Luke 18 Cross References - BLB

¹ And He was speaking to them a parable about the way it behooves them always to pray and not to lose heart, ² saying, “In a certain city, there was a certain judge, not fearing God, and not respecting man. ³ And there was a widow in that city, and she was coming to him, saying, ‘Avenge me of my adversary.’ ⁴ And for a time he would not, but afterward he said within himself, ‘Even if I do not fear God, nor respect man, ⁵ yet because this widow causes me trouble, I will avenge her, so that in the end she does not exhaust me, coming to me.’” ⁶ And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. ⁷ And shall not God execute the avenging of His elect, the ones crying out to Him day and night, and be deferring in regard to them? ⁸ I say to you that He will execute their avenging in quickness. Nevertheless, the Son of Man having come, will He find faith on the earth?” ⁹ And He also spoke this parable to some trusting in themselves that they are righteous, and despising others: ¹⁰ “Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector. ¹¹ The Pharisee having stood, was praying toward himself thus: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of the men—swindlers, unrighteous, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. ¹² I fast twice in the week; I tithe all things, as many as I gain.’ ¹³ But the tax collector, standing afar off, was not even willing to lift up the eyes to heaven, but was striking his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ ¹⁴ I say to you, this one went down to his house justified, rather than that. For everyone exalting himself will be humbled; but the one humbling himself will be exalted.” ¹⁵ And they were bringing the infants also to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples having seen, were rebuking them. ¹⁶ But Jesus, having called them to Him, said, “Permit the little children to come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of the such is the kingdom of God. ¹⁷ Truly I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall not at all enter into it.” ¹⁸ And a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, having done what, will I inherit eternal life?” ¹⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good, except God alone. ²⁰ You know the commandments: ‘You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, you shall honor your father and mother.’” ²¹ And he said, “All these have I kept from my youth.” ²² And having heard, Jesus said to him, “To you, yet one thing is lacking: Sell all, as much as you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens; and come, follow Me.” ²³ And having heard these things, he became very sorrowful; for he was extremely rich. ²⁴ And having seen him, Jesus became sorrowful, saying, “How difficultly those having riches shall enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁵ For it is easier for a camel to go through an eye of a needle, than a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ And those having heard said, “Then who is able to be saved?” ²⁷ But He said, “The things impossible with men are possible with God.” ²⁸ And Peter said, “Behold, we having left the own, followed You.” ²⁹ And He said to them, “Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, ³⁰ who shall not receive manifold more in this time—and in the age that is coming, eternal life.” ³¹ And having taken aside the Twelve, He said to them, “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things having been written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. ³² For He will be betrayed to the Gentiles and will be mocked and will be insulted and will be spit upon. ³³ And having flogged Him, they will kill Him; and on the third day He will rise again.” ³⁴ And they understood none of these things, and this word was hidden from them, and they did not know the things being spoken. ³⁵ And it came to pass in His drawing near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. ³⁶ And having heard a crowd passing along, he was asking what this might be. ³⁷ And they told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” ³⁸ And he called out saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” ³⁹ And those going before were rebuking him, that he should be silent. But he kept crying out much more, “Son of David, have mercy on me.” ⁴⁰ And Jesus, having stopped, commanded him to be brought to Him. And of him having drawn near, He asked him, ⁴¹ “What do you desire I shall do to you?” And he said, “Lord, that I might receive sight.” ⁴² And Jesus said to him, “Receive sight! Your faith has healed you.” ⁴³ And immediately he received sight and began following Him, glorifying God. And all the people having seen it gave praise to God.

⁵ And He said to them, “Who among you will have a friend, and will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, ⁶ since a friend of mine is come to me off a journey, and I have nothing that I will set before him.’ ⁷ And he answering from within will say, ‘Do not cause me trouble; the door already has been shut, and my children are with me in bed; I am not able, having risen up, to give to you.’ ⁸ I say to you, even though he will not give to him, having risen up because of being his friend; yet because of his persistence, having risen, he will give him as much as he needs. ⁹ And I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you.

³⁶ Watch also at every season, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man.”

¹² rejoicing in hope, being patient in tribulation, being constant in prayer,

¹ Because of this, having this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart.

⁹ And we should not grow weary in well-doing. For in due time we will reap a harvest, not giving up.

¹⁸ through all prayer and supplication, praying in the Spirit in every season and unto this very thing, watching with all perseverance and supplication for all saints,

⁶ Be anxious about nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

² Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it, with thanksgiving,

¹² Epaphras greets you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, always struggling for you in the prayers, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

¹⁷ Pray unceasingly.

³ For consider fully the One having endured such great hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you shall not grow weary, fainting in your souls. ⁴ Not yet have you resisted unto blood, struggling against sin, ⁵ and you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as to sons: “My son, do not regard lightly the Lord’s discipline, nor faint being reproved by Him.

⁴ And for a time he would not, but afterward he said within himself, ‘Even if I do not fear God, nor respect man,

¹⁴ of whom the mouth is full of cursing and of bitterness; ¹⁵ their feet are swift to shed blood; ¹⁶ ruin and misery are in their paths; ¹⁷ and the way of peace they have not known. ¹⁸ There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

⁷ And shall not God execute the avenging of His elect, the ones crying out to Him day and night, and be deferring in regard to them? ⁸ I say to you that He will execute their avenging in quickness. Nevertheless, the Son of Man having come, will He find faith on the earth?”

³ For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Now do you desire not to fear the authority? Do the good, and you will have praise from him. ⁴ For he is God’s servant to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For He is God’s servant, an avenger for wrath to the one doing evil.

¹⁷ And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere I will store up my fruits?’

³ And the manager said within himself, ‘What shall I do, for my master is taking away the management from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

¹² For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even as far as the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrows, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. ¹³ And there is no creature hidden before Him, but all things are uncovered and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom is our reckoning.

²³ But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples having approached, were imploring Him, saying, “Dismiss her, for she cries out after us!”

⁴⁷ And having heard that it is Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and to say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” ⁴⁸ And many were rebuking him, that he should be silent; but he kept crying out much more, “Son of David, have mercy on me.”

⁸ I say to you, even though he will not give to him, having risen up because of being his friend; yet because of his persistence, having risen, he will give him as much as he needs.

³⁹ And those going before were rebuking him, that he should be silent. But he kept crying out much more, “Son of David, have mercy on me.”

¹³ And the Lord having seen her, was moved with compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”

¹¹ Therefore, if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in the heavens give good things to those asking Him!

³⁷ and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart the temple, serving with fastings and prayers night and day.

¹³ Therefore if you, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father who is in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those asking Him!”

³³ Who will bring an accusation against the elect of God? God is the One justifying.

¹² Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

¹⁰ night and day imploring exceedingly for us to see your face and to supply the things lacking of you in faith?

⁶ For indeed it is righteous with God to repay those oppressing you with affliction,

⁵ Now she who is a widow indeed, and being left alone, has hope in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

³ I am thankful to God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, as I have the remembrance of you unceasingly in my prayers, night and day,

¹ Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

³⁵ Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. ³⁶ For you have need of endurance, so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise. ³⁷ For “Yet in a very while little, the One coming will come, and will not delay.

⁹ The Lord does not delay the promise, as some esteem slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but all to come to repentance.

¹⁰ And they were crying in a loud voice, saying, “Until when, O Lord, holy and true, do You not judge and avenge our blood from those dwelling upon the earth?”

¹⁵ Because of this, ‘They are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One sitting on the throne will tabernacle over them.

²⁰ “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has judged for you the judgment against her.”

⁹ Then will they deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations on account of My name. ¹⁰ And then many will fall away, and they will betray one another, and will hate one another; ¹¹ and many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray. ¹² And because lawlessness is to be multiplied, the love of the many will grow cold. ¹³ But the one having endured to the end, he will be saved.

²⁴ For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

²⁶ And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, thus also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: ²⁷ They were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, until that day Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed all. ²⁸ Likewise, as it came to pass in the days of Lot, they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were building; ²⁹ and in that day Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed all. ³⁰ It will be according to these in that day the Son of Man is revealed.

¹ Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to be written to you. ² For you yourselves fully know that the day of the Lord comes in this manner, as a thief by night. ³ For when they might say, “Peace and security,” then suddenly destruction comes upon them, as the labor pains to her having in womb; and they shall not escape.

²³ We should hold fast to the confession of our hope, unwavering; for the One having promised is faithful. ²⁴ And we should think toward stirring up one another to love and to good works, ²⁵ not forsaking the assembling together of ourselves as is the custom with some, but encouraging one another, and so much more as you see the Day drawing near. ²⁶ For if we sin willingly after we are to receive the knowledge of the truth, no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

¹ Come now, you rich, weep, wailing over the miseries that are coming upon you. ² Your riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten. ³ Your gold and silver have corroded, and their rust will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have treasured up in the last days. ⁴ Behold, the wage of the workmen having harvested your fields, having been kept back by you, cries out, and the cries of those having harvested have entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts. ⁵ You lived in luxury and lived in self-indulgence upon the earth. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. ⁶ You have condemned and have put to death the righteous; he does not resist you. ⁷ Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and latter rains. ⁸ You also be patient; strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord has drawn near.

³ And through covetousness they will exploit you with fabricated words, for whom the judgment of long ago is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

⁸ But beloved, do not let this one thing be hidden from you, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. ⁹ The Lord does not delay the promise, as some esteem slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but all to come to repentance.

³⁹ And the Pharisee, the one having invited Him, having seen, spoke within himself, saying, “If this were a prophet, He would have known who and what the woman is who touches Him; for she is a sinner.”

²⁹ But desiring to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

² And both the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

²⁹ And answering, he said to his father, ‘Behold, so many years I serve you, and never did I disobey a commandment of yours; and never did you give to me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. ³⁰ But when this son of yours came, the one having devoured your living with prostitutes, you have killed the fattened calf for him!’

¹⁵ And He said to them, “You are those justifying themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is exalted among men is an abomination before God.

¹¹ The Pharisee having stood, was praying toward himself thus: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of the men—swindlers, unrighteous, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

⁷ And having seen it, all were grumbling, saying, “He has entered to stay with a sinful man.”

⁴⁷ Therefore the Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? ⁴⁸ Has any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on Him? ⁴⁹ But this crowd, not knowing the Law, are accursed.”

⁴⁸ The Jews answered and said to Him, “Are we not rightly saying that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”

²⁸ And they railed at him and said, “You are a disciple of that One, but we are disciples of Moses.

³⁴ They answered and said to him, “You were born entirely in sins, and do you teach us?” And they cast him out.

²¹ And He said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

⁹ And I once was alive apart from Law; but the commandment having come, sin revived, and I died;

³¹ but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not attain to that law. ³² Why? Because it was not by faith, but as by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,

³ For being ignorant of the righteousness of God and seeking to establish the own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

¹⁰ But why do you judge your brother, or why also do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

⁴ though I have confidence even in the flesh. If any other thinks to trust in the flesh, I more: ⁵ circumcision on the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; according to the Law, a Pharisee; ⁶ according to zeal, persecuting the church; according to righteousness in the Law, having become faultless.

³¹ Which of the two did the will of the father?” They say, “The first.” Jesus says to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes go before you into the kingdom of God. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and you having seen, did not even repent afterward to believe him.

⁹ according to the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to burn incense, having entered into the temple of the Lord. ¹⁰ And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of the incense.

²⁹ And all the people having heard, even the tax collectors, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God as to themselves, not having been baptized by him.

⁴⁶ saying to them, “It has been written: ‘And My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

¹ Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth.

⁶ Then Paul, having known that the one part consists of Sadducees, but the other of Pharisees, began crying out in the Council, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; I am judged concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead.” ⁷ And of him saying this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided. ⁸ For indeed Sadducees say there to be no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees confess both.

⁵ knowing me from the first, if they would be willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.

⁵ circumcision on the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; according to the Law, a Pharisee;

⁷ But having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? ⁸ Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance. ⁹ And do not presume to say within yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.’ For I say to you that out of these stones God is able to raise up children unto Abraham. ¹⁰ Already now the ax is applied to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

⁵ And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets so that they might be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their recompense.

¹⁸ He says to Him, “Which?” And Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, ¹⁹ you shall honor the father and mother, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” ²⁰ The young man says to him, “All these things I have kept. What do I still lack?”

²⁵ And when you may stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive it, so that your Father in the heavens also might forgive you your trespasses.”

⁴⁷ who devour the houses of widows, and pray at great length as a pretext. These will receive more abundant condemnation.”

⁷ For who makes you any different? And what do you have that you did not receive? And if also you did receive it, why do you boast as not having received it? ⁸ Already you are satiated; already you have been enriched; apart from us you reigned; and I wish that really you did reign, so that we also might reign with you.

⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. ¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me has not been void. Rather, I toiled more abundantly than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

¹⁰ For as many as are of works of the Law are under a curse, for it has been written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue all things having been written in the book of the Law, to do them.”

⁶ according to zeal, persecuting the church; according to righteousness in the Law, having become faultless.

¹² I have thankfulness for the One having strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, that He esteemed me faithful, having appointed me to service, ¹³ being formerly a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and insolent; but I was shown mercy, because I did it in unbelief, being ignorant. ¹⁴ And the grace of our Lord surpassingly increased with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Trustworthy is the saying, and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. ¹⁶ But because of this I was shown mercy, that in me, the foremost, Christ Jesus might display perfect patience, as a pattern for those being about to believe on Him to eternal life.

⁹ But if you show partiality, you are committing sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. ¹⁰ For whoever shall keep the whole Law, but shall stumble in one point, he has become guilty of all. ¹¹ For the One having said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” But if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the Law. ¹² So speak and so act as being about to be judged by the Law of freedom.

¹⁷ For you say, ‘I am rich, and I have grown rich, and I have need of nothing.’ And you do not realize that you are wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.

¹ And beware not to do your righteousness before men in order to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward in the presence of your Father in the heavens.

¹⁶ And whenever you fast, do not be downcast in countenance like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so that they might appear to men as fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their recompense.

¹⁴ Then the disciples of John come to Him saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

⁷ Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly concerning you, saying, ⁸ ‘This people honors Me with the lips, but their heart is kept far away from Me. ⁹ And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’”

²³ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithes of mint and dill and cumin, and you have neglected the weightier things of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. It behooved you to do these, and not to be leaving aside those. ²⁴ Blind guides—those straining out the gnat and swallowing the camel!

⁴² But woe to you Pharisees, for you pay tithes of mint and rue and every herb; and you pass by justice and the love of God. But it behooved you to do these things, and those not to neglect.

¹⁰ Thus you also, when you may have done all the things having been commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have done that which we were bound to do.’”

²⁷ Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. Through what principle? That of works? No, but through the principle of faith.

¹ Brothers, indeed the desire and supplication of my heart to God on behalf of them is for salvation. ² For I bear witness about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. ³ For being ignorant of the righteousness of God and seeking to establish the own righteousness, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

²⁹ so that all flesh may not boast before God.

¹⁴ And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, being more abundantly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

⁹ not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

⁸ For bodily exercise is of a little profit, but godliness is profitable for everything, holding the promise of the present life and of the one coming.

¹³ But having gone, learn what is, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

⁸ And having seen, Simon Peter fell at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, Lord. For I am a sinful man.”

⁶ And Jesus was going with them. And already, He being not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. ⁷ Therefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to You; but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

¹⁸ Having risen up, I will go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; ¹⁹ no longer am I worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your servants.”’ ²⁰ And having risen up, he went to his father. And he still being far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having run, fell upon his neck and kissed him. ²¹ And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; no longer am I worthy to be called your son.’

¹² And on His entering into a certain village, ten leprous men met Him, who stood afar off.

⁴⁰ And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, that you are under the same judgment, ⁴¹ and we indeed justly? For we are receiving things worthy of what we did, but this man did nothing wrong.” ⁴² And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!” ⁴³ And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

⁴⁸ And all the crowds having come together to this spectacle, having seen the things that had taken place, were returning home, beating the breasts.

³⁷ And having heard, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Men, brothers, what shall we do?”

⁸ But God demonstrates His love to us, that of us being still sinners, Christ died for us.

²⁰ Now the Law entered so that trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace overabounded, ²¹ so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness, unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

¹¹ For behold, how much earnestness this very same thing—to have been grieved according to God—has produced in you: but reasoned defense, but indignation, but fear, but longing, but zeal, but vindication! In everything, you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

¹⁵ Trustworthy is the saying, and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

¹⁶ Therefore we should come with boldness to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.

¹² because I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I shall remember their sins no more.

⁸ If we should say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we should confess our sins, He is faithful and just, that He may forgive us our sins and might cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we should say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

³ “Blessed are the poor in the spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

¹² And whoever shall exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself will be exalted.

⁵² He has brought down rulers from thrones, and exalted the humble.

²⁴ But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the one having been paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, and having taken up your mat, go to your house.” ²⁵ And immediately having stood up before them, having taken up that on which he was lying, he departed to his home, glorifying God.

⁴⁷ Therefore I say to you this: Her many sins have been forgiven, for she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, he loves little.” ⁴⁸ And He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.” ⁴⁹ And those reclining began to say within themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” ⁵⁰ And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

¹¹ For everyone exalting himself will be humbled, and the one humbling himself will be exalted.”

²⁰ Therefore by works of the Law, not any flesh will be justified before Him; for through the Law is knowledge of sin.

⁵ However, to the one not working, but believing on the One justifying the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness,

¹ Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁶ nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, except through faith from Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith from Christ, and not by works of the Law, because by works of the Law not any flesh will be justified.

²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, having offered his son Isaac upon the altar? ²² You see that his faith was working with his works, and by his works, his faith was perfected. ²³ And the Scripture was fulfilled, saying, “And Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God. ²⁴ You see that a man is justified by works, and not by faith alone. ²⁵ And likewise was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, having received the messengers and having sent them forth by another way?

⁶ But He gives greater grace. Therefore it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

⁵ Likewise, younger ones, be subject to your elders. And all, gird on humility one to another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” ⁶ Be humbled therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time,

¹³ Then little children were brought to Him, that He might lay the hands on them, and might pray. But the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But Jesus said, “Permit the little children, and do not forbid them to come to Me, for of such is the kingdom of the heavens.” ¹⁵ And having laid the hands upon them, He departed from there.

¹³ And they were bringing little children to Him, that He might touch them. But the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ And having seen, Jesus was indignant and said to them, “Permit the little children to come to Me; do not hinder them! For to such belongs the kingdom of God. ¹⁵ Truly I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child shall never enter into it.” ¹⁶ And having taken them in arms, He was blessing them, having laid the hands on them.

⁴⁹ And John answering said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we were forbidding him, because he does not follow with us.” ⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him, “Do not forbid it; for whoever is not against us is for us.”

⁵⁴ And the disciples James and John having seen it, said, “Lord, will You that we should call fire to come down from heaven and to consume them?”

³ and said, “Truly I say to you, if you are not converted and become as the little children, you shall never enter into the kingdom of the heavens. ⁴ Therefore whoever will humble himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens.

³⁹ For the promise is to you and to your children and to all those at a distance, as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself.”

¹⁴ For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise, your children are unclean; but now they are holy.

²⁰ Brothers, do not be children in the minds. Yet in the evil, be little children; but in the thinking, be full grown.

² like newborn babies, crave pure reasonable milk, so that by it you may grow up in respect to salvation,

³ and said, “Truly I say to you, if you are not converted and become as the little children, you shall never enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

¹⁵ Truly I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child shall never enter into it.”

¹⁴ as children of obedience, not being conformed to the passions in your former ignorance.

¹⁶ And behold, one having come to Him said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I might have eternal life?” ¹⁷ And He said to him, “Why do you ask Me about what is good? Only One is good. But if you desire to enter into life, keep the commandments.” ¹⁸ He says to Him, “Which?” And Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, ¹⁹ you shall honor the father and mother, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” ²⁰ The young man says to him, “All these things I have kept. What do I still lack?” ²¹ Jesus was saying to him, “If you desire to be perfect, go, sell what you are possessing, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens; and come, follow Me.” ²² And having heard this statement, the young man went away grieving; for he was one having many possessions. ²³ And Jesus said His to disciples, “Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich man will enter into the kingdom of the heavens. ²⁴ And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” ²⁵ And the disciples having heard were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then is able to be saved?” ²⁶ And Jesus having looked on them, said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” ²⁷ Then Peter answering said to Him, “Behold, we left all things and followed You; what then will be to us?” ²⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit down upon His throne of glory, you having followed Me, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for the sake of My name, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life. ³⁰ But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

¹⁷ And going forth on His journey, one having run up and having knelt down to Him, was asking Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I might inherit eternal life?” ¹⁸ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good, except God alone. ¹⁹ You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, you shall not defraud, you shall honor your father and mother.’” ²⁰ And he was saying to Him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” ²¹ And Jesus, having looked upon him, loved him and said to him, “One thing to you is lacking: Go, sell as much as you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” ²² And having been sad at the word, he went away grieving; for he was one having many possessions. ²³ And Jesus having looked around, says to His disciples, “How difficultly those having riches will enter into the kingdom of God!” ²⁴ And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answering says to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ And they were exceedingly astonished, saying among themselves, “Then who is able to be saved?” ²⁷ Having looked on them, Jesus says, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” ²⁸ Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left all and followed You.” ²⁹ Jesus was saying, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands for My sake and because of the gospel, ³⁰ who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age which is coming, eternal life. ³¹ But many first will be last; and the last, first.”

⁴⁶ And why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I say?

²⁵ And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, testing Him, saying, “Teacher, what having done, will I inherit eternal life?” ²⁶ And He said to him, “What has been written in the Law? How do you read it?” ²⁷ And answering, he said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind’ and ‘Your neighbor as yourself.’” ²⁸ And He said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.”

¹³ You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say rightly, for so I am. ¹⁴ Therefore if I, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash the feet of one another. ¹⁵ For I gave you a pattern, that as I did to you, you also should do.

³⁰ And having brought them out, he was saying, “Sirs, what is necessary of me to do, that I may be saved?”

³⁵ And the angel answering, said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the Holy One being born will be called the Son of God.

¹⁶ And confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: Who was revealed in the flesh, was justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

²⁶ For such a high priest indeed was fitting for us, holy, innocent, undefiled, having been separated from sinners, and having become higher than the heavens,

¹⁷ Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of shifting.

¹⁷ And He said to him, “Why do you ask Me about what is good? Only One is good. But if you desire to enter into life, keep the commandments.” ¹⁸ He says to Him, “Which?” And Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, ¹⁹ you shall honor the father and mother, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

¹⁸ And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good, except God alone. ¹⁹ You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, you shall not defraud, you shall honor your father and mother.’”

⁷ What then shall we say? Is the Law sin? Never may it be! But I have not known sin, if not by Law. And indeed, I had not been conscious of covetousness if the Law had not said, “You shall not covet.” ⁸ But sin, having taken an occasion by the commandment, produced in me all covetousness; for apart from the Law, sin is dead. ⁹ And I once was alive apart from Law; but the commandment having come, sin revived, and I died; ¹⁰ and this commandment that was unto life proved to be death to me. ¹¹ For sin, having taken an occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it put me to death.

⁹ For, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, in, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

¹⁰ For as many as are of works of the Law are under a curse, for it has been written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue all things having been written in the book of the Law, to do them.” ¹¹ Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, because “The righteous will live by faith.” ¹² But the Law is not of faith. Rather, “The one having done these things will live by them.” ¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it has been written: “Cursed is everyone hanging on a tree”—

² “Honor your Father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise,

²⁰ Children, obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing in the Lord.

⁸ If indeed you keep the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. ⁹ But if you show partiality, you are committing sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. ¹⁰ For whoever shall keep the whole Law, but shall stumble in one point, he has become guilty of all. ¹¹ For the One having said, “You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.” But if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the Law.

²⁰ The young man says to him, “All these things I have kept. What do I still lack?” ²¹ Jesus was saying to him, “If you desire to be perfect, go, sell what you are possessing, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens; and come, follow Me.”

²⁰ And he was saying to Him, “Teacher, all these I have kept from my youth.” ²¹ And Jesus, having looked upon him, loved him and said to him, “One thing to you is lacking: Go, sell as much as you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

⁷ I say to you that in the same way there will be joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, rather than over ninety nine righteous ones who have no need of repentance.

²⁹ And answering, he said to his father, ‘Behold, so many years I serve you, and never did I disobey a commandment of yours; and never did you give to me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.

¹¹ The Pharisee having stood, was praying toward himself thus: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the rest of the men—swindlers, unrighteous, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. ¹² I fast twice in the week; I tithe all things, as many as I gain.’

¹⁹ Do not store up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in nor steal.

²¹ Jesus was saying to him, “If you desire to be perfect, go, sell what you are possessing, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens; and come, follow Me.”

²⁷ Then Peter answering said to Him, “Behold, we left all things and followed You; what then will be to us?” ²⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit down upon His throne of glory, you having followed Me, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

²³ And He was saying to all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and let him take up his cross every day, and let him follow Me.

⁵⁷ And as they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You may go.” ⁵⁸ And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere He might lay the head.” ⁵⁹ And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, allow me first, having gone away, to bury my father.” ⁶⁰ And He said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but you, having gone forth, declare the kingdom of God.” ⁶¹ And another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first allow me to bid farewell to those at my home.” ⁶² And Jesus said to him, “No one having laid the hand upon the plow, and looking on the things behind, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

⁴² but one thing is necessary, only one; for Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”

³³ Sell your possessions and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where thief does not draw near, nor does moth destroy.

⁹ And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails, they might receive you into the eternal dwellings.

⁴⁴ And all those having believed were together the same, and having all things in common. ⁴⁵ And they were selling the possessions and the goods, and were dividing them to all, as anyone had need.

³⁴ For there was not even anyone in need among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, were bringing the proceeds of what is sold, ³⁵ and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was made to each as anyone had need. ³⁶ Now Joseph having been called Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated, Son of encouragement), a Levite, a Cypriot at the birth, ³⁷ having sold a field he owns, brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

¹³ Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing indeed: Forgetting the things behind and reaching forward to the things ahead,

¹⁸ to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous in distributing, ready to share, ¹⁹ treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is indeed life.

⁸ But beloved, do not let this one thing be hidden from you, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

²² And having heard this statement, the young man went away grieving; for he was one having many possessions.

²² And having been sad at the word, he went away grieving; for he was one having many possessions.

¹⁴ And that having fallen into the thorns, these are those having heard, and moving along are choked under the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and do not mature.

¹⁵ And He said to them, “Beware, and keep yourselves from all covetousness; for not to anyone is his life in the abundance of that which he possesses.”

⁸ And Zacchaeus having stood, said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anything of anyone, I restore it fourfold.”

³⁴ And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts ever be burdened with dissipation and drunkenness and the cares of life—and that day would come upon you suddenly as a snare.

⁵ For this you know, realizing that any fornicator, or unclean person, or covetous man, who is an idolater, has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

⁸ But indeed, therefore, I also count all things to be loss because of the excelling knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I have lost all things, and esteem them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

⁵ Therefore put to death the members which are upon the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry,

¹⁵ Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone should love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

²³ And Jesus said His to disciples, “Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich man will enter into the kingdom of the heavens. ²⁴ And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” ²⁵ And the disciples having heard were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then is able to be saved?”

²⁶ And the king, having been made very sorrowful, on account of the oaths and those reclining with him, did not want to refuse her.

²³ And Jesus having looked around, says to His disciples, “How difficultly those having riches will enter into the kingdom of God!” ²⁴ And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answering says to them again, “Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God! ²⁵ It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” ²⁶ And they were exceedingly astonished, saying among themselves, “Then who is able to be saved?” ²⁷ Having looked on them, Jesus says, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.”

²⁶ For consider your calling, brothers, that not many were wise according to the flesh, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. ²⁷ But God has chosen the foolish things of the world that He might shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world that He might shame the strong;

⁹ Now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved into repentance. For you were grieved according to God, so that you might suffer loss in nothing through us. ¹⁰ For grief according to God produces repentance to salvation without regret; but the world’s grief produces death.

⁹ But those desiring to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge men into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils, which some, stretching after, have been seduced away from the faith and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving Him? ⁶ But you have dishonored the poor. Are not the rich oppressing you and they dragging you into court? ⁷ Are they not blaspheming the good Name having been called upon you?

¹ Come now, you rich, weep, wailing over the miseries that are coming upon you. ² Your riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten. ³ Your gold and silver have corroded, and their rust will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have treasured up in the last days. ⁴ Behold, the wage of the workmen having harvested your fields, having been kept back by you, cries out, and the cries of those having harvested have entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts. ⁵ You lived in luxury and lived in self-indulgence upon the earth. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. ⁶ You have condemned and have put to death the righteous; he does not resist you.

²⁴ Blind guides—those straining out the gnat and swallowing the camel!

²³ And someone said to Him, “Lord, if those being saved are few?” And He said to them,

²⁶ And Jesus having looked on them, said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

³⁷ For nothing will be impossible with God.”

¹⁹ and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us believing according to the working of the power of His might, ²⁰ which He worked in Christ, having raised Him out from the dead, and having set Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,

⁴ But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, ⁵ made us alive with Christ even we being dead in trespasses—by grace you are saved— ⁶ and He raised us up together and seated us together in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, ⁷ in order that in the coming ages He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace you are saved through faith, and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, ⁹ not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. ¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

¹⁹ And He says to them, “Come follow after Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” ²⁰ And immediately having left the nets, they followed Him. ²¹ And having gone on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. And He called them, ²² and immediately having left the boat and their father they followed Him.

⁹ And Jesus passing on from there saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth. And He says to him, “Follow Me.” And having arisen, he followed Him.

²⁷ Then Peter answering said to Him, “Behold, we left all things and followed You; what then will be to us?”

²⁸ Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left all and followed You.”

¹¹ And having brought the boats to the land, having left all, they followed Him.

⁷ But whatever things were gain to me, these I have esteemed loss because of Christ.

³⁷ The one loving father or mother above Me is not worthy of Me, and the one loving son or daughter above Me is not worthy of Me. ³⁸ And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. ³⁹ The one having found his life will lose it, and the one having lost his life on account of Me will find it.

²⁶ “If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters and yes, even his life, he is not able to be My disciple. ²⁷ Whoever does not carry his cross and come after Me is not able to be My disciple. ²⁸ For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first, having sat down, count the cost, whether he has enough for its completion?

³² And if anyone speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but if anyone speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the coming one.

³¹ But seek you His kingdom, and these things will be added to you. ³² Do not fear, little flock, for your Father took delight to give you the kingdom.

²¹ What fruit, therefore, did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. ²² But now, having been set free from sin, and having become slaves to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end is eternal life. ²³ For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain.

⁵ Let your manner of life be without covetousness, being satisfied with the present; for He Himself has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” ⁶ So we are confident to say: “The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid; what shall man do to me?”

¹⁰ Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so that you might be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give to you the crown of life.

¹⁷ The one having an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one overcoming, I will give to him the manna having been hidden, and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone new a name having been written, which no one has known, except the one receiving it.

²¹ The one overcoming, I will give to him to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

²¹ From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that it is necessary for Him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised on the third day.

²² And while they were abiding in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men, ²³ and they will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.” And they were deeply grieved.

¹⁷ And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside themselves on the way, and said to them, ¹⁸ “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death. ¹⁹ And they will betray Him to the Gentiles to mock and to flog and to crucify; and the third day He will rise again.”

⁹ And there were about four thousand. And He sent them away.

³⁰ And He warned them that they should tell no one concerning Him. ³¹ And He began to teach them that it is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise again.

³² And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on before them. And they were astonished, and those following were afraid. And having taken to Him the Twelve again, He began to tell them the things being about to happen to Him: ³³ “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and will betray Him to the Gentiles. ³⁴ And they will mock Him, and will spit upon Him, and will flog and will kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.”

²² having said, “It is necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and to be killed, and on the third day to be raised.”

⁵¹ And it came to pass in the completing of the days of His ascension, that He steadfastly set the face to go to Jerusalem.

⁶ He is not here, but He is risen! Remember how He spoke to you, being yet in Galilee, ⁷ saying, ‘It behooves the Son of Man to be delivered into hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to arise.’”

⁴⁴ And He said unto to them, “These are my words, which I spoke to you being still with you, that all things having been written concerning Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms, it behooves to be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵ Then He opened their mind to understand the Scriptures. ⁴⁶ And He said to them, “Thus it has been written: The Christ was to suffer and to rise out from the dead on the third day,

⁶⁷ Then they spat in His face and struck Him. And others slapped Him,

² And having bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.

²⁸ And having stripped Him, they put a scarlet robe around Him. ²⁹ And having twisted together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and having bowed the knees before Him, they mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ³⁰ And having spit upon Him, they took the reed and kept striking Him on His head.

⁶⁵ And some began to spit upon Him, and to cover up His face, and to strike Him and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers struck Him with the palms.

¹ And early in the morning, having formed a counsel, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, having bound Jesus, led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.

¹⁷ And they put on Him purple, and having twisted together a crown of thorns, they placed it on Him, ¹⁸ and they began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” ¹⁹ And they kept striking His head with a reed and spitting on Him; and bending the knees, they were kneeling down to Him. ²⁰ And when they had mocked Him, they took off Him the purple and put on Him His own garments. And they are leading Him out, that they might crucify Him.

⁶³ And the men who are holding Him began mocking Him, beating Him. ⁶⁴ And having blindfolded Him, they were questioning Him, saying, “Prophesy, who is the one having struck You?” ⁶⁵ And they were saying many other things to Him, blaspheming.

¹ And having risen up, all the multitude of them led Him to Pilate.

¹¹ And Herod, with his troops, having set Him at naught and also having mocked Him, having put on Him splendid apparel, sent Him back to Pilate.

³⁵ And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also were deriding Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself, if this is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

²² Now of His having said these things, one of the officers standing by gave a blow with the palm to Jesus, having said, “Do You answer the high priest this way?”

²⁸ Then they are leading Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. Now it was early, and they did not enter into the Praetorium, so that they should not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

³⁰ They answered and said to him, “If He were not doing evil, we would not have delivered Him to you.”

³⁵ Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests delivered You to me. What have You done?”

¹ So at that time Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. ² And the soldiers, having twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head and cast around Him a purple robe. ³ And they began coming up to Him and saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they kept giving Him blows with the palm. ⁴ And Pilate went forth outside again and says to them, “Behold, I bring Him out to you so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.” ⁵ Therefore Jesus went forth outside, wearing the thorny crown and the purple robe. And he says to them, “Behold the man!”

²³ Him delivered up by the determinate plan and foreknowledge of God, you put to death, having crucified Him by lawless hands,

¹³ The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, whom indeed you betrayed and disowned in the presence of Pilate, that one having adjudged to release Him.

⁶³ saying, “Sir, we have remembered how that deceiver, while living, said, ‘After three days I arise.’

⁷ saying, ‘It behooves the Son of Man to be delivered into hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and the third day to arise.’”

²¹ But we were hoping it is He who is about to redeem Israel. But indeed also with all these things, this brings the third day away from which these things came to pass.

³ For I delivered to you in the foremost what also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, ⁴ and that He was buried, and that He was raised the third day according to the Scriptures,

³² And they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask Him.

⁵⁰ And they did not understand the word that He spoke to them.

⁴⁵ But they did not understand this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they should not understand it. And they were afraid to ask Him concerning this saying.

²⁵ And He said to them, “O foolish and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken.

⁴⁵ Then He opened their mind to understand the Scriptures.

⁶ Jesus spoke to them this allegory, but they did not know what it was that He was saying to them.

¹⁶ His disciples did not know these things from the first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and these things they had done to Him.

¹ I have spoken these things to you that you might not fall away. ² They will put you out of the synagogues; but an hour is coming that everyone having killed you will think it is to offer a service to God. ³ And they will do these things because they do not know the Father nor Me. ⁴ But I have said these things to you, so that when their hour might have come, you may remember that I said them to you. Now I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. ⁵ But now I go to the One having sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ ⁶ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. ⁷ But I tell you the truth, it is profitable for you that I should go away; for unless I go away the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. ⁸ And having come, He will convict the world concerning sin, and concerning righteousness, and concerning judgment: ⁹ concerning sin indeed, because they do not believe in Me; ¹⁰ and concerning righteousness, because I go away to the Father and you behold Me no more; ¹¹ and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. ¹² Yet I have many things to say to you, but you are not able to bear them now. ¹³ But when He the, Spirit of truth, shall come, He will guide you into all the truth. For He will not speak from Himself, but whatever He may hear, He will speak. And He will declare to you the things coming. ¹⁴ He will glorify Me, for He will take from that which is Mine and will disclose it to you. ¹⁵ All things that the Father has are Mine. Because of this, I said that He will take from that which is Mine and will disclose it to you. ¹⁶ A little while and you behold Me no longer; and again a little while and you will see Me.” ¹⁷ Therefore some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while and you do not behold Me; and again a little while and you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?” ¹⁸ Therefore they were saying, “What is this that He says, ‘a little while’? We do not know what He is saying.” ¹⁹ Jesus knew that they were desiring to ask Him, and He said to them, “Do you inquire among one another concerning this, that I said, ‘A little while and you do not behold Me, and again a little while and you will see Me’?

²⁹ And as they were going out from Jericho, a great crowd followed Him. ³⁰ And behold, two blind men sitting beside the road, having heard that Jesus is passing by, cried out saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” ³¹ And the crowd rebuked them that they should be silent. But they cried out all the more, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” ³² And Jesus having stopped, called them and said, “What do you desire I should do unto you?” ³³ They say to Him, “Lord, that our eyes might be opened.” ³⁴ And having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they received sight, and they followed Him.

⁴⁶ And they come to Jericho. And as He was going out from Jericho—and His disciples, and a large crowd—a blind beggar, Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road. ⁴⁷ And having heard that it is Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and to say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.” ⁴⁸ And many were rebuking him, that he should be silent; but he kept crying out much more, “Son of David, have mercy on me.” ⁴⁹ And Jesus, having stopped, commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage! Rise up! He calls you.” ⁵⁰ And having cast away his cloak, having risen up, he came to Jesus. ⁵¹ And Jesus answering him says, “What do you desire I should do to you?” And the blind man said to Him, “Rabboni, that I may receive sight.” ⁵² And Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received sight and began following Him on the way.

²⁰ And a certain poor man named Lazarus, being full of sores, was laid at his gate ²¹ and desiring to be fed from that falling from the table of the rich man; but even the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.

¹ And having entered, He was passing through Jericho.

⁸ Therefore the neighbors and those having seen him before, that he was a beggar, were saying, “Is this not he who was sitting and begging?”

² And a certain man was being carried, being lame from his mother’s womb, whom they placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful to ask for alms from those going into the temple,

¹⁰ And of Him having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?” ¹¹ And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet, Jesus, the One from Nazareth of Galilee.”

²⁶ And having called near one of the servants, he began inquiring what these things might be.

²³ And having come, he dwelt in a city being called Nazareth, so that it should be fulfilled that having been spoken through the prophets, that “He will be called a Nazarene.”

¹ And He having entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that He is in the house. ² And many were gathered together, so as to have no more space, not even at the door. And He was speaking the word to them. ³ And they come, bringing to Him a paralytic, being carried by four.

⁵¹ And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He was subject to them. And His mother was treasuring up all these matters in her heart.

⁴⁵ Philip Finds Nathanael and says to him, “We have found Him whom Moses wrote of in the Law, also the prophets, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

³⁵ Therefore Jesus said to them, “Yet a little while, the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness might not overtake you. And the one walking in the darkness does not know where he is going. ³⁶ While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become sons of light.” Jesus spoke these things, and having gone away, He was hidden from them.

¹⁹ And Pilate also wrote a title and put it on the cross. And it was written, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.

²² Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man having been set forth by God to you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by Him in your the midst, as you yourselves know,

¹⁰ let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth—whom you crucified, whom God raised out from the dead—in Him this man stands before you sound.

² For He says: “In the acceptable time I listened to you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; behold, now is the day of salvation.

²⁷ And Jesus passing on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.”

²³ And all the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “Could this be the Son of David?”

²² And behold, a Canaanite woman from the same region having approached, was crying out saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”

⁹ And the crowds going before Him and those following were crying out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

¹⁵ And the chief priests and the scribes, having seen the wonders that He did and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” were indignant

⁴² saying, “What do you think concerning the Christ? Of whom is He son?” They say to Him, “Of David.” ⁴³ He says to them, “How then does David in spirit call Him Lord, saying: ⁴⁴ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, until I place Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet.”’ ⁴⁵ If therefore David calls Him Lord, how is He his son?”

³ concerning His Son, having come of the seed of David according to flesh,

¹⁶ “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to all of you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright morning star.”

⁷ Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened unto you.

⁴⁰ And He comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping. And He says to Peter, “So, were you not able to watch with Me one hour? ⁴¹ Watch and pray, that you do not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the flesh weak.” ⁴² Again for a second time having gone away, He prayed, saying, “My Father, if this is not possible to pass unless I drink it, Your will be done.” ⁴³ And having come again, He finds them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴ And having left them again, having gone away, He prayed for the third time, having said the same thing again.

⁴⁹ Of Him still speaking, one comes from the synagogue ruler, saying, “Your daughter has died; trouble the Teacher no longer.”

⁸ I say to you, even though he will not give to him, having risen up because of being his friend; yet because of his persistence, having risen, he will give him as much as he needs. ⁹ And I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock 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.

⁵² Woe to you lawyers, for you have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who are entering.”

¹ And He was speaking to them a parable about the way it behooves them always to pray and not to lose heart,

¹⁵ And they were bringing the infants also to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples having seen, were rebuking them.

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

³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”

⁸ Three times I begged the Lord for this, that it might depart from me.

²¹ And He said to her, “What do you desire?” She says to Him, “Say that these two sons of mine might sit, one on Your right hand and one on Your left hand, in Your kingdom.” ²² And Jesus answering, said, “You do not know what you ask for. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink?” They say to Him, “We are able.”

²⁵ But if we hope for what we do not see, we await in patience.

³ And having stretched out the hand, He touched him saying, “I am willing; be you cleansed!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

²² And Jesus, having turned and having seen her said, “Take courage, daughter. Your faith has cured you.” And the woman was cured from that very hour.

²⁸ Then Jesus answering said to her, “O woman, great is your faith. It shall be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.

⁵⁰ And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

⁴⁸ And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you; go in peace.”

¹⁹ And He said to him, “Having risen up go forth; your faith has cured you!”

⁸ And the crowds having seen, marveled and glorified God, the One having given such authority to men.

²⁸ And having come into the house, the blind men came to Him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to him, “Yes, Lord.” ²⁹ Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it to you.” ³⁰ And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly instructed them, saying, “See that no one knows!”

⁵ The blind receive sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor are gospelized.

¹⁴ And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.

³⁹ And having stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately having arisen, she began to serve them.

²⁶ And amazement seized all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.”

¹⁷ And of Him saying these things, all those opposed to Him were ashamed; and the whole crowd was rejoicing at all the glorious things that were being done by Him.

¹⁵ And one of them, having seen that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, ¹⁶ and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan. ¹⁷ And Jesus, having answered, said, “Were not the ten cleansed? But where are the nine? ¹⁸ Was there found none having returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”

³⁷ And as He is drawing near, already at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples rejoicing, began to praise God in a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

⁵ While I shall be in the world, I am the light of the world.” ⁶ Having said these things, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes. ⁷ And He said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). Therefore he went and washed, and came seeing.

³⁹ And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, that those not seeing may see, and those seeing may become blind.” ⁴⁰ Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and they said to Him, “Are we also blind?”

²¹ And having further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way they might punish them, on account of the people, because all were glorifying God for that having happened.

¹⁸ And having heard these things, they were silent and glorified God, saying, “Then indeed God has given also to the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

¹⁸ to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those having been sanctified by faith in Me.’

²⁴ And they were glorifying God in me.

¹⁰ when in that day He shall come to be glorified in His saints, and to be marveled at among all those having believed because our testimony to you was believed, ¹¹ for which also we pray always for you, that He may count you worthy of the calling of our God, and He may fulfill every good pleasure of goodness and work of faith with power, ¹² so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁹ But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of the One having called you out of darkness into His marvelous light,