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And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.
And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed
swine.
So he went and
hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed
the pigs.
And he would
fain have filled his
belly with
the husks that
the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
He longed to fill his
belly with
the pods
the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and before
thee,
I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have
sinned against heaven and against you.
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had
compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and
kissed him.
So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in
the distance, his father saw him and was filled with
compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and
kissed him.
And
the son said unto him, Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
The son declared, ‘Father, I have
sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
But
the father said to his servants, Bring forth
the best
robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and
shoes on his feet:
But
the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring
the best
robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and
sandals on his feet.
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And
they began to be
merry.
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So
they began to
celebrate.
Now his elder son was in
the field: and as he came and drew
nigh to
the house, he heard musick and dancing.
Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.
So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.
And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed
the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed
the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’
And he was
angry, and would not go in:
therefore came his father out, and intreated him.
The older son became
angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and
pleaded with him.
And he answering said to his father, Lo,
these many years do I serve
thee, neither
transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a
kid, that I might make
merry with my friends:
But he answered his father, ‘Look, all
these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could
celebrate with my friends.
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath
devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him
the fatted calf.
But when this son of yours returns from
squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill
the fattened calf for him!’
And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.
‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.
And he said also unto his disciples,
There was a certain rich man, which had a
steward; and
the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
Jesus also said to His disciples, “
There was a rich man whose
manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
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.
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of
the stewardship,
they may receive me into
their houses.
I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will
welcome me into
their homes.’
So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said
the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write
fourscore.
Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
And
the lord
commended the unjust
steward, because he had done wisely: for
the children of this world are in
their generation wiser than
the children of light.
And I say unto you, Make to
yourselves friends of
the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail,
they may receive you into
everlasting habitations.
I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for
yourselves, so that when it is gone,
they will
welcome you into eternal dwellings.
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
If
therefore ye have not been faithful in
the unrighteous
mammon, who will commit to your trust
the true riches?
So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will
entrust you with true riches?
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?
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.”
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were
scoffing at Jesus.
And he said unto
them, Ye are
they which
justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is
abomination in
the sight of God.
So He said to
them, “You are
the ones who
justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is
detestable before God.
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
The Law and
the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time,
the gospel of
the kingdom of God is being preached, and
everyone is forcing his way into it.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one
tittle of
the law to fail.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared
sumptuously every day:
Now
there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in
joyous splendor.
And
there was a certain
beggar named
Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
And desiring to be fed with
the crumbs which fell from
the rich man’s table: moreover
the dogs came and
licked his sores.
and longing to be fed with
the crumbs that fell from
the rich man’s table. Even
the dogs came and
licked his sores.
And it came to pass, that
the beggar died, and was carried by
the angels into Abraham’s
bosom:
the rich man also died, and was buried;
One day
the beggar died and was carried by
the angels to Abraham’s side. And
the rich man also died and was buried.
And he
cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus, that he may dip
the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am
tormented in this flame.
So he
cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send
Lazarus to dip
the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in
agony in this fire.’
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.’
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
‘
Then I
beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send
Lazarus to my father’s house,
For I have five brethren; that he may
testify unto
them, lest
they also come into this place of
torment.
for I have five brothers. Let him
warn them, so that
they will not also end up in this place of
torment.’
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
But Abraham replied, ‘
They have Moses and
the prophets; let your brothers
listen to
them.’
And he said,
Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto
them from
the dead,
they will
repent.
‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to
them from
the dead,
they will
repent.’
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.’”
Then said he unto
the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but
woe unto him, through whom
they come!
Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that
stumbling blocks will come, but
woe to
the one through whom
they come!
It were better for him that a
millstone were
hanged about his neck, and he cast into
the sea, than that he should
offend one of
these little ones.
It would be better for him to have a
millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into
the sea than to cause one of
these little ones to
stumble.
And if he
trespass against
thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to
thee, saying, I
repent; thou shalt
forgive him.
Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I
repent,’ you must
forgive him.”
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
And
the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of
mustard seed, ye might say unto this
sycamine tree, Be thou
plucked up by
the root, and be thou planted in
the sea; and it should obey you.
And
the Lord answered, “If you have faith
the size of a
mustard seed, you can say to this
mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in
the sea,’ and it will obey you.
But which of you, having a servant
plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from
the field, Go and sit down to meat?
Which of you whose servant comes in from
plowing or
shepherding in
the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
Doth he
thank that servant because he did
the things that were commanded him? I
trow not.
Does he
thank the servant because he did what he was told?
And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through
the midst of Samaria and
Galilee.
While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and
Galilee.
And as he entered into a certain village,
there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood
afar off:
As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance
And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
and raised
their voices,
shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
And when he saw
them, he said unto
them, Go
shew yourselves unto
the priests. And it came to pass, that, as
they went,
they were
cleansed.
When Jesus saw
them, He said, “Go, show
yourselves to
the priests.” And as
they were on
their way,
they were
cleansed.
And one of
them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, and with a loud voice
glorified God,
When one of
them saw that he was
healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
And Jesus answering said, Were
there not ten
cleansed? but where are
the nine?
“Were not all ten
cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where
then are
the other nine?
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 him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”
And when he was demanded of
the Pharisees, when
the kingdom of God should come, he answered
them and said,
The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
When asked by
the Pharisees when
the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “
The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.
Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
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.
For as
the lightning, that lighteneth out of
the one part under heaven, shineth unto
the other part under heaven; so shall also
the Son of man be in his day.
For just as
the lightning flashes and lights up
the sky from one end to
the other, so will be
the Son of Man in His day.
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
Just as it was in
the days of
Noah, so also will it be in
the days of
the Son of Man:
They did eat,
they drank,
they married wives,
they were given in marriage, until
the day that Noe entered into
the ark, and
the flood came, and destroyed
them all.
People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to
the day
Noah entered
the ark.
Then the flood came and destroyed
them all.
Likewise also as it was in
the days of Lot;
they did eat,
they drank,
they bought,
they sold,
they planted,
they builded;
It was
the same in
the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking,
buying and selling, planting and building.
But
the same day that Lot went out of
Sodom it rained fire and
brimstone from heaven, and destroyed
them all.
But on
the day Lot left
Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed
them all.
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
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.
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.
Two women shall be
grinding together;
the one shall be taken, and
the other left.
Two women will be
grinding grain together: one will be taken and
the other left.”
Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
And
they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto
them,
Wheresoever the body is, thither will
the eagles be gathered together.
“Where, Lord?”
they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever
there is a
carcass,
there the vultures will gather.”
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
there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying,
Avenge me of mine
adversary.
And
there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my
adversary.’
Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will
avenge her, lest by her continual coming she
weary me.
yet because this widow keeps
pestering me, I will give her justice.
Then she will stop wearing me out with her perpetual requests.’”
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
And
the Lord said, “
Listen to
the words of
the unjust judge.
And shall not God
avenge his own
elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with
them?
Will not God bring about justice for His
elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to
defer their help?
I tell you that he will
avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when
the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on
the earth?
I tell you, He will
promptly carry out justice on
their behalf. Nevertheless, when
the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in
themselves that
they were righteous, and
despised others:
To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
Two men went up into
the temple to pray;
the one a
Pharisee, and
the other a
publican.
“Two men went up to
the temple to pray. One was a
Pharisee and
the other a tax
collector.
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I
thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this
publican.
The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I
thank You that I am not like
the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax
collector.
I fast twice in
the week, I give
tithes of all that I possess.
I fast twice a week and pay
tithes of all that I acquire.’
But
the tax
collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a
sinner!’
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than
the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be
abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be
exalted.
I tell you, this man, rather than
the Pharisee, went home justified. For
everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but
the one who humbles himself will be
exalted.”
And
they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch
them: but when his disciples saw it,
they rebuked them.
Now people were even bringing
their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on
them. And when
the disciples saw this,
they rebuked those who brought
them.
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.
Verily I say unto you,
Whosoever shall not receive
the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter
therein.
Truly I tell you,
anyone who does not receive
the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life?
Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to
inherit eternal life?”
Thou knowest
the commandments, Do not commit
adultery, Do not kill, Do not
steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
You know
the commandments: ‘Do not commit
adultery, do not murder, do not
steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”
And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
“All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.
Now when Jesus heard
these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto
the poor, and thou shalt have
treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to
the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven.
Then come, follow Me.”
And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
But when
the ruler heard this, he became very
sad, because he was extremely wealthy.
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Seeing
the man’s
sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for
the rich to enter
the kingdom of God!
For it is easier for a
camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into
the kingdom of God.
Indeed, it is easier for a
camel to pass through
the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter
the kingdom of God.”
And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
Those who heard this asked, “Who then can be saved?”
And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
But Jesus said, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
