Therefore whosoever
heareth these sayings
of mine,
and doeth them,
I will liken him
unto a wise man,
which built
his house
upon a rock:
And the rain descended,
and the floods came,
and the winds blew,
and beat
upon that house;
and it
fell not:
for it
was founded
upon a rock.
And every one
that heareth
these sayings
of mine,
and doeth them not,
shall be likened
unto a foolish man,
which built
his house
upon the sand:
And the rain descended,
and the floods came,
and the winds blew,
and beat
upon that house;
and it fell:
and great
was the fall of it.
And
he spake many things
unto them
in parables,
saying,
Behold,
a sower
went forth
to sow;
And
when he sowed,
some seeds
fell by the way side,
and the fowls
came
and
devoured them up:
Some fell
upon stony places,
where they
had not much earth:
and forthwith
they sprung up,
because
they had no deepness
of earth:
And
when the sun
was up,
they were scorched;
and because
they
had no root,
they withered away.
And some fell
among thorns;
and the thorns
sprung up,
and choked them:
But other
fell
into good ground,
and brought forth fruit,
some an hundredfold,
some sixtyfold,
some thirtyfold.
Who hath ears
to hear,
let him hear.
Hear ye
therefore the parable
of the sower.
When any one heareth
the word
of the kingdom,
and understandeth it not,
then cometh the wicked one,
and catcheth away
that which
was sown
in his heart.
This is
he which received
seed
by the way side.
But
he that
received
the seed
into stony places,
the same
is
he that heareth
the word,
and anon with joy
receiveth it;
Yet hath
he not root
in himself,
but dureth
for a while:
for when tribulation
or persecution
ariseth
because
of the word,
by and by
he is offended.
He also
that received
seed
among the thorns
is
he that heareth
the word;
and the care
of this world,
and the deceitfulness
of riches,
choke the word,
and
he becometh unfruitful.
But he
that received
seed into the good ground
is
he that heareth
the word,
and understandeth it;
which also beareth fruit,
and
bringeth forth,
some an hundredfold,
some sixty,
some thirty.
Another parable put
he forth unto them,
saying,
The kingdom
of heaven
is likened
unto a man which sowed
good seed
in his field:
But
while men slept,
his enemy
came
and sowed
tares
among the wheat,
and went his way.
But
when the blade
was sprung up,
and brought forth fruit,
then appeared
the tares also.
So the servants
of the householder
came
and
said unto him,
Sir,
didst not
thou sow good seed
in thy field?
from whence
then hath
it tares?
He said unto them,
An enemy
hath done this.
The servants
said unto him,
Wilt thou
then that
we go
and
gather them up?
But he said,
Nay;
lest
while ye
gather
up the tares,
ye root
up also the wheat
with them.
Let both
grow together until
the harvest:
and in the time
of harvest
I will say
to the reapers,
Gather
ye together first
the tares,
and bind them
in bundles
to burn them:
but gather
the wheat
into my barn.
Another parable put
he forth unto them,
saying,
The kingdom
of heaven
is like
to a grain
of mustard seed,
which a man took,
and sowed
in his field:
Which indeed is the least
of all seeds:
but
when it
is grown,
it is the greatest
among herbs,
and becometh a tree,
so that the birds
of the air
come
and lodge
in the branches
thereof.
Another parable
spake
he unto them;
The kingdom
of heaven
is like
unto leaven,
which a woman took,
and hid in three measures
of meal,
till the whole
was leavened.
Then Jesus
sent
the multitude away,
and went into the house:
and his disciples
came unto him,
saying,
Declare unto us the parable
of the tares
of the field.
He answered
and
said unto them,
He that
soweth
the good seed
is the Son
of man;
The field
is the world;
the good seed
are the children
of the kingdom;
but the tares
are the children
of the wicked one;
The enemy that
sowed them
is the devil;
the harvest
is the end
of the world;
and the reapers
are the angels.
As therefore
the tares
are gathered
and burned
in the fire;
so shall
it be
in the end
of this world.
The Son of man
shall send
forth his angels,
and they
shall gather
out of his kingdom
all things that offend,
and them which
do iniquity;
And shall cast them
into a furnace
of fire:
there shall be wailing
and gnashing
of teeth.
Then shall
the righteous shine forth
as the sun
in the kingdom
of their Father.
Who hath ears
to hear,
let him hear.
Again,
the kingdom
of heaven
is like
unto treasure
hid in a field;
the which
when a man
hath found,
he hideth,
and for joy
thereof goeth
and selleth all that
he hath,
and buyeth that field.
Again,
the kingdom
of heaven
is like
unto a merchant man,
seeking goodly pearls:
Who,
when
he had found one pearl
of great price,
went
and sold all that
he had,
and bought it.
Again,
the kingdom
of heaven
is like
unto a net,
that was cast
into the sea,
and gathered
of every kind:
Which,
when it
was full,
they drew to shore,
and sat down,
and gathered
the good
into vessels,
but cast
the bad away.
So shall
it be
at the end
of the world:
the angels
shall come forth,
and sever
the wicked from
among the just,
And shall cast them
into the furnace
of fire:
there shall be wailing
and gnashing
of teeth.
How think ye?
if a man
have an hundred sheep,
and one
of them be gone astray,
doth
he not leave
the ninety
and nine,
and goeth into the mountains,
and seeketh
that which
is gone astray?
And
if so
be that
he find it,
verily
I say unto you,
he rejoiceth more
of that sheep,
than
of the ninety
and nine which
went not astray.
Even so
it is not the will
of your Father
which is in heaven,
that one
of these little
ones should perish.
Therefore is
the kingdom
of heaven
likened
unto a certain king,
which would take account
of his servants.
And
when
he had begun
to reckon,
one
was brought unto him,
which owed him
ten thousand talents.
But forasmuch as he
had not to pay,
his lord
commanded him
to be sold,
and his wife,
and children,
and all that
he had,
and payment
to be made.
The servant
therefore fell down,
and worshipped him,
saying,
Lord,
have patience
with me,
and
I will pay
thee all.
Then the lord
of that servant
was moved
with compassion,
and loosed him,
and forgave him
the debt.
But the same servant went out,
and found one
of his fellowservants,
which owed him
an hundred pence:
and
he laid
hands on him,
and took him
by the throat,
saying,
Pay me
that thou owest.
And his fellowservant
fell down
at his feet,
and besought him,
saying,
Have patience
with me,
and
I will pay
thee all.
And he
would not:
but went
and cast him
into prison,
till he
should pay
the debt.
So when his fellowservants
saw
what was done,
they were very sorry,
and came
and told
unto their lord all
that was done.
Then his lord,
after that
he had called him,
said unto him,
O thou wicked servant,
I forgave thee all
that debt,
because
thou desiredst me:
Shouldest not
thou also have had compassion
on thy fellowservant,
even as
I had
pity on thee?
And his lord
was wroth,
and delivered him
to the tormentors,
till he
should pay
all
that was due
unto him.
So likewise
shall my heavenly Father
do also unto you,
if ye
from your hearts
forgive not every one
his brother
their trespasses.
For the kingdom
of heaven
is like
unto a man
that is
an householder,
which went out early
in the morning
to hire labourers
into his vineyard.
And
when
he had agreed
with the labourers
for a penny a day,
he sent them
into his vineyard.
And he
went out
about the third hour,
and saw others
standing
idle
in the marketplace,
And
said unto them;
Go ye
also into the vineyard,
and whatsoever is
right
I will give you.
And
they went their way.
Again
he went out
about the sixth
and ninth hour,
and did likewise.
And
about the eleventh hour
he went out,
and found
others standing idle,
and
saith unto them,
Why stand
ye here
all the day idle?
They say unto him,
Because no man
hath hired us.
He saith unto them,
Go ye
also into the vineyard;
and whatsoever is right,
that shall
ye receive.
So when
even was come,
the lord
of the vineyard
saith unto his steward,
Call the labourers,
and give them
their hire,
beginning
from the last
unto the first.
And
when they
came
that were hired
about the eleventh hour,
they received every man
a penny.
But
when the first came,
they supposed
that they
should have received more;
and
they likewise
received every man
a penny.
And
when
they had received it,
they murmured
against the goodman
of the house,
Saying,
These
last
have wrought
but one hour,
and
thou hast made them
equal unto us,
which have borne
the burden
and heat
of the day.
But
he answered one
of them,
and said,
Friend,
I do
thee no wrong:
didst not
thou
agree with me
for a penny?
Take
that thine is,
and go thy way:
I will give
unto this last,
even as
unto thee.
Is it not lawful
for me to do what
I will with mine own?
Is thine
eye evil,
because
I am good?
So the last
shall be first,
and the first last:
for many
be called,
but few chosen.
But
what think ye?
A certain man
had two sons;
and he
came
to the first,
and said,
Son,
go work to day
in my vineyard.
He answered
and said,
I will not:
but afterward
he repented,
and went.
And he
came
to the second,
and said likewise.
And he
answered
and said,
I go,
sir:
and went not.
Whether of them twain
did the will
of his father?
They say unto him,
The first.
Jesus
saith unto them,
Verily I
say unto you,
That the publicans
and the harlots
go
into the kingdom
of God
before you.
For John
came unto you
in the way
of righteousness,
and
ye believed him not:
but the publicans
and the harlots
believed him:
and ye,
when
ye had seen it,
repented
not afterward,
that ye
might believe him.
Hear
another parable:
There was a certain householder,
which planted a vineyard,
and hedged it round about,
and digged
a winepress in it,
and built
a tower,
and let it out
to husbandmen,
and went into a far country:
And
when
the time
of the fruit drew near,
he sent his servants
to the husbandmen,
that they
might receive
the fruits of it.
And the husbandmen
took his servants,
and beat one,
and killed
another,
and stoned
another.
Again,
he sent other servants
more than the first:
and
they did unto them likewise.
But last
of all
he sent
unto them his son,
saying,
They will reverence
my son.
But
when the husbandmen
saw the son,
they said
among themselves,
This is the heir;
come,
let us
kill him,
and let us
seize
on his inheritance.
And
they caught him,
and cast him
out of the vineyard,
and slew him.
When
the lord
therefore of the vineyard cometh,
what will
he do
unto those husbandmen?
They say unto him,
He will miserably destroy
those wicked men,
and will let
out his vineyard
unto other husbandmen,
which shall render him
the fruits
in their seasons.
Jesus
saith unto them,
Did
ye never read
in the scriptures,
The stone
which the builders rejected,
the same
is become
the head
of the corner:
this is
the Lord's doing,
and it
is marvellous
in our eyes?
Therefore say
I unto you,
The kingdom
of God
shall be taken
from you,
and given
to a nation
bringing forth
the fruits thereof.
And whosoever
shall fall
on this stone
shall be broken:
but on whomsoever
it shall fall,
it will grind him
to powder.
And Jesus
answered
and spake unto them
again by parables,
and said,
The kingdom
of heaven
is like
unto a certain king,
which made
a marriage
for his son,
And sent
forth his servants
to call them
that were bidden
to the wedding:
and
they would not come.
Again,
he sent
forth other servants,
saying,
Tell them which
are bidden,
Behold,
I have prepared
my dinner:
my oxen
and my fatlings
are killed,
and all things
are ready:
come
unto the marriage.
But
they made light of it,
and went their ways,
one to his farm,
another to his merchandise:
And the remnant
took his servants,
and entreated them spitefully,
and slew them.
But
when the king
heard thereof,
he was wroth:
and he
sent
forth his armies,
and destroyed
those murderers,
and burned
up their city.
Then saith
he to his servants,
The wedding
is ready,
but they which
were bidden
were not worthy.
Go ye
therefore into the highways,
and
as many as ye
shall find,
bid
to the marriage.
So those servants
went out
into the highways,
and gathered
together
all as many
as they found,
both bad
and good:
and the wedding
was furnished
with guests.
And
when the king
came in
to see
the guests,
he saw there
a man which
had not
on a wedding garment:
And
he saith unto him,
Friend,
how camest
thou in hither
not having
a wedding garment?
And
he was speechless.
Then said
the king
to the servants,
Bind him hand
and foot,
and take him away,
and cast him
into outer darkness,
there shall be weeping
and gnashing
of teeth.
For many
are called,
but few
are chosen.
Now learn
a parable
of the fig tree;
When his branch
is yet tender,
and putteth forth leaves,
ye know
that summer
is nigh:
Then shall
the kingdom
of heaven
be likened
unto ten virgins,
which took their lamps,
and went forth
to meet the bridegroom.
And five
of them were wise,
and five
were foolish.
They that
were foolish
took their lamps,
and took
no oil with them:
But the wise
took
oil
in their vessels
with their lamps.
While the bridegroom tarried,
they all slumbered
and slept.
And at midnight
there was
a cry made,
Behold,
the bridegroom cometh;
go ye
out to meet him.
Then all those virgins arose,
and trimmed
their lamps.
And the foolish said
unto the wise,
Give us
of your oil;
for our lamps
are gone out.
But the wise answered,
saying,
Not so;
lest there be not enough
for us and you:
but go
ye rather to them
that sell,
and buy
for yourselves.
And
while they
went to buy,
the bridegroom came;
and they
that were ready
went in with him
to the marriage:
and the door
was shut.
Afterward came also
the other virgins,
saying,
Lord, Lord,
open to us.
But he
answered
and said,
Verily I
say unto you,
I know
you not.
Watch therefore,
for ye
know
neither the day
nor the hour
wherein the Son
of man cometh.
For the kingdom
of heaven
is as a man
travelling
into a far country,
who called
his own servants,
and delivered
unto them his goods.
And unto one
he gave five talents,
to another two,
and to another one;
to every man
according to
his several ability;
and straightway took
his journey.
Then he
that
had received
the five talents
went
and traded
with the same,
and made them
other five talents.
And likewise
he that
had received two,
he also gained
other two.
But he
that
had received
one went
and digged
in the earth,
and hid his lord's money.
After a
long time
the lord
of those servants cometh,
and
reckoneth with them.
And so
he that
had received
five talents
came
and brought
other five talents,
saying,
Lord,
thou deliveredst
unto me five talents:
behold,
I have gained beside them
five talents more.
His lord said
unto him,
Well done,
thou good
and faithful servant:
thou hast been faithful
over a few things,
I will make thee ruler
over many things:
enter
thou
into the joy
of thy lord.
He also
that
had received
two talents
came
and said,
Lord,
thou deliveredst
unto me two talents:
behold,
I have gained
two other talents
beside them.
His lord said
unto him,
Well done,
good
and faithful servant;
thou hast been faithful
over a few things,
I will make thee ruler
over many things:
enter
thou
into the joy
of thy lord.
Then he
which had received
the one talent
came
and said,
Lord,
I knew thee
that thou art
an hard man,
reaping
where thou
hast not sown,
and gathering
where thou
hast not strawed:
And I
was afraid,
and went
and hid
thy talent
in the earth:
lo,
there
thou hast
that is thine.
His lord answered
and said unto him,
Thou wicked
and slothful servant,
thou knewest that
I reap
where I
sowed not,
and gather
where I
have not strawed:
Thou oughtest therefore
to have put my money
to the exchangers,
and
then
at my coming
I should have received
mine
own
with usury.
Take
therefore the talent
from him,
and give it
unto him which
hath ten talents.
For unto every one
that hath
shall be given,
and
he shall have abundance:
but from him that
hath not
shall be taken away even that
which he hath.
And cast
ye the unprofitable servant
into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping
and gnashing
of teeth.
And
he began again
to teach
by the sea side:
and there was gathered
unto him a great multitude,
so that
he entered
into a ship,
and sat
in the sea;
and the whole multitude
was by the sea
on the land.
And
he taught them many things
by parables,
and said
unto them
in his doctrine,
Hearken;
Behold,
there went out
a sower
to sow:
And it
came
to pass,
as he sowed,
some fell
by the way side,
and the fowls
of the air
came
and devoured it up.
And some fell
on stony ground,
where it
had not much earth;
and immediately
it sprang up,
because
it had no depth
of earth:
But
when the sun
was up,
it was scorched;
and because
it
had no root,
it withered away.
And some fell
among thorns,
and the thorns grew up,
and choked it,
and it
yielded no fruit.
And other
fell
on good ground,
and did yield
fruit
that sprang up and increased;
and brought forth,
some thirty,
and some sixty,
and some
an hundred.
And
he said unto them,
He that
hath ears
to hear,
let him hear.
The sower
soweth the word.
And these
are
they
by the way side,
where the word
is sown;
but
when
they have heard,
Satan cometh immediately,
and taketh away
the word
that was sown
in their hearts.
And these
are
they likewise which
are sown
on stony ground;
who,
when
they have heard
the word,
immediately receive it
with gladness;
And have
no root
in themselves,
and so
endure
but for a time:
afterward,
when affliction
or persecution
ariseth
for the word's sake,
immediately
they are offended.
And these
are
they which
are sown
among thorns;
such as hear
the word,
And the cares
of this world,
and the deceitfulness
of riches,
and the lusts
of other things
entering in,
choke the word,
and it
becometh unfruitful.
And these
are
they which
are sown
on good ground;
such as hear
the word,
and receive it,
and bring forth fruit,
some thirtyfold,
some sixty,
and some
an hundred.
And he said,
So is the kingdom
of God,
as if a man
should cast
seed into the ground;
And should sleep,
and rise
night and day,
and the seed
should spring
and grow up,
he knoweth
not how.
For the earth
bringeth forth fruit
of herself;
first the blade,
then the ear,
after that
the full corn
in the ear.
But
when the fruit
is brought forth,
immediately
he putteth in the sickle,
because
the harvest
is come.
And he said,
Whereunto
shall
we liken
the kingdom
of God?
or with what comparison
shall
we compare it?
It is like
a grain
of mustard seed,
which,
when it
is sown
in the earth,
is less than all
the seeds that
be in the earth:
But
when it
is sown,
it groweth up,
and becometh greater than
all herbs,
and shooteth out great branches;
so that the fowls
of the air
may lodge
under the shadow of it.
And
he began to speak
unto them
by parables.
A certain man
planted a vineyard,
and set
an hedge
about it,
and digged
a place
for the winefat,
and built
a tower,
and let it out
to husbandmen,
and went into a far country.
And at the season
he sent
to the husbandmen
a servant,
that he
might receive
from the husbandmen
of the fruit
of the vineyard.
And
they caught him,
and beat him,
and sent him
away empty.
And again
he sent
unto them another servant;
and at him they cast
stones,
and wounded him
in the head,
and sent him
away shamefully handled.
And again
he sent another;
and him
they killed,
and many others;
beating some,
and killing some.
Having yet therefore
one son,
his wellbeloved,
he sent him
also last unto them,
saying,
They will reverence
my son.
But those husbandmen
said
among themselves,
This is the heir;
come,
let us
kill him,
and the inheritance
shall be our's.
And
they took him,
and killed him,
and cast him
out of the vineyard.
What shall therefore
the lord
of the vineyard do?
he will come
and destroy
the husbandmen,
and will give
the vineyard
unto others.
And have
ye not read
this scripture;
The stone
which the builders
rejected
is become
the head
of the corner:
This was
the Lord's doing,
and it
is marvellous
in our eyes?
And they
sought
to lay
hold on him,
but feared
the people:
for they
knew that
he had spoken
the parable
against them:
and
they left him,
and went their way.
Now learn
a parable
of the fig tree;
When her branch
is yet tender,
and putteth forth leaves,
ye know
that summer
is near:
So ye
in like manner,
when ye
shall see
these things
come to pass,
know
that it
is nigh,
even at the doors.
For the Son
of Man
is as a man
taking a far journey,
who left
his house,
and gave authority
to his servants,
and to every man
his work,
and commanded
the porter
to watch.
Watch ye
therefore:
for ye
know not
when
the master
of the house cometh,
at even,
or at midnight,
or at the cockcrowing,
or in the morning:
Lest coming suddenly
he find
you sleeping.
And
what
I say unto you
I say unto all,
Watch.
Whosoever cometh to me,
and heareth
my sayings,
and doeth them,
I will shew you
to whom
he is like:
But
he that heareth,
and doeth not,
is like
a man
that without a foundation
built
an house
upon the earth;
against which
the stream
did beat vehemently,
and immediately
it fell;
and the ruin
of that house
was great.
There was
a certain creditor
which had
two debtors:
the one
owed five hundred pence,
and the other fifty.
And
when
they had nothing
to pay,
he frankly forgave them both.
Tell me therefore,
which of them will love him
most?
Simon
answered
and said,
I suppose
that he,
to whom
he forgave most.
And
he said unto him,
Thou hast rightly judged.
And he
turned
to the woman,
and said
unto Simon,
Seest
thou this woman?
I entered
into thine house,
thou gavest me
no water
for my feet:
but
she hath washed
my feet
with tears,
and wiped them
with the hairs
of her head.
Thou gavest me
no kiss:
but this woman
since the time
I came
in hath not ceased
to kiss my feet.
My head
with oil
thou didst not anoint:
but this woman
hath anointed my feet
with ointment.
Wherefore
I say unto thee,
Her sins,
which are many,
are forgiven;
for she
loved much:
but
to whom little
is forgiven,
the same loveth little.
A sower
went out
to sow his seed:
and as he sowed,
some fell
by the way side;
and it
was trodden down,
and
the fowls
of the air devoured it.
And some fell
upon a rock;
and
as soon as it
was sprung up,
it withered away,
because
it lacked moisture.
And some fell
among thorns;
and the thorns
sprang up
with it,
and choked it.
And other
fell
on good ground,
and sprang up,
and bare fruit
an hundredfold.
And
when
he had said
these things,
he cried,
He that
hath ears
to hear,
let him hear.
Now the parable
is this:
The seed
is the word
of God.
Those by the way side
are they that
hear;
then cometh the devil,
and taketh away
the word
out of their hearts,
lest
they should believe
and be saved.
They on the rock
are they,
which,
when they hear,
receive the word
with joy;
and these
have
no root,
which for a
while believe,
and
in time
of temptation
fall away.
And that
which fell
among thorns
are they,
which,
when
they have heard,
go forth,
and are choked
with cares
and riches
and pleasures
of this life,
and bring
no fruit
to perfection.
But
that on the good ground
are they,
which in an honest
and good heart,
having heard
the word,
keep it,
and bring forth fruit
with patience.
And Jesus answering said,
A certain man
went down
from Jerusalem
to Jericho,
and fell
among thieves,
which stripped him
of his raiment,
and wounded him,
and departed,
leaving him half dead.
And by chance
there came
down a certain priest
that way:
and
when he
saw him,
he passed by
on the other side.
And likewise a Levite,
when
he was at the place,
came
and
looked on him,
and passed by
on the other side.
But a certain Samaritan,
as he journeyed,
came
where he was:
and
when he
saw him,
he had compassion
on him,
And went to him,
and bound
up his wounds,
pouring in oil
and wine,
and set him
on his own beast,
and brought him
to an inn,
and took care of him.
And on the morrow
when he departed,
he took out two pence,
and gave them
to the host,
and
said unto him,
Take care of him;
and whatsoever
thou spendest more,
when
I come again,
I will repay thee.
Which now of these three,
thinkest thou,
was neighbour
unto him
that fell
among the thieves?
And he said,
He that
shewed mercy
on him.
Then said Jesus
unto him, Go,
and do
thou likewise.
And
he said unto them,
Which of you
shall have
a friend,
and shall go
unto him
at midnight,
and say unto him,
Friend,
lend me
three loaves;
For a friend
of mine
in his journey
is come to me,
and
I have nothing
to set
before him?
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.
I say unto you,
Though
he will not rise
and give him,
because
he is his friend,
yet
because
of his importunity
he will rise
and give him
as many as he needeth.
And
he spake a parable
unto them,
saying,
The ground of a
certain rich man
brought forth plentifully:
And he
thought
within himself,
saying,
What
shall
I do,
because
I have no room
where to bestow
my fruits?
And he said,
This
will
I do:
I will pull down
my barns,
and build
greater;
and there will
I bestow all
my fruits
and my goods.
And
I will say
to my soul,
Soul,
thou hast
much goods
laid up
for many years;
take
thine ease,
eat,
drink,
and be merry.
But God
said unto him,
Thou fool,
this night
thy soul
shall be required
of thee:
then
whose shall those things be,
which thou
hast provided?
So is
he that
layeth
up treasure
for himself,
and is not rich
toward God.
Let your loins
be girded about,
and your lights burning;
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.
Blessed are those servants,
whom the lord
when
he cometh
shall find watching:
verily
I say unto you,
that he
shall gird himself,
and make them to
sit down to meat,
and will come
forth and serve them.
And
if he
shall come in
the second watch,
or come in
the third watch,
and find them so,
blessed are those servants.
And this know,
that if the goodman
of the house
had known
what
hour the thief
would come,
he would have watched,
and not have suffered
his house
to be broken through.
Be ye therefore ready also:
for the Son
of man
cometh at an hour
when
ye think not.
He spake also
this parable;
A certain man
had
a fig tree
planted
in his vineyard;
and he
came
and sought fruit thereon,
and found none.
Then said
he unto the dresser
of his vineyard,
Behold,
these three years
I come seeking fruit
on this fig tree,
and find none:
cut it down;
why cumbereth it
the ground?
And
he answering
said unto him,
Lord,
let it alone
this year also,
till I
shall dig
about it,
and dung it:
And
if it
bear fruit,
well:
and if not,
then
after that thou
shalt cut it down.
Then said he,
Unto what
is
the kingdom
of God like?
and whereunto shall
I resemble it?
It is like
a grain
of mustard seed,
which a man took,
and cast
into his garden;
and it grew,
and waxed
a great tree;
and
the fowls
of the air
lodged
in the branches of it.
And
again
he said,
Whereunto
shall
I liken
the kingdom
of God?
It is like leaven,
which a woman
took and hid
in three measures
of meal,
till the whole
was leavened.
And
when one
of them that sat
at meat
with him heard these things,
he said unto him,
Blessed
is
he that
shall eat bread
in the kingdom
of God.
Then said
he unto him,
A certain man
made a great supper,
and bade many:
And sent
his servant
at supper
time to say
to them
that were bidden,
Come;
for all things
are now ready.
And
they
all with one consent
began to make excuse.
The first said
unto him,
I have bought
a piece
of ground,
and
I must needs go
and see it:
I pray thee
have me excused.
And another said,
I have bought five yoke
of oxen,
and
I go
to prove them:
I pray thee
have me excused.
And another said,
I have married
a wife,
and
therefore I
cannot come.
So that servant came,
and shewed
his lord these things.
Then
the master
of the house
being angry said
to his servant,
Go out
quickly into the streets
and lanes
of the city,
and bring in hither
the poor,
and the maimed,
and the halt,
and the blind.
And the servant said,
Lord,
it is done
as thou
hast commanded,
and yet there is room.
And the lord
said
unto the servant,
Go out
into the highways
and hedges,
and compel them
to come in,
that my house
may be filled.
For I
say unto you,
That none of those men
which were bidden
shall taste
of my supper.
And
he spake this parable
unto them,
saying,
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?
And
when
he hath found it,
he layeth it
on his shoulders,
rejoicing.
And
when
he cometh home,
he calleth
together his friends
and neighbours,
saying unto them,
Rejoice with me;
for I
have found my sheep
which was lost.
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?
And
when
she hath found it,
she calleth her friends
and her neighbours
together,
saying,
Rejoice with me;
for I
have found the piece
which I
had lost.
Likewise,
I say unto you,
there is
joy
in the presence
of the angels
of God
over one sinner
that repenteth.
And he said,
A certain man
had two sons:
And the younger
of them said
to his father,
Father,
give me the portion
of goods
that falleth to me.
And he
divided
unto them his living.
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.
And
when
he had spent all,
there arose
a mighty famine
in that land;
and
he began
to be in want.
And he
went
and joined himself
to a citizen
of that country;
and he
sent him
into his fields
to feed swine.
And he
would fain
have filled his belly
with the husks
that the swine
did eat:
and
no man
gave unto him.
And
when he
came
to himself,
he said,
How many
hired
servants of my father's
have bread enough
and
to spare,
and I
perish with hunger!
I will arise
and go
to my father,
and
will say unto him,
Father,
I have sinned
against heaven,
and before thee,
And am
no more worthy
to be called thy son:
make me
as one of thy
hired servants.
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.
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.
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:
And bring hither
the fatted calf,
and kill it;
and let us eat,
and be merry:
For this
my son
was dead,
and is alive again;
he was lost,
and is found.
And
they began
to be merry.
Now his elder son
was in the field:
and as he
came
and drew nigh
to the house,
he heard musick
and dancing.
And he
called one
of the servants,
and asked
what these things meant.
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.
And he
was angry,
and would not go in:
therefore came his father out,
and intreated 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
as soon as this
thy son
was come,
which hath devoured thy
living
with harlots,
thou hast killed
for him the fatted calf.
And
he said unto him,
Son,
thou art
ever with me,
and all that
I have
is thine.
It was
meet that
we should make merry,
and be glad:
for this
thy brother
was dead,
and is alive again;
and was lost,
and is found.
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.
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.
Then the steward
said
within himself,
What
shall
I do?
for my lord
taketh away
from me the stewardship:
I cannot dig;
to beg
I am ashamed.
I am resolved
what to do,
that,
when
I am put
out of the stewardship,
they may receive me
into their houses.
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 said,
An hundred
measures of oil.
And
he said unto him,
Take thy bill,
and 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.
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.
There was
a certain rich man,
which was clothed
in purple
and fine linen,
and fared sumptuously every day:
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 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;
And in hell
he lift
up his eyes,
being
in torments,
and seeth Abraham
afar off,
and Lazarus
in his bosom.
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.
But Abraham said,
Son,
remember that
thou in thy lifetime receivedst
thy good things,
and likewise
Lazarus evil things:
but now
he is comforted,
and
thou art tormented.
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.
Then he said,
I pray thee
therefore,
father,
that thou
wouldest send him
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.
Abraham
saith unto him,
They have Moses
and the prophets;
let them
hear them.
And he said,
Nay,
father Abraham:
but
if one
went unto 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.
And
he spake a parable
unto them
to this end,
that men ought always
to pray,
and not
to faint;
Saying,
There was in a
city a judge,
which feared not God,
neither regarded man:
And there was
a widow
in that city;
and
she
came unto him,
saying,
Avenge me
of mine adversary.
And he
would not
for a while:
but afterward
he said
within himself,
Though I
fear not God,
nor regard man;
Yet
because this widow
troubleth me,
I will avenge her,
lest by her continual coming
she weary me.
And the Lord said,
Hear
what the unjust judge saith.
And shall not
God avenge
his own elect,
which cry day and night
unto him,
though he
bear long
with them?
I tell you
that
he will avenge them speedily.
Nevertheless
when the Son
of man cometh,
shall
he find faith
on the earth?
And
he spake this parable
unto certain which
trusted
in themselves
that
they were righteous,
and despised
others:
Two men
went up
into the temple
to pray;
the one a Pharisee,
and the other
a publican.
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.
I fast twice
in the week,
I give
tithes of all
that I possess.
And the publican,
standing afar off,
would not lift
up so much as
his eyes
unto heaven,
but smote upon his breast,
saying,
God be merciful
to 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.
And as they
heard these things,
he added
and spake a parable,
because
he was nigh
to Jerusalem,
and
because
they thought
that
the kingdom
of God
should immediately appear.
He said therefore,
A certain nobleman
went into a far country
to receive
for himself a kingdom,
and to return.
And
he called
his ten servants,
and delivered them
ten pounds,
and
said unto them,
Occupy
till I come.
But his citizens
hated him,
and sent
a message
after him,
saying,
We will not have
this man
to reign over us.
And it
came
to pass,
that when
he was returned,
having received
the kingdom,
then he
commanded
these servants
to be called unto him,
to whom
he had given
the money,
that he
might know
how much every man
had gained by trading.
Then came
the first,
saying,
Lord,
thy pound
hath gained
ten pounds.
And
he said unto him,
Well,
thou good servant:
because
thou hast been faithful
in a very little,
have
thou authority
over ten cities.
And the second came,
saying,
Lord,
thy pound
hath gained
five pounds.
And
he said likewise
to him,
Be thou
also over five cities.
And another came,
saying,
Lord,
behold,
here
is
thy pound,
which I
have kept
laid up
in a napkin:
For I feared thee,
because
thou art
an austere man:
thou takest up that thou
layedst not down,
and reapest that
thou didst not sow.
And
he saith unto him,
Out of thine
own
mouth
will
I judge thee,
thou wicked servant.
Thou knewest
that I
was an austere man,
taking up
that I
laid not down,
and reaping that
I did not sow:
Wherefore
then gavest not
thou my money
into the bank,
that at my coming
I might have required
mine
own
with usury?
And he
said
unto them that stood by,
Take from him the pound,
and give it
to him
that hath
ten pounds.
(And
they
said unto him,
Lord,
he hath ten pounds.)
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.
But
those mine enemies,
which would not
that I
should reign over them,
bring hither,
and slay them
before me.
Then began
he to speak
to the people
this parable;
A certain man
planted a vineyard,
and let it forth
to husbandmen,
and went into a far country
for a long time.
And at the season
he sent a servant
to the husbandmen,
that they
should give him of the fruit
of the vineyard:
but the husbandmen
beat him,
and sent him
away empty.
And again
he sent
another servant:
and
they beat him also,
and entreated him shamefully,
and sent him
away empty.
And again
he sent a third:
and
they wounded him also,
and
cast him out.
Then said
the lord
of the vineyard,
What
shall I do?
I will send
my beloved son:
it may be
they will reverence him
when they see him.
But
when the husbandmen
saw him,
they reasoned
among themselves,
saying,
This is the heir:
come,
let us
kill him,
that the inheritance
may be ours.
So they cast him
out of the vineyard,
and killed him.
What therefore shall
the lord
of the vineyard
do unto them?
He shall come
and destroy
these husbandmen,
and shall give
the vineyard
to others.
And
when
they heard it,
they said,
God forbid.
And
he beheld them,
and said,
What is this
then that is written,
The stone
which the builders rejected,
the same
is become
the head
of the corner?
Whosoever
shall fall
upon that stone
shall be broken;
but on whomsoever
it shall fall,
it will grind him
to powder.
Verily,
verily,
I say unto you,
He that
entereth not
by the door
into the sheepfold,
but climbeth up some other way,
the same
is a thief
and a robber.
But
he that
entereth in
by the door
is the shepherd
of the sheep.
To him
the porter openeth;
and the sheep
hear his voice:
and
he calleth
his own sheep
by name,
and
leadeth them out.
And
when
he putteth forth his own sheep,
he goeth
before them,
and the sheep
follow him:
for they
know his voice.
And a stranger
will
they not follow,
but
will flee from him:
for they
know not the voice
of strangers.
This parable
spake Jesus
unto them:
but
they understood not
what things
they were
which he
spake unto them.
Then said Jesus
unto them again,
Verily,
verily,
I say unto you,
I am the door
of the sheep.
All that
ever came
before me
are thieves
and robbers:
but the sheep
did not hear them.
I am the door:
by me if
any man enter in,
he shall be saved,
and shall go in
and out,
and find pasture.
The thief
cometh not,
but for to steal,
and to kill,
and to destroy:
I am come
that they
might have life,
and that
they might have it
more abundantly.
I am the good shepherd:
the good shepherd
giveth his life
for the sheep.
But
he that is
an hireling,
and
not the shepherd,
whose own the sheep
are not,
seeth the wolf coming,
and leaveth the sheep,
and fleeth:
and the wolf
catcheth them,
and scattereth the sheep.
The hireling fleeth,
because
he is an hireling,
and careth not
for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd,
and know
my sheep,
and am known
of mine.
As the Father
knoweth me,
even so
know
I the Father:
and
I lay down
my life
for the sheep.
And other sheep
I have,
which are not
of this fold:
them also
I must bring,
and
they shall hear
my voice;
and there shall be
one fold,
and one shepherd.
I am the true vine,
and my Father
is the husbandman.
Every branch
in me that
beareth not
fruit
he taketh away:
and every branch
that beareth fruit,
he purgeth it,
that it
may bring forth
more fruit.
Now ye
are clean
through the word
which I
have spoken
unto you.
Abide in me,
and I in you.
As the branch cannot bear fruit
of itself,
except it
abide in
the vine;
no more
can ye,
except ye
abide in me.
I am the vine,
ye are the branches:
He that abideth in me,
and
I in him,
the same
bringeth forth much fruit:
for without me ye
can do nothing.