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Jesus Sends Seventy-Two To The Cities Ahead of Him

10 And after these things, the Lord appointed seventy two^[a] others, and sent them out ahead of His presence two by two, to every city and place where He Himself was going to go.

Jesus Empowers Them And Instructs Them On How To Conduct Themselves

² And He was saying to them “The harvest is great, but the workers are few! Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest that He send-out workers into His harvest. ³ Go! Behold— I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. ⁴ Do not be carrying a money-bag^[b]; not a [traveler’s] bag, not sandals. And greet^[c] no one along the road. ⁵ And into whatever house you enter, first say ‘Peace on this house’. ⁶ And if a son of ^[d] peace is there, your peace will rest on him. Otherwise indeed, it will return to you. ⁷ And be staying in the very house, eating and drinking the things from them. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not be passing from house to house. ⁸ And into whatever city you enter and they welcome you, be eating the things being set-before you. ⁹ And be curing the sick ones in it. And be saying to them, ‘The kingdom of God has drawn-near to you’. ¹⁰ But into whatever city you enter and they do not welcome you, having gone out into its wide-roads, say ¹¹ ‘We are wiping-off against you even the dust having clung to us from your city— to our feet. Nevertheless know this: that the kingdom of God has drawn near’. ¹² I say to you that it will be more-tolerable^[e] on that day for Sodom than for that city! ¹³ Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Because if the miracles having taken place in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long-ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴ Nevertheless^[f] it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. ¹⁵ And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted up to heaven? You will go-down as far as Hades. ¹⁶ The one listening-to you is listening-to Me. And the one rejecting you is rejecting Me. And the one rejecting Me is rejecting the One having sent Me forth”.

The Seventy-Two Return Rejoicing In Their Power. Rejoice In Your Salvation Instead

¹⁷ And the seventy two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name”. ¹⁸ And He said to them, “I was seeing^[g] Satan having fallen like^[h] lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ Behold— I have given you the authority to trample^[i] on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. And nothing will by-any-means^[j] harm you. ²⁰ Nevertheless, do not be rejoicing in this— that the spirits are subject to you. But be rejoicing that your names have been recorded in the heavens”.

It Pleases God To Hide The Kingdom From The Wise And Reveal It To The Childlike

²¹ At the very hour, He rejoiced-greatly in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that^[k] You hid these things from wise ones and intelligent ones, and You revealed them to children^[l]. Yes, Father, because^[m] in this manner it became well-pleasing in Your sight. ²² All things were handed-over to Me by My Father. And no one knows^[n] Who the Son is except the Father, and Who the Father is except the Son— and anyone to whom^[o] the Son wills^[p] to reveal Him”. ²³ And having turned to the disciples, He said privately, “Blessed^[q] are the eyes seeing the things which you are seeing. ²⁴ For I say to you that many prophets and kings wanted to experience^[r] the things which you are seeing, and they did not experience them; and to hear the things which you are hearing, and they did not hear them”.

What Shall I Do To Inherit Life? Love God And Your Neighbor. Who Is My Neighbor?

²⁵ And behold— a certain Law-expert stood up, putting Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, [by] having done what shall I inherit eternal life?” ²⁶ And the One said to him, “What has been written in the Law? How do you read it?” ²⁷ And the one, having responded, said, “You shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole strength, and with your whole mind, and your neighbor as yourself ”. ²⁸ And He said to him, “You answered correctly. Be doing this and you will live”. ²⁹ But the one, wanting to vindicate^[s] himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

The Parable of The Good Samaritan: Be a Neighbor To Everyone

³⁰ Having taken-up the question, Jesus said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. And he fell-into^[t] robbers, who, both having stripped him and having laid-on blows, went away— having left him half-dead. ³¹ And by coincidence, a certain priest was going down on that road. And having seen him, he passed-by-on-the-other-side. ³² And likewise also a Levite having come-to-be upon the place, having come and having seen, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a certain Samaritan, while traveling, came upon him. And having seen, he felt-deep-feelings [of compassion]. ³⁴ And having gone to him, he bound his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. And having put him on his own mount, he brought him to an inn and took-care-of him. ³⁵ And on the next day, having taken out two denarii^[u], he gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take-care-of him. And whatever thing you spend-further I will give-back to you during my returning’. ³⁶ Which of these three seems to you to have become^[v] a neighbor of the one having fallen into the robbers?” ³⁷ And the one said, “The one having shown mercy to him”. And Jesus said to him, “Go, and you be doing likewise”.

Mary Chooses The Good Part: Listening To The Word of Jesus

³⁸ And during their proceeding, He entered into a certain village. And a certain woman, Martha by name, received^[w] Him. ³⁹ And to this one there was a sister being called Mary, who also was listening-to His word, having sat near to the feet of the Lord. ⁴⁰ But Martha was being distracted^[x] with much service. And having stood-near, she said “Lord, do You not care that my sister left me to be serving alone? Tell her then that she should help me”. ⁴¹ But having responded, the Lord said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things. ⁴² But there is a need of one thing. For Mary chose the good^[y] part, which will not be taken-away from her”.

Jesus Teaches His Disciples To Pray

11 And it came about during His being in a certain place praying, that when He ceased, a certain one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples”. ² And He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say, ‘Father— let^[z] Your name be treated-as-holy. Let Your kingdom come. ³ Be giving us each day our daily bread. ⁴ And forgive us our sins, for we also are forgiving everyone being indebted to us. And do not bring us into a temptation^[aa]’”.

Keep Asking And You Will Receive

⁵ And He said to them, “Which of you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves-of-bread, ⁶ because my friend came to me from a journey and I do not have what I will set-before him’; ⁷ and that one, having responded from inside says ‘Do not be causing me troubles. The door has already been locked, and my children are with me in bed. I am not able, having arisen, to give it to you’? ⁸ I say to you: even though he will not, having arisen, give to him because of being his friend, yet because of his shamelessness^[ab] he will, having been raised^[ac], give to him as much as he needs. ⁹ And I say to you: be asking, and it will be given to you. Be seeking, and you will find. Be knocking, and it will be opened to you. ¹⁰ For everyone asking receives. And the one seeking finds. And to the one knocking, it will be opened.

God Knows How To Give Good Answers To Your Prayers

¹¹ “And what father from-among you will his son ask-for a fish, and he will give him a snake^[ad] instead of a fish? ¹² Or indeed he will ask-for an egg— will he give him a scorpion? ¹³ Therefore if you, being evil, know-how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to the ones asking Him!”

Some Say Jesus Casts Out Demons By Satan’s Power

¹⁴ And He was casting-out a demon, and it was mute. And it came about, the demon having gone out, that the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled. ¹⁵ But some of them said, “He is casting out the demons by^[ae] Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons”. ¹⁶ And others, testing Him, were seeking from Him a sign out of heaven.

A Kingdom Divided Cannot Stand. Watch Out Or You Will Be Worse Off

¹⁷ But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them— “Every kingdom having been divided against itself is desolated, and a house divided against a house falls; ¹⁸ and if indeed Satan was divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?— because you are saying that I am casting out the demons by Beelzebul. ¹⁹ And if I am casting out the demons by Beelzebul, by whom^[af] are your sons casting them out? For this reason, they will be your judges; ²⁰ but if I am casting out the demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God came^[ag] upon you. ²¹ Whenever the strong man having fully-armed-himself ^[ah] is guarding his own courtyard, his possessions are in peace. ²² But when one stronger than he, having come against him, overcomes him— he takes away his full-armor upon which he trusted, and distributes his spoils. ²³ The one not being with Me is against Me. And the one not gathering with Me is scattering. ²⁴ When the unclean spirit departs from the person, it goes-through waterless places seeking rest^[ai]. And not finding it, then it says, ‘I will return to my house from where I came out’. ²⁵ And having come, it finds it having been swept and put-in-order^[aj]. ²⁶ Then it proceeds, and takes along seven other spirits more evil than itself. And having gone in, they dwell there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first”.

Blessed Are Those Hearing And Keeping The Word of God

²⁷ And it came about during His saying these things that a certain woman from the crowd, having raised her voice, said to Him, “Blessed is the womb having carried You, and the breasts which You sucked”. ²⁸ But He said, “More-than-that, blessed are the ones hearing the word of God and keeping it”.

This Is an Evil Generation. No Sign Will Be Given Except The Sign of Jonah

²⁹ And while the crowds were assembling-more, He began to say “This generation is an evil generation. It is seeking a sign. And a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah. ³⁰ For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man also will be to this generation. ³¹ The Queen of the South will be raised at the judgment with the men of this generation, and she will condemn them. Because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold— a greater thing than Solomon is here. ³² Ninevite men will rise-up at the judgment with this generation, and they will condemn it. Because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold— a greater thing than Jonah is here.

The Lamp Shines So People Can See. Watch Out That Your Eye Can Receive The Light

³³ “No one having lit a lamp puts it in a crypt^[ak], nor under the basket, but on the lampstand, in order that the ones coming in may see the light. ³⁴ The lamp^[al] of the body is your eye. When your eye is single^[am], your whole body is also full-of-light. But when it is bad, your body is also full-of-darkness. ³⁵ So be watching-out that the light in^[an] you is not darkness! ³⁶ Therefore if your whole body is full-of-light, not having any part full-of-darkness, [then] the whole body will be full-of-light as when the lamp gives-light-to you with its bright-light”.

Woe To You Pharisees

³⁷ Now at the speaking, a Pharisee asks Him so that He might eat-the-morning-meal with him. And having gone in, He fell-back [to eat]. ³⁸ And the Pharisee, having seen it, marveled that He was not first cleansed^[ao] before the morning-meal. ³⁹ But the Lord said to him, “Now^[ap] you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the platter, but the inside of you is full of plundering and evilness. ⁴⁰ Foolish ones— did not the One having made the outside also make the inside? ⁴¹ But give the things being-within as alms, and behold— all things are clean for you. ⁴² But woe to you Pharisees, because you are giving-a-tenth-of the mint and the rue and every garden-plant, and are disregarding^[aq] the justice and the love of God. But you ought-to-have done these things, and not be slackening^[ar] those things. ⁴³ Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the seat-of-honor in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces. ⁴⁴ Woe to you, because you are like unmarked^[as] graves, and the people walking over them do not know it ”.

Woe To You Law-Experts

⁴⁵ And having responded, one of the Law-experts says to Him, “Teacher, while saying these things You also are insulting us”. ⁴⁶ And the One said, “Woe to you Law-experts also, because you burden people with hard-to-bear burdens^[at], and you do not touch^[au] the burdens with one of your fingers. ⁴⁷ Woe to you, because you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them! ⁴⁸ Therefore you are witnesses and are giving-approval to the works of your fathers, because they killed them— and you build their tombs. ⁴⁹ For this reason the wisdom of God also said, ‘I will send-forth prophets and apostles to them, and some of them they will kill and persecute, ⁵⁰ in order that the blood of all the prophets having been shed since the foundation of the world may be required^[av] from this generation— ⁵¹ from the blood of Abel up to the blood of Zechariah^[aw], the one having perished between the altar and the house [of God]. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required from this generation’. ⁵² Woe to you Law-experts, because you took away the key of knowledge. You did not enter, and you hindered the ones entering”.

With His Enemies Lying In Wait To Destroy Him, Myriads Gather To Hear Jesus

⁵³ And He having gone out from there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly^[ax] hostile^[ay], and to question^[az] Him concerning more things ⁵⁴ while lying-in-wait-for Him to catch something from His mouth— 12 ¹ in which circumstances, the myriads of the crowd having been gathered-together so that they were trampling one another:

Watch Out For The Leaven of The Pharisees, But Do Not Fear Them

He began to speak to His disciples first, “Take heed to yourselves because of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ² But nothing has been covered-up^[ba] which will not be revealed, and is secret which will not be known. ³ Because whatever you said in the darkness will be heard in the light. And what you spoke to the ear in the inner-rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. ⁴ And I say to you My friends, do not fear anything from^[bb] the ones killing the body, and after these things not having anything more to do. ⁵ But I will show you Whom you should fear— fear the One having the authority to throw into Gehenna^[bc] after the killing. Yes, I say to you, fear this One. ⁶ Are not five sparrows sold for two assarion^[bd]? And one of them has not been forgotten before God. ⁷ Yet even the hairs of your head have all been numbered. Do not be fearing; you are more valuable than many sparrows. ⁸ And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me in front of people, the Son of Man also will confess him in front of the angels of God. ⁹ But the one having denied Me before people will be denied before the angels of God. ¹⁰ And everyone who shall speak a word against the Son of Man— it will be forgiven to him. But to the one having blasphemed against the Holy Spirit— it will not be forgiven. ¹¹ And whenever they bring you in before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious-about how or what you should speak-in-defense, or what you should say. ¹² For the Holy Spirit will teach you at the very hour the things which you ought-to say”.

Life Is Not In What Abounds To You From Your Possessions. Be Rich Toward God

¹³ And someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me”. ¹⁴ But the One said to him, “Man, who appointed Me judge or arbitrator over you?” ¹⁵ And He said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greed, because one’s life is not in what abounds to him out of his possessions”. ¹⁶ And He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man was productive. ¹⁷ And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What should I do, because I do not have a place where I will gather my fruits?’ ¹⁸ And he said, ‘I will do this— I will tear-down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will gather all my grain and good things. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things lying-in-store for many years. Be resting. Eat, drink. Be enjoying-yourself ”’. ²⁰ But God said to him, ‘Foolish one! On this night they^[be] are demanding your life^[bf] from you. And the things which you prepared— for whom will they be?’ ²¹ So is the one storing-up for himself, and not being rich toward God”.

Do Not Worry About The Necessities of This Life; Seek God’s Kingdom

²² And He said to His disciples, “For this reason^[bg], I say to you, do not be anxious for your life as to what you may eat, nor for your body as to what you may put-on. ²³ For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. ²⁴ Consider the ravens— that they do not sow nor reap, for which there is not a storeroom nor a barn. And God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds! ²⁵ And which of you while being anxious is able to add a cubit^[bh] upon his life-span? ²⁶ If then you are not even able to do a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest? ²⁷ Consider the lilies, how they grow. They do not labor nor spin, but I say to you— not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these! ²⁸ But if God dresses in this manner the grass in a field existing today and being thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will He care for you— ones-of-little-faith? ²⁹ And don’t you be seeking what you may eat and what you may drink. And do not be unsettled^[bi]. ³⁰ For the nations of the world are seeking-after all these things. And your Father knows that you have need of these things. ³¹ But be seeking His kingdom, and these things will be added to you.

Do Not Fear. Sell Your Possessions For a Heavenly Return

³² “Do not be fearing, little flock, because your Father was well-pleased to give you the kingdom. ³³ Sell your possessions, and give it as alms^[bj]. Make yourselves money-bags not becoming-old— an unfailing^[bk] treasure in the heavens, where a thief does not draw-near, nor does a moth destroy. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there also your heart will be.

Keep Watch For Your Master’s Return. Be Prepared

³⁵ Let your waists be girded^[bl] and your lamps burning, ³⁶ and you be like people waiting-for their master when he departs from the wedding-celebrations— in order that he having come and having knocked, they may immediately open [the door] for him. ³⁷ Blessed are those slaves whom the master, having come, will find keeping-watch. Truly I say to you that he will gird himself, and have them lie back [to eat]. And having come-to the table, he will serve them. ³⁸ Even if in the second^[bm], even if he comes in the third watch and finds them so, blessed are those ones. ³⁹ And you know^[bn] this saying— that if the house-master had known at which hour the thief was coming, he would not have permitted his house to be broken-into. ⁴⁰ You also be^[bo] prepared ones, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour which you do not expect”.

Wise Servants Found Working When The Master Returns Will Be Rewarded

⁴¹ And Peter said, “Lord, are You speaking this parable to us, or also to everyone?” ⁴² And the Lord said, “Who then^[bp] is the faithful, wise steward^[bq] whom his master will put-in-charge over his body-of-servants, that he might be giving them their food-allowance at the proper-time? ⁴³ Blessed is that slave whom his master, having come, will find so doing. ⁴⁴ Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge over all his possessions. ⁴⁵ But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying to come’, and he begins to strike the male-servants and the female-servants, and to eat and drink and get-drunk— ⁴⁶ the master of that slave will come on a day which he does not expect, and at an hour which he does not know. And he will cut him in two, and assign him his part^[br] with the unbelievers^[bs]. ⁴⁷ But that slave having known the will of his master, and not having prepared or acted in accordance with his will, will be beaten many blows. ⁴⁸ But the one not having known, and having done things worthy of blows, will be beaten a few blows. And to everyone whom much was given, much will be sought from him. And to whom they entrusted much, they will ask him even more.

I Came To Cause Division On Earth, Not To Bring It Peace

⁴⁹ “I came to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish that it were already kindled! ⁵⁰ But I have a baptism to be baptized; and how I am held^[bt] by it until it is accomplished! ⁵¹ Do you think that I came^[bu] to grant peace on earth? No, I say to you, but rather division! ⁵² For from now on, there^[bv] will be five in one house having been divided— three against two, and two against three. ⁵³ They will be divided— father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law”.

Read The Signs of The Times. Judge For Yourselves

⁵⁴ And He was also saying to the crowds, “Whenever you see the cloud rising in the west, immediately you say that ‘A rainstorm is coming’, and so it happens. ⁵⁵ And whenever a south wind is blowing, you say that ‘There will be burning-heat’, and it happens. ⁵⁶ Hypocrites! You know-how to test the appearance of the earth and the heaven, but how is it you do not know-how to test this time? ⁵⁷ And why also are you not judging the right thing from yourselves? ⁵⁸ For as you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, make an effort on the way to be released from him, so that he may not perhaps drag you before the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff will throw you into prison. ⁵⁹ I say to you, you will by no means come out from there until you pay even the last leptos^[bw]”.

Unless You Repent, You Will Perish

13 And some were present at the very time, reporting to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices. ² And having responded, He said to them, “Do you think that these Galileans were sinners more than all the Galileans, because they have suffered these things? ³ No, I say to you. But unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. ⁴ Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them— do you think that they were debtors^[bx] more than all the people dwelling in Jerusalem? ⁵ No, I say to you. But unless you repent, you will all similarly perish”.

If The Tree Does Not Bear Fruit, It Will Be Cut Down

⁶ And He was telling this parable— “A certain one had a fig tree having been planted in his vineyard. And he came seeking fruit on it, and did not find it. ⁷ And he said to the vine-keeper, ‘Behold— it is three years from which time I am coming seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I am not finding it. Therefore, cut it down! Why is it even using-up^[by] the soil?’ ⁸ But the one, having responded, says to him, ‘Master, leave it also this year, until I dig around it and throw manure. ⁹ And if it produces fruit in the future— otherwise indeed, cut it down’”.

Jesus Heals a Woman On The Sabbath. The Synagogue Official Objects

¹⁰ Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, ¹¹ and behold— there was a woman having a spirit of ^[bz] infirmity eighteen years. And she was bending-over, and not being able to bend-up completely. ¹² And having seen her, Jesus called to her and said to her, “Woman, you have been released from your infirmity”. ¹³ And He laid His hands on her. And at-once she was made-straight. And she was glorifying God. ¹⁴ But having responded, the synagogue official— being indignant because Jesus cured on the Sabbath— was saying to the crowd that “There are six days on which one ought-to work. So be cured while coming on them, and not on the day of the Sabbath”. ¹⁵ But the Lord responded to him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath release his ox or donkey from the manger^[ca], and having led it away, water it? ¹⁶ But this one, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for behold, ten and eight years— ought she not to have been released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?” ¹⁷ And while He was saying these things, all the ones being opposed to Him were being put-to-shame.

The Crowd Rejoices Over What Jesus Did. He Says, The Kingdom of God Starts Small

And the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him. ¹⁸ Therefore, He was saying, “To what is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I liken it? ¹⁹ It is like a seed of a mustard-plant which, having taken, a man threw into his own garden. And it grew and became a tree. And the birds of the heaven nested in its branches”. ²⁰ And again He said, “To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? ²¹ It is like leaven, which having taken, a woman concealed^[cb] into three measures of wheat-flour until which time the whole thing was leavened”.

Enter Through The Narrow Door Before It Is Too Late

²² And He was journeying-through according to cities and villages, teaching and making the journey to Jerusalem. ²³ And someone said to Him, “Master, are the ones being saved few?” And the One said to them, ²⁴ “Be striving to enter through the narrow door, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter, and will not be able. ²⁵ From whatever time the house-master arises and shuts the door, and you begin to stand outside and to be knocking on the door saying ‘Master, open for us’, and having responded, he will say to you, ‘I do not know you, where you are from’— ²⁶ then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught on our wide-roads’. ²⁷ And he will speak, saying to you, ‘I do not know you— where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of unrighteousness’. ²⁸ In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth when you shall see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you being thrown outside. ²⁹ And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and lie back [to eat] in the kingdom of God. ³⁰ And behold— there are last ones who will be first, and there are first ones who will be last”.

Jesus Proceeds Away From Herod, Because a Prophet Cannot Perish Outside Jerusalem

³¹ At the very hour, some Pharisees came to Him, saying to Him, “Go out, and proceed from here, because Herod^[cc] wants to kill You”. ³² And He said to them, “Having gone, tell this fox, ‘Behold— I am casting-out demons and performing^[cd] healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I come-to-the-end^[ce]’. ³³ Nevertheless, I must proceed today and tomorrow and the next day, because it cannot-be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem. ³⁴ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one killing the prophets and stoning the ones having been sent to her. How often I wanted to gather-together your children the way a hen does her own brood under her wings, and you did not want it. ³⁵ Behold— your house is being left to you. And I say to you, you will by no means see Me until^[cf] the time will come when you say, ‘Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord’”.

At The House of a Pharisee, Jesus Heals a Man With Dropsy On The Sabbath

14 And it came about at His going into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were closely-watching Him. ² And behold— a certain man in front of Him was suffering-from-dropsy. ³ And having responded, Jesus spoke to the Law-experts and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath, or not?” ⁴ But the ones were quiet. And having taken-hold-of him, He healed him, and sent him away. ⁵ And He said to them, “Whose son or ox of yours will fall into a well, and he will not immediately pull him up on the day of the Sabbath?” ⁶ And they were not able to answer-back to these things.

Jesus Says To The Ones Invited, Humble Yourself. Wait On The One Who Invited You

⁷ And He was speaking a parable^[cg] to the ones having been invited, fixing-His-attention-on^[ch] how they were choosing the places-of-honor, saying to them— ⁸ “Whenever you are invited by someone to wedding-celebrations, do not lie down [to eat] in the place-of-honor lest a more distinguished one than you may have been invited by him, ⁹ and having come, the one having invited you and him will say to you, ‘Give your place to this one’, and then you will begin to hold the last place with shame. ¹⁰ But whenever you are invited, having gone, fall back [to eat] in the last place, so that when the one having invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’. Then there will be glory for you in the presence of all the ones reclining back with you [to eat]. ¹¹ Because everyone exalting himself will be humbled. And the one humbling himself will be exalted”.

Jesus Says To The One Who Invited Him, Serve Those Who Cannot Repay

¹² And He was also saying to the one having invited Him, “Whenever you make a morning-meal^[ci] or a dinner, do not be calling your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors— that they also might not perhaps invite you in return, and it become a repayment^[cj] to you. ¹³ But whenever you make a reception, be inviting poor ones, crippled ones, lame ones, blind ones, ¹⁴ and you will be blessed because they do not have the means to repay you. For it will be repaid to you at the resurrection of the righteous”.

When The Invited Are Not Willing To Come, The Uninvited Will Be Welcomed

¹⁵ And one of the ones reclining back with Him [to eat], having heard these things, said to Him, “Blessed is whoever will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” ¹⁶ But the One said to him— “A certain man was making a great dinner, and he invited many. ¹⁷ And he sent-out his slave at the hour of the dinner to say to the ones having been invited, ‘Come, because it is already prepared’. ¹⁸ And they all alike began to excuse-themselves. The first said to him, ‘I bought a field. And I have a necessity, having gone out, to see it. I ask you, have me excused’. ¹⁹ And another said, ‘I bought five pair^[ck] of oxen, and I am proceeding to test them. I ask you, have me excused’. ²⁰ And another said, ‘I married a woman, and for this reason I am not able to come’. ²¹ And having come, the slave reported these things to his master. Then, having become-angry^[cl], the house-master said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly into the wide-roads^[cm] and lanes^[cn] of the city, and bring in here the poor ones and crippled ones and blind ones and lame ones’. ²² And the slave said, ‘Master, what you commanded has been done, and there is still room’. ²³ And the master said to the slave, ‘Go out to the roads^[co] and fences, and compel^[cp] them to come in, in order that my house may be filled. ²⁴ For I say to you^[cq] all that none of those men having been invited will taste my dinner’”.

Carry Your Own Cross And Follow Me. Calculate The Cost First

²⁵ And large crowds were proceeding-with Him. And having turned, He said to them, ²⁶ “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. ²⁷ Whoever is not carrying his own cross^[cr] and coming after Me, cannot be My disciple. ²⁸ For which of you wanting to build a tower does not first, having sat-down, calculate the cost to see whether he has enough for the completion?— ²⁹ in order that he having laid a foundation and not being able to finish it out, all the ones observing may not perhaps begin to mock him, ³⁰ saying that ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish it out!’ ³¹ Or what king going to engage another king in battle will not, having sat-down first, deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet^[cs] the one coming against him with twenty thousand? ³² Otherwise indeed, the one coming still being far away— the king, having sent-forth a delegation, asks the things for peace. ³³ So therefore, any of you who is not saying-goodbye^[ct] to all his possessions cannot be My disciple. ³⁴ Therefore, salt is good. But if indeed the salt should become-tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? ³⁵ It is fit neither for soil nor for the manure-pile. They throw it outside. Let the one having ears to hear, hear”.

Parables For Sinners And Pharisees

15 Now all the tax-collectors and the sinners were drawing-near to Him to hear Him. ² And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling, saying that “This One is welcoming sinners and eating with them”.

The Lost Sheep And Lost Coin: Heaven Rejoices When a Sinner Repents

³ And He spoke this parable to them, saying ⁴ “What man from-among you having a hundred sheep and having lost one of them, does not leave-behind the ninety nine in the wilderness and proceed after the one having become-lost until he finds it? ⁵ And having found it, he puts it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ And having come to the house, he calls-together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice-with me, because I found my lost sheep!’ ⁷ I say to you that in this manner there will be joy in heaven over one sinner repenting more-than^[cu] over ninety nine righteous ones who have no need of repentance. ⁸ Or what woman having ten drachmas^[cv], if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek carefully until which time she finds it ? ⁹ And having found it, she calls together her women friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice-with me, because I found the drachma which I lost!’ ¹⁰ In this manner, I say to you, joy comes-about in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting”.

The Prodigal Son: The Father Rejoices When His Lost Son Returns

¹¹ And He said, “A certain man had two sons. ¹² And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the part of your substance^[cw] falling to me’. And the one distributed^[cx] his property to them. ¹³ And after not many days, having gathered together everything, the younger son went-on-a-journey to a distant country. And there he squandered his substance living wildly. ¹⁴ And he having spent everything, a severe famine came about in relation to that country, and he began to be-in-need. ¹⁵ And having gone, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his fields to feed pigs. ¹⁶ And he was desiring to be filled-to-satisfaction with the carob-pods which the pigs were eating. And no one was giving anything to him. ¹⁷ But having come to himself, he said, ‘How many hired-workers of my father are abounding^[cy] with bread, but I am perishing^[cz] here in a famine! ¹⁸ Having arisen, I will proceed to my father and say to him, “Father, I sinned against heaven and in your sight. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired-workers”’. ²⁰ And having arisen, he went to his father. But he still being far distant, his father saw him and felt-deep-feelings [of love]. And having run, he fell upon his neck and kissed him. ²¹ And the son said to him, ‘Father, I sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son’. ²² But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly, bring-out the best robe and put it on him. And give him a ring for his hand and sandals for the feet. ²³ And bring the fatted calf. Slaughter it. And having eaten, let us celebrate! ²⁴ Because this son of mine was dead, and he became-alive-again. He had become-lost, and he was found’. And they began to celebrate.

The Older Brother Is Angered By His Father’s Joy

²⁵ “Now his older son was in the field. And when while coming he drew-near to the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶ And having summoned one of the servants, he was inquiring as to what these things might be. ²⁷ And the one said to him that ‘Your brother has come. And your father slaughtered the fatted calf because he received him back being healthy’. ²⁸ And he became-angry, and was not willing to go in. And his father, having come out, was appealing-to him. ²⁹ But the one, having responded, said to his father, ‘Behold— I am slaving for you for so many years, and I never disregarded your command. And you never gave me a goat in order that I might celebrate with my friends. ³⁰ But when this son of yours came— the one having devoured your property with prostitutes— you slaughtered the fatted calf for him!’ ³¹ And the one said to him, ‘Child, you are always with me, and all my things are yours. ³² But it-was-necessary to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead, and he became-alive. And he had become-lost, and he was found’”.

The Unrighteous Steward: Use Earthly Money For Heavenly Gain

16 And He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a steward^[da]. And this one was accused to him as squandering his possessions. ² And having called him, he said to him, ‘What is this I am hearing about you? Render the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward’. ³ And the steward said within himself, ‘What should I do, because my master is taking-away the stewardship^[db] from me? I am not strong-enough to dig. I am ashamed to beg. ⁴ I know what I will do so that they will welcome me into their houses when I am removed from the stewardship’. ⁵ And having summoned each one of the debtors of his master, he was saying to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my master?’ ⁶ And the one said, ‘A hundred baths^[dc] of olive-oil’. And the one said to him, ‘Take your writings^[dd], and having sat-down quickly, write fifty’. ⁷ Then he said to another, ‘And you, how much do you owe?’ And the one said, ‘A hundred cor^[de] of wheat’. He says to him, ‘Take your writings, and write eighty’. ⁸ And the master praised the unrighteous steward because he acted shrewdly^[df]. Because the sons of ^[dg] this age are more shrewd in-relation-to their own kind than the sons of the light. ⁹ And I say to you— make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails^[dh] they^[di] will welcome you into the eternal dwellings. ¹⁰ The one trustworthy^[dj] in a very-little thing is also trustworthy in much. And the one unrighteous in a very little thing is also unrighteous in much. ¹¹ Therefore if you did not prove-to-be trustworthy with unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true^[dk] thing to you? ¹² And if you did not prove-to-be trustworthy with the thing belonging to another^[dl], who will give you your own thing? ¹³ No household-servant can be serving^[dm] two masters. For either he will hate^[dn] the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and disregard the other. You cannot be serving God and wealth^[do]”.

Jesus Rebukes The Pharisees: The Thing You Highly Value Is Worthless To God

¹⁴ Now the Pharisees, being money-lovers, were listening-to all these things, and they were sneering-at^[dp] Him. ¹⁵ And He said to them, “You are the ones declaring yourselves righteous in the sight of people, but God knows your hearts— because the highly-valued thing among people is an abomination^[dq] in the sight of God. ¹⁶ The Law and the Prophets were until John. From that time on, the kingdom of God is being announced-as-good-news, and everyone is forcing-himself ^[dr] into it. ¹⁷ But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one stroke^[ds] of the Law should fail. ¹⁸ Everyone sending-away^[dt] his wife and marrying another is committing-adultery. And the one marrying one having been sent-away from her husband is committing-adultery.

The Rich Man And Lazarus: What God Values Is What Matters

¹⁹ “Now there was a certain rich man. And he was dressing himself in purple and fine-linen, radiantly enjoying-himself daily. ²⁰ And a certain poor man, Lazarus by name, had been put at his gate— having been covered-with-sores, ²¹ and desiring to be filled-to-satisfaction by the things falling from the table of the rich man. Even^[du] indeed the dogs coming were licking his sores. ²² And it came about that the poor man died and he was carried-away by the angels to the bosom of Abraham. And the rich man also died and was buried. ²³ And having lifted-up his eyes in Hades while being in torments, he sees Abraham from a-distance, and Lazarus in his bosom^[dv]. ²⁴ And he, having called, said, ‘Father Abraham, have-mercy-on me and send Lazarus in order that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool-off my tongue, because I am suffering-pain in this flame’. ²⁵ But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus the bad things. But now, here, he is being comforted and you are suffering-pain. ²⁶ And in all these regions, a great chasm has been fixed^[dw] between us and you^[dx], so that the ones wanting to cross from here to you are not able, nor may they cross-over from there to us’. ²⁷ And he said, ‘Then I ask you, father, that you send him to the house of my father— ²⁸ for I have five brothers— so that he may solemnly-warn them in order that they also might not come to this place of torment’. ²⁹ But Abraham says, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them listen-to them’. ³⁰ But the one said, ‘No, father Abraham. But if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent’. ³¹ But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen-to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises-up from the dead’”.

Woe To The One Who Causes Others To Fall. Rebuke Sin In Your Brother. Forgive

17 And He said to His disciples, “It is impossible that the causes-of-falling should not^[dy] come. Nevertheless, woe to the one through whom they come. ² It would be better for him if a mill’s stone were lying-around his neck and he had been^[dz] thrown-off into the sea, than that he should cause one of these^[ea] little ones to fall. ³ Take heed to yourselves— If your brother sins, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive him. ⁴ And if he sins against you seven times in the day, and returns to you seven times saying ‘I repent’, forgive him”.

The Apostles Ask For More Faith. The Smallest Amount Is Enough

⁵ The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase faith for us”. ⁶ And the Lord said, “If you have faith like a seed^[eb] of a mustard-plant, you would say to this mulberry-tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’, and it would have obeyed you. ⁷ And who from-among you is there who, having a slave plowing or shepherding, will say to him having come in from the field, ‘Immediately having come-to the table, fall back [to eat]!’? ⁸ But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something I may have-for-dinner. And having girded-yourself, be serving me until I eat and drink. And after these things, you will eat and drink’? ⁹ He does not have gratitude^[ec] for the slave because he did the things having been commanded, does he? ¹⁰ So also you, when you do all the things having been commanded to you, be saying that ‘We are unprofitable^[ed] slaves. We have done what we were obligated to do’”.

Jesus Heals Ten Lepers. One Returns To Give Thanks

¹¹ And it came about during the proceeding to Jerusalem that He was going through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. ¹² And while He was entering into a certain village, ten leprous men met Him, who stood at-a-distance. ¹³ And they lifted their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master, have-mercy-on us!” ¹⁴ And having seen them, He said to them, “Having gone, show yourselves to the priests”. And it came about during their going that they were cleansed. ¹⁵ And one of them, having seen that he was healed, returned glorifying God with a loud voice. ¹⁶ And he fell on his face at His feet while giving-thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan. ¹⁷ And having responded, Jesus said, “Were not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? ¹⁸ Were none found having returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” ¹⁹ And He said to him, “Having arisen, go. Your faith has restored you”.

Jesus Is Asked When The Kingdom Is Coming. The Kingdom Is Within You

²⁰ And having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God is coming, He responded to them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with observation^[ee], ²¹ nor will they say, ‘Behold— here it is’, or, ‘There it is’. For behold— the kingdom of God is within^[ef] you”.

The Coming of The Son Will Be Like Lightning

²² And He said to the disciples, “Days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. ²³ And they will say to you, ‘Behold— there He is’, or, ‘Behold— here He is’. Do not go, nor pursue them. ²⁴ For just like the lightning flashing out of the one part under heaven shines^[eg] to 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 by this generation.

The Coming of The Son Will Be Like The Days of Noah And Lot

²⁶ “And as it happened in the days of Noah [in Gen 6-7], so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man— ²⁷ they were eating, drinking, marrying, being given-in-marriage, until which day^[eh] Noah entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed everyone. ²⁸ Likewise, just as it happened in the days of Lot [in Gen 19]— they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building. ²⁹ But on the day Lot departed from Sodom, it rained fire and sulphur from heaven and destroyed everyone. ³⁰ It will be^[ei] the same way on the day the Son of Man is revealed. ³¹ On that day, let he who will be on the housetop and his things in the house not go down to take them. And let the one in a field likewise not turn-back to the things behind. ³² Remember Lot’s wife. ³³ Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it. But whoever loses it will keep it alive. ³⁴ I say to you, on this night there will be two people^[ej] on one bed— the one will be taken^[ek], and the other will be left. ³⁵ There will be two women grinding at the same place— the one will be taken, and the other will be left. ^{36 [el] 37} And having responded, they say to Him, “Where, Lord?” And the One said to them, “Where^[em] the body is, there also^[en] the vultures will be gathered-together”.

Pray And Don’t Lose Heart: God Will Avenge His People

18 And He was speaking a parable to them with-regard-to^[eo] it being necessary that they always be praying and not losing-heart, ² saying, “There was in a certain city a certain judge not fearing God and not having-regard-for^[ep] the person. ³ And there was a widow in that city. And she was coming to him, saying, ‘Avenge^[eq] me from my adversary’. ⁴ And he was not willing for a time. But after these things, he said within himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor have regard for the person, ⁵ yet because of this widow’s causing me trouble, I will avenge her— in order that she, while continually^[er] coming, may not be wearing me out’”. ⁶ And the Lord said, “Listen-to what the unrighteous judge is saying^[es]. ⁷ And shall not God execute vengeance^[et] for His chosen ones— the ones crying-out to Him by day and by night and He is being patient^[eu] with them? ⁸ I say to you that He will execute vengeance for them quickly. However, the Son of Man having come, will He find faith^[ev] on the earth?”

Two Men In Prayer: One Exalts Himself, The Other Begs For Mercy

⁹ And He also spoke this parable to some putting-confidence upon themselves that they were righteous, and treating the rest with contempt— ¹⁰ “Two men went up to the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-collector. ¹¹ The Pharisee, having stood^[ew], was praying these things to^[ex] himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not just-like the rest of the people— swindlers, unrighteous ones, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ¹² I fast twice a week. I give-a-tenth-of all that I get’. ¹³ But the tax collector, standing at-a-distance, was not willing even to lift-up his eyes to heaven, but was striking his chest, saying, ‘God, be merciful^[ey] to me, the sinner!’ ¹⁴ I say to you, this one went-down^[ez] to his house having been declared-righteous, rather-than that one. Because everyone exalting himself will be humbled, but the one humbling himself will be exalted”.

Permit The Children To Come, For of Such Is The Kingdom of God

¹⁵ And they were also^[fa] bringing babies^[fb] to Him in order that He might touch them. But having seen it, the disciples were rebuking them^[fc]. ¹⁶ But Jesus summoned them^[fd], saying, “Permit the children to be coming to Me, and do not be forbidding them. For the kingdom of God is of ^[fe] such ones. ¹⁷ Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter into it”.

A Rich Ruler Asks What To Do To Inherit Life. Sell All You Have And Follow Me

¹⁸ And a certain ruler questioned Him, saying, “Good Teacher, [by] having done what shall I inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One— God. ²⁰ You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit-adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give-false-testimony, be honoring your father and mother’”. ²¹ And the one said, “I kept these all from my youth”. ²² And having heard it, Jesus said to him, “One thing is still lacking for you— Sell all that you have and distribute it to poor ones, and you will have treasure in the heavens. And come, be following Me”. ²³ But the one, having heard these things, became deeply-grieved. For he was extremely rich. ²⁴ And having seen him having become deeply grieved, Jesus said, “How difficultly the ones having wealth come into the kingdom of God. ²⁵ For it is easier that a camel enter through an opening of a needle than^[ff] that a rich one enter into the kingdom of God”.

All Who Leave Behind Anything For Me Will Receive Back Many Times As Much

²⁶ And the ones having heard it said, “Who indeed can be saved?” ²⁷ And the One said, “The things impossible with humans are possible with God”. ²⁸ And Peter said, “Behold— we, having left our own things, followed You”. ²⁹ And the One said to them, “Truly I say to you^[fg] all that there is no one who left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who will by any means not receive back many-times-as-much in this time, and in the coming age— eternal life”.

Jesus Predicts His Death And Resurrection

³¹ And having taken aside the twelve, He said to them, “Behold— we are going up to Jerusalem. And all the things having been written by the prophets for the Son of Man will be fulfilled. ³² For He will be handed-over to the Gentiles. And He will be mocked and mistreated and spit-on. ³³ And having whipped Him, they will kill Him. And on the third day, He will rise-up”. ³⁴ And they understood none of these things. Indeed this statement had been hidden from them, and they were not coming-to-know^[fh] the things being said.

A Blind Man Begs Mercy From The Messiah, And Receives His Sight

³⁵ And it came about during His drawing-near to Jericho, that a certain blind one was sitting beside the road, begging. ³⁶ And having heard a crowd proceeding through, he was inquiring as to what this might be. ³⁷ And they reported to him that “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by”. ³⁸ And he shouted, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have-mercy-on me!” ³⁹ And the ones preceding Him were rebuking him in order that he might be silent. But he was crying out by much more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ⁴⁰ And having stood [still], Jesus ordered that he be brought to Him. And he having drawn near, He asked him, ⁴¹ “What do you want Me to do for you?” ⁴² And the one said, “Master— that I may see-again!” And Jesus said to him, “See-again! Your faith has restored you”. ⁴³ And at once he saw-again. And he was following Him, glorifying God. And all the people, having seen it, gave praise to God.

Salvation Comes To a Rich Tax Collector Named Zacchaeus

19 And having entered, he was going through Jericho. ² And behold— there was a man being called by the name Zacchaeus. And he was a chief-tax-collector. And he was rich. ³ And he was seeking to see Who Jesus was. And he was not able because of the crowd, because he was short in stature. ⁴ And having run ahead to the place in front, he went up on a sycamore-tree in order that he might see Him, because He was going to come through that way. ⁵ And when He came upon the place, having looked-up, Jesus said to him, “Zacchaeus, having hurried, come down. For today I must stay at your house”. ⁶ And having hurried, he came down and received^[fi] Him, rejoicing. ⁷ And having seen it, they all were grumbling, saying that “He went in to take-up-lodging with a sinful man”. ⁸ And having stood^[fj], Zacchaeus said to the Lord, “Behold, Master— I am giving half of my possessions to the poor. And if I extorted anything from anyone, I am giving it back fourfold”. ⁹ And Jesus said with-regard-to^[fk] him that “Today salvation came^[fl] to this house, because even^[fm] he is a son of Abraham. ¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost”.

The Parable of The Minas: Do Business With The Resources I Have Given You

¹¹ And while they were listening-to these things, having proceeded [to speak further], He spoke a parable because of His being near Jerusalem and their thinking^[fn] that the kingdom of God was about to appear^[fo] at-once. ¹² Therefore He said, “A certain well-born^[fp] man traveled to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and to return. ¹³ And having called ten of his own slaves, he gave them ten minas^[fq] and said to them, ‘Do business while I am coming’. ¹⁴ But his citizens were hating him, and they sent-forth a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this one to be-king over us’. ¹⁵ And it came about at his return, having received the kingdom, that he said that these slaves to whom he had given the money should be called to him in order that he might come-to-know what they gained-through-doing-business. ¹⁶ And the first one arrived, saying, ‘Master, your mina earned ten minas’. ¹⁷ And he said to him, ‘Very-well done, good slave. Because you proved-to-be faithful^[fr] in a very-little thing— be having authority over ten cities’. ¹⁸ And the second one came, saying, ‘Your mina, master, made five minas’. ¹⁹ And he said also to this one, ‘And you— be over five cities’. ²⁰ And the other one came, saying, ‘Master, behold your mina, which I was holding, laying-away in a handkerchief. ²¹ For I was fearing you, because you are a harsh^[fs] man. You take-up^[ft] what you did not lay-down, and you reap what you did not sow’. ²² He says to him, ‘I will judge you out of your own mouth, evil slave. You knew that I am a harsh man, taking up what I did not lay-down and reaping what I did not sow^[fu]! ²³ And for what reason did you not give my money to be on a [banker’s] table, and I, having come, would have collected it with interest?’ ²⁴ And he said to the ones standing-near, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one having the ten minas’. ²⁵ And they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas [already]’. ²⁶ I say to you that to everyone having, it will be given. But from the one not having, even what he has will be taken away. ²⁷ However, bring here these enemies of mine— the ones not having wanted me to be king over them— and slay them in front of me”.

Jesus Goes Up To Jerusalem

²⁸ And having said these things, He was proceeding ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

He Enters Jerusalem Riding a Colt, To The Praise of The People. He Weeps Over The City

²⁹ And it came about when He drew-near to Bethphage and Bethany— near the mountain being called ‘of Olives’— that He sent-forth two of the disciples, ³⁰ saying, “Go to the village before you, in which while proceeding you will find a colt having been tied on which none^[fv] of mankind ever sat. And having untied it, bring it. ³¹ And if someone asks you, ‘For what reason are you untying it?’, thus you shall say— that^[fw] ‘The Lord has need of it’”. ³² And having gone, the ones having been sent-forth found it just as He said to them. ³³ And while they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” ³⁴ And the ones said that “The Lord has need of it”. ³⁵ And they brought it to Jesus. And having cast their cloaks upon the colt, they put Jesus on it. ³⁶ And while He was proceeding, they were spreading their cloaks under Him in the road. ³⁷ And while He was drawing-near now^[fx], at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God, rejoicing with a loud voice for all the miracles which they saw, ³⁸ saying, “Blessed is the King coming in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest [heavens]!” ³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples”. ⁴⁰ And having responded, He said, “I say to you, if these will be silent, the stones will cry out!” ⁴¹ And when He drew-near, having seen the city, He wept over it, ⁴² saying that “If you, even you, had known on this day the things for peace! But now^[fy] they were hidden from your eyes. ⁴³ Because days will come upon you— and your enemies will throw-up a palisade^[fz] against you, and encircle you, and confine you from all sides. ⁴⁴ And they will dash^[ga] you to the ground, and your children within you. And they will not leave a stone upon a stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation”.

Jesus Throws The Merchandisers Out of The Temple. The Priests Seek To Destroy Him

⁴⁵ And having entered into the temple, He began to throw-out the ones selling, ⁴⁶ saying to them, “It has been written [in Isa 56:7]: ‘And My house shall be a house of prayer’. But you made it a den of robbers^[gb]”. ⁴⁷ And He was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes and the leading ones of the people were seeking to destroy Him. ⁴⁸ And they were not finding what they might do, for all the people hung-on^[gc] Him, listening.

The Priests Ask By What Authority He Does This. From Where Was John’s Authority?

20 And it came about on one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and announcing-the-good-news, that the chief priests and the scribes with the elders stood-near. ² And they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us, by what-kind-of ^[gd] authority are You doing these things, or who is the one having given You this authority?” ³ And having responded, He said to them, “I also will ask you a thing, and you tell Me— ⁴ was the baptism of John from heaven, or from humans?” ⁵ And the ones reasoned with themselves, saying that “If we say, ‘From heaven’, He will say, ‘For what reason did you not believe him?’ ⁶ But if we say, ‘From humans’, all the people will stone us to death. For they are convinced that John is a prophet”. ⁷ And they answered that they did not know from where it was. ⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Nor am I telling you by what-kind-of authority I am doing these things”.

You Priests Are Like Farmers Who Killed The Owner’s Messengers And His Son

⁹ And He began to tell this parable to the people: “A certain man planted a vineyard and rented it to farmers, and went-on-a-journey for considerable periods-of-time. ¹⁰ And at harvest time, he sent-forth a slave to the farmers so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers sent him out empty-handed, having beaten him. ¹¹ And he proceeded to send another slave. But the ones, having beaten and dishonored that one also, sent him out empty-handed. ¹² And he proceeded to send a third. But the ones also threw out this one, having wounded him. ¹³ And the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will have-regard-for this one’. ¹⁴ But having seen him, the farmers were reasoning with one another, saying, ‘This one is the heir. Let us kill him in order that the inheritance may become ours’. ¹⁵ And having thrown him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy these farmers, and give the vineyard to others”. And having heard it, they said, “May it never be!”

But As It Is Written, The Stone The Builders Rejected Became The Cornerstone

¹⁷ But the One, having looked-at them, said, “Then what is this having been written [in Ps 118:22]: ‘The stone which the ones building rejected, this became the head^[ge] of the corner’? ¹⁸ Everyone having fallen upon that stone will be broken-to-pieces. And^[gf] upon whomever it may fall, it will crush^[gg] him”. ¹⁹ And the scribes and the chief priests sought to put their hands on Him at the very hour. And^[gh] they feared the people. For they^[gi] knew that He spoke this parable against them.