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Neither shalt thou
swear by thy head, because thou
canst not make one hair white or black.
Nor should you
swear by your head, for you
cannot make a single hair white or black.
No man
can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye
cannot serve God and
mammon.
No one
can serve two masters: Either he will
hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and
despise the other. You
cannot serve both God and money.
Which of you by taking thought
can add one
cubit unto his
stature?
Who of you by
worrying can add a single hour to his life?
Or how
wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the
mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
How
can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the
speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
And, behold, there came a
leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou
wilt, thou
canst make me clean.
Suddenly a
leper came and
knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You
can make me clean.”
And Jesus said unto them,
Can the children of the
bridechamber mourn, as long as the
bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the
bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
Jesus replied, “How
can the guests of the
bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the
bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in
hell.
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but
cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who
can destroy both soul and body in
hell.
But
whereunto shall I
liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
And if
Satan cast out
Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
If
Satan drives out
Satan, he is divided against himself. How then
can his kingdom stand?
Or else how
can one enter into a strong man’s house, and
spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will
spoil his house.
Or again, how
can anyone enter a strong man’s house and
steal his possessions, unless he first
ties up the strong man? Then he
can plunder his house.
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
You
brood of vipers, how
can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and
buy themselves
victuals.
When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a
desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they
can go to the villages and
buy themselves some food.”
And, behold, a woman of
Canaan came out of the same coasts, and
cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is
grievously vexed with a devil.
And a
Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is
miserably possessed by a
demon.”
And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye
can discern the face of the sky; but
can ye not
discern the signs of the times?
and in the morning, ‘
Today it will be
stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to
interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for
verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of
mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to
yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a
mustard seed, you
can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given.
“Not
everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s
womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.
For there are eunuchs who were born that way; others were made that way by men; and still others live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly
amazed, saying, Who then
can be saved?
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly
astonished and asked, “Who then
can be saved?”
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be
baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
Go ye therefore into the
highways, and as many as ye shall find,
bid to the marriage.
Go therefore to the crossroads and
invite to the
banquet as many as you
can find.’
If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how
can ye escape the
damnation of
hell?
You snakes! You
brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of
hell?
He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Are you not aware that I
can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My
disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.
“He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye
can.
“You have a guard,”
Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may
preach there also: for therefore came I forth.
But Jesus answered, “Let us go on to the
neighboring towns so I
can preach there as well, for that is why I have come.”
Then a
leper came to Jesus,
begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You
can make me clean.”
Why
doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who
can forgive sins but God only?
“Why does this man speak like this? He is
blaspheming! Who
can forgive sins but God alone?”
And Jesus said unto them,
Can the children of the
bridechamber fast, while the
bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the
bridegroom with them, they
cannot fast.
Jesus replied, “How
can the guests of the
bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they
cannot fast.
And Andrew, and Philip, and
Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the
Canaanite,
Andrew, Philip,
Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the
Zealot,
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How
can Satan cast out
Satan?
So Jesus called them together and began to speak to them in parables: “How
can Satan drive out
Satan?
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
If a kingdom is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house is divided against itself, it cannot stand.
And if
Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he
cannot stand, but hath an end.
And if
Satan is divided and rises against himself, he
cannot stand; his end has come.
No man
can enter into a strong man’s house, and
spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will
spoil his house.
Indeed, no one
can enter a strong man’s house to
steal his possessions unless he first
ties up the strong man. Then he
can plunder his house.
And he said unto them, Is a
candle brought to be put under a
bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a
candlestick?
Jesus also said to them, “Does
anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a
basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
And he said,
Whereunto shall we
liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude
thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
His disciples answered, “You can see the crowd pressing in on You, and yet You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”
And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the
synagogue: and many hearing him were
astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the
synagogue, and many who heard Him were
astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how
can He perform such miracles?
Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and
buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
Dismiss the crowd so they
can go to the surrounding
countryside and villages and
buy themselves something to eat.”
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him
can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that
defile the man.
Nothing that enters a man from the outside
can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what
defile him.”
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that
whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it
cannot defile him;
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside
can defile him,
And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?
His disciples replied, “Where in this
desolate place could
anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had
spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He
spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “
Can you see anything?” He asked.
And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
And his
raiment became
shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth
can white them.
And
ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou
canst do any thing, have
compassion on us, and help us.
“It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You
can do anything, have
compassion on us and help us.”
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
“If You
can?”
echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
Jesus answered, “This kind cannot come out, except by prayer.”
But Jesus said,
Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a
miracle in my name, that
can lightly speak evil of me.
“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a
miracle in My name
can turn around and speak evil of Me.
And they were
astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then
can be saved?
They were even more
astonished and said to one another, “Who then
can be saved?”
But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask:
can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be
baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with?
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “
Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be
baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
And they said unto him, We
can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am
baptized withal shall ye be
baptized:
“We
can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be
baptized with the baptism that I undergo.
And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
So they answered, “We do not know.” And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the
scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How
can the
scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him
gladly.
David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how
can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd
listened to Him with delight.
For ye have the poor with you always, and
whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
Likewise also the chief priests
mocking said among themselves with the
scribes, He saved others; himself he
cannot save.
In the same way, the chief priests and
scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He
cannot save Himself!
And
Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well
stricken in years.
“How
can I be sure of this?”
Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of
repentance, and begin not to say within
yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with
repentance. And do not begin to say to
yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God
can raise up children for Abraham.
And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to
whomsoever I will I give it.
“I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been
relinquished to me, and I
can give it to
anyone I wish.
And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of
leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and
besought him, saying, Lord, if thou
wilt, thou
canst make me clean.
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with
leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and
begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You
can make me clean.”
And the
scribes and the
Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who
can forgive sins, but God alone?
Jesus replied, “
Can you make the guests of the
bridegroom fast while He is with them?
And he spake a parable unto them,
Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the
ditch?
Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
Either how
canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the
mote that is in thine eye, when thou
thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou
hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the
mote that is in thy brother’s eye.
How
can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the
speck out of your eye,’ while you
yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You
hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the
speck from your brother’s eye.
And the Lord said,
Whereunto then shall I
liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
No man, when he hath lighted a
candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a
candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
No one lights a lamp and covers it with a
jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter
can see the light.
And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and
lodge, and get
victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they
can go to the surrounding villages and
countryside for
lodging and provisions. For we are in a
desolate place here.”
And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
If
Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through
Beelzebub.
If
Satan is divided against himself, how
can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
No man, when he hath lighted a
candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a
bushel, but on a
candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
No one lights a lamp and puts it in a
cellar or under a
basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter
can see the light.
If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright
shining of a
candle doth give thee light.
So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be
radiant, as though a lamp were
shining on you.”
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
And which of you with taking thought
can add to his
stature one
cubit?
Who of you by
worrying can add a single hour to his life?
If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
So if you
cannot do such a small thing, why do you
worry about the rest?
And ye
yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the
wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the
wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they
can open the door for him at once.
Ye hypocrites, ye
can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not
discern this time?
You hypocrites! You know how to
interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to
interpret the present time?
And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
If it bears fruit next year, fine. But if not, you can cut it down.’”
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and
whereunto shall I resemble it?
Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?
Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to
morrow, and the day following: for it
cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
Nevertheless, I must keep going
today and
tomorrow and the next day, for it is not
admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.
And thou shalt be blessed; for they
cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be
recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
If any man come to me, and
hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters,
yea, and his own life also, he
cannot be my disciple.
“If
anyone comes to Me and does not
hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—
yes, even his own life—he
cannot be My disciple.
And
whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me,
cannot be my disciple.
And
whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me
cannot be My disciple.
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he
can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
So likewise,
whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he
cannot be my disciple.
In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece,
doth not light a
candle, and
sweep the house, and seek
diligently till she find it?
Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp,
sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy
stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer
steward.
So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you
cannot be
manager any longer.’
The
manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to
dig and too
ashamed to
beg.
No servant
can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye
cannot serve God and
mammon.
No servant
can serve two masters. Either he will
hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and
despise the other. You
cannot serve both God and money.”
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
And besides all this, a great
chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish
cannot cross from here to you, nor
can anyone cross from there to us.’