29 And he answering, said to his 7 Then he said to another: And father: Behold, for so many years how much dost thou owe? Whọ do I serve thee, and I have never said: An hundred quarters of wheat. transgressed thy commandment, He said to him: Take thy bill, and write eighty. and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends: 30 But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 31 But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me, and all I have is thine, 32 But it was fit that we should make merry and be glad, for this thy brother was dead, and is come to life again; he was lost, and is found. CHAP. XVI. The parable of the unjust steward. ND he said also to his disci 8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light. 9 And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity, that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. 10 He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in that which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little, is unjust also in that which is greater. 11 If you then have not been faith Aples: There was a certain rich ful in the unjust mammon: who man who had a steward: and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his goods. will trust you with that which is the true? 12 And if you have not been faith2 And he called him, and said to ful in that which is another's: who him: How is it that I hear this of will give you that which is your thee? give an account of thy stew-own ardship for now thou canst be steward no longer. 3 And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship? To dig I am not able; to beg I am ashamed. 4 know what I will do, that when I shall be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 13 No servant can serve two mas ters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will hold to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 14 Now the Pharisees who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15 And he said to them: You are they who justify yourselves before 5 Therefore calling together eve-men, but God knoweth your hearts, ry one of his lord's debtors, he said for that which is high to men, is an to the first: How much dost thou abomination before God. owe my lord? 6 But he said: an hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 16 The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one useth violence towards it. 17 And it is easier for heaven and Ver. 9. Mammon of iniquity. Mammon signifies riches: they are here called the mam. mon of iniquity, because oftentimes ill gotten, ill bestowed, or an occasion of evil; and at the best are but worldly, and false, and not the true riches of a christian. Ver. 9. They may receive. By this we see that the poor servants of God, whom we have relieved by our alms, may hereafter, by their intercession, bring our souls to heaven. earth to pass, than one tittle of the] law to fall. 18 Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another,committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery. 19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day. : 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, full of sores, 21 Desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table, and no one did give him, 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. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell. 23 And lifting up his eyes, when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said : Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, to cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame. 25 And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy life time, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is fixed a great chaos: so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot, nor from thence.come hither. 27 And he said: Then, father, I beseech thee that thou wouldest send him to my father's house, for I have five brethren. Lessons of avoiding scandal. AND he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come but wo to him through whom they come. 2 It were better for him, that a mill-stone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him. 4 And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying, I repent: forgive him. 5 And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith. 6 And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard-seed, you might say to this mulberry tree, be thou rooted up, and be thou transplanted into the seas: and it would obey you. 7 But which of you having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him when he is come, from the field immediately go, sit down to meat; 8 And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me whilst I eat Ver. 22. Abraham's bosom. The place of rest, where the souls of the saints resides i Christ had opened heaven by his death. and drink, and afterwards thou The days will come when you shall shalt eat and drink? desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it. 9 Doth he thank that servant, for doing the things which he commanded him? 10I think not. So you also, when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do. 11 And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off, 13 And lifted up their voice, saying: JESUS, master, have mercy on us. 14 Whom when he saw he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean. 15 And one of them when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God. 16 And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan. 17 And JESUS answering, said: Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine? 18 There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger. 19 And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole. : 20 And being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God should come? he answered them and said: The kingdom of God cometh not with observation : 21 Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. For lo the kingdom of God is within you. 22 And he said to his disciples: 23 And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them: 24 For as the lightning that lightneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day. 25 But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation. 26 And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat and drink, they married wives and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark: and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise as it came to pass in the days of Lot: They did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built : 29 And in the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and desstroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed. 31 In that hour he that shall be on the house top, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner let him not return back. 32 Remember Lot's wife.. 33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it. 34 I say to you: in that night there shall be two men in one bed: the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 85 Two women shall be grinding Ver. 10. Unprofitable servants. Because our service is of no profit to our master; and he justiy claims it as our bounden duty': but though we are unprofitable to him, our serving him is not unprofitable to us: for he is pleased to give by his grace a value to our good works, which, in consequence of his promise, entitles them to an eternal reward. together; the one shall be taken,| and the other shall be left; two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 36 They answering say to him: Where, Lord ? 37 Who said to them: Wheresoever the body shall be, thither will the eagles also be gathered together. CHAP. XVIII. 12 1 fast twice in a week: I give tithes of all that 1 possess. 13 And the publican standing afar off would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I say to you this man went down into his house justified rather than the other: because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth him The Pharisee and the Publican.self, shall be exalted. A theme, spoke also apa always to pray, and not to faint. 2 Saying: There was a judge in a certain city, who feared not God, nor regarded man. 3 And there was a certain widow in that city, and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. 4 And he would not for a long time. But he afterwards said within himself: Although I fear not God, nor regard man, 5 Yet because this widow is troublesome to me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary me. 6 And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7 And will not God revenge his elect who cry to him day and night: and will he have patience in their regard? 8 I say to you, that he will quickly revenge them. But yet the Son of man, when he cometh shall he find, think you, faith on earth? 9 And to some who trusted in themselves as just, and despised others he spoke also this parable: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee standing prayed thus with himself: O God, I give thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican. 15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he might touch them. Which when the disciples saw, they rebuked them. 16 But JESUS calling them together, said: Suffer children to come to me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. 17 Amen 1 say to you: whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, shall not enter into it. ... 18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good master, what shall I do to possess everlasting life? 19. And JESUS said to him: Why dost thou call me good? None is good but God alone. 20 Thou knowest the commandments: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Honour thy father and mother. 21 Who said: All these things have I kept from my youth. 22 Which when JESUS had heard, he said to him: Yet one thing is wanting to thee: sell all whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 23 He having heard these things, became sorrowful, for he was very rich. 24 And JESUS Seeing him become sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God? 25 For it is easier for a camel to manded him to be brought unto pass through the eye of a needle, him. And when he was come near, than for a rich man to enter into he asked him, the kingdom of God. 26 And they that heard it said: Who then can be saved? 27 He said to them: The things that are impossible with men, are possible with God. 28 Then Peter said: Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee. 29 Who said to them: Amen I say to you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the kingdom of God's sake, 30 Who shall not receive much more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. 31 Then JESUS took unto him the twelve, and said to them: Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of man. 32 For he shall be delivered to the gentiles, and shall be mocked, and scourged, and spit upon : 33 And after they have scourged him, they will put him to death, and the third day he shall rise again. 34 And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they understood not the things that were said. 35 Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way-side, begging. 36 And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant. 37 And they told him that JESUS of Nazareth was passing by. : 38 And he cried out saying: JEsus son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And they that went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he cried out much more, Son of David have mercy on me. 40 And JESUS standing com 41 Saying: What wilt thou that I do to thee? But he said: Lord, that I may see. 42 And JESUs said to him: Receive thy sight; thy faith hath made thee whole. 43 And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people when they saw it, gave praise to God. CHAP. XIX. Zacheus entertains Christ. AND entering in, he walked through Jericho. 2 And behold there was a man named Zacheus: who was the chief of the publicans, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see JESUS who he was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature. 4 And running before, he climbe up into a sycamore tree that he might see him: for he was to pass that way. 5 And when JESUS was come to the place, looking up, he saw him, and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down: for this day I must abide in thy house. 6 And he made haste and came down, and received him with joy. 7 And when all saw it, they murmured, saying that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner. 8 But Zacheus standing said to the Lord Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor: and if I have wronged any man of any thing, I restore him four-fold. 9 JESUS said to him: This day is salvation come to this house: because he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. 11 As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that |