THE ROOTS OF JESUS{/}
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[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}This is the 
document of the origins of 
Jesus Christ, son of David, 
son of Abraham.
{I}2_{/}Abraham was the father 
of Isaac, Isaac the father 
of Jacob, Jacob the father 
of Judah and his brothers.
{I}3_{/}Judah was the father of 
Perez and Zerah (their 
mother was Tamar), Perez 
was the father of Hezron, 
and Hezron of Aram. 
{I}4_{/}Aram was the father of 
Aminadab, Aminadab of 
Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon.
{I}5_{/}Salmon was the father 
of Boaz. His mother was 
Rahab. Boaz was the father 
of Obed. His mother was 
Ruth. Obed was the father 
of Jesse.
{I}6_{/}Jesse was the father of 
David, the king. David was 
the father of Solomon. His 
mother had been Uriah's 
wife.
{I}7_{/}Solomon was the father 
of Rehoboam. Then came the 
kings: Abijah, Asaph, 
{I}8_{/}Jehoshaphat, Joram, 
Uzziah, {I}9_{/}Jotham, Ahaz, 
Hezekiah, {I}10_{/}Manasseh, 
Amon, Josiah.
{I}11_{/}Josiah was the father 
of Jechoniah and his 
brothers at the time of the 
deportation to Babylon.
{I}12_{/}After the deportation 
to Babylon Jechoniah was 
the father of Salathiel and 
Salathiel of Zerubbabel.
{I}13_{/}Zerubbabel was the 
father of Abiud, Abiud of 
Eliakim, and Eliakim of 
Azor. {I}14_{/}Azor was the 
father of Zadok, Zadok the 
father of Akim, and Akim 
the father of Eliud. 
{I}15_{/}Eliud was the father 
of Eleazar, Eleazar of 
Matthan, and Matthan of 
Jacob.
{I}16_{/}Jacob was the father 
of Joseph, the husband of 
Mary, and from her came 
Jesus who is called the 
Christ - the Messiah.
{I}17_{/}There were then 
fourteen generations in all 
from Abraham to David, and 
fourteen generations from 
David to the deportation to 
Babylon, and fourteen 
generations from the 
deportation to Babylon to 
the birth of Christ.
JESUS BORN OF A VIRGIN 
MOTHER{/}

[\u0095]_{I}18_{/}This is how 
Jesus Christ was born. Mary 
his mother had been given 
to Joseph in marriage but 
before they lived together, 
she was found to be 
pregnant through the Holy 
Spirit.
{I}19_{/}Then Joseph, her 
husband, made plans to 
divorce her in all secrecy. 
He was an upright man, and 
in no way did he want to 
discredit her.
{I}20_{/}While he was pondering 
over this, an angel of the 
Lord appeared to him in a 
dream and said, "Joseph, 
descendant of David, do not 
be afraid to take Mary as 
your wife. She has 
conceived by the Holy 
Spirit, {I}21_{/}and now she 
will bear a son. You shall 
call him 'Jesus' for he 
will save his people from 
their sins."
{I}22_{/}All this happened in 
order to fulfill what the 
Lord had said through the 
prophet: {I}23_{/}The virgin 
will conceive and bear a 
son, and he will be called 
Emmanuel which means: God-
with-us. {I}24_{/}When Joseph 
woke up, he did what the 
angel of the Lord had told 
him to do and he took his 
wife to his home. {I}25_{/}So 
she gave birth to a son and 
he had not had marital 
relations with her. Joseph 
gave him the name of Jesus.
WISE MEN FROM THE EAST{/}

{1}2{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}When Jesus was 
born in Bethlehem, in 
Judea, during the days of 
King Herod, wise men from 
the east arrived in 
Jerusalem. {I}2_{/}They asked, 
"Where is the newborn king 
of the Jews? We saw the 
rising of his star in the 
east and have come to honor 
him."
{I}3_{/}When Herod heard this 
he was greatly disturbed 
and with him all Jerusalem. 
{I}4_{/}He immediately called a 
meeting of all high-ranking 
priests and those who 
taught the people of God 
his Law, and asked them 
where the Messiah was to be 
born.
{I}5_{/}"In the town of 
Bethlehem in Judea," they 
told him, "for this is what 
the prophet wrote: {I}6_{/}And 
you, Bethlehem, in the land 
of Judah, you are by no 
means the least among the 
clans of Judah, for from 
you will come a leader, the 
one who is to shepherd my 
people Israel."
{I}7_{/}Then Herod secretly 
called the wise men and 
asked them the precise time 
the star appeared. {I}8_{/}Then 
he sent them to Bethlehem 
with the instruction, "Go 
and get precise information 
about the child. As soon as 
you have found him, report 
to me, so that I too may go 
and honor him."
{I}9_{/}After the meeting with 
the king, they set out. The 
star that they had seen in 
the East went ahead of them 
and stopped over the place 
where the child was. 
{I}10_{/}The wise men were 
overjoyed on seeing the 
star again. {I}11_{/}They went 
into the house and when 
they saw the child with 
Mary his mother, they knelt 
and worshiped him. They 
opened their bags and 
offered him their gifts of 
gold, incense and myrrh.
{I}12_{/}In a dream they were 
warned not to go back to 
Herod, so they returned to 
their home country by 
another way.
ESCAPE TO EGYPT{/}

[\u0095]_{I}13_{/}After the 
wise men had left, an angel 
of the Lord appeared in a 
dream to Joseph and said, 
"Get up, take the child and 
his mother and flee to 
Egypt, and stay there until 
I tell you for Herod will 
soon be looking for the 
child in order to kill 
him."
{I}14_{/}Joseph got up, took 
the child and his mother, 
and left that night for 
Egypt, {I}15_{/}where he stayed 
until the death of Herod. 
In this way, what the Lord 
had said through the 
prophet was fulfilled: I 
called my son out of Egypt.
{I}16_{/}When Herod found out 
that he had been tricked by 
the wise men, he was 
furious. He gave orders to 
kill all the boys in 
Bethlehem and its 
neighborhood who were two 
years old or under. This 
was done in line with what 
he had learned from the 
wise men about the time 
when the star appeared.
{I}17_{/}In this way, what the 
prophet Jeremiah had said 
was fulfilled: {I}18_{/}A cry 
is heard in Ramah, wailing 
and loud lamentation: 
Rachel weeps for her 
children. She refuses to be 
comforted, for they are no 
more.
JOSEPH AND MARY RETURN TO 
NAZARETH{/}

[\u0095]_{I}19_{/}After Herod's 
death, an angel of the Lord 
appeared in a dream to 
Joseph and said, {I}20_{/}"Get 
up, take the child and his 
mother and go back to the 
land of Israel, because 
those who tried to kill the 
child are dead." {I}21_{/}So 
Joseph got up, took the 
child and his mother and 
went to the land of Israel.
{I}22_{/}But when Joseph heard 
that Archilaus had 
succeeded his father Herod 
as king of Judea, he was 
afraid to go there. He was 
given further instructions 
in a dream, and went to the 
region of Galilee.
[\u0095]_{I}23_{/}There he 
settled in a town called 
Nazareth. In this way what 
was said by the prophets 
was fulfilled: He shall be 
called a Nazorean.
JOHN THE BAPTIST PREPARES 
THE WAY{/}

{1}3{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}In the course 
of time John the Baptist 
appeared in the desert of 
Judea and began to proclaim 
his message, {I}2_{/}"Change 
your ways, the Kingdom of 
heaven is now at hand!" 
{I}3_{/}It was about him that 
the prophet Isaiah had 
spoken when he said, A 
voice is shouting in the 
desert: prepare a way for 
the Lord; make his paths 
straight.
{I}4_{/}John had a leather 
garment around his waist 
and wore a cloak of camel's 
hair; his food was locusts 
and wild honey. {I}5_{/}People 
came to him from Jerusalem, 
from all Judea and from the 
whole Jordan valley, 
{I}6_{/}and they were baptized 
by him in the Jordan as 
they confessed their sins.
{I}7_{/}When he saw several 
Pharisees and Sadduccees 
coming to where he 
baptized, he said to them, 
"Brood of vipers! Who told 
you that you could escape 
the punishment that is to 
come? {I}8_{/}Let it be seen 
that you are serious in 
your conversion, {I}9_{/}and do 
not think: We have Abraham 
for our father. I tell you 
that God can raise children 
for Abraham from these 
stones! {I}10_{/}The axe is 
already laid to the roots 
of the trees; any tree that 
does not produce good fruit 
will be cut down and thrown 
in the fire.
{I}11_{/}I baptize you in water 
for a change of heart, but 
the one who is coming after 
me is more powerful than 
me; indeed I am not worthy 
to carry his sandals. He 
will baptize you in the 
Holy Spirit and fire. 
{I}12_{/}He has the winnowing 
fan in his hand and he will 
clear out his threshing 
floor. He will gather his 
wheat into the barn, but 
the chaff he will burn in 
everlasting fire."
JESUS BAPTIZED BY JOHN{/}

[\u0095]_{I}13_{/}At that time 
Jesus arrived from Galilee 
and came to John at the 
Jordan to be baptized by 
him. {I}14_{/}But John tried to 
prevent him, and said, "How 
is it you come to me: I 
should be baptized by you!"
{I}15_{/}But Jesus answered 
him, "Let it be like that 
for now that we may fulfill 
the right order." John 
agreed.
{I}16_{/}As soon as he was 
baptized, Jesus came up 
from the water. At once, 
the heavens opened and he 
saw the Spirit of God come 
down like a dove and rest 
upon him. {I}17_{/}At the same 
time a voice from heaven 
was heard, "This is my Son, 
the Beloved; he is my 
Chosen One."
JESUS TEMPTED IN THE 
WILDERNESS{/}

{1}4{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Then the 
Spirit led Jesus into the 
desert that he be put to 
the test by the devil. 
{I}2_{/}After spending forty 
days and nights without 
food, Jesus was hungry.
{I}3_{/}Then the devil came to 
him and said, "If you are 
the Son of God, order these 
stones to turn into bread." 
{I}4_{/}But Jesus answered, 
"Scripture says: one does 
not live on bread alone, 
but on every word that 
comes from the mouth of 
God."
{I}5_{/}Then the devil took 
Jesus to the holy city, set 
him on the highest wall of 
the temple, and said to 
him, {I}6_{/}"If you are the 
Son of God, throw yourself 
down, for scripture says, 
God has given orders to his 
angels about you. Their 
hands will hold you up lest 
you hurt your foot against 
a stone." {I}7_{/}Jesus 
answered, "But scripture 
also says: You shall not 
put to the test the Lord 
your God."
{I}8_{/}Then the devil took 
Jesus to a very high 
mountain and showed him all 
the nations of the world in 
all their greatness and 
splendor. And he said, 
{I}9_{/}"All this I will give 
you, if you kneel and 
worship me." {I}10_{/}Then 
Jesus answered, "Be off, 
Satan! Scripture says: 
worship the Lord your God 
and serve him alone."
{I}11_{/}Then the devil left 
him, and angels came to 
serve him.
{I}12_{/}When Jesus heard that 
John had been arrested, he 
withdrew into Galilee. 
{I}13_{/}He left Nazareth and 
went to settle down in 
Capernaum, a town by the 
lake of Galilee, at the 
border of Zebulun and 
Naphtali.
{I}14_{/}In this way the word 
of the prophet Isaiah was 
fulfilled: {I}15_{/}Land of 
Zebulun and land of 
Naphtali crossed by the 
Road of the Sea, and you 
who live by the Jordan, 
Galilee, land of pagans, 
listen:
{I}16_{/}The people who lived 
in darkness have seen a 
great light; on those who 
live in the land of the 
shadow of death, a light 
has shone. 
[\u0095]_{I}17_{/}From that 
time on Jesus began to 
proclaim his message, 
"Change your ways: the 
kingdom of heaven is near."
{I}18_{/}As Jesus walked by the 
lake of Galilee, he saw two 
brothers, Simon called 
Peter, and Andrew his 
brother, casting a net into 
the lake, for they were 
fishermen. {I}19_{/}He said to 
them, "Come, follow me, and 
I will make you fish for 
people."
{I}20_{/}At once they left 
their nets and followed 
him.
{I}21_{/}He went on from there 
and saw two other brothers, 
James, the son of Zebedee, 
and his brother John in a 
boat with their father 
Zebedee, mending their 
nets. Jesus called them.
{I}22_{/}At once they left the 
boat and their father and 
followed him.
{I}23_{/}Jesus went around all 
Galilee, teaching in their 
synagogues, proclaiming the 
good news of the Kingdom, 
and curing all kinds of 
sickness and disease among 
the people.
{I}24_{/}The news about him 
spread through the whole of 
Syria, and the people 
brought all their sick to 
him, and all those who 
suffered: the possessed, 
the deranged, the 
paralyzed, and he healed 
them all. {I}25_{/}Large crowds 
followed him from Galilee 
and the Ten Cities, from 
Jerusalem, Judea, and from 
across the Jordan.
THE BEATITUDES{/}

{1}5{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}When Jesus saw 
the crowds, he went up the 
mountain. He sat down and 
his disciples gathered 
around him. {I}2_{/}Then he 
spoke and began to teach 
them:
{I}3_{/}Fortunate are those who 
have the spirit of the 
poor, for theirs is the 
kingdom of heaven.
{I}4_{/}Fortunate are those who 
mourn, they shall be 
comforted.
{I}5_{/}Fortunate are the 
gentle, they shall possess 
the land.
{I}6_{/}Fortunate are those who 
hunger and thirst for 
justice, for they shall be 
satisfied.
{I}7_{/}Fortunate are the 
merciful, for they shall 
find mercy.
{I}8_{/}Fortunate are those 
with a pure heart, for they 
shall see God.
{I}9_{/}Fortunate are those who 
work for peace, they shall 
be called children of God.
{I}10_{/}Fortunate are those 
who are persecuted for the 
cause of justice, for 
theirs is the kingdom of 
heaven.
{I}11_{/}Fortunate are you, 
when people insult you and 
persecute you and speak all 
kinds of evil against you 
because you are my 
followers. {I}12_{/}Be glad and 
joyful, for a great reward 
is kept for you in God. 
This is how this people 
persecuted the prophets who 
lived before you.
SALT AND LIGHT{/}

[\u0095]_{I}13_{/}You are the 
salt of the earth. But if 
salt has lost its strength, 
how can it be made salty 
again? It has become 
useless. It can only be 
thrown away and people will 
trample on it.
[\u0095]_{I}14_{/}You are the 
light of the world. A city 
built on a mountain cannot 
be hidden. {I}15_{/}No one 
lights a lamp and covers 
it; instead it is put on a 
lampstand, where it gives 
light to everyone in the 
house. {I}16_{/}In the same way 
your light must shine 
before others, so that they 
may see the good you do and 
praise your Father in 
heaven.
MORE PERFECT LAW{/}

[\u0095]_{I}17_{/}Do not think 
that I have come to remove 
the Law and the Prophets. I 
have not come to remove but 
to fulfill them. {I}18_{/}I 
tell you this: as long as 
heaven and earth last, not 
the smallest letter or 
stroke of the Law will 
change until all is 
fulfilled.
{I}19_{/}So then, whoever 
breaks the least important 
of these commandments and 
teaches others to do the 
same will be the least in 
the kingdom of heaven. On 
the other hand, whoever 
obeys them and teaches 
others to do the same will 
be great in the kingdom of 
heaven. 
{I}20_{/}I tell you, then, that 
if you are not righteous in 
a better way than the 
teachers of the Law and the 
Pharisees, you cannot enter 
the kingdom of heaven.
[\u0095]_{I}21_{/}You have 
heard that it was said to 
our people in the past: Do 
not commit murder; anyone 
who does kill will have to 
face trial. {I}22_{/}But now I 
tell you: whoever gets 
angry with a brother or 
sister will have to face 
trial. Whoever insults a 
brother or sister deserves 
to be brought before the 
council; whoever humiliates 
a brother or sister 
deserves to be thrown into 
the fire of hell. {I}23_{/}So, 
if you are about to offer 
your gift at the altar and 
you remember that your 
brother has something 
against you, {I}24_{/}leave 
your gift there in front of 
the altar, go at once and 
make peace with him, and 
then come back and offer 
your gift to God.
{I}25_{/}Don't forget this: be 
reconciled with your 
opponent quickly when you 
are together on the way to 
court. Otherwise he will 
turn you over to the judge, 
who will hand you over to 
the police, who will put 
you in jail. {I}26_{/}There you 
will stay, until you have 
paid the last penny.
[\u0095]_{I}27_{/}You have 
heard that it was said: Do 
not commit adultery. 
{I}28_{/}But I tell you this: 
anyone who looks at a woman 
to satisfy his lust has in 
fact already committed 
adultery with her in his 
heart.
{I}29_{/}So, if your right eye 
causes you to sin, pull it 
out and throw it away! It 
is much better for you to 
lose a part of your body 
than to have your whole 
body thrown into hell. 
{I}30_{/}If your right hand 
causes you to sin, cut it 
off and throw it away! It 
is better for you to lose a 
part of your body than to 
have your whole body thrown 
into hell.
[\u0095]_{I}31_{/}It was also 
said: anyone who divorces 
his wife must give her a 
written notice of divorce. 
{I}32_{/}But what I tell you is 
this: If a man divorces his 
wife except in the case of 
unlawful union, he causes 
her to commit adultery. And 
the man who marries a 
divorced woman commits 
adultery.
OATHS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}33_{/}You have also 
heard that people were told 
in the past: Do not break 
your oath; an oath sworn to 
the Lord must be kept. 
{I}34_{/}But I tell you this: 
do not take oaths. Do not 
swear by the heavens, for 
they are God's throne, 
{I}35_{/}nor by the earth, 
because it is his 
footstool, nor by Jerusalem 
because it is the city of 
the great king. {I}36_{/}Do not 
even swear by your head, 
because you cannot make a 
single hair white or black. 
{I}37_{/}Say yes when you mean 
yes and say no when you 
mean no. Anything else you 
say comes from the devil.
LOVE OF ENEMIES{/}

[\u0095]_{I}38_{/}You have 
heard that it was said: An 
eye for an eye and a tooth 
for a tooth. {I}39_{/}But I 
tell you this: do not 
oppose evil with evil; if 
someone slaps you on your 
right cheek, turn and offer 
the other. {I}40_{/}If someone 
sues you in court for your 
shirt, give your coat as 
well. {I}41_{/}If someone 
forces you to go one mile, 
go also the second mile. 
{I}42_{/}Give when asked and do 
not turn your back on 
anyone who wants to borrow 
from you.
[\u0095]_{I}43_{/}You have 
heard that it was said: 
Love your neighbor and do 
not do good to your enemy. 
{I}44_{/}But this I tell you: 
Love your enemies, and pray 
for those who persecute 
you, {I}45_{/}so that you may 
be children of your Father 
in Heaven. For he makes his 
sun rise on both the wicked 
and the good, and he gives 
rain to both the just and 
the unjust.
{I}46_{/}If you love those who 
love you, what is special 
about that? Do not even tax 
collectors do as much? 
{I}47_{/}And if you are 
friendly only to your 
friends, what is so 
exceptional about that? Do 
not even the pagans do as 
much? {I}48_{/}For your part 
you shall be righteous and 
perfect in the way your 
heavenly Father is 
righteous and perfect.
DOING GOOD FOR GOD ALONE{/}

{1}6{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Be careful not 
to make a show of your 
righteousness before 
people. If you do so, you 
do not gain anything from 
your Father in heaven. 
{I}2_{/}When you give something 
to the poor, do not have it 
trumpeted before you, as do 
those who want to be seen 
in the synagogues and in 
the streets in order to be 
praised by the people. I 
assure you, they have been 
already paid in full.
{I}3_{/}If you give something 
to the poor, do not let 
your left hand know what 
your right hand is doing, 
{I}4_{/}so that your gift 
remains really secret. Your 
Father who sees what is 
kept secret, will reward 
you.
{I}5_{/}When you pray, do not 
be like those who want to 
be seen. They love to stand 
and pray in the synagogues 
or on street corners to be 
seen by everyone. I assure 
you, they have already been 
paid in full. {I}6_{/}When you 
pray, go into your room, 
close the door and pray to 
your Father who is with you 
in secret; and your Father 
who sees what is kept 
secret will reward you.
OUR FATHER... {/}

[\u0095]_{I}7_{/}When you pray, 
do not use a lot of words, 
as the pagans do, for they 
hold that the more they 
say, the more chance they 
have of being heard. {I}8_{/}Do 
not be like them. Your 
Father knows what you need, 
even before you ask him.
{I}9_{/}This, then, is how you 
should pray:
Our Father in heaven,
holy be your name,
{I}10_{/}your kingdom come
and your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
{I}11_{/}Give us today the kind 
of bread we need.
{I}12_{/}Forgive us our debts
just as we have forgiven 
those who are in debt to 
us.
{I}13_{/}Do not bring us to the 
test
but deliver us from the 
evil one.
{I}14_{/}If you forgive others 
their wrongs, your Father 
in heaven will also forgive 
yours. {I}15_{/}If you do not 
forgive others, then your 
Father will not forgive you 
either.
[\u0095]_{I}16_{/}When you 
fast, do not put on a 
miserable face as do the 
hypocrites. They put on a 
gloomy face, so people can 
see they are fasting. I 
tell you this: they have 
been paid in full already. 
{I}17_{/}When you fast, wash 
your face and make yourself 
look cheerful, {I}18_{/}because 
you are not fasting for 
appearances or for people, 
but for your Father who 
sees beyond appearances. 
And your Father, who sees 
what is kept secret will 
reward you.
[\u0095]_{I}19_{/}Do not store 
up treasure for yourself 
here on earth where moth 
and rust destroy it, and 
where thieves can steal it. 
{I}20_{/}Store up treasure for 
yourself with God, where no 
moth or rust can destroy 
nor thief come and steal 
it.
{I}21_{/}For where your 
treasure is, there also 
your heart will be. 
[\u0095]_{I}22_{/}The lamp of 
the body is the eye; if 
your eyes are sound, your 
whole body will be in the 
light. {I}23_{/}If your eyes 
are diseased your whole 
body will be in darkness. 
Then, if your light has 
become darkness, how dark 
will be the darkest part of 
you! 
SET YOUR HEART ON THE 
KINGDOM{/}

[\u0095]_{I}24_{/}No one can 
serve two masters; for he 
will either hate one and 
love the other, or he will 
be loyal to the first and 
look down on the second. 
You cannot at the same time 
serve God and money.
{I}25_{/}This is why I tell you 
not to be worried about 
food and drink for 
yourself, or about clothes 
for your body. Is not life 
more important than food 
and is not the body more 
important than clothes? 
{I}26_{/}Look at the birds of 
the air; they do not sow, 
they do not harvest and do 
not store food in barns, 
and yet your heavenly 
Father feeds them. Are you 
not worth much more than 
birds?
{I}27_{/}Can any of you add a 
day to your life by 
worrying about it? {I}28_{/}Why 
are you so worried about 
your clothes? Look at the 
flowers in the fields how 
they grow. They do not toil 
or spin. {I}29_{/}But I tell 
you that not even Solomon 
in all his wealth was 
clothed like one of these. 
{I}30_{/}If God so clothes the 
grass in the field which 
blooms today and is to be 
burned tomorrow in an oven, 
how much more will he 
clothe you? What little 
faith you have!
{I}31_{/}Do not worry and say: 
What are we going to eat? 
What are we going to drink? 
Or: what shall we wear? 
{I}32_{/}The pagans busy 
themselves with such 
things; but your heavenly 
Father knows that you need 
them all. {I}33_{/}Set your 
heart first on the kingdom 
and justice of God and all 
these things will also be 
given to you. {I}34_{/}Do not 
worry about tomorrow for 
tomorrow will worry about 
itself. Each day has enough 
trouble of its own.
DON'T BE A JUDGE{/}

{1}7{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Do not judge 
and you will not be judged. 
{I}2_{/}In the same way you 
judge others, you will be 
judged, and the measure you 
use for others will be used 
for you. {I}3_{/}Why do you 
look at the speck in your 
brother's eye and not see 
the plank in your own eye? 
{I}4_{/}How can you say to your 
brother: 'Come, let me take 
the speck from your eye,' 
as long as that plank is in 
your own? {I}5_{/}Hypocrite, 
take first the plank out of 
your own eye, then you will 
see clear enough to take 
the speck out of your 
brother's eye.
[\u0095]_{I}6_{/}Do not give 
what is holy to the dogs, 
or throw your pearls to 
pigs: they might trample on 
them and even turn on you 
and tear you to pieces.
[\u0095]_{I}7_{/}Ask and you 
will receive; seek and you 
will find; knock and the 
door will be opened. 
{I}8_{/}For everyone who asks, 
receives; whoever seeks, 
finds; and the door will be 
opened to him who knocks. 
{I}9_{/}Would any of you give a 
stone to your son when he 
asks for bread? {I}10_{/}Or 
give him a snake, when he 
asks for a fish? {I}11_{/}As 
bad as you are, you know 
how to give good things to 
your children. How much 
more, then, will your 
Father in heaven give good 
things to those who ask 
him!
{I}12_{/}So, do to others 
whatever you would that 
others do to you: there you 
have the Law and the 
Prophets.
[\u0095]_{I}13_{/}Enter through 
the narrow gate; for wide 
is the gate and broad is 
the road that leads to 
destruction, and many go 
that way. {I}14_{/}How narrow 
is the gate that leads to 
life and how rough the 
road; few there are who 
find it.
THE TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS 
FRUITS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}15_{/}Beware of 
false prophets: they come 
to you in sheep's clothing 
but inside they are wild 
wolves. {I}16_{/}You will 
recognize them by their 
fruits. Do you ever pick 
grapes from thornbushes, or 
figs from thistles?
{I}17_{/}A good tree always 
produces good fruit, a 
rotten tree produces bad 
fruit. {I}18_{/}A good tree 
cannot produce bad fruit 
and a rotten tree cannot 
bear good fruit. {I}19_{/}Any 
tree that does not bear 
good fruit is cut down and 
thrown in the fire. {I}20_{/}So 
you will know them by their 
fruit.
WISE AND FOOLISH BUILDERS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}21_{/}Not everyone 
who says to me: Lord! Lord! 
will enter the kingdom of 
heaven, but the one who 
does the will of my 
heavenly Father. {I}22_{/}Many 
will say to me on that day, 
"Lord, Lord, did we not 
speak in your name? Did we 
not cast out devils and 
perform many miracles in 
your name?" {I}23_{/}Then I 
will tell them openly: I 
have never known you; away 
from me, you evil people!
{I}24_{/}"So, then, anyone who 
hears these words of mine 
and acts accordingly is 
like a wise man, who built 
his house on rock. {I}25_{/}The 
rain poured, the rivers 
flooded, and the wind blew 
and struck that house, but 
it did not collapse because 
it was built on rock. 
{I}26_{/}But anyone who hears 
these words of mine and 
does not act accordingly, 
is like a fool who built 
his house on sand. {I}27_{/}The 
rain poured, the rivers 
flooded, and the wind blew 
and struck that house; it 
collapsed, and what a 
terrible fall that was!"
[\u0095]_{I}28_{/}When Jesus 
had finished this 
discourse, the crowds were 
struck by the way he 
taught, {I}29_{/}because he 
taught with authority 
unlike their teachers of 
the Law. 
CURE OF A LEPER{/}

{1}8{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}When Jesus 
came down from the 
mountain, large crowds 
followed him.
{I}2_{/}Then a leper came 
forward. He knelt before 
him and said, "Sir, if you 
want to, you can make me 
clean." {I}3_{/}Jesus stretched 
out his hand, touched him, 
and said, "I want to, be 
clean again." At that very 
moment the man was cleansed 
from his leprosy. {I}4_{/}Then 
Jesus said to him, "See 
that you do not tell 
anyone, but go to the 
priest, have yourself 
declared clean, and offer 
the gift that Moses ordered 
as proof of it."
THE FAITH OF THE CENTURION{/}

[\u0095]_{I}5_{/}When Jesus 
entered Capernaum, an army 
captain approached him to 
ask his help, {I}6_{/}"Sir, my 
servant lies sick at home. 
He is paralyzed and suffers 
terribly." {I}7_{/}Jesus said 
to him, "I will come and 
heal him."
{I}8_{/}The captain answered, 
"I am not worthy to have 
you under my roof. Just 
give an order and my boy 
will be healed. {I}9_{/}For I 
myself, a junior officer, 
give orders to my soldiers. 
And if I say to one: 'Go,' 
he goes, and if I say to 
another: 'Come,' he comes, 
and to my servant: 'Do 
this,' he does it."
{I}10_{/}When Jesus heard this 
he was astonished and said 
to those who were following 
him, "I tell you, I have 
not found such faith in 
Israel. {I}11_{/}I say to you, 
many will come from east 
and west and sit down with 
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob at 
the feast in the kingdom of 
heaven; {I}12_{/}but the heirs 
of the kingdom will be 
thrown out into the 
darkness; there they will 
wail and grind their 
teeth."
{I}13_{/}Then Jesus said to the 
captain, "Go home now. As 
you believed, so let it 
be." And at that moment his 
servant was healed.
{I}14_{/}Jesus went to Peter's 
house and found Peter's 
mother-in-law in bed with 
fever. {I}15_{/}He took her by 
the hand and the fever left 
her; she got up and began 
to wait on him.
{I}16_{/}Towards evening they 
brought to Jesus many 
possessed by evil spirits, 
and with a word he drove 
out the spirits. He also 
healed all who were sick. 
{I}17_{/}In doing this he 
fulfilled what was said by 
the prophet Isaiah: He bore 
our infirmities and took on 
himself our diseases.
{I}18_{/}When he saw the crowd 
press around him, Jesus 
gave orders to cross to the 
other shore. {I}19_{/}A teacher 
of the Law approached him 
and said, "Master, I will 
follow you wherever you 
go." {I}20_{/}Jesus said to 
him, "Foxes have holes and 
birds have nests, but the 
Son of Man has nowhere to 
lay his head."
{I}21_{/}Another disciple said 
to him, "Lord, let me go 
and bury my father first." 
{I}22_{/}But Jesus answered 
him, "Follow me, and let 
the dead bury their own 
dead."
JESUS CALMS THE STORM{/}

{I}23_{/}Jesus got into the 
boat and his disciples 
followed him. {I}24_{/}Without 
warning a fierce storm hit 
the lake, with waves 
sweeping the boat. But 
Jesus was asleep.
{I}25_{/}They woke him and 
cried, "Lord save us! We 
are lost!" {I}26_{/}But Jesus 
answered, "Why are you so 
afraid, you of little 
faith?" Then he stood up 
and ordered the wind and 
sea; and it became 
completely calm.
{I}27_{/}The people were 
astonished. They said, 
"What kind of man is he? 
Even the winds and the sea 
obey him."
THE DEMONIACS AND THE PIGS{/}

{I}28_{/}When Jesus reached 
Gadara on the other side, 
he was met by two demoniacs 
who came out from the 
tombs. They were so fierce 
that no one dared to pass 
that way. {I}29_{/}Suddenly 
they shouted, "What do you 
want with us, you, Son of 
God? Have you come to 
torture us before the 
time?"
{I}30_{/}At some distance away 
there was a large herd of 
pigs feeding. {I}31_{/}So the 
demons begged him, "If you 
drive us out, send us into 
that herd of pigs." 
{I}32_{/}Jesus ordered them, 
"Go." So they left and went 
into the pigs. The whole 
herd rushed down the cliff 
into the lake and drowned.
{I}33_{/}The men in charge of 
them ran off to the town, 
where they told the whole 
story, also what had 
happened to the men 
possessed with the demons. 
{I}34_{/}Then the whole town 
went out to meet Jesus; and 
when they saw him, they 
begged him to leave their 
area.
JESUS CURES A PARALYTIC{/}

{1}9{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Jesus got back 
into the boat, crossed the 
lake again, and came to his 
hometown. {I}2_{/}Here they 
brought a paralyzed man to 
him, lying on a bed. Jesus 
saw their faith and said to 
the paralytic, "Courage, my 
son! Your sins are 
forgiven." 
{I}3_{/}Then some teachers of 
the Law said to themselves, 
"This man insults God." 
{I}4_{/}Jesus was aware of what 
they were thinking, and 
said, "Why have you such 
evil thoughts? {I}5_{/}Which is 
easier to say: 'Your sins 
are forgiven' or 'Stand up 
and walk'? {I}6_{/}You must 
know that the Son of Man 
has authority on earth to 
forgive sins." He then said 
to the paralyzed man, 
"Stand up! Take your 
stretcher and go home." 
{I}7_{/}The man got up, and 
went home.
{I}8_{/}When the crowds saw 
this, they were filled with 
awe and praised God for 
giving such power to human 
beings.
JESUS CALLS MATTHEW{/}

[\u0095]_{I}9_{/}As Jesus moved 
on from there, he saw a man 
named Matthew at his seat 
in the custom-house, and he 
said to him, "Follow me." 
And Matthew got up and 
followed him. {I}10_{/}Now it 
happened, while Jesus was 
at table in Matthew's 
house, many tax collectors 
and other sinners joined 
Jesus and his disciples. 
{I}11_{/}When the Pharisees saw 
this they said to his 
disciples, "Why is it that 
your master eats with those 
sinners and tax 
collectors?"
{I}12_{/}When Jesus heard this 
he said, "Healthy people do 
not need a doctor, but sick 
people do. {I}13_{/}Go and find 
out what this means: What I 
want is mercy, not 
sacrifice. I did not come 
to call the righteous but 
sinners."
{I}14_{/}Then the disciples of 
John came to him with the 
question, "How is it that 
we and the Pharisees fast 
on many occasions, but not 
your disciples?"
{I}15_{/}Jesus answered them, 
"How can you expect wedding 
guests to mourn as long as 
the bridegroom is with 
them? Time will come when 
the bridegroom will be 
taken away from them, then 
they will fast.
{I}16_{/}No one patches an old 
coat with a piece of 
unshrunken cloth, for the 
patch will shrink and tear 
an even bigger hole in the 
coat. {I}17_{/}Besides you 
don't put new wine in old 
wineskins. If you do, the 
wineskins will burst and 
the wine be spilt. No, you 
put new wine in fresh 
skins; then both are 
preserved."
A WOMAN HEALED, A CHILD 
RAISED TO LIFE{/}

[\u0095]_{I}18_{/}While Jesus 
was speaking to them, an 
official of the synagogue 
came up to him, bowed 
before him and said, "My 
daughter has just died, but 
come and place your hands 
on her, and she will live." 
{I}19_{/}Jesus stood up and 
followed him with his 
disciples.
{I}20_{/}Then a woman who had 
suffered from a severe 
bleeding for twelve years 
came up from behind and 
touched the edge of his 
cloak. {I}21_{/}For she 
thought, "If I only touch 
his cloak, I will be 
healed." {I}22_{/}Jesus turned, 
saw her and said, "Courage, 
my daughter, your faith has 
saved you." And from that 
moment the woman was cured.
{I}23_{/}When Jesus arrived at 
the official's house and 
saw the flute players and 
the excited crowd, he said, 
{I}24_{/}"Get out of here! The 
girl is not dead. She is 
only sleeping!" And they 
laughed at him. {I}25_{/}But 
once the crowd had been 
turned out, Jesus went in 
and took the girl by the 
hand, and she stood up. 
{I}26_{/}The news of this 
spread through the whole 
area.
[\u0095]_{I}27_{/}As Jesus 
moved on from there, two 
blind men followed him, 
shouting, "Son of David, 
help us!" {I}28_{/}When he was 
about to enter the house, 
the blind men caught up 
with him, and Jesus said to 
them, "Do you believe that 
I am able to do what you 
want?" They answered, "Yes, 
sir!"
{I}29_{/}Then Jesus touched 
their eyes and said, "As 
you have believed, so let 
it be." {I}30_{/}And their eyes 
were opened. Then Jesus 
gave them a stern warning, 
"Be careful and let no one 
know about this." {I}31_{/}But 
as soon as they went away, 
they spread the news about 
him through the whole area.
{I}32_{/}When they had just 
left, some people brought 
to Jesus a man who was dumb 
because he was possessed by 
a demon. {I}33_{/}When the 
demon was driven out, the 
dumb man began to speak. 
The crowds were astonished 
and said, "Nothing like 
this has ever been seen in 
Israel." ({I}34_{/}But the 
Pharisees said, "He drives 
away demons with the help 
of the prince of demons.")
[\u0095]_{I}35_{/}Jesus went 
around all the towns and 
villages, teaching in their 
synagogues and proclaiming 
the good news of the 
Kingdom, and he cured every 
sickness and disease. 
{I}36_{/}When he saw the crowds 
he was moved with pity, for 
they were harassed and 
helpless like sheep without 
a shepherd. {I}37_{/}Then he 
said to his disciples, "The 
harvest is abundant but the 
workers are only few. 
{I}38_{/}Ask the master of the 
harvest to send workers to 
gather his harvest."
THE TWELVE APOSTLES{/}

{1}10{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Then he called 
his twelve disciples to him 
and gave them authority 
over the unclean spirits to 
drive them out and to heal 
every disease and sickness.
{I}2_{/}These are the names of 
the twelve apostles: first 
Simon, called Peter, and 
his brother Andrew; 
{I}3_{/}James, the son of 
Zebedee, and his brother 
John; Philip and 
Bartholomew, Thomas and 
Matthew, the tax collector; 
James, the son of Alphaeus, 
and Thaddaeus; {I}4_{/}Simon, 
the Canaanite, and Judas 
Iscariot, the man who would 
betray him.
JESUS SENDS OUT THE FIRST 
MISSIONARIES{/}

[\u0095]_{I}5_{/}Jesus sent 
these twelve on mission 
with the instruction: "Do 
not visit pagan territory 
and do not enter a 
Samaritan town. {I}6_{/}Go 
instead to the lost sheep 
of the people of Israel.
{I}7_{/}Go and proclaim this 
message: The kingdom of 
heaven is near. {I}8_{/}Heal 
the sick, bring the dead 
back to life, cleanse the 
lepers, and drive out 
demons. You received this 
as a gift, so give it as a 
gift. {I}9_{/}Do not carry any 
gold, silver or copper in 
your purses. {I}10_{/}Do not 
carry a traveler's bag, or 
an extra shirt, or sandals, 
or walking-stick: workers 
deserve their living.
{I}11_{/}When you come to a 
town or a village, look for 
a worthy person and stay 
there until you leave.
{I}12_{/}As you enter the 
house, wish it peace. 
{I}13_{/}If the people in the 
house deserve it, your 
peace will be on them; if 
they do not deserve it, 
your blessing will come 
back to you.
{I}14_{/}And if you are not 
welcomed and your words are 
not listened to, leave that 
house or that town and 
shake the dust off your 
feet. {I}15_{/}I assure you, it 
will go easier for the 
people of Sodom and 
Gomorrah on the day of 
judgment than it will for 
the people of that town.
YOU WILL BE PERSECUTED{/}

[\u0095]_{I}16_{/}Look, I send 
you out like sheep among 
wolves. You must be clever 
as snakes and innocent as 
doves. {I}17_{/}Be on your 
guard with respect to 
people, for they will hand 
you over to their courts 
and they will flog you in 
their synagogues. {I}18_{/}You 
will be brought to trial 
before rulers and kings 
because of me, and so you 
may witness to them and the 
pagans.
[\u0095]_{I}19_{/}But when you 
are arrested, do not worry 
about what you are to say 
and how you are to say it; 
when the hour comes, you 
will be given what you are 
to say. {I}20_{/}For it is not 
you who will speak; but it 
will be the Spirit of your 
Father in you.
{I}21_{/}Brother will hand over 
brother to death, and a 
father his child; children 
will turn against parents 
and have them put to death. 
{I}22_{/}Everyone will hate you 
because of me, but whoever 
stands firm to the end will 
be saved.
[\u0095]_{I}23_{/}When they 
persecute you in one town, 
flee to the next. For sure, 
you will not have gone 
through all the towns of 
Israel before the Son of 
Man comes.
{I}24_{/}A student is not above 
his teacher, or a slave 
above his master. {I}25_{/}A 
student should be glad to 
become like his teacher, 
and the slave like his 
master. If the head of the 
family has been called 
Beelzebul, how much more 
the members of the family! 
So, do not be afraid of 
them.
{I}26_{/}There is nothing 
covered that will not be 
uncovered, and nothing 
hidden that will not be 
made known. {I}27_{/}What I am 
telling you in the dark, 
you must speak in the 
light. What you hear in 
private, proclaim from the 
housetops.
[\u0095]_{I}28_{/}Do not be 
afraid of those who kill 
the body, but have no power 
to kill the soul. Rather be 
afraid of him who can 
destroy both body and soul 
in hell. {I}29_{/}For only a 
few cents you can buy two 
sparrows, yet not one 
sparrow falls to the ground 
without your Father's 
consent. {I}30_{/}As for you, 
every hair of your head has 
been counted. {I}31_{/}So do 
not be afraid: you are 
worth much more than many 
sparrows.
[\u0095]_{I}32_{/}Whoever 
acknowledges me before 
others I will acknowledge 
before my Father in heaven. 
{I}33_{/}Whoever rejects me 
before others I will reject 
before my Father in heaven.
[\u0095]_{I}34_{/}Do not think 
that I have come to 
establish peace on earth. I 
have not come to bring 
peace, but a sword. 
{I}35_{/}For I have come to set 
a man against his father 
and daughter against her 
mother; a daughter-in-law 
against her mother-in-law. 
{I}36_{/}Each one will have as 
enemies those of one's own 
family.
{I}37_{/}Whoever loves father 
or mother more than me is 
not worthy of me. And 
whoever loves son or 
daughter more than me is 
not worthy of me. {I}38_{/}And 
whoever does not take up 
his cross and come after me 
is not worthy of me. 
{I}39_{/}One who wants to 
benefit from his life will 
lose it; one who loses his 
life for my sake will find 
it.
{I}40_{/}Whoever welcomes you 
welcomes me, and whoever 
welcomes me welcomes him 
who sent me. {I}41_{/}The one 
who welcomes a prophet as a 
prophet will receive the 
reward of a prophet; the 
one who welcomes a just man 
because he is a just man 
will receive the reward of 
a just man. {I}42_{/}And if 
anyone gives even a cup of 
cold water to one of these 
little ones, because he is 
a disciple of mine, I 
assure you, he will not go 
unrewarded."
JESUS AND JOHN THE BAPTIST{/}

{1}11{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}When Jesus had 
finished giving his twelve 
disciples these 
instructions, he went on 
from there to teach and to 
proclaim his message in 
their towns. {I}2_{/}When John 
the Baptist heard in prison 
about the activities of 
Christ, he sent a message 
by his disciples, 
{I}3_{/}asking him: "Are you 
the one who is to come or 
should we expect someone 
else?"
{I}4_{/}Jesus answered them, 
"Go back and report to John 
what you hear and see: 
{I}5_{/}the blind see, the lame 
walk, the lepers are made 
clean, the deaf hear, the 
dead are brought back to 
life and good news is 
reaching the poor. {I}6_{/}And 
how fortunate is the one 
who does not take offense 
at me."
{I}7_{/}As the messengers left, 
Jesus began to speak to the 
crowds about John, "When 
you went out to the desert, 
what did you expect to see? 
A reed swept by the wind? 
{I}8_{/}What did you go out to 
see? A man dressed in fine 
clothes? People who wear 
fine clothes live in 
palaces. {I}9_{/}What did you 
actually go out to see? A 
prophet? Yes, indeed, and 
even more than a prophet. 
{I}10_{/}He is the man of whom 
Scripture says: I send my 
messenger ahead of you to 
prepare the way before you.
{I}11_{/}I tell you this: no 
one greater than John the 
Baptist has come forward 
among the sons of women, 
and yet the least in the 
kingdom of heaven is 
greater than he. {I}12_{/}From 
the days of John the 
Baptist until now the 
kingdom of heaven is 
something to be conquered 
and the unyielding seize 
it.
{I}13_{/}Up to the time of 
John, there was only 
prophesy: all the prophets 
and the Law; {I}14_{/}and if 
you believe me, John is 
this Elijah, whose coming 
was predicted. {I}15_{/}Let 
anyone with ears listen!
{I}16_{/}Now, to what can I 
compare the people of this 
day? They are like children 
sitting in the marketplace, 
about whom their companions 
complain: {I}17_{/}'We played 
the flute for you but you 
would not dance. We sang a 
funeral-song but you would 
not cry!'
{I}18_{/}For John came fasting 
and people said: 'He is 
possessed.' {I}19_{/}Then the 
Son of Man came, he ate and 
drank, and people said: 
'Look at this man! A 
glutton and drunkard, a 
friend of tax collectors 
and sinners!' Yet the 
outcome will prove Wisdom 
to be right."
[\u0095]_{I}20_{/}Then Jesus 
began to denounce the 
cities in which he had 
performed most of his 
miracles, because the 
people there did not change 
their ways, {I}21_{/}"Alas for 
you Chorazin and Bethsaida! 
If the miracles worked in 
you had taken place in Tyre 
and Sidon, the people there 
would have repented long 
ago in sackcloth and ashes. 
{I}22_{/}But I assure you, for 
Tyre and Sidon it will be 
more bearable on the day of 
judgment than for you. 
{I}23_{/}And you, Capernaum, 
will you be lifted up to 
heaven? You will be thrown 
down to the place of the 
dead! For if the miracles 
which were performed in you 
had taken place in Sodom, 
it would still be there 
today! {I}24_{/}But I tell you, 
it will be more bearable 
for Sodom on the day of 
judgment than for you."
TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU{/}

[\u0095]_{I}25_{/}On that 
occasion Jesus said, 
"Father, Lord of heaven and 
earth, I praise you, 
because you have hidden 
these things from the wise 
and learned and revealed 
them to simple people. 
{I}26_{/}Yes, Father, this is 
what pleased you.
{I}27_{/}Everything has been 
entrusted to me by my 
Father. No one knows the 
Son except the Father, and 
no one knows the Father 
except the Son and those to 
whom the Son chooses to 
reveal him.
{I}28_{/}Come to me, all you 
who work hard and who carry 
heavy burdens and I will 
refresh you. {I}29_{/}Take my 
yoke upon you and learn 
from me for I am gentle and 
humble of heart; and you 
will find rest. {I}30_{/}For my 
yoke is good and my burden 
is light."
JESUS, LORD OF THE SABBATH{/}

{1}12{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}It happened 
that Jesus walked through 
the wheat fields on a 
sabbath. His disciples were 
hungry, and began to pick 
some heads of wheat and 
crush them to eat the 
grain. {I}2_{/}When the 
Pharisees noticed this, 
they said to Jesus, "Look 
at your disciples; they are 
doing what is prohibited on 
the Sabbath!"
{I}3_{/}Jesus answered, "Have 
you not read what David did 
when he and his men were 
hungry? {I}4_{/}He went into 
the house of God, and they 
ate the bread offered to 
God, although neither he 
nor his men had the right 
to eat it, but only the 
priests. {I}5_{/}And have you 
not read in the Law that on 
the Sabbath the priests in 
the Temple break the 
Sabbath rest, yet they are 
not guilty?
{I}6_{/}I tell you, there is 
greater than the Temple 
here. {I}7_{/}If you really 
knew the meaning of the 
words: It is mercy I want, 
not sacrifice, you would 
not have condemned the 
innocent.
{I}8_{/}Besides the Son of Man 
is Lord of the Sabbath."
{I}9_{/}Jesus then left that 
place and went into one of 
their synagogues. {I}10_{/}A 
man was there with a 
paralyzed hand, and people 
who wanted to bring a 
charge against Jesus asked 
him, "Is it permitted to 
heal on the Sabbath?"
{I}11_{/}But he said to them, 
"What if one of you has a 
sheep and it falls into a 
pit on the Sabbath? Will 
you not take hold of your 
sheep and lift it out? 
{I}12_{/}But a human person is 
much more valuable than a 
sheep! It is therefore 
permitted to do good on the 
Sabbath." {I}13_{/}Then Jesus 
said to the man, "Stretch 
out your arm." He stretched 
it out and it was 
completely restored, as 
sound as the other one.
{I}14_{/}Then the Pharisees 
went out and made plans to 
get rid of him. {I}15_{/}As 
Jesus was aware of the 
plot, he went away from 
that place. Many people 
followed him and he cured 
all who were sick. 
{I}16_{/}Then he gave them 
strict orders not to make 
him known.
{I}17_{/}In this way Isaiah's 
prophecy was fulfilled:
{I}18_{/}Here is my servant 
whom I have chosen, the one 
I love, and with whom I am 
pleased. I will put my 
Spirit upon him and he will 
announce my judgment to the 
nations.
{I}19_{/}He will not argue or 
shout, nor will his voice 
be heard in the streets. 
{I}20_{/}The bruised reed he 
will not crush, nor snuff 
out the smoldering wick. He 
will persist until justice 
is made victorious {I}21_{/}and 
in him all the nations will 
put their hope."
THE UNFORGIVABLE SIN{/}

[\u0095]_{I}22_{/}Then some 
people brought to him a 
possessed man who was blind 
and who could not talk. 
Jesus healed the man, who 
was then able to speak and 
see. {I}23_{/}All in the crowd 
were amazed and wondered, 
"Could he be the Son of 
David?" {I}24_{/}When the 
Pharisees heard this, they 
said, "It is by Beelzebul, 
prince of the devils, that 
this man drives out 
devils."
{I}25_{/}Jesus knew their 
thinking, so he said to 
them, "Every kingdom that 
is divided by civil war 
will fall apart, and every 
dynasty that is divided 
cannot last. {I}26_{/}So if 
Satan drives out Satan, he 
is divided: how then can 
his reign stand? {I}27_{/}And 
if it is by Beelzebul that 
I drive out devils, by whom 
do your own people drive 
them out? They themselves 
will give you the answer.
{I}28_{/}But if it is by the 
Spirit of God that I drive 
out devils, then the 
kingdom of God has already 
come upon you. {I}29_{/}How can 
anyone break into the 
strong man's house and make 
off with his belongings, 
unless he first ties him 
up? Only then can he 
plunder his house.
{I}30_{/}The one who is not 
with me is against me, and 
the one who does not gather 
with me scatters.
{I}31_{/}And so I tell you 
this: people can be 
forgiven any sin and any 
evil thing they say against 
God, but whoever says evil 
words against the Spirit 
will not be forgiven. 
{I}32_{/}The one who speaks 
against the Son of Man, 
will be forgiven; but the 
one who speaks against the 
Holy Spirit will not be 
forgiven, either in this 
age or in the age to come.
{I}33_{/}If you have a sound 
tree, its fruit will be 
sound; if you have a rotten 
tree, its fruit will be 
rotten. For you can know a 
tree by its fruit. {I}34_{/}You 
brood of vipers, how can 
you say anything good, when 
you are so evil? For the 
mouth speaks of what fills 
the heart. {I}35_{/}A good 
person produces good things 
from his good store, and an 
evil person produces evil 
from his evil store. 
{I}36_{/}I tell you this; on 
the judgment day people 
will have to give an 
account of any unjustified 
word they have spoken. 
{I}37_{/}Your own words will 
declare you either innocent 
or guilty."
JESUS CRITICIZES HIS OWN 
GENERATION{/}

[\u0095]_{I}38_{/}Then some 
teachers of the Law and 
some Pharisees spoke up, 
"Teacher, we want to see a 
sign from you." {I}39_{/}Jesus 
answered them, "An evil and 
unfaithful people want a 
sign, but no sign will be 
given them except the sign 
of the prophet  Jonah. 
{I}40{/}In the same way that 
Jonah spent three days and 
three nights in the belly 
of the monster fish, so 
will the Son of Man spend 
three days and three nights 
in the depths of the earth.
{I}41_{/}At the judgment, the 
people of Niniveh will rise 
with this generation and 
condemn it, because they 
reformed their lives at the 
preaching of Jonah, and 
here there is greater than 
Jonah. {I}42_{/}At the 
judgment, the Queen of the 
South will stand up and 
condemn you. She came from 
the ends of the earth to 
listen to the wisdom of 
Solomon, and here there is 
greater than Solomon.
{I}43_{/}When an evil spirit 
goes out of a person, it 
wanders over arid 
wastelands looking for a 
place to rest but it cannot 
find one. {I}44_{/}Then it says 
to itself: 'I will go back 
to my house which I had to 
leave.' So it goes back and 
finds the house empty, 
clean, and in order. 
{I}45_{/}Off it goes again to 
bring back with it, this 
time, seven spirits, more 
evil than itself. They move 
in and settle there, so 
that this person is finally 
in a worse state than he 
was at the beginning. This 
is what will happen to this 
evil generation."
[\u0095]_{I}46_{/}While Jesus 
was still talking to the 
people, his mother and his 
brothers wanted to speak to 
him and they waited 
outside. {I}47_{/}So someone 
said to him, "Your mother 
and your brothers are just 
outside; they want to speak 
with you."
{I}48_{/}Jesus answered, "Who 
is my mother? Who are my 
brothers?" {I}49_{/}Then he 
pointed to his disciples 
and said, "Look! Here are 
my mother and my brothers. 
{I}50_{/}Whoever does the will 
of my Father in heaven is 
for me brother, sister, or 
mother."
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER{/}

{1}13{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}That same day 
Jesus left the house and 
sat down by the lakeside. 
{I}2_{/}As many people gathered 
around him, he got in a 
boat. There he sat while 
the whole crowd stood on 
the shore, {I}3_{/}and he spoke 
to them in parables about 
many things.
{I}4_{/}Jesus said, "The sower 
went out to sow and, as he 
sowed, some seeds fell 
along the path and the 
birds came and ate them up. 
{I}5_{/}Other seeds fell on 
rocky ground where there 
was little soil, and the 
seeds sprouted quickly 
because the soil was not 
deep. {I}6_{/}But as soon the 
sun rose the plants were 
scorched and withered 
because they had no roots. 
{I}7_{/}Again other seeds fell 
among thistles; and the 
thistles grew and choked 
the plants. {I}8_{/}Still other 
seeds fell on good soil and 
produced a crop; some 
produced a hundredfold, 
others sixty and others 
thirty. {I}9_{/}If you have 
ears, then hear!"
[\u0095]_{I}10_{/}Then his 
disciples came to him with 
the question, "Why do you 
speak to them in parables?"
{I}11_{/}Jesus answered, "To 
you it has been given to 
know the secrets of the 
kingdom of heaven, but not 
to these people. {I}12_{/}For 
the one who has, will be 
given more and he will have 
in abundance. But the one 
who does not have will be 
deprived of even what he 
has. {I}13_{/}That is why I 
speak to them in parables, 
because they look and do 
not see; they hear, but 
they do not listen or 
understand.
{I}14_{/}In them the words of 
the prophet Isaiah are 
fulfilled: Much as you 
hear, you do not 
understand; much as you 
see, you do not perceive.
{I}15_{/}For the heart of this 
people has grown dull. 
Their ears hardly hear and 
their eyes dare not see. If 
they were to see with their 
eyes, hear with their ears 
and understand with their 
heart, they would turn back 
and I would heal them.
{I}16_{/}But blessed are your 
eyes because they see, and 
your ears, because they 
hear.
{I}17_{/}For I tell you that 
many prophets and upright 
people would have longed to 
see the things you see, but 
they did not, and to hear 
the things you hear, but 
they did not hear it.
[\u0095]_{I}18_{/}Now listen to 
the parable of the sower.
{I}19_{/}When a person hears 
the message of the Kingdom 
but without taking it to 
himself, the devil comes 
and snatches away what was 
sown in his heart. This is 
the seed that fell along 
the footpath.
{I}20_{/}The seed that fell on 
rocky ground stands for the 
one who hears the word and 
accepts it at once with 
joy. {I}21_{/}But this fickle 
and has no roots. No sooner 
is he harassed or 
persecuted because of the 
word, than he gives up.
{I}22_{/}The seed that fell 
among the thistles is the 
one who hears the word, but 
then the worries of this 
life and the love of money 
choke the word, and it does 
not bear fruit.
{I}23_{/}As for the seed that 
fell on good soil it is the 
one who hears the word and 
understands it; this bears 
fruit and produces a 
hundred, or sixty, or 
thirty times more."
THE PARABLE OF THE WEEDS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}24_{/}Jesus told 
them another parable, "The 
kingdom of heaven can be 
compared to a man who sowed 
good seed in his field. 
{I}25_{/}While everyone was 
asleep, his enemy came and 
sowed weeds among the wheat 
and left.
{I}26_{/}When the plants 
sprouted and produced 
grain, the weeds also 
appeared. {I}27_{/}Then the 
servants of the owner came 
to him and said: 'Sir, was 
it not good seed that you 
sowed in your field? Where 
did the weeds come from?'
{I}28_{/}He answered them: 
'This is the work of an 
enemy.' They asked him: 'Do 
you want us to go and pull 
up the weeds?' {I}29_{/}He told 
them: 'No, when you pull up 
the weeds, you might uproot 
the wheat with them. 
{I}30_{/}Let them just grow 
together until harvest; and 
at harvest time I will say 
to the workers: Pull up the 
weeds first, tie them in 
bundles and burn them; then 
gather the wheat into my 
barn."
THE MUSTARD SEED AND THE 
YEAST{/}

[\u0095]_{I}31_{/}Jesus put 
another parable before 
them, "The kingdom of 
heaven is like a mustard 
seed, that a man took and 
sowed in his field.
{I}32_{/}It is smaller than all 
other seeds, but once it 
has fully grown, it is 
bigger than any garden 
plant; like a tree, the 
birds come and rest in its 
branches."
{I}33_{/}He told them another 
parable, "The kingdom of 
heaven is like the yeast 
which a woman took and 
buried in three measures of 
flour until the whole mass 
of dough began to rise."
[\u0095]_{I}34_{/}Jesus taught 
all this to the crowds by 
means of parables; he did 
not say anything to them 
without using a parable. 
{I}35_{/}So what the Prophet 
had said was fulfilled: I 
will speak in parables. I 
will proclaim things kept 
secret since the beginning 
of the world.
[\u0095]_{I}36_{/}Then he sent 
the crowds away and went 
into the house. And his 
disciples came to him 
saying, "Explain to us the 
parable of the weeds in the 
field." {I}37_{/}Jesus answered 
them, "The one who sows the 
good seed is the Son of 
Man. {I}38_{/}The field is the 
world; the good seed are 
the people of the Kingdom; 
the weeds are those who 
follow the evil one. 
{I}39_{/}The enemy who sows 
them is the devil; the 
harvest is the end of time 
and the workers are the 
angels.
{I}40_{/}Just as the weeds are 
pulled up and burned in the 
fire, so will it be at the 
end of time. {I}41_{/}The Son 
of Man will send his 
angels, and they will weed 
out of his kingdom all that 
is scandalous and all who 
do evil. {I}42_{/}And these 
will be thrown in the 
blazing furnace, where 
there will be weeping and 
gnashing of teeth. 
{I}43_{/}Then the just will 
shine like the sun in the 
kingdom of their Father. If 
you have ears, then hear.
THE TREASURE, THE PEARL AND 
THE NET{/}

[\u0095]_{I}44_{/}The kingdom 
of heaven is like a 
treasure hidden in a field. 
The one who finds it buries 
it again; and so happy is 
he, that he goes and sells 
everything he has, in order 
to buy that field.
{I}45_{/}Again the kingdom of 
heaven is like a trader who 
is looking for fine pearls. 
{I}46_{/}Once he has found a 
pearl of exceptional 
quality, he goes away, 
sells everything he has and 
buys it.
[\u0095]{I}47_{/}Again, the 
kingdom of heaven is like a 
big fishing net let down 
into the sea, in which 
every kind of fish has been 
caught. {I}48_{/}When the net 
is full, it is dragged 
ashore. Then they sit down 
and gather the good fish in 
buckets, but throw the 
worthless ones away. 
{I}49_{/}That is how it will be 
at the end of time; the 
angels will go out to 
separate the wicked from 
the just {I}50_{/}and throw 
them into the blazing 
furnace, where they will 
weep and gnash their 
teeth."
{I}51_{/}Jesus asked, "Have you 
understood all these 
things?" "Yes," they 
answered. {I}52_{/}So he said 
to them, "You will see that 
every teacher of the Law 
who becomes a disciple of 
the Kingdom is like a 
householder who can produce 
from his store things both 
new and old."
[\u0095]_{I}53_{/}When Jesus 
had finished these 
parables, he left the 
place. {I}54_{/}He went to his 
hometown and taught the 
people in their synagogue. 
They were amazed and said, 
"Where did he get this 
wisdom and these special 
powers? {I}55_{/}Isn't he the 
carpenter's son? Isn't Mary 
his mother and aren't 
James, Joseph, Simon and 
Judas his brothers? 
{I}56_{/}Aren't all his sisters 
living here? How did he get 
all this?" {I}57_{/}And so they 
took offense at him.
Jesus said to them, "The 
only place where prophets 
are not welcome is their 
hometown and in their own 
family." {I}58_{/}And he did 
not perform many miracles 
there because of their lack 
of faith.
JOHN THE BAPTIST BEHEADED{/}

{1}14{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}At that time 
the news about Jesus 
reached King Herod. {I}2_{/}And 
he said to his servants, 
"This man is John the 
Baptist. John has risen 
from the dead, and that is 
why miraculous powers are 
at work in him."
{I}3_{/}Herod had, in fact, 
ordered that John be 
arrested, bound in chains 
and put in prison because 
of Herodias, the wife of 
his brother Philip. {I}4_{/}For 
John had said to him, "It 
is not right for you to 
have her as wife." 
{I}5_{/}Herod wanted to kill 
him but he did not dare, 
because he feared the 
people who regarded John as 
a prophet.
{I}6_{/}On Herod's birthday the 
daughter of Herodias danced 
in the midst of the guests; 
she so delighted Herod 
{I}7_{/}that he promised under 
oath to give her anything 
she asked. {I}8_{/}The girl, 
following the advice of her 
mother, said, "Give me the 
head of John the Baptist 
here on a dish."
{I}9_{/}The king was very 
displeased, but because he 
had made this promise under 
oath in the presence of the 
guests, he ordered it to be 
given her. {I}10_{/}So he had 
John beheaded in prison 
{I}11_{/}and his head brought 
on a dish and given to the 
girl. The girl then took it 
to her mother.
{I}12_{/}Then John's disciples 
came to take his body and 
bury it. And they went to 
bring the news to Jesus.
FIRST MIRACLE OF THE 
LOAVES{/}

[\u0095]_{I}13_{/}On hearing 
this, Jesus set out 
secretly by boat for a 
secluded place. But the 
people heard of it, and 
they followed him on foot 
from their towns. {I}14_{/}When 
Jesus went ashore, he saw 
the crowd gathered there 
and he had compassion on 
them. And he healed their 
sick.
{I}15_{/}Late in the afternoon, 
his disciples came to him 
and said, "We are in a 
lonely place and it is now 
late. You should send these 
people away, so they can go 
to the villages and buy 
something for themselves to 
eat."
{I}16_{/}But Jesus replied, 
"They do not need to go 
away; you give them 
something to eat." 
{I}17_{/}They answered, "We 
have nothing here but five 
loaves and two fishes." 
{I}18_{/}Jesus said to them, 
"Bring them here to me."
{I}19_{/}Then he made everyone 
sit down on the grass. He 
took the five loaves and 
the two fishes, raised his 
eyes to heaven, pronounced 
the blessing, broke the 
loaves and handed them to 
the disciples to distribute 
to the people. {I}20_{/}And 
they all ate, and everyone 
had enough; then the 
disciples gathered up the 
leftovers, filling twelve 
baskets. {I}21_{/}About five 
thousand men had eaten 
there besides women and 
children.
JESUS WALKS ON THE WATER{/}

[\u0095]_{I}22_{/}Immediately 
Jesus obliged his disciples 
to get into the boat and go 
ahead of him to the other 
side, while he sent the 
crowd away.
{I}23_{/}And having sent the 
people away, he went up the 
mountain by himself to 
pray. At nightfall, he was 
there alone. 
{I}24_{/}Meanwhile, the boat 
was very far from land, 
dangerously rocked by the 
waves for the wind was 
against it.
{I}25_{/}At daybreak, Jesus 
came to them walking on the 
lake. {I}26_{/}When they saw 
him walking on the sea, 
they were terrified, 
thinking that it was a 
ghost. And they cried out 
in fear. {I}27_{/}But at once 
Jesus said to them, 
"Courage! Don't be afraid. 
It's me!" {I}28_{/}Peter 
answered, "Lord, if it is 
you, command me to come to 
you walking on the water."
{I}29_{/}Jesus said to him, 
"Come." And Peter got out 
of the boat, walking on the 
water to go to Jesus. 
{I}30_{/}But, in face of the 
strong wind, he was afraid 
and began to sink. So he 
cried out, "Lord, save me!" 
{I}31_{/}Jesus immediately 
stretched out his hand and 
took hold of him, saying, 
"Man of little faith, why 
did you doubt?"
{I}32_{/}As they got into the 
boat, the wind dropped. 
{I}33_{/}Then those in the boat 
bowed down before Jesus 
saying, "Truly, you are the 
Son of God!"
{I}34_{/}They came ashore at 
Gennesareth. {I}35_{/}The local 
people recognized Jesus and 
spread the news throughout 
the region. So they brought 
all the sick to him, 
{I}36_{/}begging him to let 
them touch just the fringe 
of his cloak. All who 
touched it became perfectly 
well.
GOD'S COMMAND AND HUMAN 
TRADITION{/}

{1}15{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Then some 
Pharisees and teachers of 
the Law who had come from 
Jerusalem gathered around 
Jesus. And they said to 
him, {I}2_{/}"Why don't your 
disciples follow the 
tradition of the elders? In 
fact, they don't wash their 
hands before eating."
{I}3_{/}Jesus answered, "And 
you, why do you break God's 
command for the sake of 
your traditions? {I}4_{/}For 
God commanded: Do your duty 
to your father and your 
mother, and: whoever curses 
his father or his mother is 
to be put to death. {I}5_{/}But 
you say that anyone may say 
to his father or mother: 
'What you could have 
expected from me, I have 
reserved for the Temple.' 
{I}6_{/}In this case, according 
to you, a person is freed 
of his duty to his father 
and mother. And so, you 
have nullified the command 
of God for the sake of your 
traditions.
{I}7_{/}Hypocrites! Isaiah 
rightly prophesied of you 
when he said: {I}8_{/}This 
people honors me with their 
lips, but their heart is 
far from me. {I}9_{/}The 
worship they offer me is 
worthless, for they only 
teach human rules."
WASHING HANDS AND CLEANNESS 
OF HEART{/}

[\u0095]_{I}10_{/}Jesus then 
called the people near him 
and said to them, "Listen 
and understand: {I}11_{/}what 
enters into the mouth does 
not make a person unclean, 
what defiles one is what 
comes out of his mouth."
{I}12_{/}After a while the 
disciples gathered around 
Jesus and said, "Do you 
know that the Pharisees 
were offended by what you 
said?" {I}13_{/}Jesus answered, 
"Every plant which my 
heavenly Father has not 
planted shall be uprooted. 
{I}14_{/}Pay no attention to 
them! They are blind 
leading the blind. When a 
blind person leads another, 
the two will fall into a 
pit."
{I}15_{/}Peter said to him, 
"Explain this sentence to 
us." {I}16_{/}Jesus replied, 
"So even you, too, are 
dull? {I}17_{/}Do you not see 
that whatever enters the 
mouth goes into the 
stomach, and then out of 
the body? {I}18_{/}But what 
comes out of the mouth 
comes from the heart, and 
that is what makes a person 
unclean.
{I}19_{/}Indeed, it is from the 
heart that evil desires 
come - murder, adultery, 
immorality, theft, lies, 
slander. {I}20_{/}These are the 
things that make a person 
unclean; but eating without 
washing the hands does not 
make a person unclean."
THE FAITH OF THE CANAANITE 
WOMAN{/}

{I}21_{/}Leaving that place, 
Jesus withdrew to the 
region of Tyre and Sidon. 
{I}22_{/}Now a Canaanite woman 
came from those borders and 
began to cry out, "Lord, 
Son of David, have pity on 
me! My daughter is 
tormented by a demon." 
{I}23_{/}But Jesus did not 
answer her, not even a 
word. So his disciples 
approached him and said, 
"Send her away: see how she 
is shouting after us."
{I}24_{/}Then Jesus said to 
her, "I was sent only to 
the lost sheep of the 
nation of Israel."
{I}25_{/}But the woman was 
already kneeling before 
Jesus and said, "Sir, help 
me!" {I}26_{/}Jesus answered, 
"It is not right to take 
the bread from the children 
and throw it to the little 
dogs." {I}27_{/}The woman 
replied, "It is true, sir, 
but even the little dogs 
eat the crumbs which fall 
from their master's table." 
{I}28_{/}Then Jesus said, 
"Woman, how great is your 
faith! Let it be as you 
wish." And her daughter was 
healed at that moment.
SECOND MIRACLE OF THE 
LOAVES{/}

[\u0095]_{I}29_{/}From there 
Jesus went to the shore of 
Lake Galilee, and then went 
up into the hills where he 
sat down. {I}30_{/}Great crowds 
came to him, bringing the 
dumb, the blind, the lame, 
the crippled, and many with 
other infirmities. The 
people carried them to the 
feet of Jesus, and he 
healed them. {I}31_{/}All were 
astonished when they saw 
the dumb speaking, the lame 
walking, the crippled 
healed and the blind able 
to see; so they glorified 
the God of Israel.
{I}32_{/}Jesus called his 
disciples and said to them, 
"I am filled with 
compassion for these 
people; they have already 
followed me for three days 
and now have nothing to 
eat. I do not want to send 
them away fasting, or they 
may faint on the way." 
{I}33_{/}His disciples said to 
him, "And where shall we 
find enough bread in this 
wilderness to feed such a 
crowd?" {I}34_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "How many loaves do 
you have?" They answered, 
"Seven, and a few small 
fish."
{I}35_{/}So Jesus ordered the 
people to sit on the 
ground. {I}36_{/}Then he took 
the seven loaves and the 
small fish and gave thanks 
to God. He broke them and 
gave them to his disciples, 
who distributed them to the 
people.
{I}37_{/}They all ate and were 
satisfied, and the leftover 
broken pieces filled seven 
wicker baskets. {I}38_{/}Four 
thousand men had eaten, 
besides women and children. 
{I}39_{/}Then Jesus sent away 
the crowd, got into the 
boat and went to Magdala.
THE PHARISEES ASK FOR A 
SIGN{/}

{1}16{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}The Pharisees 
and Sadducees appeared. 
They wanted to put Jesus to 
the test and asked him for 
some heavenly sign.
{I}2_{/}Jesus answered, "(When 
evening comes, you say: 'It 
will be a good day for the 
sky is red.' {I}3_{/}And in the 
morning you say: 'Stormy 
weather today, for the sky 
in the east is red.' If you 
know how to interpret the 
appearance of the sky, why 
can't you interpret the 
signs of the times?) {I}4_{/}An 
evil and unbelieving people 
want a sign, but no sign 
will be given them except 
the sign of Jonah."
So Jesus left them and went 
away.
[\u0095]_{I}5_{/}When the 
disciples went to the other 
side, they forgot to take 
bread. {I}6_{/}It was then that 
Jesus said to them, "Beware 
and do not trust the yeast 
of the Pharisees and 
Sadducees." {I}7_{/}And the 
disciples said to one 
another, "He means the 
bread we did not bring."
{I}8_{/}Jesus was aware of 
this, so he said to them, 
"You of little faith! Why 
do you speak about the 
bread you haven't got? 
{I}9_{/}Do you still not 
understand? Do you not 
remember the five loaves 
for the five thousand and 
how many baskets you 
gathered? {I}10_{/}Or the seven 
loaves for the four 
thousand and how many 
wicker baskets you 
gathered?
{I}11_{/}How can you fail to 
understand that I was not 
talking of bread when I 
told you: Beware of the 
yeast of the Pharisees and 
Sadducees?" {I}12_{/}Then they 
understood that he was not 
talking of yeast for bread, 
but of the teaching of the 
Pharisees and Sadducees.
PETER'S FAITH; JESUS' 
PROMISES{/}

[\u0095]_{I}13_{/}After that 
Jesus came to Caesarea 
Philippi. He asked his 
disciples, "What do people 
say of the Son of Man? Who 
do they say I am?" 
{I}14_{/}They said, "For some 
of them you are John the 
Baptist, for others Elijah 
or Jeremiah or one of the 
prophets."
{I}15_{/}Jesus asked them, "But 
you, who do you say I am?" 
{I}16{/}Peter answered, "You 
are the Messiah, the Son of 
the living God." {I}17_{/}Jesus 
replied, "It is well for 
you, Simon Barjona, for it 
is not flesh or blood that 
has revealed this to you 
but my Father in heaven.
{I}18_{/}And now I say to you: 
You are Peter (or Rock) and 
on this rock I will build 
my Church; and never  will 
the powers of death 
overcome it.
{I}19_{/}I will give you the 
keys of the kingdom of 
heaven: whatever you bind 
on earth shall be bound in 
heaven, and what you unbind 
on earth shall be unbound 
in heaven."
{I}20_{/}Then he ordered his 
disciples not to tell 
anyone that he was the 
Christ.
JESUS PREDICTS HIS DEATH{/}

[\u0095]_{I}21_{/}From that day 
Jesus began to make it 
clear to his disciples that 
he must go to Jerusalem; he 
would suffer many things 
from the Jewish 
authorities, the chief 
priests and the teachers of 
the Law. He would be killed 
and be raised on the third 
day.
{I}22_{/}Then Peter took him 
aside and began to reproach 
him, "Never, Lord! No, this 
must never happen to you." 
{I}23_{/}But Jesus turned to 
him and said, "Get behind 
me, Satan! You would have 
me stumble. You are their 
King not as God does, but 
as people do."
{I}24_{/}Then Jesus said to his 
disciples, "If you want to 
follow me, deny yourself, 
take up your cross and 
follow me. {I}25_{/}For whoever 
chooses to save his life 
will lose it, but the one 
who loses his life for my 
sake will find it. 
{I}26_{/}What will one gain by 
winning the whole world if 
he destroys himself? There 
is nothing you can give to 
recover your own self.
{I}27_{/}Know that the Son of 
Man will come in the Glory 
of his Father with the holy 
angels, and he will reward 
each one according to his 
deeds. {I}28_{/}Truly, I tell 
you, there are some here 
who will not die before 
they see the Son of Man 
coming as king."
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF 
JESUS{/}

{1}17{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Six days 
later, Jesus took with him 
Peter and James and his 
brother John and led them 
up a high mountain where 
they were alone. {I}2_{/}Jesus' 
appearance was changed 
before them: his face shone 
like the sun and his 
clothes became bright as 
light. {I}3_{/}Just then Moses 
and Elijah appeared to 
them, talking with Jesus.
{I}4_{/}Peter spoke and said to 
Jesus, "Master, it is good 
that we are here. If you so 
wish, I will make three 
tents: one for you, one for 
Moses, and one for Elijah."
{I}5_{/}Peter was still 
speaking when a bright 
cloud covered them in its 
shadow, and a voice from 
the cloud said, "This is my 
Son, the Beloved, my Chosen 
One. Listen to him."
{I}6_{/}On hearing the voice, 
the disciples fell to the 
ground, full of fear. 
{I}7_{/}But Jesus came, touched 
them and said, "Stand up, 
do not be afraid." {I}8_{/}When 
they raised their eyes, 
they no longer saw anyone 
except Jesus. {I}9_{/}And as 
they came down the 
mountain, Jesus commanded 
them not to tell anyone 
what they had just seen, 
until the Son of Man be 
raised from the dead.
{I}10_{/}The disciples then 
asked him, "Why do the 
teachers of the Law say 
that Elijah must come 
first?" {I}11_{/}And Jesus 
answered, "So it is: first 
comes Elijah to set 
everything as it has to be. 
{I}12_{/}But I tell you, Elijah 
has already come and they 
did not recognize him, but 
treated him as they 
pleased. And they will also 
make the Son of Man 
suffer."
{I}13_{/}Then the disciples 
understood that Jesus was 
referring to John the 
Baptist.
JESUS HEALS AN EPILEPTIC 
BOY{/}

[\u0095]_{I}14_{/}When they met 
the people, a man 
approached Jesus, knelt 
before him and said, 
{I}15_{/}"Sir, have pity on my 
son who is an epileptic and 
is in a wretched state. He 
has often fallen into the 
fire and at other times 
into the water. {I}16_{/}I 
brought him to your 
disciples but they could 
not heal him."
{I}17_{/}Jesus replied, "You, 
faithless and evil people! 
How long must I be with 
you? How long must I put up 
with you? Bring him here to 
me." {I}18_{/}And Jesus 
commanded the evil spirit 
to leave the boy, and the 
boy was immediately healed.
{I}19_{/}The disciples then 
gathered around Jesus and 
asked him privately, "Why 
couldn't we drive out the 
spirit?" {I}20_{/}Jesus said to 
them, "Because you have 
little faith. I say to you: 
if only you had faith the 
size of a mustard seed, you 
could tell that mountain to 
move from here to there, 
and the mountain would 
obey. Nothing would be 
impossible to you. 
{I}21_{/}(Only prayer and 
fasting can drive out this 
kind of spirit.")
[\u0095]_{I}22_{/}While Jesus 
was in Galilee with the 
Twelve, he said to them, 
"The Son of Man will be 
delivered into human hands, 
{I}23_{/}and they will kill 
him. But he will rise on 
the third day." The Twelve 
were deeply grieved.
THE TEMPLE TAX{/}

[\u0095]_{I}24_{/}When they 
returned to Capernaum, the 
Temple tax collectors came 
to Peter and asked him, 
"Does your master pay the 
temple tax?" {I}25_{/}He 
answered, "Certainly."
Peter then entered the 
house, but immediately 
Jesus asked him, "What do 
you think, Simon? Who pay 
taxes or tributes to the 
kings of the earth: their 
sons or the other people?" 
{I}26_{/}Peter replied, "The 
others." And Jesus told 
him, "The sons, then, are 
tax-free. {I}27_{/}But so as 
not to offend this people, 
go to the sea, throw in a 
hook and open the mouth of 
the first fish you catch. 
You will find a coin in it, 
take it and let it pay for 
you and for me."
WHO IS THE GREATEST? 
SCANDALS{/}

{1}18{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}At that time 
the disciples came to Jesus 
and asked him, "Who is the 
greatest in the kingdom of 
heaven?"
{I}2_{/}Then Jesus called a 
little child, set the child 
in the midst of the 
disciples, {I}3_{/}and said, "I 
assure you that unless you 
change and become like 
little children, you cannot 
enter the kingdom of Jesus 
heaven. {I}4_{/}Whoever becomes 
lowly like this child is 
the greatest in the kingdom 
of heaven, {I}5_{/}and whoever 
receives such a child in my 
name receives me.
{I}6_{/}If any of you should 
cause one of these little 
ones who believe in me to 
stumble and fall, it would 
be better for you to be 
thrown into the depths of 
the sea with a great 
millstone around your neck.
{I}7_{/}Woe to the world 
because of so many 
scandals! Scandals 
necessarily come, but woe 
to the one who has brought 
it about.
{I}8_{/}If your hand or foot 
drags you into sin, cut it 
off and throw it away. It 
is better for you to enter 
life without a hand or a 
foot than to be thrown into 
eternal fire with your two 
hands and two feet. {I}9_{/}And 
if your eye drags you into 
sin, tear it out and throw 
it away. It is better for 
you to enter life with one 
eye than to be thrown into 
the fire of hell with your 
two eyes.
{I}10_{/}See that you do not 
despise any of these little 
ones, for I tell you: their 
angels in heaven 
continually see the face of 
my heavenly Father.
{I}11_{/}(The Son of Man has 
come to save the lost).
[\u0095]_{I}12_{/}What do you 
think of this? If someone 
has a hundred sheep and one 
of them strays, won't he 
leave the ninety-nine on 
the hillside, and go to 
look for the stray one? 
{I}13_{/}And I tell you: when 
he finally finds it, he is 
more pleased about it than 
about the ninety-nine that 
did not get lost. {I}14_{/}It 
is the same with your 
Father in heaven: there 
they don't want even one of 
these little ones to be 
lost.
LIVING TOGETHER IN THE 
CHURCH{/}

[\u0095]_{I}15_{/}If your 
brother or sister has 
sinned against you, go and 
point out the fault when 
the two of you are in 
private, and if he listens 
to you, you have won your 
brother. {I}16_{/}If you are 
not listened to, take with 
you one or two others so 
that the case may be 
decided by the evidence of 
two or three witnesses. 
{I}17_{/}If he still refuses to 
listen to them, tell it to 
the assembled Church. But 
if he does not listen to 
the Church, then regard 
such a one as a pagan or a 
publican.
{I}18_{/}I say to you: whatever 
you bind on earth, heaven 
will keep bound; and 
whatever you unbind on 
earth, heaven will keep 
unbound.
{I}19_{/}In like manner, I say 
to you: if on earth two of 
you are united in asking 
for anything, it will be 
granted to you by my 
heavenly Father. {I}20_{/}For 
where two or three are 
gathered in my Name, I am 
there among them."
[\u0095]_{I}21_{/}Then Peter 
asked him, "Lord, how many 
times must I forgive the 
offenses of my brother or 
sister? Seven times?" 
{I}22_{/}Jesus answered, "No, 
not seven times, but 
seventy-seven times.
THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT{/}

[\u0095]_{I}23_{/}This story 
throws light on the kingdom 
of heaven. A king decided 
to settle the accounts of 
his servants. {I}24_{/}Among 
the first was one who owed 
him ten thousand gold 
ingots. {I}25_{/}As the man 
could not repay the debt, 
the king commanded that he 
be sold as a slave with his 
wife, children and all his 
goods in payment.
{I}26_{/}The official threw 
himself at the feet of the 
king and said, 'Give me 
time, and I will pay you 
back everything.' {I}27_{/}The 
king took pity on him and 
not only set him free but 
even canceled his debt.
{I}28_{/}This official then 
left the king's presence 
and he met one of his 
companions who owed him a 
hundred pieces of silver. 
He grabbed him by the neck 
and almost strangled him, 
shouting, 'Pay me what you 
owe!' {I}29_{/}His companion 
threw himself at his feet 
and asked him, 'Give me 
time, and I will pay 
everything.' {I}30_{/}The other 
did not agree, but sent him 
to prison until he had paid 
all his debt.
{I}31_{/}His companions saw 
what happened. They were 
indignant and so they went 
and reported everything to 
their lord. {I}32_{/}Then the 
lord summoned his official 
and said, 'Wicked servant, 
I forgave you all that you 
owed when you begged me to 
do so. {I}33_{/}Weren't you 
bound to have pity on your 
companion as I had pity on 
you?' {I}34_{/}The lord was now 
angry, so he handed his 
servant over to be 
punished, until he had paid 
his whole debt."
{I}35_{/}Jesus added, "So will 
my heavenly Father do with 
you unless each of you 
sincerely forgive your 
brother or sister."
JESUS SPEAKS ABOUT DIVORCE{/}

{1}19{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}When Jesus had 
finished this teaching, he 
left Galilee and arrived at 
the border of Judea, on the 
other side of the Jordan 
River. {I}2_{/}A great crowd 
was with him and there, 
too, he healed their sick.
{I}3_{/}Some Pharisees 
approached him. They wanted 
to test him and asked, "Is 
a man allowed to divorce 
his wife for any reason he 
wants?"
{I}4_{/}Jesus replied, "Have 
you not read that in the 
beginning the Creator made 
them male and female, 
{I}5_{/}and he said: Man has 
now to leave father and 
mother, and be joined to 
his wife, and the two shall 
become one body? {I}6_{/}So 
they are no longer two but 
one body; let no one 
separate what God has 
joined."
{I}7_{/}They asked him, "Then, 
why did Moses command us to 
write a bill of dismissal 
in order to divorce?" 
{I}8_{/}Jesus replied, "Moses 
knew your stubborn heart, 
so he allowed you to 
divorce your wives, but it 
was not so in the 
beginning. {I}9_{/}Therefore I 
say to you: whoever 
divorces his wife, unless 
it be for infidelity, and 
marries another, commits 
adultery."
{I}10_{/}The disciples said, 
"If that is the condition 
of a married man, it is 
better not to marry." 
{I}11_{/}Jesus said to them, 
"Not everybody can accept 
what you have just said, 
but only those who have 
received this gift. 
{I}12_{/}Some are born 
incapable of marriage. Some 
have been made that way by 
others. But there are some 
who have given up the 
possibility of marriage for 
the sake of the kingdom of 
heaven. Let the one who can 
accept it, accept it."
JESUS AND THE CHILDREN{/}

{I}13_{/}Then little children 
were brought to Jesus that 
he might lay his hands on 
them with a prayer. But the 
disciples scolded those who 
brought them. {I}14_{/}Jesus 
then said, "Let them be! Do 
not stop the children from 
coming to me, for the 
kingdom of heaven belongs 
to people such as these." 
{I}15_{/}So Jesus laid his 
hands on them and went his 
way.
THE RICH YOUNG MAN{/}

[\u0095]_{I}16_{/}It was then 
that a young man approached 
him and asked, "Master, 
what good work must I do to 
receive eternal life?" 
{I}17_{/}Jesus answered, "Why 
do you ask me about what is 
good?" Only one is Good. If 
you want to enter eternal 
life, keep the 
commandments." {I}18_{/}The 
young man said, "Which 
commandments?" Jesus 
replied, "Do not kill, do 
not commit adultery, do not 
steal, do not bear false 
witness, {I}19_{/}honor your 
father and mother, and love 
your neighbor as yourself."
{I}20_{/}The young man said to 
him, "I have kept all these 
commandments, what is still 
lacking?" {I}21_{/}Jesus 
answered, "If you wish to 
be perfect, go and sell all 
that you possess and give 
the money to the poor and 
you will become the owner 
of a treasure in heaven. 
Then come back and follow 
me."
{I}22_{/}On hearing this 
answer, the young man went 
away sad for he was a man 
of great wealth.
{I}23_{/}Then Jesus said to his 
disciples, "Truly I say to 
you: it will be hard for 
one who is rich to enter 
the kingdom of heaven. 
{I}24_{/}Yes, believe me: it is 
easier for a camel to go 
through the eye of a needle 
than for the one who is 
rich to enter the kingdom 
of heaven."
{I}25_{/}On hearing this the 
disciples were astonished 
and said, "Who, then, can 
be saved?" {I}26_{/}Jesus 
looked steadily at them and 
answered, "For humans it is 
impossible, but for God all 
things are possible."
{I}27_{/}Then Peter spoke up 
and said, "You see we have 
given up everything to 
follow you: what will be 
our lot?"
{I}28_{/}Jesus answered, "You 
who have followed me, 
listen to my words: on the 
Day of Renewal, when the 
Son of Man sits on his 
throne in glory, you, too, 
will sit on twelve thrones 
to rule the twelve tribes 
of Israel. {I}29_{/}As for 
those who have left houses, 
brothers, sisters, father, 
mother, children or 
property for my Name's 
sake, they will receive a 
hundredfold and be given 
eternal life. {I}30_{/}Many who 
are now first will be last, 
and many who are now last 
will be first.
THE WORKERS IN THE 
VINEYARD{/}

{1}20{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}This story 
throws light on the kingdom 
of heaven. A landowner went 
out early in the morning to 
hire workers for his 
vineyard. {I}2_{/}He agreed to 
pay the workers a salary of 
a silver coin for the day, 
and sent them to his 
vineyard. 
{I}3_{/}He went out again at 
about nine in the morning, 
and seeing others idle in 
the square, {I}4_{/}he said to 
them: 'You, too, go to my 
vineyard and I will pay you 
what is just.' So they 
went.
The owner went out at 
midday and again at three 
in the afternoon, {I}5_{/}and 
he did the same. 
{I}6_{/}Finally he went out at 
the last working hour - it 
was the eleventh - and he 
saw others standing there. 
So he said to them: 'Why do 
you stay idle the whole 
day?' {I}7_{/}They answered: 
'Because no one has hired 
us.' The master said: 'Go 
and work in my vineyard.'
{I}8_{/}When evening came, the 
owner of the vineyard said 
to his manager: 'Call the 
workers and pay them their 
wage, beginning with the 
last and ending with the 
first.' {I}9_{/}Those who had 
come to work at the 
eleventh hour turned up and 
were given a denarius each 
(a silver coin). {I}10_{/}When 
it was the turn of the 
first, they thought they 
would receive more. 
{I}11_{/}But they, too, 
received a denarius each. 
So, on receiving it, they 
began to grumble against 
the landowner.
{I}12_{/}They said: 'These last 
hardly worked an hour, yet 
you have treated them the 
same as us who have endured 
the day's burden and heat.' 
{I}13_{/}The owner said to one 
of them: 'Friend, I have 
not been unjust to you. Did 
we not agree on a denarius 
a day? {I}14_{/}So take what is 
yours and go. I want to 
give to the last the same 
as I give to you. 
{I}15_{/}Don't I have the right 
to do as I please with my 
money? Why are you envious 
when I am kind?'
{I}16_{/}So will it be: the 
last will be first, the 
first will be last."
THIRD PROPHECY OF THE 
PASSION{/}

{I}17_{/}When Jesus was going 
to Jerusalem, he took the 
Twelve aside and said to 
them on the way, {I}18_{/}"See, 
we are going to Jerusalem. 
There the Son of Man will 
be given over to the chief 
priests and the teachers of 
the Law who will condemn 
him to death. {I}19_{/}They 
will hand him over to the 
foreigners who will mock 
him, scourge him and 
crucify him. But he will be 
raised to life on the third 
day."
THE MOTHER OF JAMES AND 
JOHN ASKS FOR THE FIRST 
SEATS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}20_{/}Then the 
mother of James and John 
came to Jesus with her 
sons, and she knelt down to 
ask a favor. {I}21_{/}Jesus 
said to her, "What do you 
want?" And she answered, 
"Here you have my two sons. 
Grant that they may sit, 
one at your right and one 
at your left, when you are 
in your kingdom."
{I}22_{/}Jesus said to the 
brothers, "You do not know 
what you are asking. Can 
you drink the cup that I am 
about to drink?" They 
answered, "We can." 
{I}23_{/}Jesus replied, "You 
will indeed drink my cup, 
but to sit at my right or 
at my left is not for me to 
grant. That will be for 
those for whom the Father 
has prepared it."
{I}24_{/}The other ten heard 
all this and were angry 
with the two brothers. 
{I}25_{/}Then Jesus called them 
to him and said, "You know 
that the rulers of the 
nations act as tyrants, and 
the powerful oppress them. 
{I}26_{/}It shall not be so 
among you; whoever wants to 
be more important in your 
group shall make himself 
your servant. {I}27_{/}And if 
you want to be first make 
yourself the servant of 
all. {I}28_{/}Be like the Son 
of Man who has come, not to 
be served but to serve and 
to give his life to redeem 
many."
{I}29_{/}As they left Jericho, 
a great crowd followed them 
on the way. {I}30_{/}Two blind 
men were sitting by the 
roadside, and when they 
heard that Jesus was 
passing by, they began to 
call out, "Son of David, 
have mercy on us!" {I}31_{/}The 
people told them to keep 
quiet. But they shouted 
even louder, "Lord, Son of 
David, have mercy on us!" 
{I}32_{/}Jesus stopped, called 
out to them and asked, 
"What do you want me to do 
for you?" {I}33_{/}They said, 
"Lord, open our eyes."
{I}34_{/}Jesus was moved with 
compassion and touched 
their eyes. Immediately 
they recovered their sight 
and they began to follow 
Jesus.
JESUS ENTERS JERUSALEM{/}

{1}21{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}When they drew 
near Jerusalem and arrived 
at Bethphage, on the mount 
of Olives, Jesus sent two 
of his disciples, 
{I}2_{/}saying, "Go to the 
village in front of you, 
and there you will find a 
donkey tied up with its 
colt by her. Untie them and 
bring them to me. {I}3_{/}If 
anyone says something to 
you, say: The Lord needs 
them but he will send them 
back immediately."
{I}4_{/}This happened in 
fulfillment of what the 
prophet said: {I}5_{/}Say to 
the daughter of Zion: See, 
your king comes to you in 
all simplicity, riding on a 
donkey, a beast of burden, 
with its colt.
{I}6_{/}The disciples went as 
Jesus had instructed them, 
{I}7_{/}and they brought the 
donkey with its colt. Then 
they threw their cloaks on 
its back, and Jesus sat on 
them.
{I}8_{/}Many people also spread 
their cloaks on the road, 
while others cut leafy 
branches from the trees and 
spread them on the road. 
{I}9_{/}The people who walked 
ahead of Jesus and those 
who followed him began to 
shout: "Hosanna to the Son 
of David! Blessed is he who 
comes in the name of the 
Lord! Hosanna, glory in the 
highest!"
{I}10_{/}When Jesus entered 
Jerusalem, the whole city 
was disturbed. The people 
asked, "Who is this man?" 
{I}11_{/}And the crowd 
answered, "This is the 
Prophet Jesus from Nazareth 
of Galilee."
JESUS EXPELS THE DEALERS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}12_{/}So Jesus went 
into the Temple and drove 
out all who were buying and 
selling in the temple area. 
He overturned the tables of 
the money changers, and the 
stools of those who sold 
pigeons. {I}13_{/}And he said 
to them, "It is written: My 
house shall be called a 
house of prayer. But you 
have turned it into a den 
of thieves."
{I}14_{/}The blind and the lame 
also came to him in the 
Temple and Jesus healed 
them.
{I}15_{/}The chief priests and 
the teachers of the Law saw 
the wonderful things Jesus 
had just done, and the 
children shouting in the 
temple area, "Hosanna to 
the Son of David!" 
{I}16_{/}They became indignant 
and said to Jesus, "Do you 
hear what they say?" Jesus 
answered them, "Yes. Have 
you never read this text: 
From the mouths of children 
and infants you have got 
perfect praise?"
{I}17_{/}So leaving them he 
went out of the city and 
came to Bethany where he 
spent the night.
JESUS CURSES THE FIG TREE{/}

[\u0095]_{I}18_{/}While 
returning to the city early 
in the morning, Jesus felt 
hungry. {I}19_{/}He noticed a 
fig tree by the road, went 
up to it and found nothing 
on it but leaves. Then he 
said to the tree, "Never 
again bear fruit!" And 
immediately, the fig tree 
withered.
{I}20_{/}When the disciples saw 
this, they were astonished 
and they said, "How did the 
fig tree suddenly dry up!" 
{I}21_{/}Jesus told them, 
"Truly, I say to you: if 
you had faith and did not 
doubt, not only could you 
do what I have done with 
the fig tree, but you could 
even say to that mountain: 
'Go and throw yourself into 
the sea!' and it would be 
done. {I}22_{/}Whatever you ask 
for in prayer full of 
faith, you will receive."
JESUS' RESPONSE TO THE 
AUTHORITIES{/}

[\u0095]_{I}23_{/}Jesus had 
entered the Temple and was 
teaching when the chief 
priests, the teachers of 
the Law and the Jewish 
authorities came to him and 
asked, "What authority have 
you to act like this? Who 
gave you authority to do 
all this?"
{I}24_{/}Jesus answered them, 
"I will also ask you a 
question, only one. And if 
you give me an answer, then 
I will tell you by what 
authority I do these 
things. When John began to 
baptize, was it a work of 
God, or was it merely 
something human?"
{I}25_{/}They reasoned out 
among themselves, "If we 
reply that it was a work of 
God, he will say: Why, 
then, did you not believe 
him? {I}26_{/}And if we say: 
The baptism of John was 
merely something human, 
beware of the people: since 
all hold John as a 
prophet." {I}27_{/}So they 
answered Jesus, "We do not 
know."
And Jesus said to them, 
"Neither will I tell you by 
what right I do these 
things."
THE PARABLE OF THE TWO 
SONS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}28_{/}Jesus went on 
to say, "What do you think 
of this? A man had two 
sons. He went to the first 
and said to him: 'Son, 
today go and work in my 
vineyard.' {I}29_{/}And the son 
answered: 'I don't want 
to.' But later he thought 
better of it and went. 
{I}30_{/}Then the father went 
to the second and gave him 
the same command. This son 
replied: 'I will go, sir,' 
but he did not go.
{I}31_{/}Which of the two did 
what the father wanted?" 
They answered, "The first." 
And Jesus said to them, 
"Truly, I say to you: the 
publicans and the 
prostitutes are ahead of 
you on the way to the 
kingdom of heaven. {I}32_{/}For 
John came to show you the 
way of goodness but you did 
not believe him, yet the 
publicans and the 
prostitutes did. You were 
witnesses of this, but you 
neither repented nor 
believed him.
THE PARABLE OF THE TENANTS{/}

{I}33_{/}Listen to another 
example: There was a 
landowner who planted a 
vineyard. He put a fence 
around it, dug a hole for 
the winepress, built a 
watchtower, leased the 
vineyard to tenants and 
then went to a distant 
country. {I}34_{/}When harvest 
time came, the landowner 
sent his servants to the 
tenants to collect his 
share of the harvest. 
{I}35_{/}But the tenants seized 
his servants, beat one, 
killed another and stoned 
another.
{I}36_{/}Again the owner sent 
more servants, but they 
were treated in the same 
way.
{I}37_{/}Finally, he sent his 
son, thinking: 'They will 
respect my son.' {I}38_{/}But 
when the tenants saw the 
son, they thought: 'This is 
the one who is to inherit 
the vineyard. Let us kill 
him and his inheritance 
will be ours.' {I}39_{/}So they 
seized him, threw him out 
of the vineyard and killed 
him.
{I}40_{/}Now, what will the 
owner of the vineyard do 
with the tenants when he 
comes?" {I}41_{/}They said to 
him, "He will bring those 
evil to an evil end, and 
lease the vineyard to 
others who will pay him in 
due time."
{I}42_{/}And Jesus replied, 
"Have you never read what 
the Scriptures say? The 
stone which the builders 
rejected has become the 
keystone. This was the 
Lord's doing; and we marvel 
at it. {I}43_{/}Therefore I say 
to you: the kingdom of 
heaven will be taken from 
you and given to a people 
who will yield a harvest.
{I}44_{/}(Whoever falls on this 
stone will be broken to 
pieces, and it will ground 
to dust on whom it falls.)"
{I}45_{/}When the chief priests 
and the Pharisees heard 
these parables, they 
realized that Jesus was 
referring to them. 
{I}46_{/}They would have 
arrested him, but they were 
afraid of the crowd who 
regarded him as a prophet.
THE WEDDING FEAST{/}

{1}22{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Jesus went on 
speaking to them in 
parables:
{I}2_{/}"This story throws 
light on the kingdom of 
heaven. A king celebrated 
the wedding of his son. 
{I}3_{/}He sent his servants to 
call the invited guests to 
the wedding feast, but the 
guests refused to come.
{I}4_{/}Again he sent other 
servants ordering them to 
say to the invited guests: 
'I have prepared a banquet, 
slaughtered my fattened 
calves and other animals, 
and now everything is 
ready; come then, to the 
wedding feast.' {I}5_{/}But 
they paid no attention and 
went away, some to their 
fields, and others to their 
work. {I}6_{/}While the rest 
seized the servants of the 
king, insulted them and 
killed them.
{I}7_{/}The king became angry. 
He sent his troops to 
destroy those murderers and 
burn their city. {I}8_{/}Then 
he said to his servants: 
'The wedding banquet is 
prepared, but the invited 
guests were not worthy. 
{I}9_{/}Go, then, to the 
crossroads and invite 
everyone you find to the 
wedding feast.'
{I}10_{/}The servants went out 
at once into the streets 
and gathered everyone they 
found, good and bad alike, 
so that the hall was filled 
with guests.
{I}11_{/}The king came in to 
see those who were at 
table, and he noticed a man 
not wearing the festal 
garment. {I}12_{/}So he said to 
him: 'Friend, how did you 
get in without the wedding 
garment?' But the man 
remained silent. {I}13_{/}So 
the king said to his 
servants: 'Bind his hands 
and feet and throw him into 
the dark where there is 
weeping and gnashing of 
teeth.'
[\u0095]_{I}14_{/}Know  that 
many are called, but few 
are chosen."
PAYING TAXES TO CAESAR{/}

[\u0095]_{I}15_{/}The Pharisees 
went out and took counsel 
on how they could trap 
Jesus with his own words. 
{I}16_{/}They then sent their 
disciples with the members 
of Herod's party for this 
purpose.
They said to Jesus, 
"Master, we know that you 
are an honest man and truly 
teach God's way; you are 
not influenced by others 
nor are you afraid of 
anyone. {I}17_{/}Tell us, then, 
what you think: is it 
against the Law to pay 
taxes to Caesar or not?"
{I}18_{/}But Jesus understood 
their evil intent, and said 
to them, "Hypocrites! Why 
are you testing me? 
{I}19_{/}Show me the coin with 
which you pay the taxes."
They showed him a denarius, 
{I}20_{/}and Jesus said to 
them, "Whose head is this, 
and whose name?" {I}21_{/}They 
answered, "Caesar's." Then 
Jesus replied, "Therefore, 
return to Caesar what is 
Caesar's, and to God what 
is God's."
{I}22_{/}Astonished by his 
answer, they left him and 
went away.
THE RESURRECTION OF THE 
DEAD{/}

[\u0095]_{I}23_{/}That same 
day, some of the Sadducees 
came to Jesus. Since they 
claim that there is no 
resurrection, they 
questioned him in this way, 
{I}24_{/}"Master, Moses said 
that if anyone dies without 
any children, his brother 
must take the wife and have 
a child who will be 
considered the child of the 
deceased man. {I}25_{/}Now, 
there were seven brothers. 
The first married a wife, 
and he died; since he had 
no children, he left his 
wife to his brother. 
{I}26_{/}The same thing 
happened to the second and 
to the third until the 
seventh. {I}27_{/}Then, last of 
all, the woman also died. 
{I}28_{/}Now, in the 
resurrection of the dead, 
to which of the seven will 
she be wife, for all had 
her as wife?"
{I}29_{/}Jesus answered, "You 
are totally wrong because 
you understand neither the 
Scriptures nor the power of 
God. {I}30_{/}First of all, in 
the resurrection of the 
dead, neither men nor women 
will marry, but they will 
be like the angels in 
heaven. {I}31_{/}As for the 
resurrection of the dead, 
have you never reflected on 
what God said to you: 
{I}32_{/}I am the God of 
Abraham, the God of Isaac, 
and the God of Jacob? He is 
God, not of the dead but of 
the living."
{I}33_{/}The people who heard 
him were astonished at his 
teaching.
{I}34_{/}When the Pharisees 
heard how Jesus had 
silenced the Sadducees, 
they came together. 
{I}35_{/}One of them, a teacher 
of the Law, tried to test 
him with this question, 
{I}36_{/}"Teacher, which is the 
most important commandment 
in the Law?"
{I}37_{/}Jesus answered, "You 
shall love the Lord, your 
God, with all your heart, 
with all your soul and with 
all your mind. {I}38_{/}This is 
the first and the most 
important of the 
commandments. {I}39_{/}But 
after this there is another 
one very similar to it: You 
shall love your neighbor as 
yourself. {I}40_{/}The whole 
Law and the Prophets are 
founded on these two 
commandments."
THE MESSIAH, SON OF GOD{/}

{I}41_{/}As the Pharisees were 
gathered there, Jesus asked 
them, {I}42_{/}"What do you 
think of the Messiah? Whose 
son is he to be?" They 
answered, "David's."
{I}43_{/}Jesus then asked, "Why 
did David, inspired by God, 
call the Messiah Lord? For 
he says in a psalm: 
{I}44_{/}The Lord said to my 
Lord: Sit at my right until 
I put your enemies under 
your feet. {I}45_{/}If David 
calls him Lord, how can he 
be his son?"
{I}46_{/}No one could answer 
him, not even a word. From 
that day on, no one dared 
question him anymore.
DO NOT IMITATE THE TEACHERS 
OF THE LAW{/}

{1}23{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Then Jesus 
said to the crowds and to 
his disciples:
[\u0095]_{I}2_{/}"The teachers 
of the Law and the 
Pharisees sat on the seat 
of Moses. {I}3_{/}So you shall 
do and observe all they 
say, but do not do as they 
do, {I}4_{/}for they do not do 
what they say. They tie up 
heavy burdens and load them 
on the shoulders of the 
people, but they do not 
even raise a finger to move 
them. {I}5_{/}They do 
everything in order to be 
seen by people; so they 
wear very wide bands of the 
Law around their foreheads, 
and robes with large 
tassels. {I}6_{/}They enjoy the 
first place at feasts and 
reserved seats in the 
synagogues, {I}7{/} and being 
greeted in the marketplace 
and being called 'Master' 
by the people.
{I}8_{/}But you, do not let 
yourselves be called Master 
because you have only one 
Master, and all of you are 
brothers and sisters. 
{I}9_{/}Neither should you call 
anyone on earth Father, 
because you have only one 
Father, he who is in 
heaven. {I}10_{/}Nor should you 
be called leader, because 
Christ is the only leader 
for you. {I}11_{/}Let the 
greatest among you be the 
servant of all. {I}12_{/}For 
whoever makes himself great 
shall be humbled, and 
whoever humbles himself 
shall be made great.
SEVEN WOES FOR THE 
PHARISEEES{/}

[\u0095]_{I}13_{/}Therefore, 
woe to you, teachers of the 
Law and Pharisees, you 
hypocrites! You shut the 
door to the kingdom of 
heaven in people's faces. 
You yourselves do not 
enter, nor do you allow 
others to do so.
{I}14_{/}Woe to you, teachers 
of the Law and Pharisees, 
you hypocrites! {I}15_{/}You 
travel by sea and land to 
win a single convert, yet 
once he is converted, you 
turn him twice as fit for 
hell as yourselves.
{I}16_{/}Woe to you, blind 
guides! You say: To swear 
by the Temple is not 
binding, but to swear by 
the treasure of the Temple 
is. {I}17_{/}Blind fools! Which 
is of more worth? The gold 
in the Temple or the Temple 
which makes the gold a 
sacred treasure? You say: 
{I}18_{/}To swear by the altar 
is not binding, but to 
swear by the offering on 
the altar is. {I}19_{/}How 
blind you are! Which is of 
more value: the offering on 
the altar or the altar 
which makes the offering 
sacred? {I}20_{/}Whoever swears 
by the altar is swearing by 
the altar and by everything 
on it. {I}21_{/}Whoever swears 
by the Temple is swearing 
by it and by God who dwells 
in the Temple. {I}22_{/}Whoever 
swears by heaven is 
swearing by the throne of 
God and by him who is 
seated on it.
{I}23_{/}Woe to you, teachers 
of the Law and Pharisees, 
you hypocrites! You do not 
forget the mint, anise and 
cummin seeds when you pay 
the tenth of everything, 
but then you forget what is 
most fundamental in the 
Law: justice, mercy and 
faith. These you must 
practice, without 
neglecting the others. 
{I}24_{/}Blind guides! You 
strain out a mosquito, but 
swallow a camel.
{I}25_{/}Woe to you, teachers 
of the Law and Pharisees, 
you hypocrites! You fill 
the plate and the cup with 
theft and violence, and 
then pronounce a blessing 
over them. {I}26_{/}Blind 
Pharisee! Purify the inside 
first, then the outside too 
will be purified.
{I}27_{/}Woe to you, teachers 
of the Law and Pharisees, 
you hypocrites! You are 
like whitewashed tombs 
beautiful in appearance, 
but inside there are only 
dead bones and uncleanness. 
{I}28_{/}In the same way you 
appear as religious to 
others, but you are full of 
hypocrisy and wickedness 
within.
[\u0095]_{I}29_{/}Woe to you, 
teachers of the Law and 
Pharisees, you hypocrites! 
You build tombs for the 
prophets and decorate the 
monuments of the righteous. 
{I}30_{/}You say: Had we lived 
in the time of our 
ancestors, we would not 
have joined them in the 
blood of prophets. {I}31_{/}So, 
you yourselves confess to 
be kins of those who 
murdered the prophets. 
{I}32_{/}And now, finish off 
what your ancestors began!
{I}33_{/}Serpents, race of 
vipers! How can you escape 
condemnation to hell? 
{I}34_{/}And so I am sending 
you prophets, sages and 
teachers, but you will 
murder and crucify them, 
and flog others in the 
synagogues or drive them 
from one city to another.
{I}35_{/}Because of this you 
will be accountable for all 
the innocent blood that has 
been shed on the earth, 
from the blood of upright 
Abel to the blood of 
Zechariah, son of 
Barachiah, whom you 
murdered between the altar 
and the Sanctuary. 
{I}36_{/}Truly, I say to you: 
the present generation will 
pay for all this.
[\u0095]_{I}37_{/}Jerusalem, 
Jerusalem! You murder the 
prophets and stone those 
sent to you by God. How 
often would I have gathered 
your children together, 
just as a hen gathers her 
chicks under her wings, but 
you refused! {I}38_{/}Now you 
will be left with an empty 
Temple. {I}39_{/}I tell you 
that you will no longer see 
me until you say: "Blessed 
is he who comes in the name 
of the Lord!"
THE RUIN OF JERUSALEM AND 
THE END OF THE WORLD{/}

{1}24{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Jesus left the 
Temple and as he was 
walking away, his disciples 
came to him and boasted 
about the imposing Temple 
buildings. {I}2_{/}But he said, 
"You see all this? Truly I 
say to you: not one stone 
will be left upon another 
here. All will be thrown 
down."
{I}3_{/}Later when Jesus was 
sitting on the Mount of 
Olives, the disciples 
approached him privately 
and asked, "Tell us when 
this will take place. What 
sign will be given us 
before your coming and the 
end of history?"
{I}4_{/}Jesus answered, "Be on 
your guard and let no one 
mislead you. {I}5_{/}Many will 
come, claiming my title and 
saying: 'I am the Messiah,' 
and they will mislead many 
people. {I}6_{/}You will hear 
about war and threats of 
war, but do not be 
troubled, for these things 
must happen, but it is not 
yet the end. {I}7_{/}Nations 
will fight one another, and 
kingdom oppose kingdom. 
There will be famines and 
earthquakes in several 
places, {I}8_{/}but all these 
are only the beginning: the 
first pains of childbirth.
{I}9_{/}Then they will arrest 
you, and they will torture 
and kill you. All nations 
will hate you for you bear 
my name. {I}10_{/}In those 
days, many will stumble and 
fall; they will betray one 
another and become enemies. 
{I}11_{/}False prophets will 
appear and mislead many 
people, {I}12_{/}and because of 
such great wickedness, love 
will grow cold in many 
people. {I}13_{/}But the one 
who holds out to the end 
will be saved. {I}14_{/}The 
Good News of the Kingdom 
will be proclaimed 
throughout the world for 
all the nations to know; 
then the end will come.
{I}15_{/}When you see what the 
prophet Daniel foretold: 
the idol of the invader set 
up in the Temple (may the 
reader understand!), 
{I}16_{/}then let those in 
Judea flee to the 
mountains.
{I}17_{/}If you are on the 
housetop, do not come down 
to take anything with you. 
{I}18_{/}If you are in the 
field, do not turn back to 
fetch your cloak. {I}19_{/}How 
hard it will be for 
pregnant women and mothers 
with babies at the breast! 
{I}20_{/}Pray that it may not 
be in winter or on a 
sabbath that you flee.
{I}21_{/}For there will be 
great tribulation such as 
was never known from the 
beginning of the world 
until now, and is never to 
be known again. {I}22_{/}And if 
that time were not to be 
shortened, no one would 
survive. But God will 
shorten it for the sake of 
his chosen ones. {I}23_{/}Then, 
if anyone says to you: 
'Look! The Messiah is here! 
He is there!', do not 
believe it. {I}24_{/}For false 
Messiahs and false prophets 
will appear and perform 
signs and wonders so great 
that they would deceive 
even God's chosen people, 
if that were possible. 
{I}25_{/}See, I have told you 
everything ahead of time.
{I}26_{/}So, if anyone tells 
you: 'He is in the desert,' 
do not go. If they say: 'He 
is in such a secluded 
place,' do not believe it. 
{I}27_{/}For the coming of the 
Son of Man will instead be 
like lightning which 
flashes from the east even 
to the west. {I}28_{/}'Wherever 
the body is, the vultures 
will gather.'
THE COMING OF THE SON OF 
MAN{/}

{I}29_{/}For later, after that 
distress, the sun will grow 
dark, the moon will not 
give its light, the stars 
will fall from the skies, 
and the whole universe will 
be shaken. {I}30_{/}Then the 
sign of the Son of Man will 
appear in heaven: as all 
the nations of the earth 
beat their breasts, they 
will see the Son of Man 
coming in the clouds of 
heaven with divine power 
and the fullness of Glory. 
{I}31_{/}He will send his 
angels to sound the trumpet 
and gather the chosen ones 
from the four winds, from 
one end of the earth to the 
other.
{I}32_{/}Learn a lesson from 
the fig tree. When its 
branches grow tender and 
its leaves begin to sprout, 
you know that summer is 
near. {I}33_{/}In the same way, 
when you see all that I 
have told you, know that 
the time is near, even at 
the door. {I}34_{/}Truly, I say 
to you, this generation 
will not pass away until 
all these things have 
happened. {I}35_{/}Heaven and 
earth will pass away, but 
my words will not pass 
away. 
{I}36_{/}But as for that Day 
and that Hour, no one knows 
when it will come, not even 
the angels of God nor the 
Son, but only the Father.
{I}37_{/}At the coming of the 
Son of Man it will be just 
as it was in the time of 
Noah. {I}38_{/}In those days 
before the Flood, people 
were eating and drinking, 
and marrying, until the day 
when Noah went into the 
ark. {I}39_{/}Yet they did not 
know what would happen 
until the flood came and 
swept them away. So will it 
be at the coming of the Son 
of Man. {I}40_{/}Of two men in 
the field, one will be 
taken and the other left. 
{I}41_{/}Of two women grinding 
wheat together at the mill, 
one will be taken and the 
other left. 
BE ON THE ALERT{/}

{I}42_{/}Stay awake, then, for 
you do not know on what day 
your Lord will come. 
{I}43_{/}Just think about this: 
if the owner of the house 
knew that the thief would 
come by night around a 
certain hour, he would stay 
awake to prevent his house 
to be broken into. {I}44_{/}So 
be alert, for the Son of 
Man will come at the hour 
you least expect.
{I}45_{/}Imagine a capable 
servant whom his master has 
put in charge of his 
household to give them food 
at the proper time. 
{I}46_{/}Fortunate indeed is 
that servant whom his 
master will find at work 
when he comes. {I}47_{/}Truly, 
I say to you, his lord will 
entrust that one with 
everything he has.
{I}48_{/}Not so with the bad 
servant who thinks: My 
master is delayed. {I}49_{/}And 
he begins ill-treating his 
fellow servants while 
eating and drinking with 
drunkards. {I}50_{/}But his 
master will come on the day 
he does not know and at the 
hour he least expects. 
{I}51_{/}He will dismiss that 
servant and deal with him 
as with the hypocrites, 
where there will be weeping 
and gnashing of teeth.
THE TEN BRIDESMAIDS{/}

{1}25{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}This story 
throws light on what will 
happen in the kingdom of 
heaven. Ten bridesmaids 
went out with their lamps 
to meet the bridegroom. 
{I}2_{/}Five of them were 
careless while the others 
were sensible.
{I}3_{/}The careless 
bridesmaids took their 
lamps as they were and did 
not bring extra oil. 
{I}4_{/}But those who were 
sensible, brought with 
their lamps flasks of oil. 
{I}5_{/}As the bridegroom 
delayed, they all grew 
drowsy and fell asleep.
{I}6_{/}But at midnight, a cry 
rang out: 'The bridegroom 
is here, come out and meet 
him!' {I}7_{/}All the maidens 
woke up at once and trimmed 
their lamps. {I}8_{/}Then the 
careless ones said to the 
sensible ones: 'Give us 
some oil, for our lamps are 
going out.' {I}9_{/}The 
sensible ones answered: 
'There may not be enough 
for both you and us. You 
had better go to those who 
sell and buy for 
yourselves.'
{I}10_{/}They were out buying 
oil when the bridegroom 
came, and those who were 
ready went with him to the 
wedding feast, and the 
doors were shut.
{I}11_{/}Later the rest of the 
bridesmaids arrived and 
called out: 'Lord, Lord, 
open to us.' {I}12_{/}But he 
answered: 'Truly, I do not 
know you.'
{I}13_{/}So, stay awake, for 
you do not know the day nor 
the hour.
THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}14_{/}Imagine 
someone who, before going 
abroad, summoned his 
servants to entrust his 
property to them. {I}15_{/}He 
gave five talents of silver 
to one, then two to 
another, and one to a 
third, each one according 
to his ability; and he went 
away.
{I}16_{/}He who received five 
talents went at once to do 
business with the money and 
gained another five. 
{I}17_{/}The one who received 
two did the same and gained 
another two.{I}18_{/}But the 
one with one talent dug a 
hole and hid his master's 
money.
{I}19_{/}After a long time, the 
master of those servants 
returned and asked for a 
reckoning. {I}20_{/}The one who 
received five talents came 
with another five talents, 
saying: 'Lord, you 
entrusted me with five 
talents, but see I have 
gained five more with 
them.' {I}21_{/}The master 
answered: 'Very well, good 
and faithful servant, since 
you have been faithful in a 
few things, I will entrust 
you with much more. Come 
and share the joy of your 
master.'
{I}22_{/}Then the one who had 
two talents came and said: 
'Lord, you entrusted me 
with two talents; I have 
two more which I gained 
with them.' {I}23_{/}The master 
said: 'Well, good and 
faithful servant, since you 
have been faithful in 
little things, I will 
entrust you with much more. 
Come and share the joy of 
your master.'
{I}24_{/}Finally, the one who 
had received a talent came 
and said: 'Master, I know 
that you are an exacting 
man. You reap what you have 
not sown and gather what 
you have not invested. 
{I}25_{/}I was afraid, so I hid 
your money in the ground. 
Here, take what is yours.' 
{I}26_{/}But his master 
replied: 'Wicked and 
worthless servant, you know 
that I reap where I have 
not sown and gather where I 
have not invested. 
{I}27_{/}Then you should have 
deposited my money in the 
bank, and you would have 
given it back to me with 
interest on my return.
{I}28_{/}Therefore, take the 
talent from him, and give 
it to the one who has ten. 
{I}29_{/}For to all those who 
have, more will be given, 
and they will have an 
abundance; but from those 
who are unproductive, even 
what they have will be 
taken from them. {I}30_{/}As 
for that useless servant, 
throw him out into the dark 
where there will be weeping 
and gnashing of teeth.'
THE LAST JUDGMENT{/}

[\u0095]_{I}31_{/}"When the Son 
of Man comes in his glory 
with all his angels, he 
will sit on the throne of 
his Glory. {I}32_{/}All the 
nations will be brought 
before him, and as a 
shepherd separates the 
sheep from the goats, 
{I}33_{/}so will he do with 
them, placing the sheep on 
his right and the goats on 
his left.
{I}34_{/}The King will say to 
those on his right: 'Come, 
blessed of my Father! Take 
possession of the kingdom 
prepared for you from the 
beginning of the world. 
{I}35_{/}For I was hungry and 
you fed me, I was thirsty 
and you gave me drink. 
{I}36_{/}I was a stranger and 
you welcomed me into your 
house. I was naked and you 
clothed me. I was sick and 
you visited me. I was in 
prison and you came to see 
me.'
{I}37_{/}Then the good people 
will ask him: 'Lord, when 
did we see you hungry and 
give you food; thirsty and 
give you drink, {I}38_{/}or a 
stranger and welcome you, 
or naked and clothe you? 
{I}39_{/}When did we see you 
sick or in prison and go to 
see you?' {I}40_{/}The King 
will answer, 'Truly, I say 
to you: whenever you did 
this to these little ones 
who are my brothers and 
sisters, you did it to me.'
{I}41_{/}Then he will say to 
those on his left: 'Go, 
cursed people, out of my 
sight into the eternal fire 
which has been prepared for 
the devil and his angels! 
{I}42_{/}For I was hungry and 
you did not give me 
anything to eat, I was 
thirsty and you gave me 
nothing to drink; {I}43_{/}I 
was a stranger and you did 
not welcome me into your 
house; I was naked and you 
did not clothe me; I was 
sick and in prison and you 
did not visit me.'
{I}44_{/}They, too, will ask: 
'Lord, when did we see you 
hungry, thirsty, naked or a 
stranger, sick or in 
prison, and did not help 
you?' {I}45_{/}The King will 
answer them: 'Truly, I say 
to you: whatever you did 
not do for one of these 
little ones, you did not do 
for me.'
{I}46_{/}And these will go into 
eternal punishment, but the 
just to eternal life."
{1}26{/}

{I}1_{/}When Jesus had finished 
all he wanted to say, he 
told his disciples, 
{I}2_{/}"You know that in two 
days' time it will be the 
Passover and the Son of Man 
will be handed over to be 
crucified."
{I}3_{/}Then the chief priests 
and the Jewish authorities 
gathered together at the 
palace of the High Priest 
whose name was Caiaphas, 
{I}4_{/}and they agreed to trap 
Jesus and kill him. {I}5_{/}But 
they said among themselves, 
"Not during the feast, lest 
there be an uprising among 
the people."
THE ANOINTING AT BETHANY{/}

{I}6_{/}While Jesus was in 
Bethany in the house of 
Simon the leper, {I}7_{/}a 
woman came up to him 
carrying a precious jar of 
expensive perfume. She 
poured it on Jesus' head as 
he was at table. {I}8_{/}Seeing 
this the disciples became 
indignant, protesting, 
"What a useless waste! 
{I}9_{/}The perfume could have 
been sold for a large sum 
and given to the poor."
{I}10_{/}But Jesus was aware of 
this, so he said to them, 
"Why are you troubling this 
woman? What she has just 
done for me is indeed a 
good work. {I}11_{/}You always 
have the poor with you but 
you will not have me 
forever. {I}12_{/}She was 
preparing for my funeral 
when she anointed my body 
with this perfume. 
{I}13_{/}Truly, I say to you: 
wherever the Gospel is 
proclaimed, all over the 
world, what she has done 
will be told in praise of 
her."
{I}14_{/}Then one of the 
Twelve, who was called 
Judas Iscariot, went off to 
the chief priests and said, 
{I}15_{/}"How much will you 
give me if I hand him over 
to you?" They promised to 
give him thirty pieces of 
silver, {I}16_{/}and from then 
on he kept looking for the 
best way to hand him over 
to them.
THE LAST SUPPER{/}

{I}17_{/}On the first day of 
the Festival of the 
Unleavened Bread, the 
disciples came to Jesus and 
said to him, "Where do you 
want us to prepare the 
Passover meal for you?" 
{I}18_{/}Jesus answered, "Go 
into the city, to the house 
of a certain man, and tell 
him: 'The Master says: My 
hour is near, and I will 
celebrate the Passover with 
my disciples in your 
house."
{I}19_{/}The disciples did as 
Jesus had ordered and 
prepared the Passover meal.
{I}20_{/}When it was evening, 
Jesus sat at table with the 
Twelve. {I}21{/}While they were 
eating, Jesus said, "Truly, 
I say to you: one of you 
will betray me." {I}22_{/}They 
were deeply distressed and 
asked him in turn, "You do 
not mean me, do you, Lord?"
{I}23_{/}He answered, "He who 
will betray me is one of 
those who dips his bread in 
the dish with me. {I}24_{/}The 
Son of Man is going as the 
Scriptures say he will. But 
alas for that one who 
betrays the Son of Man; 
better for him not to have 
been born." {I}25_{/}Judas, who 
was betraying him, also 
asked, "You do not mean me, 
Master, do you?" Jesus 
replied, "You have said 
it."
{I}26_{/}While they were 
eating, Jesus took bread, 
said a blessing and broke 
it, and gave it to his 
disciples saying, "Take and 
eat; this is my body." 
{I}27_{/}Then he took a cup and 
gave thanks, and passed it 
to them saying, "Drink 
this, all of you, {I}28_{/}for 
this is my blood, the blood 
of the Covenant, which is 
poured out for many for the 
forgiveness of sins. 
{I}29_{/}Yes, I say to you: I 
will not taste the fruit of 
the vine from now until the 
day I drink new wine with 
you in my Father's 
kingdom."
{I}30_{/}After singing psalms 
of praise, they went out to 
the Mount of Olives. 
{I}31_{/}Then Jesus said to 
them, "You will falter 
tonight because of me, and 
all will fall. For the 
Scripture says: I will 
strike the shepherd and the 
sheep will be scattered. 
{I}32_{/}But after my 
resurrection I will go 
ahead of you to Galilee."
{I}33_{/}Peter responded, "Even 
though all doubt you and 
fall, I will never fall." 
{I}34_{/}Jesus replied, "Truly, 
I say to you: this very 
night before the cock 
crows, you will deny me 
three times." {I}35_{/}Peter 
said, "Though I have to die 
with you, I will never deny 
you." And all the disciples 
said the same.
GETHSEMANE{/}

{I}36_{/}Jesus came with them 
to a place called 
Gethsemane, and he said to 
his disciples, "Sit here 
while I go over to pray."
{I}37_{/}He took Peter and the 
two sons of Zebedee along 
with him, and he began to 
be filled with anguish and 
distress. {I}38_{/}And he said 
to them, "My soul is filled 
with sorrow even to death. 
Remain here and stay awake 
with me."
{I}39_{/}He went a little 
farther and fell to the 
ground, with his face 
touching the earth, and 
prayed, "Father, if it is 
possible, take this cup 
away from me. Yet not what 
I want, but what you want." 
{I}40_{/}He went back to his 
disciples and found them 
asleep, and he said to 
Peter, "Could you not stay 
awake with me for even an 
hour? {I}41_{/}Stay awake and 
pray, so that you may not 
slip into temptation. The 
spirit indeed is eager, but 
human nature is weak."
{I}42_{/}He again went away and 
prayed, "Father, if this 
cup cannot be taken away 
from me without my drinking 
it, let your will be done." 
{I}43_{/}When he came back to 
his disciples, he again 
found them asleep, for they 
could not keep their eyes 
open. {I}44_{/}He left them and 
again went to pray the 
third time, saying the same 
words.
{I}45_{/}Then he came back to 
his disciples and said to 
them, "You can sleep on now 
and take your rest! The 
hour has come and the Son 
of Man is now given over 
into the power of sinners. 
{I}46_{/}Get up, let us go. 
Look: the betrayer is 
here."
JESUS ARRESTED{/}

{I}47_{/}Jesus was still 
speaking when Judas, one of 
the Twelve, arrived. With 
him was a crowd armed with 
swords and clubs, who had 
been sent by the chief 
priests and the Jewish 
authorities. {I}48_{/}The 
traitor had arranged a 
signal for them: "The one I 
kiss, he is the man; arrest 
him." {I}49_{/}And he went 
directly to Jesus and said, 
"Good evening, Master" and 
he gave him a kiss. 
{I}50_{/}But Jesus said to him, 
"Friend, do what you came 
for." Then they laid hold 
of Jesus and arrested him.
{I}51_{/}One of those who were 
with Jesus drew his sword 
and struck at the servant 
of the High Priest, cutting 
off his ear. {I}52_{/}So Jesus 
said to him, "Put your 
sword back into its place, 
for he who uses the sword 
will perish by the sword. 
{I}53_{/}Do you not know that I 
could call on my Father, 
and he would at once send 
me more than twelve legions 
of angels. {I}54_{/}If 
Scripture says that this 
has to be, should it not be 
fulfilled?"
{I}55_{/}At that moment, Jesus 
said to the crowd, "Why do 
you come to arrest me with 
swords and clubs, as if I 
were a robber? Day after 
day I was seated among you 
teaching in the Temple, yet 
you did not arrest me. 
{I}56_{/}But all this has come 
about in fulfillment of 
what the Prophets said." 
Then all his disciples 
deserted him and fled.
JESUS BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN{/}

[\u0095]_{I}57_{/}Those who had 
arrested Jesus brought him 
to the house of the High 
Priest Caiaphas, where the 
teachers of the Law and the 
Jewish authorities were 
assembled.
{I}58_{/}Peter followed him at 
a distance as far as the 
courtyard of the High 
Priest; he entered and sat 
with the guards, waiting to 
see the end.
{I}59_{/}The chief priests and 
the whole Supreme Council 
needed some false evidence 
against Jesus, so that they 
might put him to death. 
{I}60_{/}But they were unable 
to find any, even though 
false witnesses came 
forward. {I}61_{/}At last, two 
men came up and declared, 
"This man said: I am able 
to destroy the temple of 
God and rebuild it in three 
days."
{I}62_{/}The High Priest then 
stood up and asked Jesus, 
"Have you no answer at all? 
What is this evidence 
against you?" {I}63_{/}But 
Jesus kept silent.
So the High Priest said to 
him, "In the name of the 
living God, I command you 
to tell us: Are you the 
Messiah, the Son of God?" 
{I}64_{/}Jesus answered, "It is 
just as you say. I tell you 
more: from now on, you will 
see the Son of Man seated 
at the right hand of the 
Most Powerful God and 
coming on the clouds of 
heaven."
{I}65_{/}Then the High Priest 
tore his clothes, saying, 
"He has blasphemed. What 
more evidence do we need? 
You have just heard these 
blasphemous words. 
{I}66_{/}What is your 
decision?" They answered, 
"He must die!" {I}67_{/}Then 
they began to spit on Jesus 
and slap him while others 
hit him with their fists, 
{I}68_{/}saying, "Messiah, 
prophesy! Who hit you?"
PETER DISOWNS JESUS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}69_{/}Meanwhile, as 
Peter sat outside in the 
courtyard, a young servant-
girl of the house said to 
him, "You also were with 
Jesus of Galilee." {I}70_{/}But 
he denied it before 
everyone, saying, "I do not 
know what you are talking 
about."
{I}71_{/}And as Peter was going 
out to the gateway, another 
servant-girl saw him and 
told the bystanders, "This 
man was with Jesus of 
Nazareth." 
{I}72_{/}Peter denied it again 
with an oath, swearing, "I 
do not know that man."
{I}73_{/}After a little while, 
those who were standing 
there approached Peter and 
said to him, "Of course you 
are one of the Galileans; 
your accent gives you 
away." {I}74_{/}Peter began 
justifying himself with 
curses and oaths protesting 
that he did not know the 
man. Just then a cock 
crowed.
{I}75_{/}And Peter remembered 
the words of Jesus, "Before 
the cock crows, you will 
deny me three times." And 
he went away weeping 
bitterly.
{1}27{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}Early in the 
morning all the chief 
priests and the Jewish 
authorities met to look for 
ways of putting Jesus to 
death. {I}2_{/}They had him 
bound and led him away to 
be handed over to Pilate, 
the governor.
THE DEATH OF JUDAS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}3_{/}When Judas, 
the traitor, realized that 
Jesus had been condemned, 
he was filled with remorse 
and returned the thirty 
pieces of silver to the 
chief priests and the 
elders, {I}4_{/}saying, "I have 
sinned by betraying an 
innocent man to death." 
They answered, "What does 
it matter to us? That is 
your concern." {I}5_{/}So, 
throwing the money into the 
Temple, he went away and 
hanged himself.
{I}6_{/}The priests picked up 
the money, and said, "This 
money cannot be put into 
the Temple treasury, for 
this is the price of 
blood." {I}7_{/}So they met 
together and decided to buy 
the Potter's Field with the 
money and make it a 
cemetery for foreigners. 
{I}8_{/}This is why that place 
has been called Field of 
Blood to this day.
{I}9_{/}So what the prophet 
Jeremiah said was 
fulfilled: They took the 
thirty pieces of silver, 
the price the sons of 
Israel set on him. {I}10_{/}And 
they gave them for the 
Potter's Field, as the Lord 
commanded me. 
JESUS BEFORE PILATE{/}

{I}11_{/}Jesus stood before the 
governor who questioned 
him, "Are you the King of 
the Jews?" Jesus answered, 
"You say so."
{I}12_{/}The chief priests and 
the Elders accused him, but 
he made no answer. 
{I}13_{/}Pilate said to him, 
"Do you hear all the 
charges they bring against 
you?" {I}14_{/}But he did not 
answer even a single 
question, so that the 
governor wondered.
[\u0095]_{I}15_{/}It was 
customary for the governor 
to release any prisoner the 
people asked for on the 
occasion of the Passover. 
{I}16_{/}Now there was a well-
known prisoner called 
Barabbas. {I}17_{/}As the 
people had gathered, Pilate 
asked them, "Whom do you 
want me to set free: 
Barabbas, or Jesus called 
the Messiah?" {I}18_{/}For he 
realized that Jesus had 
been handed over to him out 
of envy.
{I}19_{/}As Pilate was sitting 
in court, his wife sent him 
this message, "Have nothing 
to do with that holy man. 
Because of him I had a 
dream last night that 
disturbed me greatly."
{I}20_{/}But the chief priests 
and the Elders stirred the 
crowds to ask for the 
release of Barabbas and the 
death of Jesus. {I}21_{/}When 
the governor asked them 
again, "Which of the two do 
you want me to set free?" 
they answered, "Barabbas." 
{I}22_{/}Pilate said to them, 
"And what shall I do with 
Jesus called the Messiah?" 
All answered, "Crucify 
him!" {I}23_{/}Pilate insisted, 
"What evil has he done?" 
But they shouted louder, 
"Crucify him!"
[\u0095]_{I}24_{/}Pilate 
realized that he was 
getting nowhere and that 
instead there could be a 
riot. He then asked for 
water and washed his hands 
before the people, saying, 
"I am not responsible for 
his blood. It is your 
doing." {I}25_{/}And all the 
people answered, "Let his 
blood be upon us and upon 
our children."
{I}26_{/}Then Pilate set 
Barabbas free, but had 
Jesus scourged, and handed 
him over to be crucified.
THE WAY OF THE CROSS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}27_{/}The Roman 
soldiers took Jesus into 
the palace of the governor 
and the whole troop 
gathered around him. 
{I}28_{/}They stripped him and 
dressed him in a purple 
military cloak. {I}29_{/}Then, 
twisting a crown of thorns, 
they forced it onto his 
head, and placed a reed in 
his right hand. They knelt 
before Jesus and mocked 
him, saying, "Long life to 
the King of the Jews!" 
{I}30_{/}They spat on him, took 
the reed from his hand and 
struck him on the head with 
it.
{I}31_{/}When they had finished 
mocking him, they pulled 
off the purple cloak and 
dressed him in his own 
clothes again, and led him 
out to be crucified.
{I}32_{/}On the way they met a 
man from Cyrene called 
Simon, and forced him to 
carry the cross of Jesus. 
{I}33_{/}When they reached the 
place called Golgotha (or 
Calvary) which means the 
Skull, {I}34_{/}they offered 
him wine mixed with gall. 
Jesus tasted it but would 
not take it.
{I}35_{/}There they crucified 
him and divided his clothes 
among themselves, casting 
lots to decide what each 
should take. {I}36_{/}Then they 
sat down to guard him. 
{I}37_{/}The statement of his 
offense was displayed above 
his head and it read, "This 
is Jesus, the King of the 
Jews." {I}38_{/}They also 
crucified two bandits with 
him, one on his right and 
one on his left.
{I}39_{/}People passing by 
shook their heads and 
insulted him, {I}40_{/}saying, 
"Aha! So you will destroy 
the Temple and build it up 
again in three days. Now 
save yourself and come down 
from the cross, if you are 
Son of God."
{I}41_{/}In the same way the 
chief priests, the Elders 
and the teachers of the Law 
mocked him. {I}42_{/}They said, 
"The man who saved others 
cannot save himself. Let 
the King of Israel now come 
down from his cross and we 
will believe in him. 
{I}43_{/}He trusted in God; let 
God rescue him if God wants 
to, since he himself said: 
I am the Son of God."
{I}44_{/}Even the robbers who 
were crucified with him 
insulted him.
{I}45_{/}From midday darkness 
fell over the whole land 
until mid-afternoon. 
{I}46_{/}At about three 
o'clock, Jesus cried out in 
a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, 
lamma Sabbacthani?" which 
means: My God, my God, why 
have you forsaken me? 
{I}47{/}As soon as they heard 
this, some of the 
bystanders said, "He is 
calling for Elijah." 
{I}48_{/}And one of them went 
quickly, took a sponge and 
soaked it in vinegar and, 
putting it on a reed, gave 
him to drink. {I}49_{/}Others 
said, "Leave him alone, let 
us see whether Elijah comes 
to his rescue."
{I}50_{/}Then Jesus cried out 
again in a loud voice and 
gave up his spirit.
AFTER THE DEATH OF JESUS{/}

[\u0095]_{I}51_{/}Just then the 
curtain of the Temple 
sanctuary was torn in two 
from top to bottom, the 
earth quaked, rocks were 
split, {I}52_{/}tombs were 
opened, and several holy 
people who had died were 
raised to life. {I}53_{/}They 
came out of the tombs after 
the resurrection of Jesus, 
entered the Holy City and 
appeared to many.
{I}54_{/}The captain and the 
soldiers who guarded Jesus 
were greatly terrified when 
they saw the earthquake and 
all that had happened, and 
said, "Truly, this man was 
a Son of God."
{I}55_{/}There were also some 
women there who watched 
from a distance; they had 
followed Jesus from Galilee 
and saw to his needs. 
{I}56_{/}Among them were Mary 
Magdalene, Mary the mother 
of James and Joseph, and 
the mother of Zebedee's 
sons.
THE BURIAL{/}

{I}57_{/}It was now evening and 
there arrived a wealthy man 
from Arimathea, named 
Joseph, who was also a 
disciple of Jesus. {I}58_{/}He 
went to Pilate and asked 
for the body of Jesus, and 
the governor ordered that 
the body be given him. 
{I}59_{/}So Joseph took the 
body of Jesus, wrapped it 
in a clean linen sheet 
{I}60_{/}and laid it in his own 
new tomb which had been cut 
out of the rock. Then he 
rolled a huge stone across 
the entrance of the tomb 
and left. {I}61_{/}Mary 
Magdalene and the other 
Mary remained sitting there 
in front of the tomb.
THE GUARDS AT THE TOMB{/}

{I}62_{/}On the following day 
(the day after the 
Preparation for the 
Passover), the chief 
priests and the Pharisees 
went to Pilate {I}63_{/}and 
said to him, "Sir, we 
remember that when that 
impostor was still alive, 
he said: I will rise after 
three days. {I}64_{/}Therefore, 
have his tomb secured until 
the third day, lest his 
disciples come and steal 
the body and say to the 
people: He was raised from 
the dead. This would be a 
worse lie than the first." 
{I}65_{/}Pilate answered them, 
"You have soldiers, go and 
take all the necessary 
precautions". {I}66_{/}So they 
went to the tomb and 
secured it, sealing the 
stone and placing it under 
guard.
JESUS APPEARS TO THE WOMEN{/}

{1}28{/}

[\u0095]_{I}1_{/}After the 
sabbath, at the dawn of the 
first day of the week, Mary 
Magdalene and the other 
Mary went to visit the 
tomb. {I}2_{/}Suddenly there 
was a violent earthquake: 
an angel of the Lord 
descending from heaven, 
came to the stone, rolled 
it from the entrance of the 
tomb, and sat on it. 
{I}3_{/}His appearance was like 
lightning and his garment 
white as snow. {I}4_{/}The 
guards trembled in fear and 
became like dead men when 
they saw the angel.
{I}5_{/}The angel said to the 
women, "Do not be afraid, 
for I know that you are 
looking for Jesus who was 
crucified. {I}6_{/}He is not 
here, for he is risen as he 
said. Come, see the place 
where they laid him; 
{I}7_{/}then go at once and 
tell his disciples that he 
is risen from the dead and 
is going ahead of you to 
Galilee. You will see him 
there. This is my message 
for you."
{I}8_{/}They left the tomb at 
once in holy fear, yet with 
great joy, and they ran to 
tell the news to the 
disciples.
{I}9_{/}Suddenly, Jesus met 
them on the way and said, 
"Peace." The women 
approached him, embraced 
his feet and worshiped him. 
{I}10_{/}But Jesus said to 
them, "Do not be afraid. Go 
and tell my brothers to set 
out for Galilee; there they 
will see me."
{I}11_{/}While the women were 
on their way, the guards 
returned to the city and 
some of them reported to 
the chief priests all that 
had happened. {I}12_{/}The 
chief priests met with the 
Jewish authorities and 
decided to give the 
soldiers a good sum of 
money, {I}13_{/}with this 
instruction, "Say that his 
disciples came by night 
while you were asleep, and 
stole the body of Jesus. 
{I}14_{/}If Pilate comes to 
know of this, we will 
satisfy him and keep you 
out of trouble." {I}15_{/}The 
soldiers accepted the money 
and did as they were told. 
This story has circulated 
among the Jews until this 
day.
JESUS SENDS THE APOSTLES{/}

[\u0095]_{I}16_{/}As for the 
Eleven disciples, they went 
to Galilee, to the mountain 
where Jesus had told them 
to go. {I}17{/}When they saw 
Jesus, they bowed before 
him, although some doubted. 
{I}18_{/}Then Jesus approached 
them and said, "I have been 
given all authority in 
heaven and on earth. 
{I}19_{/}Go, therefore, and 
make disciples from all 
nations. Baptize them in 
the Name of the Father and 
of the Son and of the Holy 
Spirit, {I}20_{/}and teach them 
to fulfill all that I have 
commanded you. I am with 
you always until the end of 
this world."

