Part 15 (1/2)
(46)And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
(47)Every one that comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like. (48)He is like a man building a house, who digged deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream burst upon that house, and could not shake it; because it was well builded. (49)But he that hears, and does not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; on which the stream burst, and immediately it fell[6:49]; and the ruin of that house was great.
VII.
WHEN he completed all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. (2)And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and about to die. (3)And having heard concerning Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and heal his servant. (4)And they, coming to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying: He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him; (5)for he loves our nation, and himself built our synagogue.
(6)And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him: Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof. (7)Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but say with a word, and my servant will be healed. (8)For I am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. (9)And Jesus hearing these things, marveled at him; and turning said to the mult.i.tude that followed him: I say to you, I found not so great faith, even in Israel.
(10)And they who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
(11)And it came to pa.s.s the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and a great mult.i.tude.
(12)And as he came near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great mult.i.tude of the city was with her. (13)And seeing her, the Lord had compa.s.sion on her, and said to her: Weep not. (14)And he came and touched the bier; and they who bore it stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, arise. (15)And the dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. (16)And fear seized on all; and they glorified G.o.d, saying: A great prophet has arisen among us; and, G.o.d has visited his people. (17)And this report went forth in all Judaea concerning him, and in all the country around.
(18)And the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things. (19)And John calling to him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying: Art thou he that comes, or look we for another? (20)And coming to him, the men said: John the Immerser has sent us to thee, saying: Art thou he that comes, or look we for another? (21)And in that very hour he cured many, of diseases and plagues, and evil spirits; and on many blind he bestowed sight. (22)And answering he said to them: Go, and report to John what ye saw and heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are published.
(23)And happy is he, whoever shall not be offended at me.
(24)And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the mult.i.tudes concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind?
(25)But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment?
Behold, they who are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' palaces.
(26)But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet. (27)This is he, of whom it is written:
Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
(28)For I say to you, among those born of women, no one is a greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of G.o.d is greater than he.
(29)And all the people, hearing it, and the publicans, justified G.o.d, having been immersed with John's immersion. (30)But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of G.o.d toward themselves, not having been immersed by him.
(31)To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like? (32)They are like to children sitting in the market, and calling to one another, saying: We piped to you, and ye danced not; we sang the lament to you, and ye wept not. (33)For John the Immerser has come, neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say: He has a demon. (34)The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and ye say: Behold a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. (35)But wisdom was justified on the part of all her children.
(36)And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee, he reclined at table. (37)And, behold, a woman who was a sinner in the city, learning that he is reclining at table in the house of the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of ointment; (38)and standing behind at his feet weeping, began to wet his feet with tears, and wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
(39)And seeing it, the Pharisee who had bidden him spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner.
(40)And Jesus answering said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says: Teacher, say on. (41)A certain money-lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denaries[7:41], and the other fifty. (42)And they having nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore, tell me, will love him most? (43)Simon answering said: I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou didst rightly judge. (44)And turning to the woman, he said to Simon: Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gayest me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair. (45)Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, ceased not to kiss my feet. (46)My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she anointed my feet with ointment. (47)Wherefore I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. (48)And he said to her: Thy sins are forgiven. (49)And they who reclined with him began to say within themselves: Who is this that also forgives sins? (50)And he said to the woman: Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.
VIII.
AND it came to pa.s.s afterward, that he journeyed through every city and village, preaching, and publis.h.i.+ng the good news of the kingdom of G.o.d; and with him the twelve, (2)and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called the Magdalene, from whom had gone out seven demons, (3)and Joanna wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to them of their substance.
(4)And a great mult.i.tude coming together, of those also who came to him out of every city, he spoke by a parable: (5)The sower went forth to sow his seed. And as he sowed, one fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. (6)And another fell upon the rock; and springing up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. (7)And another fell among the thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. (8)And another fell into the good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold.
And saying these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
(9)And his disciples asked him, what this parable was. (10)And he said: To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of G.o.d; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
(11)Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of G.o.d. (12)Those by the way-side are they that hear; after that comes the Devil, and takes away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. (13)Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, with joy receive the word; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. (14)And that which fell among the thorns, these are they who have heard, and going forth are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to perfection. (15)But that in the good ground, these are they who, in an honest and good heart, having heard, hold fast the word, and bring forth fruit with patience.