| Luke. | |
| CH. XI. 37-54 | |
| 37 And as he spake, a certain
Pharisee besought him to dine with
him: and he went in and sat down to
meat. | |
| 38 And when the Pharisee saw it,
he marvelled that he had not first
washed[157] before dinner. | |
| 39 And the Lord said unto him,
Now do ye Pharisees make clean the
outside of the cup and the platter; but
your inward part is full of ravening
and wickedness. | |
| 40 Ye fools, did not he that made
that which is without, make that which
is within also? | |
| 41 But rather give alms of such
things as ye have; and behold, all
things are clean unto you. | |
| 42 But wo unto you, Pharisees! for
ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner
of herbs, and pass over judgment and
the love of God: these ought ye to
have done, and not to leave the other
undone. | |
| 43 Wo unto you, Pharisees! for ye
love the uppermost seats in the synagogues,
and greetings in the markets. | |
| 44 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites! for ye are as graves
which appear not, and the men that
walk over them are not aware of them. | |
| 45 Then answered one of the lawyers,
and said unto him, Master, thus
saying, thou reproachest us also. | |
| 46 And he said, Wo unto you also,
ye lawyers! for ye lade men with
burdens grievous to be borne, and ye
yourselves touch not the burdens with
one of your fingers. | |
| 47 Wo unto you! for ye build the
sepulchres of the prophets, and your
fathers killed them. | |
| 48 Truly ye bear witness, that ye
allow the deeds of your fathers: for
they indeed killed them, and ye build
their sepulchres. | |
| 49 Therefore also said the wisdom
of God, I will send them prophets and
apostles, and some of them they shall
slay and persecute: | |
| 50. That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation
of the world, may be required
of this generation; | |
| 51 From the blood of Abel[158] unto the
blood of Zacharias, which perished between
the altar and the temple: verily,
I say unto you, It shall be required of
this generation. | |
| 52 Wo unto you, lawyers! for ye
have taken away the key of knowledge:
ye entered not in yourselves, and them
that were entering in ye hindered. | |
| 53 And as he said these things unto
them, the scribes and the Pharisees
began to urge him vehemently, and to
provoke him to speak of many things; | |
| 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking
to catch something out of his mouth,
that they might accuse him. | |
| Luke. | |
| CH. XII. 1-59. | |
| In the mean time, when there were
gathered together an innumerable multitude
of people, insomuch that they
trode one upon another, he began to
say unto his disciples first of all, Beware
ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which
is hypocrisy. | |
| 2 For there is nothing covered, that
shall not be revealed; neither hid, that
shall not be known. | |
| 3 Therefore, whatsoever ye have
spoken in darkness, shall be heard in
the light; and that which ye have
spoken in the ear in closets, shall be
proclaimed upon the house-tops. | |
| 4 And I say unto you, my friends,
Be not afraid of them that kill the body,
and after that, have no more that they
can do. | |
| 5 But I will forewarn you whom ye
shall fear; Fear him, which, after he
hath killed, hath power to cast into
hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. | |
| 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two
farthings, and not one of them is forgotten
before God? | |
| 7 But even the very hairs of your
head are all numbered. Fear not therefore:
ye are of more value than many
sparrows. | |
| 8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever
shall confess me before men, him shall
the Son of man also confess before the
angels of God. | |
| 9 But he that denieth me before
men, shall be denied before the angels
of God. | |
| 10 And whosoever shall speak a
word against the Son of man, it shall
be forgiven him: but unto him that
blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost,
it shall not be forgiven. | |
| 11 And when they bring you unto
the synagogues, and unto magistrates,
and powers, take ye no thought how
or what thing ye shall answer, or what
ye shall say: | |
| 12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach
you in the same hour what ye ought
to say. | |
| 13 And one of the company said unto
him, Master, speak to my brother, that
he divide the inheritance with me. | |
| 14 And he said unto him, Man, who
made me a judge, or a divider over
you? | |
| 15 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. | |
| 16 And he spake a parable unto
them, saying, The ground of a certain
rich man brought forth plentifully: | |
| 17 And he thought within himself,
saying, What shall I do, because I
have no room where to bestow my
fruits? | |
| 18 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. | |
| 19 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. | |
| 20 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? | |
| 21 So is he that layeth up treasure
for himself, and is not rich toward God. | |
| 22 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. | |
| 23 The life is more than meat, and
the body is more than raiment. | |
| 24 Consider the ravens: for they
neither sow nor reap: which neither
have store-house, nor barn; and God
feedeth them. How much more are
ye better than the fowls? | |
| 25 And which of you with taking
thought can add to his stature one
cubit? | |
| 26 If ye then be not able to do that
thing which is least, why take ye
thought for the rest? | |
| 27 Consider the lilies how they
grow: they toil not, they spin not;
and yet I say unto you, that Solomon
in all his glory was not arrayed like
one of these. | |
| 28 If then God so clothe the grass,
which is to-day in the field, and
to-morrow is cast into the oven; how
much more will he clothe you, O ye of
little faith? | |
| 29 And seek not ye what ye shall
eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be
ye of doubtful mind. | |
| 30 For all these things do the
nations of the world seek after: and
your Father knoweth that ye have
need of these things. | |
| 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom
of God, and all these things shall be
added unto you. | |
| 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is
your Father's good pleasure to give
you the kingdom. | |
| 33 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. | |
| 34 For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also. | |
| 35 Let your loins be girded about,
and your lights burning; | |
| 36 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. | |
| 37 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. | |
| 38 And if he shall come in the
second watch, or come in the third
watch, and find them so, blessed are
those servants. | |
| 39 And this know, that if the good
man 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. | |
| 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for
the Son of man cometh at an hour
when ye think not. | |
| 41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord,
speakest thou this parable unto us, or
even to all? | |
| 42 And the Lord said, Who then is
that faithful and wise steward, whom
his lord shall make ruler over his
household, to give them their portion
of meat in due season? | |
| 43 Blessed is that servant, whom
his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing. | |
| 44 Of a truth I say unto you, That
he will make him ruler over all that
he hath. | |
| 45 But and if that servant say in
his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
and shall begin to beat the men-servants,
and maidens, and to eat and drink, and
to be drunken; | |
| 46 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. | |
| 47 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. | |
| 48 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 much be required; and to whom
men have committed much, of him
they will ask the more. | |
| 49 I am come to send fire on the
earth, and what will I, if it be already
kindled? | |
| 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized
with; and how am I straitened
till it be accomplished! | |
| 51 Suppose ye that I am come to
give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay;
but rather division: | |
| 52 For from henceforth there shall
be five in one house divided, three
against two, and two against three. | |
| 53 The father shall be divided
against the son, and the son against
the father; the mother against the
daughter, and the daughter against
the mother; the mother-in-law against
her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law
against her mother-in-law. | |
| 54 And he said also to the people,
When ye see a cloud rise out of the
west,[159] straightway ye say, There cometh
a shower; and so it is. | |
| 55 And when ye see the south wind
blow, ye say, There will be heat; and
it cometh to pass. | |
| 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern
the face of the sky and of the earth;
but how is it, that ye do not discern
this time? | |
| 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves
judge ye not what is right? | |
| 58 When thou goest with thine adversary
to the magistrate, as thou art
in the way, give diligence that thou
mayest be delivered from him; lest
he hale thee to the judge, and the
judge deliver thee to the officer, and
the officer cast thee into prison. | |
| 59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart
thence, till thou hast paid the very last
mite. | |
| Matthew. | Mark. |
| CH. XIII. 1-23. | CH. IV. 1-25. |
| The same day went Jesus out of
the house, and sat by the sea-side. | 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. |
| 2 And great multitudes were gathered
together unto him, so that he
went into a ship, and sat; and the
whole multitude stood on the shore. | |
| 3 And he spake many things unto
them in parables, saying, Behold, a
sower went forth to sow; | 2 And he taught them many things
by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, |
| 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out
a sower to sow. |
| 4 And when he sowed, some seeds
fell by the way-side, and the fowls
came and devoured them up: | 4 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. |
| 5 Some fell upon stony places
where they had not much earth: and
forthwith they sprung up, because they
had no deepness of earth: | 5 And some fell on stony ground,
where it had not much earth; and immediately
it sprang up, because it had
no depth of earth: |
| 6 And when the sun was up, they
were scorched; and because they had
no root, they withered away. | 6 But when the sun was up it was
scorched; and because it had no root,
it withered away. |
| 7 And some fell among thorns; and
the thorns sprung up, and choked
them: | 7 And some fell among thorns, and
the thorns grew up, and choked it, and
it yielded no fruit. |
| 8 But other fell into good ground,
and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold,
some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. | 8 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 a hundred. |
| 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. | 9 And he said unto them, He that
hath ears to hear, let him hear. |
| 10 And the disciples came, and said
unto him, Why speakest thou unto
them in parables? | 10 And when he was alone, they
that were about him, with the twelve,
asked of him the parable. |
| 11 He answered and said unto
them, Because it is given unto you to
know the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it is not given. | 11 And he said unto them, Unto
you it is given to know the mystery
of the kingdom of God: but unto them
that are without, all these things are
done in parables: |
| 12 For whosoever hath, to him
shall be given, and he shall have more
abundance: but whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken away even
that he hath. | 12 That seeing they may see, and
not perceive; and hearing they may
hear, and not understand; lest at any
time they should be converted, and
their sins should be forgiven them. |
| 13 Therefore speak I to them in
parables: because they seeing, see not;
and hearing, they hear not; neither do
they understand. | |
| 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy
of Esaias,[160] which saith, By
hearing ye shall hear, and shall not
understand; and seeing ye shall see,
and shall not perceive: | |
| 15 For this people's heart is waxed
gross, and their ears are dull of hearing,
and their eyes they have closed;
lest at any time they should see with
their eyes, and hear with their ears,
and should understand with their heart,
and should be converted, and I should
heal them. | |
| 16 But blessed are your eyes, for
they see: and your ears, for they hear. | |
| 17 For, verily I say unto you, That
many prophets and righteous men have
desired to see those things which ye
see, and have not seen them; and to
hear those things which ye hear, and
have not heard them. | |
| 18 Hear ye therefore the parable of
the sower. | 13 And he said unto them, Know
ye not this parable? and how then will
ye know all parables? |
| 19 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. | 14 The sower soweth the word. |
| 15 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. |
| 20 But he that received the seed
into stony places, the same is he that
heareth the word, and anon with joy
receiveth it; | 16 And these are they likewise
which are sown on stony ground;
who, when they have heard the word,
immediately receive it with gladness; |
| 21 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. | 17 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. |
| 22 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. | 18 and these are they which are
sown among thorns; such as hear the word, |
| 19 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. |
| 23 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 a hundred-fold, some sixty, some
thirty. | 20 And these are they which are
sown on good ground; such as hear
the word, and receive it, and bring
forth fruit, some thirty-fold, some
sixty, and some a hundred. |
| 21 And he said unto them, Is a
candle brought to be put under a
bushel, or under a bed? and not to be
set on a candlestick? |
| 22 For there is nothing hid, which
shall not be manifested; neither was
any thing kept secret, but that it should
come abroad. |
| 23 If any man have ears to hear,
let him hear. |
| 24 And he said unto them, Take
heed what ye hear: With what measure
ye mete, it shall be measured to
you: and unto you that hear shall
more be given. |
| 25 For he that hath, to him shall
be given: and he that hath not, from
him shall be taken even that which he
hath. |
| Luke. | |
| CH. VIII. 4-18. | |
| 4 And when much people were
gathered together, and were come to
him out of every city, he spake by a
parable: | |
| 5 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. | |
| 6 And some fell upon a rock; and
as soon as it was sprung up, it withered
away, because it lacked moisture. | |
| 7 And some fell among thorns; and
the thorns sprang up with it, and
choked it. | |
| 8 And other fell on good ground,
and sprang up, and bare fruit a hundred-fold.
And when he had said
these things, he cried, He that hath
ears to hear, let him hear. | |
| 9 And his disciples asked him,
saying, What might this parable be? | |
| 10 And he said, Unto you it is
given to know the mysteries of the
kingdom of God: but to others in
parables; that seeing they might not
see, and hearing they might not understand. | |
| 11 Now the parable is this: The
seed is the word of God. | |
| 12 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. | |
| 13 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
times of temptation fall away. | |
| 14 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. | |
| 15 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. | |
| 16 No man, when he hath lighted
a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or
putteth it under a bed; but setteth it
on a candlestick, that they which enter
in may see the light. | |
| 17 For nothing is secret, that shall
not be made manifest; neither anything
hid, that shall not be known,
and come abroad. | |
| 18 Take heed therefore how ye
hear: for whosoever hath, to him
shall be given: and whosoever hath
not, from him shall be taken even that
which he seemeth to have. | |
| Matthew. | Mark. |
| CH. XIII. 24-53. | CH. IV. 26-34. |
| 24 Another parable put he forth
unto them, saying, The kingdom of
heaven is likened unto a man which
sowed good seed in his field: | |
| 25 But while men slept, his enemy
came and sowed tares among the
wheat, and went his way. | |
| 26 But when the blade was sprung
up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared
the tares also. | |
| 27 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? | |
| 28 He said unto them, An enemy
hath done this. The servant said
unto him, Wilt thou then that we go
and gather them up? | 26 And he said, So is the kingdom
of God, as if a man should cast seed
into the ground; |
| 29 But he said, Nay; lest while
ye gather up the tares, ye root up also
the wheat with them. | 27 And should sleep, and rise night
and day, and the seed should spring
and grow up, he knoweth not how. |
| 30 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. | 28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit
of herself; first the blade, then the
ear, after that the full corn in the ear. |
| 29 But when the fruit is brought
forth, immediately he putteth in the
sickle, because the harvest is come. |
| 31 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: | 30 And he said, Whereunto shall
we liken the kingdom of God? or
with what comparison shall we compare it? |
| 32 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. | 31 It is like a grain of mustard-seed,
which when it is sown in the
earth, in less than all the seeds that be in the earth: |
| 33 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. | 32 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. |
| 34 All these things spake Jesus
unto the multitude in parables; and
without a parable spake he not unto
them: | 33 And with many such parables
spake he the word unto them, as they
were able to hear it. |
| 35 That it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophet,[161] saying,
I will open my mouth in parables; I
will utter things which have been
kept secret from the foundation of the
world. | 34 But without a parable spake he
not unto them: and when they were
alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. |
| 36 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. | |
| 37 He answered and said unto them,
He that soweth the good seed is the
Son of man; | |
| 38 The field is the world; the good
seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the
wicked one; | |
| 39 The enemy that sowed them is
the devil; the harvest is the end of
the world; and the reapers are the
angels. | |
| 40 As therefore the tares are
gathered and burned in the fire;
so shall it be in the end of this
world. | |
| 41 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; | |
| 42 And shall cast them into a furnace
of fire; there shall be wailing
and gnashing of teeth. | |
| 43 Then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun in the kingdom of
their Father. Who hath ears to hear,
let him hear. | |
| 44 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. | |
| 45 Again, The kingdom of heaven
is like unto a merchant-man seeking
goodly pearls: | |
| 46 Who, when he had found one
pearl of great price, went and sold all
that he had, and bought it. | |
| 47 Again, The kingdom of heaven
is like unto a net, that was cast into
the sea, and gathered of every kind: | |
| 48 Which, when it was full, they
drew to shore, and sat down, and
gathered the good into vessels, but
cast the bad away. | |
| 49 So shall it be at the end of the
world: the angels shall come forth,
and sever the wicked from among the
just, | |
| 50 And shall cast them into the
furnace of fire: there shall be wailing
and gnashing of teeth. | |
| 51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye
understood all these things? They
say unto him, Yea, Lord. | |
| 52 Then said he unto them, Therefore
every scribe which is instructed
unto the kingdom of heaven, is like
unto a man that is a householder,
which bringeth forth out of his treasure
things new and old. | |
| 53 And it came to pass, that when
Jesus had finished these parables, he
departed thence. | |