The Holy Bible

(1) And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

(3) And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

(6) And they could not answer him again to these things.

(7) And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

(8) When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

(9) And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

(9) And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

(12) Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

(17) And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

(17) And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

(18) And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

(19) And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

(21) So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

(23) And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

(26) If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

(28) For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

(28) For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

(29) Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

(29) Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,

(30) Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

(30) Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

(31) Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

(31) Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

(35) It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

(1) Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

(12) And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

(12) And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

(14) And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

(15) And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

(15) And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

(17) And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

(17) And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

(18) I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

(19) And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

(20) And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

(21) And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

(22) But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

(24) For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

(25) Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

(29) And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

(3) Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

(4) I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

(7) Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

(9) And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

(11) If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

(13) No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

(17) And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

(17) And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

(21) And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

(22) And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;