and drink, and afterwards thou The days will come when you shall shalt eat and drink ? 14 Whom when he saw he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean. 15 And one of them when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God. 16 And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan. 17 And JESUS answering, said: Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine? 18 There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger. 19 And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole. 20 And being asked by the Pharisees: when the kingdom of God should come? he answered them and said: The kingdom of God cometh not with observation : 21 Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. Forlo the kingdom of God is within you. 22 And he said to his disciples: desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it. 23 And they will say to you : See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them: 24 For as the lightning that lightneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day. 25 But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this ge neration. 26 And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat and drink, they married wives and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark: and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it came to pass in the days of Lot: They did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built : 29 And in the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and desstroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed. 31 In that hour he that shall be on the house top, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner let him not return back. 32 Remember Lot's wife.. 33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it. 34 I say to you: in that night there shall be two men in one bed: the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35 Two women shall be grinding Ver. 10. Unprofitable servants. Because our service is of no profit to our master; and he justiy claims it as our bounden duty': but though we are unprofitable to him, our serving him is not unprofitable to us: for he is pleased to give by his grace a value to our good works, which, in consequence of his promise, entitles them to an eternal reward. The Pharisee and the Publican. ND he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always A to pray, and not to faint. 2 Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, nor regarded man. 3 And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. 4 And he would not for a long time. But he afterwards said within himself: Although I fear not God, nor regard man, 5 Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me. 6 And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7 And will not God revenge his elect who cry to him day and night: and will he have patience in their regard ? 8 I say to you, that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of man, when he cometh shall he find, think you, faith on earth ? 9 And to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others he spoke also this parable: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 12 1 fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that 1 possess. 13 And the publican standing afar off would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O Godbe merciful to me a sinner. 14 I say to you this man went down into his house justified rather than the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted. 15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he might touch them. Which when the disciples saw, they rebuked them. 16 But JESUS calling them together, said: Suffer children to come to me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. 17 Amen 1 say to you: whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall not enter into it. 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life? 19. And JESUS said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone. 20 Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother. 21 Who said: All these things have I kept from my youth. 22 Which when Jesus had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee: sell all whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. 23 He having heard these things, became sorrowful, for he was very rich. 11 The Pharisee standing prayed thus with himself: O God, I give 24 And JESUS seeing him become thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican. sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God? 25 For it is easier for a camel to manded him to be brought unto pass through the eye of a needle, him. And when he was come near, than for a rich man to enter into he asked him, the kingdom of God. 26 And they that heard it said: Who then can be saved ? 27 He said to them: The things that are impossible with men, are possible with God. 28 Then Peter said: Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee. 29 Who said to them: Amen I say to you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the kingdom of God's sake, 41 Saying: What wilt thou that 1 do to thee? But he said: Lord, that I may see. 42 And JESUS said to him: Receive thy sight; thy faith hath made thee whole. 43 And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people when they saw it, gave praise to God. A CHAP. XIX. Zacheus entertains Christ. ND entering in, he walked through Jericho. 2 And behold there was a man 30 Who shall not receive much more in this present time, and in named Zacheus: who was the chief the world to come life everlasting. of the publicans, and he was rich. the crowd, because he was low of stature. 31 Then JESUS took unto him 3 And he sought to see JESUS the twelve, and said to them: Be- who he was, and he could not for hold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of man. 32 For he shall be delivered to the gentiles, and shall be mocked, and scourged, and spit upon : 33 And after they have scourged 4 And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree that he might see him: for he was to pass that way. 5 And when JESUS was come to the place, looking up, he saw him, him, they will put him to death, and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down: for this day 34 And they understood none of I must abide in thy house. and the third day he shall rise again. these things, and this word was hid from them, and they understood not the things that were said. 35 Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way-side, begging. 36 And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant. 37 And they told him that JESUS of Nazareth was passing by. :38 And he cried out saying: JEsus son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And they that went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he cried out much more, Son of David have mercy on me. 40 And JESÚS standing com 6 And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy. 7 And when all saw it, they murmured, saying that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner. 8 But Zacheus standing said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor: and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him four-fold. 9 JESUS said to him: This day is salvation come to this house: because he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. 11 As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable because he was nigh to to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should imme-stood by: Take the pound away diately be manifested. 12 He said therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten en pounds, and said to them: Trade till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him: and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us. from him, and give it to him that hath the ten pounds. 25 And they said to him: Lord, he hath ten pounds. 26 But I say to you, that to every one that hath shall be given and he shall abound: and from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken from him. 27 But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither; and kill them before me. 15 And it came to pass that he returned, having received the king28 And having said these things, dom: and he commanded his ser- he went before going up to Jeruvants to be called, to whom he had salem. given the money; that he might 29 And it came to pass when he know how much every man had was come nigh to Bethphage and peace in heaven, and glory on high. 3 And JESUS answering, said to 39 And some of the Pharisees them: I will also ask you one thing. gained by trading. 16 And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 17 And he said to him: Well done, thou good servant, because thou hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt have power over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. 19 And he said to him: Be thou also over five cities. 20 And another came, saying: Lord, behold here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin, 21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow. 22 He saith to him: Out of thy own mouth I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow: 23 And why then didst thou not give my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have exacted it with usury? 24 And he said to them that Bethania unto the mount called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying: Go into the town which is over against you, at your entering into which, you shall find the colt of an ass tied, on which no man ever hath sitten: loose him and bring him hither. 31 And if any man shall ask you : Why do you loose him? you shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service. 32 And they that were sent went their way, and found the colt standing, as he had said unto them. 33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them: Why loose you the colt? 34 But they said: Because the Lord hath need of him. 35 And they brought him to JESUS. And casting their garments on the colt, they set JESUS thereon. 36 And as he went, they spread their clothes underneath in the way. 37 And when he was now coming near the descent of mount Olivet, the whole multitude of his disciples began with joy to praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works they had seen. 38 Saying: Blessed be the king who cometh in the name of the Lord, ٢٠ from amongst the multitude said to him: Master, rebuke thy disciples. 40 To whom he said: 1 say to you, that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. 41 And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying: 42 If thou also hadst known, and that in this thy day, the things that are to thy peace: but now they are hidden from thy eyes. 43 For the days shall come upon thee: and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and straiten thee on every side. 44 And beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are in thee: and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation. 45 And entering into the temple, he began to cast out them that sold therein and them that bought. 46 Saying to them: It is written: My house is the house of prayer. But you have made it a den of thieves. 47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. And the chief priests and the scribes, and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him: 48 And they found not what to do to him. For all the people were very attentive to hear him. CHAP. XX. The parable of the husbandmen. Answer me: 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men ? 5 But they thought within themselves, saying: If we shall say, From heaven; he will say: Why then did you not believe him ? 6 But if we say, Of men, the whole people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. 7 And they answered, that they knew not whence it was. 8 And JESUs said to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority 1 do these things. 9 And he began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen: and he was abroad for a long time. 10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. Who beating him sent him away empty. 11 And again he sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treating him reproachfully,sent him away empty.. 12 And again he sent the third : and they wounded him also, and cast him out. 13 Then the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be, when they see him, they will reverence him. 14 Whom when the husbandmen AND it came to pass that on one saw, they thoughts within themthe days, as was teach-selves, saying: ing the people in the temple, and us kill him, that the inheritance preaching the gospel, the chief may be ours. priests and the scribes with the an- 15 So casting him out of the cients met together, vineyard, they killed him. What 2 And spoke to him, saying: therefore will the lord of the vineTell us, by what authority dost yard do to them? thou these things? or, Who is he 16 He will come, and will dethat hath given thee this autho-stroy these husbandmen, and will rity give the vineyard to others. Which |