Святое Евангелие Иисуса Христа по Матфею

1) The book of the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. 2) Abraham gave birth to Isaac; Isaac gave birth to Jacob; And Jacob begat Judah and his brothers; 3) Judah begat Perez and Zerah by Tamar; Perez gave birth to Hezrom; Hezrom begat Aram; 4) Aram gave birth to Abinadab; Amminadab begat Nahshon; Nahshon begat Salmon; 5) Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab; Boaz begot Obed by Ruth; Obed gave birth to Jesse; 6) Jesse begat David king; David the king begat Solomon from the one who followed Uriah; 7) Solomon begat Rehoboam; Rehoboam gave birth to Abijah; Abijah begat Asa; 8) Asa begat Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat begat Joram; Jehoram begat Uzziah; 9) Uzziah begat Jotham; Jotham begat Ahaz; Ahaz begat Hezekiah; 10) Hezekiah begat Manasseh; Manasseh begat Amon; Amon gave birth to Josiah; 11) Josiah begat Joachim; Joachim begat Jehoiachin and his brothers during the Babylonian exile. 12) And after moving to Babylon, Jehoiachin begat Shealtiel; Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; 13) Zerubbabel begat Abihu; Abihu begat Eliakim; Eliakim begat Azor; 14) Azor begat Zadok; Zadok gave birth to Achim; Achim begat Eliud; 15) Eliud begat Eleazar; Eleazar begat Matthan; Matthan gave birth to Jacob; 16) Jacob begat Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17) So, all the generations [generationes] from Abraham down to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the migration to Babylon there were fourteen generations; and from the migration to Babylon until Christ there are fourteen generations. 18) The Nativity of Christ was like this: when His Mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant with the Holy Spirit. 19) Joseph, Her husband, since he was righteous and did not want to betray Her, wanted to secretly let Her go. 20) But when he thought this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying: “Joseph, son of David! Do not be afraid to accept Mary your wife, for what is born in her is from the Holy Spirit; 21) She will give birth to a Son, and you will call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” 22) Nevertheless, this happened, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying: 23) “Behold, a virgin will be with child and give birth to a Son, and they will call His name Immanuel” (Is. 7:14), which means: “God is with us.” 24) Joseph rose from sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife, 25) and did not know her until she had given birth to her firstborn son, and he called his name Jesus. 1) When Jesus was born in Bethlehem by Judah in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2) saying: “Where is He, who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and came to worship Him.” 3) When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4) And having gathered together all the high priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where Christ was to be born. 5) They said: “In Bethlehem by Judah, for thus it is written through the prophet: 6) “And you, Bethlehem, the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah, for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel”” (Mic. 5:2). 7) Then Herod, secretly calling the wise men, carefully found out from them the time [of the appearance] of the star that appeared to them; 8) and, sending them to Bethlehem, said: “Go and carefully inquire about the Youth; and when you find it, tell me, so that I too, when I come, will worship Him.” 9) They then, having listened to the king, went. And behold, the star that they saw in the east walked before them until it came and stood over the place where the Youth was. 10) When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy. 11) And entering the house, they found the Child with Mary His Mother, and, falling down, they worshiped Him; and having opened their treasuries, they brought Him gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12) And having received the answer in a dream not to return to Herod, they returned to their country by a different route. 13) When they had departed, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying: “Get up and take the Child and His Mother, and flee to Egypt, and be there until I tell you. For it will happen that Herod will look for the Youth in order to destroy Him.” 14) He got up, took the Child and His Mother by night and departed into Egypt, 15) and was there even until the death of Herod, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, who says: “Out of Egypt I called My Son” (Hos. 11:1). 16) Then Herod, seeing himself ridiculed by the Magi, became very angry, and, sending and killing all the youths in Bethlehem and throughout its borders, from two years old and below, according to the time that he found out from the Magi. 17) Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying: 18) “A voice was heard in Rama, weeping and mourning and great crying; Rachel weeps for her sons and does not want to be comforted, for they are not” (Jer. 3:15). 19) After the death of Herod, behold, the Angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20) saying: “Arise and take the Child and His Mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the Child’s life are dead.” 21) He got up, took the Child and His Mother and came to the land of Israel. 22) Having heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go there; and he who was instructed in a dream went into the borders of Galilee. 23) And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarite. 1) In those days John the Baptist comes, preaching in the desert of Judea, 2) and saying: “Do repentance, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” 3) For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah spoke, saying: “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight paths for Him’” (Is. 40:3). 4) John himself had clothes made of camel hair and a leather belt around his loins [lumbos], and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5) Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the surrounding Jordan came out to him, 6) and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. 7) Seeing many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who proved to you that you need to flee from the coming wrath? 8) Produce fruit worthy of repentance 9) and do not think of saying within yourself: “We have Abraham as our father.” For I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10) For even the ax is already at the root of the trees: every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11) Behold, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who comes after me is mightier than I; I am not worthy to carry his shoes; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12) His fork is in His hand, and He will clear His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn, and burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 13) Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptized by him. 14) John forbade Him, saying: “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” 15) Jesus answered and said to him: “Allow it now, for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then [John] admits Him. 16) Having been baptized, Jesus immediately came out of the water. And behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and descending on Him. 17) And behold, a voice from heaven said: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 1) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil, 2) and, having spent forty days and forty nights in fasting, at last he became hungry. 3) And the tempter came and said to Him: “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4) He answered and said: “It is written: ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God’” (Deut. 8:3). 5) Then the devil takes Him to the holy city and places Him on the wing of the church, 6) and said to Him: “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. It is written: “For He will give His angels charge concerning You, and in their hands they will bear You up, lest You dash Your foot against a stone” (Ps. 91:11-12). 7) Jesus said to him: “Again it is written: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God’” (Deut. 6:16). 8) Again the devil takes Him to a very high mountain and shows Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9) and says to Him: “I will give all this to You if you fall and worship me.” 10) Then Jesus says to him: “Come out, Satan, for it is written: ‘Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve’” (Deut. 6:16). 11) Then the devil left Him, and behold, the angels came and served Him. 12) When Jesus heard that John had been betrayed, he withdrew into Galilee 13) and, leaving the city of Nazareth, came and settled in Capernaum by the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14) that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: 15) “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way by the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, 16) The people who sat in darkness saw a great light, and for those who sat in the land of the shadow of death, a light dawned on them” (Isaiah 9:1). 17) From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say: “Do repentance, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” 18) Passing near the Sea of ​​Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers: Simon, called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting nets into the sea (for they were fishermen). 19) And he says to them: “Follow Me, and I will make you [so that] you will be fishers of men.” 20) And they immediately left their nets and followed Him. 21) And going from there, He saw the other two brothers, James Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22) They immediately left the nets and their father and followed Him. 23) 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. 24) And rumors about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all those who had illnesses, those possessed by various diseases and torments, and those who were possessed by demons, and lunatics, and the paralytic, and He healed them. 25) And large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond the Jordan. 1) Seeing the crowd, Jesus went up the mountain; and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2) And He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: 3) “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. 4) Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 5) Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 6) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. 7) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be worthy of mercy. 8) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. 10) Blessed are those who endure persecution for the sake of righteousness [propter iustitiam], for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. 11) Blessed are you when they curse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of evil about you because of Me. 12) Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven: so were the prophets who were before you persecuted. 13) You are the salt of the earth. If the salt is unleavened, in what will it be salted? It is no longer good for anything as soon as it is poured out and trampled upon by people. 14) You are the light of the world. A city standing on top of a mountain cannot hide. 15) And having lit a candle, they do not put it under a bucket, but on a candlestick, and it gives light to everyone who is in the house. 16) Let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 17) Do not think that I came to abolish the law or the prophets: I did not come to destroy, but to fulfill. 18) For verily I say unto you, Until heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall pass from the law, until all is fulfilled. 19) So, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches people so, he will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; and whoever does and teaches will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. 20) For I tell you that unless your righteousness abounds more than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 21) You have heard what was said to the ancients: “Do not kill; whoever kills will be subject to judgment” (Ex. 20:13). 22) But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment; whoever says to his brother: “an empty man” will be guilty of the Council [concilio]; and whoever says, “crazy,” will be guilty of fiery hell. 23) So, if you bring your gift to the altar and there you remember that your brother has something against you, 24) leave your gift there before the altar, and go first to be reconciled with your brother, and then, when you come, you will offer your gift. 25) Come to an agreement with your enemy quickly, while you are still on the way with him, so that your opponent does not hand you over to the judge, and the judge does not hand you over to a servant, and you are not thrown into prison; 26) Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid the last coin. 27) You have heard that it was said to the ancients: “You shall not commit adultery” (Ex. 20:14). 28) But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29) If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away from you, for it is better for you that one of your members should perish than that your whole body should be thrown into hell. 30) And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you, for it is better for you that one of your members should perish than that your whole body should be cast into hell. 31) It is also said that if anyone divorces his wife, he should give her a letter of divorce. 32) But I tell you that whoever lets his wife go, except for the guilt of adultery, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a freed woman commits adultery. 33) You have also heard what was said to the ancients: “Do not break your oath, but pay your vows to the Lord” (Lev.19:12; Deut.23:21). 34) I tell you: do not swear at all: not by heaven, because it is the throne of God; 35) nor the earth, because it is His footstool; nor Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King (see Isa.66:1; Ps.47:3); 36) Do not swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black. 37) But let your word be: “Yes, yes”; “No, no,” and anything beyond this is from the evil one. 38) You have heard that it was said: “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” (Ex. 21:24). 39) But I say to you: “Do not resist evil.” But if someone hits you on your right cheek, turn the other to him; 40) and whoever wants to sue you and take your tunic [tunicam], give him the himantium [pallium] too; 41) and whoever forces you to walk with him one mile, walk with him two others. 42) Whoever asks from you, give to him, and do not turn away from anyone who wants to borrow from you. 43) You have heard that it was said: “Love your neighbor (Lev.19:17-18) and hate your enemy.” 44) But I say to you, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who persecute you and slander you, 45) that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, who makes His sun to rise on the good and the evil, and sends down rain on the just and the unjust. 46) For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don't publicans do the same thing? 47) And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing? Don't the pagans do the same? 48) Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. 1) Beware that you do not practice your righteousness before men so that you are visible to them: otherwise you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2) So, when you give alms, do not [noli] blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that you may be honored by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward. 3) When you do alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4) so ​​that your alms are done in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 5) And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners, so that they may be seen by people. Truly I tell you that they have [already] received their reward. 6) When you pray, go into your room and, having closed the door, pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 7) When praying, do not speak much like the pagans, for they think that for their many words they will be heard; 8) Do not be like them, for your Father knows what your needs are before you ask Him. 9) Pray like this: “Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; 10) Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done as in heaven and on earth; 11) give us this day our daily bread; 12) and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; 13) and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen". 14) For if you forgive people their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you your trespasses, 15) but if you do not forgive people their trespasses, your Father will not forgive you your trespasses. 16) When you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, sad, for they destroy their faces in order to appear to people as fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 17) When you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18) so that you do not appear before men as fasting, but before your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 19) Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where rust and moth destroy, and where thieves break through and steal, 20) lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither rust nor moth destroy, and where thieves do not break through and steal, 21) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22) The lamp of your body is your eye. If your eye is simple, then your whole body will be light; 23) If your eye is bad, your whole body will be dark. So, if the light that is in you is darkness, then what is the darkness itself? 24) No one can serve two masters: for either he will hate one, and love the other; or one will be zealous and neglect the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 25) Therefore I say to you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will wear. Is not the soul greater than food, and the body greater than clothing? 26) Look at the birds of the air, they do not sow, they do not reap, they do not gather into barns; and your Father in heaven feeds them. Aren't you much better than them? 27) And which of you, thinking about it, can add one cubit to his height? 28) And why do you worry about clothes? Look at the lilies of the field, how they grow: they do not toil, they do not spin; 29) I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these. 30) If the grass of the field, which exists today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, God clothes it so much more than you, O you of little faith! 31) So, do not worry, saying, “What shall we eat?” or “What are we going to drink?” or “What are we going to wear?” 32) For all these things the pagans seek. For your Father knows that you need all this. 33) Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34) So, do not worry about tomorrow. For tomorrow will take care of itself: enough of its own troubles for [this] day. 1) Judge not, lest ye be judged, 2) for by what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3) Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not see the plank in your own eye? 4) Or how will you say to your brother: “Let me take the speck out of your eye,” but behold, there is a beam in your eye? 5) 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. 6) Do not give holy things to dogs and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn and tear you to pieces. 7) Ask, and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8) For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 9) Or who is the man among you who, if his son asked him for bread, would he really give him a stone? 10) Or, if he asks for a fish, would you give him a snake? 11) If you, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him? 12) Therefore, in everything that you want people to do to you, do you also to them, for this is the law and the prophets. 13) Enter through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many go there; 14) because strait is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to life, and few find it! 15) Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16) You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17) So every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18) A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19) Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20) Therefore you will know them by their fruits. 21) 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. 22) Many will say to Me on that day: “Lord! God! Have we not prophesied in Your name? And was it not in Your name that they cast out demons? And didn’t they do many miracles in Your name?” 23) And then I will declare to them: “I never knew you; Depart from me, you workers of iniquity." 24) Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25) And the rain fell, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew and beat against that house, but it did not fall, because it was founded on rock. 26) But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27) And the rain fell, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and rushed against that house; and he fell, and his fall was great.” 28) And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished these words, the people marveled at his teaching, 29) for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes and Pharisees. 1) When He came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. 2) And so the leper came up and bowed to Him, saying: “Lord! If you want, you can cleanse me.” 3) And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying: “I want you to be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4) And Jesus said to him: “See that you do not tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring the gift that Moses commanded (see Lev. 14:2-32) as a testimony to them.” 5) When He entered Capernaum, a centurion [centurio] approached Him, asking Him 6) and saying: “Lord! My boy lies at home in relaxation and suffers cruelly.” 7) And Jesus said to him: “I will come and heal him.” 8) And answering, the centurion said: “Lord! I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my child will be healed; 9) for I, too, am a man under authority, but having soldiers under me, I say to one: “Go,” and he goes; and to another: “Come,” and he comes; and to my servant, “Do this,” and he does.” 10) When Jesus heard it, he was surprised and said to those who followed Him: “Truly I say to you, I have not found such faith in Israel. 11) I tell you that many will come from the east and west and lie down with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; 12) The sons of the Kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13) And Jesus said to the centurion: “Go, and as you have believed, so be it done for you.” And his boy was healed at that hour. 14) And when Jesus came to the house of Peter, he saw his mother-in-law lying and having a fever, 15) and touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose and ministered to them. 16) When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed, and He cast out the spirits with a word and healed everyone who had sickness, 17) that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying: “He took away our infirmities and bore our diseases” (Is. 53:4). 18) Seeing a large crowd around Him, Jesus commanded them to swim across the pond. 19) And one scribe came up and said to Him: “Teacher! I will follow You wherever You go." 20) And Jesus said to him: “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 21) Another of His disciples said to Him: “Lord! Let me first go and bury my father.” 22) Jesus said to him: “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” 23) And when He entered the boat, His disciples followed Him. 24) And behold, there was a great disturbance on the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves; He was sleeping. 25) And His disciples came to Him and woke Him up, saying: “Lord! Save us, we are perishing." 26) And Jesus said to them: “Why are you [so] fearful, you of little faith?” Then, getting up, he commanded the winds and the sea, and there was great silence. 27) The people were surprised, saying: “Who is this, that the winds and the sea obey him?” 28) And when He arrived on the other side in the country of the Gerasenes [Gadarenorum], He was met by two demoniacs who came out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one could pass that way. 29) And behold, they cried out, saying: “What do we have to do with you, O Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here prematurely to torment us?” 30) Not far from them a large herd of pigs was grazing. 31) The demons asked Him, saying: “If you drive us out of here, send us into the herd of swine.” 32) And He said to them: “Go.” And they came out and entered into the pigs. And so, the whole herd rushed down a steep slope into the sea and died in the waters. 33) The shepherds ran and, coming into the city, announced everything and about the demoniacs. 34) And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they asked Him to depart from their borders. 1) And, entering the boat, He crossed over and arrived at His city. 2) And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic: “Hope, child! Your sins are forgiven." 3) And some of the scribes said to themselves: “He is blaspheming.” 4) And when Jesus saw their thoughts, he said: “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5) which is easier to say: “Your sins are forgiven you,” or to say: “Rise and walk?” 6) But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” then he says to the paralytic: “Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.” 7) And he got up and went to his house. 8) Seeing [this], the people were afraid and glorified God, who had given such power to men. 9) And as Jesus passed from there, he saw a man sitting on the tollhouse [in teloneo], named Matthew. And he says to him: “Follow Me.” And he got up and followed Him. 10) And it came to pass, as He reclined in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and His disciples. 11) And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples: “Why does your Teacher eat and drink with publicans and sinners?” 12) When Jesus heard it, he said: “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13) Go, learn what this is: “I want mercy, not sacrifice” (Hosea 6:6). For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” 14) Then John’s disciples come to Him, saying: “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” 15) And Jesus said to them: “Can the children of the Bridegroom weep while the Bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 16) No one sews a patch of coarse fabric onto an old robe, for everything [sewn to it, sitting] will be completely torn off from the robe, and the hole will become even worse. 17) And they do not put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins break, and the wine flows out, and the skins are lost, but new wine is poured into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” 18) When He told them this, behold, one prince came up and bowed to Him, saying: “Lord! My daughter just passed away; but come, lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” 19) And Jesus stood up and followed him, and his disciples. 20) And behold, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up from behind and touched the fringe [fimbriam] of His garment, 21) for she said to herself: “If only I touch His garment, I will be saved.” 22) And Jesus, turning and seeing her, said: “Hope, daughter! Your faith saved you." And from that hour the woman was saved. 23) And when Jesus came to the prince’s house and saw the flute players and the confused crowd, he said: 24) “Come out, for the maiden is not dead, but sleeps.” And they mocked Him. 25) And when the crowd was removed, He entered and took her by the hand, and the maiden stood up. 26) And this rumor spread throughout all that land. 27) And when Jesus went from there, two blind men followed Him, crying and saying: “Have mercy on us, Jesus, son of David!” 28) When He came into the house, the blind came to Him. And Jesus said to them: “Do you believe that I can do this for you?” They say to Him: “Yes, Lord!” 29) Then He touched their eyes, saying: “According to your faith, be it done to you.” 30) And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly rebuked them, saying: “See that no one knows.” 31) They went out and glorified Him throughout all that land. 32) When they were going out, behold, they brought to Him a mute man possessed by a demon. 33) And after the demon was cast out, the dumb man began to speak. And the people marveled, saying, “Never has such a thing happened in Israel.” 34) The Pharisees said: “By the power of the prince of demons He casts out demons.” 35) And Jesus went around all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every disease. 36) Seeing the crowds of people, He had compassion on them because they were exhausted and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd. 37) Then He said to His disciples: “Behold, the harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few; 38) Pray therefore to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” 1) 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 infirmity. 2) The names of the twelve Apostles are these: the first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, 3) James Zebedee and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, James Alphaeus and Thaddeus, 4) Simon Chananaeus and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Him. 5) These twelve Jesus sent and commanded them, saying: “Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter the cities of the Samaritans; 6) but go especially to the lost sheep of the house of Israel; 7) while walking, preach, saying: “For the kingdom of heaven is at hand”; 8) heal the weak, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons; freely you have received, freely give. 9) Take with you neither gold, nor silver, nor money in your belts, 10) nor a bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor a staff, for the worker is worthy of his food. 11) Whatever city or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it, and stay there until you leave; 12) When you enter a house, greet it, saying: “Peace to this house.” 13) And if only that house is worthy, then your peace will come upon it; if you are not worthy, then your peace will return to you. 14) And if anyone does not receive you and does not listen to your words, then, when you leave your house or city, shake off the dust from your feet. 15) Truly I say to you, it will be more bearable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that city. 16) Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves: therefore be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves. 17) Beware of people. For they will hand you over to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you, 18) and you will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. 19) When they betray you, do not worry about how or what to say; for in that hour it will be given to you what to say, 20) for it is not you who will speak, but the Spirit of your Father who will speak in you. 21) Brother will betray brother to death, and father his son; and children will rise up against their parents and put them to death; 22) and you will be hated by everyone for My name's sake; he who endures even to the end will be saved. 23) When they persecute you in one city, flee to another. Truly I say to you, you will not complete the tour of the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes. 24) A student is not above his teacher, and a slave is not above his master: 25) It is enough for a student that he should be like his teacher, and for a slave that he should be like his master. If the master of the house was called Beelzebub, how much more of his household? 26) So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not be known. 27) What I say to you in the dark, speak in the light; and whatever you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. 28) And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but fear more than that, who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. 29) Are not two sparrows sold for an assarium? And not one of them will fall to the ground without the [will] of your Father. 30) The hairs on your head are all numbered. 31) Do not be afraid: you are better than many sparrows. 32) Therefore, everyone who confesses Me before men, [him] will I also confess before My Father who is in Heaven; 33) Whoever denies Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father who is in heaven. 34) Do not think that I came to bring peace to earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword, 35) for I came to divide a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36) And a man’s enemies are his own household (see Micah 7:6). 37) He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and whoever loves a son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; 38) and whoever does not take up his cross and follow Me is unworthy of Me. 39) He who finds his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. 40) Whoever receives you receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; 41) whoever receives a prophet, in the name of the prophet, will receive the reward of a prophet; and whoever receives the righteous, in the name of the righteous, will receive the reward of the righteous. 42) And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water to drink, only in the name of a disciple, truly I tell you, will not lose his reward.” 1) And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He went away from there to teach and preach in their cities. 2) John, having heard in prison about the deeds of Christ, sent two of his disciples, 3) said to Him: “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” 4) And Jesus answered and said to them: “When you come, tell John what you have heard and seen. 5) The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the gospel is preached to the poor; 6) And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” 7) When they had gone away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go into the wilderness to see? Is it a reed blown by the wind? 8) What did you go to see? Is it a person dressed in soft clothes? Behold, those who wear soft garments are in the palaces of kings. 9) What did you go to see? Prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10) For he is the one about whom it is written: “Behold, I send My angel before Thy face, who will prepare Thy way before Thee” (Mal. 3:1). 11) Truly I say to you, from among those born of women there has not arisen a greater man than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12) From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forced upon us, and those who use force take it by force. 13) For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John; 14) and, if you want to accept, he is Elijah, who must come. 15) He who has ears to hear, let him hear! 16) To whom will I liken this generation? He is like children sitting in the market place, who, crying out to their companions, 17) say: “You played the trumpet, and you did not dance; they sang sad songs to you, and you did not weep.” 18) For John came, neither eating nor drinking; and they say: “He has a demon.” 19) The Son of Man came, eating and drinking; and they say: “Here is a man, a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners.” And wisdom from one’s children is justified.” 20) Then He began to reproach the cities in which His powers were most manifested, because they did not repent: 21) “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the powers that were manifested in you had been manifested in Tire and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22) But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tire and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. 23) And you, Capernaum, will you even ascend to heaven? You will even be cast down to hell, for if the powers that were demonstrated in you had been demonstrated in Sodom, it would have stood firm to this day! 24) But I tell you that it will be better for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” 25) At that time, Jesus answered and said: “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes. 26) Hey, Father! For this was pleasing to You. 27) All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father; and no one knows the Father except the Son, and to whom the Son wants to reveal it. 28) Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29) Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30) For My yoke is sweet, and My burden is light.” 1) At that time Jesus passed through the sown fields on the Sabbath; His disciples, being hungry, began to pluck the ears of corn and eat. 2) When the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him: “Behold, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” 3) He said to them: “Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry? 4) How did he enter the house of God and eat the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, except the priests alone? (see Lev.24:5–9; 1 Sam.21:2–7). 5) Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the church break the Sabbath, but there is no crime against them? 6) I tell you that here is He who is greater than the church; 7) if you knew what it means: “I want mercy, not sacrifice” (Hosea 6:6), then you would never condemn the innocent, 8) for the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.” 9) And when He had departed from there, He entered their synagogue. 10) And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus: “Is it possible to heal on the Sabbath?” - to accuse Him. 11) He said to them: “Which of you will be such a person that, having one sheep, if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, he will not take it and pull it out? 12) How much better is a man than a sheep? So, it is permissible to do good on the Sabbath.” 13) Then he says to the man: “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched out, and she became healthy again, like someone else. 14) When the Pharisees went out, they had a council against Him, how to destroy Him. 15) When Jesus found out, he departed from there. And many followed Him, and He healed them all, 16) and commanded them not to publicize Him. 17) That it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: 18) “Behold My Servant, whom I have chosen, My Beloved, in whom My soul is well pleased. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim judgment to the Gentiles; 19) He will not contradict, he will not cry, and no one will hear His voice in the streets; 20) He will not break a bruised reed, nor quench a smoldering flax wick, until he brings victory to the judgment; 21) and in His name the Gentiles will trust” (Is. 42:1-4). 22) Then they presented Him with a demon possessed man, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that he could speak and see. 23) And all the people marveled and said, “Is this not the son of David?” 24) When the Pharisees heard it, they said, “He casts out demons only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons.” 25) Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself will be desolate; and every city or house divided against itself will not stand. 26) And if Satan casts out Satan, then he is divided against himself: how can his kingdom stand? 27) And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 28) If I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then of course the Kingdom of God has come to you. 29) Or how can anyone enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. 30) He who is not with Me is against Me; and whoever does not gather with Me scatters. 31) Therefore I say to you: every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven; 32) if anyone speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; if anyone speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him either in this age or in the future. 33) Or recognize the tree as good and its fruit as good; or recognize the tree as bad and its fruit as bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. 34) Viper spawn! How can you say good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35) A good man brings good things out of a good treasury, and an evil man brings evil things out of an evil treasury. 36) I tell you that for every idle word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment. 37) For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” 38) Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered Him, saying: “Teacher! We would like to see a sign from You.” 39) He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign; and no sign will be given to him except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40) For just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. 41) The men of Nineveh will rise up in judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented from the preaching of Jonah. And now, there's more Jonah here. 42) 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 listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, there is more Solomon here. 43) When the unclean spirit leaves a person, it walks through dry places, looking for rest, and does not find it. 44) Then he says: “I will return to my house from where I came.” And, having arrived, he finds it unoccupied, swept and decorated. 45) Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter and live there; and for that person the last thing is worse than the first. So it will be with this evil generation.” 46) While He was still speaking to the crowd, His mother and brothers stood outside the house, wanting to speak with Him. 47) Someone said to Him: “Behold, Your Mother and Your brothers are standing outside, looking for You.” 48) But He answered the one who spoke to Him and said: “Who is My Mother? And who are my brothers? 49) And stretching out his hand to His disciples, He said: “Here are My mother and My brothers; 50) For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother.” 1) Leaving the house that same day, Jesus sat down by the sea. 2) And large crowds gathered to Him, so that He entered the boat and sat down; and all the people stood on the shore. 3) And he spoke to them in many parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow; 4) And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the birds of the air came and devoured them; 5) some fell on rocky places where there was little soil, and soon sprang up, because the soil was shallow; 6) when the sun rose, it withered, and, as if it had no root, it dried up. 7) Some fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew and choked it; 8) Some fell on good soil and bore fruit: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9) He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” 10) And the disciples came and said to Him: “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11) He answered and said to them: “For it has been given to you to know the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12) For whoever has, more will be given to him and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13) Therefore I speak to them in parables, that seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, and they do not understand. 14) And the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled over them, who says: “If you hear by hearing, you will not understand, and you will look with your eyes, but you will not see. 15) For the heart of this people has become hardened, and their ears are hard to hear, and they have closed their eyes, so that they will never see with their eyes, or hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and will not be converted. And I will heal them” (Isaiah 6:9–10). 16) Blessed are your eyes that they see, and your ears that they hear, 17) for verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear. 18) But listen to the parable of the sower: 19) to everyone who hears the word of the Kingdom and does not understand, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart - this is what is sown along the way. 20) And those sown on rocky places are those who hear the word and immediately receive it with joy; 21) but it has no root in itself and is fickle: when tribulation and persecution come because of the word, it is immediately offended. 22) And those sown among the thorns are those who hear the word, but the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. 23) But that which is sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, and bears fruit and produces a hundredfold, and some sixtyfold, and some thirtyfold.” 24) He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25) While the people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went away. 26) When the greenery came up and bore fruit, then the tares also appeared. 27) When the servants of the householder arrived, they said to him: “Master! Have you not sown good seed in your field? Where does the tares come from on it?” 28) And he said to them: “A hostile man has done this.” The slaves said to him: “Do you want us to go and choose them?” 29) And he said: “No, if only by gathering the tares, you would not uproot the wheat along with them, 30) leave both to grow together until the harvest; And during the harvest I will say to the reapers: “First gather up the tares and bind them in sheaves to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.” 31) He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, 32) which, although smaller than all seeds, when it grows, it is greater than all potions and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and live in its branches.” 33) He 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.” 34) Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables, and did not speak to them without parables, 35) that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will speak the secret things from the foundation of the world” (Ps. 77:2). 36) Then, dismissing the crowd, He entered the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying: “Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field.” 37) He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; 38) the field is the world; the good seed are the sons of the Kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the vile; 39) the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40) Therefore, just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age: 41) the Son of Man will send His angels, and they will gather from His kingdom all who offend and those who practice iniquity, 42) and throw them into the fiery furnace. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43) Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear! 44) The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which, having found, a man hid, and out of joy over it he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field. 45) The Kingdom of Heaven is also like a merchant man looking for good pearls. 46) Having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had and bought it. 47) Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and collected fish of all kinds, 48) which, when it was full, they pulled out and, sitting on the shore, selected the good into vessels, but threw out the bad. 49) So it will be at the end of the age: the angels will come out and separate the wicked from among the righteous, 50) and throw them into the fiery furnace: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 51) Did you understand all this? They tell Him: “Yes!” 52) He said to them: “Therefore, every scribe who is taught in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a master who brings out from his treasury new and old.” 53) And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed from there. 54) And when he came to his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so that they were amazed and said: “Where did he get such wisdom and power? 55) Is this not the son of carpenters? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers Jacob and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56) And are not His sisters all among us? Where did He get all this from? 57) And they were offended because of Him. Jesus said to them: “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.” 58) And they did not do much work there because of their unbelief. 1) At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the rumor about Jesus 2) and said to his youths: “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and therefore powers work in him.” 3) For Herod took John and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias, his brother’s wife, 4) for John said to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her” (cf. Lev. 20:21). 5) And, wanting to kill him, he was afraid of the people, for they revered him as a prophet. 6) On the birthday of Herod, the daughter of Herodias danced among the [celebrants] and pleased Herod, 7) therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked of him. 8) And she, at the preliminary instigation of her mother: “Give me,” she said, “here on a platter is the head of John the Baptist.” 9) And the king was saddened, and for the sake of the oath and those reclining with him, he commanded to give, 10) and sent and beheaded John in prison. 11) And they brought his head on a platter and gave it to the maiden, and she brought it to her mother. 12) And his disciples came and took his body and buried it; and they came and told Jesus. 13) When Jesus heard, he withdrew from there in a boat to a distant desert place; and when the people heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities. 14) And Jesus went out and saw a multitude of people, and had compassion on them, and healed their sick. 15) When evening came, His disciples came to Him, saying: “The place is deserted and the hour is already late; Let the people go, so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16) Jesus said to them: “There is no need for them to go, you give them something to eat.” 17) They answer: “We have nothing here, only five loaves and two fish.” 18) He said to them: “Bring them here to Me.” 19) And when he ordered the crowd to lie down 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 crowd. 20) And they all ate and were full; and they gathered up what was left, twelve boxes full of pieces; 21) The number of those who ate was five thousand men, besides women and children. 22) And immediately Jesus forced the disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him across the pond until He dismissed the crowd. 23) And having dismissed the people, He went up to the mountain to pray alone. When evening came, he was there alone. 24) The boat was in the middle of the sea, it was beaten by waves, because the wind was contrary. 25) And in the fourth watch of the night He went to them, walking on the sea. 26) And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they were alarmed, saying: “It is a ghost.” And they cried out in fear. 27) Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying: “Be calm, it is I; don't be afraid." 28) Peter answered, saying: “Lord! If it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29) And He said: “Go.” And Peter got down from the boat and walked on the water to come to Jesus. 30) Seeing the strong wind, he was afraid and, when he began to drown, he cried out, saying: “Lord! Save me." 31) And immediately Jesus, stretching out his hand, supported him and said to him: “You of little faith! Why did you doubt? 32) And when they got into the boat, the wind died down. 33) Those in the boat came up and worshiped Him, saying: “Truly You are the Son of God.” 34) And having crossed over, they arrived in the land of Gennesar. 35) And recognizing Him, the men of that place sent into all that surrounding area and brought to Him all the sick, 36) and asked Him just to touch the hem of His garment; and those who touched were saved. 1) Then the scribes and Pharisees came to Him from Jerusalem, saying: 2) “Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” 3) He answered and said to them: “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4) For God said: “Honor your father and mother”; and: “Whoever curses his father or mother shall die” (Ex. 20:12, 21:16). 5) And you say: “Whoever says to his father or mother: “It is a gift that you would use from me,” 6) and [let] not honor his father or his mother”; and you have made the commandment of God null and void for the sake of your tradition. 7) Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied well about you, saying: 8) “This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me; 9) But in vain they worship Me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men" (Is. 29:13)." 10) And calling the people to Himself, He said to them: “Hear and understand! 11) It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.” 12) Then His disciples came and said to Him: “Do you know that the Pharisees, when they heard this word, were offended?” 13) He answered and said: “Every plant that My Heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted; 14) leave them: they are blind and leaders of the blind; if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” 15) Peter answered and said to Him: “Explain this parable to us.” 16) And He said: “Are you really still without a clue? 17) Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the belly and is thrown out? 18) But what comes from the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a person, 19) for from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, blasphemy. 20) This is what defiles a person; Eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.” 21) And Jesus departed from there and went into the countries of Tire and Sidon. 22) And so, a Canaanite woman, coming out of those borders, shouted, saying to Him: “Have mercy on me, O Lord, son of David, my daughter is cruelly tormented by a demon!” 23) He didn’t answer her a word. And His disciples came up and begged Him, saying: “Let her go, because she is screaming after us.” 24) He answered and said: “I was sent to no one but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25) And she came up and bowed to Him, saying: “Lord! Help me." 26) He answered and said: “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 27) She said: “Yes, Lord! But puppies also eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28) Then Jesus answered her: “O woman! Great is your faith. May it be done to you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour. 29) And when Jesus came out from there, He came close to the Sea of ​​Galilee and went up to a mountain and sat down there. 30) And large crowds came to Him, having with them the dumb, the blind, the lame, the maimed, and many others, and threw them down at His feet; and He healed them; 31) so that the people were amazed to see the dumb speaking, the lame walking, the blind seeing; and they magnified the God of Israel. 32) Jesus, having called His disciples, said: “It is a pity for the people that they have been with Me for three days now and do not have anything to eat; I don’t want to let them go dumb, lest they become weak on the road.” 33) And His disciples said to Him: “Where can we get so much bread in the desert to feed such a crowd?” 34) And Jesus said to them: “How many loaves do you have?” And they said: “Seven, and a few fish.” 35) And he commanded the people to lie down on the ground. 36) And taking the seven loaves and fishes, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 37) And they all ate and were filled; and they took up seven baskets full of the extra pieces. 38) And those who did eat were four thousand men, besides children and women. 39) And, dismissing the crowd, He entered the boat and arrived in the region of Magedan. 1) And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Him, tempting, and asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. 2) He, answering, told them: “When evening comes, you say: “there will be good weather / because the sky has turned red”; 3) and in the morning: “It’s bad weather today, because the sky has turned threateningly purple.” So, you know how to talk about the face of the sky, but you cannot talk about the signs of the times? 4) 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 went away. 5) And when His disciples were crossing the pond, they forgot to take the loaves. 6) He said to them: “Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7) They thought within themselves, saying: “We did not take any loaves.” 8) Having understood, Jesus said to them: “Why do you think to yourself, you of little faith, that you did not take the loaves? 9) Do you still not understand and remember about the five loaves of bread for five thousand people, and how many boxes you collected? 10) Not about seven loaves of bread for four thousand people, and how many baskets did you pick up? 11) How do you not understand that I did not tell you about bread: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?” 12) Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 13) Jesus came to the countries of Caesarea Philippi and asked His disciples, saying: “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14) And they said: “Some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and some say Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.” 15) Jesus said to them: “Who do you say that I am?” 16) Simon Peter, answering, said: “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” 17) Jesus answered and said to him: “Blessed are you, Simon var Jonah, for it was not flesh and blood that revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven; 18) and I tell you that you are Peter (the Rock), and on this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it; 19) 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 loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20) Then He commanded His disciples not to tell anyone that He was Jesus Christ. 21) From that time on, Jesus began to reveal to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and scribes and high priests, and be killed, and on the third day rise again. 22) And, calling Him away, Peter began to rebuke Him, saying: “Let this be removed from You, Lord! Let this not happen to You!” 23) He turned and said to Peter: “Follow Me, Satan! You are a temptation to me! Because you philosophize not about the things of God, but about the things that are human.” 24) 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. 25) For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. 26) What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul? Or what ransom will a man give for his soul? 27) 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. 28) Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.” 1) After six days, Jesus took Peter, James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain alone, 2) and was transfigured before them. And His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became white as snow. 3) And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4) Peter answered and said to Jesus: “Lord! It's good for us to be here; If you want, we’ll make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5) While he was still speaking, behold, 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." 6) And when the disciples heard, they fell on their faces and were very afraid. 7) And Jesus came and touched them, and said to them: “Rise up and do not be afraid.” 8) Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus. 9) And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell no one about the vision until the Son of Man rises from the dead.” 10) And the disciples asked Him, saying: “How come the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 11) And He answered and said to them: “It is true that Elijah will come and restore everything. 12) I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him as they wanted. So the Son of Man will suffer from them.” 13) Then the disciples understood what He was telling them about John the Baptist. 14) And when He approached the crowd, a man came to Him, kneeling before Him, saying: “Lord! Have mercy on my son; for he is a sleepwalker and suffers grievously, for he often throws himself into fire and often into water, 15) and I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.” 16) Jesus answered and said: “O faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I tolerate you? Bring him here to Me." 17) And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him; and the boy was healed from that hour. 18) Then the disciples came to Jesus secretly and said, “Why couldn’t we cast him out?” 19) Jesus said to them: “Because of your unbelief; For truly I say to you, if you have faith as big as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you; 20) this race is not driven out in any way except through prayer and fasting.” 21) When they were returning together in Galilee, Jesus said to them: “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men, 22) and they will kill Him, and on the third day he will rise again.” And they were very sad. 23) When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of didrachms approached Peter and said: “Will not your teacher pay the didrachms?” 24) He said: “Yes.” And when he entered the house, Jesus preceded him, saying: “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take taxes or duties? From your own sons, or from strangers? 25) And he said: “From outsiders.” Jesus said to him: “So the sons are free. 26) But so that we don’t tempt them, go to the sea, throw a fishing rod, and take the first fish you come across, and when you open its mouth, you will find a statir; take it and give it to them for Me and for yourself.” 1) At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying: “Who do you think is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2) And Jesus called a little child and placed him in the midst of them 3) and said: “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4) So, whoever humbles himself like this little [child] is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven; 5) and whoever accepts one such little [child] in My name accepts Me; 6) Whoever causes one of these little ones to stumble who believe in Me, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the depths of the sea. 7) Woe to the world from temptations, for temptations must come; but woe to the man through whom temptation comes. 8) If your hand or your foot offends you, cut them off and throw them away from you: it is better for you to enter life without an arm or without feet, than with two hands and two feet to be cast into eternal fire; 9) and if your eye offends you, pluck it out and throw it away from you: it is better for you to enter into life with one eye, than to be cast into fiery hell with two eyes. 10) See that you do not despise one of these little ones; For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father who is in heaven. 11) For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost. 12) What do you think? If someone had a hundred sheep, and one of them got lost, would he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains and go looking for the lost one? 13) And if he happens to find her, then, truly, I tell you, he rejoices over her more than over the ninety-nine who were not lost. 14) So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. 15) If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone; If he listens to you, then you have gained your brother; 16) If he does not listen to you, take with you one or two more, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established; 17) if he does not listen to them, tell the Church; if he does not listen to the Church, then let him be to you as a pagan and a tax collector. 18) Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will also be bound in heaven; and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. 19) Again I tell you that if two of you agree [to ask] on earth, whatever they ask, it will be done for them by My Father who is in Heaven, 20) for where two or three are gathered together in My name, there I am in the midst of them.” 21) Then Peter came to Him and said: “Lord! How many times will my brother sin against me and must I forgive? Up to seven times? 22) Jesus said to him: “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven times.” 23) Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man-king, who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24) And when he began to reckon, someone was brought before him who owed him ten thousand talents; 25) and since he had nothing to give, his sovereign ordered him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and everything that he had, and to give it away. 26) That servant fell down and prayed before him, saying: “Have patience with me, and I will give you everything.” 27) The sovereign, having mercy on that slave, released him and forgave him the debt. 28) When that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred denarii, and, seizing him, he strangled him, saying: “Pay what you owe.” 29) And his fellow servant fell and begged him, saying: “Have patience with me, and I will give you everything.” 30) He didn’t want to, but went and put him in prison until he paid off the debt. 31) Seeing what had happened, his colleagues were very upset, and they went and told their sovereign everything that had happened. 32) Then his master calls him and says to him: “Evil servant! I forgave you the entire debt because you begged me; 33) Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your colleague, just as I was merciful to you?” 34) And, being angry, his sovereign handed him over to the torturers until he paid him all the debt. 35) So will My Heavenly Father do to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart.” 1) And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished these words, He left Galilee and came to the borders of Judea, on the other side of the Jordan. 2) And large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there. 3) And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him and saying: “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” 4) He answered and said to them: “Have you not read that He who made man in the beginning, “made them male and female”? (Gen.1:27). And he said: 5) “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh, 6) so that they are no longer two, but one flesh” (Gen. 2:24). So what God has joined together, let no man separate.” 7) They say to Him: “How did Moses command to give a letter of divorce and get a divorce?” 8) He says to them: “For Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but at first it was not so; 9) I tell you that anyone who lets his wife go without fornication commits adultery; and whoever marries a freed woman commits adultery.” 10) His disciples said to Him: “If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is inconvenient to marry.” 11) He said to them: “Not everyone can receive this word, but to those who have been given it, 12) for there are eunuchs who were born like this from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who are castrated from men; and there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whoever can contain it, let him contain it.” 13) Then little [children] were brought to Him, so that He could lay His hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them. 14) Jesus said to them: “Let the little children come and do not forbid them to come to Me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” 15) And he laid his hands on them and went away from there. 16) And behold, someone came up and said to Him: “Good Teacher! What good thing can I do to have eternal life?” 17) He said to him: “Why are you asking Me about good things? The only good is God. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” 18) He says to Him: “Which ones?” Jesus said: “Do not commit murder; Thou shalt not commit adultery; do not commit theft; do not give false witness; 19) honor your father and your mother; and love your neighbor as yourself.” 20) The young man says to Him: “I have kept all this from my youth; what else am I missing? 21) 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.” 22) When the young man heard the word, he went away sorrowful, because he had great possessions. 23) Jesus said to His disciples: “Truly I say to you, a rich man will enter the kingdom of heaven with difficulty; 24) and again I say to 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.” 25) When His disciples heard this, they were greatly amazed, saying: “Who then can be saved?” 26) Jesus looked up and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” 27) Then Peter answered and said to Him: “Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what will happen to us? 28) Jesus said to them: “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, at the regeneration [in regeneratione], when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His majesty, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29) And everyone who leaves home, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or farmland, for My name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and inherit eternal life. 30) But many who are first will be last, and those who are last will be first.” 1) “The kingdom of heaven is like a man, the owner of a house, who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2) Having made an agreement with the workers for a denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3) And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idly in the market place, 4) and said to them: “Go you also into my vineyard, and whatever is fair I will give you.” 5) They went. He went out again around the sixth and ninth hours, and acted in the same way. 6) He went out about the eleventh hour, and found others standing, and said to them: “Why are you standing here all day idly?” 7) They tell him: “For no one hired us.” He says to them: “Go you too into my vineyard.” 8) When evening came, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward: “Call the workers and give them their wages, starting from the last to the first.” 9) When those who came came about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. 10) Those who came first thought that they would receive more, but they each received a denarius. 11) And having received it, they grumbled against the owner of the house, 12) saying: “These last worked for one hour, and you made them equal to us, who endured the burden of the day and the heat.” 13) And he, answering one of them, said: “Friend! I mean you no harm; Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14) take what is yours and go; I want to give to this last one, just like you. 15) Am I not allowed to do what I want? Or is your eye envious because I am kind?” 16) So the last will be first, and the first last, for many are called, but few are chosen.” 17) And going up to Jerusalem, Jesus called the twelve disciples secretly, and said to them: 18) “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death; 19) and they will hand Him over to the pagans to be mocked and beaten and crucified; and on the third day he will rise again.” 20) Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee and her sons came to Him, bowing and asking Him for something. 21) He said to her: “What do you want?” She says to Him: “Tell that these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand and the other on Your left in Your Kingdom.” 22) Jesus answered and said: “You do not know what you ask. Can you drink the cup that I will drink?” They say to Him: “We can.” 23) And he says to them: “You will indeed drink My cup, but it is not I who give it to you to sit on My right hand or on My left, but to whom My Father has prepared.” 24) And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. 25) Jesus called them to him and said: “You know that the princes of the nations rule over them, and whoever is greatest shows authority over them; 26) Let it not be so among you: but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant; 27) and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave; 28) for the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.” 29) And when they left Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. 30) And behold, two blind men who were sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying: “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 31) The people demanded that they be silent. But they cried out louder, saying: “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 32) And Jesus stopped and called them and said: “What do you want me to do to you?” 33) They say to Him: “Lord! So that our eyes may be opened." 34) Jesus, having compassion on them, touched their eyes. And immediately they received their sight and followed Him. 1) And when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2) saying to them: “Go to the village that is opposite you; and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie and take me to Me; 3) and if anyone says anything to you, answer that the Lord needs them; and he will send them forthwith.” 4) Yet this has come to pass, that it may be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying: 5) “Say unto the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh to thee, meek, sitting on a donkey, and the foal of a colt, the son of the yoke” (Isa. 62:11; Zech. 9:9). 6) When the disciples went, they did as Jesus commanded them. 7) And they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their clothes on them, and helped Him to sit on top. 8) Many people spread their clothes along the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them along the road; 9) the crowd that preceded and accompanied exclaimed, saying: “Hosanna / salvation / to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! 10) And when He entered Jerusalem, the whole city began to stir, saying: “Who is this?” 11) The people said: “This is Jesus, the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” 12) And Jesus entered the church of God and drove out all those selling and buying in the church, and changed the tables and overturned the seats of the selling doves, 13) and said to them: “It is written: “My house will be called a house of prayer” (Is. 56:7); But you made it a “den of thieves” (Jer. 7:11).” 14) And the blind and the lame came to Him in the church, and He healed them. 15) Seeing the miracles that He performed, and the children shouting in the church and saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” - The chief priests and scribes were indignant 16) and said to Him: “Do you hear what they say?” Jesus said to them: “Yes! Have you never read: “For out of the mouths of babes and sucklings Thou hast ordained praise”? (Ps.8:3).” 17) And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and remained there. 18) In the morning, returning to the city, he became hungry; 19) and seeing a fig tree along the road, he approached it and found nothing on it except some leaves, and said to it: “Let no fruit be born from you forever!” And the fig tree immediately withered. 20) And when the disciples saw [this], they were surprised, saying: “How did it dry up immediately?” 21) Jesus answered and said to them: “Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what [was] done to the fig tree, but if you also say to this mountain, “Be taken up and cast into the sea,” it will happen; 22) and whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” 23) And when He came to the church, the chief priests and elders of the people came to Him teaching [there], saying: “By what authority are You doing this? And who gave you this power? 24) Jesus answered and said to them: “I will also ask you one word; If you tell Me about this, then I will tell you by what authority I do this; 25) Where did John’s baptism come from: from heaven, or from men?” They reasoned among themselves, saying: “If we say: “from heaven,” then He will say to us: “Why didn’t you believe him?” 26) but if we say, “from men,” we are afraid of the crowd,” for everyone revered John as a prophet. 27) And answering Jesus, they said, “We don’t know.” He also said to them: “And I will not tell you by what authority I am doing this. 28) What do you think? One man had two sons; and he, approaching the first, said: “Son! Go and work in my vineyard today.” 29) He said, answering: “I don’t want”; Afterwards, driven by repentance, he went. 30) And coming to another, he said similar things. He said, answering: “I’m going, sir,” and did not go. 31) Which of the two did the will of the Father?” They say to Him: “First.” Jesus said to them: “Truly I say to you, publicans and harlots will go before you in the kingdom of God, 32) for John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but publicans and harlots believed him; you, seeing, had no repentance later to believe him. 33) Listen to another parable: there was a man, the owner of a house, who planted a vineyard, and surrounded it with a fence, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and gave it to farmers, and went on a journey. 34) When the time for fruit approached, he sent his servants to the farmers to take their fruit. 35) And the farmers, seizing his slaves, beat some, killed others, and stoned others. 36) Again he sent other servants, more than before; and they were treated in the same way. 37) Finally, he sent his son to them, saying: “They will be ashamed of my son.” 38) When the husbandmen saw their son, they said to each other: “This is the heir; Let’s go, kill him and take possession of his inheritance.” 39) And they seized him, took him out of the vineyard and killed him. 40) So, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do with these farmers?” 41) They say to Him: “He will put the evildoers to an evil death, and he will give his vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in their own time.” 42) Jesus said to them: “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone?” This came from the Lord, and is it marvelous in our eyes?” ( Ps. 118:22–23 ). 43) Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people bearing the fruits thereof; 44) and whoever falls on this stone will be broken, and whoever it falls on will crush him.” 45) And when the high priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them, 46) and, wanting to seize Him, they were afraid of the people, because they considered Him to be a Prophet. 1) And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2) “The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man-king, who held a wedding feast for his son 3) and sent his servants to call those invited to the wedding feast; and didn't want to come. 4) Again he sent other slaves, saying: “Say to those invited: behold, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and what is fattened, slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.” 5) They neglected and went: some to their farmland, and others to their trade; 6) the others seized his slaves and, subjecting him to humiliation, killed him. 7) When the king heard it, he was angry, and, sending his troops, destroyed the murderers and burned their city. 8) Then he says to his servants: “The wedding feast is indeed ready, but those who were invited were not worthy; 9) Therefore, go to the crossroads and invite everyone whom you find to the wedding feast.” 10) And his servants, going out onto the roads, gathered everyone they found, good and bad; and the wedding feast was filled with those reclining. 11) The king entered to look at those reclining, and saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, 12) and said to him: “Friend! How did you come in here without wearing wedding clothes?” He remained silent. 13) Then the king said to the servants: “Binding his hands and feet, take him and throw him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 14) For many are called, but few are chosen.” 15) Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting how to catch Him at his word. 16) And they sent their disciples to Him with the Herodians, saying: “Teacher! We know that You are just, and You teach truly the way of God, and do not care about pleasing anyone, for You do not look at people’s faces; 17) So, tell us: what do you think? Is it permissible to give tribute to Caesar or not?” 18) Recognizing their wickedness, Jesus said: “Why are you tempting Me, you hypocrites? 19) Show Me the coin with which the tax is paid.” And they brought Him a denarius. 20) And Jesus said to them: “Whose image and inscription is this?” 21) They say to Him: “Caesar’s.” Then he says to them: “Therefore, render what is Caesar’s to Caesar, and what is God’s to God.” 22) And when they heard it, they were surprised and left Him and went away. 23) That day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 24) saying: “Teacher! Moses said: “If a man dies without a son, let his brother take his wife and restore seed to his brother” (Deut. 25:5); 25) We had seven brothers; and the first, having married, died and, having no children, left his wife to his brother; 26) likewise the second and the third, even to the seventh; 27) after all, the wife also died; 28) So, in the resurrection, which of the seven will she be the wife of? For everyone had it." 29) Jesus answered and said to them: “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures or the power of God, 30) for in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but will be like the angels of God in heaven. 31) Concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said by God, who says to you: 32) “I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”? ( Ex. 3:6 ). God is not of the dead, but of the living." 33) And when the crowds heard, they marveled at His teaching. 34) When the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35) And one of them, a teacher of the law, asked Him, tempting Him: 36) “Teacher! What is the greatest commandment in the law?” 37) Jesus said to him: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind” (Deut. 6:5): 38) this is the great and first commandment; 39) the second, similar to it: “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Lev.19:18); 40) On these two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets.” 41) When the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them, 42) saying: “What do you think about Christ? Whose son is He? They say to Him: “Davidov.” 43) He says to them: “How then does David, by inspiration, call Him Lord when he says: 44) “The Lord said to my Lord: ‘Sit on My right hand, until I make Your enemies Your footstool?’” (Ps. 109:1). 45) So if David calls Him Lord, how can He be his son?” 46) And no one could answer Him a word; and from that day no one dared to question Him. 1) Then Jesus spoke to the crowd of people and to His disciples, 2) saying: “The scribes and Pharisees sat in the seat of Moses [super cathedram Moysi]; 3) therefore, whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do; but do not act according to their deeds, for they speak and do not do: 4) for they bind heavy and unbearable burdens and lay them on the shoulders of men, but they do not want to move them with their finger. 5) Yet they do all their deeds so that people can see them: they expand their storehouses and enlarge their brushes; 6) they also love to be presented at suppers and to preside in synagogues 7) and greetings in marketplaces, and for people to call them “Rabbi!” /teacher/. 8) Let them not call you “rabbis,” for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9) and do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven; 10) and do not be called instructors, for you have only one instructor—Christ. 11) The greatest of you shall be your servant: 12) whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. 13) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you close the Kingdom of Heaven before men, for you yourself do not enter and you do not allow those who enter to enter. 14) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour the houses of widows; [you] who pray long prayers, for this reason you will accept condemnation even more. 15) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who go around sea and land to make even one proselyte [proselytum]; and when this happens, you make him a son of Gehenna, twice as bad as you. 16) Woe to you, blind leaders, who say: “If anyone swears by the church, then nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the church is obliged.” 17) Stupid and blind! What is greater: gold, or the church consecrating gold? 18) And: “If someone swears by the altar, then nothing, but if someone swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged.” 19) Blind! What is greater: the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? 20) So, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything that is on it; 21) and if anyone swears by the church, he swears by it and by Him who lives in it; 22) and he who swears by heaven swears by the Throne of God and Him who sits on it. 23) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you tithe mint, anise and caraway seeds, and have abandoned the most important things in the law: justice and mercy and faith; this had to be done, and this should not be abandoned. 24) Blind leaders, straining out a mosquito and devouring a camel! 25) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you purify the outside of the cup and the platter, but inside you are full of robbery and uncleanness. 26) Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside of them may also be clean. 27) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside appear beautiful to men, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and all uncleanness. 28) So, outwardly, you seem righteous to people, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29) Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, 30) and say: “If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their accomplices in [shedding] the blood of the prophets”; 31) Thus, you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who killed the prophets. 32) And you shall complete the measure of your fathers. 33) Snakes, brood of vipers, how will you escape from condemnation to hell? 34) Therefore, behold, I send you prophets and wise men and scribes; and some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will scourge in your synagogues and drive from city to city; 35) May all the righteous blood shed on earth come upon you, from the blood of righteous Abel even to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachi, whom you killed between the temple and the altar. 36) Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. 37) Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to you! How often have I wanted to gather your children together, like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you did not want to? 38) Behold, your house is left to you empty. 39) For I say to you, you will not see Me from now on until you cry out: “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” 1) And Jesus went out and walked away from the church. And His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the church. 2) He answered and said to them: “Do you see all this? Truly I say to you, there will not be left one stone upon another here that will not be destroyed.” 3) When He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him secretly, saying: “Tell us, when will this be? And what is the sign of Your coming and the end of the age? 4) And Jesus answered and said to them: “Beware that no one deceives you, 5) for many will come in My name, saying, “I am the Christ,” and will deceive many. 6) You will also hear about wars and war rumors. See, do not be horrified, for this must happen, but it is not the end yet: 7) for nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in places; 8) yet this is the beginning of sorrows. 9) Then they will oppress you and kill you; and ye shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake; 10) and then many will be offended, and will betray each other, and will hate each other; 11) and many false prophets will arise and deceive many; 12) and because iniquity abounds, the love of many will grow cold; 13) he who endures even to the end will be saved. 14) And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come. 15) So, when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of through the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place - let the reader understand - 16) then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; 17) and let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything from his house; 18) Let him who is in the field not turn back to take his clothes. 19) Woe to those who are pregnant and nursing [breasts] in those days! 20) Pray that your flight will not happen in winter or on the Sabbath, 21) for then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, and never will be. 22) And if those days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23) Then, if anyone tells you: “Behold, here is Christ,” or: “there,” do not believe it. 24) For false Christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders to deceive (if possible) even the elect. 25) Behold, I have prophesied to you. 26) So, if they say to you: “Behold, He is in the wilderness,” do not go out; “Behold, He is in the secret chambers,” do not believe it. 27) For just as lightning comes from the east and is visible even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28) Wherever the body is, there the eagles will gather. 29) And suddenly, after the sorrow of those days, the sun will darken, 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; 30) 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 great power and majesty; 31) and He will send His angels with a trumpet and a great voice [voce magna], and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens even to their ends. 32) From the fig tree learn a parable: when its branch becomes soft and puts out leaves, you know that summer is near; 33) So you too, when you see all this, know that there is something nearby, at the door. 34) Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things happen; 35) Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. 36) About that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, except the Father alone; 37) but as it was in the days of Noah, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man: 38) for as it was in the days before the flood: they did eat and drink, they married and were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark. 39) And they did not know until the flood came and swallowed them all up; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40) Then there will be two on the field: one is taken and the other is left; 41) two grinding millstones: one is taken and the other is left. 42) Watch therefore, for you do not know at what hour your Lord will come. 43) But you know that if the owner of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. 44) Therefore, be ready, for at an hour you do not think, the Son of Man will come. 45) Who do you think is the faithful and prudent servant whom his master appointed over his servants to give them food on time? 46) Blessed is the servant whom his master, when he comes, finds doing this. 47) Truly I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48) If that evil servant says in his heart: “My master is slow to come,” 49) and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with drunkards, 50) the master of that servant will come on a day that he does not expect, and at an hour that he does not know, 51) and will cut him up, and subject him to the same fate as the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 1) “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who, taking their lamps, went out to meet the bride and groom. 2) Five of them were foolish and five wise. 3) But the five foolish ones, taking the lamps, did not take the oil with them. 4) The wise took oil in their vessels, along with the lamps. 5) The groom slowed down, everyone dozed off and fell asleep. 6) At midnight a cry was heard: “Behold, the bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him.” 7) Then all those virgins stood up and decorated their lamps. 8) The foolish said to the wise: “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.” 9) The wise answered, saying: “So that there is no shortage for both us and you, you better go to those who sell and buy for yourself.” 10) And when they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut. 11) Afterwards the other virgins came, saying: “Lord! God! Open to us." 12) And He answered and said to them: “Truly I say to you, I do not know you.” 13) Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. 14) For [the Lord will act] like a man who, going to a foreign country, called his servants and entrusted his property to them. 15) And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his ability; and immediately set off. 16) He who had received the five talents went and put them to work and acquired another five. 17) In like manner, the one who received two talents acquired another two. 18) He who received one talent went and buried it in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19) After a long time, the master of those slaves comes and settles accounts with them. 20) And the one who had received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying: “Sir! You gave me five talents; Behold, I have acquired five other talents in addition to these.” 21) His master said to him: “Well done, good and faithful servant! Because you have been faithful in little things, I will put you over many things; enter into the joy of your master." 22) The one who had received two talents also came up and said: “Sir! You gave me two talents; behold, I acquired the other two talents with them.” 23) His master said to him: “Well done, good and faithful servant! Because you have been faithful in little things, I will put you over many things; enter into the joy of your master." 24) The one who had received one talent came up and said: “Sir! I knew that you are a stern man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter, 25) and, being afraid, I went and hid your talent in the ground; here, it’s yours.” 26) Answering, his master said to him: “You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter; 27) Therefore it was necessary for you to hand over my money to the money changers, and when I came, I would truly receive what was mine with interest; 28) Therefore, take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents, 29) for to everyone who has it will be given and he will have an abundance, but from the one who does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away; 30) But throw the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 31) 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, 32) and all nations will be gathered before Him; and will separate one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; 33) and He will also place the sheep on His right hand, and the goats on His left. 34) Then the King will say to those who will be on His right side: “Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35) For I was hungry, and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink; I was a guest and you received Me; 36) I was naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.” 37) Then the righteous will answer Him, saying: “Lord! When did we see You hungry and feed You? Thirsty, and gave you something to drink? 38) When did we see You as a guest and receive You? Or naked and clothed You? 39) Or when we saw You sick, or in prison, and came to You? 40) And, answering, the King will say to them: “Truly I say to you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did it to Me.” 41) Then he will also say to those on the left side: “Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42) for I was hungry, and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty, and you did not give Me anything to drink; 43) was a guest, and they did not receive Me; I was naked, and they did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and they did not visit Me.” 44) Then they too will answer Him, saying: “Lord! When did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a guest, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve You? 45) Then he will answer them, saying: “Truly I say to you, because you did not do it to one of these little ones, you did not do it to Me.” 46) And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting life.” 1) And it came to pass: when Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples: 2) “You know that in two days the Passover will be, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 3) Then the high priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard [atrium] of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4) and held a meeting to take Jesus by cunning and kill him; 5) they said: “Not on a holiday, so long as there is no indignation among the people.” 6) When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7) a woman came to Him with an alabaster flask of precious ointment and poured it on His head as he reclined. 8) When the disciples saw Him, they were indignant, saying: “Why such a waste? 9) For this ointment could have been sold at a high price and given to the poor.” 10) When Jesus understood, he said to them: “Why are you bothering this woman? After all, she did a good deed for Me. 11) For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me; 12) for by pouring this ointment on My body, she prepared Me for burial; 13) Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.” 14) Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15) and said to them: “What will you give me, and I will deliver Him to you?” They offered him thirty pieces of silver. 16) And from that time he looked for an opportunity to betray Him. 17) On the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying: “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18) And Jesus said: “Go into the city to so-and-so and tell him: “The Teacher says: My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover with you with My disciples.” 19) And the disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and prepared the Passover. 20) When evening came, He lay down with His twelve disciples; 21) and while they were eating, he said, “Truly I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” 22) They were greatly saddened, and began to say, each of them: “Is it not I, Lord?” 23) And He, answering, said: “He who put his hand into the dish with Me, this one will betray Me. 24) Moreover, the Son of Man comes, as it is written about Him; woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed: it would have been better for that man not to have been born.” 25) Answering, Judas, who betrayed Him, said: “Isn’t it I, Rabbi?” He tells him: “You said it.” 26) And as they supped, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take and eat: this is my body.” 27) And taking the cup, he gave thanks and gave it to them, saying: “Drink from it, all of you, 28) for this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29) But I tell you that from now on I will not drink of this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink something new with you in the kingdom of My Father.” 30) And having sung a song, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 31) Then Jesus says to them: “You will all suffer temptation because of Me this night, for it is written: “I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered” (Zech. 13:7); 32) After My resurrection, I will go before you to Galilee.” 33) Peter answered and said to Him: “Even if everyone is offended because of You, I will never be offended.” 34) Jesus said to him: “Truly I tell you, this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 35) Peter said to Him: “Even though I had to die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing. 36) Then Jesus came with them to a property called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples: “Sit here while I go there and pray.” 37) And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, he began to mourn and was in sorrow. 38) Then Jesus said to them: “My soul is sorrowful even unto death; abide here and watch with Me.” 39) And going 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.” 40) And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter: “Could you not watch with Me for one hour? 41) Watch and pray, lest you fall into temptation: the spirit is determined, but the flesh is weak.” 42) He went away a second time and prayed, saying: “My Father! If this cup cannot pass from Me, unless I drink it, Thy will be done.” 43) And he came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44) And leaving them, he went away again and prayed a third time, saying the same word. 45) Then he comes to his disciples and says to them: “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is being delivered into the hands of sinners; 46) Arise, let us go: behold, he who betrayed Me has drawn near.” 47) While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a large crowd with swords and staves, sent from the high priests and elders of the people. 48) He who betrayed Him gave them a sign, saying: “He Whom I will kiss is He; take Him.” 49) And immediately approaching Jesus, he said: “Rejoice, Rabbi!” And kissed Him. 50) And Jesus said to him: “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid their hands on Jesus and took Him. 51) And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, drew his sword, and striking the servant of the high priest, cut off his ear. 52) Then Jesus said to him: “Return your sword to its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53) Don’t you think that I could not ask My Father, and He would immediately present to Me more than twelve legions of Angels? 54) How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, that this must be so?” 55) At that hour Jesus said to the crowd: “It was as if you had come out against a thief with swords and staves to take Me; Every day I sat before you, teaching in the church, and you did not take Me.” 56) All this happened so that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left Him and fled. 57) And they took Jesus and took Him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered. 58) Peter followed Him at a distance, even to the courtyard of the high priest. And going inside, he sat down with the servants to see the end. 59) The chief priests and the whole Council sought false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death, 60) and did not find it, although many false witnesses came. Finally two false witnesses came 61) and said: “This one said: “I can destroy the church of God and rebuild it in three days.” 62) And the high priest stood up and said to Him: “Why don’t you answer what they testify against You?” 63) Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to Him: “I adjure You by the living God, that You will tell us, Are You the Christ, the Son of God?” 64) Jesus says to him: “You said; I even say to 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.” 65) Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying: “He has blasphemed! What more witnesses do we need? Now you have heard the blasphemy! 66) What do you think?” And they, answering, said: “Guilty of death.” 67) Then they spat in His face and struck Him with their fists, while others struck Him in the face with their fists, 68) saying: “Prophesy to us, O Christ, who struck You?” 69) Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And one maid came to him, saying: “And you were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70) But he denied it in front of everyone, saying: “I don’t know what you are saying.” 71) As he was going out through the gate, another maid saw him and said to those who were there: “And this one was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72) And he again denied with an oath: “After all, I do not know [This] Man.” 73) And a little later those standing [there] came up and said to Peter: “Surely you are one of them, for your speech also convicts you.” 74) Then he began to dissociate himself and swear that he did not know [This] Man. And suddenly the rooster crowed. 75) And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, that He said: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And, going out, he wept bitterly. 1) When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people had a meeting concerning Jesus, to put Him to death. 2) And having bound Him, they took Him away and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor. 3) Then Judas, who betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, moved by repentance, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4) saying: “I have sinned by betraying righteous blood.” They told him: “What do we need? See for yourself." 5) And, throwing the pieces of silver in the church, he walked away and, coming out, hanged himself with a noose. 6) The high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said: “It is not permissible to put them in the corban [in corbanam], because this is the price of blood.” 7) Having held a meeting, they bought a potter's field with them for the burial of strangers. 8) For this reason, that land is called Akeldama, that is, “Field of Blood,” even to this day. 9) Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying: “And they took thirty pieces of silver, the price of the One who was valued, who was valued by the children of Israel, 10) and gave them for the potter’s land, as the Lord commanded me” (cf. Jer. 32:6-15; Zech. 11:12-13). 11) Jesus stood before the governor. And the ruler asked Him: “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, “You speak.” 12) And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. 13) Then Pilate said to Him: “Have you not heard how many are testifying against You?” 14) And he did not answer a single word, so that the ruler was greatly amazed. 15) On the day of the celebration, the ruler had the custom of releasing to the people one prisoner they wanted. 16) At that time they had a famous prisoner called Barabbas; 17) So, when they had gathered, Pilate said: “Whom do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus, who is called Christ?” 18) For he knew that they had betrayed Him out of envy. 19) When he was sitting in the judge’s seat, his wife sent him to say: “No harm to you or to That Righteous One / do not harm either yourself or That Righteous One by unjust condemnation / because today in a dream I suffered a lot for Him.” 20) The high priests and elders inspired the people to ask for Barabbas, and they destroyed Jesus. 21) Answering, the governor said to them: “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said: "Barabbas." 22) Pilate said to them: “What will I do to Jesus who is called Christ?” 23) Everyone says: “Let him be crucified.” Answering, the ruler said to them: “What evil has He done?” But they cried out even more loudly, saying: “Let him be crucified.” 24) Seeing that nothing was helping, but the confusion was increasing, Pilate, taking water, washed his hands before the people, saying: “I am innocent of the blood of this Righteous One; look." 25) And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.” 26) Then he released Barabbas to them, and handed Jesus over to them, scourged, to be crucified. 27) Then the soldiers of the governor, taking Jesus to the praetorium, gathered the entire cohort around Him 28) and, having undressed Him, put a scarlet cloak on Him; 29) and having woven a crown of thorns, they placed it on His head and [gave] a reed in His right hand. And, kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying: “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30) And spitting on Him, they took a reed and beat Him on the head. 31) And after they had mocked Him, they took off His cloak, and dressed Him in His own clothes, and led Him away to be crucified. 32) As they went out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon; this one was forced to bear His cross. 33) And they came to a place called Golgotha, which means “Place of Execution.” 34) And they gave Him wine mixed with gall to drink. And when I tasted it, I didn’t want to drink. 35) After they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes, casting lots; that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying: “They divided my garments among themselves, and cast lots for my clothing” (Ps. 21:19). 36) And they sat and guarded Him. 37) And they placed an inscription over His head, signifying His guilt: “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.” 38) Then two thieves were crucified with Him: one on the right side, and the other on the left. 39) Those passing by spoke evil against Him, nodding their heads 40) and saying: “Hey! Destroying the church of God and re-creating in three days! Save Yourself; if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” 41) Likewise, the high priests, mocking the scribes and elders, said: 42) “He saved others, but he cannot save himself; if He is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and let us believe in Him; 43) trusted in God; let him deliver Him now if He wants. For He said: “Surely I am the Son of God.” 44) Also the thieves who were crucified with Him reproached Him. 45) From the sixth hour there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour; 46) and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice: “Either, Or! Lama sabachthani? that is: “My God, My God! Why have you forsaken me? (Ps. 21:2). 47) Some who stood there and heard said: “He is calling Elijah.” 48) And immediately one of them ran, took a sponge, filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed, and gave Him to drink; 49) Others said: “Wait, let’s see if Elijah will come to save Him.” 50) Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up the ghost. 51) And behold, the veil of the church was torn in two, even from top to bottom; and the earth shook; and the rocks were split; 52) and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were resurrected 53) and, coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city and appeared to many. 54) The centurion and those who were with him guarding Jesus, seeing the earthquake and everything that happened, were greatly afraid, saying: “Truly this was the Son of God.” 55) There were also many women there from afar who followed Jesus from Galilee, serving Him; 56) Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. 57) When evening came, a certain rich man came from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. 58) He came to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be given up; 59) and, taking the body, Joseph wrapped it in a clean shroud 60) and laid it in his new tomb, which he carved into the rock. And he rolled a large stone at the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61) And Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. 62) The next day, which was after Friday, the high priests and Pharisees gathered to Pilate, 63) saying: “Sir! We remembered that the seducer, while still alive, said: “After three days I will rise again.” 64) So, order that the tomb be guarded until the third day, so that His disciples do not come and steal Him, and say to the people: “He is risen from the dead”; and the last error will be worse than the first.” 65) Pilate said to them: “You have a guard; go and protect it as best you can.” 66) They went and strengthened the tomb, sealing the stone with guards. 1) After the Sabbath had passed, at dawn of the first [day of the week] on Saturday, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. 2) And behold, there was a great earthquake, for the Angel of the Lord came down from heaven and came and rolled away the stone from the entrance to the tomb and sat on it; 3) his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was like snow; 4) out of fear of him, the guards trembled and became as if they were dead. 5) Answering, the Angel said to the women: “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified; 6) He is not here, for He has risen, as He said. Come and see the place where the Lord was laid. 7) And, going quickly, tell His disciples that He has risen and, behold, precedes you into Galilee; you will see Him there. Behold, I have prophesied to you." 8) And they hastened out of the tomb with fear and great joy, running to tell His disciples. 9) And, behold, Jesus met them, saying: “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him. 10) Then Jesus says to them: “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, there they will see me.” 11) And as they went, behold, some of the guards came into the city and declared to the chief priests all that had happened. 12) And having gathered with the elders [and] having held a meeting, they gave a lot of money to the soldiers, 13) saying: “Say that His disciples came at night and stole Him while we were sleeping; 14) and if rumors of this reach the ruler, we will convince him and protect you.” 15) And they, having taken the money, did as they were taught. And this word spread among the Jews even to this day. 16) The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had assigned them. 17) And when they saw Him, they bowed down; some doubted it. 18) And Jesus came near and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19) Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20) teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”