there was brought to him one, who owed ten thousand talents. But as he was not able to pay, his 25 lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant, therefore, falling prostrated 26 himself before him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that ser- 27 vant, moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt. But that servant went out, and 28 found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred denáries; and laying hold of him he took him by the throat, saying: Pay me that thou owest. Therefore his fellow-servant fell down and besought 29 him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. And he would not; but went and cast him 30 into prison, till he should pay the debt. So when 31 his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done. Then having called him, his lord says to 32 him: Thou wicked servant; I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me.

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thou also have had pity on thy fellow-servant, as I too had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth, and 34 delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him. So also will my heavenly 35 Father do to you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother.

V. 28. Denáry, 7 d. sterling, or 15 cents.

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XIX. AND it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that he departed from Galilee, and 2 came into the borders of Judea beyond the Jordan. And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

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And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him and saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause ?

And he answering said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning 5 made them male and female; and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave 6 to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.

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They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put 8 her away? He says to them: Moses, for your hardness of heart, suffered you to put away your wives ; 9 but from the beginning it was not so. And I say to you, that whoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her when put away, commits adultery.

10 His disciples say to him: If the case of the man 11 with the woman is so, it is not good to marry. But he said to them: Not all can receive this saying,

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but they to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs, 12 who were so born from the mother's womb; and there are eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.

Then were brought to him little children, that he 13 might put his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said: Suffer the 14 little children, and forbid them not to come to me; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven. And 15 he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

And, behold, one came to him and said: Teacher, 16 what good shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said to him: Why dost thou ask me con- 17 cerming good? One is the Good. But if thou desirest to enter into life, keep the commandments. He says to him, Which? Jesus said: Thou shalt 18 not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness; Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt 19 love thy neighbor as thyself. The young man says 20 to him: All these have I kept; what do I yet lack? Jesus said to him: If thou desirest to be perfect, go 21 sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. But when the young man heard that say- 22 ing, he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

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Then said Jesus to his disciples: Verily I say to you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the king24 dom of heaven. And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom o 25 God. And the disciples, hearing it, were exceedingly amazed, saying: Who then can be saved? But 26 Jesus, looking on them, said to them: With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Then answered Peter and said to him: Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what then 28 shall we have? And Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, that ye who have followed me, in the renovation when the Son of man shall sit on his throne of glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, 29 judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that has forsaken houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive manifold more, and 30 shall inherit everlasting life. But many first shall be last, and last first.

1 XX. For the kingdom of heaven is like to a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire 2 laborers into his vineyard. And having agreed with the laborers for a denáry a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

V. 2. Denáry, (18: 28), about one third more than the daily pay of a Roman soldier.

And he went out about the third hour, and saw 3 others standing idle in the market place. And to 4 them he said: Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

And about the eleventh he went out, and found 6 others standing, and says to them: Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say to him: Because 7 no one has hired us. He says to them: Go ye also into the vineyard.

So when evening was come, the lord of the vine- 8 yard says to his steward: Call the laborers, and pay them the hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And they of the eleventh hour came, and re- 9 ceived every man a denáry. But when the first 10 came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they also received every man a denáry. And 11 when they had received it, they murmured against the householder, saying: These last have wrought 12 one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day, and the burning heat.

But he answered and said to one of them: Friend, 13 I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree with me for a denáry? Take what is thine, and go thy way. 14 But I will give to this last, even as to thee. Is it 15