ‘For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh’?

⁶ Therefore they are no more two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”

⁷ They said unto Him, “Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement and to put her away?”

⁸ He said unto them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

⁹ And I say unto you, whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery; and whoso marrieth her who is put away doth commit adultery.”

¹⁰ His disciples said unto Him, “If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.”

¹¹ But He said unto them, “All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.

¹² For there are some eunuchs who were so born from their mother’s womb, and there are some eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.”

Little Children

¹³ Then were there brought unto Him little children, that He should put His hands on them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them,

¹⁴ but Jesus said, “Suffer little children, and forbid them not to come unto Me,for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

¹⁵ And He laid His hands on them and departed thence.

A Rich Man

¹⁶ And behold, one came and said unto Him, “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”

¹⁷ And He said unto him, “Why callest thou Me good? There is none good but One, that is, God. But if thou wilt enter into Life, keep the commandments.”

¹⁸ He said unto Him, “Which?” Jesus said, “‘Thou shalt do no murder; thou shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt not steal; thou shalt not bear false witness;

¹⁹ honor thy father and thy mother; and, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.’”

²⁰ The young man said unto Him, “All these things have I kept from my youth up. What lack I yet?”

²¹ Jesus said unto him, “If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven; and come and follow Me.”

²² But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

²³ Then said Jesus unto His disciples, “Verily I say unto you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

²⁴ And again I say unto you, 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.”

²⁵ When His disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

²⁶ But Jesus beheld them and said unto them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

²⁷ Then Peter answered and said unto Him, “Behold, we have forsaken all and followed Thee. What shall we have therefore?”

²⁸ And Jesus said unto them, “Verily I say unto you, that ye that have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man shall sit on the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

²⁹ And everyone that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold and shall inherit everlasting life.

³⁰ But many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first.

Matthew 20

A Vineyard

¹ “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

² And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

³ And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

⁴ and said unto them, ‘Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you.’ And they went their way.

⁵ Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour and did likewise.

⁶ And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said unto them, ‘Why stand ye here all the day idle?’

⁷ They said unto him, ‘Because no man hath hired us.’ He said unto them, ‘Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.’

⁸ So when evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said unto his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.’

⁹ And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

¹⁰ But when the first came, they supposed they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

¹¹ And when they had received it, they murmured against the master of the house,

¹² saying, ‘These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’

¹³ But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree with me for a penny?

¹⁴ Take that which is thine and go thy way. I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

¹⁵ Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?’

¹⁶ So the last shall be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

¹⁷ And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart on the way and said unto them,

The Son of Man to be Betrayed

¹⁸ “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death,

¹⁹ and shall deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify Him. And the third day, He shall rise again.”

²⁰ Then came to Him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshiping Him and desiring a certain thing of Him.

²¹ And He said unto her, “What wilt thou?” She said unto Him, “Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on Thy right hand and the other on the left in Thy Kingdom.”

²² But Jesus answered and said, “Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said unto Him, “We are able.”

²³ And He said unto them, “Ye shall drink indeed of My cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared by My Father.”

²⁴ And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

²⁵ But Jesus called them unto Him and said, “Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

²⁶ But it shall not be so among you; but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

²⁷ and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant,

²⁸ even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Luke 18

A Blind Man

³⁵ And it came to pass that as He was coming nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging.

³⁶ And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

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

³⁸ And he cried, saying, “Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me!”

³⁹ And those who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace, but he cried out all the more, “Thou Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁰ And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought unto Him. And when he had come near, He asked him,

⁴¹ saying, “What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?” And he said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”

⁴² And Jesus said unto him, “Receive thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee.”

⁴³ And immediately he received his sight and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

Luke19

Zacchaeus

¹ And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 

² And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

³ And he sought to see Jesus, who He was, but could not for the press of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

⁴ And he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was to pass that way.

⁵ And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said unto him, “Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must abide at thy house.”

⁶ And he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.

⁷ And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying that He had gone to be the guest of a man who was a sinner.

⁸ And Zacchaeus stood and said unto the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore to him fourfold.”

⁹ And Jesus said unto him, “This day is salvation come to this house, in that he also is a son of Abraham.

¹⁰ For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

Matthew 20:29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.

Two Blind Men

³⁰ And behold, two blind men were sitting by the wayside when they heard that Jesus was passing by, and they cried out, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Thou Son of David!”

³¹ And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace; but they cried out the more, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Thou Son of David!”

³² And Jesus stood still, and called them and said, “What will ye that I shall do unto you?”

³³ They said unto Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”

³⁴ So Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.

Luke 19

Parable of the Pounds

¹¹ And as they heard these things, He added and spoke a parable, because He was nigh to Jerusalem and because they thought that the Kingdom of God should immediately appear.

¹² He said therefore, “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

¹³ And he called his ten servants and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, ‘Make use of it till I come.’

¹⁴ But his citizens hated him and sent a message after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’

¹⁵ And it came to pass that when he had returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

¹⁶ Then came the first, saying, ‘Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.’

¹⁷ And he said unto him, ‘Well done, thou good servant; because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.’

¹⁸ And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.’

¹⁹ And he said likewise to him, ‘Be thou also over five cities.’

²⁰ And another came, saying, ‘Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid away in a napkin.

²¹ For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layest not down, and reapest what thou did not sow.’

²² And he said unto him, ‘Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down and reaping what I did not sow.

²³ Why then gavest not thou my money unto the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with interest?’

²⁴ And he said unto them that stood by, ‘Take from him the pound and give it to him that hath ten pounds.’

²⁵ (And they said unto him, ‘Lord, he hath ten pounds!’)

²⁶ ‘For I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

²⁷ But those mine enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring them hither and slay them before me.’”

²⁸ And when Jesus had thus spoken, He went ahead, ascending up to Jerusalem.

~ by Joel on October 3, 2023.

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