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And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
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 seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
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.’”
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’
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.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
And they could not answer him again to these things.
And they were unable to answer these questions.
And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
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.
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
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 not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?
There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not seeit.
Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.
And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.
People will tell you, ‘Look, there He is!’ or ‘Look, here He is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men.
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
will fail to receive many times more in this age—and in the age to come, eternal life.”
And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more; but the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
Yet they could not find a way to do so, because all the people hung on His words.
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
So they answered that they did not know where it was from.
Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”