phas answered and said to Jesus: My Lord, it is good for us to be here: and, if it please thee, we will make here three booths; one for thee, and 5 one for Moses, and one for Elijah. (5) And while he was yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and there was a voice from the cloud which said: This is my beloved Son, in 6 whom I have pleasure; hear ye him. (6) And when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their 7 faces, and were much afraid. (7) And Jesus came to them and touched them, and said: Arise, and 8 be not afraid. (8) And they raised their eyes, 9 and they saw no person, except Jesus only. (9) And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, and said to them: Speak of this vision before no person, until the Son of man shall 10 have arisen from the dead. (10) And his disciples asked him, and said to him: Why then do the 11 Scribes say, that Elijah must first come? (11) Je sus answered, and said to them: Elijah doth first 12 come, to fulfill every thing. (12) And I say to you, That, behold, Elijah hath come, and they did not know him; and they have done to him whatever they pleased: and, in like manner, also the 13 Son of man is to suffer from them. (13) Then the disciples understood, that he spake to them of John the Baptizer. 14 And when they came to the multitude, a man approached him, and bowed himself on his knees, 15 (15) and said to him: My Lord, compassionate me. I have a son who is a lunatic, and grievously afflicted; for often he falleth into the fire, and often 16 into the water. (16) And I brought him to thy 17 disciples, and they could not heal him. (17) Jesus answered and said: O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? and how long bear with you? Bring him here to 18 me. (18) And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it departed from him: and from that hour the child 19 was healed. (19) Then came the disciples to Jesus, apart, and said to him: Why could not we 20 heal him? (20) Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, That if there be in you faith like a grain of mustard seed, ye may say to this mountain, Remove hence, and it will remove: and nothing will be too hard for b 1001 Sy. Gr. γένος. you. (21) But this kind goeth not out, except 21 by fasting and prayer. And while they were residente in Galilee, Jesus 22 cor, conversant. said to them: The Son of man is to be betrayed into the hands of men; (23) and they will kill 23 him; and the third day he will arise. And it saddened them much. And when they came to Capernaum, those who 24 receive the two drachmasd of capitation money came to Cephas, and said to him: Doth not your rabbi pay his two drachmas? (25) He said to 25 them, Yes. And when Cephas had entered the house, Jesus anticipated him and said to him: How doth it appear to thee, Simon? The kings of the earth, of whom do they receive tribute and capitation money? of their children, or of aliens ? (26) Simon said to him: Of aliens. Jesus said to 26 him: Then the children are free.e (27) But still, 27 lest they be stumbled with us, go thou to the sea and cast in a fish-hook, and the fish that shall first come up, open its mouth, and thou wilt find a stater:f that take, and give for me and for thyself. 23 In that hour the disciples approached Je- XVIII. sus, and said: Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? (2) And Jesus called a child, a 2 and placed him in the midst of them, (3) and said: Verily I say to you, that unless ye be converted, and become like children, ye will not enter the kingdom of heaven. (4) He therefore that shall humble himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven. (5) And he that shall 5 receive in my name [one who is] like to this child, he receiveth me. (6) And whosoever shall stumble one of these little ones that believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were suspended ܗܠܝܢ ܙܥܘܢ̈ܐ 4 6 to his neck, and that he were sunk in the depths out and cast it from thee: for it is good for thee to enter into life with one eye, and not that, with two 10 eyes, thou fall into the hellf of fire. (10) See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That their angelss in heaven, at all times, are beholding the face of my Father who is in heaven. 11 (11) For the Son of man, hath come to give lifeh 12 to that which was lost.i (12) How doth it appear to you? If a man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them should go astray, will he not leave the ninety and nine in the mountains, and 13 go and seek the one that strayed? (13) And if he find it, verily I say to you, that he rejoiceth in it, more than in the ninety and nine that did not 14 stray. (14) Just so, it is not the pleasure of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little onesk should perish.1 15 D Sy. 162007 Sy. Pso Sy. 14 or, profane Moreover, if thy brother commit an offencem against thee, go and admonish him between thee " Sy. and him only. If he hear thee, thou hast gained 16 thy brother. (16) But if he hear thee not, take with thee one or two, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17 (17) And if he will also not hear them, tell [it] to the church. And if he will also not hear the church, let him be to thee as a publican and a 18 heathen.P (18) Verily I say to you, That whatever ye shall bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatever ye shall unbind on earth, shall be 19 unbound in heaven. (19) Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agrees on earth concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be to them 20 from my Father who is in heaven. (20) For where two or three [are] assembled in my name, there [am] I in the midst of them. Then Cephas approached him, and said to him: My Lord, how many times, if my brother commit offence against me,w shall I forgive him? up to 22 seven times? (22) Jesus said to him: I do not say to thee, up to seven times, bu but up to seventy 23 times seven. (23) Therefore the kingdom of 21 heaven is like to some king, who wished to have 24 a reckoning with his servants. (24) And when he began to reckon, they brought to him one 25 debtor of ten thousand talents. (25) And as he had not wherewith to pay, his lord commandedi r t man. Sy. 12 or, accord. i. e. they shall have it. ▾ Gr. Peter. Sy. Sy. › Sy. ?, about 15 cents each. him to be sold, him and his wife and his children, and all that he possessed, and payment to be made. (26) And that servant fell down and wor- 26 shipped him, and said: My lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole. (27) And 27 his lord had compassion on that servant, and set him free, and forgave him his debt. (28) Then 28 that servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants who owed him a hundred denarii. And he laid hold of him and choked him, and said to him: Pay me what thou owest me. (29) And 29 that fellow-servant fell at his feet and entreated him, and said: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee the whole. (30) But he would not, but 30 went and cast him into prison, until he should pay him what he owed him. (31) And when 31 their fellow-servants saw what was done, it grieved them much; and they came and made known to their lord all that had occurred. (32) Then his 32 evil, bad. lord called him, and said to him: Thou vilea servant! Lo, I forgave thee that whole debt, because thou entreatedst of me: (33) oughtest not thou 33 also to have compassion on thy fellow-servant, as I had compassion on thee? (34) And his lord 34 was angry, and delivered him over to the torturers, until he should pay all he owed him. (35) So 35 will my Father who is in heaven do to you, unless ye from your heart forgive each his brother his offence. Sy. house of prisoners. or, or, words. b And when Jesus had ended these dis- XIX. courses, he removed from Galilee, and came to the confines of Judæa on the other side of Jordan. (2) And great multitudes followed after him, and 2 he healed them there. (3) And Pharisees came 3 to him, and tempted him and said: Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for every cause? (4) And he answered and said to them: Have ye 4 not read, that he who made [them] at the beginning, made them a male and a female? (5) And 5 he said: For this reason, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and adhere to his wife; and they two shall be one flesh. (6) Wherefore they were not two, but one flesh. What therefore God hath united, let not man sunder. (7) 7 They say to him: Why then did Moses command с to give a billb of divorce, and to put her away? or, writing. 8 (8) He said to them: Moses, on account of the hardness of your heart, permitted you to divorce your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 9 (9) And I say to you, That whoever leaveth his wife not being an adulteress, and takethe another, or, marrieth. committeth adultery. And whoever taketh her 10 that is divorced, committeth adultery. (10) His disciples say to him: If such is the case between man and wife, it is not expedient to take a wife. 11 (11) But he said to them: Not every one is capable of that thing,d but he only to whom it is or, word. 12 given. (12) For there are some eunuchs, born so from their mother's womb; and there are some eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are some eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that can be contented let him be contented. 13 Then they brought childrene to him, that he Sy. might lay his hand upon them and pray. And 14 his disciples rebuked them. (14) But Jesus said to them: Allow children to come to me, and forbid them not; for of those that are like them is 15 the kingdom of heaven. (15) And he laid his hand upon them, and departed from there. 16 And one came, drew near, and said to him: Good Teacher,f what good thing must I do, that Sy. 17 eternal life may be mine? (17) And he said to him: Why callest thou me good? There is none good, except one, [namely,] God. But if thou wouldst enter into life,s keep the commandments.h 18 (18) He said to him, Which? And Jesus said to him: Thou shalt not kill; and thou shalt not commit adultery; and thou shalt not steal; and thou 19 shalt not bear false testimony; (19) and honor thy i Sy. Sy. H father and thy mother; and thou shalt love thy! 20 neighbor as thyself. (20) The young man saith to him: All these have I kept from my childhood. 21 What do I lack? (21) Jesus saith to him: If thou desirest to be perfect,i go, sell thy property, Sy. and give to the poor; and there shall bek for thee a treasure in heaven; and come thou after me. 22 (22) And the young man heard that speech,1 and he went away in sadness; for he had much proper- 1 23 ty. (23) And Jesus said to his disciples: Verily I say to you, It is difficult for a rich man to enter] k or, thou shalt have. or, word, |