Chapter 1
LUK 1:1 Inasmuch
as many have undertaken to compile an account of the
things accomplished among us,
LUK 1:2 just as those who from the beginning
were eyewitnesses and servants of the word have
handed them down to us,
LUK 1:3 it seemed fitting for me as well,
having investigated everything carefully from the
beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive
order, most excellent Theophilus;
LUK 1:4 so that you might know the exact
truth about the things you have been taught.
LUK 1:5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea,
there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the
division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the
daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
LUK 1:6 And they were both righteous in the
sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the
commandments and requirements of the Lord.
LUK 1:7 And they had no child, because
Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in
years.
LUK 1:8 Now it came about, while he was
performing his priestly service before God in the
appointed order of his division,
LUK 1:9 according to the custom of the
priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the
temple of the Lord and burn incense.
LUK 1:10 And the whole multitude of the
people were in prayer outside at the hour of the
incense offering.
LUK 1:11 And an angel of the Lord appeared to
him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
LUK 1:12 And Zacharias was troubled when he
saw him, and fear gripped him.
LUK 1:13 But the angel said to him, "Do not
be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been
heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you will give him the name John.
LUK 1:14 "And you will have joy and gladness,
and many will rejoice at his birth.
LUK 1:15 "For he will be great in the sight
of the Lord, and he will drink no wine or liquor;
and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, while
yet in his mother's womb.
LUK 1:16 "And he will turn back many of the
sons of Israel to the Lord their God.
LUK 1:17 "And it is he who will go as a
forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of
Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to
the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of
the righteous; so as to make ready a people prepared
for the Lord."
LUK 1:18 And Zacharias said to the angel,
"How shall I know this for certain? For I am an old
man, and my wife is advanced in years."
LUK 1:19 And the angel answered and said to
him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of
God; and I have been sent to speak to you, and to
bring you this good news.
LUK 1:20 "And behold, you shall be silent and
unable to speak until the day when these things take
place, because you did not believe my words, which
shall be fulfilled in their proper time."
LUK 1:21 And the people were waiting for
Zacharias, and were wondering at his delay in the
temple.
LUK 1:22 But when he came out, he was unable
to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen
a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to
them, and remained mute.
LUK 1:23 And it came about, when the days of
his priestly service were ended, that he went back
home.
LUK 1:24 And after these days Elizabeth his
wife became pregnant; and she kept herself in
seclusion for five months, saying,
LUK 1:25 "This is the way the Lord has dealt
with me in the days when He looked with favor upon
me, to take away my disgrace among men."
LUK 1:26 Now in the sixth month the angel
Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee,
called Nazareth,
LUK 1:27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose
name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and
the virgin's name was Mary.
LUK 1:28 And coming in, he said to her,
"Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you."
LUK 1:29 But she was greatly troubled at this
statement, and kept pondering what kind of
salutation this might be.
LUK 1:30 And the angel said to her, "Do not
be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
LUK 1:31 "And behold, you will conceive in
your womb, and bear a son, and you shall name Him
Jesus.
LUK 1:32 "He will be great, and will be
called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God
will give Him the throne of His father David;
LUK 1:33 and He will reign over the house of
Jacob forever; and His kingdom will have no end."
LUK 1:34 And Mary said to the angel, "How can
this be, since I am a virgin?"
LUK 1:35 And the angel answered and said to
her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the
power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for
that reason the holy offspring shall be called the
Son of God.
LUK 1:36 "And behold, even your relative
Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age;
and she who was called barren is now in her sixth
month.
LUK 1:37 "For nothing will be impossible with
God."
LUK 1:38 And Mary said, "Behold, the
bondslave of the Lord; be it done to me according to
your word." And the angel departed from her.
LUK 1:39 Now at this time Mary arose and went
with haste to the hill country, to a city of Judah,
LUK 1:40 and entered the house of Zacharias
and greeted Elizabeth.
LUK 1:41 And it came about that when
Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in
her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit.
LUK 1:42 And she cried out with a loud voice,
and said, "Blessed among women are you, and blessed
is the fruit of your womb!
LUK 1:43 "And how has it happened to me, that
the mother of my Lord should come to me?
LUK 1:44 "For behold, when the sound of your
greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb
for joy.
LUK 1:45 "And blessed is she who believed
that there would be a fulfillment of what had been
spoken to her by the Lord."
LUK 1:46 And Mary said: "My soul exalts the
Lord,
LUK 1:47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my
Savior.
LUK 1:48 "For He has had regard for the
humble state of His bondslave; For behold, from this
time on all generations will count me blessed.
LUK 1:49 "For the Mighty One has done great
things for me; And holy is His name.
LUK 1:50 "And His mercy is upon generation
after generation Toward those who fear Him.
LUK 1:51 "He has done mighty deeds with His
arm; He has scattered those who were proud in the
thoughts of their heart.
LUK 1:52 "He has brought down rulers from
their thrones, And has exalted those who were
humble.
LUK 1:53 "He has filled the hungry with good
things; And sent away the rich empty-handed.
LUK 1:54 "He has given help to Israel His
servant, In remembrance of His mercy,
LUK 1:55 As He spoke to our fathers, To
Abraham and his offspring forever."
LUK 1:56 And Mary stayed with her about three
months, and then returned to her home.
LUK 1:57 Now the time had come for Elizabeth
to give birth, and she brought forth a son.
LUK 1:58 And her neighbors and her relatives
heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy
toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.
LUK 1:59 And it came about that on the eighth
day they came to circumcise the child, and they were
going to call him Zacharias, after his father.
LUK 1:60 And his mother answered and said,
"No indeed; but he shall be called John."
LUK 1:61 And they said to her, "There is no
one among your relatives who is called by that
name."
LUK 1:62 And they made signs to his father,
as to what he wanted him called.
LUK 1:63 And he asked for a tablet, and wrote
as follows, "His name is John." And they were all
astonished.
LUK 1:64 And at once his mouth was opened and
his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise
of God.
LUK 1:65 And fear came on all those living
around them; and all these matters were being talked
about in all the hill country of Judea.
LUK 1:66 And all who heard them kept them in
mind, saying, "What then will this child turn out to
be?" For the hand of the Lord was certainly with
him.
LUK 1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled
with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
LUK 1:68 "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
For He has visited us and accomplished redemption
for His people,
LUK 1:69 And has raised up a horn of
salvation for us In the house of David His servant -
-
LUK 1:70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy
prophets from of old - -
LUK 1:71 Salvation from our enemies, And from
the hand of all who hate us;
LUK 1:72 To show mercy toward our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant,
LUK 1:73 The oath which He swore to Abraham
our father,
LUK 1:74 To grant us that we, being delivered
from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him
without fear,
LUK 1:75 In holiness and righteousness before
Him all our days.
LUK 1:76 "And you, child, will be called the
prophet of the Most High; For you will go on before
the Lord to prepare His ways;
LUK 1:77 To give to His people the knowledge
of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,
LUK 1:78 Because of the tender mercy of our
God, With which the Sunrise from on high shall visit
us,
LUK 1:79 To shine upon those who sit in
darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet
into the way of peace."
LUK 1:80 And the child continued to grow, and
to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the
deserts until the day of his public appearance to
Israel.
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LUK 2:1 Now it
came about in those days that a decree went out from
Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the
inhabited earth.
LUK 2:2 This was the first census taken while
Quirinius was governor of Syria.
LUK 2:3 And all were proceeding to register
for the census, everyone to his own city.
LUK 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee,
from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of
David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of
the house and family of David,
LUK 2:5 in order to register, along with
Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.
LUK 2:6 And it came about that while they
were there, the days were completed for her to give
birth.
LUK 2:7 And she gave birth to her first-born
son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in
a manger, because there was no room for them in the
inn.
LUK 2:8 And in the same region there were
some shepherds staying out in the fields, and
keeping watch over their flock by night.
LUK 2:9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly
stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone
around them; and they were terribly frightened.
LUK 2:10 And the angel said to them, "Do not
be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a
great joy which shall be for all the people;
LUK 2:11 for today in the city of David there
has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the
Lord.
LUK 2:12 "And this will be a sign for you:
you will find a baby wrapped in cloths, and lying in
a manger."
LUK 2:13 And suddenly there appeared with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God,
and saying,
LUK 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on
earth peace among men with whom He is pleased."
LUK 2:15 And it came about when the angels
had gone away from them into heaven, that the
shepherds began saying to one another, "Let us go
straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that
has happened which the Lord has made known to us."
LUK 2:16 And they came in haste and found
their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay
in the manger.
LUK 2:17 And when they had seen this, they
made known the statement which had been told them
about this Child.
LUK 2:18 And all who heard it wondered at the
things which were told them by the shepherds.
LUK 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these
things, pondering them in her heart.
LUK 2:20 And the shepherds went back,
glorifying and praising God for all that they had
heard and seen, just as had been told them.
LUK 2:21 And when eight days were completed
before His circumcision, His name was then called
Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was
conceived in the womb.
LUK 2:22 And when the days for their
purification according to the law of Moses were
completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to
present Him to the Lord
LUK 2:23 (as it is written in the Law of the
Lord, "Every first-born male that opens the womb
shall be called holy to the Lord"),
LUK 2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according
to what was said in the Law of the Lord, "A pair of
turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
LUK 2:25 And behold, there was a man in
Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was
righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of
Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
LUK 2:26 And it had been revealed to him by
the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before
he had seen the Lord's Christ.
LUK 2:27 And he came in the Spirit into the
temple; and when the parents brought in the child
Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,
LUK 2:28 then he took Him into his arms, and
blessed God, and said,
LUK 2:29 "Now Lord, Thou dost let Thy
bond-servant depart In peace, according to Thy word;
LUK 2:30 For my eyes have seen Thy salvation,
LUK 2:31 Which Thou hast prepared in the
presence of all peoples,
LUK 2:32 A light of revelation to the
Gentiles, And the glory of Thy people Israel."
LUK 2:33 And His father and mother were
amazed at the things which were being said about
Him.
LUK 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said to
Mary His mother, "Behold, this Child is appointed
for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a
sign to be opposed - -
LUK 2:35 and a sword will pierce even your
own soul - - to the end that thoughts from many
hearts may be revealed."
LUK 2:36 And there was a prophetess, Anna the
daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was
advanced in years, having lived with a husband seven
years after her marriage,
LUK 2:37 and then as a widow to the age of
eighty-four. And she never left the temple, serving
night and day with fastings and prayers.
LUK 2:38 And at that very moment she came up
and began giving thanks to God, and continued to
speak of Him to all those who were looking for the
redemption of Jerusalem.
LUK 2:39 And when they had performed
everything according to the Law of the Lord, they
returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.
LUK 2:40 And the Child continued to grow and
become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace
of God was upon Him.
LUK 2:41 And His parents used to go to
Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.
LUK 2:42 And when He became twelve, they went
up there according to the custom of the Feast;
LUK 2:43 and as they were returning, after
spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus
stayed behind in Jerusalem. And His parents were
unaware of it,
LUK 2:44 but supposed Him to be in the
caravan, and went a day's journey; and they began
looking for Him among their relatives and
acquaintances.
LUK 2:45 And when they did not find Him, they
returned to Jerusalem, looking for Him.
LUK 2:46 And it came about that after three
days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the
midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and
asking them questions.
LUK 2:47 And all who heard Him were amazed at
His understanding and His answers.
LUK 2:48 And when they saw Him, they were
astonished; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why
have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father
and I have been anxiously looking for You."
LUK 2:49 And He said to them,
"Why is it that you were
looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in
My Father's house?"
LUK 2:50 And they did not understand the
statement which He had made to them.
LUK 2:51 And He went down with them, and came
to Nazareth; and He continued in subjection to them;
and His mother treasured all these things in her
heart.
LUK 2:52 And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom
and stature, and in favor with God and men.
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LUK 3:1 Now in
the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar,
when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod
was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was
tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis,
and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
LUK 3:2 in the high priesthood of Annas and
Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of
Zacharias, in the wilderness.
LUK 3:3 And he came into all the district
around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance
for the forgiveness of sins;
LUK 3:4 as it is written in the book of the
words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one
crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the
Lord, Make His paths straight.
LUK 3:5 'Every ravine shall be filled up, And
every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And
the crooked shall become straight, And the rough
roads smooth;
LUK 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation
of God.' "
LUK 3:7 He therefore began saying to the
multitudes who were going out to be baptized by him,
"You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from
the wrath to come?
LUK 3:8 "Therefore bring forth fruits in
keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to
yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I
say to you that God is able from these stones to
raise up children to Abraham.
LUK 3:9 "And also the axe is already laid at
the root of the trees; every tree therefore that
does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into
the fire."
LUK 3:10 And the multitudes were questioning
him, saying, "Then what shall we do?"
LUK 3:11 And he would answer and say to them,
"Let the man who has two tunics share with him who
has none; and let him who has food do likewise."
LUK 3:12 And some tax-gatherers also came to
be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what
shall we do?"
LUK 3:13 And he said to them, "Collect no
more than what you have been ordered to."
LUK 3:14 And some soldiers were questioning
him, saying, "And what about us, what shall we do?"
And he said to them, "Do not take money from anyone
by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content
with your wages."
LUK 3:15 Now while the people were in a state
of expectation and all were wondering in their
hearts about John, as to whether he might be the
Christ,
LUK 3:16 John answered and said to them all,
"As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is
coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to
untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you
with the Holy Spirit and fire.
LUK 3:17 "And His winnowing fork is in His
hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to
gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up
the chaff with unquenchable fire."
LUK 3:18 So with many other exhortations also
he preached the gospel to the people.
LUK 3:19 But when Herod the tetrarch was
reproved by him on account of Herodias, his
brother's wife, and on account of all the wicked
things which Herod had done,
LUK 3:20 he added this also to them all, that
he locked John up in prison.
LUK 3:21 Now it came about when all the
people were baptized, that Jesus also was baptized,
and while He was praying, heaven was opened,
LUK 3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon
Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out
of heaven, "Thou art My beloved Son, in Thee I am
well-pleased."
LUK 3:23 And when He began His ministry,
Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being
supposedly the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,
LUK 3:24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of
Joseph,
LUK 3:25 the son of Mattathias, the son of
Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Hesli, the son of
Naggai,
LUK 3:26 the son of Maath, the son of
Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech,
the son of Joda,
LUK 3:27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa,
the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son
of Neri,
LUK 3:28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi,
the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
LUK 3:29 the son of Joshua, the son of
Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the
son of Levi,
LUK 3:30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah,
the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of
Eliakim,
LUK 3:31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna,
the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of
David,
LUK 3:32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed,
the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of
Nahshon,
LUK 3:33 the son of Amminadab, the son of
Admin, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of
Perez, the son of Judah,
LUK 3:34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac,
the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of
Nahor,
LUK 3:35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu,
the son of Peleg, the son of Heber, the son of
Shelah,
LUK 3:36 the son of Cainan, the son of
Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son
of Lamech,
LUK 3:37 the son of Methuselah, the son of
Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the
son of Cainan,
LUK 3:38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth,
the son of Adam, the son of God.
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LUK 4:1 And
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the
Jordan and was led about by the Spirit in the
wilderness
LUK 4:2 for forty days, being tempted by the
devil. And He ate nothing during those days; and
when they had ended, He became hungry.
LUK 4:3 And the devil said to Him, "If You
are the Son of God, tell this stone to become
bread."
LUK 4:4 And Jesus answered him,
"It is written, 'Man shall not
live on bread alone.'"
LUK 4:5 And he led Him up and showed Him all
the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
LUK 4:6 And the devil said to Him, "I will
give You all this domain and its glory; for it has
been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I
wish.
LUK 4:7 "Therefore if You worship before me,
it shall all be Yours."
LUK 4:8 And Jesus answered and said to him,
"It is written, 'You shall
worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.'"
LUK 4:9 And he led Him to Jerusalem and had
Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to
Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down
from here;
LUK 4:10 for it is written,' He will give His
angels charge concerning You to guard You,'
LUK 4:11 and,' On their hands they will bear
You up, Lest You strike Your foot against a stone.'
"
LUK 4:12 And Jesus answered and said to him,
"It is said, 'You shall not
put the Lord your God to the test.'"
LUK 4:13 And when the devil had finished
every temptation, he departed from Him until an
opportune time.
LUK 4:14 And Jesus returned to Galilee in the
power of the Spirit; and news about Him spread
through all the surrounding district.
LUK 4:15 And He began teaching in their
synagogues and was praised by all.
LUK 4:16 And He came to Nazareth, where He
had been brought up; and as was His custom, He
entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up
to read.
LUK 4:17 And the book of the prophet Isaiah
was handed to Him. And He opened the book, and found
the place where it was written,
LUK 4:18 "The Spirit of
the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to
preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to
proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of
sight to the blind, To set free those who are
downtrodden,
LUK 4:19 To proclaim
the favorable year of the Lord."
LUK 4:20 And He closed the book, and gave it
back to the attendant, and sat down; and the eyes of
all in the synagogue were fixed upon Him.
LUK 4:21 And He began to say to them,
"Today this Scripture has been
fulfilled in your hearing."
LUK 4:22 And all were speaking well of Him,
and wondering at the gracious words which were
falling from His lips; and they were saying, "Is
this not Joseph's son?"
LUK 4:23 And He said to them,
"No doubt you will quote this
proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever
we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your home
town as well.'"
LUK 4:24 And He said,
"Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his
home town.
LUK 4:25 "But I say to
you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in
the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for
three years and six months, when a great famine came
over all the land;
LUK 4:26 and yet Elijah
was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath, in
the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
LUK 4:27 "And there
were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the
prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only
Naaman the Syrian."
LUK 4:28 And all in the synagogue were filled
with rage as they heard these things;
LUK 4:29 and they rose up and cast Him out of
the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on
which their city had been built, in order to throw
Him down the cliff.
LUK 4:30 But passing through their midst, He
went His way.
LUK 4:31 And He came down to Capernaum, a
city of Galilee. And He was teaching them on the
Sabbath;
LUK 4:32 and they were amazed at His
teaching, for His message was with authority.
LUK 4:33 And there was a man in the synagogue
possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he
cried out with a loud voice,
LUK 4:34 "Ha! What do we have to do with You,
Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I
know who You are - - the Holy One of God!"
LUK 4:35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
"Be quiet and come out of
him!" And when the demon had thrown him down
in their midst, he came out of him without doing him
any harm.
LUK 4:36 And amazement came upon them all,
and they began discussing with one another saying,
"What is this message? For with authority and power
He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."
LUK 4:37 And the report about Him was getting
out into every locality in the surrounding district.
LUK 4:38 And He arose and left the synagogue,
and entered Simon's home. Now Simon's mother-in-law
was suffering from a high fever; and they made
request of Him on her behalf.
LUK 4:39 And standing over her, He rebuked
the fever, and it left her; and she immediately
arose and waited on them.
LUK 4:40 And while the sun was setting, all
who had any sick with various diseases brought them
to Him; and laying His hands on every one of them,
He was healing them.
LUK 4:41 And demons also were coming out of
many, crying out and saying, "You are the Son of
God!" And rebuking them, He would not allow them to
speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.
LUK 4:42 And when day came, He departed and
went to a lonely place; and the multitudes were
searching for Him, and came to Him, and tried to
keep Him from going away from them.
LUK 4:43 But He said to them,
"I must preach the kingdom of
God to the other cities also, for I was sent for
this purpose."
LUK 4:44 And He kept on preaching in the
synagogues of Judea.
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LUK 5:1 Now it
came about that while the multitude were pressing
around Him and listening to the word of God, He was
standing by the lake of Gennesaret;
LUK 5:2 and He saw two boats lying at the
edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out
of them, and were washing their nets.
LUK 5:3 And He got into one of the boats,
which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little
way from the land. And He sat down and began
teaching the multitudes from the boat.
LUK 5:4 And when He had finished speaking, He
said to Simon, "Put out into
the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."
LUK 5:5 And Simon answered and said, "Master,
we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but at
Your bidding I will let down the nets."
LUK 5:6 And when they had done this, they
enclosed a great quantity of fish; and their nets
began to break;
LUK 5:7 and they signaled to their partners
in the other boat, for them to come and help them.
And they came, and filled both of the boats, so that
they began to sink.
LUK 5:8 But when Simon Peter saw that, he
fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, "Depart from me,
for I am a sinful man, O Lord!"
LUK 5:9 For amazement had seized him and all
his companions because of the catch of fish which
they had taken;
LUK 5:10 and so also James and John, sons of
Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus
said to Simon, "Do not fear,
from now on you will be catching men."
LUK 5:11 And when they had brought their
boats to land, they left everything and followed
Him.
LUK 5:12 And it came about that while He was
in one of the cities, behold, there was a man full
of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his
face and implored Him, saying, "Lord, if You are
willing, You can make me clean."
LUK 5:13 And He stretched out His hand, and
touched him, saying, "I am
willing; be cleansed." And immediately the
leprosy left him.
LUK 5:14 And He ordered him to tell no one,
"But go and show yourself to
the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing,
just as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."
LUK 5:15 But the news about Him was spreading
even farther, and great multitudes were gathering to
hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
LUK 5:16 But He Himself would often slip away
to the wilderness and pray.
LUK 5:17 And it came about one day that He
was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and
teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from
every village of Galilee and Judea and from
Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for
Him to perform healing.
LUK 5:18 And behold, some men were carrying
on a bed a man who was paralyzed; and they were
trying to bring him in, and to set him down in front
of Him.
LUK 5:19 And not finding any way to bring him
in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof
and let him down through the tiles with his
stretcher, right in the center, in front of Jesus.
LUK 5:20 And seeing their faith, He said,
"Friend, your sins are
forgiven you."
LUK 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees
began to reason, saying, "Who is this man who speaks
blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"
LUK 5:22 But Jesus, aware of their reasonings,
answered and said to them,
"Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
LUK 5:23 "Which is
easier, to say, 'Your sins have been forgiven you,'
or to say, 'Rise and walk'?
LUK 5:24 "But in order
that you may know that the Son of Man has authority
on earth to forgive sins," - - He said to the
paralytic - - "I say to you,
rise, and take up your stretcher and go home."
LUK 5:25 And at once he rose up before them,
and took up what he had been lying on, and went
home, glorifying God.
LUK 5:26 And they were all seized with
astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were
filled with fear, saying, "We have seen remarkable
things today."
LUK 5:27 And after that He went out, and
noticed a tax-gatherer named Levi, sitting in the
tax office, and He said to him,
"Follow Me."
LUK 5:28 And he left everything behind, and
rose and began to follow Him.
LUK 5:29 And Levi gave a big reception for
Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of
tax-gatherers and other people who were reclining at
the table with them.
LUK 5:30 And the Pharisees and their scribes
began grumbling at His disciples, saying, "Why do
you eat and drink with the tax-gatherers and
sinners?"
LUK 5:31 And Jesus answered and said to them,
"It is not those who are well
who need a physician, but those who are sick.
LUK 5:32 "I have not
come to call the righteous but sinners to
repentance."
LUK 5:33 And they said to Him, "The disciples
of John often fast and offer prayers; the disciples
of the Pharisees also do the same; but Yours eat and
drink."
LUK 5:34 And Jesus said to them,
"You cannot make the
attendants of the bridegroom fast while the
bridegroom is with them, can you?
LUK 5:35 "But the days
will come; and when the bridegroom is taken away
from them, then they will fast in those days."
LUK 5:36 And He was also telling them a
parable: "No one tears a piece
from a new garment and puts it on an old garment;
otherwise he will both tear the new, and the piece
from the new will not match the old.
LUK 5:37 "And no one
puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new
wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled
out, and the skins will be ruined.
LUK 5:38 "But new wine
must be put into fresh wineskins.
LUK 5:39 "And no one,
after drinking old wine wishes for new; for he says,
'The old is good enough.'"
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LUK 6:1 Now it
came about that on a certain Sabbath He was passing
through some grainfields; and His disciples were
picking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them
in their hands.
LUK 6:2 But some of the Pharisees said, "Why
do you do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"
LUK 6:3 And Jesus answering them said,
"Have you not even read what
David did when he was hungry, he and those who were
with him,
LUK 6:4 how he entered
the house of God, and took and ate the consecrated
bread which is not lawful for any to eat except the
priests alone, and gave it to his companions?"
LUK 6:5 And He was saying to them,
"The Son of Man is Lord of the
Sabbath."
LUK 6:6 And it came about on another Sabbath,
that He entered the synagogue and was teaching; and
there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
LUK 6:7 And the scribes and the Pharisees
were watching Him closely, to see if He healed on
the Sabbath, in order that they might find reason to
accuse Him.
LUK 6:8 But He knew what they were thinking,
and He said to the man with the withered hand,
"Rise and come forward!"
And he rose and came forward.
LUK 6:9 And Jesus said to them,
"I ask you, is it lawful on
the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save a
life, or to destroy it?"
LUK 6:10 And after looking around at them
all, He said to him, "Stretch
out your hand!" And he did so; and his hand
was restored.
LUK 6:11 But they themselves were filled with
rage, and discussed together what they might do to
Jesus.
LUK 6:12 And it was at this time that He went
off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole
night in prayer to God.
LUK 6:13 And when day came, He called His
disciples to Him; and chose twelve of them, whom He
also named as apostles:
LUK 6:14 Simon, whom He also named Peter, and
Andrew his brother; and James and John; and Philip
and Bartholomew;
LUK 6:15 and Matthew and Thomas; James the
son of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the
Zealot;
LUK 6:16 Judas the son of James, and Judas
Iscariot, who became a traitor.
LUK 6:17 And He descended with them, and
stood on a level place; and there was a great
multitude of His disciples, and a great throng of
people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal
region of Tyre and Sidon,
LUK 6:18 who had come to hear Him, and to be
healed of their diseases; and those who were
troubled with unclean spirits were being cured.
LUK 6:19 And all the multitude were trying to
touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing
them all.
LUK 6:20 And turning His gaze on His
disciples, He began to say,
"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the
kingdom of God.
LUK 6:21 "Blessed are
you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
LUK 6:22 "Blessed are
you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and cast
insults at you, and spurn your name as evil, for the
sake of the Son of Man.
LUK 6:23 "Be glad in
that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward
is great in heaven; for in the same way their
fathers used to treat the prophets.
LUK 6:24 "But woe to
you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort
in full.
LUK 6:25 "Woe to you
who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe
to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.
LUK 6:26 "Woe to you
when all men speak well of you, for in the same way
their fathers used to treat the false prophets.
LUK 6:27 "But I say to
you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those
who hate you,
LUK 6:28 bless those
who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
LUK 6:29 "Whoever hits
you on the cheek, offer him the other also; and
whoever takes away your coat, do not withhold your
shirt from him either.
LUK 6:30 "Give to
everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away
what is yours, do not demand it back.
LUK 6:31 "And just as
you want people to treat you, treat them in the same
way.
LUK 6:32 "And if you
love those who love you, what credit is that to you?
For even sinners love those who love them.
LUK 6:33 "And if you do
good to those who do good to you, what credit is
that to you? For even sinners do the same.
LUK 6:34 "And if you
lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what
credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners,
in order to receive back the same amount.
LUK 6:35 "But love your
enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in
return; and your reward will be great, and you will
be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to
ungrateful and evil men.
LUK 6:36 "Be merciful,
just as your Father is merciful.
LUK 6:37 "And do not
judge and you will not be judged; and do not
condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and
you will be pardoned.
LUK 6:38 "Give, and it
will be given to you; good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, running over, they will pour into
your lap. For by your standard of measure it will be
measured to you in return."
LUK 6:39 And He also spoke a parable to them:
"A blind man cannot guide a
blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a
pit?
LUK 6:40 "A pupil is
not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has
been fully trained, will be like his teacher.
LUK 6:41 "And why do
you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye,
but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
LUK 6:42 "Or how can
you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out
the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do
not see the log that is in your own eye? You
hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye,
and then you will see clearly to take out the speck
that is in your brother's eye.
LUK 6:43 "For there is
no good tree which produces bad fruit; nor, on the
other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.
LUK 6:44 "For each tree
is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather
figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a
briar bush.
LUK 6:45 "The good man
out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth
what is good; and the evil man out of the evil
treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth
speaks from that which fills his heart.
LUK 6:46 "And why do
you call Me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?
LUK 6:47 "Everyone who
comes to Me, and hears My words, and acts upon them,
I will show you whom he is like:
LUK 6:48 he is like a
man building a house, who dug deep and laid a
foundation upon the rock; and when a flood rose, the
torrent burst against that house and could not shake
it, because it had been well built.
LUK 6:49 "But the one
who has heard, and has not acted accordingly, is
like a man who built a house upon the ground without
any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and
immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house
was great."
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LUK 7:1 When He
had completed all His discourse in the hearing of
the people, He went to Capernaum.
LUK 7:2 And a certain centurion's slave, who
was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to
die.
LUK 7:3 And when he heard about Jesus, he
sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save
the life of his slave.
LUK 7:4 And when they had come to Jesus, they
earnestly entreated Him, saying, "He is worthy for
You to grant this to him;
LUK 7:5 for he loves our nation, and it was
he who built us our synagogue."
LUK 7:6 Now Jesus started on His way with
them; and when He was already not far from the
house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him,
"Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not
worthy for You to come under my roof;
LUK 7:7 for this reason I did not even
consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say
the word, and my servant will be healed.
LUK 7:8 "For I, too, am a man under
authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this
one, 'Go!' and he goes; and to another, 'Come!' and
he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does
it."
LUK 7:9 Now when Jesus heard this, He
marveled at him, and turned and said to the
multitude that was following Him,
"I say to you, not even in
Israel have I found such great faith."
LUK 7:10 And when those who had been sent
returned to the house, they found the slave in good
health.
LUK 7:11 And it came about soon afterwards,
that He went to a city called Nain; and His
disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by
a large multitude.
LUK 7:12 Now as He approached the gate of the
city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the
only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a
sizeable crowd from the city was with her.
LUK 7:13 And when the Lord saw her, He felt
compassion for her, and said to her,
"Do not weep."
LUK 7:14 And He came up and touched the
coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said,
"Young man, I say to you,
arise!"
LUK 7:15 And the dead man sat up, and began
to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.
LUK 7:16 And fear gripped them all, and they
began glorifying God, saying, "A great prophet has
arisen among us!" and, "God has visited His people!"
LUK 7:17 And this report concerning Him went
out all over Judea, and in all the surrounding
district.
LUK 7:18 And the disciples of John reported
to him about all these things.
LUK 7:19 And summoning two of his disciples,
John sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are You the
Expected One, or do we look for someone else?"
LUK 7:20 And when the men had come to Him,
they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to You,
saying, 'Are You the Expected One, or do we look for
someone else?'"
LUK 7:21 At that very time He cured many
people of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits;
and He granted sight to many who were blind.
LUK 7:22 And He answered and said to them,
"Go and report to John what
you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight,
the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf
hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the
gospel preached to them.
LUK 7:23 "And blessed
is he who keeps from stumbling over Me."
LUK 7:24 And when the messengers of John had
left, He began to speak to the multitudes about
John, "What did you go out
into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the
wind?
LUK 7:25 "But what did
you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing?
Behold, those who are splendidly clothed and live in
luxury are found in royal palaces.
LUK 7:26 "But what did
you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and
one who is more than a prophet.
LUK 7:27 "This is the
one about whom it is written, 'Behold, I send My
messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your
way before You.'
LUK 7:28 "I say to you,
among those born of women, there is no one greater
than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God
is greater than he."
LUK 7:29 And when all the people and the
tax-gatherers heard this, they acknowledged God's
justice, having been baptized with the baptism of
John.
LUK 7:30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers
rejected God's purpose for themselves, not having
been baptized by John.
LUK 7:31 "To what then
shall I compare the men of this generation, and what
are they like?
LUK 7:32 "They are like
children who sit in the market place and call to one
another; and they say, 'We played the flute for you,
and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did
not weep.'
LUK 7:33 "For John the
Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no
wine; and you say, 'He has a demon!'
LUK 7:34 "The Son of
Man has come eating and drinking; and you say,
'Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard, a friend
of tax-gatherers and sinners!'
LUK 7:35 "Yet wisdom is
vindicated by all her children."
LUK 7:36 Now one of the Pharisees was
requesting Him to dine with him. And He entered the
Pharisee's house, and reclined at the table.
LUK 7:37 And behold, there was a woman in the
city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He
was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house,
she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,
LUK 7:38 and standing behind Him at His feet,
weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears,
and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and
kissing His feet, and anointing them with the
perfume.
LUK 7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had
invited Him saw this, he said to himself, "If this
man were a prophet He would know who and what sort
of person this woman is who is touching Him, that
she is a sinner."
LUK 7:40 And Jesus answered and said to him,
"Simon, I have something to
say to you." And he replied, "Say it,
Teacher."
LUK 7:41 "A certain
moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred
denarii, and the other fifty.
LUK 7:42 "When they
were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them
both. Which of them therefore will love him more?"
LUK 7:43 Simon answered and said, "I suppose
the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him,
"You have judged correctly."
LUK 7:44 And turning toward the woman, He
said to Simon, "Do you see
this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no
water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her
tears, and wiped them with her hair.
LUK 7:45 "You gave Me
no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not
ceased to kiss My feet.
LUK 7:46 "You did not
anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet
with perfume.
LUK 7:47 "For this
reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have
been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is
forgiven little, loves little."
LUK 7:48 And He said to her,
"Your sins have been
forgiven."
LUK 7:49 And those who were reclining at the
table with Him began to say to themselves, "Who is
this man who even forgives sins?"
LUK 7:50 And He said to the woman,
"Your faith has saved you; go
in peace."
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LUK 8:1 And it
came about soon afterwards, that He began going
about from one city and village to another,
proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God; and
the twelve were with Him,
LUK 8:2 and also some women who had been
healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was
called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone
out,
LUK 8:3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's
steward, and Susanna, and many others who were
contributing to their support out of their private
means.
LUK 8:4 And when a great multitude were
coming together, and those from the various cities
were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a
parable:
LUK 8:5 "The sower went
out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell
beside the road; and it was trampled under foot, and
the birds of the air ate it up.
LUK 8:6 "And other seed
fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it
withered away, because it had no moisture.
LUK 8:7 "And other seed
fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with
it, and choked it out.
LUK 8:8 "And other seed
fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a
crop a hundred times as great." As He said
these things, He would call out,
"He who has ears to hear, let
him hear."
LUK 8:9 And His disciples began questioning
Him as to what this parable might be.
LUK 8:10 And He said,
"To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of
the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in
parables, in order that seeing they may not see, and
hearing they may not understand.
LUK 8:11 "Now the
parable is this: the seed is the word of God.
LUK 8:12 "And those
beside the road are those who have heard; then the
devil comes and takes away the word from their
heart, so that they may not believe and be saved.
LUK 8:13 "And those on
the rocky soil are those who, when they hear,
receive the word with joy; and these have no firm
root; they believe for a while, and in time of
temptation fall away.
LUK 8:14 "And the seed
which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who
have heard, and as they go on their way they are
choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this
life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
LUK 8:15 "And the seed
in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard
the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it
fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.
LUK 8:16 "Now no one
after lighting a lamp covers it over with a
container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on
a lampstand, in order that those who come in may see
the light.
LUK 8:17 "For nothing
is hidden that shall not become evident, nor
anything secret that shall not be known and come to
light.
LUK 8:18 "Therefore
take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him
shall more be given; and whoever does not have, even
what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."
LUK 8:19 And His mother and brothers came to
Him, and they were unable to get to Him because of
the crowd.
LUK 8:20 And it was reported to Him, "Your
mother and Your brothers are standing outside,
wishing to see You."
LUK 8:21 But He answered and said to them,
"My mother and My brothers are
these who hear the word of God and do it."
LUK 8:22 Now it came about on one of those
days, that He and His disciples got into a boat, and
He said to them, "Let us go
over to the other side of the lake." And they
launched out.
LUK 8:23 But as they were sailing along He
fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended
upon the lake, and they began to be swamped and to
be in danger.
LUK 8:24 And they came to Him and woke Him
up, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And
being aroused, He rebuked the wind and the surging
waves, and they stopped, and it became calm.
LUK 8:25 And He said to them,
"Where is your faith?"
And they were fearful and amazed, saying to one
another, "Who then is this, that He commands even
the winds and the water, and they obey Him?"
LUK 8:26 And they sailed to the country of
the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
LUK 8:27 And when He had come out onto the
land, He was met by a certain man from the city who
was possessed with demons; and who had not put on
any clothing for a long time, and was not living in
a house, but in the tombs.
LUK 8:28 And seeing Jesus, he cried out and
fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, "What do
I have to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High
God? I beg You, do not torment me."
LUK 8:29 For He had been commanding the
unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had
seized him many times; and he was bound with chains
and shackles and kept under guard; and yet he would
burst his fetters and be driven by the demon into
the desert.
LUK 8:30 And Jesus asked him,
"What is your name?"
And he said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered
him.
LUK 8:31 And they were entreating Him not to
command them to depart into the abyss.
LUK 8:32 Now there was a herd of many swine
feeding there on the mountain; and the demons
entreated Him to permit them to enter the swine. And
He gave them permission.
LUK 8:33 And the demons came out from the man
and entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the
steep bank into the lake, and were drowned.
LUK 8:34 And when the herdsmen saw what had
happened, they ran away and reported it in the city
and out in the country.
LUK 8:35 And the people went out to see what
had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the
man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down
at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind;
and they became frightened.
LUK 8:36 And those who had seen it reported
to them how the man who was demon-possessed had been
made well.
LUK 8:37 And all the people of the country of
the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him
to depart from them; for they were gripped with
great fear; and He got into a boat, and returned.
LUK 8:38 But the man from whom the demons had
gone out was begging Him that he might accompany
Him; but He sent him away, saying,
LUK 8:39 "Return to
your house and describe what great things God has
done for you." And he went away, proclaiming
throughout the whole city what great things Jesus
had done for him.
LUK 8:40 And as Jesus returned, the multitude
welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him.
LUK 8:41 And behold, there came a man named
Jairus, and he was an official of the synagogue; and
he fell at Jesus' feet, and began to entreat Him to
come to his house;
LUK 8:42 for he had an only daughter, about
twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went,
the multitudes were pressing against Him.
LUK 8:43 And a woman who had a hemorrhage for
twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone,
LUK 8:44 came up behind Him, and touched the
fringe of His cloak; and immediately her hemorrhage
stopped.
LUK 8:45 And Jesus said,
"Who is the one who touched
Me?" And while they were all denying it,
Peter said, "Master, the multitudes are crowding and
pressing upon You."
LUK 8:46 But Jesus said,
"Someone did touch Me, for I
was aware that power had gone out of Me."
LUK 8:47 And when the woman saw that she had
not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down
before Him, and declared in the presence of all the
people the reason why she had touched Him, and how
she had been immediately healed.
LUK 8:48 And He said to her,
"Daughter, your faith has made
you well; go in peace."
LUK 8:49 While He was still speaking, someone
came from the house of the synagogue official,
saying, "Your daughter has died; do not trouble the
Teacher anymore."
LUK 8:50 But when Jesus heard this, He
answered him, "Do not be
afraid any longer; only believe, and she shall be
made well."
LUK 8:51 And when He had come to the house,
He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except
Peter and John and James, and the girl's father and
mother.
LUK 8:52 Now they were all weeping and
lamenting for her; but He said, "Stop weeping, for
she has not died, but is asleep."
LUK 8:53 And they began laughing at Him,
knowing that she had died.
LUK 8:54 He, however, took her by the hand
and called, saying, "Child, arise!"
LUK 8:55 And her spirit returned, and she
rose immediately; and He gave orders for something
to be given her to eat.
LUK 8:56 And her parents were amazed; but He
instructed them to tell no one what had happened.
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LUK 9:1 And He
called the twelve together, and gave them power and
authority over all the demons, and to heal diseases.
LUK 9:2 And He sent them out to proclaim the
kingdom of God, and to perform healing.
LUK 9:3 And He said to them,
"Take nothing for your
journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor
money; and do not even have two tunics apiece.
LUK 9:4 "And whatever
house you enter, stay there, and take your leave
from there.
LUK 9:5 "And as for
those who do not receive you, as you go out from
that city, shake off the dust from your feet as a
testimony against them."
LUK 9:6 And departing, they began going about
among the villages, preaching the gospel, and
healing everywhere.
LUK 9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all
that was happening; and he was greatly perplexed,
because it was said by some that John had risen from
the dead,
LUK 9:8 and by some that Elijah had appeared,
and by others, that one of the prophets of old had
risen again.
LUK 9:9 And Herod said, "I myself had John
beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such
things?" And he kept trying to see Him.
LUK 9:10 And when the apostles returned, they
gave an account to Him of all that they had done.
And taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to
a city called Bethsaida.
LUK 9:11 But the multitudes were aware of
this and followed Him; and welcoming them, He began
speaking to them about the kingdom of God and curing
those who had need of healing.
LUK 9:12 And the day began to decline, and
the twelve came and said to Him, "Send the multitude
away, that they may go into the surrounding villages
and countryside and find lodging and get something
to eat; for here we are in a desolate place."
LUK 9:13 But He said to them,
"You give them something to
eat!" And they said, "We have no more than
five loaves and two fish, unless perhaps we go and
buy food for all these people."
LUK 9:14 (For there were about five thousand
men.) And He said to His disciples,
"Have them recline to eat in
groups of about fifty each."
LUK 9:15 And they did so, and had them all
recline.
LUK 9:16 And He took the five loaves and the
two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them,
and broke them, and kept giving them to the
disciples to set before the multitude.
LUK 9:17 And they all ate and were satisfied;
and the broken pieces which they had left over were
picked up, twelve baskets full.
LUK 9:18 And it came about that while He was
praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He
questioned them, saying, "Who
do the multitudes say that I am?"
LUK 9:19 And they answered and said, "John
the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that
one of the prophets of old has risen again."
LUK 9:20 And He said to them,
"But who do you say that I
am?" And Peter answered and said, "The Christ
of God."
LUK 9:21 But He warned them, and instructed
them not to tell this to anyone,
LUK 9:22 saying, "The
Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected
by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be
killed, and be raised up on the third day."
LUK 9:23 And He was saying to them all,
"If anyone wishes to come
after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross daily, and follow Me.
LUK 9:24 "For whoever
wishes to save his life shall lose it, but whoever
loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will
save it.
LUK 9:25 "For what is a
man profited if he gains the whole world, and loses
or forfeits himself?
LUK 9:26 "For whoever
is ashamed of Me and My words, of him will the Son
of Man be ashamed when He comes in His glory, and
the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
LUK 9:27 "But I say to
you truthfully, there are some of those standing
here who shall not taste death until they see the
kingdom of God."
LUK 9:28 And some eight days after these
sayings, it came about that He took along Peter and
John and James, and went up to the mountain to pray.
LUK 9:29 And while He was praying, the
appearance of His face became different, and His
clothing became #663300 and gleaming.
LUK 9:30 And behold, two men were talking
with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,
LUK 9:31 who, appearing in glory, were
speaking of His departure which He was about to
accomplish at Jerusalem.
LUK 9:32 Now Peter and his companions had
been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully
awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing
with Him.
LUK 9:33 And it came about, as these were
parting from Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it
is good for us to be here; and let us make three
tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one
for Elijah" - - not realizing what he was saying.
LUK 9:34 And while he was saying this, a
cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they
were afraid as they entered the cloud.
LUK 9:35 And a voice came out of the cloud,
saying, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to
Him!"
LUK 9:36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus
was found alone. And they kept silent, and reported
to no one in those days any of the things which they
had seen.
LUK 9:37 And it came about on the next day,
that when they had come down from the mountain, a
great multitude met Him.
LUK 9:38 And behold, a man from the multitude
shouted out, saying, "Teacher, I beg You to look at
my son, for he is my only boy,
LUK 9:39 and behold, a spirit seizes him, and
he suddenly screams, and it throws him into a
convulsion with foaming at the mouth, and as it
mauls him, it scarcely leaves him.
LUK 9:40 "And I begged Your disciples to cast
it out, and they could not."
LUK 9:41 And Jesus answered and said,
"O unbelieving and perverted
generation, how long shall I be with you, and put up
with you? Bring your son here."
LUK 9:42 And while he was still approaching,
the demon dashed him to the ground, and threw him
into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean
spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his
father.
LUK 9:43 And they were all amazed at the
greatness of God. But while everyone was marveling
at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,
LUK 9:44 "Let these
words sink into your ears; for the Son of Man is
going to be delivered into the hands of men."
LUK 9:45 But they did not understand this
statement, and it was concealed from them so that
they might not perceive it; and they were afraid to
ask Him about this statement.
LUK 9:46 And an argument arose among them as
to which of them might be the greatest.
LUK 9:47 But Jesus, knowing what they were
thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him
by His side,
LUK 9:48 and said to them,
"Whoever receives this child
in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me
receives Him who sent Me; for he who is least among
you, this is the one who is great."
LUK 9:49 And John answered and said, "Master,
we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and
we tried to hinder him because he does not follow
along with us."
LUK 9:50 But Jesus said to him,
"Do not hinder him; for he who
is not against you is for you."
LUK 9:51 And it came about, when the days
were approaching for His ascension, that He
resolutely set His face to go to Jerusalem;
LUK 9:52 and He sent messengers on ahead of
Him. And they went, and entered a village of the
Samaritans, to make arrangements for Him.
LUK 9:53 And they did not receive Him,
because He was journeying with His face toward
Jerusalem.
LUK 9:54 And when His disciples James and
John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to
command fire to come down from heaven and consume
them?"
LUK 9:55 But He turned and rebuked them, and
said, "You do not know what
kind of spirit you are of;
LUK 9:56 for the Son of
Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save
them." And they went on to another village.
LUK 9:57 And as they were going along the
road, someone said to Him, "I will follow You
wherever You go."
LUK 9:58 And Jesus said to him,
"The foxes have holes, and the
birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has
nowhere to lay His head."
LUK 9:59 And He said to another,
"Follow Me." But he
said, "Permit me first to go and bury my father."
LUK 9:60 But He said to him,
"Allow the dead to bury their
own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere
the kingdom of God."
LUK 9:61 And another also said, "I will
follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say
good-bye to those at home."
LUK 9:62 But Jesus said to him,
"No one, after putting his
hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the
kingdom of God."
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LUK 10:1 Now
after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and
sent them two and two ahead of Him to every city and
place where He Himself was going to come.
LUK 10:2 And He was saying to them,
"The harvest is plentiful, but
the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of
the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
LUK 10:3 "Go your ways;
behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of
wolves.
LUK 10:4 "Carry no
purse, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the
way.
LUK 10:5 "And whatever
house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this
house.'
LUK 10:6 "And if a man
of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him;
but if not, it will return to you.
LUK 10:7 "And stay in
that house, eating and drinking what they give you;
for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep
moving from house to house.
LUK 10:8 "And whatever
city you enter, and they receive you, eat what is
set before you;
LUK 10:9 and heal those
in it who are sick, and say to them,' The kingdom of
God has come near to you.'
LUK 10:10 "But whatever
city you enter and they do not receive you, go out
into its streets and say,
LUK 10:11 'Even the
dust of your city which clings to our feet, we wipe
off in protest against you; yet be sure of this,
that the kingdom of God has come near.'
LUK 10:12 "I say to
you, it will be more tolerable in that day for
Sodom, than for that city.
LUK 10:13 "Woe to you,
Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles
had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred
in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting
in sackcloth and ashes.
LUK 10:14 "But it will
be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the
judgment, than for you.
LUK 10:15 "And you,
Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you?
You will be brought down to Hades!
LUK 10:16 "The one who
listens to you listens to Me, and the one who
rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me
rejects the One who sent Me."
LUK 10:17 And the seventy returned with joy,
saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in
Your name."
LUK 10:18 And He said to them,
"I was watching Satan fall
from heaven like lightning.
LUK 10:19 "Behold, I
have given you authority to tread upon serpents and
scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and
nothing shall injure you.
LUK 10:20 "Nevertheless
do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject
to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in
heaven."
LUK 10:21 At that very time He rejoiced
greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said,
"I praise Thee, O Father, Lord
of heaven and earth, that Thou didst hide these
things from the wise and intelligent and didst
reveal them to babes. Yes, Father, for thus it was
well-pleasing in Thy sight.
LUK 10:22 "All things
have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one
knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the
Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son
wills to reveal Him."
LUK 10:23 And turning to the disciples, He
said privately, "Blessed are
the eyes which see the things you see,
LUK 10:24 for I say to
you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the
things which you see, and did not see them, and to
hear the things which you hear, and did not hear
them."
LUK 10:25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood
up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what
shall I do to inherit eternal life?"
LUK 10:26 And He said to him,
"What is written in the Law?
How does it read to you?"
LUK 10:27 And he answered and said, "You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your strength,
and with all your mind; and your neighbor as
yourself."
LUK 10:28 And He said to him,
"You have answered correctly;
do this, and you will live."
LUK 10:29 But wishing to justify himself, he
said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
LUK 10:30 Jesus replied and said,
"A certain man was going down
from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among
robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and
went off leaving him half dead.
LUK 10:31 "And by
chance a certain priest was going down on that road,
and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
LUK 10:32 "And likewise
a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw
him, passed by on the other side.
LUK 10:33 "But a certain Samaritan, who was
on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he
felt compassion,
LUK 10:34 and came to
him, and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and
wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and
brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
LUK 10:35 "And on the
next day he took out two denarii and gave them to
the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and
whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay
you.'
LUK 10:36 "Which of
these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to
the man who fell into the robbers' hands?"
LUK 10:37 And he said, "The one who showed
mercy toward him." And Jesus said to him,
"Go and do the same."
LUK 10:38 Now as they were traveling along,
He entered a certain village; and a woman named
Martha welcomed Him into her home.
LUK 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary,
who moreover was listening to the Lord's word,
seated at His feet.
LUK 10:40 But Martha was distracted with all
her preparations; and she came up to Him, and said,
"Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to
do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me."
LUK 10:41 But the Lord answered and said to
her, "Martha, Martha, you are
worried and bothered about so many things;
LUK 10:42 but only a
few things are necessary, really only one, for Mary
has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken
away from her."
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LUK 11:1 And it
came about that while He was praying in a certain
place, after He had finished, one of His disciples
said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John
also taught his disciples."
LUK 11:2 And He said to them,
"When you pray, say: 'Father,
hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.
LUK 11:3 'Give us each
day our daily bread.
LUK 11:4 'And forgive
us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone
who is indebted to us. And lead us not into
temptation.' "
LUK 11:5 And He said to them,
"Suppose one of you shall have
a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say
to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;
LUK 11:6 for a friend
of mine has come to me from a journey, and I have
nothing to set before him';
LUK 11:7 and from
inside he shall answer and say,' Do not bother me;
the door has already been shut and my children and I
are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.'
LUK 11:8 "I tell you,
even though he will not get up and give him anything
because he is his friend, yet because of his
persistence he will get up and give him as much as
he needs.
LUK 11:9 "And I say to
you, ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and
you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to
you.
LUK 11:10 "For everyone
who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to
him who knocks, it shall be opened.
LUK 11:11 "Now suppose
one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish;
he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will
he?
LUK 11:12 "Or if he is
asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion,
will he?
LUK 11:13 "If you then,
being evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more shall your heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
LUK 11:14 And He was casting out a demon, and
it was dumb; and it came about that when the demon
had gone out, the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes
marveled.
LUK 11:15 But some of them said, "He casts
out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."
LUK 11:16 And others, to test Him, were
demanding of Him a sign from heaven.
LUK 11:17 But He knew their thoughts, and
said to them, "Any kingdom
divided against itself is laid waste; and a house
divided against itself falls.
LUK 11:18 "And if Satan
also is divided against himself, how shall his
kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by
Beelzebul.
LUK 11:19 "And if I by
Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast
them out? Consequently they shall be your judges.
LUK 11:20 "But if I
cast out demons by the finger of God, then the
kingdom of God has come upon you.
LUK 11:21 "When a
strong man, fully armed, guards his own homestead,
his possessions are undisturbed;
LUK 11:22 but when
someone stronger than he attacks him and overpowers
him, he takes away from him all his armor on which
he had relied, and distributes his plunder.
LUK 11:23 "He who is
not with Me is against Me; and he who does not
gather with Me, scatters.
LUK 11:24 "When the
unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through
waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any,
it says, 'I will return to my house from which I
came.'
LUK 11:25 "And when it
comes, it finds it swept and put in order.
LUK 11:26 "Then it goes
and takes along seven other spirits more evil than
itself, and they go in and live there; and the last
state of that man becomes worse than the first."
LUK 11:27 And it came about while He said
these things, one of the women in the crowd raised
her voice, and said to Him, "Blessed is the womb
that bore You, and the breasts at which You nursed."
LUK 11:28 But He said,
"On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the
word of God, and observe it."
LUK 11:29 And as the crowds were increasing,
He began to say, "This
generation is a wicked generation; it seeks for a
sign, and yet no sign shall be given to it but the
sign of Jonah.
LUK 11:30 "For just as
Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the
Son of Man be to this generation.
LUK 11:31 "The Queen of
the South shall rise up with the men of this
generation at the judgment and condemn them, because
she came from the ends of the earth to hear the
wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater
than Solomon is here.
LUK 11:32 "The men of
Nineveh shall stand up with this generation at the
judgment and condemn it, because they repented at
the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something
greater than Jonah is here.
LUK 11:33 "No one,
after lighting a lamp, puts it away in a cellar, nor
under a peck-measure, but on the lampstand, in order
that those who enter may see the light.
LUK 11:34 "The lamp of
your body is your eye; when your eye is clear, your
whole body also is full of light; but when it is
bad, your body also is full of darkness.
LUK 11:35 "Then watch
out that the light in you may not be darkness.
LUK 11:36 "If therefore
your whole body is full of light, with no dark part
in it, it shall be wholly illumined, as when the
lamp illumines you with its rays."
LUK 11:37 Now when He had spoken, a Pharisee
asked Him to have lunch with him; and He went in,
and reclined at the table.
LUK 11:38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he
was surprised that He had not first ceremonially
washed before the meal.
LUK 11:39 But the Lord said to him,
"Now you Pharisees clean the
outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of
you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.
LUK 11:40 "You foolish
ones, did not He who made the outside make the
inside also?
LUK 11:41 "But give
that which is within as charity, and then all things
are clean for you.
LUK 11:42 "But woe to
you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue and
every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice
and the love of God; but these are the things you
should have done without neglecting the others.
LUK 11:43 "Woe to you
Pharisees! For you love the front seats in the
synagogues, and the respectful greetings in the
market places.
LUK 11:44 "Woe to you!
For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who
walk over them are unaware of it."
LUK 11:45 And one of the lawyers said to Him
in reply, "Teacher, when You say this, You insult us
too."
LUK 11:46 But He said,
"Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down
with burdens hard to bear, while you yourselves will
not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
LUK 11:47 "Woe to you!
For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was
your fathers who killed them.
LUK 11:48
"Consequently, you are witnesses and approve the
deeds of your fathers; because it was they who
killed them, and you build their tombs.
LUK 11:49 "For this
reason also the wisdom of God said, 'I will send to
them prophets and apostles, and some of them they
will kill and some they will persecute,
LUK 11:50 in order that
the blood of all the prophets, shed since the
foundation of the world, may be charged against this
generation,
LUK 11:51 from the
blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who
perished between the altar and the house of God;
yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this
generation.'
LUK 11:52 "Woe to you
lawyers! For you have taken away the key of
knowledge; you did not enter in yourselves, and
those who were entering in you hindered."
LUK 11:53 And when He left there, the scribes
and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to
question Him closely on many subjects,
LUK 11:54 plotting against Him, to catch Him
in something He might say.
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LUK 12:1 Under
these circumstances, after so many thousands of the
multitude had gathered together that they were
stepping on one another, He began saying to His
disciples first of all,
"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is
hypocrisy.
LUK 12:2 "But there is
nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and
hidden that will not be known.
LUK 12:3 "Accordingly,
whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in
the light, and what you have whispered in the inner
rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
LUK 12:4 "And I say to
you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill
the body, and after that have no more that they can
do.
LUK 12:5 "But I will
warn you whom to fear: fear the One who after He has
killed has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell
you, fear Him!
LUK 12:6 "Are not five
sparrows sold for two cents? And yet not one of them
is forgotten before God.
LUK 12:7 "Indeed, the
very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not
fear; you are of more value than many sparrows.
LUK 12:8 "And I say to
you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son
of Man shall confess him also before the angels of
God;
LUK 12:9 but he who
denies Me before men shall be denied before the
angels of God.
LUK 12:10 "And everyone
who will speak a word against the Son of Man, it
shall be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against
the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him.
LUK 12:11 "And when
they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers
and the authorities, do not become anxious about how
or what you should speak in your defense, or what
you should say;
LUK 12:12 for the Holy
Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you
ought to say."
LUK 12:13 And someone in the crowd said to
Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family
inheritance with me."
LUK 12:14 But He said to him,
"Man, who appointed Me a judge
or arbiter over you?"
LUK 12:15 And He said to them,
"Beware, and be on your guard
against every form of greed; for not even when one
has an abundance does his life consist of his
possessions."
LUK 12:16 And He told them a parable, saying,
"The land of a certain rich
man was very productive.
LUK 12:17 "And he began
reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do,
since I have no place to store my crops?'
LUK 12:18 "And he said,
'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns
and build larger ones, and there I will store all my
grain and my goods.
LUK 12:19 'And I will
say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up
for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink
and be merry."'
LUK 12:20 "But God said
to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is
required of you; and now who will own what you have
prepared?'
LUK 12:21 "So is the
man who lays up treasure for himself, and is not
rich toward God."
LUK 12:22 And He said to His disciples,
"For this reason I say to you,
do not be anxious for your life, as to what you
shall eat; nor for your body, as to what you shall
put on.
LUK 12:23 "For life is
more than food, and the body than clothing.
LUK 12:24 "Consider the
ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; and they have
no storeroom nor barn; and yet God feeds them; how
much more valuable you are than the birds!
LUK 12:25 "And which of
you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his
life's span?
LUK 12:26 "If then you
cannot do even a very little thing, why are you
anxious about other matters?
LUK 12:27 "Consider the
lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin;
but I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory did
not clothe himself like one of these.
LUK 12:28 "But if God
so arrays the grass in the field, which is alive
today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how
much more will He clothe you, O men of little faith!
LUK 12:29 "And do not
seek what you shall eat, and what you shall drink,
and do not keep worrying.
LUK 12:30 "For all
these things the nations of the world eagerly seek;
but your Father knows that you need these things.
LUK 12:31 "But seek for
His kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.
LUK 12:32 "Do not be
afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen
gladly to give you the kingdom.
LUK 12:33 "Sell your
possessions and give to charity; make yourselves
purses which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure
in heaven, where no thief comes near, nor moth
destroys.
LUK 12:34 "For where
your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
LUK 12:35 "Be dressed
in readiness, and keep your lamps alight.
LUK 12:36 "And be like
men who are waiting for their master when he returns
from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately
open the door to him when he comes and knocks.
LUK 12:37 "Blessed are
those slaves whom the master shall find on the alert
when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird
himself to serve, and have them recline at the
table, and will come up and wait on them.
LUK 12:38 "Whether he
comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and
finds them so, blessed are those slaves.
LUK 12:39 "And be sure
of this, that if the head of the house had known at
what hour the thief was coming, he would not have
allowed his house to be broken into.
LUK 12:40 "You too, be
ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that
you do not expect."
LUK 12:41 And Peter said, "Lord, are You
addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else
as well?"
LUK 12:42 And the Lord said,
"Who then is the faithful and
sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge
of his servants, to give them their rations at the
proper time?
LUK 12:43 "Blessed is
that slave whom his master finds so doing when he
comes.
LUK 12:44 "Truly I say
to you, that he will put him in charge of all his
possessions.
LUK 12:45 "But if that
slave says in his heart, 'My master will be a long
time in coming,' and begins to beat the slaves, both
men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;
LUK 12:46 the master of
that slave will come on a day when he does not
expect him, and at an hour he does not know, and
will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with
the unbelievers.
LUK 12:47 "And that
slave who knew his master's will and did not get
ready or act in accord with his will, shall receive
many lashes,
LUK 12:48 but the one
who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a
flogging, will receive but few. And from everyone
who has been given much shall much be required; and
to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask
all the more.
LUK 12:49 "I have come
to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were
already kindled!
LUK 12:50 "But I have a
baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it
is accomplished!
LUK 12:51 "Do you
suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell
you, no, but rather division;
LUK 12:52 for from now
on five members in one household will be divided,
three against two, and two against three.
LUK 12:53 "They will be
divided, father against son, and son against father;
mother against daughter, and daughter against
mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and
daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."
LUK 12:54 And He was also saying to the
multitudes, "When you see a
cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'A
shower is coming,' and so it turns out.
LUK 12:55 "And when you
see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It will be a hot
day,' and it turns out that way.
LUK 12:56 "You
hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance
of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze
this present time?
LUK 12:57 "And why do
you not even on your own initiative judge what is
right?
LUK 12:58 "For while
you are going with your opponent to appear before
the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to
settle with him, in order that he may not drag you
before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the
constable, and the constable throw you into prison.
LUK 12:59 "I say to
you, you shall not get out of there until you have
paid the very last cent."
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LUK 13:1 Now on
the same occasion there were some present who
reported to Him about the Galileans, whose blood
Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
LUK 13:2 And He answered and said to them,
"Do you suppose that these
Galileans were greater sinners than all other
Galileans, because they suffered this fate?
LUK 13:3 "I tell you,
no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise
perish.
LUK 13:4 "Or do you
suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in
Siloam fell and killed them, were worse culprits
than all the men who live in Jerusalem?
LUK 13:5 "I tell you,
no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise
perish."
LUK 13:6 And He began telling this parable:
"A certain man had a fig tree
which had been planted in his vineyard; and he came
looking for fruit on it, and did not find any.
LUK 13:7 "And he said
to the vineyard-keeper, 'Behold, for three years I
have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without
finding any. Cut it down! Why does it even use up
the ground?'
LUK 13:8 "And he
answered and said to him, 'Let it alone, sir, for
this year too, until I dig around it and put in
fertilizer;
LUK 13:9 and if it
bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it
down.' "
LUK 13:10 And He was teaching in one of the
synagogues on the Sabbath.
LUK 13:11 And behold, there was a woman who
for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a
spirit; and she was bent double, and could not
straighten up at all.
LUK 13:12 And when Jesus saw her, He called
her over and said to her,
"Woman, you are freed from your sickness."
LUK 13:13 And He laid His hands upon her; and
immediately she was made erect again, and began
glorifying God.
LUK 13:14 And the synagogue official,
indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath,
began saying to the multitude in response, "There
are six days in which work should be done; therefore
come during them and get healed, and not on the
Sabbath day."
LUK 13:15 But the Lord answered him and said,
"You hypocrites, does not each
of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey
from the stall, and lead him away to water him?
LUK 13:16 "And this
woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan
has bound for eighteen long years, should she not
have been released from this bond on the Sabbath
day?"
LUK 13:17 And as He said this, all His
opponents were being humiliated; and the entire
multitude was rejoicing over all the glorious things
being done by Him.
LUK 13:18 Therefore He was saying,
"What is the kingdom of God
like, and to what shall I compare it?
LUK 13:19 "It is like a
mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his
own garden; and it grew and became a tree; and the
birds of the air nested in its branches."
LUK 13:20 And again He said,
"To what shall I compare the
kingdom of God?
LUK 13:21 "It is like
leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of
meal, until it was all leavened."
LUK 13:22 And He was passing through from one
city and village to another, teaching, and
proceeding on His way to Jerusalem.
LUK 13:23 And someone said to Him, "Lord, are
there just a few who are being saved?" And He said
to them,
LUK 13:24 "Strive to
enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will
seek to enter and will not be able.
LUK 13:25 "Once the
head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and
you begin to stand outside and knock on the door,
saying, 'Lord, open up to us!' then He will answer
and say to you, 'I do not know where you are from.'
LUK 13:26 "Then you
will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your
presence, and You taught in our streets';
LUK 13:27 and He will
say,' I tell you, I do not know where you are from;
depart from Me, all you evildoers.'
LUK 13:28 "There will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth there when you see
Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in
the kingdom of God, but yourselves being cast out.
LUK 13:29 "And they
will come from east and west, and from north and
south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom
of God.
LUK 13:30 "And behold,
some are last who will be first and some are first
who will be last."
LUK 13:31 Just at that time some Pharisees
came up, saying to Him, "Go away and depart from
here, for Herod wants to kill You."
LUK 13:32 And He said to them,
"Go and tell that fox,
'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today
and tomorrow, and the third day I reach My goal.'
LUK 13:33 "Nevertheless
I must journey on today and tomorrow and the next
day; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish
outside of Jerusalem.
LUK 13:34 "O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and
stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to
gather your children together, just as a hen gathers
her brood under her wings, and you would not have
it!
LUK 13:35 "Behold, your
house is left to you desolate; and I say to you, you
shall not see Me until the time comes when you say,
'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'"
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LUK 14:1 And it
came about when He went into the house of one of the
leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat
bread, that they were watching Him closely.
LUK 14:2 And there, in front of Him was a
certain man suffering from dropsy.
LUK 14:3 And Jesus answered and spoke to the
lawyers and Pharisees, saying,
"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?"
LUK 14:4 But they kept silent. And He took
hold of him, and healed him, and sent him away.
LUK 14:5 And He said to them,
"Which one of you shall have a
son or an ox fall into a well, and will not
immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?"
LUK 14:6 And they could make no reply to
this.
LUK 14:7 And He began speaking a parable to
the invited guests when He noticed how they had been
picking out the places of honor at the table; saying
to them,
LUK 14:8 "When you are
invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take
the place of honor, lest someone more distinguished
than you may have been invited by him,
LUK 14:9 and he who
invited you both shall come and say to you,' Give
place to this man,' and then in disgrace you proceed
to occupy the last place.
LUK 14:10 "But when you
are invited, go and recline at the last place, so
that when the one who has invited you comes, he may
say to you, 'Friend, move up higher'; then you will
have honor in the sight of all who are at the table
with you.
LUK 14:11 "For everyone
who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who
humbles himself shall be exalted."
LUK 14:12 And He also went on to say to the
one who had invited Him, "When you give a luncheon
or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your
brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest
they also invite you in return, and repayment come
to you.
LUK 14:13 "But when you
give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the
lame, the blind,
LUK 14:14 and you will
be blessed, since they do not have the means to
repay you; for you will be repaid at the
resurrection of the righteous."
LUK 14:15 And when one of those who were
reclining at the table with Him heard this, he said
to Him, "Blessed is everyone who shall eat bread in
the kingdom of God!"
LUK 14:16 But He said to him,
"A certain man was giving a
big dinner, and he invited many;
LUK 14:17 and at the
dinner hour he sent his slave to say to those who
had been invited,' Come; for everything is ready
now.'
LUK 14:18 "But they all
alike began to make excuses. The first one said to
him, 'I have bought a piece of land and I need to go
out and look at it; please consider me excused.'
LUK 14:19 "And another
one said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am
going to try them out; please consider me excused.'
LUK 14:20 "And another
one said, 'I have married a wife, and for that
reason I cannot come.'
LUK 14:21 "And the
slave came back and reported this to his master.
Then the head of the household became angry and said
to his slave, 'Go out at once into the streets and
lanes of the city and bring in here the poor and
crippled and blind and lame.'
LUK 14:22 "And the
slave said, 'Master, what you commanded has been
done, and still there is room.'
LUK 14:23 "And the
master said to the slave, 'Go out into the highways
and along the hedges, and compel them to come in,
that my house may be filled.
LUK 14:24 'For I tell
you, none of those men who were invited shall taste
of my dinner.' "
LUK 14:25 Now great multitudes were going
along with Him; and He turned and said to them,
LUK 14:26 "If anyone
comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and
mother and wife and children and brothers and
sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My
disciple.
LUK 14:27 "Whoever does
not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be
My disciple.
LUK 14:28 "For which
one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not
first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he
has enough to complete it?
LUK 14:29 "Otherwise,
when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to
finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him,
LUK 14:30 saying,' This
man began to build and was not able to finish.'
LUK 14:31 "Or what
king, when he sets out to meet another king in
battle, will not first sit down and take counsel
whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to
encounter the one coming against him with twenty
thousand?
LUK 14:32 "Or else,
while the other is still far away, he sends a
delegation and asks terms of peace.
LUK 14:33 "So
therefore, no one of you can be My disciple who does
not give up all his own possessions.
LUK 14:34 "Therefore,
salt is good; but if even salt has become tasteless,
with what will it be seasoned?
LUK 14:35 "It is
useless either for the soil or for the manure pile;
it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him
hear."
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LUK 15:1 Now all
the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near
Him to listen to Him.
LUK 15:2 And both the Pharisees and the
scribes began to grumble, saying, "This man receives
sinners and eats with them."
LUK 15:3 And He told them this parable,
saying,
LUK 15:4 "What man
among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost
one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the
open pasture, and go after the one which is lost,
until he finds it?
LUK 15:5 "And when he
has found it, he lays it on his shoulders,
rejoicing.
LUK 15:6 "And when he
comes home, he calls together his friends and his
neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I
have found my sheep which was lost!'
LUK 15:7 "I tell you
that in the same way, there will be more joy in
heaven over one sinner who repents, than over
ninety-nine righteous persons who need no
repentance.
LUK 15:8 "Or what
woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one
coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and
search carefully until she finds it?
LUK 15:9 "And when she
has found it, she calls together her friends and
neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have
found the coin which I had lost!'
LUK 15:10 "In the same
way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner who repents."
LUK 15:11 And He said,
"A certain man had two sons;
LUK 15:12 and the
younger of them said to his father,' Father, give me
the share of the estate that falls to me.' And he
divided his wealth between them.
LUK 15:13 "And not many
days later, the younger son gathered everything
together and went on a journey into a distant
country, and there he squandered his estate with
loose living.
LUK 15:14 "Now when he
had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in
that country, and he began to be in need.
LUK 15:15 "And he went
and attached himself to one of the citizens of that
country, and he sent him into his fields to feed
swine.
LUK 15:16 "And he was
longing to fill his stomach with the pods that the
swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to
him.
LUK 15:17 "But when he
came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my
father's hired men have more than enough bread, but
I am dying here with hunger!
LUK 15:18 'I will get
up and go to my father, and will say to him,
"Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your
sight;
LUK 15:19 I am no
longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one
of your hired men."'
LUK 15:20 "And he got
up and came to his father. But while he was still a
long way off, his father saw him, and felt
compassion for him, and ran and embraced him, and
kissed him.
LUK 15:21 "And the son
said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven
and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be
called your son.'
LUK 15:22 "But the
father said to his slaves, 'Quickly bring out the
best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his
hand and sandals on his feet;
LUK 15:23 and bring the
fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and be merry;
LUK 15:24 for this son
of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was
lost, and has been found.' And they began to be
merry.
LUK 15:25 "Now his
older son was in the field, and when he came and
approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
LUK 15:26 "And he
summoned one of the servants and began inquiring
what these things might be.
LUK 15:27 "And he said
to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has
killed the fattened calf, because he has received
him back safe and sound.'
LUK 15:28 "But he
became angry, and was not willing to go in; and his
father came out and began entreating him.
LUK 15:29 "But he
answered and said to his father, 'Look! For so many
years I have been serving you, and I have never
neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never
given me a kid, that I might be merry with my
friends;
LUK 15:30 but when this
son of yours came, who has devoured your wealth with
harlots, you killed the fattened calf for him.'
LUK 15:31 "And he said
to him, 'My child, you have always been with me, and
all that is mine is yours.
LUK 15:32 'But we had
to be merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours
was dead and has begun to live, and was lost and has
been found.'"
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LUK 16:1 Now He
was also saying to the disciples,
"There was a certain rich man
who had a steward, and this steward was reported to
him as squandering his possessions.
LUK 16:2 "And he called
him and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you?
Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no
longer be steward.'
LUK 16:3 "And the
steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my
master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am
not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
LUK 16:4 'I know what I
shall do, so that when I am removed from the
stewardship, they will receive me into their homes.'
LUK 16:5 "And he
summoned each one of his master's debtors, and he
began saying to the first, 'How much do you owe my
master?'
LUK 16:6 "And he said,
'A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him,
'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write
fifty.'
LUK 16:7 "Then he said
to another, 'And how much do you owe?' And he said,
'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take
your bill, and write eighty.'
LUK 16:8 "And his
master praised the unrighteous steward because he
had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are
more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the
sons of light.
LUK 16:9 "And I say to
you, make friends for yourselves by means of the
mammon of unrighteousness; that when it fails, they
may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
LUK 16:10 "He who is
faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in
much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little
thing is unrighteous also in much.
LUK 16:11 "If therefore
you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous
mammon, who will entrust the true riches to you?
LUK 16:12 "And if you
have not been faithful in the use of that which is
another's, who will give you that which is your own?
LUK 16:13 "No servant
can serve two masters; for either he will hate the
one, and love the other, or else he will hold to
one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and
mammon."
LUK 16:14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers
of money, were listening to all these things, and
they were scoffing at Him.
LUK 16:15 And He said to them,
"You are those who justify
yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your
hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men
is detestable in the sight of God.
LUK 16:16 "The Law and
the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since then
the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and
everyone is forcing his way into it.
LUK 16:17 "But it is
easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for
one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail.
LUK 16:18 "Everyone who
divorces his wife and marries another commits
adultery; and he who marries one who is divorced
from a husband commits adultery.
LUK 16:19 "Now there
was a certain rich man, and he habitually dressed in
purple and fine linen, gaily living in splendor
every day.
LUK 16:20 "And a
certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate,
covered with sores,
LUK 16:21 and longing
to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from
the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were
coming and licking his sores.
LUK 16:22 "Now it came
about that the poor man died and he was carried away
by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man
also died and was buried.
LUK 16:23 "And in Hades
he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw
Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.
LUK 16:24 "And he cried
out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and
send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger
in water and cool off my tongue; for I am in agony
in this flame.'
LUK 16:25 "But Abraham
said, 'Child, remember that during your life you
received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad
things; but now he is being comforted here, and you
are in agony.
LUK 16:26 'And besides
all this, between us and you there is a great chasm
fixed, in order that those who wish to come over
from here to you may not be able, and that none may
cross over from there to us.'
LUK 16:27 "And he said,
'Then I beg you, Father, that you send him to my
father's house- -
LUK 16:28 for I have
five brothers - - that he may warn them, lest they
also come to this place of torment.'
LUK 16:29 "But Abraham
said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them
hear them.'
LUK 16:30 "But he said,
'No, Father Abraham, but if someone goes to them
from the dead, they will repent!'
LUK 16:31 "But he said
to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the
Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone
rises from the dead.'"
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LUK 17:1 And He
said to His disciples, "It is
inevitable that stumbling blocks should come, but
woe to him through whom they come!
LUK 17:2 "It would be
better for him if a millstone were hung around his
neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he
should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
LUK 17:3 "Be on your
guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he
repents, forgive him.
LUK 17:4 "And if he
sins against you seven times a day, and returns to
you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' forgive him."
LUK 17:5 And the apostles said to the Lord,
"Increase our faith!"
LUK 17:6 And the Lord said,
"If you had faith like a
mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree,
'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea'; and it
would obey you.
LUK 17:7 "But which of
you, having a slave plowing or tending sheep, will
say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come
immediately and sit down to eat'?
LUK 17:8 "But will he
not say to him, 'Prepare something for me to eat,
and properly clothe yourself and serve me until I
have eaten and drunk; and afterward you will eat and
drink'?
LUK 17:9 "He does not
thank the slave because he did the things which were
commanded, does he?
LUK 17:10 "So you too,
when you do all the things which are commanded you,
say, 'We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that
which we ought to have done.'"
LUK 17:11 And it came about while He was on
the way to Jerusalem, that He was passing between
Samaria and Galilee.
LUK 17:12 And as He entered a certain
village, ten leprous men who stood at a distance met
Him;
LUK 17:13 and they raised their voices,
saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"
LUK 17:14 And when He saw them, He said to
them, "Go and show yourselves
to the priests." And it came about that as
they were going, they were cleansed.
LUK 17:15 Now one of them, when he saw that
he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with
a loud voice,
LUK 17:16 and he fell on his face at His
feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.
LUK 17:17 And Jesus answered and said,
"Were there not ten cleansed?
But the nine - - where are they?
LUK 17:18 "Was no one
found who turned back to give glory to God, except
this foreigner?"
LUK 17:19 And He said to him,
"Rise, and go your way; your
faith has made you well."
LUK 17:20 Now having been questioned by the
Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming,
He answered them and said,
"The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be
observed;
LUK 17:21 nor will they
say,' Look, here it is!' or,' There it is!' For
behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst."
LUK 17:22 And He said to the disciples,
"The days shall come when you
will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man,
and you will not see it.
LUK 17:23 "And they
will say to you, 'Look there! Look here!' Do not go
away, and do not run after them.
LUK 17:24 "For just as
the lightning, when it flashes out of one part of
the sky, shines to the other part of the sky, so
will the Son of Man be in His day.
LUK 17:25 "But first He
must suffer many things and be rejected by this
generation.
LUK 17:26 "And just as
it happened in the days of Noah, so it shall be also
in the days of the Son of Man:
LUK 17:27 they were
eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they
were being given in marriage, until the day that
Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and
destroyed them all.
LUK 17:28 "It was the
same as happened in the days of Lot: they were
eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they
were selling, they were planting, they were
building;
LUK 17:29 but on the
day that Lot went out from Sodom it rained fire and
brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
LUK 17:30 "It will be
just the same on the day that the Son of Man is
revealed.
LUK 17:31 "On that day,
let not the one who is on the housetop and whose
goods are in the house go down to take them away;
and likewise let not the one who is in the field
turn back.
LUK 17:32 "Remember
Lot's wife.
LUK 17:33 "Whoever
seeks to keep his life shall lose it, and whoever
loses his life shall preserve it.
LUK 17:34 "I tell you,
on that night there will be two men in one bed; one
will be taken, and the other will be left.
LUK 17:35 "There will
be two women grinding at the same place; one will be
taken, and the other will be left.
LUK 17:36 "Two men will
be in the field; one will be taken and the other
will be left."
LUK 17:37 And answering they said to Him,
"Where, Lord?" And He said to them,
"Where the body is, there also
will the vultures be gathered."
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LUK 18:1 Now He
was telling them a parable to show that at all times
they ought to pray and not to lose heart,
LUK 18:2 saying, "There
was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God,
and did not respect man.
LUK 18:3 "And there was
a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him,
saying, 'Give me legal protection from my opponent.'
LUK 18:4 "And for a
while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to
himself, 'Even though I do not fear God nor respect
man,
LUK 18:5 yet because
this widow bothers me, I will give her legal
protection, lest by continually coming she wear me
out.' "
LUK 18:6 And the Lord said,
"Hear what the unrighteous
judge said;
LUK 18:7 now shall not
God bring about justice for His elect, who cry to
Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?
LUK 18:8 "I tell you
that He will bring about justice for them speedily.
However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find
faith on the earth?"
LUK 18:9 And He also told this parable to
certain ones who trusted in themselves that they
were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:
LUK 18:10 "Two men went
up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee, and the
other a tax-gatherer.
LUK 18:11 "The Pharisee
stood and was praying thus to himself, 'God, I thank
Thee that I am not like other people: swindlers,
unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-gatherer.
LUK 18:12 'I fast twice
a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.'
LUK 18:13 "But the
tax-gatherer, standing some distance away, was even
unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was
beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me,
the sinner!'
LUK 18:14 "I tell you,
this man went down to his house justified rather
than the other; for everyone who exalts himself
shall be humbled, but he who humbles himself shall
be exalted."
LUK 18:15 And they were bringing even their
babies to Him so that He might touch them, but when
the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them.
LUK 18:16 But Jesus called for them, saying,
"Permit the children to come
to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of
God belongs to such as these.
LUK 18:17 "Truly I say
to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God
like a child shall not enter it at all."
LUK 18:18 And a certain ruler questioned Him,
saying, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit
eternal life?"
LUK 18:19 And Jesus said to him,
"Why do you call Me good? No
one is good except God alone.
LUK 18:20 "You know the
commandments, 'Do not commit adultery, Do not
murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness,
Honor your father and mother.'"
LUK 18:21 And he said, "All these things I
have kept from my youth."
LUK 18:22 And when Jesus heard this, He said
to him, "One thing you still
lack; sell all that you possess, and distribute it
to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven;
and come, follow Me."
LUK 18:23 But when he had heard these things,
he became very sad; for he was extremely rich.
LUK 18:24 And Jesus looked at him and said,
"How hard it is for those who
are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
LUK 18:25 "For it is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of
God."
LUK 18:26 And they who heard it said, "Then
who can be saved?"
LUK 18:27 But He said,
"The things impossible with men are possible with
God."
LUK 18:28 And Peter said, "Behold, we have
left our own homes, and followed You."
LUK 18:29 And He said to them,
"Truly I say to you, there is
no one who has left house or wife or brothers or
parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of
God,
LUK 18:30 who shall not
receive many times as much at this time and in the
age to come, eternal life."
LUK 18:31 And He took the twelve aside and
said to them, "Behold, we are
going up to Jerusalem, and all things which are
written through the prophets about the Son of Man
will be accomplished.
LUK 18:32 "For He will
be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and
mistreated and spit upon,
LUK 18:33 and after
they have scourged Him, they will kill Him; and the
third day He will rise again."
LUK 18:34 And they understood none of these
things, and this saying was hidden from them, and
they did not comprehend the things that were said.
LUK 18:35 And it came about that as He was
approaching Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting
by the road, begging.
LUK 18:36 Now hearing a multitude going by,
he began to inquire what this might be.
LUK 18:37 And they told him that Jesus of
Nazareth was passing by.
LUK 18:38 And he called out, saying, "Jesus,
Son of David, have mercy
on me!"
LUK 18:39 And those who led the way were
sternly telling him to be quiet; but he kept crying
out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"
LUK 18:40 And Jesus stopped and commanded
that he be brought to Him; and when he had come
near, He questioned him,
LUK 18:41 "What do you
want Me to do for you?" And he said, "Lord, I
want to regain my sight!"
LUK 18:42 And Jesus said to him,
"Receive your sight; your
faith has made you well."
LUK 18:43 And immediately he regained his
sight, and began following Him, glorifying God; and
when all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.
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LUK 19:1 And He
entered and was passing through Jericho.
LUK 19:2 And behold, there was a man called
by the name of Zaccheus; and he was a chief
tax-gatherer, and he was rich.
LUK 19:3 And he was trying to see who Jesus
was, and he was unable because of the crowd, for he
was small in stature.
LUK 19:4 And he ran on ahead and climbed up
into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was
about to pass through that way.
LUK 19:5 And when Jesus came to the place, He
looked up and said to him, "Zaccheus,
hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your
house."
LUK 19:6 And he hurried and came down, and
received Him gladly.
LUK 19:7 And when they saw it, they all began
to grumble, saying, "He has gone to be the guest of
a man who is a sinner."
LUK 19:8 And Zaccheus stopped and said to the
Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will
give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of
anything, I will give back four times as much."
LUK 19:9 And Jesus said to him,
"Today salvation has come to
this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.
LUK 19:10 "For the Son
of Man has come to seek and to save that which was
lost."
LUK 19:11 And while they were listening to
these things, He went on to tell a parable, because
He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the
kingdom of God was going to appear immediately.
LUK 19:12 He said therefore,
"A certain nobleman went to a
distant country to receive a kingdom for himself,
and then return.
LUK 19:13 "And he
called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas,
and said to them, 'Do business with this until I
come back.'
LUK 19:14 "But his
citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him,
saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
LUK 19:15 "And it came
about that when he returned, after receiving the
kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he
had given the money, be called to him in order that
he might know what business they had done.
LUK 19:16 "And the
first appeared, saying, 'Master, your mina has made
ten minas more.'
LUK 19:17 "And he said
to him, 'Well done, good slave, because you have
been faithful in a very little thing, be in
authority over ten cities.'
LUK 19:18 "And the
second came, saying, 'Your mina, master, has made
five minas.'
LUK 19:19 "And he said
to him also, 'And you are to be over five cities.'
LUK 19:20 "And another
came, saying, 'Master, behold your mina, which I
kept put away in a handkerchief;
LUK 19:21 for I was
afraid of you, because you are an exacting man; you
take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you
did not sow.'
LUK 19:22 "He said to
him, 'By your own words I will judge you, you
worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting
man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping
what I did not sow?
LUK 19:23 'Then why did
you not put the money in the bank, and having come,
I would have collected it with interest?'
LUK 19:24 "And he said
to the bystanders, 'Take the mina away from him, and
give it to the one who has the ten minas.'
LUK 19:25 "And they
said to him, 'Master, he has ten minas already.'
LUK 19:26 "I tell you,
that to everyone who has shall more be given, but
from the one who does not have, even what he does
have shall be taken away.
LUK 19:27 "But these
enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over
them, bring them here and slay them in my presence."
LUK 19:28 And after He had said these things,
He was going on ahead, ascending to Jerusalem.
LUK 19:29 And it came about that when He
approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount
that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples,
LUK 19:30 saying, "Go
into the village opposite you, in which as you enter
you will find a colt tied, on which no one yet has
ever sat; untie it, and bring it here.
LUK 19:31 "And if
anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' thus
shall you speak, 'The Lord has need of it.'"
LUK 19:32 And those who were sent went away
and found it just as He had told them.
LUK 19:33 And as they were untying the colt,
its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the
colt?"
LUK 19:34 And they said, "The Lord has need
of it."
LUK 19:35 And they brought it to Jesus, and
they threw their garments on the colt, and put Jesus
on it.
LUK 19:36 And as He was going, they were
spreading their garments in the road.
LUK 19:37 And as He was now approaching, near
the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole
multitude of the disciples began to praise God
joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles
which they had seen,
LUK 19:38 saying, "Blessed is the King who
comes in the name of the Lord; Peace in heaven and
glory in the highest!"
LUK 19:39 And some of the Pharisees in the
multitude said to Him, "Teacher, rebuke Your
disciples."
LUK 19:40 And He answered and said,
"I tell you, if these become
silent, the stones will cry out!"
LUK 19:41 And when He approached, He saw the
city and wept over it,
LUK 19:42 saying, "If
you had known in this day, even you, the things
which make for peace! But now they have been hidden
from your eyes.
LUK 19:43 "For the days
shall come upon you when your enemies will throw up
a bank before you, and surround you, and hem you in
on every side,
LUK 19:44 and will
level you to the ground and your children within
you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon
another, because you did not recognize the time of
your visitation."
LUK 19:45 And He entered the temple and began
to cast out those who were selling,
LUK 19:46 saying to them,
"It is written, 'And My house
shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a
robbers' den."
LUK 19:47 And He was teaching daily in the
temple; but the chief priests and the scribes and
the leading men among the people were trying to
destroy Him,
LUK 19:48 and they could not find anything
that they might do, for all the people were hanging
upon His words.
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LUK 20:1 And it
came about on one of the days while He was teaching
the people in the temple and preaching the gospel,
that the chief priests and the scribes with the
elders confronted Him,
LUK 20:2 and they spoke, saying to Him, "Tell
us by what authority You are doing these things, or
who is the one who gave You this authority?"
LUK 20:3 And He answered and said to them,
"I shall also ask you a
question, and you tell Me:
LUK 20:4 "Was the
baptism of John from heaven or from men?"
LUK 20:5 And they reasoned among themselves,
saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why
did you not believe him?'
LUK 20:6 "But if we say, 'From men,' all the
people will stone us to death, for they are
convinced that John was a prophet."
LUK 20:7 And they answered that they did not
know where it came from.
LUK 20:8 And Jesus said to them,
"Neither will I tell you by
what authority I do these things."
LUK 20:9 And He began to tell the people this
parable: "A man planted a
vineyard and rented it out to vine-growers, and went
on a journey for a long time.
LUK 20:10 "And at the
harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in
order that they might give him some of the produce
of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and
sent him away empty-handed.
LUK 20:11 "And he
proceeded to send another slave; and they beat him
also and treated him shamefully, and sent him away
empty-handed.
LUK 20:12 "And he
proceeded to send a third; and this one also they
wounded and cast out.
LUK 20:13 "And the
owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will
send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'
LUK 20:14 "But when the
vine-growers saw him, they reasoned with one
another, saying, 'This is the heir; let us kill him
that the inheritance may be ours.'
LUK 20:15 "And they
threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What,
therefore, will the owner of the vineyard do to
them?
LUK 20:16 "He will come
and destroy these vine-growers and will give the
vineyard to others." And when they heard it,
they said, "May it never be!"
LUK 20:17 But He looked at them and said,
"What then is this that is
written, 'The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief corner stone'?
LUK 20:18 "Everyone who
falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on
whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust."
LUK 20:19 And the scribes and the chief
priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour,
and they feared the people; for they understood that
He spoke this parable against them.
LUK 20:20 And they watched Him, and sent
spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that
they might catch Him in some statement, so as to
deliver Him up to the rule and the authority of the
governor.
LUK 20:21 And they questioned Him, saying,
"Teacher, we know that You speak and teach
correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach
the way of God in truth.
LUK 20:22 "Is it lawful for us to pay taxes
to Caesar, or not?"
LUK 20:23 But He detected their trickery and
said to them,
LUK 20:24 "Show Me a
denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it
have?" And they said, "Caesar's."
LUK 20:25 And He said to them,
"Then render to Caesar the
things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that
are God's."
LUK 20:26 And they were unable to catch Him
in a saying in the presence of the people; and
marveling at His answer, they became silent.
LUK 20:27 Now there came to Him some of the
Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection),
LUK 20:28 and they questioned Him, saying,
"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother
dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his
brother should take the wife and raise up offspring
to his brother.
LUK 20:29 "Now there were seven brothers; and
the first took a wife, and died childless;
LUK 20:30 and the second
LUK 20:31 and the third took her; and in the
same way all seven died, leaving no children.
LUK 20:32 "Finally the woman died also.
LUK 20:33 "In the resurrection therefore,
which one's wife will she be? For all seven had her
as wife."
LUK 20:34 And Jesus said to them,
"The sons of this age marry
and are given in marriage,
LUK 20:35 but those who
are considered worthy to attain to that age and the
resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are
given in marriage;
LUK 20:36 for neither
can they die anymore, for they are like angels, and
are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
LUK 20:37 "But that the
dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage
about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord the
God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob.
LUK 20:38 "Now He is
not the God of the dead, but of the living; for all
live to Him."
LUK 20:39 And some of the scribes answered
and said, "Teacher, You have spoken well."
LUK 20:40 For they did not have courage to
question Him any longer about anything.
LUK 20:41 And He said to them,
"How is it that they say the
Christ is David's son?
LUK 20:42 "For David
himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said
to my Lord," Sit at My right hand,
LUK 20:43 Until I make
Thine enemies a footstool for Thy feet."'
LUK 20:44 "David
therefore calls Him 'Lord,' and how is He his son?"
LUK 20:45 And while all the people were
listening, He said to the disciples,
LUK 20:46 "Beware of
the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes,
and love respectful greetings in the market places,
and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of
honor at banquets,
LUK 20:47 who devour
widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long
prayers; these will receive greater condemnation."
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LUK 21:1 And He
looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into
the treasury.
LUK 21:2 And He saw a certain poor widow
putting in two small copper coins.
LUK 21:3 And He said,
"Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more
than all of them;
LUK 21:4 for they all
out of their surplus put into the offering; but she
out of her poverty put in all that she had to live
on."
LUK 21:5 And while some were talking about
the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful
stones and votive gifts, He said,
LUK 21:6 "As for these
things which you are looking at, the days will come
in which there will not be left one stone upon
another which will not be torn down."
LUK 21:7 And they questioned Him, saying,
"Teacher, when therefore will these things be? And
what will be the sign when these things are about to
take place?"
LUK 21:8 And He said,
"See to it that you be not misled; for many will
come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time
is at hand'; do not go after them.
LUK 21:9 "And when you
hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified;
for these things must take place first, but the end
does not follow immediately."
LUK 21:10 Then He continued by saying to
them, "Nation will rise
against nation, and kingdom against kingdom,
LUK 21:11 and there
will be great earthquakes, and in various places
plagues and famines; and there will be terrors and
great signs from heaven.
LUK 21:12 "But before
all these things, they will lay their hands on you
and will persecute you, delivering you to the
synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings
and governors for My name's sake.
LUK 21:13 "It will lead
to an opportunity for your testimony.
LUK 21:14 "So make up
your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend
yourselves;
LUK 21:15 for I will
give you utterance and wisdom which none of your
opponents will be able to resist or refute.
LUK 21:16 "But you will
be delivered up even by parents and brothers and
relatives and friends, and they will put some of you
to death,
LUK 21:17 and you will
be hated by all on account of My name.
LUK 21:18 "Yet not a
hair of your head will perish.
LUK 21:19 "By your
endurance you will gain your lives.
LUK 21:20 "But when you
see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize
that her desolation is at hand.
LUK 21:21 "Then let
those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and
let those who are in the midst of the city depart,
and let not those who are in the country enter the
city;
LUK 21:22 because these
are days of vengeance, in order that all things
which are written may be fulfilled.
LUK 21:23 "Woe to those
who are with child and to those who nurse babes in
those days; for there will be great distress upon
the land, and wrath to this people,
LUK 21:24 and they will
fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led
captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be
trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times
of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
LUK 21:25 "And there
will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon
the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the
roaring of the sea and the waves,
LUK 21:26 men fainting
from fear and the expectation of the things which
are coming upon the world; for the powers of the
heavens will be shaken.
LUK 21:27 "And then
they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with
power and great glory.
LUK 21:28 "But when
these things begin to take place, straighten up and
lift up your heads, because your redemption is
drawing near."
LUK 21:29 And He told them a parable:
"Behold the fig tree and all
the trees;
LUK 21:30 as soon as
they put forth leaves, you see it and know for
yourselves that summer is now near.
LUK 21:31 "Even so you,
too, when you see these things happening, recognize
that the kingdom of God is near.
LUK 21:32 "Truly I say
to you, this generation will not pass away until all
things take place.
LUK 21:33 "Heaven and
earth will pass away, but My words will not pass
away.
LUK 21:34 "Be on guard,
that your hearts may not be weighted down with
dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life,
and that day come on you suddenly like a trap;
LUK 21:35 for it will
come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the
earth.
LUK 21:36 "But keep on
the alert at all times, praying in order that you
may have strength to escape all these things that
are about to take place, and to stand before the Son
of Man."
LUK 21:37 Now during the day He was teaching
in the temple, but at evening He would go out and
spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.
LUK 21:38 And all the people would get up
early in the morning to come to Him in the temple to
listen to Him.
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LUK 22:1 Now the
Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the
Passover, was approaching.
LUK 22:2 And the chief priests and the
scribes were seeking how they might put Him to
death; for they were afraid of the people.
LUK 22:3 And Satan entered into Judas who was
called Iscariot, belonging to the number of the
twelve.
LUK 22:4 And he went away and discussed with
the chief priests and officers how he might betray
Him to them.
LUK 22:5 And they were glad, and agreed to
give him money.
LUK 22:6 And he consented, and began seeking
a good opportunity to betray Him to them apart from
the multitude.
LUK 22:7 Then came the first day of
Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to
be sacrificed.
LUK 22:8 And He sent Peter and John, saying,
"Go and prepare the Passover
for us, that we may eat it."
LUK 22:9 And they said to Him, "Where do You
want us to prepare it?"
LUK 22:10 And He said to them,
"Behold, when you have entered
the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of
water; follow him into the house that he enters.
LUK 22:11 "And you
shall say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher
says to you," Where is the guest room in which I may
eat the Passover with My disciples?"'
LUK 22:12 "And he will
show you a large, furnished, upper room; prepare it
there."
LUK 22:13 And they departed and found
everything just as He had told them; and they
prepared the Passover.
LUK 22:14 And when the hour had come He
reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him.
LUK 22:15 And He said to them,
"I have earnestly desired to
eat this Passover with you before I suffer;
LUK 22:16 for I say to
you, I shall never again eat it until it is
fulfilled in the kingdom of God."
LUK 22:17 And when He had taken a cup and
given thanks, He said, "Take
this and share it among yourselves;
LUK 22:18 for I say to
you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from
now on until the kingdom of God comes."
LUK 22:19 And when He had taken some bread
and given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to them,
saying, "This is My body which
is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."
LUK 22:20 And in the same way He took the cup
after they had eaten, saying,
"This cup which is poured out for you is the new
covenant in My blood.
LUK 22:21 "But behold,
the hand of the one betraying Me is with Me on the
table.
LUK 22:22 "For indeed,
the Son of Man is going as it has been determined;
but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!"
LUK 22:23 And they began to discuss among
themselves which one of them it might be who was
going to do this thing.
LUK 22:24 And there arose also a dispute
among them as to which one of them was regarded to
be greatest.
LUK 22:25 And He said to them,
"The kings of the Gentiles
lord it over them; and those who have authority over
them are called 'Benefactors.'
LUK 22:26 "But not so
with you, but let him who is the greatest among you
become as the youngest, and the leader as the
servant.
LUK 22:27 "For who is
greater, the one who reclines at the table, or the
one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at
the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
LUK 22:28 "And you are
those who have stood by Me in My trials;
LUK 22:29 and just as
My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you
LUK 22:30 that you may
eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you
will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of
Israel.
LUK 22:31 "Simon,
Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift
you like wheat;
LUK 22:32 but I have
prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and
you, when once you have turned again, strengthen
your brothers."
LUK 22:33 And he said to Him, "Lord, with You
I am ready to go both to prison and to death!"
LUK 22:34 And He said,
"I say to you, Peter, the cock will not crow today
until you have denied three times that you know Me."
LUK 22:35 And He said to them,
"When I sent you out without
purse and bag and sandals, you did not lack
anything, did you?" And they said, "No,
nothing."
LUK 22:36 And He said to them,
"But now, let him who has a
purse take it along, likewise also a bag, and let
him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one.
LUK 22:37 "For I tell
you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in
Me, 'And He was numbered with transgressors'; for
that which refers to Me has its fulfillment."
LUK 22:38 And they said, "Lord, look, here
are two swords." And He said to them,
"It is enough."
LUK 22:39 And He came out and proceeded as
was His custom to the Mount of Olives; and the
disciples also followed Him.
LUK 22:40 And when He arrived at the place,
He said to them, "Pray that
you may not enter into temptation."
LUK 22:41 And He withdrew from them about a
stone's throw, and He knelt down and began to pray,
LUK 22:42 saying,
"Father, if Thou art willing, remove this cup from
Me; yet not My will, but Thine be done."
LUK 22:43 Now an angel from heaven appeared
to Him, strengthening Him.
LUK 22:44 And being in agony He was praying
very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of
blood, falling down upon the ground.
LUK 22:45 And when He rose from prayer, He
came to the disciples and found them sleeping from
sorrow,
LUK 22:46 and said to them,
"Why are you sleeping? Rise
and pray that you may not enter into temptation."
LUK 22:47 While He was still speaking,
behold, a multitude came, and the one called Judas,
one of the twelve, was preceding them; and he
approached Jesus to kiss Him.
LUK 22:48 But Jesus said to him,
"Judas, are you betraying the
Son of Man with a kiss?"
LUK 22:49 And when those who were around Him
saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord,
shall we strike with the sword?"
LUK 22:50 And a certain one of them struck
the slave of the high priest and cut off his right
ear.
LUK 22:51 But Jesus answered and said,
"Stop! No more of this."
And He touched his ear and healed him.
LUK 22:52 And Jesus said to the chief priests
and officers of the temple and elders who had come
against Him, "Have you come
out with swords and clubs as against a robber?
LUK 22:53 "While I was
with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands
on Me; but this hour and the power of darkness are
yours."
LUK 22:54 And having arrested Him, they led
Him away, and brought Him to the house of the high
priest; but Peter was following at a distance.
LUK 22:55 And after they had kindled a fire
in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down
together, Peter was sitting among them.
LUK 22:56 And a certain servant-girl, seeing
him as he sat in the firelight, and looking intently
at him, said, "This man was with Him too."
LUK 22:57 But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I
do not know Him."
LUK 22:58 And a little later, another saw him
and said, "You are one of them too!" But Peter said,
"Man, I am not!"
LUK 22:59 And after about an hour had passed,
another man began to insist, saying, "Certainly this
man also was with Him, for he is a Galilean too."
LUK 22:60 But Peter said, "Man, I do not know
what you are talking about." And immediately, while
he was still speaking, a cock crowed.
LUK 22:61 And the Lord turned and looked at
Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord,
how He had told him, "Before a
cock crows today, you will deny Me three times."
LUK 22:62 And he went out and wept bitterly.
LUK 22:63 And the men who were holding Jesus
in custody were mocking Him, and beating Him,
LUK 22:64 and they blindfolded Him and were
asking Him, saying, "Prophesy, who is the one who
hit You?"
LUK 22:65 And they were saying many other
things against Him, blaspheming.
LUK 22:66 And when it was day, the Council of
elders of the people assembled, both chief priests
and scribes, and they led Him away to their council
chamber, saying,
LUK 22:67 "If You are the Christ, tell us."
But He said to them, "If I
tell you, you will not believe;
LUK 22:68 and if I ask
a question, you will not answer.
LUK 22:69 "But from now
on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand
of the power of God."
LUK 22:70 And they all said, "Are You the Son
of God, then?" And He said to them,
"Yes, I am."
LUK 22:71 And they said, "What further need
do we have of testimony? For we have heard it
ourselves from His own mouth."
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LUK 23:1 Then the
whole body of them arose and brought Him before
Pilate.
LUK 23:2 And they began to accuse Him,
saying, "We found this man misleading our nation and
forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that
He Himself is Christ, a King."
LUK 23:3 And Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are
You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and
said, "It is as you say."
LUK 23:4 And Pilate said to the chief priests
and the multitudes, "I find no guilt in this man."
LUK 23:5 But they kept on insisting, saying,
"He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea,
starting from Galilee, even as far as this place."
LUK 23:6 But when Pilate heard it, he asked
whether the man was a Galilean.
LUK 23:7 And when he learned that He belonged
to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who
himself also was in Jerusalem at that time.
LUK 23:8 Now Herod was very glad when he saw
Jesus; for he had wanted to see Him for a long time,
because he had been hearing about Him and was hoping
to see some sign performed by Him.
LUK 23:9 And he questioned Him at some
length; but He answered him nothing.
LUK 23:10 And the chief priests and the
scribes were standing there, accusing Him
vehemently.
LUK 23:11 And Herod with his soldiers, after
treating Him with contempt and mocking Him, dressed
Him in a gorgeous robe and sent Him back to Pilate.
LUK 23:12 Now Herod and Pilate became friends
with one another that very day; for before they had
been at enmity with each other.
LUK 23:13 And Pilate summoned the chief
priests and the rulers and the people,
LUK 23:14 and said to them, "You brought this
man to me as one who incites the people to
rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before
you, I have found no guilt in this man regarding the
charges which you make against Him.
LUK 23:15 "No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him
back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has
been done by Him.
LUK 23:16 "I will therefore punish Him and
release Him."
LUK 23:17 Now he was obliged to release to
them at the feast one prisoner.
LUK 23:18 But they cried out all together,
saying, "Away with this man, and release for us
Barabbas!"
LUK 23:19 (He was one who had been thrown
into prison for a certain insurrection made in the
city, and for murder.)
LUK 23:20 And Pilate, wanting to release
Jesus, addressed them again,
LUK 23:21 but they kept on calling out,
saying, "Crucify, crucify Him!"
LUK 23:22 And he said to them the third time,
"Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in
Him no guilt demanding death; I will therefore
punish Him and release Him."
LUK 23:23 But they were insistent, with loud
voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices
began to prevail.
LUK 23:24 And Pilate pronounced sentence that
their demand should be granted.
LUK 23:25 And he released the man they were
asking for who had been thrown into prison for
insurrection and murder, but he delivered Jesus to
their will.
LUK 23:26 And when they led Him away, they
laid hold of one Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the
country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind
Jesus.
LUK 23:27 And there were following Him a
great multitude of the people, and of women who were
mourning and lamenting Him.
LUK 23:28 But Jesus turning to them said,
"Daughters of Jerusalem, stop
weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your
children.
LUK 23:29 "For behold,
the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are
the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the
breasts that never nursed.'
LUK 23:30 "Then they
will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us,'
and to the hills, 'Cover us.'
LUK 23:31 "For if they
do these things in the green tree, what will happen
in the dry?"
LUK 23:32 And two others also, who were
criminals, were being led away to be put to death
with Him.
LUK 23:33 And when they came to the place
called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the
criminals, one on the right and the other on the
left.
LUK 23:34 But Jesus was saying,
"Father, forgive them; for
they do not know what they are doing." And
they cast lots, dividing up His garments among
themselves.
LUK 23:35 And the people stood by, looking
on. And even the rulers were sneering at Him,
saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if
this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One."
LUK 23:36 And the soldiers also mocked Him,
coming up to Him, offering Him sour wine,
LUK 23:37 and saying, "If You are the King of
the Jews, save Yourself!"
LUK 23:38 Now there was also an inscription
above Him, "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
LUK 23:39 And one of the criminals who were
hanged there was hurling abuse at Him, saying, "Are
You not the Christ? Save Yourself and us!"
LUK 23:40 But the other answered, and
rebuking him said, "Do you not even fear God, since
you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
LUK 23:41 "And we indeed justly, for we are
receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this
man has done nothing wrong."
LUK 23:42 And he was saying, "Jesus, remember
me when You come in Your kingdom!"
LUK 23:43 And He said to him,
"Truly I say to you, today you
shall be with Me in Paradise."
LUK 23:44 And it was now about the sixth
hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until
the ninth hour,
LUK 23:45 the sun being obscured; and the
veil of the temple was torn in two.
LUK 23:46 And Jesus, crying out with a loud
voice, said, "Father, into Thy
hands I commit My spirit." And having said
this, He breathed His last.
LUK 23:47 Now when the centurion saw what had
happened, he began praising God, saying, "Certainly
this man was innocent."
LUK 23:48 And all the multitudes who came
together for this spectacle, when they observed what
had happened, began to return, beating their
breasts.
LUK 23:49 And all His acquaintances and the
women who accompanied Him from Galilee, were
standing at a distance, seeing these things.
LUK 23:50 And behold, a man named Joseph, who
was a member of the Council, a good and righteous
man
LUK 23:51 (he had not consented to their plan
and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the
Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;
LUK 23:52 this man went to Pilate and asked
for the body of Jesus.
LUK 23:53 And he took it down and wrapped it
in a linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb cut into
the rock, where no one had ever lain.
LUK 23:54 And it was the preparation day, and
the Sabbath was about to begin.
LUK 23:55 Now the women who had come with Him
out of Galilee followed after, and saw the tomb and
how His body was laid.
LUK 23:56 And they returned and prepared
spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested
according to the commandment.
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LUK 24:1 But on
the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came
to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had
prepared.
LUK 24:2 And they found the stone rolled away
from the tomb,
LUK 24:3 but when they entered, they did not
find the body of the Lord Jesus.
LUK 24:4 And it happened that while they were
perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood
near them in dazzling apparel;
LUK 24:5 and as the women were terrified and
bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to
them, "Why do you seek the living One among the
dead?
LUK 24:6 "He is not here, but He has risen.
Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in
Galilee,
LUK 24:7 saying that the Son of Man must be
delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be
crucified, and the third day rise again."
LUK 24:8 And they remembered His words,
LUK 24:9 and returned from the tomb and
reported all these things to the eleven and to all
the rest.
LUK 24:10 Now they were Mary Magdalene and
Joanna and Mary the mother of James; also the other
women with them were telling these things to the
apostles.
LUK 24:11 And these words appeared to them as
nonsense, and they would not believe them.
LUK 24:12 But Peter arose and ran to the
tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen
wrappings only; and he went away to his home,
marveling at that which had happened.
LUK 24:13 And behold, two of them were going
that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was
about seven miles from Jerusalem.
LUK 24:14 And they were conversing with each
other about all these things which had taken place.
LUK 24:15 And it came about that while they
were conversing and discussing, Jesus Himself
approached, and began traveling with them.
LUK 24:16 But their eyes were prevented from
recognizing Him.
LUK 24:17 And He said to them,
"What are these words that you
are exchanging with one another as you are walking?"
And they stood still, looking sad.
LUK 24:18 And one of them, named Cleopas,
answered and said to Him, "Are You the only one
visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which
have happened here in these days?"
LUK 24:19 And He said to them,
"What things?" And they
said to Him, "The things about Jesus the Nazarene,
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the
sight of God and all the people,
LUK 24:20 and how the chief priests and our
rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death,
and crucified Him.
LUK 24:21 "But we were hoping that it was He
who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all
this, it is the third day since these things
happened.
LUK 24:22 "But also some women among us
amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the
morning,
LUK 24:23 and did not find His body, they
came, saying that they had also seen a vision of
angels, who said that He was alive.
LUK 24:24 "And some of those who were with us
went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the
women also had said; but Him they did not see."
LUK 24:25 And He said to them,
"O foolish men and slow of
heart to believe in all that the prophets have
spoken!
LUK 24:26 "Was it not
necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and
to enter into His glory?"
LUK 24:27 And beginning with Moses and with
all the prophets, He explained to them the things
concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.
LUK 24:28 And they approached the village
where they were going, and He acted as though He
would go farther.
LUK 24:29 And they urged Him, saying, "Stay
with us, for it is getting toward evening, and the
day is now nearly over." And He went in to stay with
them.
LUK 24:30 And it came about that when He had
reclined at the table with them, He took the bread
and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it
to them.
LUK 24:31 And their eyes were opened and they
recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.
LUK 24:32 And they said to one another, "Were
not our hearts burning within us while He was
speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining
the Scriptures to us?"
LUK 24:33 And they arose that very hour and
returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together
the eleven and those who were with them,
LUK 24:34 saying, "The Lord has really risen,
and has appeared to Simon."
LUK 24:35 And they began to relate their
experiences on the road and how He was recognized by
them in the breaking of the bread.
LUK 24:36 And while they were telling these
things, He Himself stood in their midst.
LUK 24:37 But they were startled and
frightened and thought that they were seeing a
spirit.
LUK 24:38 And He said to them,
"Why are you troubled, and why
do doubts arise in your hearts?
LUK 24:39 "See My hands
and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see,
for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you
see that I have."
LUK 24:40 And when He had said this, He
showed them His hands and His feet.
LUK 24:41 And while they still could not
believe it for joy and were marveling, He said to
them, "Have you anything here
to eat?"
LUK 24:42 And they gave Him a piece of a
broiled fish;
LUK 24:43 and He took it and ate it before
them.
LUK 24:44 Now He said to them,
"These are My words which I
spoke to you while I was still with you, that all
things which are written about Me in the Law of
Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be
fulfilled."
LUK 24:45 Then He opened their minds to
understand the Scriptures,
LUK 24:46 and He said to them,
"Thus it is written, that the
Christ should suffer and rise again from the dead
the third day;
LUK 24:47 and that
repentance for forgiveness of sins should be
proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning
from Jerusalem.
LUK 24:48 "You are
witnesses of these things.
LUK 24:49 "And behold,
I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon
you; but you are to stay in the city until you are
clothed with power from on high."
LUK 24:50 And He led them out as far as
Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed
them.
LUK 24:51 And it came about that while He was
blessing them, He parted from them.
LUK 24:52 And they returned to Jerusalem with
great joy,
LUK 24:53 and were continually in the temple,
praising God.
