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                               CHAPTER 9

 LUK 9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and
authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
 LUK 9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
 LUK 9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves,
nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
 LUK 9:4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart.
 LUK 9:5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake
off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
 LUK 9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel,
and healing every where.
 LUK 9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was
perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
 LUK 9:8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the
old prophets was risen again.
 LUK 9:9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear
such things? And he desired to see him.
 LUK 9:10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had
done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging
to the city called Bethsaida.
 LUK 9:11 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received
them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need
of healing.
 LUK 9:12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said
unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country
round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
 LUK 9:13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no
more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all
this people.
 LUK 9:14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples,
Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
 LUK 9:15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
 LUK 9:16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to
heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the
multitude.
 LUK 9:17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of
fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
 LUK 9:18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with
him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
 LUK 9:19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and
others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
 LUK 9:20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said,
The Christ of God.
 LUK 9:21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that
thing;
 LUK 9:22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of
the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third
day.
 LUK 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
 LUK 9:24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will
lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
 LUK 9:25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose
himself, or be cast away?
 LUK 9:26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall
the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his
Father's, and of the holy angels.
 LUK 9:27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall
not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
 LUK 9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took
Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
 LUK 9:29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his
raiment was white and glistering.
 LUK 9:30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and
Elias:
 LUK 9:31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should
accomplish at Jerusalem.
 LUK 9:32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when
they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.
 LUK 9:33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto
Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles;
one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.
 LUK 9:34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and
they feared as they entered into the cloud.
 LUK 9:35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved
Son: hear him.
 LUK 9:36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it
close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.
 LUK 9:37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down
from the hill, much people met him.
 LUK 9:38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I
beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
 LUK 9:39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it
teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
 LUK 9:40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not.
 LUK 9:41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how
long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.
 LUK 9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him.
And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him
again to his father.
 LUK 9:43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they
wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
 LUK 9:44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall
be delivered into the hands of men.
 LUK 9:45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that
they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
 LUK 9:46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be
greatest.
 LUK 9:47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and
set him by him,
 LUK 9:48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name
receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he
that is least among you all, the same shall be great.
 LUK 9:49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in
thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.
 LUK 9:50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against
us is for us.
 LUK 9:51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be
received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
 LUK 9:52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into
a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
 LUK 9:53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would
go to Jerusalem.
 LUK 9:54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt
thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as
Elias did?
 LUK 9:55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of
spirit ye are of.
 LUK 9:56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save
them. And they went to another village.
 LUK 9:57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man
said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
 LUK 9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have
nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
 LUK 9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me
first to go and bury my father.
 LUK 9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and
preach the kingdom of God.
 LUK 9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go
bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
 LUK 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.


                               CHAPTER 10

 LUK 10:1 After these things the LORD appointed other seventy also, and sent
them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself
would come.
 LUK 10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the
labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would
send forth labourers into his harvest.
 LUK 10:3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.
 LUK 10:4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the
way.
 LUK 10:5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this
house.
 LUK 10:6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if
not, it shall turn to you again.
 LUK 10:7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they
give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
 LUK 10:8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such
things as are set before you:
 LUK 10:9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of
God is come nigh unto you.
 LUK 10:10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your
ways out into the streets of the same, and say,
 LUK 10:11 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe
off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is
come nigh unto you.
 LUK 10:12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for
Sodom, than for that city.
 LUK 10:13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty
works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a
great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
 LUK 10:14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment,
than for you.
 LUK 10:15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust
down to hell.
 LUK 10:16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth
me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.
 LUK 10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the
devils are subject unto us through thy name.
 LUK 10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
 LUK 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions,
and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
 LUK 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject
unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
 LUK 10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise
and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it
seemed good in thy sight.
 LUK 10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who
the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom
the Son will reveal him.
 LUK 10:23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed
are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
 LUK 10:24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see
those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things
which ye hear, and have not heard them.
 LUK 10:25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying,
Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
 LUK 10:26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
 LUK 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind;
and thy neighbour as thyself.
 LUK 10:28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou
shalt live.
 LUK 10:29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my
neighbour?
 LUK 10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded
him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
 LUK 10:31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he
saw him, he passed by on the other side.
 LUK 10:32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on
him, and passed by on the other side.
 LUK 10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and
when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
 LUK 10:34 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine,
and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
 LUK 10:35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave
them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou
spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
 LUK 10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that
fell among the thieves?
 LUK 10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him,
Go, and do thou likewise.
 LUK 10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain
village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
 LUK 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and
heard his word.
 LUK 10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and
said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid
her therefore that she help me.
 LUK 10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art
careful and troubled about many things:
 LUK 10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which
shall not be taken away from her.


                              CHAPTER 11

 LUK 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when
he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John
also taught his disciples.
 LUK 11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven,
so in earth.
 LUK 11:3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
 LUK 11:4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is
indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
 LUK 11:5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go
unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
 LUK 11:6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing
to set before him?
 LUK 11:7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is
now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
 LUK 11:8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is
his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as
he needeth.
 LUK 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye
shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
 LUK 11:10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth;
and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
 LUK 11:11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he
give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
 LUK 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
 LUK 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your
children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them
that ask him?
 LUK 11:14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to
pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
 LUK 11:15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the
chief of the devils.
 LUK 11:16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
 LUK 11:17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a
house falleth.
 LUK 11:18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom
stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
 LUK 11:19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast
them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
 LUK 11:20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the
kingdom of God is come upon you.
 LUK 11:21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
 LUK 11:22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him,
he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
 LUK 11:23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with
me scattereth.
 LUK 11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry
places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house
whence I came out.
 LUK 11:25 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
 LUK 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked
than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that
man is worse than the first.
 LUK 11:27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of
the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that
bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
 LUK 11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God,
and keep it.
 LUK 11:29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say,
This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given
it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
 LUK 11:30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of
man be to this generation.
 LUK 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of
this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the
earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is
here.
 LUK 11:32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this
generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas;
and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
 LUK 11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place,
neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see
the light.
 LUK 11:34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is
single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy
body also is full of darkness.
 LUK 11:35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
 LUK 11:36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark,
the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth
give thee light.
 LUK 11:37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him:
and he went in, and sat down to meat.
 LUK 11:38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first
washed before dinner.
 LUK 11:39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the
outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening
and wickedness.
 LUK 11:40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which
is within also?
 LUK 11:41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all
things are clean unto you.
 LUK 11:42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all
manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to
have done, and not to leave the other undone.
 LUK 11:43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the
synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
 LUK 11:44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as
graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
 LUK 11:45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus
saying thou reproachest us also.
 LUK 11:46 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with
burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one
of your fingers.
 LUK 11:47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your
fathers killed them.
 LUK 11:48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for
they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
 LUK 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and
apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
 LUK 11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the
foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
 LUK 11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished
between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required
of this generation.
 LUK 11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge:
ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
 LUK 11:53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees
began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
 LUK 11:54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his
mouth, that they might accuse him.


                              CHAPTER 12

 LUK 12:1 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable
multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say
unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees,
which is hypocrisy.
 LUK 12:2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither
hid, that shall not be known.
 LUK 12:3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the
light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed
upon the housetops.
 LUK 12:4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the
body, and after that have no more that they can do.
 LUK 12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he
hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
 LUK 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is
forgotten before God?
 LUK 12:7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not
therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
 LUK 12:8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall
the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
 LUK 12:9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels
of God.
 LUK 12:10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be
forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not
be forgiven.
 LUK 12:11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates,
and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye
shall say:
 LUK 12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to
say.
 LUK 12:13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother,
that he divide the inheritance with me.
 LUK 12:14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over
you?
 LUK 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a
man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
 LUK 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain
rich man brought forth plentifully:
 LUK 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I
have no room where to bestow my fruits?
 LUK 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build
greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
 LUK 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for
many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
 LUK 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be
required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
 LUK 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward
God.
 LUK 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no
thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall
put on.
 LUK 12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
 LUK 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither
have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better
than the fowls?
 LUK 12:25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one
cubit?
 LUK 12:26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye
thought for the rest?
 LUK 12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and
yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of
these.
 LUK 12:28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and
to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of
little faith?
 LUK 12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither
be ye of doubtful mind.
 LUK 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and
your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
 LUK 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be
added unto you.
 LUK 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to
give you the kingdom.
 LUK 12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax
not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief
approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
 LUK 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
 LUK 12:35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
 LUK 12:36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he
will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open
unto him immediately.
 LUK 12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find
watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to
sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
 LUK 12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third
watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
 LUK 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour
the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to
be broken through.
 LUK 12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour
when ye think not.
 LUK 12:41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us,
or even to all?
 LUK 12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom
his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of
meat in due season?
 LUK 12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so
doing.
 LUK 12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that
he hath.
 LUK 12:45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his
coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and
drink, and to be drunken;
 LUK 12:46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for
him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will
appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
 LUK 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not
himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
 LUK 12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall
be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be
much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the
more.
 LUK 12:49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be
already kindled?
 LUK 12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened
till it be accomplished!
 LUK 12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay;
but rather division:
 LUK 12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three
against two, and two against three.
 LUK 12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the
father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother;
the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against
her mother in law.
 LUK 12:54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the
west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
 LUK 12:55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and
it cometh to pass.
 LUK 12:56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth;
but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
 LUK 12:57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
 LUK 12:58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art
in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale
thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer
cast thee into pris
 on.
 LUK 12:59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the
very last mite.


                              CHAPTER 13

 LUK 13:1 There were present at that season some that told him of the
Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.
 LUK 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans
were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things?
 LUK 13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
 LUK 13:4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them,
think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
 LUK 13:5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
 LUK 13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in
his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
 LUK 13:7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three
years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why
cumbereth it the ground?
 LUK 13:8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also,
till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
 LUK 13:9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt
cut it down.
 LUK 13:10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
 LUK 13:11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity
eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
 LUK 13:12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her,
Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
 LUK 13:13 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight,
and glorified God.
 LUK 13:14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because
that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are
six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and
not on the sabbath day.
 LUK 13:15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each
one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him
away to watering?
 LUK 13:16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan
hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath
day?
 LUK 13:17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed:
and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
 LUK 13:18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto
shall I resemble it?
 LUK 13:19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into
his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air
lodged in the branches of it.
 LUK 13:20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
 LUK 13:21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of
meal, till the whole was leavened.
 LUK 13:22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and
journeying toward Jerusalem.
 LUK 13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he
said unto them,
 LUK 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you,
will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
 LUK 13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the
door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord,
Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence
ye are:
 LUK 13:26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence,
and thou hast taught in our streets.
 LUK 13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart
from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
 LUK 13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see
Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and
you yourselves thrust out.
 LUK 13:29 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the
north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
 LUK 13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are
first which shall be last.
 LUK 13:31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him,
Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
 LUK 13:32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out
devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be
perfected.
 LUK 13:33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day
following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.
 LUK 13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them
that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together,
as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
 LUK 13:35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto
you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he
that cometh in the name of the Lord.


                               CHAPTER 14

 LUK 14:1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief
Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.
 LUK 14:2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.
 LUK 14:3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is
it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
 LUK 14:4 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let
him go;
 LUK 14:5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox
fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
 LUK 14:6 And they could not answer him again to these things.
 LUK 14:7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked
how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.
 LUK 14:8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the
highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
 LUK 14:9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man
place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
 LUK 14:10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that
when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then
shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
 LUK 14:11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth
himself shall be exalted.
 LUK 14:12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or
a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy
rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
 LUK 14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame,
the blind:
 LUK 14:14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou
shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
 LUK 14:15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things,
he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
 LUK 14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade
many:
 LUK 14:17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden,
Come; for all things are now ready.
 LUK 14:18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said
unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I
pray thee have me excused.
 LUK 14:19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove
them: I pray thee have me excused.
 LUK 14:20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot
come.
 LUK 14:21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the
master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the
streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed,
and the halt, and the blind.
 LUK 14:22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and
yet there is room.
 LUK 14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and
hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
 LUK 14:24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall
taste of my supper.
 LUK 14:25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said
unto them,
 LUK 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and
wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he
cannot be my disciple.
 LUK 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be
my disciple.
 LUK 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down
first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
 LUK 14:29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to
finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
 LUK 14:30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
 LUK 14:31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not
down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him
that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
 LUK 14:32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an
ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
 LUK 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he
hath, he cannot be my disciple.
 LUK 14:34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall
it be seasoned?
 LUK 14:35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men
cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.


                               CHAPTER 15

 LUK 15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear
him.
 LUK 15:2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth
sinners, and eateth with them.
 LUK 15:3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
 LUK 15:4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them,
doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which
is lost, until he find it?
 LUK 15:5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
 LUK 15:6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and
neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which
was lost.
 LUK 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner
that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no
repentance.
 LUK 15:8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece,
doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find
it?
 LUK 15:9 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her
neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which
I had lost.
 LUK 15:10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels
of God over one sinner that repenteth.
 LUK 15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
 LUK 15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
 LUK 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and
took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with
riotous living.
 LUK 15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land;
and he began to be in want.
 LUK 15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he
sent him into his fields to feed swine.
 LUK 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the
swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
 LUK 15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my
father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
 LUK 15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I
have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
 LUK 15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy
hired servants.
 LUK 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great
way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck,
and kissed him.
 LUK 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and
in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
 LUK 15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and
put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:
 LUK 15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and
be merry:
 LUK 15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is
found. And they began to be merry.
 LUK 15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to
the house, he heard musick and dancing.
 LUK 15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things
meant.
 LUK 15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath
killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.
 LUK 15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father
out, and intreated him.
 LUK 15:29 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve
thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never
gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
 LUK 15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living
with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
 LUK 15:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I
have is thine.
 LUK 15:32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy
brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.


                              CHAPTER 16

 LUK 16:1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man,
which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his
goods.
 LUK 16:2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of
thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
 LUK 16:3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord
taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
 LUK 16:4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship,
they may receive me into their houses.
 LUK 16:5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto
the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
 LUK 16:6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take
thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
 LUK 16:7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An
hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write
fourscore.
 LUK 16:8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done
wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the
children of light.
 LUK 16:9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of
unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting
habitations.
 LUK 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
 LUK 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,
who will commit to your trust the true riches?
 LUK 16:12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who
shall give you that which is your own?
 LUK 16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye
cannot serve God and mammon.
 LUK 16:14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things:
and they derided him.
 LUK 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before
men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men
is abomination in the sight of God.
 LUK 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the
kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
 LUK 16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of
the law to fail.
 LUK 16:18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth
adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband
committeth adultery.
 LUK 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine
linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
 LUK 16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his
gate, full of sores,
 LUK 16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich
man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
 LUK 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the
angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
 LUK 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth
Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
 LUK 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue;
for I am tormented in this flame.
 LUK 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst
thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and
thou art tormented.
 LUK 16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed:
so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass
to us, that would come from thence.
 LUK 16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send
him to my father's house:
 LUK 16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they
also come into this place of torment.
 LUK 16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them
hear them.
 LUK 16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the
dead, they will repent.
 LUK 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.