Chapter VII: Front Matter (7)

(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 the property that falls to me. And he divided to them his living. (13)And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad into a far country, and there wasted his substance in riotous living. (14)And when he had spent all, there arose a grievous famine in that country; and he began to be in want. (15)And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens 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 which the swine ate; and no one gave to him. (17)And coming to himself, he said: How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! (18)I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him: Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee. (19)I am no longer 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 to him: Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son. (22)But the father said to his servants: Bring forth a robe, the best, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet; (23)and bring the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry. (24)Because this my son was dead and is alive again, 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 near to the house, he heard music and dancing. (26)And calling to him one of the servants, he inquired what these things meant. (27)And he said to him: Thy brother is come; and thy father killed the fatted calf, because he received him back, safe and sound. (28)And he was angry, and would not go in; and his father came out, and entreated him. (29)And he answering said to his father: Lo, so many years do I serve thee, and never transgressed thy command; and to me thou never gayest a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. (30)But when this thy son came, who devoured thy living with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted calf. (31)And he said to him: Child, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. (32)It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad; because this thy brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

XVI.

AND he said also to the disciples: There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods. (2)And having called him, he said to him: What is this that I hear of thee? Give account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward. (3)And the steward said within himself: What shall I do? for my master takes away from me the stewardship. I am not able to 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)And having called to him each one of his master's debtors, he said to the first: How much owest thou to my master? (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 he said to another: And how much owest thou? And he said: A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and write fourscore. (8)And the master commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; because the sons of this world are, in their generation, wiser than the sons of light. (9)And I say to you: Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it fails, they may receive you into the 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 were not faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches? (12)And if ye were not faithful in that which is another's, who will give to you your own? (13)No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye can not serve God and Mammon.

(14)And the Pharisees also; who were covetous, heard all these things; and they derided him. (15)And he said to them: Ye are they who justify themselves before men; but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination before God.

(16)The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the good news of the kingdom of God is published, and every man presses into it. (17)And it is easier that heaven and earth should pass away, than that one tittle of the law should fail.

(18)Every one who puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when put away from a husband commits adultery.

(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 that fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. (22)And it came to pass, that the beggar died; and he was borne away by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried; (23)and in the underworld, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (24)And he cried and said: Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. (25)But Abraham said: Child, remember that in thy lifetime thou receivedst thy good things in full, and Lazarus in like manner his evil things; but now here, he is comforted and thou art tormented. (26)And besides all this, between us and you a great gulf is fixed; that they who would pass from hence to you may not be able, nor those from thence pass over to us. (27)And he said: I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house. (28)For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, that they may not also come into this place of torment. (29)Abraham says to him: They have Moses and the prophets let them hear them. (30)And he said: Nay, father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they will repent. (31)And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.

XVII.

AND he said to his disciples: It is impossible that causes of offense should not come; but woe to him through whom they come! (2)It were better for him that a mill stone were placed about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to offend.

(3)Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. (4)And if he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn to thee saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.

(5)And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith. (6)And the Lord said: If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and planted in the sea; and it would have obeyed you.

(7)And who of you, having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately, when he has come in from the field, Come and recline at table; (8)and will not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? (9)Does he thank that servant, because he did the things that were commanded? I think not. (10)So also ye, when ye shall have done all the things that were commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which was our duty to do.

(11)And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, that he went through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. (12)And as he was entering into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar off. (13)And they lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. (14)And seeing it, he said to them: Go, show yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass that, as they went, they were cleansed. (15)And one of them, seeing that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God, (16)and fell down on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him; and he was a Samaritan. (17)And Jesus answering said: Were not the ten cleansed? And where are the nine? (18)Were none found returning to give glory to God, except this stranger? (19)And he said to him: Arise, and go; thy faith has made thee whole.

(20)And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said: The kingdom of God comes not with observation; (21)nor shall they say, Lo here! or, Lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you[17:21].

(22)And he said to the disciples: Days will come, when ye will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye will not see it. (23)And they will say to you, See here; or, See there; go not away, and follow not. (24)For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one part under heaven, shines unto the other part under heaven, so will the Son of man be in his day. (25)But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected on the part of this generation.

(26)And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days of the Son of man. (27)They ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all. (28)In like manner also as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; (29)but the same day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed all. (30)After the same manner will it be, in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

(31)In that day, he who shall be on the house-top, and his goods in the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not turn back. (32)Remember Lot's wife. (33)Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life shall preserve it.

(34)I say to you, in that night there will be two men in one bed; one will be taken, and the other will be left. (35)Two women will be grinding together; one will be taken, and the other left. (37)And they answering say to him: Where, Lord? And he said to them: Where the body is, there also will the eagles be gathered together.

XVIII.

AND he spoke also a parable to them, to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint; (2)saying: There was in a certain city a certain judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man. (3)And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. (4)And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man, (5)yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me.

(6)And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge says. (7)And will not God avenge his chosen, who cry to him day and night, though he is long suffering in respect to them? (8)I say to you, that he will avenge them speedily. But yet, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on the earth?

(9)And he spoke this parable to some who trust in themselves that they are righteous, and despise others. (10)Two men went up into the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. (11)The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. (12)I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I possess[18:12]. (13)And the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying: God be merciful to me, the sinner. (14)I say to you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

(15)And they brought to him also infants, that he might touch them; and the disciples seeing it rebuked them. (16)But Jesus calling them to him, said: Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid them not; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. (17)Verily I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter therein.

(18)And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (19)And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good save one, God. (20)Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother. (21)And he said: All these I kept from my youth. (22)And Jesus hearing it said to him: Yet lackest thou one thing; sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. (23)And hearing this, he became very sorrowful; for he was exceedingly rich. (24)And Jesus seeing him became very sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! (25)For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (26)And they who heard it said: And who can be saved? (27)And he said: The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.

(28)And Peter said: Lo, we forsook all, and followed thee. (29)And he said to them: Verily I say to you, there is no one that forsook house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, (30)who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

(31)And taking with him the twelve, he said to them: Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things written by the prophets for the Son of man shall be accomplished. (32)For he will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon, (33)and they will scourge him, and put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again. (34)And they understood none of these things; and this saying was hidden from them, and they knew not the things that were said.

(35)And it came to pass, that as he came near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting by the way-side, begging. (36)And hearing a multitude passing by, he inquired what this was. (37)And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth is passing by. (38)And he called aloud, saying: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. (39)And they who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he cried much the more: Son of David, have mercy on me. (40)And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he was come near, he asked him, (41)saying: What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he said: Lord, that I may receive sight. (42)And Jesus said to him: Receive sight; thy faith has made thee whole. (43)And immediately he received sight, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.

XIX.

AND having entered in, he was passing through Jericho. (2)And behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, and he was a chief publican; and this man was rich. (3)And he sought to see Jesus, who he was; and he could not on account of the multitude, because he was small in stature. (4)And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore-tree to see him; because by that way he was to pass through. (5)And Jesus, when he came to the place, looked up and saw him, and said to him: Zaccheus, make haste and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. (6)And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. (7)And seeing it, they all murmured, saying that he went in to be a guest with a sinner.

(8)And Zaccheus stood up, and said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I took aught from any one by false accusation, I restore fourfold. (9)And Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. (10)For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

(11)And as they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately appear. (12)He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. (13)And having called his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Traffic, till I come.

(14)But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us.

(15)And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what each gained by trading. (16)And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound gained ten pounds. (17)And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because thou wast faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

(18)And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound made five pounds. (19)And he said also to this man: And be thou over five cities. (20)And another came, saying: Lord, behold thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin. (21)For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow. (22)And he says to him: Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow? (23)Why then didst thou not put my money into the bank? and I, at my coming, should have required it with interest. (24)And he said to those standing by: Take from him the pound, and give it to him that has the ten pounds. (25)And they said to him: Lord, he has ten pounds. (26)For I say to you, that to every one that has shall be given; and from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away.

(27)But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

(28)And having spoken these things, he went before, going up to Jerusalem. (29)And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, that he sent forth two of his disciples, (30)saying: Go into the opposite village, in which as ye are entering ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; loose and bring him. (31)And if any one ask you, why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say to him: Because the Lord has need of him. (32)And they that were sent forth departed, and found even as he said to them. (33)And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them: Why loose ye the colt? (34)And they said: The Lord has need of him. (35)And they brought him to Jesus; and having cast their garments upon the colt, they set Jesus thereon. (36)And as he went, they spread their garments in the way. (37)And as he was drawing near, just at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles which they saw; (38)saying: Blessed be the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!

(39)And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him: Teacher, rebuke thy disciples. (40)And answering he said to them: I tell you that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

(41)And when he came near, as he saw the city, he wept over it, (42)saying: If even thou hadst known, at least in this thy day, the things that belong to thy peace! But now they are hidden from thine eyes. (43)For days will come upon thee, that thine enemies will cast up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on every side, (44)and will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

(45)And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold; (46)saying to them: It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye made it a den of robbers.

(47)And he was teaching daily in the temple; and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people were seeking to destroy him, (48)and could not find what they might do; for all the people hung, listening, upon him.

XX.

AND it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and publishing the good news, that the chief priests and the scribes came to him with the elders, (2)and spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he that gave thee this authority? (3)And he answering said to them: I also will ask you one thing; and tell it me. (4)John's immersion, was it from heaven, or from men? (5)And they reasoned with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why, then did ye not believe him? (6)But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. (7)And they answered, that they knew not whence it was. (8)And Jesus said to them: Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do these things.

(9)And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time. (10)And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. (11)And again he sent another servant; and him also, having beaten and treated him shamefully, they sent away empty. (12)And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

(13)And the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps, seeing him, they will reverence him. (14)But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours. (15)So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? (16)He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And hearing it, they said: Far be it! (17)And he, looking on them, said: What then is this that is written,

The stone which the builders disallowed,
The same is become the head of the corner.

(18)Every one that falls upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

(19)And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that hour; and they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

(20)And watching him[20:20], they sent forth spies, feigning themselves to be just men, that they might take hold of his words, in order to deliver him up to the magistracy, and to the authority of the governor. (21)And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and regardest not the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly. (22)Is it lawful that we should give tribute to Caesar, or not? (23)And perceiving their craftiness, he said to them: (24)Show me a denary[20:24]. Whose image and inscription has it? And answering they said: Caesar's. (25)And he said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. (26)And they could not take hold of his words before the people; and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

(27)And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, coming to him, asked him, (28)saying: Teacher, Moses wrote to us, if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he die childless, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

(29)There were therefore seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died childless; (30)and the second and the third took her; (31)and in like manner also the seven left no children, and died. (32)At last the woman also died. (33)In the resurrection, therefore, of which of them is she wife? For the seven had her for a wife.

(34)And Jesus answering said to them: The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage. (35)But they who are accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage; (36)for neither can they die any more; for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

(37)Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, at The Bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. (38)For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for to him all live.

(39)And some of the scribes answering said: Teacher, thou saidst well. (40)For they no longer dared to ask him any question.

(41)And he said to them: How say they that the Christ is son of David? (42)And David himself says in the book of Psalms:

The LORD said to my Lord,
Sit on my right hand,
(43)Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

(44)David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?

(45)And in the hearing of all the multitude, he said to his disciples: (46)Beware of the scribes, who desire to go about in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts; (47)who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater condemnation.

XXI.

AND looking up, he saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. (2)And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. (3)And he said: Of a truth I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than all. (4)For all these, out of their abundance, cast into the offerings; but she, out of her want, cast in all the living that she had.

(5)And as some were saying of the temple, that it has been adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, he said: (6)As for these things which ye behold, days will come in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. (7)And they asked him, saying: Teacher, when therefore will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to come to pass?

(8)And he said: Take heed that ye be not led astray. For many will come in my name, saying: I am he, and the time is at hand. Go not after them. (9)And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not immediately.

(10)Then said he to them: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; (11)and there will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be great portents and signs from heaven. (12)And before all these, they will lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up into synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. (13)And it shall turn out to you for a testimony.

(14)Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer. (15)For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay or withstand. (16)And ye will be delivered up both by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and friends; and some of you they will cause to be put to death. (17)And ye will be hated by all for my name's sake. (18)And there shall not a hair of your head perish. (19)In your patience possess your souls[21:19].

(20)And when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. (21)Then let those in Judaea flee into the mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart out; and let those in the fields not enter into it. (22)Because these are the days of vengeance, that all the things which are written may be fulfilled.

(23)Woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck, in those days! For there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people. (24)And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled.

(25)And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and waves; (26)men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking for those things that are coming on the world; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. (27)And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. (28)And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption is drawing nigh.

(29)And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees. (30)When they already shoot forth, seeing it ye know of yourselves that the summer is already near. (31)So also ye, when ye see these things coming to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near. (32)Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all shall have come to pass. (33)Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.

(34)And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come upon you unawares. (35)For as a snare shall it come on all that dwell on the face of the whole earth. (36)And watch, in every time praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

(37)And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called Olivet. (38)And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.

XXII.

NOW the feast of unleavened bread was drawing near, which is called the Passover; (2)and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

(3)And Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. (4)And he went away, and consulted with the chief priests and captains, how he might deliver him up to them. (5)And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. (6)And he promised, and sought opportunity to deliver him up to them in the absence of the multitude.

(7)And the day of unleavened bread came, when the passover must be killed. (8)And he sent away Peter and John, saying: Go, and prepare us the passover, that we may eat it. (9)And they said to him: Where wilt thou that we prepare? (10)And he said to them: Behold, when ye have entered into the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he enters in. (11)And ye shall say to the master of the house: The Teacher says to thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I may eat the passover with my disciples? (12)And he will show you a large upper room furnished; there make ready. (13)And they went away, and found as he had said to them. And they made ready the passover.

(14)And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. (15)And he said to them: I earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer. (16)For I say to you, I shall eat of it no more, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. (17)And having received a cup, he gave thanks and said: Take this, and divide it among yourselves. (18)For I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

(19)And taking a loaf, he gave thanks, and broke it, and gave to them, saying: This is my body which is given for you; this do in remembrance of me. (20)And the cup in like manner after supper, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.

(21)But, behold, the hand of him that betrays me is with me on the table. (22)For the Son of man indeed goes, as it was determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed! (23)And they began to inquire among themselves, who then it might be that should do this thing?

(24)And there arose also a contention among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. (25)And he said to them: The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they who exercise authority over them are called benefactors. (26)But ye are not so; but let the greatest among you become as the younger, and he that is chief as he that serves. (27)For which is greater, he that reclines at table, or he that serves? Is not he that reclines at table? But I am in the midst of you as he that serves. (28)Ye are they who have continued with me in my temptations; (29)and I appoint to you a kingdom, as my Father appointed to me, (30)that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

(31)And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked for you, to sift as the wheat. (32)But I prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and thou, when thou hast turned, strengthen thy brethren.

(33)And he said to him: Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both to prison and to death. (34)And he said: I say to thee, Peter, a cock will not crow this day, till thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

(35)And he said to them: When I sent you without purse, and bag, and sandals, lacked ye anything? And they said: Nothing. (36)Therefore said he to them: But now, he that has a purse let him take it, and likewise a bag; and he that has not, let him sell his garment and buy a sword. (37)For I say to you, that yet this which is written must be accomplished in me: And he was reckoned among transgressors; for the things concerning me have an end[22:37].

(38)And they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said: It is enough!

(39)And going out, he went as he was wont to the mount of the Olives; and his disciples also followed him. (40)And when he was at the place, he said to them: Pray that ye enter not into temptation. (41)And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw; and kneeling down, he prayed, (42)saying: Father, if thou art willing to remove this cup from me! Yet, not my will but thine be done.

(43)And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. (44)And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. (45)And rising up from prayer, and coming to the disciples, he found them sleeping, from sorrow. (46)And he said to them: Why sleep ye? Arise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.

(47)While he was yet speaking, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss him. (48)But Jesus said to him: Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? (49)And they who were about him, seeing what would follow, said to him: Lord, shall we smite with the sword? (50)And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and took off his right ear. (51)And Jesus answering said: Suffer thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.

(52)And Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders, who were come to him: Have ye come out as against a robber, with swords and staves? (53)When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

(54)And they took him, and led him away, and brought him into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed afar off.

(55)And they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. (56)And a certain maid seeing him as he sat by the fire, and looking intently upon him, said: This man also was with him. (57)And he denied him, saying: Woman, I do not know him.

(58)And after a little while, another seeing him said: Thou also art of them. And Peter said: Man, I am not.

(59)And about the space of one hour after, another confidently affirmed, saying: Of a truth this one also was with him; for he is a Galilaean. (60)And Peter said: Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, a cock crowed.

(61)And the Lord turning looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him: Before a cock crows this day, thou wilt deny me thrice. (62)And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

(63)And the men who held Jesus mocked him, beating him; (64)and having blindfolded him they asked him, saying: Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? (65)And many other things they said, reviling him.

(66)And when it was day, the elders of the people[22:66], and the chief priests and scribes, came together; and they brought him up into their council, saying: (67)If thou art the Christ, tell us. And he said to them: If I tell you, ye will not believe. (68)And if I ask, ye will not answer. (69)But henceforth shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. (70)And they all said: Art thou then the Son of God? And he said to them: Ye say it; for I am. (71)And they said: Why need we any further witness? For we ourselves heard it from his own mouth.

XXIII.

AND the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. (2)And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king. (3)And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said to him: Thou sayest it. (4)And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes: I find no fault in this man. (5)And they were the more violent, saying: He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, unto this place.

(6)When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the man is a Galilaean. (7)And learning that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him up to Herod, who also was himself in Jerusalem at that time.

(8)And Herod, when he saw Jesus, rejoiced greatly; for he had desired for a long time to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him. (9)And he questioned him in many words; but he answered him nothing. (10)And the chief priests and scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. (11)And Herod with his men of war set him at naught, and mocked him, and arraying him in a gorgeous robe sent him back to Pilate. (12)And Pilate and Herod on that day became friends with each other; for before they were at enmity between themselves.

(13)And Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, (14)said to them: Ye brought to me this man, as one perverting the people; and, behold, I, having examined him before you, found no fault in this man, touching those things whereof ye accuse him. (15)No, nor yet Herod; for I sent you up to him; and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. (16)I will therefore chastise, and release him. (17)[23:17] (18)And they cried out all at once, saying: Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas! (19)(who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

(20)Again, therefore, Pilate spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus. (21)But they cried, saying: Crucify, crucify him. (22)And a third time he said to them: What evil then has this man done? I found no cause of death in him. I will therefore chastise, and release him. (23)And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring that he should be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed. (24)And Pilate gave sentence, that what they required should be done. (25)And he released him who for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they required; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

(26)And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon a Cyrenian, coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. (27)And there followed him a great company of the people, and of women who also bewailed and lamented him. (28)But Jesus turning to them said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. (29)For, behold, days are coming in which they shall say: Happy the barren, and wombs that never bore, and breasts that never gave suck. (30)Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall on us; and to the hills: Cover us. (31)For if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

(32)And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. (33)And when they had gone away to the place which is called A Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. (34)And Jesus said: Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, casting lots.

(35)And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed, saying: Others he saved; let him save himself, if he is the Christ, the chosen of God. (36)And the soldiers also coming to him mocked him, offering him vinegar, (37)and saying: If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

(38)And there was an inscription written over him: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

(39)And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed at him, saying: If thou art the Christ, save thyself and us. (40)But the other answering rebuked him, saying: Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? (41)And we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man did nothing amiss. (42)And he said to Jesus: Remember me, when thou comest in thy kingdom. (43)And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, to-day thou shalt be with me in paradise.

(44)And it was about the sixth hour; and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. (45)And the sun was darkened; and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. (46)And Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said: Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having said this, he expired.

(47)And the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: Verily, this man was righteous! (48)And all the multitudes who had come together to that sight, having beheld the things that were done, returned, beating their breasts. (49)And all his acquaintance were standing afar off, and women who had followed him from Galilee, beholding these things.

(50)And, behold, a man named Joseph, a counselor, a good and just man, (51)(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, (52)this man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. (53)And taking it down, he wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in the rock, where no one was yet laid. (54)And it was the day of preparation, and the sabbath drew on. (55)And the women also, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and viewed the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. (56)And returning, they prepared spices and ointments; and on the sabbath they rested, according to the commandment.

XXIV.

NOW on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they prepared. (2)And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. (3)And entering in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. (4)And it came to pass, that as they were much perplexed concerning this, behold two men stood by them in shining garments. (5)And they being afraid and bowing their faces to the earth, they said to them: Why seek ye the living among the dead? (6)He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee, (7)saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again. (8)And they remembered his words.

(9)And returning from the sepulchre, they reported all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. (10)And it was Mary the Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who said these things to the apostles. (11)And their words seemed to them as idle talk, and they believed them not.

(12)But Peter rose up, and ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beholds the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

(13)And, behold, two of them were going on that same day to a village called Emmaus, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem. (14)And they were conversing together concerning all these things that had taken place. (15)And it came to pass, that while they were conversing and reasoning, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. (16)But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

(17)And he said to them: What communications are these, that ye have one with another, as ye walk, and are sad? (18)And one, whose name was Cleopas, answering said to him: Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things that have come to pass there in these days? (19)And he said to them: What things? And they said to him: The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people; (20)and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. (21)But we were hoping that it was he who was to redeem Israel. But indeed, beside all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done. (22)Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, who were early at the sepulchre; (23)and not finding his body, came saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who say that he is alive. (24)And some of those who were with us went away to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women said; but him they saw not.

(25)Then he said to them: O foolish, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! (26)Was it not necessary, that the Christ should suffer these things, and enter into his glory? (27)And beginning from Moses, and all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.

(28)And they drew near to the village, whither they were going; and he made as though he would go further. (29)But they constrained him, saying: Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day has declined. And he went in to abide with them.

(30)And it came to pass, that as he was reclining at table with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and breaking, gave to them. (31)And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. (32)And they said one to another: Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked to us in the way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures?

(33)And rising up in the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, (34)saying: The Lord is risen indeed, and he appeared to Simon. (35)And they related what things were done in the way, and how he became known by them in the breaking of bread.