vants, whom the lord, when he cometh, shall find watching; verily I say unto you, That he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 And this know, that if the good man of the house had known what hour the thief would come he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40 Be ye, therefore, ready also; for the Son of man cometh at an hour when think Hot. 41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? ye 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto you, That he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an wise steward. hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And that servant which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whom. soever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the Chap. xiii. Of reconciliation. and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Fe hypocrites! ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 58 ¶ When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 59 I tell thee, Thou shalt not depart thence till thou hast paid the very last mite. CHAP. XIII. 1 Christ preacheth repentance upon the punishment of the Galileans and others. 6 The fig-tree cursed. 21 The strait gate. THERE were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.a Parable of the fig-tree. 2 And Jesus answering, said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? 3 I tell you, Nay; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem ? 5 I tell you, Nay; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard,Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none; cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? 8 And he answering, said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 9 And if it bear fruit, well u; and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. 10 ¶ And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. the Roman governor slew, while a Whose blood, &c. Whom Pilate they were offering up their sacrifices. firm woman healed. S. Luke. 12 And, when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath-day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work; in them, therefore, come and be healed, and not on the sabbath-day. 15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? 16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day? 17 And, when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed; and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. 18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? 19 It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. The strait gate. 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 22 And he went through the cities and villages teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When once the Master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin no stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are; 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 29 And they shall come from the east, and from the Herod reproved. Chap. xiv. Christ healeth the dropsy. west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first,b and there are first which shall be last. 31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence; for Herod will kill thee. 32 And he said unto them, Go ye and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day,and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.c 33 Nevertheless, I must walk to-day, and to-morrow, and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! 35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate ;d and b There are last which shall be first, &c. See Matt. xix. 30. c I shall be perfected. I shall have finished my course, or completed my work. d Your house is left unto you desolate. Your habitation, even the great city Jerusalem, shall speedily be made desolate. This portentous prophecy of our Saviour was, about forty years after his crucifixion, most wonderfully fulfilled. After sustaining a verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAP. XIV. 1 Christ healeth the dropsy on the sabbath-day; 7 teacheth humility: 12 to feast the poor. 16 The parable of the great supper. 26 Who cannot be Christ's disciples. 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. 2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. 3 And Jesus answering, spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-day? 4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; 5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbathday? 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 a how most distressing siege, Jerusalem was reduced to a heap of ruins by Titus, a Roman commander. a Marked, observed Christ teacheth humility. S. Luke. 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. Parable of the supper. unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many : 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 b began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it; pray thee have me excus 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he I may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher; then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 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 recompense be made thee. 13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said ed. 19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; 1 pray thee have me excused. 20 And another said, I have married a wife; and therefore I cannot come. 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. 22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 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. b With one consent, all without ex ception, |