Vulgate in Russian. Four Gospels

The Vulgate (“Commonly Accepted Bible”) is a Latin translation of the books of Holy Scripture, based on the works of the blessed one. Hieronymus of Stridon. With the blessing of Pope Damasus in 383-384. years of blzh. Jerome attempted to revise the Old Latin translation of the New Testament on the basis of the original Greek. He translated both from Old Latin, the Septuagint, and from the pre-Soretian Hebrew text. The work carried out by blzh. Jerome later formed the basis of the classic Latin translation of the Bible, called the Vulgate. The Vulgate was edited by Blessed Alcuin, Saint Bede the Venerable, Theodulf of Orleans and others. Critical research and editing of the Vulgate was completed only in 1592. At the Council of Trent in the 16th century. The Catholic Church recognized the Vulgate as the inspired text of Holy Scripture, and in the 19th century. The Vulgate influenced the Russian Synodal translation of the Bible. This translation was made by a professional Christian translator, Evgeniy Mikhailovich Rosenblum. The text follows the translation tradition of the blessed one. Hieronymus of Stridon. *The name in Latin is Vulgata. Contents Gospel of Matthew Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Chapter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 This translation was made by a professional Christian translator, Evgeniy Mikhailovich Rosenblum. Brother Evgeniy graduated from the Russian State Humanitarian University (RGGU) in 2008. Prepared for defense the dissertation of a candidate of historical sciences in the Department of Church History of Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosov. Teacher of Church history at the Roman Catholic Higher Theological Seminary “Mary – Queen of the Apostles” in St. Petersburg. Author of translations of Christian Latin texts published in the Bulletin of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University (PSTGU), the Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Arts and other publications. Translation of the Four Gospels according to the text of the translation of Blessed Jerome (c. 347, Stridon - 09.30.419/20, Bethlehem), made by brother Eugene according to the text of Patrologia Latina. Vol. 29. Unlike the Clementine Vulgate, this text follows only the translation tradition of Blessed Jerome himself, the greatest Father of the Ancient Church. Based on the concept: “Any translation of the Bible is like a commentary,” through this work of the translator, we get the opportunity to look at the New Testament text through the eyes of Blessed Jerome (memorial June 15, memorial September 30). Administration of the site “ABC of Faith” Book of the Nativity of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. Abraham gave birth to Isaac. Isaac gave birth to Jacob. Jacob begat Judah and his brothers. Judah begot Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Pharez gave birth to Esron. Esron gave birth to Aram. Aram gave birth to Abinadab. Aminadab gave birth to Nahshon. Nahshon begat Salmon. Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab. Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth. Obed gave birth to Jesse. Jesse gave birth to David king. King David gave birth to Solomon from the woman who belonged to Uriah. Solomon gave birth to Rehoboam. Rehoboam gave birth to Abiam. Aviam gave birth to Asa. Asa gave birth to Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat gave birth to Joram. Jehoram gave birth to Uzziah. Uzziah begat Jotham. Jotham gave birth to Ahaz. Ahaz gave birth to Hezekiah. Ezekiah gave birth to Manasseh. Manasseh begat Amon, and Amon begat Josiah. Josiah begat Jehoiachin and his brothers in the Babylonian exile. And after the migration of Babylon, Jehoiachin begat Shealtiel. Shealtiel gave birth to Zerubbabel. Zerubbabel begat Abihu. Abihu begat Eliakim. Eliakim gave birth to Azor. Azor gave birth to Eliud. Eliud gave birth to Eleazar. Eleazar gave birth to Mafan. Methane gave birth to Jacob. And Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So, in total there are fourteen births: from Abraham to David; and from David to the Babylonian migration - fourteen births; and from the Babylonian migration to Christ - fourteen births. The birth of Christ was like this: when His Mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before She entered his house, it was discovered that She was with child from the Holy Spirit. Joseph, Her husband, since he was righteous and did not want to give Her away, wanted to release Her secretly. When he thought this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in his dream, saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to accept Mary your wife. For what is born in Her is born of the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you will call His name Jesus. For He will bring salvation to His people from their sins.” Nevertheless, this was done so that what was spoken from the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said: “Behold, a virgin will be with child and give birth to a Son, and they will call His name Emmanuel, which is translated: “God with us.” Joseph, awakening from sleep, did as the Angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife, and did not know Her until She gave birth to Her firstborn Son, and called His name Jesus. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magicians from the East came to Jerusalem, saying: “Where is the King of the Jews who has been born? For we saw His star in the east and came to worship Him.” When King Herod heard it, he became agitated, and all Jerusalem along with him. And, having gathered all the rulers among the priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where Christ was born. And they said to him: “In Bethlehem of Judah, for thus it is written by the prophet: “And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the princes of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will reign over My people Israel.” Then Herod, secretly calling the magicians, carefully found out from them the time of the star that appeared to them. And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and ask carefully about the Child, and when you find out, tell me, so that when I come, I will worship Him.” Having listened to the king, they set off on their journey, and behold, the star that they saw in the East preceded them until it came and stopped over the place where the Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy. And entering the house, they found the Child there with Mary His Mother, and, falling down, they worshiped Him. And having opened their treasuries, they brought Him gifts: gold, incense and myrrh. And having received instructions in a dream not to return to Herod, they returned to their land by another road. When they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying: “Rise and take the Child and His Mother, and flee to Egypt, and be there until I tell you. For what is coming is that Herod will seek the Child in order to destroy Him.” Rising, he took the Child and His Mother at night and went to Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, so that what was spoken from the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” Then Herod, seeing that he had been deceived by the magicians, became very angry and sent to kill all the babies who were in Bethlehem and throughout its borders, from two years old and less, according to the time that he asked the magicians. Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying: “A voice was heard in Ramah, and there was much lamentation and lamentation. Rachel mourns her sons and does not want to be consoled, for they are gone.” When Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying: “Arise and take the Child and His Mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the soul of the Child have died.” Rising, he took the Child and His Mother and came to the land of Israel. Having heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there. And, having received advice in a dream, he went to the borders of Galilee. And he came and settled in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, that He would be called a Nazarene. And behold, in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the desert of Judea and saying: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come.” For he is the one about whom it was said through the prophet Isaiah, who said: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.” John himself had a robe of camel's hair and a leather belt around his loins. His food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem came out to him, and all Judea, and all the land around the Jordan. And they were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. Seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees who had come to be baptized, he said to them: “O brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the wrath to come? Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance. And do not say among yourselves: “Our father is Abraham.” For I tell you that God is able to raise up the sons of Abraham from these stones. For the ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. For I baptize you with water for repentance. But the one coming after me is stronger than me. I am not worthy to carry His sandals. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will clear His field and gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn the chaff in unquenchable fire.” Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptized by him. John forbade Him, saying: “I must be baptized by You, and You come to me?” Jesus answered and said to him: “Leave it now, for this is how it becomes for us to act justly in all things.” Then he let Him go. Having been baptized, Jesus immediately came out of the water. And behold, the heavens were opened before Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him. And behold, a voice from heaven, saying: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, and the devil tempted Him. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, He became hungry. And the tempter came up and said to Him: “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” He answered and said: “Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” Then the devil took Him to the holy city, and placed Him on the roof of the church, and said to Him: “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: “Therefore He will command His angels concerning you, and in their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.” Jesus said to him: “But it is also written: “You shall not tempt the Lord your God.” And again the devil took Him to a very high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, and said to Him: “All this I will give to You, if you fall and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan. For it is written: “Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.” Then the devil left Him. And behold, the angels approached and ministered to Him. When Jesus heard that John had been handed over, he withdrew to Galilee. And leaving the city of Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled: “The land of Zebulun, the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, the Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and to those who sat in the land of the shadow of death did light shine.” After this, Jesus began to preach and say: “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Walking near the Sea of ​​Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen, and said to them: “Follow me, and I will make you fishermen of men.” And they immediately left their nets and followed Him. And, passing further, he saw the other two brothers, James Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat with their father Zebedee, renewing their nets, and he called them. They immediately left the nets and their father and followed Him. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every disease among the people. And the rumor about Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to Him all those suffering from various ailments, tormented by pain, possessed by demons, lunatics and paralytics, and He healed them. And many crowds followed Him from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain. And when he sat down, His disciples came to Him, and He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven; blessed are the meek, for they will possess the earth; blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted; Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied; blessed are the merciful, for they will have mercy; blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God; blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God; Blessed are those who suffer persecution for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you, and say all kinds of slander against you for My sake: rejoice and be glad, for your reward is abundant in heaven. In the same way they persecuted the prophets who came before you. You are the salt of the earth. If the salt evaporates, what will you use to salt it with? It is no longer fit for anything except to be thrown out to be trampled upon by people. You are the light of the world. A city located on a mountain cannot hide. And they do not light a candle by placing it under a bushel, but by placing it on a candlestick, so that it may give light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I came to abolish the law or the prophets. I did not come to cancel them, but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or tittle of the law will fail until everything is accomplished. So, whoever abolishes one of these least commandments and teaches people so will be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; whoever creates and teaches will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. I tell you that unless your justice exceeds the justice of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. You have heard what was said to the ancients: “Thou shalt not kill; whoever kills is subject to judgment.” But I tell you that whoever is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Whoever says to his brother, “He is worthless,” is subject to assembly. Whoever says: “You are weak-minded” is subject to fiery hell. And if you are placing your offering on the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there, before the altar, and go first to make peace with your brother. And then, when you come, you will present your offering. Be in agreement with your adversary quickly while you are on the road with him, lest your adversary hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the minister, and they put you in prison. Truly I tell you: you will not leave there until you return the last quadrant. You have heard what was said to the ancients: “You shall not commit adultery.” But I tell you that whoever looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye offends you, pluck it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you that one of your members should perish than that your whole body should go to hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you. It is better for you that one of your members should perish than that your whole body should go to hell. It is also said: “Whoever rejects his wife, let him give her a letter of divorce.” But I tell you that whoever rejects his wife, except because of immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever takes a woman rejected for himself commits adultery. You have also heard what was said to the ancients: “Do not break your oaths, but pay your vows to the Lord.” I tell you not to swear at all: not by heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King; Do not swear with your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black. But let your word be: yes - yes, no - no, and anything beyond this is from evil. You have heard it said: “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” I tell you not to resist evil, but if someone hits you on your right cheek, offer him the other as well. And to the one who wants to compete with you in court and take your tunic, give him your cloak, and if anyone forces you to walk a mile, walk the other two with him. Whoever asks you, give it to him. And do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you. You have heard that it was said: “Love your neighbor and have hatred for your enemy.” But I tell you: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who persecute you and slander you. And you will be sons of your Father who is in heaven, who makes his sun to rise on the good and the evil, and makes it rain on the just and the unjust. If you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Isn’t that what farmers do too? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing that is worthy? Isn’t that what the pagans do too? Therefore be ye perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect. Be careful not to do your justice before people so that they see it; Otherwise you will not receive a reward from your Father who is in heaven. When you give alms, do not blow trumpets before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that people will glorify them. Truly I tell you that they have already received their reward. When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret, and your Father, who sees secrets, will reward you. And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people can see them. Truly I tell you that they have already received their reward. But when you pray, go into your room and, closing the door, pray to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees secrets, will reward you. When praying, do not speak much like the pagans, for they believe that their many words will be heard. So, don't be like them. For your Father knows what to do for you before you ask Him. And pray like this: “Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. Give us our super-essential bread today. And forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen". For if you forgive people their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you your sins. If you do not forgive people, then your Father will not forgive you your sins. When you fast, do not be sad like the hypocrites. For they distort their faces in order to appear to people as fasting. But you, when you fast, anoint your head, wash your face, so that not people see you fasting, but your Father who is in secret and your Father who sees secrets will reward you. Do not store up your treasures in earthly treasuries, where rust and moth destroy them and where thieves break in and steal. Store up your treasures in the treasuries of heaven, where neither rust nor moth destroys them and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The lamp of your body is your eye. If your eye is clear, then your whole body will be clear. If your eye is unusable, then your whole body will be dark. For if the light that is in you is darkness, what will the darkness itself be like? No one can serve two masters: for either he will hate one and love the other, or he will support one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon. Therefore I say to you: do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not the soul greater than food and the body greater than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, which do not sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren't you much bigger than them? And which of you can, by reflection, add one cubit to his height? And why do you care about clothes? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin. I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not covered like one of them. If God clothes the grass of the field, which is there today and thrown into the oven tomorrow, how much more so are you, poor in faith! Therefore, do not worry, saying: “What shall we eat, what shall we drink, or what shall we wear?” For the pagans ask about all this. Your Father knows that you need all this. Therefore, seek first the Kingdom of God and its justice, and all these things will be added to you. So, don't worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will take care of itself. Every day is enough of its own misfortune. Do not judge and you will not be judged. For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but do not see the plank in your own eye? Or how will you say to your brother: “Let me take the speck out of your eye,” and, behold, there is a plank in your eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye. Do not give holy things to dogs and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them and turn and tear you. Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; and whoever seeks finds; and to the one who knocks it is opened. Or what man among you, if his son asks him for bread, will offer him a stone? Or, if he asks for a fish, will he offer him a snake? If you, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask Him. So, in everything, whatever you want people to do to you, do so to them. These are the law and the prophets. Enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. Narrow is the gate and hard is the way that leads to life, and few find it. Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves: by their fruits you will know them. Do they gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? So every good tree bears good fruit, but an evil tree bears evil fruit. A good tree cannot bear evil fruit, or an evil tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. So by their fruits you will know them. Not everyone who says to Me: “Lord, Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter the kingdom of heaven. Many will say to me on that day: “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name did we perform many deeds?” And then I confess to them: “I never knew you, leave Me, you who have committed injustice.” Therefore, everyone who has heard these words of Mine and done them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the showers fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and fell on that house, and it did not collapse, because it was built on a rock. And everyone who heard these words of Mine and did not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the showers fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and fell on that house, and it collapsed, and its fall was great.” And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching. For He taught them as one in authority, and not as the scribes and Pharisees. When He came down from the mountain, many crowds followed Him and, behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying: “Lord, if you wish, you can cleanse me.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying: “I wish. Cleanse yourself." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him: “See that you do not tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the offering as Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.” When He entered Capernaum, a centurion approached Him, asking him and saying: “Lord, my youth lies at home, paralyzed and grievously tormented.” And Jesus said to him: “I will come and heal him.” And, answering, the centurion said: “Lord, I am not worthy for You to enter under my roof, but just say the word and my boy will be healed. After all, I, a man under authority, commanding the soldiers, say to one: go, and he goes, and to another: come, and he comes, and to my servant: do this, and he does.” When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who followed Him: “Truly I say to you, I have not found such faith in Israel. I tell you that many will come from the east and the west and will feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” And Jesus said to the centurion: “Go, and let it be done to you as you have believed.” And at that hour the boy was healed. And when Jesus came to Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying with a fever, and he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she ministered to them. When evening came, they brought before Him many demon-possessed, and with a word He cast out the spirits, and all those possessed by evil were healed, so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said: “He accepted our weaknesses and bore our illnesses.” Jesus, seeing many crowds around Him, ordered them to cross to the other side of the sea. And one scribe approached him and said to him: “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him: “Foxes have holes, birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Another of His disciples said to Him: “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Jesus said to Him: “Follow Me and leave the dead to bury their dead.” And when He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him, and, behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the waves flooded the boat, and He was sleeping. And His disciples came to Him and woke Him up, saying: “Lord, save us, we are perishing.” And Jesus said to them: “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” And then, rising, He rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was great silence. The people were even more amazed, saying: “Who is this, that the winds and the sea obey him?” And when He came to the vicinity of Gerasa on the other side of the sea, He met two people possessed by demons, emerging from tombs so fierce that no one could pass that way. And, behold, they cried out, saying: “What is between us and You, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here prematurely to torment us?” Not far from them a herd of many pigs was grazing. And the demons asked Him, saying: “If You drive us out of here, send us into the herd of swine.” And He said to them: “Go.” Then they went out and changed into pigs, and behold, the whole herd suddenly rushed down the slope into the sea and died in the waters. The shepherds fled and, coming to the city, told about everything and about those who were possessed by demons. And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw Him, they asked Him to depart from their borders. And, getting into the boat, He crossed to the other side and came to His city. And behold, they brought out to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic: “Be calm, son, your sins are forgiven you.” And, behold, some of the scribes said to themselves: “This one is blaspheming.” Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said: “Why do you think evil in your hearts? What is easier - to say: “Your sins are forgiven”, or to say: “Rise and walk”? And so that you may know that the Son of Man has on earth the power to forgive sins...” - then He said to the paralytic: “Get up, take your bed and go to your home.” And he got up and went to his house. The crowds, seeing this, were afraid and glorified God, who had given such power to men. Walking further, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting collecting taxes. And he said to him: “Follow Me.” And he got up and followed Him. And it came to pass that when He began to eat, behold, many tax-farmers and sinners came into the house and dined with Jesus and His disciples. And the Pharisees, seeing this, said to His disciples: “Why does your Teacher eat with tax farmers and sinners?” And when Jesus heard this, he said: “The doctor does not work for the healthy, but for the sick. Take the trouble to find out what it means: “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” But I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Then John’s disciples came to Him, saying: “Why do we and the Pharisees often fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them: “Can the children of the groom grieve while the groom is with them? The days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. For no one puts a patch of coarse fabric on old clothing, for it will tear even more from the clothing, and the hole will be worse than before. And they don’t pour new wine into an old wineskin, otherwise the wineskin will break, and the wine will spill, and the wineskin will spoil. But they pour new wine into a new wineskin and keep both.” When He told them this, behold, one commander came in and bowed to Him, saying: “Lord, my daughter has just died, but come, lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” And Jesus stood up and followed him, and his disciples. And behold, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up from behind and touched the hem of His garments, for she said to herself: “If I only touch His garments, I will be made whole.” Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said: “Be calm, daughter, your faith has saved you.” And from that hour the woman became healthy. Jesus, coming to the ruler’s house and seeing the flute players and the disturbed crowds, said: “Go away, for the girl is not dead, but sleeps.” And they mocked Him. When the crowd was removed, He entered and took her hand. And the girl stood up. And this rumor spread throughout all that land. And when Jesus went out from there, two blind men followed him, shouting and saying: “Have mercy on us, son of David.” When He entered the house, the blind came up to Him. And Jesus said to them: “Do you believe that I can do this to you?” They say to Him: “We have no doubt, Lord.” Then He touched their eyes, saying: “Let it be done to you according to your faith.” And their eyes were opened, and Jesus threatened them, saying: “Be careful that no one finds out.” They went out and glorified Him throughout all that land. He went out and, behold, a mute man, possessed by a demon, appeared before Him. And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying: “Never seen such a thing in Israel.” The Pharisees said: “He casts out demons with the help of the ruler of the demons.” And Jesus went about all the cities and strongholds, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every disease. Seeing the crowds, He took pity on them, for they were wavering and leaderless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples: “Truly the harvest is great, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest to send workers into his harvest.” And having called His twelve disciples, He gave them power over unclean spirits, so that they could cast them out and heal every disease and every weakness. The names of the twelve apostles are as follows. The first is Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James Zebedee and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the tax farmer, James Alphaeus and Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanite and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him. Jesus sent these twelve, instructing them and saying: “Do not turn aside into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter the cities of the Samaritans, but go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Go preach, saying that the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons, freely you have received, freely give. Do not have gold, nor silver, nor money in your belts, nor travel bag, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staff, for the worker is worthy of his livelihood. When you enter any city or fortification, ask who is worthy in it, and stay with him until you leave. When you enter a house, greet it, saying: “Peace to this house.” And if that house is worthy, your peace will descend upon it, but if it is not worthy, then your peace will return to you. And if anyone does not receive you and does not hear your preaching, when you leave your house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. Truly I say to you, it will be easier for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah to endure the day of judgment than for that city. Behold, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. People, beware. For they will hand you over to the assemblies, and in their synagogues they will scourge you. They will lead you to rulers and kings for Me as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. When they betray you, do not think about how or what to say, for at that hour it will be given to you what to say. For it is not you who will speak, but the Spirit of your Father who will speak in you. Brother will betray brother to death, and father will betray son, and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death, and you will be hated by everyone for My name’s sake. Whoever endures to the end will be saved. When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. Truly I say to you, you will not number the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. The student is not higher than the Teacher and the slave is not higher than his master. It is enough for the student to be like his teacher; and to the servant as his master. If the head of the family was called Beelzebub, how many more were his household? Therefore do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed; and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the darkness, you say in the light. And whatever you hear in your ear, preach from the rooftops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, but fear more the One who can destroy both the soul and the body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for an ace, but not even one of them falls to the ground without your Father? All the hairs on your head have been numbered. Therefore do not be afraid: you are better than many sparrows. Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. Whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven. Do not think that I came to bring peace to earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to separate a man from his father, and a daughter from her mother, and a daughter-in-law from her mother-in-law. And a man's enemies are those of his own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And whoever does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Whoever finds his soul will lose it; and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. Whoever accepts you accepts Me. And whoever accepts Me accepts the One by whom I was sent. Whoever accepts a prophet for the sake of the name of a prophet will receive the reward of a prophet. And whoever receives the righteous for the sake of the name of the righteous will receive the reward of the righteous. And everyone who gives one of the least of these to drink just a cup of cold water for the sake of the name of the disciple, truly I tell you, will not lose his reward.” And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished teaching his twelve disciples, he went away from there and taught and preached in their cities. John, having heard in chains about the deeds of Christ, sent two of his disciples and said to Him: “Are you the one who is coming or are we waiting for someone else?” And Jesus answered and said to them: “Go and tell John what you have heard and seen. The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, good news is preached to the poor. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” When they had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “Why did you go into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind. So what did you go to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Behold, dressed in soft garments, they dwell in the royal houses. So what did you go to see? Prophet? I tell you, and more than a prophet. For he is the one about whom it is written: “Behold, I send My angel before Thy face, and he will prepare Thy way before Thee.” Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater man than John the Baptist. But the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until this day, the kingdom of heaven has been achieved by force and the indomitable have seized it. For all the prophets and the law prophesied before John. And if you want to accept, he is Elijah coming. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. To whom shall I liken this generation? He is like the youths sitting in the square who shout to their peers, saying: “We sang to you, and you did not dance; We wept, and you did not grieve.” For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they said: “He is possessed by a demon.” The Son of Man came, eating and drinking, and they said: “Behold, a glutton, a wine drinker, a friend of tax farmers and sinners.” And wisdom is justified by her sons.” Then He began to reproach the cities, in which he had done many amazing deeds, that did not do repentance: “Woe to you, Chorazin, woe to you, Bethsaida, for if the deeds that were done in you had been done in Tire and Sidon, they would have immediately repented in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you that it will be easier for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” At that time, Jesus answered and said: “I confess to You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for it was Your pleasure. Everything has been handed over to Me by My Father. And no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and the one to whom the Son chose to reveal it. Come to Me, all who labor and are burdened, and I will revive you. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is sweet and My burden is light.” At that time Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the Sabbath. His disciples, feeling hungry, began to pick the ears of corn and eat. When the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him: “Behold, Your disciples are doing what ought not to be done on the Sabbath.” But He said to them: “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him, how he entered the house of God and ate the showbread, which neither he nor those who were with him were to eat, but only the priests? Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the church break the Sabbath and are not guilty? I tell you that this is a larger church. If you knew what it means: “I desire mercy, not sacrifice,” you would never condemn the innocent. But the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.” And leaving from there, He came to their synagogue. And, behold, a man with withered hands, and they asked Him, saying: “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” To accuse Him, they asked. He said to them: “Which man among you, having one sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not crawl in and pick it up? How much better is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” Then He said to the man: “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched her out, and she became healthy again, like the other one. The Pharisees went out and took counsel against Him how to destroy Him. Jesus, knowing this, went away from there, and many followed Him, and He healed them all and warned them not to announce this. Thus was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, who said: “Behold, My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul rejoices. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring judgment to the Gentiles. He will not argue, and he will not cry, and no one in the marketplace will hear His voice. He will not break the trembling reed and quench the smoking log, until he wins the victory and brings judgment. And the nations will trust in His name.” Then they brought to Him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and He healed him, and he spoke and saw. And all the crowds were amazed and said: “Is this not the Son of David?” The Pharisees, having heard this, said: “He casts out demons in no other way than in the name of Beelzebub, who rules among the demons.” Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself will perish. And every city or house divided against itself will not stand. And if Satan casts out Satan, then he is divided against himself. How will his kingdom stand? And if I cast out demons in the name of Beelzebub, in whose name do your sons cast out? Therefore they will be your judges. If I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, it means that the kingdom of God has come to you. Or how can you enter the house of a strong man and plunder his belongings, if you do not first tie up the strong man, and then rob his house? He who is not with Me is against Me. And whoever does not unite with Me divides. Therefore I tell you: every sin, even blasphemy, will be forgiven to man, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him. Whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the next. Or make a good tree, and its fruit good; or make an evil tree and its fruit evil. So, a tree is known by its fruits. You spawn of vipers, how can you speak good when you yourself are evil? For out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man brings good things out of a good treasury, and an evil man brings evil things out of an evil treasury. I tell you that for every idle word spoken by people, they will answer on the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him, saying: “Teacher, we desire to see a sign from You.” He answered and said to them: “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will rise up in judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented for the sake of Jonah’s preaching. And behold, here is a greater one than Jonah. The queen of the south will rise up in judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and, behold, here is a greater Solomon. When the unclean spirit leaves a person, he walks through deserted places, looking for peace, and does not find it. Then he says: “I will return to my house from where I left.” And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept and decorated. Then he comes and takes with him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and live there: and for that person the new thing is worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation.” When He spoke this to the crowds, behold, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak with Him. And someone said to Him: “Behold, Your Mother and Your brothers are standing without, looking for You.” And answering the one who spoke to Him, He said: “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” And stretching out his hand towards His disciples, He said: “Behold my mother and my brothers. Everyone who does the will of My Father who is in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” That day, Jesus left the house and sat near the sea. And many crowds gathered to Him, so that He got on the boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore. And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower has gone out to sow. And as he was sowing, something fell near the road, and the birds of the air came and devoured it. Others fell on rocky soil, where there was not much soil, and soon sprang up, because the soil was not deep. When the sun rose, it became warm and dried up, for it had no root. Another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew and choked him. Others fell on good soil and produced fruit - partly a hundredfold, partly sixtyfold, and partly thirtyfold. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” And the disciples came and said to Him: “Why do You speak to them in parables?” In response, he said to them: “Because it has been given to you to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, it has not been given to them. Whoever has, more will be given to him, and he will have abundance. And whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear and do not understand. And the prophecy of Isaiah will be fulfilled in them, who said: “You will hear by hearing and will not understand; and you will see with your eyes, but you will not see. For the heart of this people was fattened, and they heard with difficulty with their ears, and closed their eyes, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and lest I should heal them.” Blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly and firmly I tell you that many prophets and righteous people wanted to see what you see, and did not see it; and hear what you hear and have not heard. Therefore hear the parable of the sower. An evil one comes to everyone who has heard the word of the kingdom and does not understand it and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown near the road. The same thing that was sown on the stones is those who heard the word and immediately accepted it with joy, but has no root in itself, but is subject to time. For tribulation and persecution come because of the word, and he is immediately tempted. The same thing that was sown among the thorns is the one who heard the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it remains unfruitful. That which was sown on the good soil is the one who heard the word and understood, and brought forth fruit, and did it, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.” He offered them another parable, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his land. While the people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the seeds of wheat and left. When the grass grew and bore fruit, the tares also appeared. The slaves approached the head of the family and said to him: “Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your land? Where did the tares come from?” And he said to them: “An enemy man has done this.” The slaves said to him: “Do you want us to go and pick them?” And he said: “No, so that when you pluck the thorns, you do not accidentally pull out the wheat along with them. Let both grow until the harvest, but during the harvest I will say to the reapers: “First gather the thorns and bind them into bunches to burn, and gather the wheat into my barn.” He offered them another parable, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his own ground, which is truly the least of all seeds. When it grows, it turns out to be the greatest of all plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air fly and live in its branches.” He also told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until it was all leavened.” So Jesus spoke everything to the crowds in parables and did not speak to them without a parable, so that what was said through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said: “I will open my mouth in parables, and will vomit out what is hidden from the order of the world.” Then, dismissing the crowds, He entered the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying: “Explain to us the parable of the field of thorns.” He answered and said to them: “He who sowed the good seed is the Son of man. The field is the world. The good seed are the sons of the kingdom. Thorns are the sons of vice. And the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the completion of the world. Reapers are angels. So, just as thorns are plucked and burned in fire, so it will be at the end of the world. The Son of man will send His angels, and they will tear out of His kingdom all temptations and all those who practice wickedness and send them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. Like the kingdom of heaven is a treasure hidden in the earth, having found it, a man hid the find and, rejoicing over it, went and sold everything he had and bought that land. Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant man looking for good pearls. Having found one valuable pearl, he went and sold everything he had and bought it. And again the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea and collecting fish of every kind. When it was full, they took it out and, sitting down near the shore, chose the good one into the vessels, and threw the bad one out. This is how it will be at the end of the world: angels will come out and separate the wicked from among the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Have you understood all this? They told Him: “Yes.” And He said to them: “Therefore every scribe who has been taught about the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a family, bringing out from his treasury new and old.” And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished speaking these parables, He went out from there. And having come to His homeland, He taught them in their synagogues, so that they were amazed and said: “Where did He get this wisdom and these amazing works? Isn't He the carpenter's son? Isn’t His Mother called Mary, and His brothers Jacob, Joseph, Simon and Judas? And are not His sisters all among us? Where did He get all this from? And they were offended because of Him. Jesus said to them: “There is no prophet without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” And he did not do many amazing things there because of their unbelief. At that time, Herod the Tetrarch heard about the glory of Jesus and said to his youths: “This is John the Baptist, he has risen from the dead, therefore amazing things are being done by him.” For Herod took John and bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother's wife. For John said to him: “It is not lawful for you to have it.” And wanting to kill him, he was afraid of the people, because they considered him a prophet. On Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced in front of him and pleased Herod. Therefore, he swore to give her whatever she asked of him. And she, on the advice of her mother, asked: “Give me the head of John the Baptist on this platter.” And the king was saddened, but for the sake of the oath and those who were reclining with him, he ordered them to give. And he sent and beheaded John in prison. And they brought his head on a platter and gave it to the young woman, and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came near and carried his body and buried it, and when they came they told Jesus. Jesus, having heard this, withdrew from there on a boat alone to a deserted place. The crowds, hearing this, followed Him on foot from the cities. And going out, He saw many crowds and had compassion on them, and healed their sick. When evening came, His disciples approached Him, saying: “The place is deserted, and the hour is late; let the crowds go, so that they can go to the fortifications and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said to them: “They don’t need to go, you give them something to eat.” They replied: “We have nothing with us except five loaves of bread and two fish.” And He said to them: “Bring me this.” And, commanding the crowds to recline on the grass, He took the five loaves and two fish, looking up to heaven, blessed and broke them, and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they collected the remains, twelve bags full of pieces. And those who did eat were five thousand men, not counting women and children. And immediately Jesus commanded the disciples to get into the boat and wait for Him on the other side until He dismissed the crowds. And, dismissing the crowds, He went up the mountain to pray alone. And when evening came, he was there alone. The boat, in the middle of the sea, was overwhelmed by waves, for the winds were counter-winds. In the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they were moved, saying, “This is a vision.” And they screamed in fear. Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, “Have courage. It’s Me, don’t be afraid.” Peter, answering, said: “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” And He said: “Go.” And Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water to come to Jesus. Seeing the strong wind, he was afraid. And, starting to drown, he cried out, saying: “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus, stretching out his hand, embraced him and said to him: “Frugal of faith, why did you doubt?” And when they entered the boat, the wind stopped. Those in the boat came up and worshiped Him, saying: “Truly You are the Son of God.” And having crossed over, they came to the land of Genesareth. And when the men of this place recognized Him, they sent Him throughout all that land and presented before Him all those who were sick. And they asked Him to touch at least the hem of His garment. And those who touched were healed. Then the scribes and Pharisees came to Him from Jerusalem, saying: “Why do Your disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? For when they eat the bread, they do not wash their hands.” He, answering them, said: “Why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said: “Honor your father and mother,” and: “He who curses his father or mother, let him die.” But you say: “Whoever says to his father or mother: “What would benefit you from me is a gift,” will not honor his father or his mother,” and you have abolished the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites, Isaiah prophesied well about you, saying: “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And they honor Me without profit, teaching the doctrines and precepts of men.” And calling the crowds to Him, He said to them: “Listen and understand. It is not what comes into the mouth that defiles a person. But what comes out of the mouth defiles a person.” Then His disciples came and said to Him: “Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this word, they were offended?” And He, answering, said: “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Leave them alone. They are blind and leaders of the blind, and when the blind leads the blind, both will fall into the pit.” Peter answered and said to Him: “Explain this parable to us.” And He said, “And you still don’t understand? Don’t you understand that everything that enters the mouth passes into the womb and is emitted in a secluded place? What comes from the mouth comes from the heart, and it defiles a person. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, debauchery, theft, false witness, blasphemy. They defile a person. Eating without washing your hands does not defile a person.” And Jesus left there, retiring to the lands of Tire and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman came out of those borders and shouted, saying to Him: “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David, the demon is shaking my daughter cruelly.” He didn’t answer her a word. And coming up to Him, His disciples begged Him, saying: “Let her go, for she is screaming after us.” He answered and said: “I was not sent to others, but only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” She came up and, bowing to Him, said: “Lord, help me.” He answered: “It is not good to take the bread intended for sons and throw it to the dogs.” And she said: “Yes, Lord, but puppies also eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus, answering, said to her: “O woman, great is your faith. May it be done to you as you wish.” And at that hour her daughter was healed. And Jesus, leaving there, came to the shore of the Sea of ​​Galilee and, going up to the mountain, sat down there. And many crowds came to Him, bringing with them the dumb, the blind, the lame, the paralyzed, and many others, and they laid them at His feet, and He healed them. And the crowds were amazed to see the dumb speaking, the lame walking, the blind seeing, and they glorified the God of Israel. Jesus, having called his disciples, said: “I have had compassion on the crowds, for they have been with me for three days now, and they have nothing to eat. And I don’t want to send them away fasting, lest they become weak on the way.” And the disciples said to Him: “Where do we get so much bread in the desert to satisfy such a crowd?” And Jesus said to them: “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven, and a few more fish.” And He commanded the crowd to lie down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and fishes, and gave thanks, and broke them and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people. And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left of the pieces was carried away in seven full baskets. There were four thousand people who ate, not counting children and women. And, dismissing the crowd, He entered the boat and sailed to the borders of Magedan. And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Him, tempting and asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. He, answering, said to them: “When evening comes, you say: “It will be clear, because the sky is red.” Or in the morning: “Today there is a storm, because the sky is gloomy and red.” So, you can discern the face of the sky, but you cannot know the signs of the times? An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And, leaving them, he left. His disciples, having crossed to the other side, forgot to take bread with them. He said to them: “Remember, avoid the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” And they thought, saying among themselves: “This is because we did not take bread.” Jesus, having learned, said: “What do you think among yourselves, who are poor in faith, because you have no bread? Or do you not yet understand and remember the five loaves of bread for five thousand people and how many bags you collected? Or seven loaves of bread for four thousand people and how many baskets did you collect? How can you not understand that I did not tell you about bread: avoid the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they realized that He said to avoid the leaven of bread, but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. And Jesus came to the land of Caesarea Philippi and questioned His disciples, saying: “What do men say, who is the Son of man?” And they said: “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Jesus said to them: “What do you say? Who am I? Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to Him: “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. And I tell you that you are a Rock, and on this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail over it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven. And whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.” Then He commanded His disciples not to tell anyone that He was Jesus Christ. From that time on, Jesus began to reveal to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and endure many things from the elders and scribes and high priests, and be killed and rise again on the third day. And, having heard Him, Peter began to object to Him, saying: “May You escape this, Lord, may it not be so with You.” He turned around and said to Peter: “Get away from Me, Satan, you are a scandal to Me, for you do not think about the things of God, but about the things that are human.” Then Jesus said to His disciples: “If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. Whoever wants to save his soul will destroy it. And whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what good is it to a man if he gains the whole world, but his soul suffers loss? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will reward everyone according to his deeds. Truly I tell you, there are those standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom.” And after six days Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother, and leaving the rest, he brought them to a high mountain and was transfigured before them. And His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became white like snow. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Peter answered and said to Jesus: “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, we will make three tabernacles here: one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” While he was saying this, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And, behold, a voice from the cloud, saying: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; listen to Him.” And the disciples, when they heard it, fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. Jesus came and touched them and said to them, “Rise up, do not be afraid.” Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus. And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying: “Tell no one about the vision until the Son of man rises from the dead.” And the disciples questioned Him, saying: “How come the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” And He, answering, said to them: “Elijah must come and restore everything. I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did with him what they wanted. So the Son of Man must suffer from them.” Then the disciples understood that He was telling them about John the Baptist. And when He came to the crowd, a man came up to Him and, falling on his knees before Him, said: “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is possessed and suffers grievously, often falls into fire and often into water. And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not heal him.” Jesus answered and said: “O faithless and wicked generation, how long will I be with you? How much longer will I tolerate you? Bring him to Me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and from that hour the boy was healed. Then the disciples came to Jesus secretly and said, “Why couldn’t we cast him out?” Jesus said to them: “Because of your unbelief. For truly I tell you, if you have faith like a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and the mountain will move, and nothing will be impossible for you. This race is not driven out except through prayer and fasting.” Gathering them together in Galilee, Jesus said to them: “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.” And they were very upset. And when they came to Capernaum, the collectors of didrachms came to Peter and said to him: “Didn’t your teacher bring in didrachms?” He said: “Yes.” And when they entered the house, Jesus warned him, saying: “What do you think, Simon, from whom do the kings of the earth collect taxes? From your own sons or from strangers? And he said: “From strangers.” Jesus said to him: “Then the sons are free. However, so that we do not tempt them, go to the sea and cast a fishing rod, and take the fish that bites first, and opening your mouth to it, you will find a statir. Take it and give it to them for Me and for yourself.” At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: “Whom do you consider greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling the boy, Jesus set him among them and said: “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this boy is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever accepts one such boy in My name accepts Me. Whoever causes one of the least of these who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a millstone like that of donkeys turn around his neck and to be thrown into the depths of the sea. Woe to the world from temptations. It is necessary that temptations come. And yet woe to the man through whom temptation comes. If your hand or foot offends you, cut it off and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to be thrown into everlasting fire with two hands or two feet. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to be thrown into fiery hell with two eyes. See that you do not despise even one of the least of these. Truly I say to you, their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father who is in heaven. For the Son of man came to save that which was lost. What do you think? If a man had a hundred sheep and one of them got lost, wouldn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the mountains and go looking for the lost one? And if he happens to find her, truly I say to you, he will rejoice over her more than over the ninety-nine who did not wander. So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of the least of these should perish. If your brother sins against you, go and accuse him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, then you have gained your brother. If he does not listen to you, then call one or two with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the mouth of two or three witnesses. If he doesn’t listen to them, tell the Church. If he does not listen to the Church, then let him be to you as a pagan, a eunuch and a tax farmer. Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will also be bound in heaven. And again I tell you that if two of you agree on earth to ask for any thing, it will be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in My name, there I am in the midst of them.” Then Peter, approaching Him, said: “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me, and should I forgive him? Up to seven times? Jesus said to him: “I do not tell you until seven times, but until seventy-seven. Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. And as he began to make payments, they brought to him one who owed ten thousand talents. Since he had no way to compensate, his master ordered him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and all his property, and to be compensated. That servant, prostrated himself, begged him, saying: “Have patience with me, and I will compensate you for everything.” The master of that servant, having mercy, let him go and forgave him the debt. That slave went out and met one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred denarii. And, taking it, he strangled him, saying: “Repay what you owe.” And his fellow slave prostrated himself and begged him, saying: “Have patience with me, and I will compensate you for everything.” He didn’t want to, but left and sent him to prison until he repaid the debt. His fellow slaves, seeing what had happened, were greatly saddened and went and told their master everything that had happened. Then his master called him and said to him: “Wretched slave, I have forgiven you all the debt, as you asked me. Therefore, was it not right for you to have mercy on your comrade, just as I had mercy on you? And his master, angry, handed him over to the executioners, so that they would torture him until he had repaid all that he owed. So will My heavenly Father do to you, if you do not forgive every one his brother from your heart.” And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished speaking these things, He left Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan, and many crowds followed him, and He healed them there. And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting him and saying: “If it is lawful for a man to reject his wife, is it for any reason?” He answered and said to them: “Have you not read that He who created man from the beginning created them male and female?” And he said: “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and become attached to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. Therefore they are no longer two, but one flesh. What God has united, let no man divide.” They said to Him: “How did Moses order that a letter of divorce be given when he rejected his wife?” He said to them: “Because of the hardness of your hearts, Moses allowed you to reject your wives, but from the beginning it was not like this. I tell you that everyone who rejects his wife, except for immorality, and takes another commits adultery. And whoever takes what is rejected commits adultery.” His disciples said to him: “If such is the relationship between a man and his wife, it is not wise to marry.” He said to them: “Not everyone accepts this word, but to those who are given it. For there are eunuchs born like this from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs castrated by men; and there are eunuchs who castrated themselves for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever can accept, let him accept.” Then they brought the children to Him so that He could lay His hands on them and pray. The disciples forbade them. And Jesus said to them: “Let the children come and do not forbid them to come to Me, for to such is the kingdom of heaven.” And laying his hands on them, he left from there. And behold, approaching Him, someone said to Him: “Good Teacher, what good thing can I do to have eternal life?” He said to him: “Why are you asking Me about good things? God alone is good. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” He said to him: “Which ones?” Jesus said: “Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; don't steal; do not bear false witness; Honor your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as yourself.” The young man said to Him: “I have saved all this from my youth; what am I missing?” Jesus said to him: “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me." When the young man heard the word, he went away sad, for he had great wealth. Jesus said to His disciples: “Truly I tell you, a rich man will enter the kingdom of heaven with difficulty. And again I tell you: it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.” The disciples, having heard this, were greatly amazed, saying: “Who then can be saved?” Jesus looked up and said to them: “For men this is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” Then Peter, answering, said to him: “Behold, we have left everything and follow You. What will happen to us? Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of man sits on the throne of His majesty, you who follow Me will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left home or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for My name’s sake will receive a hundredfold and receive eternal life. Many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first. The kingdom of heaven is like a man, the head of a family, who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. Having agreed with the workers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And, going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idly in the square, and said to them: “Go you too into my vineyard, and what is rightly due, I will pay you.” And off they went. About the sixth hour and the ninth hour he went out again and did the same. He went out about ten o'clock, and found others standing, and said to them: “Why have you been standing here all day idly?” They told him, “Because no one hired us.” He said to them: “Go you too into my vineyard.” When it became late, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward: “Call the workers and give them their reward, from the last to the first.” And so, when those who came about the eleventh hour arrived, they received a denarius. The first, when they arrived, believed that they would receive more, but they also received a denarius. And, having received it, they whispered against the head of the family, saying: “These last worked for one hour, and you made them equal to us, who bore the burden of the day and the heat.” And he, answering one of them, said: “Friend, I do you no injustice. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius? Take what is owed to you and go. I want to pay this last one, just like you. Don't I have the right to do as I please? Or is your eye evil because I am good? So the first will be last, and the last will be first. For many are called, but few are chosen.” And, ascending to Jerusalem, Jesus gathered twelve disciples separately from the others and said to them: “Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and they will deliver Him over to the pagans to be ridiculed, scourged and crucified, and on the third day He will rise again.” Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee and her sons came to Him, bowing and asking Him for something. He said to her: “What do you want?” She said to him: “Tell that these two sons of mine should sit in Your kingdom, one on Your right hand, and the other on Your left.” Jesus, answering her, said: “You do not know what you ask. Can you drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They told him: “We can.” He said to them: “You will truly drink my cup; whether to sit on my right or left hand is something I must give not to you, but to those for whom it has been prepared from my Father.” And when the ten heard it, they were indignant against the two brothers. Jesus called them to Him and said: “You know that the princes of the nations rule over them. And the big ones rule over them. Let it not be so among you, but let everyone who wants to be great among you be your servant. And whoever wants to be first among you, let him be your slave. Just as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” And when they left Jericho, a large crowd followed them. And behold, two blind men sitting by the road heard Jesus coming by, and they cried out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, son of David.” The crowd forbade them to keep quiet. But they shouted even more, saying: “Lord, have mercy on us, son of David.” And Jesus stopped and called them, and said: “What do you want me to do to you?” They said to Him: “Lord, let our eyes be opened.” Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. And immediately they saw and followed Him. And when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them: “Go to the fort that is opposite you, and immediately you will see a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to Me, and if anyone tells you anything, tell them that the Lord needs them. And immediately he will let them go.” Nevertheless, this was done so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying: “Tell the daughter of Zion: Behold, your meek King has come to you, sitting on a donkey and on the foal of a donkey.” The disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. And they brought the donkey and the colt, and covered them with their garments, and let Him sit on top of them. A great crowd spread their clothes on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and covered the path with them. The crowds going ahead and behind shouted, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest." And when He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was troubled, saying, “Who is this?” The people said: “This is Jesus the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” And Jesus entered the church of God, and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the church, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves, and said to them: “It is written: “My house shall be called a house of prayer,” but you have made it a den of thieves.” And the blind and lame in the church came to Him, and He healed them. The chief priests and scribes, seeing the miracles performed by Him, and the youths exclaiming in the church and saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David,” were indignant and said to Him: “Do you hear what they say?” Jesus said to them: “Have you never read: “For out of the mouths of babes and sucklings have You come forth praise?” And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany, where he remained. In the morning, returning to the city, I was hungry. And, seeing a single fig tree near the road, he approached it, but found nothing on it except leaves, and said to it: “No fruit will ever be born from you.” And the fig tree immediately withered. And the disciples, when they saw it, were amazed, saying: “How did it dry up immediately?” Jesus, answering, said to them: “Truly I tell you, if you believe and do not doubt, not only will you do this to the tree, but if you say to this mountain: “Take it and throw it into the sea,” this will be fulfilled. And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” And when He entered the church, the chief priests and elders of the people came to Him teaching, saying: “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this power? Jesus answered and said to them: “I will also ask you one thing, and if you tell Me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things. Where did the Baptism of John come from? From heaven or from people? And they reasoned among themselves, saying: “If we say that it is from heaven, He will say to us: “Why then did you not believe him?” If we say that it is from men, then we are afraid of the crowd, for everyone considers John a prophet.” And they answered Jesus: “We don’t know.” And He said to them: “And I will not tell you by what authority I do this. What does it seem to you? A certain man had two sons. And coming to the first one, he said: “Son, go today and work in my vineyard.” The same one answered: “I don’t want to.” Afterwards, driven by repentance, he went. The father, coming to the second, said the same thing. And he, answering, said: “I’m going, sir,” but he didn’t go. Which of the two did the father’s will?” They say to Him: “First.” Jesus said to them: “Truly I tell you, tax farmers and prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God. For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. Tax farmers and prostitutes believed him. But when you saw it, you did not repent after this to believe him. Listen to another parable. There was a man, the head of a family, who planted a vineyard, surrounded it with a fence, dug a winepress, built a tower, settled workers there and set off to foreign lands. When the time for the fruit approached, he sent his servants to the workers to take the fruit from them. And the workers, seeing his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned the third. And again he sent other slaves, more numerous than the first, and they did the same to them. Last of all, he sent his son to them, saying: “They will respect my son.” The workers, seeing their son, said to each other: “Behold the heir, let’s go, let’s kill him and take possession of his inheritance.” And they took him, took him out of the vineyard and killed him. So what will the owner of the vineyard do when he comes to those workers?” They said: “Evil will destroy the evildoers, and he will place other workers in his vineyard, who will give him the fruits in their season.” Jesus said to them: “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner?” The Lord has done this and it is marvelous in our eyes”? Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people bringing forth its own fruit. And whoever falls on this stone will be broken. And on whomever the stone falls, it will grind him into powder.” And the high priests and the Pharisees, having heard this parable, understood that He was talking about them. And, wanting to take Him, the crowds were afraid, for they considered Him a prophet. Jesus, answering, spoke another parable, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man king, who arranged a wedding for his son. And he sent his servants to call those invited to the wedding, and they did not want to come. Again he sent other slaves, saying: “Say to those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my meal, my fattened oxen have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding." They neglected and left: one to his villa, the other to his trade. Others took his slaves and, having abused him, killed him. When the king heard it, he became angry and, sending his army, put those murderers to death and their city to fire. Then he said to his slaves: “The wedding is ready, but the invitees were not worthy. Therefore, go out onto the roads and invite whomever you meet to the wedding.” And his servants went out onto the roads, gathered everyone they met, good and bad, and the wedding was filled with people reclining. The king entered to see those reclining, and saw a man there who was not dressed in a wedding robe. And he said to him: “Friend, how did you come here without a wedding robe?” The same one was silent. Then the king said to the servants: “Bind his hands and feet and throw him into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” For many are called, but few are chosen.” Then the Pharisees withdrew and began to consult how to catch Him in words. And they sent their disciples to Him with the Herodians, saying: “Teacher, we know that You speak the truth and truly teach the way of God, and do not worry about anyone, and do not look at the face of man. So, tell us, what do you think, is it permissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: “Why are you tempting Me, you hypocrites? Show Me the coin with which taxes are paid.” And they showed Him the denarius. And Jesus said to them: “Whose image and inscription is here?” They said to Him: “Caesar.” Then He said to them: “Render therefore what is Caesar’s to Caesar, and what is God’s to God.” And those who heard were amazed and, leaving Him, went away. That day the Sadducees came to Him, saying that there is no resurrection, and questioned Him, saying: “Teacher, Moses said: “If a man dies without a son, let his brother take his wife and raise up seed for his brother.” There were seven brothers among us, and the first, having married, died. And having no seed, he left his wife to his brother. Like the second and third, up to the seventh. The last of all to die was the woman. In the resurrection, which of the seven will she be the wife of? After all, everyone was with her.” Jesus answered and said to them: “You are mistaken, not knowing either the Scriptures or the power of God. In the resurrection they will not marry or be given in marriage, but will be like the angels of God in heaven. Concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said, saying to you: “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob”? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living." And the crowds that heard were amazed at His teaching. The Pharisees, hearing how He silenced the Sadducees, gathered together. And one of them, a teacher of the law, asked Him, tempting Him: “Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. The second is similar to it: love your neighbor as yourself. In these two commandments are contained the whole law and the prophets.” Jesus asked the assembled Pharisees, saying: “What do you think about Christ? Whose son is He? They said to Him: “David.” He said to them: “How then did David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying: “The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool?” If David calls Him Lord, how is He his son?” And no one could answer Him a word, and from that day no one dared to ask Him again. Then Jesus turned to the crowd and to His disciples, saying: “The scribes and Pharisees sat in the place of Moses. Therefore whatever they tell you, observe and do. Do not act according to their deeds, for they say and do not do. For they tie heavy and unbearable loads, placing them on people’s shoulders, but do not want to push them with their own fingers. Yet they do their deeds so that people may see this: for they enlarge their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their garments. They love first places at feasts, first seats in synagogues, greetings in the square and for people to call them “rabbi.” You don’t call yourself “rabbi.” For you have one Teacher, and you are brothers to all. And do not call yourself a father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. And do not be called teachers, for your Teacher is one - Christ. Whoever is the greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled. And whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you close the kingdom of heaven before men. You yourself do not enter and you do not allow those who enter to enter. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you go around sea and land to convert one, and when he is converted, you make him a son of hell twice as bad as you. Woe to you, blind leaders, who say: “If anyone swears by the church, it is nothing; whoever swears on the church gold is guilty.” Fools and blind people! What is greater, gold or the church consecrating gold? “And if anyone swears on the altar, it is nothing; whoever swears on the gift placed on the altar is guilty.” Blind people! What is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? Therefore, whoever swears on the altar swears on it and on everything that rests on it. And whoever swears by the church swears by it and by everything that is in it. And whoever swears by heaven swears both by the throne of God and by Him who sits on it. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you separate the tithe from mint, anise and cumin, and leave the most important things in the law - judgment, mercy and faith. This is what you should do and not miss. Blind leaders who strain out a mosquito and swallow a camel! Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you cleanse the outside of the cup and platter, but inside are full of robbery and uncleanness. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse what is inside the cup and dish, so that what is outside may also be clean. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside seem beautiful to people, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and all uncleanness. So are you, for on the outside you seem righteous to people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you build tombs for the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous, and say: “If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their companions in shedding the blood of the prophets.” By this testimony you yourself acknowledge that you are the sons of those who killed the prophets. And you complete the measure of your fathers. Snakes, brood of vipers, how will you escape the sentence of hell? So, behold, I am sending to you prophets and wise men and scribes, and some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues, and you will drive from city to city, so that all the righteous blood shed on earth may come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you killed between the temple and the altar. Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you, how often have I wanted to gather your sons together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not? Behold, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you that you will not see Me from now on until you say: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” And Jesus left the church and left. And His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the church. He answered and said to them: “Do you see all this? Truly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be destroyed.” When He sat down on the Mount of Olives, His disciples approached Him separately, saying: “Tell us, when will this happen? And what is the sign of Your coming and the consummation of the age? And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, “I am the Christ.” And they will deceive many. And battles and rumors of battles will be heard. Look, don't be embarrassed. For this is fitting, but this is not the end. For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be pestilences, famines, and earthquakes here and there. All this is the beginning of sorrows. Then they will hand you over to be tormented and kill you, and you will be hated by every nation for My name’s sake. And then many will be tempted, and will betray each other and will hate each other. And many false prophets will arise and deceive many. And since lawlessness will flourish, the mercy of many will grow cold. Whoever endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the Gentiles, and then the consummation will come. When you see the abomination of desolation, as the prophet Daniel said, standing in the holy place - whoever has read, let him understand - then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and let not those who are on the roof come down to take anything from their house; and let not those who are in the field return to take their tunic. Woe to those who are pregnant and nursing in those days. Pray that your flight does not happen in winter or on Saturday. For then there will be great confusion, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now and never will be. And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Then, if anyone says to you: “Behold, here is Christ,” or: “There,” do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders in such a way as to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Behold, I predicted to you. But if they say to you, “Behold, He is in the wilderness,” do not go; “Behold, in the house,” don’t believe it. For just as lightning comes from the east and is visible even in the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Wherever the body is, there the eagles will gather. Immediately after the turmoil of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven. And then all the tribes of the earth will mourn and see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with many powers and greatness. And He will send His angels with a trumpet and a great voice, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from the top of the heavens to their ends. From the date tree learn a parable: when its branch is already soft and its leaves are born, you know that summer is near. So you too, when you see all this, know that He is close, at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are fulfilled. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not last for minutes. No one knows about that day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but only the Father. For as in the days of Noah, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as it was in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered into the ark, and they did not know until the flood came and carried them all away, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two will be on the field: one will be taken and one will be left. There are two grinders in the mill: one will be taken, the other will be left. Therefore watch, for you do not know at what hour your Lord will come. Know that if the head of the family knew at what time the thief intended to come, then, of course, he would have been awake and would not have allowed him to enter his house. So be you ready, for at an hour you do not know the Son of Man will come. Who, do you think, is that faithful and prudent servant whom his master appointed over his family, so that he would give them food on time? Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, finds doing so. Truly I tell you that he will put him over all his goods. If that evil servant says in his heart: “My master is slow to come,” and begins to beat his fellow slaves, and eats and drinks with drunkards, then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not care, and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him up, and determine his fate with the hypocrites. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who, taking their lamps, went out to meet the bride and groom. Five of them were stupid, and five were prudent. The five fools, however, took the lamps and did not bring any oil with them, but the prudent ones took oil in their vessels along with the lamps. And as the groom hesitated, everyone began to feel drowsy, and they fell asleep. In the middle of the night a voice was heard: “Behold, the groom has come, go out to meet him.” Then all the virgins arose and prepared their lamps. The fools said to the wise: “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps have gone out.” The prudent answered, saying: “So that it does not happen that there is not enough either for us or for you, you better go to those who sell and buy for yourself.” While they were going shopping, the groom came. And those who were ready entered the wedding with him, and the doors were closed. Finally the remaining virgins came, saying: “Lord, Lord, open to us.” And he answered, saying: “Truly I tell you, I do not know you.” Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. Likewise, a man, going to foreign countries, called his slaves and gave them his goods. And he gave to one five talents, to another two, to the third one, to each according to his ability, and immediately set off. So he who had received the five talents went and set to work with them and earned another five. Likewise, the one who received two earned the other two. The one who received it alone went and buried it in the ground and hid his master’s money. After a long time had passed, the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. And he who had received five talents came and showed the other five talents, saying: “Sir, you gave me five talents, behold, I earned another five in addition.” His master said to him: “Well, good and faithful servant, since you have been faithful over a few, I will put you over many, enter into the joy of your master.” The one who had received two talents also came and said: “Sir, you gave me two talents, behold, I earned the other two.” His master said to him: “Well, good and faithful servant, since you have been faithful over a few, I will put you over many, enter into the joy of your master.” Likewise, the one who had received one talent, when he came, said: “Sir, I know that you are a stern man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter. And, being afraid, I went and hid your talent in the ground. Behold, take what is yours.” His master, answering, said to him: “An evil and lazy slave, since you knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter, it was fitting for you to hand over my money to the money changers, and, having come, I would certainly receive what is mine with a profit. Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance. From the one who does not have, even what he seemed to have will be taken away. And throw the useless slave into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” When the Son of man comes in His majesty, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His majesty, and all nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them from each other, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will set the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on His left. Then the King will say to those at His right hand: “Come, you blessed of My Father, possess the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me food; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger and you picked Me up; naked, and you covered Me; sick, and visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.” Then the righteous will answer Him, saying: “Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You? To those who were thirsty - and did they give you something to drink? When did we see You as a stranger and pick You up? Or naked - and they covered You? Or when we saw You sick or in prison and came to You? And the king, answering, will say to them: “Truly I say to you, whatever you did to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.” Then he will say to those standing on His left side: “Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry, and you did not give me food; I was thirsty, and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger, and you did not pick me up; naked, and you did not cover Me; sick and in prison, and you have not visited Me.” Then these too will answer Him, saying: “Lord, when did we see You thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve You?” Then He will answer them, saying: “Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do to one of the least of these, you did not do to Me.” And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” And it came to pass that when Jesus had finished all these speeches, He said to His disciples: “You know that in two days the Passover will take place, and the Son of Man will be betrayed and crucified.” Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and held a council to deceive Jesus and kill him. And they said: “Not on the day of the holiday, so that there would be no great indignation among the people.” When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him with expensive ointment in an alabaster vessel and poured it on His head while He was reclining. The disciples, seeing this, were indignant, saying: “Why such waste? For she could sell it for a high price and give it to the poor.” Jesus, knowing, said to them: “Why do you grieve this woman? For she did a good deed for Me, since the poor are always with you, but I am not always with you. For, having poured this ointment on My body, she did it for My burial. Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what she did will also be told in memory of her.” Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests and said to them: “What do you want to give me, and I will deliver Him to you?” And they gave him thirty pieces of silver. And, going out, he looked for an opportunity to betray Him. Before the Day of Unleavened Bread, the disciples approached Jesus, saying: “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” And Jesus said: “Go into the city to the man named and tell him: “The Teacher said: My time is near; I will celebrate the Passover with you with My disciples.” And the disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and prepared the Passover. When evening came, He reclined with His twelve disciples. And while they were eating, he said: “Truly I tell you, one of you is planning to betray Me. And, greatly saddened, they began to say one after another: “Is it not I, Lord?” He answered and said: “Whoever puts his hand into the dish with Me will betray Me. Truly the Son of man comes, as it is written about Him; woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed. It would have been better for him if this man had not been born.” Judas, who betrayed Him, answered and said: “Isn’t it me, Rabbi?” And He said to him: “You said.” When they had eaten supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to His disciples, and said: “Take and taste, this is My Body.” And taking the cup, he gave thanks and gave it to them, saying: “Drink from it, all of you, for this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until the day when I drink new wine with you in the kingdom of My Father.” And, having sung a hymn, he went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them: “You will all be tempted because of Me this night. For it is written: “I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.” After I am resurrected, I will go before you into Galilee.” Peter, answering, said to Him: “Even if everyone is offended because of You, I will never be offended.” Jesus said to him: “Truly I tell you, this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” Peter said to Him: “Even if I must die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing. Then Jesus came with them to a villa called Gethsemane and said to His disciples: “Sit here while I go there and pray.” And, taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to lament and mourn. Then he said to them: “My soul is saddened to death; be here and watch with Me.” And, walking away a little, He fell on His face, praying and saying: “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. However, not as I want, but as You want.” And he came to his disciples, and found them sleeping, and said to Peter: “So could you not watch with me for one hour? Watch and pray so that you do not fall into temptation. Truly the spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak.” And the second time He went away and prayed, saying: “My Father, since this cup cannot pass around without me drinking it, then Thy will be done.” And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. And leaving them, He went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing. Then He came to His disciples and said to them: “Now sleep and rest. Behold, the hour has come, and the Son of man is being delivered into the hands of sinners. Arise, let us go: behold, he who betrayed Me has drawn near.” As soon as He said this, behold, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd, with swords and clubs, sent by the high priests and elders of the people. He who betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying: “Whoever I kiss is the same, take Him.” And immediately coming to Jesus, he said: “Rejoice, Rabbi.” And kissed Him. And Jesus said to him: “Friend, what have you come with?” Then they came and laid their hands on Jesus and took Him. And behold, one of those who were with Jesus, stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest, cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him: “Put your sword back in its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot ask My Father, and He will immediately reveal for My sake more than twelve legions of angels? How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which is fitting for this?” At that hour Jesus said to the crowds: “As if you had come out against a robber with swords and clubs to seize Me. Every day I sat among you teaching in the church, and you did not take Me?” Yet this was done so that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples all left Him and fled. And they took Jesus and led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders were gathered. Peter followed Him at a distance until the courtyard of the high priest. And going inside, he sat down with the servants to see the end. The high priest and the whole council were looking for false witnesses against Jesus in order to put Him to death, and they did not find them, although many false witnesses came there. The last to come were two false witnesses and said: “This one said: “I can destroy the church of God and after three days erect it again.” And the high priest stood up and said to Him: “Do you answer nothing to the fact that these testify against You?” Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to Him: “I adjure You by the Living God, tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God?” Jesus says to him: “You said. “I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power of God and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Then the high priest tore his robe, saying: “He spoke blasphemy; what need do we now have of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard blasphemy, as it seems to you?” And they answered and said: “He is guilty of death.” Then they spat on His face and beat Him with their fists, while others covered His face with their hands, saying: “Prophesy to us, O Christ, who is this that struck You?” Peter was sitting in the outer court. And one maid came to him, saying: “And you were with Jesus the Galilean.” And he denied it in front of everyone, saying: “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” When he went to the gate, another maid saw him and said to those who were there: “And this one was with Jesus of Nazareth.” And again he denied with an oath that he did not know this man. And soon those standing there came up and said to Peter: “Truly you are one of them, for your speech also reveals you.” Then he began to deny and swear that he did not know this man. And immediately the rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the words of Jesus, who said: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And, going out, he wept bitterly. When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people formed a council against Jesus, to put Him to death. And they took Him away, bound, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor. Then Judas, who had betrayed Him, seeing that he was cursed, driven by repentance, gave back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying: “I have sinned by betraying righteous blood.” And they said to him: “What is that to us? See for yourself." And, throwing the pieces of silver in the church, he left and, coming out, hanged himself. The high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said: “It is not permitted to add them to the offerings, for they are the price of blood.” After consulting, they bought a potter's field with them for the burial of wanderers. Therefore the field is called Hazeldama, that is, the field of blood, even to this day. Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said: “And they took thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him who was valued, whom they valued from the sons of Israel, and gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord established for me.” Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “You speak.” And when the chief priests and elders accused Him, He answered nothing. Then Pilate said to Him: “Don’t you hear how many testimonies are being uttered against You?” And He did not answer him to these words, so that the governor was very surprised. For the sake of the holiday, it was the custom of the governor to release to the people one prisoner whom they wished. And there was a famous prisoner there, called Barabbas. Therefore, having gathered them, Pilate said: “Whom do you want me to release to you: Barabbas or Jesus, who is called Christ?” For he knew that because of envy they had betrayed Him. When he was sitting at the tribunal, his wife sent him to him, saying: “You have nothing to do with this righteous man, for today in a dream I suffered a lot for His sake.” The high priests and elders convinced the people to ask for Barabbas, but they destroyed Jesus. The governor, answering, said to them: “Which of the two do you want to be released?” And they said, “Barabbas.” Pilate said to them: “What should I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said: “Let him be crucified.” The governor said to them: “What evil has He done?” And they shouted even more, saying: “Let him be crucified.” Pilate, seeing that nothing was helping and the confusion was increasing, took water and washed his hands before the people, saying: “I am not guilty of the blood of this righteous man. See for yourself." And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.” Then he released Barabbas to them, but scourged Jesus and handed him over to them to be crucified. Then the governor’s soldiers, taking Jesus to the praetorium, gathered the entire cohort against Him. And having undressed Him, they clothed Him in a purple cloak, and having woven a crown of thorns, they placed it on His head, and put the shaft in His right hand. And, kneeling before Him, they made fun of Him, saying: “Hail, King of the Jews.” And, spitting on Him, they took the shaft and beat Him on the head. And after they had made fun of Him, they took off His cloak, clothed Him in His clothes, and led Him away to crucify Him. When they went out, they met a man from Cyrene named Simon. He was forced to bear His cross. And they came to a place called Golgotha, that is, the place of skulls. And they gave Him wine mixed with gall to drink. And when He tried it, He did not want to drink. Afterwards, having crucified Him, they divided His clothes, casting lots, so that what was said through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said: “They divided my clothes for themselves and cast lots for my clothing.” And they sat down and watched over Him. And they placed above His head the written reason for this: “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” Then two thieves were crucified with Him, one on His right hand, the other on His left. Those passing by blasphemed Him, shaking their heads and saying: “Oh! Destroying the church and erecting it again in three days, save Yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." In the same way, the high priests with the scribes and elders, mockingly, said: “He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If He is the King of Israel, let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him now, if it is His will. For He said, “I am the Son of God.” Likewise, the thieves who were crucified with Him insulted Him. From the sixth hour to the ninth hour darkness fell over all the earth. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lamma sabaktani?” That is: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Those who stood there and heard said: “He is calling Elijah.” And immediately one of them ran up, took a sponge, soaked it in vinegar and put it on the shaft, and gave Him to drink. Others said, “Wait, let’s see if Elijah will come and free Him.” Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up the ghost. And behold, the church curtain was split into two parts from top to bottom, and the earth shook, and the rocks were split, and the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the fallen saints arose, and after His resurrection, coming out of the tombs, they came to the holy city and appeared to many. The centurion and those who were with him, who were guarding Jesus, seeing the shaking of the earth and everything that had happened, were greatly afraid, saying: “Truly this was the Son of God.” Now there were many women there at a distance who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, among them was Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. When evening came, a certain rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was himself a disciple of Jesus, came. He came to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that the body be given up. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean shroud. And he put him in his new tomb, which he cut out of the rock. And he rolled a large boulder to the entrance to the tomb and left. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. On the next day, the next after Friday, the high priests and Pharisees gathered to Pilate, saying: “Sir, we remembered what this seducer said while he was alive: “On the third day I will rise again.” Therefore, they ordered the tomb to be guarded until the third day, so that one day His disciples would not come and steal Him and tell the people: “He has risen from the dead.” And there will be a new delusion worse than the previous one.” Pilate said to them: “If you have a guard, go and guard as best you can.” They came out and surrounded the crypt with guards, sealing the stone. At the end of the Sabbath, at dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the crypt. And behold, there was a great shaking of the earth. For the Angel of the Lord came down from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat on it. And his appearance was like lightning, and his garments were like snow. The guards, out of fear of him, were afraid and became as if dead. The angel answered and said to the women: “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come and examine the place where the Lord was laid. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen. And, behold, He goes before you into Galilee, there you will see Him. Behold, I have prophesied to you.” And they quickly came out of the tomb with fear and great joy, running to tell His disciples. And behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice.” They came and hugged His feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them: “Do not be afraid, go, tell my brothers to go to Galilee, there they will see me.” And when they had gone, behold, one of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all that had happened. And they, having gathered with the elders, consulted, generously paid the soldiers, saying: “Say that His disciples came at night and stole Him while you were sleeping. And if the governor hears this, we will convince him and make sure that you will be safe.” And they, having accepted the money, did as they were taught. And the word spread among the Jews even to this day. The eleven disciples went out to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had once placed them. And when they saw Him, they bowed, but others doubted. And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore, as you go, teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you. And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I send My angel before Thy face, and he will prepare Thy way before Thee.” “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” There was John baptizing in the desert and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And they came to him from all over the kingdom of Judah and from all over Jerusalem, and were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. And John was dressed in camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying: “He who is mightier than I is coming after me, from Whom I am not worthy, having prostrated myself, to untie the thongs of His sandals. I baptized you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” And it came to pass: in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And immediately, coming out of the water, he saw the heavens open and the Spirit like a dove descending and resting on Him. And there was a voice from heaven: “You are my beloved Son, in you I rejoice.” And immediately the Spirit led Him away into the wilderness. And He was in the desert forty days and forty nights, and Satan tempted Him, and He was with the beasts, and angels ministered to Him. After John was betrayed, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God and saying: “The time has come and the kingdom of God is at hand; therefore repent and believe in the gospel.” And as he walked along the Sea of ​​Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting nets into the sea, for they were fishermen, and Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” And they immediately left their nets and followed Him. And having gone a little way from there, He saw James Zebedee and John his brother mending nets in a boat. And he immediately called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the mercenaries, they followed Him. And they entered Capernaum. And on the Sabbath, He entered the synagogue and taught them. And they were amazed at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. And there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, saying: “What is between us and You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who You are, Holy One of God.” And, threatening him, Jesus said: “Be silent and come out of the man.” And the unclean spirit, crushing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. And everyone was surprised and asked, saying among themselves: “What is this? What kind of new teaching is this? By what authority does He command even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him?” And immediately rumors about Him spread throughout all the land of Galilee. And leaving the synagogue, they went immediately to the house of Simon and Andrew, together with James and John. Simon's mother-in-law was lying in a fever, and they immediately told Him about her. And He approached and picked her up, holding her hand. And immediately the fever left her, and she served them. When evening came and the sun set, they brought to Him all those who were sick and possessed by demons. And the whole city gathered at the gates. And He healed many who suffered from various diseases, and cast out many demons, and did not allow them to say that they knew Him. And rising very early, He went out and withdrew into a deserted place, and there He prayed. Simon followed Him, and they that were with Him. And when they found Him, they said to Him: “Everyone is looking for You.” And He said to them: “Let us go to the neighboring villages and cities, so that I may preach there too. For this is why I came.” And He preached in their synagogues and throughout all Galilee, and cast out demons. And a leper came to Him, pleading with Him. And, kneeling down, he said to Him: “If you wish, you can cleanse me.” Jesus had compassion on him, stretched out His hand and, touching him, said to him: “I wish. Cleanse yourself." And as soon as He said this, that leprosy immediately departed, and he was cleansed. And, having threatened him, He immediately sent him away and said to him: “See that you do not tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the high priest and offer up for your cleansing, as Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.” The same one, going away, began to tell and spread the word, so that Jesus could no longer enter the city openly, but was outside in deserted places, and people flocked to Him from everywhere. And again, a few days later, He entered Capernaum, and a rumor spread that He was in the house, and many gathered, so that they could not even fit near the doors, and He spoke the word to them. And they came to Him, carrying a paralytic, and four carried him. And since they could not show Him to Him because of the crowd, they dismantled the roof where He was. And, opening it, they lowered the stretcher, on which lay the paralytic. Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic: “Son, your sins are forgiven you.” Now there were some of the scribes among those sitting, and they thought in their hearts: “Who is this who says these things? He is blasphemous. Who can forgive sins except God alone? Jesus, immediately knowing in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves, said to them: “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts? What is easier to say to a paralytic: “Your sins are forgiven,” or to say: “Get up, take your stretcher and walk”? And so that you may know that the Son of Man has on earth the power to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic: “I say to you, get up, take your stretcher and go to your house.” And immediately he rose up and, lifting the stretcher, went out in front of everyone, so that they were amazed and glorified God, saying: “We have never seen such a thing.” And again He went out to the sea, and all the crowds came to Him, and He taught them. And, passing by, He saw Levi Alfeev sitting collecting taxes and saying to him: “Follow Me.” And he got up and followed Him. And it came to pass that as He reclined at table in His house, many tax-farmers and sinners reclined to table with Jesus and His disciples, for there were many of them who followed Him. Both the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that He was eating with tax farmers and sinners, said to His disciples: “Why does your Teacher eat and drink with tax farmers and sinners?” Jesus, having heard this, said to them: “It is not those who are healthy who need a doctor, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” The disciples of John and the Pharisees fasted. And they came and said to Him: “Why do the disciples of John and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them: “Can the sons of a marriage fast while the groom is with them? While the groom is with them, they cannot fast. The days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast during those days. No one sews a patch of coarse fabric onto old clothes, otherwise the new addition will come off from the old one, and there will be a hole larger than the previous one. And no one pours new wine into an old wineskin, otherwise the wine will break through the wineskin and spill, and the wineskin will spoil. But new wine must be poured into a new wineskin.” And it came to pass that when the Lord walked through a sown field on Saturday, His disciples began to step aside and pluck the ears of corn. The Pharisees said to Him: “Behold, why do they do on the Sabbath what is not lawful?” And He said to them: “Have you never read what David did when he was in need, for he himself was hungry, and those who were with him? How did he enter the house of God under Abiathar the high priest and eat the showbread, which no one except the priests is allowed to eat, and gave it to those who were with him?” And he said to them: “The Sabbath was created for man’s sake, and not man for the sake of the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath.” And again He entered the synagogue, and there was a man with withered hands. And they watched Him to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, in order to accuse Him. And He said to the man with withered arms: “Come out into the middle.” And he said to them: “Is it permissible to do good or evil on the Sabbath? Save the soul or destroy it? And they were silent. And, looking at them with anger, grieving over the blindness of their hearts, He said to the man: “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched out, and his hand was healed. The Pharisees, having come out, immediately began to hold a council against Him with the Herodians on how to destroy Him. Jesus and His disciples went out to the sea. And many crowds from Galilee and Judea followed Him, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan. And a great multitude that dwelt near Tire and Sidon, hearing what He had done, came to Him. And He told His disciples to find Him a boat for the sake of the crowd, so that it would not run over Him. For He healed many, therefore everyone who suffered in any way pressed on Him in order to touch Him. And the unclean spirits, seeing Him, fell before Him and cried out, saying: “You are the Son of God.” And He strictly threatened them so that they would not reveal Him. And, having ascended the mountain, He called to Him those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. And He caused them to be twelve with Him, and He sent them to preach. And he gave them the power to heal diseases and cast out demons. And he called Simon's name Peter. And James Zebedee, and John, the brother of James - and called them by the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder - and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him. And they came to the house, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat bread. And when his neighbors heard Him, they came out to take Him, for they said: “He has fallen into madness.” And the scribes who came from Jerusalem said: “He is possessed by Beelzebub, and therefore he casts out demons by the power of their prince.” And calling them together, He said to them in a parable: “How can Satan cast out Satan? And if the kingdom is divided within itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if the house breaks itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan has rebelled against himself, then he is divided and cannot stand, but his end has come. No one can enter a house and steal a strong man's utensils unless he first binds the strong man and then plunders his house. Truly I say to you that all sins and blasphemies will be forgiven for the sons of men, no matter what they blaspheme. Whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never receive forgiveness, but will be guilty of eternal guilt.” For they said: “He is possessed by an unclean spirit.” And His mother and brothers came and, standing outside, sent to Him to call Him. And crowds sat around Him. And they said to Him: “Behold, Your Mother and Your brothers are asking You outside.” And, answering them, He said: “Who are My Mother and My brothers?” And, looking around at those sitting around Him, he said: “Behold My mother and My brothers. For whoever does the will of God is My brother, and My sister, and My mother.” And again He began to teach by the sea, and many crowds gathered to Him, so that, having entered the boat, He sat on the water, while the whole crowd was on the shore. And He taught them with many parables, and spoke to them His teaching: “Hear, behold, a sower has gone out to sow. And while he was sowing, some fell near the road, and the birds of the air came and devoured it. Others fell on rocky soil, where there was not much soil, and immediately sprang up, for the soil was not deep, but when the sun rose, it warmed up and, having no roots, dried up. And some fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it bore no fruit. And some fell on good soil and produced fruit that sprouted and grew, and brought forth thirty, sixty, and a hundred harvests.” And He said: “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” And when they were left alone, the twelve who were with Him asked Him about the parable. And He said to them: “It has been given to you to know the secret of the kingdom of God. But to those who are outside, everything happens in parables, for when they see, they look and do not see, and when they hear, they hear and do not understand, lest they turn and receive remission of sins.” And He said to them: “Don’t you know this parable? And how will you understand all the parables? He who sows sows the word. Near the road where the word is sown, these are those who heard, but Satan immediately came and plucked out the word sown in their hearts. And these are like those sown on stony ground: having heard the word, they immediately receive it with joy, but, not having a root in themselves, they are subject to time. Later, when troubles and persecution begin because of the word, they are immediately tempted. And others are what is sown among the thorns: those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the lies of riches, and other lusts, come and choke the word, and it remains without fruit. And others are what is sown on good soil: those who hear the word and receive it and bear fruit - thirty, sixty and a hundred.” And he said to them: “Do they bring a candle to put under a bushel or under a bed? Isn't it placed on a candlestick? For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and everything done in secret will be revealed. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” And He said to them: “Look what you hear. With whatever measure you use, it will be measured to you and more will be added to you. Whoever has, what will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.” And He said: “The Kingdom of God is as if a man threw seeds into the ground and slept and got up night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows while he does not know it. The earth itself allows the fruit to first sprout, then sprout, and then be filled with grain. And when she brings forth fruit, immediately he will send in the sickle, for the harvest has come.” And He said: “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God? Or what parable will we compare it to? So the mustard seed, which, when sown in the ground, is smaller than all other seeds in the ground, and, having been sown, sprouts and becomes larger than all other plants, and grows great branches, so that the birds of the air find a home in its shade.” And in many similar parables He spoke the word to them, as they could hear. Without a parable he did not speak to them. In private, He explained everything to His disciples. And in the evening of that day He said to them: “Let us cross to the other side.” And having dismissed the crowd, they took Him on board the boat, and other boats were near Him. And there arose a great storm, and the wind blew, and the rain flooded the boat, so that it was filled. He was sleeping on a pillow in the stern, and they woke Him up and said to Him: “Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?” And, getting up, He threatened the wind and said to the sea: “Be quiet, be still.” And the wind stopped, and there was great silence. And He said to them: “Why are you afraid? Don't you have faith? And they were afraid with great fear and said one to another: “Who do you think this is, that both the wind and the sea obey Him?” And they came, crossing the sea strait, to the vicinity of Gerasa. And when He descended from the ship, immediately a man appeared from the tomb, possessed by an unclean spirit, who lived in the tombs, whom no one could bind, not even with chains, for often, bound hand and foot with chains, he tore the chains on his hands and broke them into pieces on his feet, and no one could pacify him. And he was all the time, day and night, in the tombs and in the mountains, screaming and throwing himself on the stones. Seeing Jesus from afar, he ran up and bowed to Him. And, shouting with a loud voice, he said: “What is between me and You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I conjure You by God, do not torment me.” He said to him: “Come out, O unclean spirit, from the man.” And he asked him: “What is your name?” And he said to Him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” And he begged Him greatly not to expel him from that region. There was a great herd of pigs grazing near the mountain. And the spirits besought Him, saying: “Send us among the swine, that we may enter into them.” And Jesus gave them permission immediately. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs. And with great swiftness the herd rushed into the sea, and up to two thousand pigs suffocated in the sea. Those who fed them ran and proclaimed it in the city and in the fields. And they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and saw a man who was haunted by demons, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. And those who saw them told what happened to the one possessed by demons and about the pigs. And they began to ask Him to leave their borders. When He boarded the ship, that man, who had no peace from the demons, began to ask Him to be with Him. And He did not allow him, but said: “Go to your house to your neighbors and tell them what the Lord has done to you and how he has had mercy on you.” And he went away and began to preach in Decapolis about what Jesus had done to him. And everyone marveled. And when Jesus crossed the sea back on the ship, many crowds gathered to Him and were near the sea. And one of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus, came and, seeing Him, prostrated himself at His feet, and begged Him greatly, saying: “My daughter is about to die, therefore come, lay your hand on her, that she may be healed and live.” And He went with him, and many crowds followed Him and pressed Him. And the woman, who had not stopped bleeding for twelve years, who had suffered a lot from many doctors and spent everything that she had, but no one helped her, but it only became worse for her when she heard about Jesus, she went into the crowd behind Him and touched His clothes. For she said: “If I only touch His clothes, I will be healthy.” And immediately the source of her blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she had been healed of her illness. And immediately Jesus, realizing to Himself that power had gone out from Him, turned to the crowd and said: “Who touched my clothes?” And His disciples said to Him: “You see that the crowd is pressing in on You, and you say: “Who touched Me?” He looked around to see who had done this. The woman, fearing and trembling, knowing within herself what had happened, came and prostrated herself before Him and told Him the whole truth. He said to her: “Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace and be well from your illness.” While He was saying this, they came from the ruler of the synagogue, saying: “Your daughter is dead, why do you continue to give no rest to the Teacher?” Jesus, having heard what was said, said to the ruler of the synagogue: “Do not be afraid, only believe.” And He did not allow anyone to follow Him except Peter and James, and John the brother of James. And they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and saw confusion and weeping and many lamentations. And, entering, He said to them: “Why are you worried and distressed? The damsel is not dead, but asleep.” And they mocked Him. He, having sent everyone out, took the father and mother of the girl and those who were with Him, and they entered where the girl was lying. And, taking the hand of the maiden, He said to her: “Talitha kumi,” which translates: “Young maiden, I tell you, stand up.” And immediately the girl stood up and walked, for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed with great amazement. And He strictly ordered them not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat. And leaving there, He went to His homeland. And His disciples followed Him. And when the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard were amazed at His teaching, saying: “Where did He get all this? And what kind of wisdom was given to Him and what kind of works were done by His hands? Is He not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, the brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here among us?” And they were offended because of Him. And Jesus said to them: “There is no prophet without honor except in his own country, and in his house, and in his kindred.” And He could do no work there except by laying on His hands to heal a few sick people. And he was amazed at their unbelief, and went around the fortifications, teaching. And he called the twelve, and began to send them out in twos, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. And he commanded them not to take anything on the journey except a staff - no bag, no bread, no money in their belts, but put on sandals and not put on two tunics. And he said to them: “Whatever house you enter, stay there until you come out. And if anyone will not receive you or listen to you, when you go away, shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony to them.” And they went out and preached that they should repent, and cast out many demons, and anointed many sick people with oil, and they were healed. And King Herod heard (for His name had become famous) and said: “Behold, John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and therefore miracles are performed by him.” Others said: “Behold Elijah.” Others said: “Behold a prophet, like one of the prophets.” Hearing this, Herod said: “Behold, John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead.” For Herod sent to take John and imprisoned him because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he took for himself. For John said to Herod: “You must not have your brother’s wife.” Herodias plotted against him and wanted to kill him, but could not. For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he guarded him, and did many things, having listened to him, and listened to him willingly. When the right day arrived, Herod held a feast on the occasion of his birthday for the rulers and tribunes and the leading people of Galilee. When the daughter of this Herodias came in and danced and pleased Herod and his tablemates, the king said to the girl: “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you,” and he swore to her: “Whatever you ask, I will give you, even half of my kingdom.” She went out and said to her mother: “What should I ask?” And she said: “The head of John the Baptist.” And immediately she went in haste to the king and asked, saying: “I want you to immediately give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” And the king was saddened, but because of the oath and because of those reclining with him, he did not want to sadden her. And he sent a guard and ordered his head to be brought on a platter. And he beheaded him in prison, and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young woman, and the young woman gave it to her mother. His disciples, hearing this, came and took his body and laid it in a tomb. And, having gathered to Jesus, the apostles told Him everything that they had done and taught. And He said to them: “Go alone to a deserted place and rest a little.” For many came and returned, and they had little food. And, having boarded the ship, they went to a deserted place alone. And many saw them leaving, and recognized them, and from all the cities they came running on foot and forestalled them. And going out, Jesus saw many crowds and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and began to teach them many things. And when many hours had passed, His disciples approached, saying: “This place is deserted, and the time is already late. Let them go so that they can go to the nearest villas and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” And He, answering, said to them: “Give them something to eat.” And they said to Him: “When we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, we will give them something to eat.” And He said to them: “How many loaves do you have? Come and see." And they, having learned, said: “Five, and two more fish.” And He commanded them to tell them all to lie down in groups on the green grass. And they lay down in groups of one hundred and fifty people. And taking the five loaves and two fish, looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves and gave them to His disciples to lay before the people. And He divided the two fish among everyone. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they collected the remaining pieces and fish into twelve full baskets. There were five thousand men who ate. And immediately He gathered His disciples so that they would board the ship and go ahead of Him across the sea to Bethsaida while He sent the people away. And, having released them, He went up the mountain to pray. And when evening came, the ship was in the middle of the sea, but He was alone on land. And seeing that they were rowing with all their might, for the wind was headwind, about four o'clock in the morning He came to them, walking on the water, and wanted to pass by them. But when they saw Him walking on the water, they thought that He was a vision and cried out. For everyone saw Him and were confused. And immediately He spoke to them and said to them: “Be strong, do not be afraid, it is I.” And he boarded their ship, and the wind stopped. And they were even more amazed within themselves, for they did not understand what happened to the loaves, for their hearts were blinded. And having crossed over, they sailed to the land of Gennesaret and landed. And when they got off the ship, immediately the people recognized Him. And, running around the whole area, they began to bring the sick to their beds where, as they heard, He was. And wherever He came, to villages or villas or cities, they laid the sick in the streets and asked Him to touch at least the hem of His clothes. And those who touched Him were healed. And the Pharisees gathered to Him, and some of the scribes came from Jerusalem. And when they saw that several of His disciples were eating bread with ordinary, that is, unwashed, hands, they condemned them. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, eat, washing their hands often, following the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat until they wash themselves. And many other things were entrusted to them to observe, the washing of bowls and jugs, and copper vessels, and beds. And the Pharisees and scribes asked Him: “Why do not Your disciples follow the traditions of the elders, but eat bread with ordinary hands?” He answered and said to them: “Isaiah prophesied well about you hypocrites, as it is written: “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they honor Me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men.” For having abandoned the commandment of God, you adhere to the tradition of men, the washing of jugs and bowls, and many other similar things you do.” And He said to them: “You are abrogating the commandment of God in order to follow your traditions. For Moses said: “Honor your father and your mother.” And: “Whoever curses his father or mother, let him die.” But you say: “If a person says to his father or mother: “Korban, that is, a gift, something that would benefit you from me,” then moreover, you do not allow him to do anything to his father or mother, canceling the word of God by your tradition, which you pass on. And you do many similar things.” And, again calling the crowd, He said to them: “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile him, but what comes out of a person, this defiles a person. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” And when they entered the house, leaving the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable. And He said to them: “Are you also foolish? Don’t you understand that everything that enters a person from the outside cannot defile him, for it does not enter his heart, but goes into the belly and comes out in a solitary place, purifying all food?” And He said that everything that comes from a person defiles a person. For from within, from the human heart, come evil thoughts, adultery, debauchery, murder, theft, greed, malice, deceit, shamelessness, the evil eye, blasphemy, arrogance, and foolishness. All this evil comes from within and defiles a person. And He got up and went from there to the borders of Tire and Sidon and, entering the house, did not want anyone to know about Him, and could not hide. For the woman whose daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, immediately when she heard about Him, she came in and prostrated herself at His feet. That woman was a pagan, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she asked Him to expel the demon from her daughter, and He said to her: “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs before the children are satisfied.” And she answered, saying to Him: “Yes, Lord, but even the puppies under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” And He said to her: “For the sake of this word, go, the demon has come out of your daughter.” And she, arriving at her house, found that the girl was lying on the bed, and the demon had come out. And, leaving again from the borders of Tire, He came through Sidon to the Sea of ​​Galilee through the middle of the borders of the Decapolis. And they brought Him a deaf-mute man and asked Him to lay His hand on him. And taking him alone from the crowd, He plunged His fingers into his ears. And he spat and touched his tongue. And, looking up at the sky, He sighed and said to him: “Effeta,” that is, “open.” And immediately his ears were opened, and the bands of his tongue were loosed, and he spoke aright. And He told them not to tell anyone. However, no matter how much He commanded them, they told even more and were greatly amazed at Him, saying: “He does everything well, and He makes the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.” In those days, when there were many crowds who did not have food, having called the disciples, He again said to them: “I had compassion on the crowd, for, behold, they have been accompanying Me for three days and have no food. And if I send them away fasting to their homes, they will weaken on the way, for some of them have come from afar.” And His disciples answered Him: “Where could anyone feed them with bread in the wilderness?” And He asked them: “How many loaves do you have?” They said: "Seven." And He ordered the crowd to lie down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, and broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute. And they distributed it to the crowd. And they had several fish. And He blessed them and ordered them to be distributed. And they ate and were filled, and gathered up the fragments that were left over into seven baskets. There were about four thousand who ate. And He let them go. And immediately, having boarded the boat with His disciples, he came to the borders of Dalmanutha. And the Pharisees came and began to argue with Him, asking Him for a sign from heaven and tempting Him. And, grieving in spirit, He said: “Why is this generation seeking a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” And, having released them, he boarded the boat again and crossed to the other side. And they forgot to take the loaves, so they did not have a single loaf with them on the boat. And He warned them, saying: “See to it that you avoid the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” And they thought among themselves, saying: “This is because we have no bread.” Having learned about this, Jesus said to them: “Why do you think that you have no bread? Or do you still not understand or understand? How long will your hearts be blind? You have eyes but don’t see? And you have ears, but you don’t hear? Or don’t you remember: when I broke five loaves for five thousand, how many baskets full of the leftovers did you gather?” They say to Him: “Twelve.” “And when there were seven loaves of bread for four thousand, how many baskets of leftovers did you take away?” And they say to Him: “Seven.” And He said to them: “How come you still do not understand?” And they came to Bethsaida, and brought a blind man to Him, and asked Him to touch him. And, taking the blind man by the hand, He led him out of the outskirts. And spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. And, having looked closely, he said: “I see people walking like trees.” Then He again laid His hands on his eyes, and he began to see, and was healed so that he saw everything clearly. And He sent him to his house, saying: “Go to your house and, if you enter the village, do not tell anyone.” And Jesus and His disciples went out to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And along the way he questioned His disciples, saying to them: “How do people say who I am?” They answered Him, saying: “John the Baptist, and some like Elijah, and others like one of the prophets.” Then He said to them: “How can you tell me who I am?” Peter, answering, said to Him: “You are the Christ.” And He ordered them not to tell anyone about Him. And he began to teach them that it was fitting for the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise again. And He spoke in clear words, and Peter understood Him, and began to rebuke Him. He, turning around and looking at His disciples, punished Peter, saying: “Get behind Me, Satan, for you do not think about the things of God, but about men.” And, having called the crowd together with His disciples, He said to them: “If anyone wants to follow Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. Whoever wants to save his soul will lose it; Whoever loses his soul for the sake of Me and the Gospel will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or does a person exchange his soul for what? Whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man will also be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.” And he said to them: “Truly I say to you, there are those standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God coming with power.” Six days later Jesus took Peter and James and John and led them with Him to a high mountain alone, and was transfigured before them. And his clothes became shining and very white, like snow, which a clothier cannot bleach on earth. And Elijah and Moses appeared to them and talked with Jesus. And Peter, answering, said to Jesus: “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” And he did not know what he was saying, for they were seized with fear. And there came a cloud that overshadowed them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying: “This is My beloved Son; listen to Him.” And immediately looking around, they saw no one else around them except Jesus. And when they were coming down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should not tell anyone what they had seen before the Son of man rose from the dead. And they left a word among themselves, asking what it means to “rise from the dead.” And they questioned Him, saying: “Why do the Pharisees and scribes say that it is fitting for Elijah to come first?” He answered and said to them: “When Elijah comes first, he must restore everything. And, as it is written about the Son of man, He will suffer much and be rejected. But I tell you that Elijah also came, just as it was written about him, and they did with him whatever they wanted.” And when He came to His disciples, He saw around them many crowds and scribes arguing with them. And as soon as all the people saw Jesus, they froze and were afraid, and, running up, they greeted Him. And He asked them: “What are you arguing about?” And one of the crowd, answering, said: “Teacher, I brought to You my son, possessed by a spirit of dumbness, who, wherever he grabs him, throws him, and he becomes covered with foam, and grinds his teeth, and freezes. And I told Your disciples to drive him out, and they could not.” He answered them and said: “O infidel generation, how long will I be among you? How long will I tolerate you? Bring him to Me." And they brought it. And as soon as He saw him, his spirit was immediately shaken. And he, thrown to the ground, rolled in the foam. And He asked his father: “Since when did this happen to him?” And he said to Him: “From infancy, and often the spirit threw him into fire and into water in order to destroy him. But if You can, help us, have mercy on us.” Jesus said to him: “If you can believe, then all things are possible to him who believes.” And immediately the father of the boy, exclaiming, prophesied with tears: “I believe, Lord, help my unbelief.” And seeing the crowds running together, Jesus threatened the unclean spirit, saying: “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you to come out of it and not to enter it again.” And he, crying out and shaking him violently, came out of him, and he became as if dead, so that many said: “He is dead.” Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up. And he stood up. And when He entered the house, His disciples secretly questioned Him: “Why could we not drive him out?” And He said to them: “This generation cannot emerge from anything other than prayer and fasting.” And coming out from there, they walked through Galilee. And He didn’t want anyone to know about Him. And He taught His disciples and said to them: “For the Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him, and having been killed, He will rise on the third day.” They did not understand the word and were afraid to ask Him. And they came to Capernaum. And when they were in the house, He asked them: “What did you discuss on the way?” And they were silent, because on the way they argued among themselves which of them was greater. And, sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them: “If anyone wants to be first, let him be the last of all and a servant to all.” And, taking the youth, he placed him in the midst of them and, embracing him, said to them: “Whoever receives one of the youths like this in My name receives Me. And whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me.” John answered him, saying: “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name who did not follow us, and we rebuked him.” Jesus said: “Do not forbid him. For no one who has performed a miracle in My name can immediately curse Me. Whoever is not against you is for you. Anyone who gives you even a cup of water to drink in My name, because you are Christ’s, truly I tell you, will not lose his reward. And whoever causes one of the least of these who believe in Me to stumble, it would be a great blessing for him if a millstone like the kind of donkeys turn was hung around his neck and thrown into the depths of the sea. And if your hand offends you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter life maimed than to go with two hands into hell, into the unquenchable fire, where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched. And if your foot offends you, cut it off: it is better for you to enter lame into eternal life, than with two feet to be sent into hell with unquenchable fire, where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched. And if your eye offends you, pluck it out: it is better for you to enter the Kingdom of God crooked than with two eyes to be sent to fiery hell, where their worm does not die and the fire does not go out. For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted. Salt is good, but if the salt is unleavened, how will you give it taste? Have salt in yourselves and have peace among yourselves.” And leaving there, He came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. And again the crowds gathered to Him, and, as was His custom, He again taught them. And the Pharisees came and asked, tempting Him, whether it was permissible for a husband to reject his wife. And He answered and said to them: “What did Moses command you?” They said: “Moses allowed a letter of divorce to be written and repudiation.” Jesus, answering them, said: “Because of the hardness of your hearts, he wrote you this commandment. From the beginning of creation, God created them male and female. Therefore a man will leave his father and mother and be attached to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What God has joined together, let no man separate.” In the house, His disciples again questioned Him about the same thing. And He said to them: “Whoever rejects his wife and takes another will commit adultery with her. And if a wife rejects her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.” And they brought children to Him so that He could touch them. The disciples threatened those bringing them, and when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them: “Let the children come to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the Kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” And he embraced them and laid his hands on them, and blessed them. And when He set out on the road, someone ran up and, kneeling before Him, asked Him: “Good Teacher, what should I do to achieve eternal life?” Jesus said to him: “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone. You have learned the commandments: do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not lie, honor your father and mother.” And he, answering, said to Him: “Teacher, I have kept all this from my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him: “You lack one thing: go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven, and come, follow Me.” And he, saddened by what was said, went away in contrition, for he had much wealth. And, looking around, Jesus said to His disciples: “How difficult it is for those who possess gold to enter the Kingdom of God!” The disciples were amazed at His words. And Jesus, answering again, said to them: “Children, how difficult it is for those who hope for gold to enter the Kingdom of God! 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.” They were even more surprised, saying among themselves: “Who can be saved?” And, looking at them closely, Jesus said: “This is impossible with men, but not with God, for with God all things are possible.” And Peter began to say to Him: “Behold, we have left everything and follow You.” Jesus answered and said: “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or field, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold house and brother and sister and mother and child, and field, now in this age where there is persecution, and in the age to come, eternal life. And many will be first last and last first.” They were on the road going up to Jerusalem. Jesus walked ahead, and they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And having called the twelve again, He began to tell them what would happen to Him: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes and elders, and they will sentence Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and spit on Him, and scourge Him, and kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.” And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying: “Teacher, we want that whatever we ask You, You will do for us.” And He said to them: “What do you want me to do to you?” And they said: “Grant us to sit in Your glory, one at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.” Jesus said to them: “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink? Or should I be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” They said to Him: “We can.” Jesus said to them: “The cup that I drink you will drink indeed; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized. But to sit on My right hand or left hand is not fitting for Me to give to you, but to whomever is prepared.” And the ten, having heard, began to be indignant against James and John. Jesus called them and said to them: “You know that those who are considered the first among the pagans rule over them. And the leaders among them have power over them. But let it not be so with you, but let him who desires to be great be your servant. And whoever wishes to be first among you must be a slave of all. For even the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.” And they came to Jericho. And He came out of Jericho, and His disciples, and many crowds, and blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat near the road, begging for alms. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and say: “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.” And many people threatened him to keep quiet. And he shouted even more: “Son of David, have mercy on me.” And Jesus stopped and ordered to call him. And they called the blind man, saying to him: “Calm down and get up, He is calling you.” And he, throwing away his clothes, jumped up and approached Him. And Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want me to do to you?” The blind man said to Him: “Rabbuni, so that I can see.” Jesus said to him: “Go, your faith has saved you.” And immediately he saw and followed Him along the road. And when they approached Jerusalem and Bethany, to the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples and said to them: “Go to the fortification that is opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat before, unbind it and bring it. And if anyone says to you, “What are you doing?”, say that the Lord needs him. And immediately he will let him go.” And when they went out, they found a colt tied in front of a gate at the intersection of two streets, and they untied it. And one of those standing said to them: “What are you doing, why are you untying the donkey?” They told them as Jesus commanded them, and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and covered it with their cloaks, and He sat on it. Many spread their clothes on the road, while others cut and laid branches from trees on the road. And those who walked in front and behind exclaimed, saying: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed be, for the kingdom of our father David is coming! Hosanna in the highest!” And He entered the temple in Jerusalem and, having looked at everyone, since it was already the hour of evening, He went out to Bethany with the twelve. And the next day, leaving Bethany, he was hungry. Seeing from afar a fig tree with leaves, he went up to see if He might find something on it. And, approaching it, he found nothing but leaves, for the fig season had not yet arrived. And, answering, he said to him: “From now on, no one will ever again taste fruit from you.” And his disciples heard him. And He came to Jerusalem. And, entering the church, he began to drive out those selling and buying in the church and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling pigeons. And he did not allow anyone to carry even a vessel through the church. And he taught, saying to them: “Is it not written: “For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations”? You made it a den of robbers.” Hearing about this, the high priests and scribes sought how to destroy Him, but they feared Him, for all the people were amazed at His teaching. And when evening came, they left the city. And the next morning, passing by, they saw a fig tree, withered from the very roots. And Peter, noticing, said to Him: “Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.” And, answering, Jesus said to him: “Have faith in God. Truly I tell you that whoever says to this mountain, “Take it and throw yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what has been said will come to pass, it will be done for him.” Therefore I say to you: “Whenever you pray, whatever you ask, believe that you receive it, and it will happen to you. And when you stand in prayer, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven may forgive you your sins. For if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your sins.” And again they came to Jerusalem. And as they walked through the church, the chief priests and scribes and elders came to Him and said to Him: “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this power to do this?” Jesus, answering, said to them: “I will also ask you one thing; answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do this. Was the Baptism of John from heaven or from men? Answer me". And they pondered among themselves, saying: “If we say that it is from heaven, then He will say: “Why then did you not believe him?” If we say that it is from men, then we are afraid of the people. For they all consider John to be a true prophet.” And answering, they said to Jesus, “We don’t know.” And Jesus answered and said to them: “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” And He began to speak to them in parables: “A man dug up a vineyard and surrounded it with a fence, and dug a hole, and built a tower, and put workers there, and went on a journey. And on time he sent a slave to the workers to take away the fruits of the vineyard from them. They grabbed him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed. And again he sent another slave to them. And they wounded him in the head and treated him insultingly. And again he sent another, and they killed him. And many others were beaten and some were killed. He had a beloved only son, and he sent him last to them, saying: “They will respect my son.” The tenants said to each other: “Here is the heir, let’s go and kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.” And they seized him, killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. What will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. And have you not read in Scripture: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner. Has the Lord done this and it is marvelous in our eyes?” And they tried to take Him, and they were afraid of the crowd, for they knew that He had told this parable about them. And leaving Him, they went away. And they sent several Pharisees and Herodians to Him so that they would catch Him in words. When they arrived, they said to Him: “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and do not care about anyone, and do not look at the face of man, but truly teach the way of God. Is it permissible to give tribute to Caesar or should we not give it?” He, knowing their wickedness, said to them: “Why are you tempting Me? Give me a denarius so that I can see it.” And they gave it to Him. And He said to them: “Whose image and inscription are here?” They said: "Caesar." Jesus answered and said to them: “Render therefore the things that are Caesar’s to Caesar, and the things that are God’s to God.” And they were amazed at Him. And the Sadducees came to Him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they questioned Him, saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if whose brother dies and leaves his wife, but does not leave children, his brother will take his wife and restore his brother’s seed. So there were seven brothers. The first took his wife and died without leaving a seed. And the second one took it and died. And this one did not leave a seed. And the third is like this. And the seven took her like this, and left no seed. The last of all to die was the woman. So, in the resurrection, when they rise again, which of them will she be the wife of? For seven were married to her.” And Jesus, answering, said to them: “Are you not mistaken, for you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? Having risen from the dead, they do not marry or be given in marriage, but remain like angels in heaven. About the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him over the bush, saying: “I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob”? For He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Therefore you are greatly mistaken.” And one of the scribes came up, having heard how they reasoned, and seeing that He answered them well, asked Him which was the first commandment of all. Jesus answered him: “The first commandment of all is: Hear, O Israel, the Lord your God is one God, and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. The second is similar to this: love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” And the scribe said to Him: “Well, Teacher, You have truly said that there is one God and there is no other besides Him. And that one must love Him with all one’s heart and with all one’s mind, and with all one’s soul, and with all one’s strength. And that to love your neighbor as yourself more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” Jesus, seeing that he answered wisely, said to him: “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one else dared to question Him. And Jesus answered and said, teaching in the church: “How then do the scribes say that Christ is the son of David? David himself says in the Holy Spirit: “The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at My right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool.” So, David himself calls Him Lord, and how is He his son?” And many crowds eagerly listened to Him. And He spoke to them His teaching: “Beware of the scribes, who wish to walk in long robes and be welcomed in the marketplaces, and to sit in the first seats in the synagogues, and to take the first places at banquets, which consume the houses of widows under the cover of lengthy prayer. All the more extensive condemnation will they receive.” Jesus, sitting opposite the treasury, watched as many people put money into the box. And many rich people put in a lot. One poor widow came and donated two small coins, which together made up a quadrant. And, having called His disciples, He said to them: “Truly I say to you, this poor widow gave more than all those who gave into the treasury. For everyone sacrificed from what they had in abundance, but this one sacrificed from her poverty everything she had, even her subsistence.” And when they left the church, one of His disciples said to Him: “Teacher, look what stones and what buildings!” And Jesus, answering, said to him: “Do you see all these great buildings? There will not be left one stone upon another that will not be destroyed.” And, sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the church, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew asked Him separately from the others: “Tell us, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all this begins to be fulfilled? And, answering, Jesus began to say to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, “It is I,” and will deceive many. When you hear about wars and rumors of military men, do not be afraid. For this must be done, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes and famines here and there. This is the beginning of sorrows. Look after yourself. For you will be betrayed in councils, and beaten in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake as a testimony to them. And it is fitting that the Gospel should first be preached to all nations. And when they lead you away, betraying you, do not think in advance what you will say, but it will be given to you at that hour what to say. For it is not you who will speak, but the Holy Spirit. Brother will betray brother to death, and father will betray son. And the sons will rise up against their parents and kill them. And you will be hated by everyone for My name's sake. Whoever endures to the end will be saved. When you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be - whoever reads, let him understand - then whoever is in Judea, let him flee to the mountains; and let him who is on the roof not go down into the house or enter to take anything from his house; and whoever is in the field, let him not return to take his clothes; woe to those who are pregnant and nursing in those days. Pray that this does not happen in winter. For in those days there will be such turmoil as has not happened even until now from the beginning of creation, which God has ordained and will not be. And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved, but for the sake of the elect whom He chose, He shortened the days. And then, if someone tells you: “Behold, here is Christ, here He is,” do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Look, behold, I have foretold everything to you. But in those days, after that confusion, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its radiance, and the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers of heaven will be moved. And then they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds with much power and glory. And then He will send His angels and gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. Learn the same from the fig tree. When its branch has already become soft and leaves are born, you know that summer is near. So you too, when you see this being fulfilled, know that He is close, at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are done. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. No one knows about that day or hour, not the angels in heaven, not the Son, but only the Father. Watch, watch and pray. For you do not know when this time will come. Just as a man who went on a journey left his house, and gave his servants authority over all matters, and commanded the gatekeeper to watch. Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know when the owner of the house will come: in the evening, or in the middle of the night, or at the cock’s crow, or in the morning, lest he come suddenly and find you sleeping. The same thing that I say to you, I say to everyone: stay awake.” Two days later there was Passover and the day of unleavened bread, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to seize Him by cunning and kill Him. At the same time they said: “Not on the day of the holiday, so that there would be no confusion among the people.” And when He was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, and was having a meal, a woman came with an expensive spikenard ointment in an alabaster vessel and, breaking the vessel, poured it on His head. There were those who were indignant within themselves and said: “Why such a waste of anointing? After all, she could sell this anointing for more than three hundred denarii and distribute it to the poor.” And they grumbled at her. Jesus said: “Leave her, why are you angry with her? She did a good deed for Me. For you always have the poor with you and, when you wish, you can do good to them, but you do not always have Me. She did what she could: she came in advance to anoint My body for burial. Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, they will tell in memory of her what she did. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the high priests to betray Him to them. When they heard, they were happy and promised to give him money. And he was looking for the most convenient way to give Him away. And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover, the disciples said to Him: “Where do you want us to go and prepare everything for you to eat the Passover?” And He sent two of His disciples and said to them: “Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him and, where he enters, tell the owner of the house what the teacher says: “Where is the refectory for Me, where will I eat the Passover with My disciples?” And he will show you a large covered refectory. Prepare it for us." And His disciples departed and entered the city. And they found everything as He had told them, and prepared the Passover. When evening came, He came with the twelve. And as they reclined and ate, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, one of you who eats with Me will betray Me.” And they began to lament and say to Him one by one: “Isn’t it me?” He said to them: “One of the twelve, who dipped his hand into the dish with Me. And truly the Son of man comes, as it is written about Him, but woe to the man by whom the Son of man is betrayed. It would have been better for him if this man had not been born.” And while they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them, and said: “Take, this is My Body.” And he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. And He said to them: “This is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many. Truly I say to you, I will drink no more of this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink new wine in the kingdom of God.” And, having sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Jesus said to them: “You will all be offended because of Me this night, for it is written: “I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.” But after I am resurrected, I will go before you into Galilee.” Peter said to Him: “Even if everyone is offended because of You, it will not be I.” And Jesus said to him: “Truly I say to you, today, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he said even more: “Even if I must die with You, I will not renounce You.” Everyone said the same thing. And they came to an estate whose name was Gethsemane. And He said to His disciples: “Sit here while I pray.” And he took Peter and James and John with him and began to tremble and lament. And he said to them: “My soul is sorrowful even unto death; stay here and watch.” And, moving away a little, he fell to the ground and prayed that, if possible, this hour would pass from Him. And he said: “Abba, Father, everything is possible for You, carry this cup past Me, but not as I want, but as You do.” And he came and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter: “Simon, are you sleeping? Couldn't you stay awake for one hour? Watch and pray so that you do not fall into temptation. Truly the spirit is ready, but the flesh is weak.” And, going away again, he prayed, saying the same words. And when he returned, he again found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they did not know what to answer Him. And He came the third time and said to them: “Today you sleep and are at rest. Enough! The hour has come. Behold, the Son of man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Get up, let's go. Behold, he who betrays Me is near.” And while He was speaking, Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, came, and with him a large crowd with swords and shafts from the chief priests and scribes and elders. He who betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying: “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; take Him and lead him carefully.” And having arrived, he immediately approached Him and said: “Rejoice, Rabbi.” And kissed Him. They laid hands on Him and seized Him. One of those standing around, drawing his sword, struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. And Jesus, answering, said to them: “As if you were a robber, you came out with swords and polearms to seize Me? Every day I was among you in the church, teaching, and you did not grab Me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled." Then all His disciples left Him and fled. A certain young man followed Him, wrapped in a blanket over his naked body. And they grabbed him. But he threw away the blanket and ran away from them naked. And they brought Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and scribes and elders gathered together. Peter followed Him from afar until he entered the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the servants near the fire and warmed himself. The chief priests and the whole council looked for evidence against Jesus in order to put Him to death, but found none. For many bore false witness against Him, and their testimonies did not agree. And those who brought false testimony against Him stood up, saying: “We heard Him say: “I will destroy this church made with hands and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.” And there was no consent in this evidence. And the high priest, standing in the middle, asked Jesus, saying: “Do you answer nothing to what they accuse you of?” He was silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest asked Him and said to Him: “Are you the Christ, the Son of the blessed God?” Jesus said to him: “I. And you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power of God and coming with the clouds of heaven.” The high priest, tearing his robe, said: “Why do we need witnesses now? Do you think you heard blasphemy? And everyone condemned Him as guilty of death. And some of them began to spit on Him and cover His face, and beat Him with their fists and say to Him: “Prophesy.” And the servants slapped Him. And Peter was in the courtyard below, and one of the high priest’s maids came and, seeing Peter warming himself, looked at him and said: “And you were with Jesus of Nazareth.” He denied, saying: “I do not know and did not understand what you are saying.” And he went outside from the yard, and the rooster crowed. The maid, seeing him again, began to say to those standing around: “He is one of those people.” He again denied. And a little while later those standing there began to say to Peter: “Truly you are one of those people, for you are a Galilean.” He began to curse and swear: “I don’t know the person you’re talking about.” And immediately the rooster crowed again. And Peter remembered the words that Jesus said to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times,” and he began to cry. And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a council with the elders and scribes. And the whole council, having bound Jesus, took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate. And Pilate asked Him: “Are you the king of the Jews?” And He, answering, said to him: “You say.” And the chief priests accused Him of many things. Pilate asked Him again, saying: “Are you not answering anything? Do you see how many accusations there are against You!” Jesus did not answer further, so Pilate was amazed. It was his custom, for the sake of the holiday, to release to them one of the prisoners whom they asked. And there was a man there, called Barabbas, who was arrested with the rebels, having committed murder during the rebellion. And the crowd, having arrived, began to ask him to do to them, as he always did. Pilate answered them and said: “Do you want me to release the king of the Jews to you?” For he knew that out of envy the chief priests had betrayed Him. The high priests urged the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas to them. Pilate again spoke to them, answering: “What do you want me to do to the king of the Jews?” And they shouted again: “Crucify Him.” Pilate said to them: “What evil has He done?” But they shouted even more: “Crucify Him.” Pilate, wanting to please the people, released Barabbas to them and handed Jesus over to be scourged and crucified. The soldiers took Him to the courtyard of the praetorium, and called the whole cohort, and clothed Him in purple, and, having woven a crown of thorns, placed it on Him. And they began to greet Him: “Rejoice, King of the Jews!” And they beat Him on the head with a staff, and spat on Him, and bowed their knees and worshiped Him. And when they had finished making fun of Him, they took off His purple and clothed Him in Their own garments, and led Him out to crucify Him. And they forced a certain Simon of Cyrene, who was passing by, coming from the villa, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to take His cross. And they took Him to the place of Golgotha, which is translated as the place of skulls. And they gave Him wine mixed with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it. And those who crucified Him divided His garments, casting lots for them as to who should take what. Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him. And an indication of His guilt was written: “King of the Jews.” And with Him they crucified two thieves, one at His right hand, the other at His left. And the Scripture was fulfilled, which says: “And he was numbered among the evildoers.” And those passing by blasphemed Him, shaking their heads and saying: “Ha, who destroys the church of God and restores it in three days! Save Yourself, come down from the cross.” Likewise, the high priests, mockingly, said to the scribes to each other: “He saved others, but he cannot save himself. Let Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” And those crucified with Him reviled Him. And the sixth hour came, and there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: “Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabaktani?” This is translated: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” And some of those standing around heard it and said, “Behold, He is calling Elijah.” One, running up and soaking a sponge with vinegar, and pricking it on a reed, gave Him a drink, saying: “Wait, let’s see if Elijah comes to take Him down.” Jesus cried out with a loud voice and gave up the ghost. And the veil of the church was torn in two, from top to bottom. The centurion standing opposite, seeing that, having thus exclaimed, He gave up the ghost, said: “Truly this man was the Son of God.” There were also women there, watching from afar. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Younger and Joseph, and Salome, who still followed Him in Galilee and served Him, and many others who went up to Jerusalem with Him. And since evening had already come (and it was Friday, the eve of Saturday), Joseph came from Arimathea, a noble decurion 1, who himself expected the kingdom of God, and bravely entered Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate was surprised that He was already dead. And, calling the centurion, he asked him whether He was really already dead. And, having learned from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. Joseph bought a veil and, taking Him off, wrapped Him in the veil and laid Him in a tomb hewn out of the rock, and rolled the stone to the entrance to the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary Joseph looked where they laid Him. When the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene and Mary of James and Salome bought perfume to go and anoint Jesus. And early in the morning of the first day of the week, at dawn, they came to the tomb. And they said to each other: “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” And, looking around, they saw that the stone had been rolled away. And he was very big. And, entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, dressed in white robes, and froze. He told them: “Don’t be afraid. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, crucified. He has risen, He is not here. Behold, the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter that He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.” And they came out and ran from the tomb. Trembling and trembling seized them, and they did not say anything to anyone, for they were afraid. Jesus, rising on the morning of the first day of the week, first appeared to Mary Magdalene, from whom he cast out seven demons. She went and announced to those who were with Him, mourning and crying. And they, having heard that He was alive, and she had seen Him, did not believe. After this, He appeared in another form to two of them walking along the way to the villa. And they went and told the others, but they did not believe them either. He appeared last to the eleven who were at the table, and reproached them for the unbelief and hardness of their hearts, because they did not believe those who saw Him risen. And he said to them: “Go to the whole world, preach the Gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved. Whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons, speak in new tongues, take up snakes, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not harm them; They will lay hands on the sick, and they will be healed.” And truly the Lord Jesus, having said this to them, was taken up into heaven and sits at the right hand of God. They went and preached everywhere, and the Lord helped them and confirmed the word, accompanying them with signs. Since, indeed, many have tried to order the stories compiled among us about the deeds, as handed down to us by those who from the beginning themselves saw the Word and were His servants, it seemed fitting for me, carefully following everything in order from the very beginning, to write to you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you might know the truth of those words in which you were instructed. In the days of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah from the line of Abijah; and his wife was one of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without reproach, and they did not have a son, for Elizabeth was barren, and both were approaching the decline of their days. And it became like this: when Zechariah fulfilled his priesthood in the order of his turn before God, according to the custom of the priesthood, the lot fell so that he, taking the censer, would enter the church of God. And the whole multitude of people prayed outside at the hour of incense. And the angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right hand of the altar of incense. And Zechariah, when he saw it, was perplexed, and fear seized him. The angel said to him: “Let there be no fear in you, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him a name - John. And he will be your joy and rejoicing, and many will rejoice over his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he will not drink wine and vodka, and will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother’s womb, and will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God, and he himself will precede Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, so that he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the unbelievers to the prudence of the righteous, preparing for the Lord a perfect people.” And Zechariah said to the angel: “How do I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is approaching the end of her days.” And the angel, answering, said to him: “I am Gabriel, who stands before God, sent to speak to you and preach this gospel to you. And behold, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in due time, you will be dumb and will not be able to speak until the day when this comes true.” The people were waiting for Zechariah and were amazed that he was delaying in the church. Having gone out, he could not speak to them, and they realized that he had a vision in the church. And he gave them signs and remained mute. And it came to pass that when the days of his ministry were fulfilled, he returned to his house. After these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived and hid herself for five months, saying: “This is what the Lord did to me in the days when He decided to remove the reproach from me among men.” In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to the city of Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a husband, whose name was Joseph, from the house of David, and the name of the virgin was Mary. And the angel, coming to Her, said: “Rejoice, full of grace! The Lord is with you. Blessed are You among women." Having heard it, she was confused by his speech and wondered what this greeting should mean. And the angel said to Her: “Let there be no fear in You, Mary, for You have found grace before God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a Son, and you will give His name Jesus. This One will be great, and they will call Him the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign in the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.” Mary said to the angel: “How will this be, for I do not know the husband?” And the angel, answering, said to Her: “The Holy Spirit will descend on You, and the power of the Most High will overshadow You. Therefore the holy thing that will be born of You will be called the Son of God. And, behold, Elizabeth, Thy relative, and she conceived a son in her old age, and this is her sixth month, which is called barren. For no word will be impossible for God.” Mary said: “Behold, the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from Her. Mary, having risen, went out in those days with haste to the mountains, to the city of Judah. And she went into Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth. And it came to pass that when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the child in her womb rejoiced, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and cried with a loud voice, and said: “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And where do I get this from, that the Mother of my Lord came to me? For, behold, when the voice of Thy greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb rejoiced. And blessed is she who believed, for what the Lord told you will be accomplished.” And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. For He looked upon the humility of His servant. Behold, truly from now on all generations will call Me blessed. For the Mighty One has done great things for Me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is from generation to generation towards those who fear Him. He showed the power of His hand, He scattered the arrogant in the thoughts of His heart. He dethroned the mighty and exalted the humble. He filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away with nothing. He recognized Israel, His child, 2 remembering His mercy. As he spoke to our fathers, Abraham and his seed forever.” And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house. It was time for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son. And her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord magnified His mercy over her, and they congratulated her. And it came to pass on the eighth day that they came to circumcise the child, and named him after the name of his father Zechariah. And his mother, answering, said: “Not so, but he will be called John.” And they said to her: “But no one in your family was called by this name.” And they asked his father with a sign what he wanted to call him. And, asking for a tablet, he wrote, saying: “His name is John.” And everyone was amazed. And immediately his mouth and his tongue were opened, and he spoke, blessing God. And fear fell upon all their neighbors, and all these words spread throughout all the mountainous regions of Judea. And everyone who heard this wondered in their hearts, saying to each other: “Who do you think this child will be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying: “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited his people and made atonement for them. And he raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David, his child, as he said through the mouth of the holy prophets who were from time immemorial: salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, in order to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, that he would give us, so that without fear, freed from the hand of our enemies, we would serve him in holiness and righteousness before him. all our days. And you, baby, will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, in order to give the knowledge of salvation to His people for the remission of their sins through the interior of the mercy of our God, in which the East from above visited us, to enlighten those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet on the path of peace.” The baby grew and became stronger in spirit. And he was in the wilderness until the day of his appearance to Israel. It was so in those days that a command came from Caesar Augustus to rewrite the whole world. This description was first made by the governor of Syria Tsirin 3. And everyone went to show up to everyone in their city. Joseph also went out from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and family of David, to show up with his betrothed Mary, his pregnant wife. And it came to pass, that while they were there, the days were fulfilled to give birth to her. And She gave birth to Her Son, the firstborn, and wrapped Him in rags and laid Him in a stall, for there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were shepherds in that land who did not sleep and kept watch over their flock at night. And behold, the angel of the Lord stood next to them, and the radiance of God illuminated them, and they were afraid with great fear. And the angel said to them: “Do not be afraid, for, behold, I bring you good news of great joy, which will be to all the people: for today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you, who is Christ the Lord. And this is a sign to you: you will find the Child wrapped in rags and laid in a stall.” And immediately the great army of heaven appeared with the angel, praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will.” And it came to pass that the angels departed from them into heaven, and the shepherds said to each other: “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this word, how that which the Lord has shown to us was done.” And they came joyful and found Mary and Joseph and the Child laid in a stall. When they saw it, they understood the word that was spoken to them about this Boy. And all who heard were amazed at what the shepherds told them. Mary kept all these words, collecting them in Her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. And after the eight days were completed for the boy to be circumcised, he was called by the name Jesus, as he was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And after the days of Her purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they took Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord, as it is written in the law of the Lord: “For every male child that opens the womb shall be called a saint of God.” And that they should offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons. And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, a righteous and God-fearing man, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was in him. He received an answer from the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he saw Christ the Lord. And he came in spirit to the church. And when His parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might deal with Him according to the custom of the law, he took Him in the palm of his hands and blessed God and said: “Now Thou sendest forth Thy servant, O Lord, according to Thy word, in peace: for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all nations, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel.” And His father and Mother were amazed at what was said about Him. And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, His Mother: “Behold, He is appointed for the fall and resurrection of many in Israel, and as a sign for rebellion, and a sword will pierce your very soul, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” And there was there the prophetess Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, from the tribe of Asher, who had reached her advanced days, and lived with her husband for seven years from her virginity, and as a widow until she was eighty-four years old. She did not leave the church, serving with fasting and prayers night and day. And entering at that hour, she praised the Lord and spoke about Him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Israel. And when they fulfilled everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their city of Nazareth. The boy grew and became stronger, full of wisdom. And the grace of God was upon Him. And His parents went every year to Jerusalem on the day of the celebration of Passover. And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast day, and when the days were ended and they returned, the Child Jesus remained in Jerusalem, and His parents did not know it. And thinking that He was in the crowd, they walked a day's journey and began to look for Him among their relatives and friends. And not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for Him. And it came to pass that three days later they found Him in the church, sitting among the teachers, listening and questioning them. And all who heard Him were amazed at His wisdom and answers. And those who saw were amazed. And His Mother said to Him: “Son, what have you done to us? Behold, Your father and I, grieving, sought You.” And He said to Her: “How is it that you sought Me? Do you not know that it is fitting for Me to be in the things that belong to My Father?” And they did not understand the words that He spoke to them. And they went out with Him and came to Nazareth. And He was in subjection to them. And His Mother kept all these words in Her heart. And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and grace before God and men. In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, under the procurator of Judea Pontius Pilate, Herod the tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip the tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonea, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, under the high priests Annas and Caiaphas, the word of the Lord came over John, the son of Zechariah, in the desert. And he walked throughout the entire region of Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, as it is written in the book of the sayings of Isaiah the prophet: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight. Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and every hill will be humbled. And the uneven things will be straight, and there will be thorns on the rough paths. And all flesh will see the salvation of God.” And he said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him: “You brood of vipers, who taught you to flee from the coming wrath? Therefore, produce fruits worthy of repentance. And don’t start saying, “Our father is Abraham.” For I tell you that God is able to raise up the sons of Abraham from these stones. For the ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” And the crowds asked him, saying: “What should we do?” He answered and said to them: “He who has two tunics, let him give to him who does not have.” And whoever has food, let him do likewise.” The tax farmers also came to be baptized and said to him: “Teacher, what should we do?” And he said to them: “Do nothing more than what you are supposed to do.” The soldiers also asked him, saying: “What should we do?” And he told them: “Do not extort anything from anyone, do not slander anyone, and be content with your salary.” When the people were wondering who he was, everyone was thinking in their hearts about John, whether he was Christ by chance, John answered, saying to everyone: “Truly I baptize you with water, but a stronger one than I is coming, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will clear His field and gather the wheat into His barn, but He will burn the chaff in unquenchable fire.” And, proclaiming many other things, he preached the gospel to the people. Herod the tetrarch, when John reproached him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil deeds that Herod had done, added this to all of them, and imprisoned John. It so happened that when all the people were baptized, and Jesus, having received baptism, was praying, the heavens were opened and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in bodily form, like a dove, and a voice was heard from heaven: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am pleased with Myself.” And Jesus was at the beginning of about thirty years old, as it was believed, the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Mathan, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janai, the son of Joseph, the son of Maphatiah, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Ishmah, the son of Naggai, the son of Maat, the son of Maphatiah, the son of Shimei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, the son of Joanan, the son of Resha, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neriah, the son of Melchi the son of Addi, the son of Kosan, the son of Elmadan, the son of Er, the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Mathan, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonah, the son of Eliakim, the son of Meleus, the son of Menna, the son of Maphatai, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Esron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Seruch, the son of Raghab, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Malalel, the son of Cainan, the son Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God. Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, departed from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, and was tempted by the devil. During those days He ate nothing, and when they were over, He became hungry. And the devil said to Him: “If You are the Son of God, tell this stone that it may become bread.” And Jesus answered him: “It is written: “For man does not live by bread only, but by every word of God.” And the devil took Him to a high mountain, and showed Him in one moment all the kingdoms of the earth, and said to Him: “I will give all this power to You and their glory, for this has been handed down to me, and to whomever I want, I give it. Therefore, if You bow before me, everything will be Yours.” And, answering, Jesus said to him: “It is written: “Worship your Lord and serve him only.” And he took Him to Jerusalem, and placed Him on the wing of the church, and said to Him: “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here. For it is written: “He commanded his angels for you, that they might keep you; and therefore they will bear you up in their hands, lest you strike your foot against a stone.” Jesus, answering, said to him: “It is said: “Do not tempt the Lord your God.” And, having completed all the temptations, the devil departed from Him for the time being. And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and His fame spread throughout the whole region. And He taught in their synagogues, and they all glorified Him. And He came to Nazareth, where He was nursed, and according to His custom He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And they handed Him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And, unwinding the scroll, He found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for this purpose He has anointed me, He has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to heal the brokenhearted, to preach release to the captives, and sight to the blind, to set free those who are broken, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of recompense.” And He rolled up the scroll, gave it to the servant, and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to speak to them: “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.” And everyone testified about Him, and were amazed at the words of grace that came from His mouth, and said: “Is not this the son of Joseph?” And He said to them: “You will certainly tell Me this parable: “Physician, heal yourself.” What we heard was done in Capernaum, do also here, in Your fatherland.” And he said: “Truly I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country. Truly I tell you that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up for three years and six months, therefore there was a great famine throughout the whole land. And Elijah was not sent to any of them, but only to Zarephath of Sidon to a widow woman. And there were many lepers in Israel during the time of the prophet Elisha. And not one of them was purified, but only Naaman the Syrian.” And when they heard this, all who were in the synagogue were filled with wrath. And they rose and brought Him out of the city, and took Him to the top of the mountain on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down. He passed among them and left. And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, where he taught them on the Sabbath. And they were amazed at His teaching, for His speech was with authority. And there was a man in the synagogue possessed by an unclean demon, and he exclaimed with a loud voice, saying: “Leave what is between us and You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know You, who You are, the Holy One of God.” And Jesus rebuked him, saying: “Be silent and come out of him.” And the demon, throwing him into the middle, came out of him and did him no harm. And fear seized everyone, and they said among themselves: “What is this word that commands the unclean spirits with power and strength, and they come out?” And the fame of Him spread throughout all the settlements in the area. Jesus, leaving the synagogue, entered Simon's house. Simon's mother-in-law was overcome by a severe fever, and they asked Him for her. And, standing over her, He commanded the fever, and it went away. And she immediately stood up and served them. When the sun set, everyone who had patients with various diseases brought them to Him. And He laid His hands on each one and healed them. And demons came out from many, shouting and saying, “You are the Son of God.” And He, having forbidden, did not allow them to say that they know that He is Christ. When the day was over, He went out into a deserted place, and crowds sought Him, and came to Him, and held Him, so that He would not leave them. He said to them: “And it is fitting for Me to preach the Kingdom of God to other cities, for for this purpose I was sent.” And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. And it came to pass that crowds pressed upon Him to hear the word of God, and He stood near the lake of Gennesaret. And I saw two boats standing near the lake, and the fishermen went out and washed their nets. He, having boarded the boat that belonged to Simon, asked him to sail a little from the shore. And, sitting, he taught the crowds from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon: “Run into the deep and spread out your nets for a catch.” And Simon, answering, said to Him: “Master, working all night, we caught nothing, but at Your word I will let down the net.” And having done so, they caught a huge number of fish, and even their net was torn. And they gave a sign to the comrades who were in the other boat to come and help them. And they took it and filled both boats, so that they almost sank. Simon Peter, when he saw this, fell at the knees of Jesus, saying: “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord!” For stupor came over him and all those who were with him fishing and got the catch, also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were Simon’s companions. And Jesus said to Simon: “Do not be afraid, from now on you will catch people.” And bringing the boats to land, leaving everything, they followed Him. And it came to pass that while He was in a certain city, behold, a leper man, seeing Jesus, fell on his face and asked Him, saying: “Lord, if you wish, you can cleanse Me.” And, stretching out his hand, He touched him, saying: “I wish. Cleanse yourself." And immediately the leprosy left him. And He commanded him not to tell anyone: “But go, show yourself to the priest and offer up for your cleansing, as Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.” And fame about Him spread widely, and many crowds gathered to hear and be healed of their ailments. He withdrew into the desert and prayed. And it came to pass one day that He sat teaching, and there sat the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, who had come from all the strongholds of Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem, and the power of God was to heal them. And behold, the men brought a paralyzed man on a bed, desiring to bring him to Him and lay him before Him. And, because of the crowd, not finding how to bring it, they climbed onto the roof and through the roof lowered it along with the bed into the middle of the room before Jesus. Seeing their faith, He said: “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” And the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying: “Who is this who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins except God alone? Jesus, knowing their thoughts, answered and said to them: “Why do you think in your hearts? What is easier: to say: “Your sins are forgiven,” or to say: “Rise and walk”? And so that you may know that the Son of Man has on earth the power to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic: “I say to you, get up, take your bed and go to your house.” And immediately, in front of their eyes, he stood up, took the bed on which he was lying, and went to his house, glorifying God. And numbness seized everyone, and they glorified God. And they were overcome with fear, saying: “Today we have seen a wonderful thing.” After this He went out and saw a tax farmer named Levi, sitting collecting taxes, and said to him: “Follow Me.” And Levi prepared a bountiful feast for Him in his house, and there were many tax-farmers and others there feasting with them. And the Pharisees and scribes whispered about them, saying to His disciples: “Why do you eat and drink together with tax farmers and sinners?” And Jesus answered and said to them: “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” They said to Him: “Why do John’s disciples often fast and pray, just like the Pharisees’ disciples, but do yours eat and drink?” He said to them: “Is it possible to force the sons of the groom to fast while the groom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast during those days.” And He spoke a parable to them: “No one puts the patch from a new garment on an old one, otherwise he will spoil the new one, and the patch from the new will not fit the old one. And no one pours new wine into an old wineskin, otherwise the new wine will burst through the wineskin, and it will spill itself, and the wineskin will spoil. But new wine should be poured into a new wineskin, and both will be preserved. And no one who drinks the old immediately wants the new, but says: “The old is better.” And it came to pass that on the Saturday following Great Saturday, walking through a sown field, His disciples plucked the ears of grain and ate them, rubbing them with their hands. Some Pharisees said to them: “Why are you doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?” And Jesus answered them: “Have you not read what David and those who were with him did when he was hungry, how he entered the house of God and took the showbread, which no one is allowed to eat except the priests, and he ate it and gave it to those who were with him?” And he said to them: “For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” And it came to pass on another Sabbath that He entered the synagogue and taught. And there was a man there with a withered right hand. The scribes and Pharisees watched to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. And they decided to accuse Him of this. He knew their thoughts and said to the withered man: “Rise up and stand in the middle.” And he got up and stood up. Jesus said to them: “I ask you, is it lawful to do good or evil on the Sabbath? Save the soul or destroy it? And, looking around at everyone, he said to the man: “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched out, and his hand was restored. They were filled with foolishness and discussed among themselves what to do with Jesus. And it happened in those days that He went out onto the mountain to pray and spent the whole night in prayer to God. And when the day came, He called His disciples and chose twelve of them (whom He called apostles): Simon, whom He called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James Alpheus and Simon, who was called the Zealot, and Judas Jacob, and Judas Iscariot, who was a traitor. And, descending with them from the mountain, He stood up on level ground, and a crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of people from all over Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from the sea coast, and from Tire and Sidon, who came to listen to Him and to be healed of their illnesses. And those who were tormented by unclean spirits were healed. And everyone in the crowd wanted to touch Him, for power came from Him, healing many. And, raising His eyes to His disciples, He said: “Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will rejoice. Blessed will you be when people hate you and drive you out, and blame you and reject your name as an evil one, for the sake of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and be glad, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. Their fathers did the same with the prophets. However, woe to you, you rich, for you already have your consolation. Woe to you, you who are well-fed, for you will hunger. Woe to you who rejoice now, for you will grieve and weep. Woe be it when people bless you. Their fathers did the same with the false prophets. But I tell you that you hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who slander you. And whoever hits you on the cheek, turn the other one too. And to the one who takes away your robe, do not refuse your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you. And don’t ask the one who took what’s yours back. And as you would have people do to you, so do you to them. And if you love those who love you, what gratitude is there for you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what gratitude is to you? Sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what gratitude is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive the same amount. However, you love your enemies. Give charity and lend, without expecting anything in return. And your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, Who is kind to both the ungrateful and the wicked. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Judge not and you will not be judged. Do not judge, and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, compact, shaken together, running over, will be given into your vessel; for with the same measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” And He told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Won't they both fall into the pit? The student is not higher than the teacher, but everyone will be perfect if he is like his teacher. Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother: “Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,” without seeing the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see how to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. For it does not happen that a good tree bears bad fruit, or that a bad tree bears good fruit. Therefore every tree is known by its fruits. And they do not gather figs from thorn bushes, or grapes from blueberry bushes. A good man brings good things out of the good treasury of his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasury. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. And why do you call Me, “Lord, Lord,” and do not do what I say? I will show you who everyone who comes to Me, listening to My preaching and doing them will be like: he is like a man building a house, who dug a deep hole and placed the foundation on a rock. And there was a flood, and the stream fell on that house, and could not move it, for it was founded on rock. Whoever listens and does not do it is like a man who built his house on the ground without a foundation. A torrent fell upon him, and immediately he fell. And the collapse of that house was great.” When He had finished all His words in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum. The slave of a certain centurion, who was valuable to him, was suffering from illness and was dying. And when the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent the elders of the Jews to Him, asking Him to come and heal his servant. And they came to Jesus and besought Him earnestly, saying to Him: “He is worthy that You should do this for him, for he loves our people and himself built a synagogue for us.” And Jesus went with them. And when he was already not far from home, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying: “Lord, do not worry, for I am not worthy for You to enter under my roof, therefore I myself did not consider myself worthy to go to You, but say the word and my boy will be healed. After all, I, a man subordinate to the authorities, having soldiers under my command, say to one: “Go,” and he goes; and to another: “Come,” and he comes; and to my servant: “Do this,” and he does it.” Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and, turning to the crowds that followed Him, said: “Truly I say to you, I have not found such faith in Israel.” And, returning to the house, the messengers found the sick slave healthy. And it came to pass: after this He went to a city called Naim, and His disciples and a large crowd went with Him. When He approached the gates of the city, behold, they carried out the dead, only son of their mother. She was a widow. And a large crowd of townspeople walked with her. When the Lord saw her, moved by mercy towards her, he said: “Don’t cry.” And he came up and touched the coffin (the coffin bearers stopped), and said: “Young man, I tell you, stand up.” And the one who was dead sat down and spoke. And He gave it to his mother. And fear seized everyone, and they glorified God, saying: “A great prophet has arisen among us, and God has visited His people.” And fame about Him spread throughout all Judea and all the surrounding lands. And his disciples told John about all this. And John called two of his disciples and sent them to Jesus, saying: “Are you the one who is coming, or should we wait for another?” The men came to Him and said: “John the Baptist sent us to You, saying: “Are You the One who is coming, or should we wait for another?” At that hour he healed many from diseases, wounds and evil spirits, and gave sight to many blind people. And, answering, He said to them: “Go, tell John what you hear and see: the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, good news is preached to the poor. And blessed is everyone who is not offended because of Me.” And when John’s messengers departed, He began to speak about him to the crowds: “What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind? So what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Behold, people in expensive clothes and jewelry are in the royal houses. So what did you go out to see? Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. He is the one about whom it is written: “Behold, I send My angel before Thy face, and he will prepare Thy way before Thee.” I tell you, there is no greater prophet among those born of women than John the Baptist. But he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” And all the listening people, and the tax farmers, rendered righteousness to God, being baptized with the baptism of John. The Pharisees and the lawyers despised the counsel of God among themselves, not being baptized by it. The Lord said: “So, to whom will I liken the people of this generation? And who are they like? They are like boys sitting in the square, and talking to each other, and saying: “We played the flutes for you - and you did not dance, we cried - and you did not mourn.” For John the Baptist came, not eating bread, not drinking wine, and you say: “He is possessed by a demon.” The Son of Man came, eating and drinking, and you say: “Behold, a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of tax farmers and sinners.” And wisdom is justified by all its sons.” And one of the Pharisees asked Him to share a meal with him. And entering the house of the Pharisee, He reclined at the table. And behold, a woman, a sinner from that city, having learned that He had come to table at the Pharisee's house, brought a vessel of anointing and, standing behind His feet, began to water His feet with tears and wiped it with the hair of her head, and kissed His feet, and anointed Him with anointing. Seeing this, the Pharisee who called Him spoke to himself, saying: “If He were a prophet, He would truly know who and what this woman is like as far as He is concerned. For she is a sinner." And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have a word for you.” And he said: “Teacher, speak.” “A certain moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. And those who had no means to repay the debt, he forgave them both. Who will love him more because of this?” Simon, answering, said: “I believe that the one to whom he forgave more.” And He said to him: “You judged correctly.” And turning to the woman, he said to Simon: “Do you see this woman? I entered your house, you did not give water for My feet. She watered My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give Me a kiss, but as soon as she entered, she did not stop kissing My feet. You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with unction. For this reason I tell you: her many sins are forgiven, for she loved much. Whoever is given less has loved less.” And He said to her: “Your sins are forgiven.” And those who were eating with them began to say to themselves: “Who is this who also forgives sins?” He said to the woman: “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace." And it came to pass after this that He went through the cities and fortifications, preaching and preaching the good news of the Kingdom of God, and the twelve with Him, and certain women who were healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom came seven demons, and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, the procurator of Herod, and Susanna, and many others who served Him according to their ability. When a large crowd had gathered, hurrying to Him from the cities, He said in a parable: “A sower went out to sow his seed. And while he was sowing, some fell near the road and was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it. Others fell on the stones and, coming up, dried up, because they had no moisture. Another one fell among the thorns, and the thorns that came up with it choked it. Others fell on good soil and sprang up and bore fruit a hundredfold.” Saying this, He exclaimed: “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” And His disciples asked Him what kind of parable it was. He said to them: “To you it has been given to know the secret of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest - in parables, for, seeing, they do not see, and, hearing, they do not understand. Here is this parable: the seed is the word of God. Those who are near the road are those who hear, and then the devil comes and takes the word from their hearts so that they, believing, will not be saved. And those who are on the stone are those who hear, receive the word with joy and have no root: they believe for a time, but in time of temptation they deny. Those who fell among the thorns are those who hear, but, being strangled by the worries, wealth, and pleasures of this life, do not bear fruit. The same as on the good earth are those who, listening, in a better and kinder heart, keep the word and bear fruit in patience. For no one, having lit a candle, covers it with a vessel or puts it under the bed, but puts it on a candlestick, so that those who enter may see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be revealed and known. Therefore, watch what you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.” And His Mother and His brothers came to Him, but could not approach Him because of the crowd. And they told Him: “Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see You.” He answered and said to them: “My mother and my brothers are those who listen to and do the word of God.” And it happened one day: He entered the boat, and His disciples, and He said to them: “Let us cross the lake.” And they set sail. And while they were sailing, He fell asleep. And a storm wind blew across the lake, so that they took in water and were in danger. Having approached, they woke Him up, saying: “Master, we are perishing.” And He stood up and rebuked the wind and the storm of water, and they ceased. And there was calm. And He said to them: “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid and amazed, saying to each other: “Who do you think is this, who commands the winds and the sea, and they obey Him?” And they sailed to the vicinity of Gerasa, which is opposite Galilee. And when He set foot on earth, He met a certain man who had been possessed by a demon for a long time, who did not wear clothes and did not stay in the house, but only in the tombs. This one, when he saw Jesus, prostrated himself before Him and, crying out with a loud voice, said: “What is between me and You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.” He commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times he seized him, so that he was bound with chains and kept in fetters. And, breaking the bonds, he was taken by the demon into the desert. Jesus asked him and said, “What is your name?” And he said: “Legion,” for many demons entered into it. And they asked Him not to order them to go into the abyss. There was a herd of many pigs grazing on the mountain. And they asked Him to let them enter into them. And He allowed them. And therefore demons came out of man and entered into pigs. And immediately the herd ran into the lake and suffocated. The shepherds, seeing what had happened, ran and announced it in the city and in the villas. And the people went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had come out, clothed and in his right mind, sitting at His feet, and they were afraid. Those who saw them told them how he was healed from the legion. And the whole crowd from the vicinity of Gerasa asked Him to leave them. For great fear seized them. He, having boarded the boat, returned. And the man from whom the demons had come out asked Him to be with Him. Jesus sent him away, saying: “Return to your house and tell us how much God has done for you.” And he went throughout the whole city preaching how much Jesus had done for him. And it came to pass that when Jesus returned, a crowd came out to meet Him. For they were all waiting for Him. And behold, there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was an elder in the synagogue. And he fell at the feet of Jesus, asking Him to come home to him, for he had an only daughter, almost twelve years old, and she was dying. And it came to pass that as He walked, crowds pressed around Him. And there was a certain woman there who had been bleeding for twelve years, who had spent all her fortune on doctors and could not find healing from them. She came up from behind and touched the hem of His clothes, and immediately the flow of her blood stopped. And Jesus said: “Who touched Me?” Still they denied, and Peter said along with those who were with him: “Master, the crowds press in and bump into You, and You say: “Who touched Me?” And Jesus said: “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.” The woman, seeing that she had not gone unnoticed, came up, trembling, and prostrated herself at His feet, and before all the people declared why she had touched Him and how she immediately became healthy. And He said to her: “Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace.” While He was saying this, someone came to the elder of the synagogue, saying to him: “Do not bother Him, for your daughter is dead.” Jesus, having heard this word, answered the father of the girl: “Do not be afraid, just believe, and she will be healthy.” And having entered the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with Him except Peter, James, John, and the father of the girl and her mother. And everyone cried and grieved for her, but He said: “Do not cry, the young woman is not dead, but is sleeping.” And they mocked Him, knowing that she had died. He, taking her hand, exclaimed, saying: “Little girl, stand up.” And her spirit returned, and immediately she stood up. And He ordered that they give her something to eat. And her parents were dumbfounded, and Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone what had happened. And, having called the twelve apostles, He gave them power and authority over all demons and to heal diseases. And he sent them to preach the Kingdom of God and heal the weak. And he said to them: “Take nothing with you on the road, no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, and do not have two tunics. And whatever house you enter, stay there and do not leave there. And if somewhere they do not receive you, when you leave that city, shake off even the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.” And going out, they walked through the fortifications, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. And Herod the tetrarch heard everything that He had done, and hesitated, for it was said of Him by some that it was John who rose from the dead; some - that Elijah appeared; and others - that one of the ancient prophets rebelled. And Herod said: “I beheaded John. Who is this, about whom I hear this?” And I sought to see Him. And the apostles returned and told Him everything they had done. And, taking them, He withdrew to a deserted place, to Bethsaida. When the crowds learned about this, they followed Him, and He came out to meet them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God, and healed those who were seeking healing. The day began to fade towards evening. And the twelve came and said to Him: “Send away the crowds, so that they may disperse to the nearest fortifications and villas and find food, for we are in a deserted place.” He told them: “Give them something to eat.” And they said: “We have nothing but five loaves of bread and two fish. Should we really go and buy food for this whole crowd?” And there were about five thousand husbands there. He said to His disciples: “Tell them to sit down for a meal in groups of fifty.” And they did so, and ordered everyone to lie down. He, taking the five loaves and two fish, looked up to heaven, and blessed them, and broke them, and distributed them to His disciples, so that they should lay them before the crowds. And they all ate and were filled. And the pieces that remained of them were collected into twelve baskets. And it came to pass, that while He was praying alone, and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them, saying, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” And they answered and said: “Some by John the Baptist, others by Elijah, and still others say that one of the ancient prophets has risen.” He said to them: “Who do you think I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “By the Christ of God.” And He rebuked them and commanded them not to tell this to anyone, saying: “For it is fitting for the Son of man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and to rise again on the third day.” He said to everyone: “If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross every day and follow Me. Whoever wants to save his soul will destroy it, and whoever loses his soul for My sake will save it. For what will a person gain if he gains the whole world, but he himself perishes and causes damage to himself? For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in His majesty, and in the majesty of the Father and the holy angels. I tell you, truly some of those standing here will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.” And it came to pass about eight days after these words, that He took Peter, and James, and John, and went up into the mountain to pray. And when He prayed, the appearance of His face became different and His robe became shining white. And behold, two men talked with Him. It was Moses and Elijah, visible in greatness, and they spoke of His departure, which was to take place in Jerusalem. Peter and those with him were burdened with sleep. And when they awoke, they saw His greatness and the two men standing with Him. And it came to pass that as they departed from Him, Peter said to Jesus: “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” And he didn't know what he was saying. While he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. And as they entered the cloud, they were afraid. And a voice came from the cloud, saying: “This is My beloved Son; listen to Him.” And while the voice sounded, only Jesus remained. And they fell silent and did not tell anyone in those days anything that they saw. And it came to pass the next day, when they came down from the mountain, that a large crowd met them. And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying: “Teacher, I beseech Thee, look upon my son, for he is the only one I have. And behold, the spirit grabbed him, and suddenly screamed, and threw him, and shook him, so that he was covered with foam, and came out with force, tormenting him. I asked Your disciples to drive him out, but they could not.” Jesus answered and said: “O faithless and perverted generation, how long will I be among you and endure you? Bring your son here." And when he approached, the demon threw him and shook him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him to his father. And everyone was dumbfounded by the greatness of God. And while everyone was amazed at everything that He had done, He said to His disciples: “Keep these words in your hearts: The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men.” But they did not comprehend this word, and there was a veil over their eyes, so that they did not understand this and were afraid to ask Him about this word. And the thought came to them which of them was the greatest. But Jesus, seeing the thoughts of their hearts, took the boy and placed him near Him, and said to them: “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me. And everyone who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For whoever is the least among you all is the greatest.” John, answering, said: “Master, we saw that someone was casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him, for he does not follow us.” And Jesus said to him: “Do not forbid, for whoever is not against you is for you.” And it came to pass that when the days of His taking were fulfilled, He determined to go to Jerusalem. And He sent messengers before Him. And they went and entered the Samaritan city to prepare everything for Him. And they did not receive Him, for He looked like one going to Jerusalem. When His disciples, James and John, saw this, they said: “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” And turning around, He rebuked them, saying: “You do not know what kind of spirit you are from. The Son of Man came not to destroy souls, but to save.” And they went out to another fortification. And it came to pass: as they walked along the road, someone said to Him: “I will follow You wherever You go.” Jesus said to him: “Foxes have holes, birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” And He said to another: “Follow Me.” He said: “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” And Jesus said to him: “Leave it, let the dead bury their dead, but you go and proclaim the Kingdom of God.” Another said: “I will follow You, Lord, but let me first tell my family about this.” Jesus said to him: “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” After this, the Lord also appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two before His face to every city and every place where He Himself intended to come. And he said to them: “Truly the harvest is great, but the workers are few. Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest to send workers into his harvest. Go: behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. Do not carry a bag, a scrip, or sandals with you, and do not greet anyone on the road. When entering any house, say first of all: “Peace to this house.” And if the son of peace be there, your peace will rest on him; and if not, it will come back to you. Stay in that house, eat and drink whatever they have, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Don't move from house to house. And whatever city you enter, where you are received, eat what is set before you, and heal the sick who are there, and teach them: “The kingdom of God has come near to you.” Whatever city you enter where you will not be received, go out into their square and say: “Even the dust that has come to us from your city, we are wiping away for you, but know that the Kingdom of God is at hand.” I tell you that it will be easier for Sodom on that day than for that city. Woe to you, Chorazin, woe to you, Bethsaida, for if the works that were done in you had been done in Tire and Sidon, you would immediately have sat down in sackcloth and ashes and repented. However, it will be easier for Tire and Sidon at the trial than for you. And you, Capernaum, exalted to heaven itself, will be cast down to hell itself. Whoever listens to you listens to Me. And whoever rejects you rejects Me. Whoever rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.” And the seventy-two returned with joy, saying: “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” And He said to them: “I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven. Behold, I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy. And nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits are subject to you; Rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” At that hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said: “I confess before You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to the little ones. Yes, Father, for this pleases You. Everything has been handed over to me by My Father. And no one knows what the Son is like except the Father; and what is the Father besides the Son and those to whom the Son chose to reveal.” And turning to His disciples, He said: “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see and did not see, and to hear what you hear and did not hear.” And behold, a certain expert in the law stood up, tempting Him and saying: “Teacher, what can I do to gain eternal life?” And He said to him: “What is written in the law? How do you read? He answered and said: “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.” And he said to him: “You answered correctly, do so and you will live.” The same one, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus: “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus, realizing this, said: “A certain man went from Jerusalem to Jericho and was caught by robbers, who robbed him completely and, having beaten him, left, leaving him half dead. It happened that a certain priest was passing along the same road and, seeing him, passed by. Likewise, the Levite, being not far from that place, saw him and went further. A certain Samaritan, while traveling, happened to be near him and, seeing him, was moved with compassion. And he came and bandaged his wounds, pouring in oil and wine. And, laying him across his saddle, he took him to the inn and took care of him. And the next day he took two denarii and gave them to the owner of the inn, and said: “Take care of him, and whatever you spend beyond that, I will reimburse you on the way back.” Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the one who was caught by the robbers?” And he said: “He who dealt with him was merciful.” And Jesus said to him: “Go and do like this.” And it came to pass that, as he walked, he entered a certain fortification. And a certain woman named Martha received Him into her home. And she had a sister named Mary, who, sitting at the feet of the Lord, listened to His words. Martha worked hard to serve Him diligently. And she stood up and said: “Lord, don’t you care that my sister left me alone to serve? Therefore, tell her to help me.” And the Lord, answering, said to her: “Martha, Martha, you are worried and worried about many things, but only one thing is necessary. Mary chose the best part, which will not be taken away from her.” And it happened like this: He prayed in a certain place and, when he finished, one of His disciples said to Him: “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” And He said to them: “When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be Thy name.” Thy kingdom come. Give us our daily bread this day. And forgive us our sins, just as we forgive everyone who owes us. And do not lead us into temptation.” And He said to them: “Which of you, having a friend, will go to him in the middle of the night and say to him: “Friend, lend me three loaves, for my friend came to me from the road, and I have nothing to feed him.” And he, answering from home, will say: “Don’t bother me, the gates are already closed, and my little children are in bed with me, I can’t get up and give it to you.” But if he continues to knock, I tell you, if, having gotten up, he does not give it to him for the sake of friendship, then because of his persistence he will get up and give him what he needs. And I say to you: ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you; for everyone who asks receives; and whoever seeks finds; and to the one who knocks it opens. For if one of you asks his father for bread, will he give him a stone? Or a fish - will he give a snake instead of a fish? Or, if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? Therefore, if you, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the good spirit to those who ask Him!” And He cast out demons, and one was dumb. And when He cast out the demon, the dumb man spoke, and the crowds were amazed. One of them said: “In the name of Beelzebub, who is chief among the demons, He casts out the demons.” And others, tempting, asked Him for a sign from heaven. But he, seeing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself will perish, and house will fall against house. If Satan is divided within himself, how can his kingdom stand? Therefore you say that in the name of Beelzebub I cast out demons. If I cast out demons in the name of Beelzebub, in whose name do your sons cast out? Therefore they will be your judges. But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, then the Kingdom of God has truly reached you. If a man is strong and guards his home with weapons, his property is in peace. If the strongest, having gained the upper hand, defeats him, then he will take away all the weapons in which he relied, and, taking his armor, will divide him. He who is not with Me is against Me. And whoever does not gather with Me scatters. The unclean spirit, having left a person, wanders through waterless places, looking for peace, and, not finding it, says: “I will return to my house from where I came.” And when he comes, he finds it swept, clean and decorated. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and, entering, they settle there. And the latter turns out to be worse for the person than before.” And it came to pass that while He was saying this, a certain woman from the crowd, raising her voice, said to Him: “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts that You sucked.” And He said, “But more blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.” When the crowds gathered, He began to say: “This generation is a wicked generation, it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation. The Queen of the South will rise up in judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And, behold, a greater Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh will rise up in judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented for the sake of Jonah’s preaching. And, behold, the greater of Jonah is here. No one lights a lamp to put it in a secret place or under a bushel, but puts it on a candlestick, so that those who enter may see the light. The lamp of your body is your eye. If your eye is simple, then your whole body will be clear. If you are vicious, then your body will be dark. Therefore, be careful that the light in you is not darkness. Therefore, if your body is all clear, and there is no dark part in it, everything will be clear and, like a shining lamp, will illuminate you.” And as He spoke, one of the Pharisees asked Him to dine with him. And He entered and lay down at the table. The Pharisee began to think within himself and say why He did not wash himself before the meal. And the Lord said to him: “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and platter, but your insides are full of robbery and injustice. Fools, isn’t He who created the external the same who created the internal? Verily, whatever remains for you, give in charity. And, behold, everything is clear for you. But woe to you, Pharisees, because you separate the tithe from mint, rue, and all herbs, and neglect the judgment and love of God. This is the right thing to do, and not to miss it. Woe to you, Pharisees, for you love the first places in the synagogues and greetings in the squares. Woe to you, for you are like hidden tombs, so that people walk in them without knowing.” One of the lawyers, answering, said to Him: “Teacher, when you say this, You also reproach us.” And He said: “And woe to you lawyers, for you burden people with burdens that they cannot bear, and you yourself do not touch the load with even one finger of yours. Woe to you who build the tombs of the prophets, for your fathers killed them. Truly you testify that you agree with the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build tombs for them. For this reason, the wisdom of God says: “I will send prophets and apostles to them, and some of them they will kill and persecute.” Thus, the blood of all the prophets, shed from the dispensation of the world, from this generation, will be exacted: from the blood of Abel up to the blood of Zechariah, who died between the altar and the church. Truly I say to you, she will be asked from this generation. Woe to you, lawyers, for you hold the keys of knowledge, but you yourself do not enter, and you forbid those who enter.” And because He told them this, the Pharisees and lawyers began to persecute Him even more strongly and cut off many of His speeches, plotting against Him and looking for what words of His to lay hold of in order to accuse Him. When many crowds surrounded Him, so that one stepped on another, He began to say to His disciples: “Avoid the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed; and nothing done in secret that will not be known. For what you said in the darkness will be said in the light. And what you spoke into the ear in the room will be preached from the rooftops. I tell you, My friends: do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that they are unable to do anything. I will show you whom to fear: fear Him who, having killed, has the power to send you to hell. Truly I say to you: Fear Him. Aren't they selling five sparrows for two coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. But all the hairs on your head are numbered. Therefore do not be afraid: you are worth more than many sparrows. Truly I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of man will also confess before the angels of God. And whoever denies Me before men will deny Me before the angels of God. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man will be released; the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be released. But when they bring you to the synagogues and to the magistrates 4 and the authorities, do not worry about how or what to answer or what to say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that hour what is right for you to say.” Someone from the crowd said to Him: “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” And He said to him: “Man, who made Me a judge or a divider over you?” And he said to them: “See that you beware of all greed, for life is not in the abundance of what you have.” He told them a parable, saying: “The field of one rich man brought forth much fruit. And he thought to himself, saying: “What will I do, for I have nowhere to gather my fruits?” And he said: “I will do this: I will destroy my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather all my harvest and my goods there, and I will say to my soul: soul, you have a lot of goods for many years to come, rest, eat, drink, feast.” God said to him: “Fool, this night they will take your soul, whose will it be what you have prepared?” So it will be with those who store up treasures for themselves, and are not rich for God.” And He said to His disciples: “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. The soul is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. Think about the ravens, which neither sow nor reap, and have neither storehouse nor barn, and God feeds them. You are so much more valuable than them! And which of you can, by reflection, add one cubit of height to himself? If you can’t do less, then why bother about anything else? Think about the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil, they do not spin. I tell you that Solomon in all his glory did not dress like one of them. If God dresses the grass that is in the field today and thrown into the oven tomorrow, how much more so are you, poor in faith! And do not seek what you can eat or drink, and do not get carried away with worries, for all these things the pagans of this world seek. Your Father knows that you need this. Truly seek first the Kingdom of God and its justice, and all these things will be added to you. Fear not, little flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom. Sell ​​what you have and give alms. Make for yourselves bags that will not wear out, and a treasure in heaven that will not be lost, which a thief will not steal and moth will not spoil. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning in your hands, and be like people waiting for their master when he returns from a wedding, so that as soon as he comes and knocks, you will immediately open the door to him. Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, finds awake. Truly I tell you, he will gird himself, and tell them to sit down at the table, and he will come and serve them. And if he comes in the second watch, and if he comes in the third watch and finds them like this, blessed are those servants. Know that if the head of the family knew at what time the thief would come, then, of course, he would have been awake and would not have allowed him to enter his house. And you be ready, for at an hour when you think not, the Son of Man will come.” Peter said to Him: “Lord, are You speaking this parable for us or for everyone?” The Lord said to him: “Who do you think is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master appointed over his family so that he would give them a portion of wheat on time? Blessed is that servant whose master, when he comes, finds him doing this. Truly I say to you, he will put him over all his possessions. If that servant says in his heart: “My master is slow to come,” and begins to beat his slaves and slaves, eat, drink and get drunk, then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him up, and determine his fate with the infidels. The slave who knew the will of his master, and did not prepare, and did not fulfill his will, will receive many punishments; whoever did not know and did something worthy of a spanking will receive few spankings. From everyone to whom much is given, much will be asked. And those who have been entrusted with much will be asked to do more. I have come to send fire to the earth, and do I desire anything other than for it to flare up? For I must be baptized with baptism, and how can I restrain myself until this is fulfilled? Or do you think that I came to give peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division: for henceforth there will be five in one divided house, three separated from two, and two from three. The father is from the son, and the son from his father; mother - from daughter, and daughter - from mother; mother-in-law from her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law from her mother-in-law.” He also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud coming from the west, immediately say: “A storm has come.” And this happens. And when the wind blows from the south, you say that it will be hot, and it happens. You hypocrites, you know how to distinguish the face of heaven and earth, how come you cannot discern this time? Why then do you not judge for yourselves what is righteous? When you go with your enemy to the elder, try to free yourself from him on the way, so that he does not happen to drag you to the judge, and the judge does not hand you over to the executioner, and the executioner does not throw you into prison. I tell you: you will not leave there until you return even the last little thing.” And there were people there who told Him at that hour about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. And He answered and said: “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? No, I tell you: but if there is no repentance in you, you will all perish in the same way. So also those eighteen on whom the tower fell at Shiloh and killed them: do you think that these too should have been greater than all the people living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you: but if you do not repent, you will all perish in the same way.” He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it, and did not find it. And he said to the vinedresser: “Behold, it has been three years since I came, looking for fruit on this fig tree, and I did not find it. Therefore, cut it down, why is it occupying the land? He answered and said to him: “Sir, spare her this year too, until I dig her up and fertilize her with manure. Perhaps it will bear fruit? If not, then after this you will cut it down.” And He was in their synagogue on the Sabbath, teaching. And behold, there was a crooked woman there, possessed by a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years, so that she could not even lift her eyes. Jesus, seeing her, called her to Him and said to her: “Woman, you are free from your weakness.” And he laid his hand on her, and immediately she straightened up and glorified God. The ruler of the synagogue, angry because Jesus healed her on the Sabbath, said to the crowd: “There are six days on which it is proper to do things, therefore come on those days and you will be healed, but not on the Sabbath day.” The Lord, answering him, said: “You hypocrite, is there even one of you who will not untie his ox or donkey from the stall on the Sabbath and lead him to the water? Should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be freed on the Sabbath day from these bonds?” And when He said this, all His enemies were ashamed, but all the people rejoiced over all His glorious deeds. Therefore He said: “What is the Kingdom of God like? And what can I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and buried in his garden, and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air found rest in its branches.” And He said again: “To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until it was all leavened.” And He walked through the cities and strongholds, teaching on the way to Jerusalem. Someone said to Him: “Lord, will few be saved?” He said to him: “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. When the Head of the family comes inside and locks the door, you, standing outside, begin to knock on the door, saying: “Lord, open to us,” and He will say, answering you: “I don’t know you, where you come from.” Then you will begin to say: “We ate and drank before You, and You taught in our marketplaces.” And He will say to you: “I don’t know you, where you are from; depart from Me, all you workers of injustice.” There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but you are cast out. And they will come from the east and the west, and the north, and the south, and will lie down in the kingdom of God. And lo, there are the last who will be first, and there are the first who will be last.” On that day, some of the Pharisees came, saying to Him: “Save yourself and leave here, for Herod wants to kill You.” And He said to them: “Go and tell this fox: “Behold, I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will be taken away. However, it is fitting for Me to walk today and tomorrow and the next day, for it does not happen to a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.” Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets, who stone those who are sent to you, how often have I wanted to gather your sons together, like a bird gathering its chicks under its wings, but you did not want to? Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you that you will not see Me until it happens that you say: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” And it came to pass that Jesus entered into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, and they watched Him. And behold, a certain man suffering from dropsy appeared before Him. Jesus answered and spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” And they were silent. He took the man, healed him and released him. And he said, answering them: “Which of you, if a donkey or his ox falls into a pit, will not immediately reach him on the Sabbath day?” And they could not answer Him to this. He spoke a parable to those invited, noticing how they chose the first places at the table, telling them: “When you are invited to a wedding, do not sit in the first place, for suddenly the guest will be invited in greater honor than you, and the one who invited you and him will come up and say to you: “Make room for him.” And then you will go with shame to take the last place. But when you are invited, go and lie down in the last place. And when the one who invited you approaches, he will say to you: “Friend, rise higher.” Then you will have glory before all who share the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” He also said to the one who invited Him: “When you arrange breakfast or dinner, do not invite your friends, nor your brothers, nor acquaintances, nor neighbors, nor rich people, so that they do not invite you in return, and you will be rewarded. But when you prepare a meal, call the poor, the weak, the lame and the blind, and you will be blessed, for they have nothing with which to repay you, therefore you will be rewarded in the resurrection of the righteous.” One of those reclining there, hearing this, said to Him: “Blessed is he who eats bread in the Kingdom of God.” And He said to him: “A certain man held a great feast and invited many. And at the hour of the feast he sent his servant to tell those invited to come, for everything was ready. And everyone began to apologize as one. The first one told him: “I bought a villa, and I need to go see it. Please forgive me." And another said: “I bought five teams of oxen and am going to try them out. Please forgive me." And another one said: “I got married and that’s why I can’t come.” And the servant returned and told this to his master. Then the head of the family, angry, said to his servant: “Go immediately to the city squares and crossroads and bring here the poor, the weak, the blind and the lame.” And the servant said: “Lord, your command has been fulfilled, but there is still room.” And the master said to the servant: “Go out onto the roads and under the fences, and persuade them to come, so that my house may be filled. I tell you that none of the men who were invited will eat at my feast.” Many crowds walked with Him, and He turned around and said to them: “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own soul, he cannot be My disciple. And whoever does not take on his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down to calculate the necessary costs and understand whether he has everything to complete the building, so that after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish, when he sees it, everyone does not begin to mock him, saying: “This man began to build and cannot finish?” Or what king, going to war against another king, does not first sit down to calculate whether he can meet with ten thousand the one who is coming at him with twenty thousand? Otherwise, while he is still far away, he will send an embassy and ask him about the conditions of peace. Therefore, anyone of you who does not renounce everything that he has cannot be My disciple. Good salt. If the salt evaporates, where will the taste come from? It is not fit for use either in the ground or in a waste pit and will be thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” And there were tax farmers and sinners who came to listen to Him. And the Pharisees and scribes whispered, saying: “He receives sinners and eats with them.” And He spoke this parable to them, saying: “Which man among you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, will not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he finds it, he rejoices and places it on his shoulders. And, having come home, he will call his friends and neighbors, saying to them: “Congratulate me, for I have found the lost sheep.” I tell you that in heaven there will be more joy over one sinner who repented than over ninety-nine righteous people who had no need to repent. Or what woman, having ten drachmas, if she loses one drachma, does not light a lamp and sweep the house, and search diligently until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors, saying: “Congratulate me, for I have found the drachma that I lost.” Thus, I tell you, there will be joy before the angels of God over one sinner who has done repentance.” He also said: “A certain man had two sons. And the youngest of them said to his father: “Father, give me part of the estate that is due to me.” And he divided the estate between them. A few days passed, and the youngest son, having collected everything, went to travel to a distant land and there squandered his property in luxury. When he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that region, and he began to experience need. And he went out and joined one of the inhabitants of that region. And he sent him to his villa to graze pigs. And he dreamed of filling his belly with the pods that the pigs ate. And no one gave it to him. He, turning to himself, said: “How many hired workers in my father’s house have an abundance of bread, but here I am perishing from hunger! I will get up and go to my father and say to him: “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired hands.” And he got up and went to his father. When he was still far from there, his father saw him and, moved by mercy, ran up, fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him: “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” The father said to his servant: “Quickly bring the best shirt and clothe him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet, and bring the fatted calf and kill it. And we will eat him at the feast, for this son of mine was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and is found.” And they began to feast. His eldest son was on the field. And, coming and approaching the house, he heard music and a round dance. And he called one of the slaves and asked what it was. And he said to him: “Your brother has come, and your father killed the fatted calf, because he found him in health.” He was angry and did not want to enter. Therefore his father went out and began to beg him. And he, answering, said to his father: “Behold, I have served you for so many years and have never violated your command, but you have never given me even a kid so that I could have a feast with my friends. But after this son of yours came, having squandered his property with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.” And he told him: “Son, you are always with me, and everything that is mine is yours. It is fitting to feast and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and has come back to life, he was lost and is found.” He also said to His disciples: “A certain rich man had a steward. And they glorified him before him, as if he was wasting his property. And he called him and said to him: “What am I hearing about you? Give me an account of your management, for you can no longer manage.” The manager said to himself: “What should I do, since my master has deprived me of management? I don’t have the strength to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg. I know what I should do so that when I am removed from management, they will welcome me into their homes.” And so, calling each of his master’s debtors, he said to the first: “How much do you owe my master?” And he said: “One hundred jugs of oil.” And he told him: “Take your receipt and sit down quickly, write fifty.” He also said to another: “How much do you owe?” That river: “One hundred measures of wheat.” He said to him: “Take your papers and write eighty.” And the master praised the dishonest manager, for he acted wisely, for the sons of this age are wiser than the sons of light in their generation. And I tell you: mammon of wickedness, make people your friends, so that when you fade away, they will receive you into eternal abodes. He who is faithful in small things is also faithful in big things. And who is a little dishonest, and a lot dishonest. Therefore, if you were not faithful in the dishonest mammon, then who will trust you with the genuine? And if you have not been faithful in what belongs to others, who will give you what is yours? No slave can serve two masters, for he will either hate the first and love the other, or he will fall in love with the first and despise the second. You cannot serve God and mammon.” The Pharisees, who were greedy, also heard all this and mocked Him. And He said to them: “You justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts, for what is exalted to men is an abomination to God. The Law and the Prophets up to John, after him the Kingdom of God was preached, and everyone strives towards it with effort. And heaven and earth would sooner pass away than one line would be removed from the law. Anyone who rejects his wife and takes another commits adultery. And whoever takes one rejected by her husband commits adultery. There was a rich man, dressed in purple and fine linen, and every day he held a feast with a mountain. And there was a beggar named Lazarus, lying under his gate, covered in boils, and dreaming of being satisfied with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table, and no one would give it to him, but dogs came and licked his boils. And it came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels onto Abraham's chest. The rich man also died and was buried in hell. And, raising his eyes in the midst of torment, he saw Abraham in the distance and Lazarus on his chest. And, crying out, he said: “Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and refresh my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.” And Abraham said to him: “Son, remember that you received good things in your life, just as Lazarus received evil things. Now he is consoled here, and you are tormented. And besides all this, great darkness has been established between us and you, therefore those who want to go from here to you cannot, and from there they do not go here.” And he said: “Then I ask you, father: send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, so that he can testify to them, so that they too do not come to this place of torment.” And Abraham said to him: “They have Moses and the prophets; let them listen to them.” And he said: “No, Father Abraham, but if someone comes to them from the dead, they will do repentance.” He said to him: “If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, then they will not believe if someone rises from the dead.” And He said to His disciples: “It is impossible that temptations should not come, but woe to him through whom they come. It would benefit him more if a millstone were hung around his neck and thrown into the sea than for one of these little ones to be offended. Take heed to yourself: if your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. And if he sins against you seven times a day and turns to you seven times a day, saying: “I repent,” forgive him.” And the apostles said to the Lord: “Increase our faith.” The Lord said: “If you have faith like a mustard seed and say to this mulberry tree: “Take out the roots and replant yourself in the sea,” it will listen to you. For which of you, having a slave plowing or shepherding, when he returns from the field, will say to him: “Go quickly to the table,” and not say to him: “Prepare something to eat, gird yourself and serve me while I eat and drink, and then you will eat and drink yourself”? Will he thank the slave for doing as he was ordered? Don't think. So you too, when you have done everything that is commanded to you, say: “We are useless slaves. They did what they had to do.” And it came to pass that as He went to Jerusalem, He passed through Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a certain fortification, he met ten men of lepers standing at a distance. And they raised their voices, saying: “Master Jesus, have mercy on us.” He, seeing them, said: “Go, show yourself to the priests.” And it came to pass that as they walked, they were cleansed. One of them, seeing that he had been cleansed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice, and fell on his face before His feet, giving thanks. And this man was a Samaritan. Jesus answered and said: “Were not ten cleansed? And where is nine? There was no one among them who would return and give glory to God except this foreigner.” And he said to him: “Get up and go, for your faith has saved you.” The Pharisees asked Him when the Kingdom of God would come. Answering them, He said: “The Kingdom of God will not come in such a way as to be observed. And they will not say: “Behold, here”; or: “Behold, there.” For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” And He said to His disciples: “The days are coming when you will want to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see. And they will say to you: “Behold, here”; and: “Behold, there.” Don't go and follow them. For as lightning flashes from under the sky and shines on those under heaven, so will the Son of Man be on His day. First, it is fitting for Him to suffer much and be rejected by this generation. And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of man. They ate, they drank, they married and were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ark. And the flood came and everyone died. It was like this in the days of Lot: they ate and drank, bought and sold, planted and built, but on the day when Lot came out of Sodom, fire and brimstone rained down from the sky, and everyone perished. The same will happen on the day when the Son of Man appears. At one hour, the one who is on the roof and his utensils are in the house, do not come down to take them. And whoever is on the field should not return back either. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever strives to save his soul will destroy it. And whoever destroys her will revive her. I tell you: that night there will be two in one bed: one will be taken, the other will be left. Two will grind together: one will take it, the other will be left. Two on the field: one will be taken, the other will be left.” Answering, they said to Him: “Where, Lord?” He told them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will gather.” He also told them a parable that it was proper to always pray and not cease, saying: “There was in one city a certain judge who did not fear God and did not respect people. There was also a widow in that city. And she came to him, saying: “Protect me from my enemy.” And for a long time he did not want to. Then he said to himself: “Even though I don’t fear God and don’t respect people, since this widow bothers me so much, I will protect her so that when she comes for the last time, she won’t offend me.” The Lord said: “Listen to what the dishonest judge says. Will God really not protect His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night, and will He endure them? I tell you that He will quickly protect them. However, when the Son of Man comes, what do you think, will he find faith on earth?” He also spoke this parable to those who were confident in themselves that they were righteous and despised others: “Two men entered the church to pray. One is a Pharisee, and the other is a tax farmer. The Pharisee, standing up, prayed to himself like this: “God, I thank You that I am not like other people - robbers, wicked people, adulterers, or at least this tax farmer. I fast twice on Saturdays and give tithes of everything I own.” And the tax farmer, standing in the distance, did not raise his eyes to heaven, but struck himself on the chest, saying: “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” I tell you that I went to this house justified more than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.” They also brought babies to Him so that He could touch them. The disciples, seeing this, forbade them. Jesus, having called them, said: “Let the children come to Me and do not forbid them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” And one commander asked Him, saying: “Good Teacher, by what works will I gain eternal life?” Jesus said to him: “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God. You have learned the commandments: do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.” That river: “I saved all this from my youth.” Hearing this, Jesus said to him: “You still lack one thing: sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me." Hearing this, he was saddened, for he was very rich. Jesus, seeing that he was saddened, said: “How difficult it is for those who possess gold to enter the Kingdom of God! 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.” And those who heard said: “And who can be saved?” He told them: “What is impossible for men is possible for God.” And Peter said: “Behold, we have left everything and follow You.” He said to them, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left home or parents or brothers or wife or children for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will receive much more in this time and in the age to come—eternal life.” And Jesus took the twelve and said to them: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of man will be fulfilled. For they will betray Him to the pagans, and they will mock Him, and flog Him, and spit on Him. And after they flog Him, they will kill Him, and on the third day He will rise again.” And they did not understand any of this, and the word was hidden from them, and they did not understand anything that was said. And it came to pass that when they drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting by the road, begging for alms. And, hearing that a crowd was passing by, he asked what it was. And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.” And those in front rebuked him and ordered him to be silent. He shouted even louder: “Son of David, have mercy on me.” Jesus stood up and commanded that they bring him to Him. And when he drew near, he asked him, saying: “What do you want me to do to you?” And he said: “Lord, that I may see.” And Jesus said to him: “Look, your faith has saved you.” And he immediately saw and followed Jesus, glorifying God. And every people who saw this gave praise to God. And He entered and passed through Jericho. And behold, a man named Zacchaeus was the chief of the tax farmers and was rich. He sought to see Jesus as He was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was small in stature. And, running ahead, he climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was supposed to pass there. And coming to that place and looking up, Jesus saw him and said to him: “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today it is fitting for Me to remain in your house.” And he quickly and joyfully received Him. And when everyone saw this, they whispered, saying that He had come to a sinful man. Zacchaeus, standing up, said to the Lord: “Behold, half of my goods, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I deceived anyone in anything, I will return them fourfold.” Jesus said to him: “Now salvation has come for this house, for he too is a son of Abraham. But the Son of Man came to seek and save that which was lost.” In addition, He spoke a parable to those who heard this, for He was not far from Jerusalem, and they expected that the Kingdom of God would immediately be revealed. Therefore He said: “A certain noble man went to a distant land to accept royal power and return. Having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas and said to them: “Carry on business until I return.” His fellow citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying: “We don’t want this king over us.” And it came to pass that he returned, having assumed royal power. And he ordered to call the slaves to whom he had given money in order to find out how much any of them had earned by doing business. And the first one came, saying: “Sir, your mina has gained ten minas.” And he said to him: “Well, good servant, since you have been faithful in small things, you will rule over ten cities.” And another came, saying: “Sir, your mine has made five mines.” And to this he said: “And you will be over five cities.” And another came, saying: “Sir, here is your mine, which I wrapped in a handkerchief, for I was afraid of you, because you are a stern man: you take what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.” And he said to him: “From your mouth I judge you, you worthless servant. You knew that I am a stern man, taking what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow. And why didn’t you give my money on interest, so that when I came, I would receive it along with the profit?” And he said to those standing nearby: “Take the mine from him and give it to the one who has ten mines.” And they said to him: “Sir, he already has ten minas.” “I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance. From the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. As for my enemies, who did not want me as their king, bring them here and kill them before me.” And having said this, He went to Jerusalem. And it came to pass that when He approached Bethphage and Bethany on the mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, saying: “Go to the stronghold opposite. Entering it, you will find a colt tied, on which no other person has ever sat. Untie him and bring him. And if anyone asks you why you are untying him, tell him: “For the Lord desires his service.” And the messengers went and found, as He told them, a colt standing. When they untied the colt, its owners said to them: “Why are you untying the colt?” And they said: “For the Lord has need of him.” And they brought him to Jesus, and putting their garments on the colt, they set Jesus on it. And He rode, and they spread their garments on the way. And when He was already approaching the descent from the Mount of Olives, all the crowds of disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord, peace in heaven and glory in the highest.” And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him: “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.” He said to them: “I tell you that if these are silent, the stones will shout!” And when he approached and saw the city, He wept over it, saying: “Oh, that you would truly know in this day what is for your peace! Now this is hidden from your eyes. For the days will come against you, and your enemies will surround you with fortifications, and surround you, and press you in on every side, and they will cast you and your sons who are within you to the ground, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, for you did not know the time of your visitation.” And, entering the church, He began to drive out those who were selling and buying in it, saying to them: “It is written: “For My house is a house of prayer,” but you have made it a den of robbers.” And He was in the church every day, teaching. The chief priests, and the scribes, and the rulers of the people sought to destroy Him, and did not find anything to do to Him. For all the people listened to Him willingly. And it came to pass that one day, when He was teaching the people in the church and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and scribes gathered together with the elders and spoke to him, saying: “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Or who gave you this power? Jesus answered and said to them: “I will also ask you a question. Answer Me: Was John’s baptism from heaven or from men?” And they pondered among themselves, saying: “If we say that it is from heaven, then He will say: “Why then did you not believe him?” If we say that it is from men, all the people will stone us. For they are confident that John is a prophet.” And they answered that they did not know where it came from. And Jesus said to them: “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.” And He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and settled tenants there, and he himself went on a long journey. And at the appointed time he sent a slave to the workers, so that they would give him some of the fruits of the vineyard. And they, having beaten him, sent him away with nothing. And he sent another slave. They beat and insulted him and sent him away empty-handed. And he sent a third one. They wounded this too and threw it away. The lord of the vineyard said: “What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Maybe when they see him they will show respect.” When the tenants saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying: “This is the heir, let us kill him so that the inheritance becomes ours.” And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What will the lord of the vineyard do to them for this? He will come and destroy these tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said: “Let this not happen.” He, looking at them, said: “Why then is it written: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the head of the corner”? Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken, and whoever it falls on will be broken into pieces.” And the chief priests and scribes sought to lay hands on Him at that hour, but they were afraid of the people, for they understood that He had spoken this parable to them. And, tracking him down, they sent spies pretending to be righteous, so that they would catch Him in words, in order to betray Him to the authority of the governor. And they asked Him, saying: “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly and do not pay attention to faces, but truly teach the way of God. Are we allowed to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” He, remembering their deceit, said to them: “Why are you tempting Me? Show Me the denarius. Whose image and inscription is on it? They answered Him: “Caesar.” And He said to them: “Render therefore what is Caesar’s to Caesar, and what is God’s to God.” And they could not convict His word before the people, and, amazed at His answer, they fell silent. Some of the Sadducees also came, denying that there is a resurrection, and questioned Him, saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote to us: “If anyone’s brother dies having a wife and remains childless, let his brother take his wife and restore seed to his brother.” And so, there were seven brothers, and the first took a wife and died, leaving no children. And the next one took her and died himself, leaving no child. And the third took it. And likewise all seven left no seed and died. The last of all to die was the woman. Therefore, in the resurrection of which of them will she be the wife? Because she was the wife of seven.” And Jesus said to them: “The children of this age marry and are given in marriage. Those who are worthy of that age and the resurrection from the dead do not marry or take wives and can no longer die, for they are equal to the angels of God and are the sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. Moses demonstrated the same thing that the dead are raised near the bush, when he called the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for for Him all are alive.” Some of the scribes answered and said to Him: “Teacher, You have spoken well.” And they no longer dared to ask Him anything. He said to them: “How do they say about Christ that He is the son of David, and David himself said in the book of Psalms: “The Lord said to My Lord: Sit on My right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool”? This means that David calls Him Lord. And how is He his son?” And He said to His disciples in such a way that all the people heard: Beware of the scribes, who want to walk in long dresses and love greetings in the marketplace and the first seats in the synagogues and the first places at feasts, who devour the houses of widows, pretending to be long prayers. These will receive even greater condemnation. And looking, He saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury. He also saw one poor widow dropping two small coins and said: “Truly I tell you, this poor widow dropped more than all the others. For all these, out of their abundance, omitted as a gift to God, but she, because of what she herself lacked, omitted all her subsistence that she had.” And to those who spoke about the church that it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, He said: “You see all this, but the days will come when there will not be left one stone upon another that will not be destroyed.” And they asked Him, saying: “Master, when will this happen and what is the sign that it is beginning?” He said, “Take heed that you are not offended, for many will come in My name, saying that I am He and the time has come. Therefore, do not follow them. When you hear about battles and uprisings, do not be afraid: it is fitting for this to happen first, but the end is not yet immediately.” Then He said to them: “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be great earthquakes here and there, and pestilences, and famines, and terrors from heaven, and there will be great signs. But first of all, they will stretch out their hands against you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons and bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake. This will be a testimony to you. Therefore, make it a point in your hearts not to think ahead about how you will answer. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all your adversaries will not be able to resist or argue against. And you will be betrayed by your parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. And you will be hated by everyone for My name's sake. And a hair of your head will not perish. Through your patience you will possess your souls. When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its destruction is drawing near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; and whoever is in the midst of it, let them go away; but if anyone is outside the city, let him not enter it. For these are the days of vengeance, when all that is written will be fulfilled. Woe to those who are pregnant and nursing in those days. For there will be great disaster on the earth and wrath against this people. And they shall fall by the sword, and the captives shall be carried away unto all nations, and Jerusalem shall be trampled under foot of the Gentiles, until the times of the nations be fulfilled. And there will be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars, and on the earth, the oppression of the Gentiles because of the confusion of the roar of the sea and the flood. And people will languish with fear and anticipation of what will happen to the entire universe, for the powers of heaven will shift. And then they will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud with great power and majesty. When this begins to be fulfilled, look around and lift up your heads, for your redemption is at hand.” And He told them a parable: “See the fig tree and all the trees. When the fruits on them have already ripened, you know that summer is coming. So you too, when you see this happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all is fulfilled. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. Be careful that your hearts are not burdened with drunkenness and the cares of this life. And that day will come upon you unexpectedly. For he will find like a snare on everyone who sits on all the face of the earth. Watch therefore, praying at all times, that you may be found worthy to flee from all these things that are to come, and to stand before the Son of man.” And He was in the church during the day, teaching, and at night, going out, He stayed on the mountain that is called Olivet. And all the people came to Him in the church in the morning to listen to Him. And the day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called Passover, came. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they could kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people. And Satan entered into Judas, who was called Iscariot, one of the twelve. And he went out and spoke with the chief priests and governors how he would deliver Him to them. And they rejoiced and agreed that they would give him money. And he promised. And he looked for an opportunity to betray Him when there were no crowds. And the day of unleavened bread came, when the Passover must be killed. And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying: “Go prepare the Passover for us so that we may eat it.” And they said: “Where do you want us to cook?” And He said to them: “Behold, when you enter the city, you will meet a certain man carrying an amphora of water. Follow him to the house into which he enters, and say to the head of the family living in that house: “The Teacher says to you: where is the refuge in which I will eat the Passover with My disciples?” And he will show you a large, decorated dining room, and cook there.” They went and found as He had told them, and prepared the Passover. And when the hour came, He lay down at the table, and the twelve apostles with Him. And he said to them: “My desire was to eat this Passover with you before I endure it. For I tell you that from now on I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And, taking the cup, he gave thanks and said: “Take it and divide it among you. For I say to you, I will not drink from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” And he took the bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying: “This is My Body, which is given for you. Do this in my remembrance.” Likewise the cup after finishing the meal, saying: “This is the cup of the New Testament in My Blood, which will be poured out for you. But, behold, the hand of him who betrays Me is with Me on the table. And, although the Son of man goes as determined, woe to the man through whom He is betrayed.” And they began to ask among themselves which of them would do this. There was also a dispute between them as to which of them seemed bigger. He said to them: “The kings of the nations rule over them. And those who have power over them are called benefactors. You are not like that, but whoever is greater among you will be like the lesser. And whoever is the leader is like a servant. For who is greater, who reclines at the table or who serves? Isn't he the one who reclines? I am like a servant among you. You are the ones who remained with Me in My temptations. And I will build up a kingdom for you, just as My Father built for Me, so that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” And the Lord said: “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has encroached upon you to sift you like wheat. I asked for you, so that your faith would not be lacking. And you, having once been converted, strengthen your brothers.” He said to Him: “Lord, I am ready to go with You to prison and to death.” And He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know Me.” And He said to them: “When I sent you without a sack, without a purse, and without sandals, did you lack anything?” And they said, “Nothing.” Therefore He said to them: “But now whoever has the bag, let him take it; likewise the sum. And whoever does not have one, let him sell his tunic and buy a sword. For I say to you, that to this day it must be fulfilled that which was written on Me: And was taken away with the wicked. Because everything about Me has an end.” And they said: “Lord, behold, here are two swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.” And going out, he went according to custom to the Mount of Olives. The disciples also followed Him. And when he arrived at the place, he said to them: “Pray so as not to fall into temptation.” And He Himself, moving away from them to the distance of a stone’s throw, knelt down and prayed, saying: “Father, if you wish, carry this cup past Me. However, not My will, but Yours, be done.” And an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. And, being in agony, He prayed even more. And His sweat became like drops of blood flowing down to the ground. And when He arose from prayer and came to His disciples, He found them sleeping because of grief. And he said to them: “Why are you sleeping? Stand up and pray so as not to fall into temptation.” When He said this, behold, the crowd. And one called Judas, one of the twelve, walked ahead of them. And he approached Jesus to kiss Him. Jesus said to him: “Judas, are you betraying the Son of man with a kiss?” And those around Him, seeing what would happen, said to Him: “Lord, should we strike with the sword?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. Jesus answered and said, “Leave it for now.” And touching his ear, he healed him. Jesus said to the high priests and church servants and elders who came after Him: “You came out as if against a robber with swords and clubs? When I was with you daily in the church, you did not stretch out your hands against Me, but now is your hour and the power of darkness.” They took Him and led Him to the house of the high priest, and Peter followed them at a distance. When they lit a fire in the center of the courtyard and sat around, Peter was among them. One slave girl saw him sitting in the light, recognized him and said: “And this one was with Him?” And he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I don’t know Him.” And soon another, seeing him, said: “And are you one of them?” Peter said: “Man, I’m not one of them.” And later, after about one hour, another one affirmed, saying: “Truly this one was with Him, and indeed he was a Galilean.” And Peter said: “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about.” And immediately, while he was saying this, the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the words of the Lord when He said: “For before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And Peter went out and wept bitterly. And the men who held Him mocked Him and beat Him. And they threw clothes over Him, and hit Him in the face, and asked Him, saying: “Prophesy, who is this that struck You?” And many other things, blaspheming, they spoke against Him. And when the day came, the elders of the people, and the chief priests, and the scribes gathered together and took Him to their council, saying: “If you are the Christ, tell us.” And He said to them: “If I tell you, you will not believe Me. Even if I ask, do not answer Me and do not let Me go. For this reason the Son of man will sit at the right hand of the power of God.” And they all said: “So you are the Son of God?” He said, “You say that I am the Son of God.” And they said: “Why do we need testimony now? For we ourselves have heard from His mouth.” And the whole multitude of them stood up and led Him to Pilate. And they began to accuse Him, saying: “We have found out that He corrupts our people and forbids giving tribute to Caesar and says that He is Christ the King.” Pilate asked Him, saying: “Are you the king of the Jews?” And He, answering, said: “You say.” Pilate spoke to the high priests and the crowds: “I find no guilt in this man.” And they said more than ever: “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee to here.” Pilate, having heard about Galilee, asked if this man was a Galilean. And having learned that He was subject to Herod, He sent Him to Herod, for he himself was in Jerusalem in those days. Herod, seeing Jesus, was very happy, for he had long wanted to see Him, since he had heard a lot about Him and hoped to see the sign that He had done. And he questioned Him at length, but He answered him nothing. The chief priests and scribes stood, constantly accusing Him. And Herod and his army despised Him and mocked Him, clothed Him in a white robe, and returned Him to Pilate. And that day Herod and Pilate became friends, for before that they were enemies to each other. Pilate, having called the high priests, ministers and people, said to them: “You have presented this man to me as corrupting the people. And, behold, I, having interrogated Him in your presence, did not find in this man any of the guilts of which you accuse Him. Likewise Herod, for I sent you to him, and, behold, nothing worthy of death has been done against him. Therefore, having punished me, I will release Him.” For he had to release to them one condemned person for the sake of the holiday. But the whole crowd shouted together, saying: “Take Him and release Barabbas to us.” The same one was placed in prison for organizing a riot in the city and killing a person. And again Pilate turned to them, wanting to release Jesus. And they were indignant, shouting: “Crucify, crucify Him.” And for the third time he said to them: “What evil has He done? I find no guilt in Him worthy of death. Therefore I will punish Him and let Him go.” But they insisted, loudly demanding that He be crucified. And their voices prevailed, and Pilate decided to fulfill their demand. And he released to them the one who was placed in prison for rebellion and murder, as they demanded. He handed Jesus over to their will. And when they took Him away, they took a certain Simon of Cyrene coming from the villa. And they laid a cross on him to carry after Jesus. A large crowd followed Him: people and women, who wept and mourned Him. Jesus, turning to them, said: “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children, for, behold, the days are coming when they will say: “Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not given birth, and the breasts that have not given milk.” Then they will say to the mountains: “Fall on us”; and to the hills: “Hide us.” For if they do this to a green tree, what will happen to a dry tree?” They led the others with Him in the same way, two evildoers, to put them to death. And when they came to the place called the place of skulls, there they crucified Him and the thieves - one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Jesus said: “Father, let them go, for they do not know what they are doing.” They, dividing His clothes, cast lots. And the people stood looking, and together with the people the rulers mocked Him, saying: “He saved others, let him save himself, if he is the Christ, God’s chosen one.” The soldiers also mocked Him, coming up and offering Him vinegar and saying: “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.” There was also an inscription above him in Greek, Latin and Hebrew letters: “This is the king of the Jews.” One of the hanging robbers blasphemed Him, saying: “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.” The other, answering, forbade him, saying: “And you do not fear God when you yourself are condemned to the same thing! And we got it fairly, for we accept what is worthy of what has been done. He didn’t do any harm.” And he said to Jesus: “Lord, remember me when you come in your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him: “Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” And it was nearly six o'clock, and darkness fell over all the land until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the church was torn in the middle. And Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, “Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit.” And having said this, he gave up the ghost. The centurion, seeing what had happened, glorified God, saying: “Truly this man was righteous.” And the whole crowd of those who came together to this spectacle and saw what happened returned, beating their chests. But all who knew Him, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood aside, seeing this. And, behold, a man named Joseph from Arimathea, a city in Judea, and himself expecting the Kingdom of God, who was a decurion, a good and righteous man, did not agree with their advice and deeds. He came to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus, and, taking it off, wrapped him in a shroud and buried Him in a hewn tomb, in which no one had ever been buried. And it was Friday, and Saturday was approaching. The women who followed Him, who came with Him from Galilee, saw the tomb and how His body was buried. And when they returned, they prepared incense and anointings. On the Sabbath they remained at rest according to the commandment. On the very first day of the week, as soon as dawn broke, they came to the tomb, carrying prepared incense, and saw that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb. And when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass that while they were troubled in spirit because of this, behold, two men stood near them in shining robes. When they were afraid and bowed down with their faces to the ground, the men said to them: “Why are you looking for the living among the dead? He is not here, but he has risen. Remember how He spoke to you in Galilee, saying: “For it is fitting for the Son of man to be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and to rise again on the third day.” And they remembered His words. And coming out of the tomb, they announced all this to the eleven and to all the rest. There were Mary Magdalene and Joanna, and Mary of Jacob, and others who were with them, who said this to the apostles. And these words seemed to them like fables, and they did not believe them. Peter, getting up, ran to the tomb and, prostrating himself, saw the panels lying alone, and left, wondering to himself what had happened. And, behold, two of them went that same day to a fortification which was at a distance of sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, called Emmaus. And they talked among themselves about all this that had happened. And it came to pass, while they were talking and reasoning among themselves, that Jesus himself drew near and went with them. Their eyes were restrained, so that they would not recognize Him. And He said to them: “What kind of speeches are you making among yourselves along the way, grieving?” And answering, one named Cleopas said to Him: “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem and do not know what has happened there in these days?” He said to them: “What?” And they said: “We speak of Jesus of Nazareth, who was a man of prophecy, mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. We hoped that He was the one who would redeem Israel. And now, on top of all this, it is already the third day since this happened. But some of our women also frightened us, for they were at the tomb in the dark and, not finding His body, came, saying that they had seen the appearance of angels, who said that He was alive. And some of our men went to the tomb and saw everything, as the women said, but they did not see Him.” And He said to them: “Oh, fools and hard-hearted to believe everything that the prophets said! Wasn’t it fitting for Christ to suffer and enter into His glory?” And beginning from Moses and all the prophets, He interpreted to them in all the Scriptures what was said about Him. And they approached the fortification where they were going, and He pretended that he intended to go further. And they convinced Him, saying: “Stay with us, for it is evening and the day is already ending.” And He went in with them. And it came to pass that when He sat down at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and broke it, and offered it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him. And He disappeared from their eyes. And they said to each other: “Did not our heart burn within us when He spoke on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” And they arose and returned to Jerusalem that same hour and found the eleven gathered together and telling those who were with them that the Lord had truly risen and appeared to Simon. And they themselves told what happened on the way and how they recognized Him in the breaking of bread. While they were saying this, Jesus stood up in the midst of them and said to them: “Peace be with you, it is I; do not be afraid.” They were confused and afraid, believing that they saw a spirit. And He said to them: “Why are you troubled and why are thoughts rising in your hearts? You see My hands and feet, that it is I: touch and see, for the spirit does not have flesh and bones, but you see, I have.” And having said this, He showed them his hands and feet. Since they did not believe and were amazed with joy, He said: “Do you have any food here?” And they offered Him a piece of fried fish and a honeycomb. And having eaten before them, He took what was left and gave it to them and said: “These are the words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything must be fulfilled that was written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms.” Then He opened their understanding so that they could understand the Scriptures. And He said to them: “For thus it is written, and thus it became necessary for Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this. And I send the promise of My Father to you: remain in the city until you are endowed with power from on high.” And He led them out of the city to Bethany and, lifting up His hands, blessed them. And it came to pass that while He was blessing them, He departed from them and ascended into heaven. And they bowed and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they were always in the church, praising and blessing God. Amen. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. It was with God in the beginning. Everything was created through Him. And without Him nothing was created that was created. In Him was life, and life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not capture it. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. This one came as a witness to bear witness to the light, so that through him all might believe. He was not the light, but to bear witness to the light. There was true Light, enlightening every person coming into this world. He was in the world, and the world was created through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to Himself, and His own did not receive Him. As many as received Him, to those who believed in His name He gave the power to become children of God, who were born not of blood, nor of the desire of the flesh, nor of the desire of a man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. And we saw His glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten from the Father. John bore testimony about himself and proclaimed, saying: “This was He of whom I said: He who comes after me was made before me, for he was before me. And from His fullness we have received everything, and grace for grace. For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth were made through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. The Only Begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He spoke.” And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him to ask him: “Who are you?” And he confessed, and did not deny, and confessed: “I am not Christ.” And they asked him: “Who? Are you Elijah? And he said, "I'm not him." "Are you a prophet?" And he answered: “No.” Then they said to him: “Who are you, that we should give an answer to those who sent us? What can you say about yourself? He said: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: direct the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.” And those who were sent were from the Pharisees. And they asked him and said to him: “Why are you baptizing then, if you are not Christ, not Elijah, and not a prophet?” John answered them, saying, “I baptize in water. Standing among you is One whom you do not know. He is the one who comes after me, who was made before me, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie.” This happened in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next day John saw Jesus coming to him and said: “Behold the lamb of God, behold, he that taketh away the sin of the world. This is the One of whom I said: after me comes a Man who was made before me, for he was before me. And I did not know Him, but for this reason I came, baptizing in water, so that He might be revealed to Israel.” And John bore testimony, saying: “For I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting on Him. And I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water, He said to me: “On whom you will see the Spirit descending and resting on Him, He is the one who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.” And I saw and bore testimony that this is the Son of God.” The next day John stood again, and two of his disciples. And seeing Jesus coming, he said: “Behold the lamb of God.” And the two disciples heard his words and followed Jesus. Jesus turned around and, seeing them following Him, said to them: “What are you looking for?” They said to Him: “Rabbi (which means Teacher), where do you live?” He tells them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He lived, and stayed with Him that day, for it was already ten o’clock. One of the two who heard the words of John and followed Him was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. He first finds his brother Simon and tells him: “We have found the Messiah (which is translated “Christ”).” And Andrew brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of Jonah. You will be called Cephas (which translates as “Peter”).” The next day He wanted to go out to Galilee and met Philip. And Jesus says to him: “Follow Me.” It was Philip from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip finds Nathanael and tells him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law and the prophets wrote, Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth.” And Nathanael said to him: “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip tells him: “Come and see.” Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said of him: “Truly, behold, he is an Israelite in whom there is no guile.” Nathanael said to Him: “How did You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, while you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” Nathanael answered Him and said: “Rabbi, You are the Son of God, You are the King of Israel.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I told you, “I saw you under the fig tree,” you believe. You will see more of this." And he said to him: “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the Mother of Jesus was there. They also invited Jesus and His disciples to the wedding. And, as there was not enough wine, the Mother of Jesus said to Him: “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to Her: “What has that to do with Me and You, woman? My hour has not yet come.” His Mother tells the servants: “Do whatever He tells you.” There were six stone jars there, set there for the purification of the Jews, each containing two or three measures. Jesus says to them: “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them to the very neck. Jesus tells them: “Now scoop it up and take it to the architriclinus 5.” And they carried it. When the architriclinus tasted the water that had become wine (and he did not know where it came from; but the servants who scooped up the water knew), he called the groom and said to him: “Every man puts on good wine first, and when they are drunk, then what is worse. You have saved the good wine until now.” Thus Jesus began signs in Cana of Galilee, and revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. After this, He, His Mother, His brothers, and His disciples went down to Capernaum, and were there for several days. And the Passover of the Jews was approaching, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He met in the church those selling oxen, sheep and doves, and the money changers sitting. And, making a scourge out of ropes, He drove everyone out of the church, along with the sheep and bulls, and scattered the money changers, and overturned the tables. And He said to those who were selling doves: “Take these things away from here, and do not make My Father’s house a house of trading.” His disciples remembered that it was written: “Zeal for Your house consumes me.” Therefore the Jews answered and said to Him: “What sign will You show us, why are You doing this?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this church, and in three days I will raise it up.” Then the Jews said: “It took forty-six years to build this church, and will You raise it up in three days?” He spoke about the church of His body. When He rose from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said these things, and they believed the Scriptures and the words that Jesus spoke. When He was in Jerusalem on Easter, the feast day, many believed in His name, seeing His signs that He performed. Jesus Himself did not entrust Himself to them, for He Himself knew everyone, and He did not need anyone to bear witness about man, for He Himself knew what was in man. Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, who was in charge over the Jews. This one came to Jesus at night and said to Him: “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God, Teacher, for no one can do such signs as You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a person is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him: “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born again?” Jesus answered: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born again of water and the Holy Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. What is born of the flesh is flesh. And whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be surprised that I said to you: it is fitting for you to be born again. The Spirit breathes where it wants, and you hear His voice, but you do not know where He comes from or where He is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus answered and said to Him: “How can this be?” Jesus answered and said to him: “Are you a teacher in Israel and do not know these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, for what we know, we speak, and what we have seen, we testify, and you do not accept our testimony. If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? And no one ascended into heaven except He who came down from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so it is fitting that the Son of Man should be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world that He should judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned. Whoever does not believe is already condemned, for he does not believe in the name of the Only Begotten Son of God. The judgment is this: light came into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light, for their deeds were evil. Anyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds be exposed. He who does what is true comes to the light so that his deeds may be revealed, for they are done in God.” After this Jesus came with His disciples to the land of Judea and stayed there with them and baptized. John also baptized in Ennon, near Salem, for there was a lot of water there, and they came and were baptized. For John had not yet been placed in prison. There was a dispute between John's disciples and the Jews about cleansing. And they came to John and said to him: “Rabbi, He who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you bore testimony, behold, baptizes here, and everyone comes to Him.” John answered and said: “A man cannot receive anything unless it is given to him from heaven. You yourselves bear witness to me that I said: “I am not Christ, but I was sent before Him.” Whoever has a bride has a groom. And the groom’s friend, standing and listening to him, rejoices at the groom’s voice. Therefore my joy is complete. It is fitting for him to grow, but for me to shrink. He who came from above is above all. He who is from the earth speaks from the earth and from the earth. He who came from heaven is above all. And what He saw and heard, He testifies, and no one accepts His testimony. And whoever accepts His testimony has sealed that God is faithful. For whomever God has sent speaks the words of God. For God does not give the spirit by measure. The Father loved the Son and gave everything into His hands. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever is unfaithful to the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” Therefore, when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that He was gathering more disciples and baptizing than John (although Jesus did not baptize, but only His disciples), He left Judea and went out again to Galilee. And He had to go through Samaria. Therefore He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to Joseph his son. Jacob's well was there. Therefore Jesus, tired from the journey, sat over the well. It was about six o'clock. A woman came from Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her: “Give Me a drink” (His disciples went into the city to buy food). To this the Samaritan woman said to Him: “How do You ask me for a drink when You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan?” For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered and said to her: “If you knew the gift of God and Who says to you: “Give Me a drink,” then perhaps you yourself would ask Him, and He would give you living water.” The woman said to Him: “Lord, You have nothing with which You can draw, and the well is deep. Where do you get your living water from? Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it, and his sons and his flocks?” Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will thirst again. Whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water flowing into eternal life.” The woman said to Him: “Lord, give me this water so that I don’t thirst and don’t come here to draw.” Jesus said to her: “Go, call your husband and come here.” The woman answered and said, “I don’t have a husband.” Jesus said to her: “You have said well that you have no husband, for you have had five husbands and the one with whom you are now is not your husband. You said this correctly." The woman said to Him: “Lord, I see that You are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where it is proper to worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her: “Woman, believe Me, that the hour is coming when you will worship the Father, neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what is unknown to you, but we worship what is known to us, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, even now, when those who truly worship will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father also seeks such to worship Him. Spirit is God. And those who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” The woman said to Him: “I know that the Messiah (called Christ) is coming. Therefore, when He comes, He will tell us everything.” Jesus says to her: “It is I who speak to you.” And immediately His disciples came and were surprised that He was speaking to the woman, but no one said: “What are you looking for?” or “What are you talking to her about?” Therefore the woman left her pitcher and went into the city, and said to those people: “Come and see the man who told me everything that I did. Isn’t He the Christ?” Therefore they left the city and came to Him. Meanwhile, His disciples begged Him, saying: “Rabbi, eat.” He says to them: “I have food to eat, which you do not know.” Therefore the disciples said to each other: “Who brought Him anything to eat?” Jesus says to them: “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. Don't you say that there are still four months and the harvest will come? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and see the lands already white for harvest. And he who reaps receives the reward and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For this is true, that one sows and another reaps. I sent you to reap what you did not labor for. Others labored, and you entered into their labor.” From that city many Samaritans believed in Him because of the words of the woman who bore testimony: “For He told me everything that I did.” Therefore, when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to remain there. And He stayed there for two days. And many others believed in Him because of His preaching, and said to the woman: “For it is no longer because of your story that we believe, but we ourselves have heard and know that this truly is the Savior of the world.” After two days He left there and went to Galilee. For Jesus Himself bore witness that a prophet has no honor in his own country. When He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, because they all saw what He did in Jerusalem on the day of the feast: for they also came for the sake of the feast day. And so He came again to Cana of Galilee, where He turned water into wine. And there was one king whose son was sick in Capernaum. This man, having heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, went out to Him and asked Him to come down and heal his son. Because he was almost dying. Therefore Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe.” The king said to Him: “Lord, come down before my son dies.” Jesus said to him: “Go, your son lives.” The man believed the word Jesus told him and went. When he came down, his servants met him and told him, saying that his son had survived. Then he asked them at what time he felt better. And they told him: “Yesterday at six o’clock his fever left him.” Then the father realized that the hour had come when Jesus said to him: “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and so did his whole house. So Jesus, coming from Judea to Galilee, performed the second sign. After this the Jews had a holiday, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem there is the bath of Probatika, called Bethsaida in Hebrew, with five galleries. In them lay a great many sick, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the movement of the water. For the angel of the Lord went down from time to time into the pool, and the water moved. And whoever was the first to descend into the bath after the movement of the water became healthy from any infirmity that overcame him. And there was one man there who spent thirty-eight years in his weakness. Jesus, seeing him lying down and learning that he had been lying like this for a long time, said to him: “Do you want to be healed?” The sick man answered Him: “Lord, there is no man who, when the water began to boil, would lower me into the pool. While I’m getting there myself, someone else is diving before me.” Jesus said to him: “Get up, take up your stretcher and walk.” And immediately the man became well, and took up his stretcher and walked. It was Saturday that day. Therefore, the Jews said to the healed man: “It is the Sabbath, you cannot take your stretcher.” He answered them: “He who healed me said to me: “Take your stretcher and walk.” Therefore they asked him: “Who is the man who said to you: “Take up your stretcher and walk”? He who was healed did not know who He was, for Jesus had left the crowd that had gathered in that place. After this Jesus met him in the church and said to him: “Behold, you are well. Now do not sin, lest something worse befall you.” The man came out and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. Therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, for He did this on the Sabbath. Jesus answered them: “My Father works until now, and I work.” Therefore, the Jews sought even more to kill Him, because He not only violated the Sabbath, but also called God His Father, making Himself equal to God. Therefore Jesus answered and said to them: “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself except what He has seen the Father do. But everything that the Father did, the Son does likewise. The Father loved the Son and shows Him everything that He Himself does. And he will show Him great things of these, so that you will be amazed. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so the Son gives life to whomever he wants. For the Father does not judge anyone, but has given all judgment to the Son, so that everyone may honor the Son as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and does not come into judgment, but passes from death to life. Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, even now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. And whoever hears will live. For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in Himself, and gave Him the power to execute judgment, for He is the Son of man. Do not be surprised that the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear the voice of the Son of God. And those who did good will pass by into the resurrection of life; and those who did evil - on the resurrection of judgment. I cannot create anything on my own. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is righteous, for I do not seek My will, but the will of Him who sent Me. If I bear testimony about Myself, then My testimony is not true. Another brings testimony about Me. And I know that the testimony he bears about Me is true. You sent to John, and he brought testimony to the truth. I do not accept testimony from man, but I say this so that you may be saved. He was a burning and shining lamp. You have desired to rejoice in its light for the time being. But I have a testimony greater than John’s. For the works that the Father has given Me to do, the very works that I do, bear witness to Me, that the Father has sent Me. And the Father, who sent Me, Himself bore testimony about Me, and you have never heard His voice or seen His sight. And His word does not abide in you, for whom He sent you do not believe. Study the Scriptures, for in them you believe to have eternal life, and they bear witness to Me, and you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. I don't accept fame from people. But I have known you that the love of God is not in you. I came in the name of My Father, and you do not receive Me. If another comes in his own name, you will accept him. How can you believe if you receive glory from one another, but do not seek the glory that comes from God alone? Do not think that I am going to accuse you before the Father. There is someone to accuse you—Moses, in whom you trust. For if you believed Moses, then perhaps you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me. If you don’t believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I said?” After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of ​​Galilee, that is, the Sea of ​​Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, for they saw the signs that He performed on the weak. Therefore Jesus went up to the mountain and sat there with His disciples. For it was not far before Passover, the Jewish holiday. When Jesus lifted up his eyes and saw how great a crowd had come to Him, He said to Philip: “Where shall we buy bread to feed them?” He said this, tempting him, for He Himself knew what He was going to do. Philip answered Him: “And two hundred denarii of bread is not enough for them, so that everyone can receive a little.” One of His disciples, Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, said to Him: “One boy here has five barley loaves and two fish, but what is this for so many people?” Then Jesus said, “Tell the people to sit down to eat.” There was a lot of hay in that place, and the men, numbering about five thousand, reclined. Then Jesus took the loaves and, having given thanks, distributed them to those reclining. Also fish, as much as they wanted. When they were full, He said to His disciples: “Gather up the remains so that they do not perish.” And they gathered and filled twelve baskets with the remnants of the five barley loaves that were left over from those who had eaten. Therefore, when the people saw that Jesus had done the sign, they said: “Truly this is the prophet who comes into the world.” Jesus, having learned that they were coming to take Him and make Him king, again fled to the mountain alone. When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea. And they boarded the boat and set off across the sea to Capernaum. And darkness descended, but Jesus did not come to them. The sea rose up because a strong wind blew. When they had rowed 6 furlongs out to twenty-five or thirty, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat, and they were afraid. He tells them: “It is I, do not be afraid.” Then they wanted to take Him on board. And immediately the boat was on the land where they were heading. The next day, the crowd that remained beyond the sea saw that there was no other boat there except the one into which Jesus and His disciples did not enter, but His disciples sailed away alone. Other boats sailed from Tiberias to the place where they, giving thanks to the Lord, ate bread. And when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they boarded boats and headed to Capernaum, looking for Jesus. And finding Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him: “Rabbi, how did you come here?” Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the sign, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Labor, then, not for food that is wasted, but for that which remains for eternal life, which the Son of man will give you. For God the Father sealed Him.” Then they said to Him: “What must we do to labor in the work of God?” Jesus answered and said to them: “This is the work of God, so that you may believe in Him whom He sent.” Then they said to Him: “What sign will You do that we may see and believe You? How will you work? Our fathers ate manna in the desert, as it is written: “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” Then Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” Then they said to Him: “Lord, always give us this bread.” Jesus said to them: “I am the Bread of Life. Whoever comes to Me will not hunger; and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. But I told you that you have seen Me and do not believe. Everyone whom the Father gives Me comes to Me. And I will not cast away everyone who comes to Me, for I came down from heaven not to do My will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me. This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that I should not destroy all whom He gave Me, but raise them up at the last day.” Then the Jews whispered about Him, for He said: “I am the living Bread that came down from heaven.” And they said: “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother are known to us? How does He say: “For I came down from heaven.” Jesus answered and said to them: “Do not whisper among yourselves. No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me brings him. And I will raise him up on the last day. It is written in the prophets: “And they will all be taught by God.” Everyone who has heard from the Father and learned comes to Me. For no one has seen the Father, except He who is from God, He has seen the Father. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in Me has eternal life. I am the Bread of Life. Your fathers ate manna in the wilderness and died. This is the Bread that comes down from heaven, so that whoever eats of it will not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this Bread will live forever. And the Bread that I will give him is My Body for the life of the world.” Therefore the Jews argued among themselves, saying: “How can He give us His Body for food?” Then Jesus said to them: “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the Body of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you will not have life in you. Whoever eats My Body and drinks My Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My Body is true food and My Blood is true drink. Whoever eats My Body and drinks My Blood abides in Me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent Me, and I live by Him, so he who eats Me will live by Me. This is the Bread that came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did they eat manna and die. Whoever eats this Bread will live forever.” He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. And many of His disciples heard them and said, “This word is hard; who can hear it?” Jesus, knowing about Himself that His disciples were whispering about this, said to them: “Does this offend you? What if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before? The spirit gives life, but the flesh brings no benefit. The words that I speak to you are spirit and life, but there are those among you who do not believe.” For Jesus knew from the beginning who did not believe and who would betray Him. And He said: “Therefore I told you that no one can come to Me except it has been given to him by My Father.” Because of this, many of His disciples went back and no longer walked with Him. Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Will you also go away?” Then Simon Peter answered Him: “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. And we have believed and known that You are the Christ, the Son of God.” Jesus answered him: “Have I not chosen twelve of you, and one of you is the devil?” He spoke to Judas Simon Iscariot, for this one, although he was one of the twelve, subsequently betrayed Him. After this Jesus went to Galilee. He did not want to go to Judea, because the Jews were looking for an opportunity to kill Him. Meanwhile, the Jewish festival of Tabernacles was approaching. And His brothers said to Him: “Get out of here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples may see Your works that You are doing. For, of course, no one does them in secret, but seeks how to be visible. If You do this, You will reveal Yourself to the world.” For even His brothers did not believe in Him. Then Jesus says to them: “My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, for I bear witness to it that its deeds are evil. You are ascending to this festive day, but I am not ascending to this festive day, for My time is not yet fulfilled.” Having said this, He remained in Galilee. When His brothers ascended, then He Himself ascended to the feast day, not openly, but hidden. The Jews looked for Him at the festival and said: “Where is He?” And there was a great whisper in the crowd about Him. For some said: “He is good.” Others said: “No, but He seduces the crowds.” But no one spoke openly about Him for fear of the Jews. And already in the middle of the festive day, Jesus went up to the church and taught. And the Jews were amazed, saying: “How does He know the Scriptures so well, when He did not study?” Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not Mine, but of Him who sent Me. If anyone wants to do His will, he will know from the teaching whether I am speaking from God or from Myself. He who speaks for himself seeks his own glory. But whoever seeks the glory of him who sent him speaks the truth, and there is no injustice in him. Did not Moses give you the law, and none of you kept it? Why are you seeking to kill Me? The crowd answered and said: “You are possessed by a demon. Who is seeking to kill You? Jesus answered and said to them: “I have done one thing, and you are all amazed. For this reason Moses gave you circumcision, because it is not from Moses, but from the fathers, and on the Sabbath you circumcise a person. If a man is circumcised on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, you are indignant at Me, because I made every man healthy on the Sabbath? Do not judge by face, but judge with a fair judgment.” Then some of the Jerusalemites said: “Isn’t this the one they are trying to kill? And, behold, He speaks openly, and they say nothing to Him. Or did the rulers truly know that He is the Christ? But we know about Him, where He comes from. But when Christ comes, no one will know where He comes from.” Then Jesus cried out in the church, teaching and saying: “And you know Me, and how I know You, and I did not come from Myself, but He who sent Me is true, and Him you do not know. I know Him, for I am from Him, and He sent Me.” Therefore they sought to seize Him, and no one laid hands on Him, for His hour had not yet come. Many of the crowd believed in Him and said: “When Christ comes, will He really do more signs than He does?” The Pharisees heard that the crowds were whispering these things about Him. And the rulers and the Pharisees sent servants to arrest Him. Then Jesus said to them: “I am with you just a little while longer, and I am going to Him who sent Me. You will seek Me and will not find Me, for you cannot go to where I am.” Then the Jews said among themselves: “Where is He going to go where we will not find Him? Was He really going to go into the dispersion of the pagans and teach the pagans? What is this word that He said: “You will seek Me and will not find, for you cannot go where I am”? On the last day of the great celebration, Jesus stood and exclaimed, saying: “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scriptures say, out of his heart will flow streams of living water.” He spoke this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. Then from this crowd that heard these words of Him, some said: “Truly He is a prophet.” Others said, “He is the Christ.” Others said: “Will Christ come from Galilee? Do not the Scriptures say that from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the stronghold of David, He will come?” And behold, there was discord in the crowd because of Him. Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him. Therefore the ministers came to the chief priests and Pharisees. And they said to them: “Why didn’t you bring Him?” The servants answered: “Never has a man spoken like this man.” Then the Pharisees answered them: “Are you also offended? Was there any of the rulers who believed in Him, or of the Pharisees? But this crowd, who do not know the law, are cursed.” Nicodemus, the one who came to Him at night (and he was one of them), said to them: “Does our law judge a man unless it first listens to him and finds out what he does?” They answered and said to him: “Are you also a Galilean? Study the Scriptures and you will see that the prophet does not rise from Galilee.” And they each returned to their home. Jesus went to the Mount of Olives and at dawn came again to the church, and all the people came to Him, and He sat down and taught them. The scribes and Pharisees brought the woman who had been taken in adultery, and placed her in the middle, and said to Him: “Teacher, this woman has just been taken in adultery. Moses commanded us in the law to stone such people. What do you say? These things they said, tempting Him, that they might be able to accuse Him. Jesus, bending down, wrote with his finger on the ground. Since those who asked Him insisted, He stood up and said to them: “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” And, bending down again, he wrote on the ground. Having heard this, they left one by one, starting with the eldest. And only Jesus and the woman standing in the middle remained. Jesus stood up and said to her: “Woman, where are those who accused you? Nobody judged you?” She said, "Nobody, Lord." Jesus said: “And I will not condemn you. Go and sin no more.” Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying: “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me does not walk in darkness, but has the light of life.” Then the Pharisees said to Him: “You bear witness to Yourself. Your testimony is not true." Jesus answered and said to them: “Even though I bear testimony about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going. You do not know where I came from, nor where I am going. You judge according to the flesh, but I do not judge anyone. And if I judge, My judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent Me. И в законе вашем написано, что свидетельство двух людей истинно. I bear testimony about Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears testimony about Me.” Then they said to Him: “Where is Your Father?” Jesus answered: “You know neither Me nor My Father. Если бы знали вы Меня, то, возможно, знали бы и Отца Моего». Jesus spoke these words in the treasury, teaching in the church. And no one took Him, for His hour had not yet come. Therefore Jesus said to them again: “I am coming, and you will seek Me and die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come.” Then the Jews said: “Will He really kill Himself, since He said: “Where I am going, you cannot come”? And He said to them: “You are from below, and I am from above. You are of this world, but I am not of this world. Therefore I told you that you will die in your sins, for unless you believe that it is I, you will die in your sin.” Then they said to Him: “Who are You?” Jesus said to them: “The beginning speaks to you. I have many things to say and judge about you, but He who sent Me is truthful, and I speak in the world what I heard from Him.” And they did not understand that He called God His Father. Therefore Jesus said to them: “When you lift up the Son of man, then you will know that it is I, and of Myself that I do nothing, but as the Father taught Me, so I speak. And He who sent Me is with Me, and has not left Me alone, for I always do what pleases Him.” When He said this, many believed in Him. Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed in Him: “If you remain in My word, you will truly be My disciples and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered Him: “We are Abraham’s seed and have never been in slavery to anyone. How can You say that we will be free?” Jesus answered them: “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin. A slave does not stay in the house forever. The son remains forever. Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. I know that you are the children of Abraham, but you seek to kill Me, for My word does not fit within you. But I say what I saw with My Father. And you do what you saw your father do.” They answered and said to Him: “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus says to them: “If you are sons of Abraham, do the works of Abraham. Now you seek to kill Me, the man who told you the truth, which you heard from God. Abraham did not do this. And you do the works of your father.” Then they said to Him: “We were not born of adultery. Один у нас отец – Бог». Then Jesus said to them: “If God were your father, then of course you would love Me, for I went out from God and came. And I did not come from Myself, but He sent Me. Therefore you do not understand My words, because you cannot hear My speeches. Вы от отца – диавола, и желаете исполнять желания отца вашего. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not stand in the truth, for the truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me. Which of you convicted Me of sin? If I tell you the truth, why don't you believe Me? He who is from God listens to the words of God. The reason you don’t listen is because you are not from God.” Then the Jews answered and said to Him: “Do we not say well that You are a Samaritan and possessed by a demon?” Jesus answered: “I am not possessed by a demon, but I glorify My Father, and you have glorified Me. I do not seek My glory. There is One who seeks and judges. Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.” The Jews then said: “Now we know that You are possessed by a demon. Abraham died and so did the prophets. And You say: “If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste death.” Неужто Ты больше отца нашего Авраама, коий мертв? And the prophets are dead. Who are you making yourself?" Jesus answered: “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing. There is My Father, who glorifies Me, of whom you say that He is your God, but you do not recognize Him. Я же узнал Его. And if I say that I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you. But I know Him and I keep His word. Your father Abraham rejoiced because he saw My day, and he saw it and was glad.” Then the Jews said to Him: “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them: “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” Then they took stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid and left the church. And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man born blind. And His disciples asked Him: “Rabbi, who sinned, he or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered: “It was not he who sinned, nor his parents, but that the works of God might be manifested in him. It is fitting for me to do the works of Him who sent Me while it is day. The night is coming when no one can do. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” Having said this, He spat on the ground, and made mud out of the spit, and smeared the mud over the man’s eyes, and said to him: “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is translated “sent”).” And he went out and washed, and came back seeing. Then the neighbors and those who had seen him before, since he was a beggar, said: “Isn’t this the one who sat and begged?” Some said that he was, and others: “Not at all, but he looks like that one.” He said: “It’s me.” Then they said to him: “How then were your eyes opened?” He answered: “The man called Jesus made mud and anointed my eyes, and said to me: “Go to the pool of Siloam and wash.” And I went and washed myself and received my sight.” And they said to him: “Where is He?” He said: “I don’t know.” And they brought the man who was blind to the Pharisees. Now it was the Sabbath when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. Therefore, the Pharisees again asked him how he received his sight. He said to them: “He put dirt on my eyes, and I washed and see.” Then some of the Pharisees said: “This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath.” Others said: “How can a sinful man do these signs?” And there was a split between them. Therefore they say to the blind man again: “What can you say about Him who opened your eyes?” He said: “I will say that He is a prophet.” And the Jews did not believe that he was blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of this man who could see. And they questioned them, saying: “This is your son, of whom do you say that he was born blind? How then does he see now? His parents answered them and said: “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind, but how he now sees, we do not know. And who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask yourself, let him talk about himself, his age allows this.” His parents said this, because they were afraid of the Jews, because the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him as Christ, he would be outside the synagogue. Therefore, his parents said: “His age allows this, ask yourself.” Then they called back the man who was blind and said to him: “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.” Then he said to them: “Whether He is a sinner, I don’t know. I know one thing: although I was blind, now I see.” Then they said: “What has He done to you? How did you open your eyes? He answered them: “I have already told you and you have heard. Why do you want to hear again? Do you really want to become His disciples?” Then they cursed him and said: “You be His disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses. We know that God spoke to Moses. And we don’t know where Sey comes from.” The man answered and said to them: “It’s amazing that you don’t know where He comes from, but He opened my eyes. We know that God does not hear sinners, but if anyone honors God and does His will, He listens to him. Since the beginning of time it has not been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a man born blind. If He were not from God, He could not have done this.” They answered and said to him: “You were born full of sins and are you teaching us?” And they kicked him out. Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he met him, he said to him: “Do you believe in the Son of God?” He answered and said: “Who is He, Lord, that I should believe in Him?” And Jesus said to him: “And you have seen Him, and He speaks to you.” And he said: “I believe, Lord.” And, having prostrated himself, he worshiped Him. And Jesus said: “I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.” And some of the Pharisees who were near Him heard and said to Him: “Are we also blind?” Jesus said to them: “If you were blind, you would have no sin. Now you say: “For we see.” And your sin remains." “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever does not enter through the door of a sheepfold, but climbs in on the other side, is a thief and a robber. Whoever enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear the voice, and he calls his sheep by name and leads them out. And when he lets out his sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. They do not follow a stranger, but run from him, because they did not recognize the stranger’s voice.” Jesus told them this parable. They did not understand what He was saying to them. Therefore Jesus said to them again: “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the sheep door. All who come, no matter how many there are, are thieves and robbers, and the sheep do not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out, and will find pastures. The thief does not come except to steal, kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his soul for his sheep. The hireling, who is not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the approaching wolf, abandons the sheep and runs. And the wolf steals and scatters the sheep. The hireling flees, for he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. I am the good shepherd. And I know Mine, and Mine know Me. How the Father knew Me, and I know the Father. I lay down My soul for My sheep. And I have other sheep that are not from this fold, and it is fitting for Me to bring them. And they will hear My voice, and there will be one sheepfold and one shepherd. This is why the Father loves Me, because I lay down My soul in order to receive it again. No one takes it from Me, but I myself lay it down from Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. I received such a command from My Father.” Again there was disagreement among the Jews because of these words. For many of them said: “He is possessed by a demon and is mad, why do you listen to Him?” Others said: “These are not the words of one possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? And there was a feast of the renewal of the temple in Jerusalem, and it was in winter. And Jesus walked through the temple in Solomon's portico. Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him: “How long do you hold our souls? If you are the Christ, tell us directly.” Jesus answered them: “I tell you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in the name of My Father bear witness to Me, but you do not believe, for you are not of My sheep. My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who gave to Me, is greater than all. And no one can snatch it out of My Father's hand. I and the Father are one.” Then the Jews took up stones to stone Him. Jesus answered them: “Many good works have I shown you from My Father; for which of them do you stone Me?” The Jews answered Him: “We do not stone You for a good deed, but for blasphemy, for You, being a man, make Yourself God.” Jesus answered them: “Is it not written in your law: “For I said, You are gods?” If in it those to whom the word of the Lord is spoken are called gods, and the Scripture cannot be torn apart, how can you say to the One Whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world: “You are blaspheming,” for I said: “I am the Son of God”? If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me. But if I do, and if you do not want to believe Me, then believe the works, and you will know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.” Then they sought to take Him. And He left their hands, and went out again beyond the Jordan to the place where John had baptized before, and remained there. And many came to Him and said: “Truly John did no sign, but everything that John said about Him is true.” And many believed in Him. There was one sick person, Lazarus from Bethany, from the fortification where Mary and Martha, her sister, lived (Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped His feet with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was sick). Therefore his sisters sent him to Him, saying: “Lord, behold, the one whom You love is sick.” When Jesus heard it, he said to them: “This disease is not for death, but for the glory of God, and so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” For Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary, and Lazarus. And so, hearing that Lazarus was sick, He remained in the same place for two days, after which He said to His disciples: “Let us go again to Judea.” The disciples said to Him: “Rabbi, now the Jews sought to stone You, and You are going there again?” Jesus answered: “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks by day, he will not stumble, for he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks at night, he stumbles, for there is no light in him.” He said this and then said to them: “Lazarus, our friend, is sleeping, but I am coming to raise him from sleep.” Then His disciples said: “Lord, if he sleeps, he will be healthy.” Jesus spoke about his death, but they thought that He was talking about an ordinary dream. Therefore Jesus said to them clearly: “Lazarus is dead, and for your sake, because you will believe, I rejoice that we were not there. But let’s go to him.” Then Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples: “Let us also go and die with Him.” And so, Jesus came and it turned out that Lazarus had been lying in the tomb for four days. Bethany was not far from Jerusalem, about fifteen stages. And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. And so Martha, hearing that Jesus had come, went out to meet Him. Maria was sitting at home. Then Martha said to Jesus: “Lord, if You were here, my brother would not have died, but even now I know that whatever You ask God for, God will give You.” Jesus says to her: “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to Him: “I know that he will rise again on the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her: “I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in Me, even if he dies, will live. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this? She said to Him: “Yes, Lord, I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God, who came into this world.” And, having said this, she left and in a whisper called Mary, her sister, saying: “The Teacher is here and is calling you.” She, having heard, immediately jumped up and came to Him, for Jesus had not yet entered the fort, but was still in the place where Martha met Him. The Jews who were with her in the house and comforting her, seeing that Mary quickly jumped up and went out, followed her, saying: “She is going to the tomb to weep there.” Mary, coming to where Jesus was and seeing Him, fell at His feet and said to Him: “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have been dead.” But when Jesus saw that she and the Jews who came with her were crying, he grumbled in spirit and became agitated, and said: “Where have you laid him?” They say to Him: “Lord, come and see.” And Jesus wept. Сказали тогда иудеи: «Вот, как любил Он его». Some of them said: “Could not He who opened the eyes of the man born blind prevent him from dying?” Jesus, groaning within Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave. And the stone was heaped on her. Jesus said: “Remove the stone.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, told him: “Lord, he already stinks, for he is four days old.” Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?” Then the stone was removed. Jesus, lifting his eyes up, said: “Father, I thank You that You heard Me. For I knew that You always hear Me, but for the sake of the people standing around, I spoke, so that they might believe that You sent Me.” Having said this, He called with a loud voice: “Lazarus, come out.” And immediately the one who was dead appeared, with his legs tied and his hands tied along his body, and his face was tied with a scarf. Jesus said to them: “Untie him and let him go out.” Many of the Jews who came to Mary and Martha and saw what Jesus did believed in Him. And some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. Then the high priests and Pharisees gathered a council and said: “What should we do, for this man does many signs? If we allow Him to do this, everyone will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take over our land and our people.” One of them, named Caiaphas, who was the high priest that year, said to them: “You know nothing and do not understand what will deliver you: that one man die for the people, and not the whole people perish.” He did not say this on his own behalf, but as he was high priest for that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the people and not only for the people, but so that the children of God, who were scattered, might be gathered together. From that day they pondered how to kill Him. But Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews, but went into a place near the desert, to a city called Ephraim, and there remained with His disciples. The Passover of the Jews was approaching, and before the Passover many from that land ascended to Jerusalem to be sanctified. Therefore they looked for Jesus and said to each other, standing in the church: “Do you think He will come on the holiday?” The chief priests and Pharisees commanded that if anyone knew where He was, they should report it in order to take Him. Jesus, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany, where the dead Lazarus lived, whom Jesus raised. And they made a meal for Him there. And Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining with Him at the table. Then Mary took a pound of expensive ointment made of pure nard and anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the anointing. Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Him, said: “Why didn’t she sell this anointing for three hundred denarii and give it to the poor?” He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief and, having a begging box, carried what was put into it. Then Jesus said: “Leave her, for she has kept these things for the day of My burial. For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.” Then a large crowd of Jews knew that He was there, and they came - not only for Jesus' sake, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. The high priests planned to kill Lazarus too, for many of the Jews came for his sake and believed in Jesus. The next day, a large crowd who came for the feast day, hearing that Jesus was going to Jerusalem, took palm branches and went out to meet Him, and exclaimed: “Hosanna, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel!” And Jesus found a colt and sat on it, as it is written: “Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, your King is coming, sitting on a colt.” At first His disciples did not understand this, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this was what was written about Him and that they had done this to Him. Then the crowd of those who were with Him when He called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead bore testimony. That’s why the crowd came out to meet Him because they heard Him perform this sign. The Pharisees said to each other: “Do you see that nothing helps us? Behold, the whole world has gone after Him.” There were some pagans there among those who came to worship on the feast day. They approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying: “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” Philip comes and tells Andrew, and Andrew and Philip told Jesus. Jesus answered them, saying: “The hour is coming when the Son of man will be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. If he dies, he will bear much fruit. He who loves his soul will destroy it. And whoever hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life. If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me. And where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves Me, My Father will honor him. Now My soul is agitated. And what will I say? “Father, deliver Me from this hour”? But then I came - for this hour. Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “And I glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” Then the crowd that stood and heard said: “It was thunder.” Others said: “The angel spoke to Him.” Jesus answered and said, “This voice was not heard for my sake, but for your sake. Now is the judgment of the world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Me” (He said this, indicating what kind of death he would die). The crowd answered Him: “We have heard from the law that Christ remains forever. And how do You say: “It is fitting for the Son of man to be lifted up”? Who is this Son of man? Then Jesus said to them: “The light will not be among you for long. Walk while you have light, so that darkness does not overtake you. But he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may be children of light.” Thus spoke Jesus, and he went out and hid himself from them. And although He performed so many signs before their eyes, they did not believe in Him, so that the word of the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, which he said: “Lord, who believed our hearing? And to whom has the hand of the Lord opened?” Therefore they could not believe that, again according to the word of Isaiah: “He has blinded his eyes and hardened his heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I should not heal them.” This is what Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke about Him. However, many of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess, so as not to be expelled from the synagogue. For they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God. Jesus cried out and said: “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me, but in Him who sent Me. And whoever sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I am the Light of the world, who has come, so that whoever believes in Me will not remain in darkness. If anyone hears My words and does not keep them, I will not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. Whoever despises Me and does not accept My words has someone to judge. The Word that I speak will judge him at the last day. For I do not speak from Myself, but the Father who sent Me Himself commanded Me what to say. And I know that His commandment is eternal life. Therefore, what I say, I say as the Father told Me.” Before the feast day of Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come to pass out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. And, having finished the meal, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, knowing that the Father had given everything into His hands and that He came from God and was going to God, He stood up from the meal and laid down His robe and, taking a towel, girded Himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel with which he was girded. And He approached Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him: “Lord, do You wash my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not know now, but you will know later.” Peter said to Him: “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him: “If I do not wash you, you will have no part with Me.” Simon Peter said to Him: “Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.” Jesus says to him: “Whoever is washed needs only to wash his feet, and he is completely clean. And you are clean, but not all.” For He knew who would betray Him, and that is why He said: “You are not all pure.” After He had washed their feet and taken His clothes and lay down again, He said to them: “Do you know what I have done for you? You call Me Teacher and Lord and say well, for I am. If I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you should also wash the feet of one another. For I have given you an example, that as I have done to you, so should you do. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, and an apostle is not greater than him who sent him. If you know this, you will be blessed if you do it. I'm not telling you about everyone. I know whom I have chosen, but so that the Scriptures may be fulfilled: “He who ate bread with Me lifted up his heel against Me.” Therefore I tell you before it happens, so that when it comes to pass you may believe that I am. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever receives everyone I send will receive Me. Whoever receives Me will receive Him who sent Me.” Having said this, Jesus was moved in spirit and testified, and said: “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” Then the disciples looked at each other, not knowing who He was talking about. One of His disciples, whom Jesus loved, was then reclining on Jesus’ chest. Then Simon Peter called him and said to him: “Who is this of whom He speaks?” And he, returning to his place at the chest of Jesus, said to Him: “Lord, who is this?” Jesus answered: “This is the one to whom I will dip the bread and give it to him.” And he dipped the bread and gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after this piece Satan entered into him. And Jesus said to him: “Whatever you are doing, do it quickly.” None of those reclining knew why He was telling him this. Some believed that since Judas had a begging box, Jesus said to him: “Buy what we need for the holiday,” or ordered him to give something to the poor. Judas, taking a piece of bread, immediately went out. And it was night. When he had gone out, Jesus said: “Today the Son of man is glorified. And God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, then God will glorify Him in Himself, and will immediately glorify Him. Sons, I won’t be with you for long. You will seek Me, and as I said to the Jews: “Where I go, you cannot come,” now I tell you too. I give you a new commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Simon Peter said to Him: “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered: “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.” Peter said to Him: “Why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my soul for You." Jesus answered him: “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied Me three times.” “Let not your heart be troubled. If you believe in God, believe in Me too. In My Father's house there are many mansions. If there were fewer of them, I would have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you. And if I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Me, so that where I am, there you will be too. And where I am going you know, and you know the way.” Thomas said to Him: “Lord, we don’t know where You are going. And how can we know the way? Jesus says to him: “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you have known Me, then, of course, you have known My Father, and from now on you will know Him and see Him.” Philip said to Him: “Lord, show us the Father, and that’s enough for us.” Jesus says to him: “I have been with you so long and you do not know Me? Philip, whoever sees Me sees the Father also. How do you say: “Show us the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you do not speak from Myself. The Father, who abides in Me, does the works. Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in Me? Then for the sake of the deeds themselves, believe it. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in Me will do the works that I do, and will do greater works than these, for I go to the Father. And whatsoever you ask of the Father in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me in My name, I will do it. If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter, so that He may remain with you forever, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him and does not know Him. You will recognize Him, for He will abide with you and be in you. I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you. A little from now on - and the world will no longer see Me. You see Me, for I live and you will live. On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. He who has My commandments and keeps them, he loves Me. But whoever loves Me, My Father will love him, and I will love him, and I will show Myself to him.” Judas, not Iscariot, said to Him: “Lord, what has happened that You intend to show Yourself to us and not to the world?” Jesus answered and said to him: “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make our abode with him. But whoever does not love Me will not keep My words. And the word that you hear is not Mine, but the Father who sent Me. I tell you this while I am with you. The Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you everything and instill in you everything that I tell you. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you 7. Not as the world gives, I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled or afraid. You heard that I said to you: “I am going and will come to you.” If you loved Me, then, of course, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than Me. And now I have told you before it comes to pass, so that when it comes to pass you may believe. I will not tell you much anymore, for the ruler of this world comes and has nothing in Me. But so that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father commanded Me, so I do. Get up, let's get out of here." “I am the true vine, and My Father is the farmer. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He will cut off, and every branch that does bear fruit He will purge, so that it may bear even more fruit. You are already pure for the sake of the word that I spoke to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it abides in the vine, so you cannot unless you abide in Me. I am the vine and you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit, for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he will be cut off like a branch and dry up, and they will take him and throw him into the fire, and he will burn up. If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, whatever you want, you will ask, and it will be done for you. In this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and become My disciples. As the Father has loved Me, I have loved you. Abide in My love. If you fulfill My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have fulfilled My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. I have spoken these things to you, so that My joy may be in you, and your joy may be fulfilled. This is My commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. No one has greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing. But I call you friends, for everything that I heard from My Father I made known to you. You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you should go and bear fruit. And let your fruit endure, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He may give it to you. This I command you, that you love one another. If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own, but you are truly not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember My word which I said to you: “A servant is not greater than his master.” If they persecute Me, they will persecute you too. If they do My word, they will do yours too. But they will do all this to you for My name’s sake, for they do not know Him who sent Me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin. Now they have no excuse for their sin. He who hates Me also hates My Father. If I had not done works among them that no one else had done, they would not have had sin. Now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father, so that the word that is written in their law might be fulfilled: “For they hated Me without cause.” When the Comforter comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will bear testimony about Me. And you will bear witness, for you have been with Me from the beginning.” “I told you these things so that you would not be offended. They will put you out of the synagogues, and the hour is coming when anyone who kills you will believe that he is rendering service to God. And they will do this to you, for they know neither the Father nor Me. But I have told you these things, so that when their hour comes, you will remember what I told you. From the beginning I did not tell you this, for I was with you, but now I go to Him who sent Me. And none of you asks Me: “Where are you going?” But your hearts were filled with sorrow, because I told you these things. But I have told you the truth: it is for your good that I go. For unless I go, the Comforter will not come to you. If I go away, I will send Him to you. And when He comes, He will convict the world about sin, about justice and about judgment. About the sin that they did not believe in Me; about justice, that I go to the Father, and you will no longer see Me; about judgment, that the ruler of this world has already been condemned. There is still much that I have to say to you, but you cannot bear it now. When this Spirit of truth comes, He will teach you all the truth. For He will not speak from Himself, but what He hears He will speak, and He will tell you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will receive from Mine and tell you. All that belongs to the Father is Mine. Therefore I said that he will receive from Mine and tell you. A little more and you will no longer see Me, and a little more and you will see Me, for I am going to the Father.” Then His disciples said to each other: “What is this that He says to us: “A little and you will no longer see Me, but a little more and you will see Me,” and “for I go to the Father”? They said: “What is this that He says to us: “A little”? We don’t know what He says.” Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him, and He said to them: “This is what you ask one another about, that I said: “A little more and you will not see Me, but a little more and you will see Me.” Truly, truly, I say to you, you will grieve and weep, but the world will rejoice, and you will grieve, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman gives birth, she grieves, for her hour has come. When she gives birth to a baby, she no longer remembers the hardships because of joy, for the man was born into the world. So today you too will grieve, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice. And no one can take your joy away from you. And on that day you will not ask Me for anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father anything in My name, He will give it to you. Until now you have not asked anything in My name: ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. I spoke these things to you in parables. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in parables, but will tell you clearly from the Father. On that day you will ask in My name. And I do not tell you that I will ask the Father for you, but the Father Himself loves you, for you love Me and have believed that I came from God. I came from the Father and came into the world. I leave the world again and go to the Father.” His disciples said to Him: “Behold, now You speak clearly and speak no parable. Now we know that You know everything, and You do not need anyone to ask You. Therefore we believe that You came from God.” Jesus answered them: “Do you believe now? Behold, the hour is coming, and has already come, when you are scattered every one on your own and you leave Me alone. I am not alone, for the Father is with Me. I have spoken these things to you, so that in Me they may have peace. You will have hardships in the world, but rest assured: I have overcome the world.” This is what Jesus said. And, raising his eyes to heaven, he said: “Father, the hour has come, glorify Your Son, so that Your Son may glorify You. As You gave Him power over all flesh, so may He give eternal life to all whom You have given Him. Eternal life lies in knowing You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, Whom You sent. I glorified You on earth, I completed the work that You gave Me to do. And now glorify Me, O Father, with You, with the glory that I had with You before the foundation of the world. I have revealed Your name to the people whom You gave Me out of the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me, and They kept Your word. Now they have come to know that everything that You have given Me is from You. For the words that You gave Me, I gave them. And they received and knew truly that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me. I'm asking for them. I do not ask for the world, but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And everything Mine is Yours, and Yours is Mine. And I am glorified in them. And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, but I am coming to You. Holy Father, preserve in Your name those whom You have given Me, so that they may be one, just as We are. When I was with them, I preserved them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept, and none of them perished except the son of perdition, that the Scriptures might be fulfilled. Now I come to You and say these things in the world, so that they may have My joy fulfilled in them. I gave them Your word, and the world hated them, for they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from evil. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth. Your word is truth. Just as You sent Me into the world, and I sent them into the world. And for their sake I sanctify Myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth. I ask not only for them, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word, that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You, that they too may be one in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory that You gave Me, I gave to them, so that they might be one, just as We are one. I am in them, and You are in Me, so that they may be perfect in one, and the world may know that You sent Me and loved them, just as You loved Me. Father, I want those whom You have given Me to be with Me, where I am, so that they may see My glory, which You have given Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world. Just Father, the world did not know You, but I knew You, and they knew that You sent Me. And I have made Your name known to them and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may remain in them, and I in them.” Having said this, Jesus walked with His disciples across the brook Kidron to where there was a garden, into which He and His disciples entered. Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew this place, for Jesus often gathered there with His disciples. Judas, taking a cohort and servants from the high priests and Pharisees, came there with lamps, torches and weapons. Jesus, knowing everything that was about to happen to Him, went out and said to them: “Whom are you looking for?” They answered Him: “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus says to them: “It is I.” And Judas, who had betrayed Him, stood there with them. When He said to them: “It is I,” they walked back and fell to the ground. Therefore He asked them again: “Whom are you looking for?” They said: “Jesus the Nazarene.” Jesus answered: “I told you that it is I. Therefore, if you seek Me, let them go.” So that the word He spoke would be fulfilled: “For whom You gave Me, I did not destroy any of them.” Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. The name of the servant was Malchus. Then Jesus said to Peter: “Put your sword in its sheath. Shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?” Then the cohort, and the tribune, and the servants of the Jews took Jesus and bound Him, and took Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was the high priest for that year. Caiaphas was the one who gave the Jews advice that if one person died for the people, this would deliver them. Simon Peter and the other disciple followed Jesus. That disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest. Peter stood at the gate outside. Then another disciple, who was known to the high priest, came out and spoke to the gatekeeper and brought Peter into the courtyard. Then the slave girl who was at the gate said to Peter: “Are you also one of the disciples of that man?” He tells her, “No.” The slaves and servants stood by the braziers and warmed themselves, for it was cold. Peter also stood up with them and warmed himself. The high priest asked Jesus about His disciples and about His teaching. Jesus answered him: “I spoke clearly to the world. I always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews gathered. And I didn’t say anything secretly. Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard what I said to them. Behold, they know what I have said.” When He had said this, one of the servants standing nearby slapped Jesus in the face, saying: “Is this the answer you give to the high priest?” Jesus answered him: “If I have said something bad, bear witness that it is bad; If it’s good, then why are you beating Me?” And Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. Then they said to him: “Are you also one of His disciples?” He denied and said, “No.” One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said to him: “Didn’t I see you in the garden with Him?” Then Peter denied again. And immediately the rooster crowed. Jesus was brought from Caiaphas to the praetorium. And it was morning. And they did not enter the praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but rather eat the Passover. Therefore Pilate went outside to them and said: “What accusation do you bring against this man?” They answered and said to him: “If He had not been a villain, we would not have delivered Him to you.” Then Pilate said to them: “Take Him and judge Him according to your law.” Then the Jews said to him: “It is not lawful for us to kill anyone,” so that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled, which He said, indicating the death by which He would die. Then Pilate entered the praetorium again, and called Jesus, and said to Him: “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered: “Are you saying this on your own, or have others told you about Me?” Pilate answered: “Am I a Jew? Your people and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done? Jesus answered: “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants, of course, would fight back so that I would not be betrayed to the Jews. Now my kingdom is not from here.” Then Pilate said to Him: “Then You are a king?” Jesus answered: “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this reason I came into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” Pilate says to Him: “What is truth?” And having said this, he again went out to the Jews and said to them: “I did not find any guilt in Him. You have a custom that I give you one at Easter. Therefore, do you want me to release the king of the Jews to you?” Then everyone shouted again, saying: “Not this one, but Barabbas.” Barabbas was a robber. Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns, placed it on His head, and clothed Him in purple garments. And they came up to Him and said: “Hail, King of the Jews!”, and slapped Him in the face. Then Pilate went outside again and said to them: “Behold, I am bringing Him outside, so that you may know that I find no guilt in Him.” (Then Jesus went out carrying a crown of thorns and a purple robe). And he says to them: “Behold the man!” When the chief priests and ministers saw Him, they shouted, saying: “Crucify, crucify Him!” Pilate says to them: “Take Him and crucify Him, for I find no guilt in Him.” The Jews answered him: “We have a law, and according to the law He must die, for He made Himself the Son of God.” When Pilate heard this word, he was even more afraid. And he entered the praetorium again and said to Jesus: “Where are you from?” Jesus did not give him an answer. Then Pilate said to Him: “Are you not speaking to Me? Or do you not know that I have the power to crucify You and the power to release You? Jesus answered: “You would have no power over Me if it had not been given to you from above. Therefore whoever handed Me over to you is the greater sinner.” And from that moment Pilate sought to let Him go. The Jews shouted, saying: “If you let Him go, you are not a friend of Caesar, for anyone who makes himself a king contradicts Caesar.” Pilate, having heard these words, brought Jesus outside and sat down for trial in a place called Liphostroton, in Hebrew Gabbatha. It was Easter Friday, about the sixth hour, and he said to the Jews: “Behold your king.” They shouted: “Take, take, crucify Him.” Pilate said to them: “Should I crucify your king?” The high priests answered: “We have no king except Caesar.” Then he handed Him over to them to be crucified. And they took Jesus and led him out. And, bearing His cross, He went out to the place called the place of skulls, in Hebrew Golgotha. There they crucified Him and two others with Him, here and here, and Jesus in the middle. Pilate also wrote an inscription and placed it above the cross. And it was written: “Jesus of Nazareth, king of the Jews.” This inscription was read by many Jews, for near the city there was a place where Jesus was crucified. And it was written in Hebrew, Greek and Latin. The Jewish high priests then said to Pilate: “Do not write: “King of the Jews,” but what He said: “I am the King of the Jews.” Pilate answered: “What I wrote, I wrote.” The soldiers, when they crucified Him, took His clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier. And they took the tunic, and the tunic was unstitched, but entirely woven on top. Then they said to each other: “Let us not cut it, but let us cast lots for it, whoever gets it,” so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, which says: “They divided my clothes for themselves, and cast lots for my clothing.” And the warriors did just that. Near the cross of Jesus stood His Mother and His Mother’s sister, Mary of Cleopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw His Mother and the standing disciple whom He loved, He said to His Mother: “Woman, behold Your son.” Then he says to the disciple: “Behold your Mother.” And from that hour the disciple took Her to him. Afterwards Jesus, knowing that everything had been accomplished so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said: “I thirst.” A vessel full of vinegar was placed there. They pricked a sponge full of vinegar onto the hyssop and held it out to His lips. Jesus, having taken the vinegar, said: “It is finished.” And, bowing his head, he betrayed his spirit. The Jews, since it was Friday, so that the bodies would not remain on the cross on Saturday (for that Saturday was a high day), asked Pilate to have their legs broken and carried away. Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and second who were crucified with Him. When they approached Jesus, because they saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs, but one of the soldiers opened His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out. And whoever saw it bore testimony, and his testimony was true. And he knows that he speaks the truth, so that you may believe. Было же сие, дабы исполнилось Писание: «Кости Его вы не сломаете». And again another Scripture says: “They will see Him whom they have pierced.” After this, Joseph from Arimathea asked Pilate (for he was a disciple of Jesus, but in secret because of fear of the Jews) to take the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed it. Then he came and took the body of Jesus. Nicodemus, who first came to Jesus at night, also came, carrying about a hundred pounds of a mixture of myrrh and aloes. Then they took the body of Jesus and tied it with towels with incense, as is customary for burial among the Jews. In the place where they crucified Him there was a garden, and in the garden there was a new tomb, in which no one had been laid before. They laid Jesus there because of the Jewish Friday, for the tomb was close. On the first day of the week in the morning, when it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. Then she ran and came to Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and said to them: “They have taken the Lord away from the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid Him.” Then Peter and the other disciple came out, and they went to the tomb. And the two ran at the same time, and this other disciple ran faster than Peter and came first to the tomb. And, bending down, he saw the towels lying, but did not enter. Simon Peter came after him and entered the tomb. And he saw the towels lying and the handkerchief that was on His head, lying not with the towels, but rolled up separately in another place. Then the disciple who had come first to the tomb also entered, and saw and believed, for they did not yet know the Scriptures that it was fitting for Him to rise from the dead. And the disciples then went back to their place. Mary stood outside the tomb, sobbing. When she cried, she bent down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting at the place where Jesus’ head lay, one, and where His feet lay, the other. They say to her: “Woman, why are you crying?” She said to them: “For they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” When she had said this, she turned back and saw Jesus standing. And she didn’t know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her: “Woman, why are you crying? Who are you looking for? She, believing that it is the gardener, says to Him: “Sir, if you have taken Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him.” Jesus says to her: “Mary!” She turned around and said to Him: “Rabbi!” (which means "Teacher"). Jesus says to her: “Do not touch Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father, but go to My brothers and tell them: “I am ascending to My Father and your Father, My God and your God.” Mary Magdalene came, announcing to the disciples: “I saw the Lord, and this he said to me.” When the evening of that day, the first day of the week, came, and where the disciples were gathered, the doors were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle, and said to them: “Peace be with you.” And having said this, he showed them his hands and sides. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. He again said to them: “Peace be with you. As the Father sent Me, so I send you.” Having said this, He breathed and said to them: “Receive the Holy Spirit: whose sins you forgive will be forgiven, and whose sins you leave will remain.” But Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. Then the other disciples said to him: “We have seen the Lord.” He said to them: “Unless I see the marks of the nails on His hands and put my finger where the nails were and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” Eight days later, His disciples were again inside, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came (and the doors were closed) and stood in the middle and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he says to Thomas: “Place your finger here and look at My hands, and raise your hand and place it in My side. And do not be an unbeliever, but a faithful one.” Thomas answered and said to Him: “My Lord and my God.” Jesus said to him: “Thomas, you believed because you saw Me. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believed.” And Jesus did many other signs before the eyes of His disciples, which are not written in this book. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name. After this, Jesus appeared to the disciples again at the Sea of ​​Tiberias. That's how he appeared. There were together Simon Peter and Thomas, who is called the Twin, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and the other two of His disciples. Simon Peter tells them: “I’m going fishing.” They say to him: “You and I will go too.” And they went out and got into the boat. And they didn't catch anything that night. When morning came, Jesus stood on the shore. And the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Then Jesus said to them: “Boys, do you have any stew?” They answered Him: “No.” He said to them: “Throw the net on the starboard side and you will find it.” Then they threw the net and were no longer able to pull it out because of the multitude of fish. Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “This is the Lord.” Simon Peter, hearing that it was the Lord, girded himself with a tunic, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea. The other disciples approached in a boat (for they were not far from the shore, about two hundred cubits), dragging a net of fish. When they went ashore, they saw braziers set up, and fish and bread laid on them. Jesus said to them: “Bring fish from this present catch.” Simon Peter stood up and pulled out a net full of one hundred and fifty-three large fish. And, although there were so many of them, the network did not break. Jesus says to them: “Come and have breakfast.” And none of those reclining dared to ask Him: “Is it you?”, for they knew that it was the Lord. And Jesus came and took the bread and gave them also the fish. This is how Jesus appeared to His disciples for the third time when He rose from the dead. While they were having breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter: “Simon the Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He says to Him: “So, Lord, You know that I love You.” He says to him: “Feed My sheep.” Again He said to him: “Simon the Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him: “So, Lord, You know that I love You.” He says to him: “Feed My sheep.” For the third time He said to him: “Simon the Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved that for the third time He said to him: “Do you love Me?”, and said to Him: “Lord, You know everything, You know that I love You.” He said to him: “Feed My sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and went where you wanted. When you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and take you where you do not want to go.” He said this, denoting by what death Peter would glorify God. And having said this, he says to him: “Follow Me.” Peter turned around and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had reclined on His chest at the table and said: “Lord, who is this who betrays You?” was following them. When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus: “Lord, what about this one?” Jesus says to him: “If I so want him to stay until I come, what do you want? You follow Me." Therefore this word went out among the brothers, that this disciple would not die. And Jesus did not say to him: “He will not die,” but “If I so want him to remain until I come, what do you want?” This disciple is the one who bears witness to this and wrote this. And we know that his testimony is true. There were many other things that Jesus did, and if we write these down one by one, the world itself, I believe, will not be able to contain the books that will have to be written. Decurion is a member of the city council. Suscepit puerum is a reference to the ancient Roman custom, according to which the mother laid the newborn baby on the threshold of the house, and the father raised him, recognizing him as his own and confirming his right to live in his home. The governor's name was Quirin, but Blessed. Jerome's name has been changed. A magistrate is a person who occupies one of the highest positions in Ancient Rome. Architriclinus is the supreme manager of the feast. Stages are a common measure of length in ancient times. The Roman stage was 185 meters. In this phrase, the word pax is used twice - peace, i.e. lack of hostility. The next phrase uses the word mundus - peace, i.e. Universe.