Luke 15 Cross References - ABU

¹ AND there were drawing near to him all the publicans and the sinners to hear him. ² And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receives sinners, and eats with them. ³ And he spoke this parable to them, saying: ⁴ What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he finds it? ⁵ And having found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: Rejoice with me; because I found my sheep which was lost. ⁷ I say to you, that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who have no need of repentance. ⁸ Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till she finds it? ⁹ And having found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying: Rejoice with me; because I found the piece which I lost. ¹⁰ So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents. ¹¹ And he said: A certain man had two sons. ¹² And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of the property that falls to me. And he divided to them his living. ¹³ And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad into a far country, and there wasted his substance in riotous living. ¹⁴ And when he had spent all, there arose a grievous famine in that country; and he began to be in want. ¹⁵ And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks which the swine ate; and no one gave to him. ¹⁷ And coming to himself, he said: How many hired servants of my father have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! ¹⁸ I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him: Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants. 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. ²¹ And the son said to him: Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son. ²² But the father said to his servants: Bring forth a robe, the best, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet; ²³ and bring the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry. ²⁴ Because this my son was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry. ²⁵ Now his elder son was in the field. And as he came, and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶ And calling to him one of the servants, he inquired what these things meant. ²⁷ And he said to him: Thy brother is come; and thy father killed the fatted calf, because he received him back, safe and sound. ²⁸ And he was angry, and would not go in; and his father came out, and entreated him. ²⁹ And he answering said to his father: Lo, so many years do I serve thee, and never transgressed thy command; and to me thou never gayest a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. ³⁰ But when this thy son came, who devoured thy living with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted calf. ³¹ And he said to him: Child, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. ³² It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad; because this thy brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

¹⁰ And it came to pass that, as he reclined at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined at table with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹ And the Pharisees, seeing it, said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat with the publicans and the sinners? ¹² And Jesus hearing it, said: They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. ¹³ But go, and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice; for I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.

²⁸ But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said: Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. ²⁹ And he answering said: I will not; but afterward he repented, and went. ³⁰ And he came to the other, and said likewise. And he answering said: I will, sir; and went not. ³¹ Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him: The first. Jesus says to them: Verily I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

²⁹ And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a great company of publicans and of others who reclined at the table with them. ³⁰ And the Pharisees, and their scribes, murmured against his disciples, saying: Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners? ³¹ And Jesus answering said to them: They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. ³² I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.

²⁹ And all the people, hearing it, and the publicans, justified God, having been immersed with John's immersion.

³⁰ And, behold, there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.

²⁰ Moreover the law came in also, that the trespass might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound;

¹⁵ Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

¹¹ And the Pharisees, seeing it, said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat with the publicans and the sinners?

³⁰ And the Pharisees, and their scribes, murmured against his disciples, saying: Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?

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.

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.

²⁹ And he answering said to his father: Lo, so many years do I serve thee, and never transgressed thy command; and to me thou never gayest a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. ³⁰ But when this thy son came, who devoured thy living with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted calf.

⁷ And seeing it, they all murmured, saying that he went in to be a guest with a sinner.

³ saying: Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

⁹ I wrote to you, in my letter, not to keep company with fornicators; ¹⁰ yet not, altogether, with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters; for then ye must needs go out of the world. ¹¹ But as it is, I wrote to you not to keep company, if any one called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such a one not even to eat.

¹² For before certain ones came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

¹¹ And he said to them: What man will there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay hold of it, and raise it up?

¹² What think ye? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine upon the mountains, and go and seek that which is gone astray? ¹³ And if it be that he find it, verily I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine that went not astray. ¹⁴ So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perish.

¹⁵ And the Lord answered him, and said: Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or ass from the manger, and lead him away to water him?

⁴ What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he finds it? ⁵ And having found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. ⁶ And coming home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: Rejoice with me; because I found my sheep which was lost. ⁷ I say to you, that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who have no need of repentance.

¹⁰ For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

¹⁵ as the Father knows me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶ And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

²⁶ But ye do not believe; for ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you. ²⁷ My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; ²⁸ and I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, nor shall any one pluck them out of my hand.

¹ WHEREFORE thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

²⁵ For ye were going astray like sheep; but have returned now unto the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

²³ and bring the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry. ²⁴ Because this my son was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

³² It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad; because this thy brother was dead and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

⁹ And Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

⁴³ And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, to-day thou shalt be with me in paradise.

³⁴ Jesus says to them: My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to finish his work. ³⁵ Do ye not say, that there are yet four months, and then comes the harvest? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are already white for harvest.

¹¹ These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and your joy be made full.

¹ BUT Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, ² and asked of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. ³ And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus. And suddenly there flashed around him a light from heaven; ⁴ and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? ⁵ And he said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said: I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest. ⁶ But arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. ⁷ And the men who journeyed with him were standing speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one. ⁸ And Saul arose from the earth; and his eyes being opened, he saw nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. ⁹ And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. ¹⁰ And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him the Lord said, in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. ¹¹ And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus. For, behold, he prays; ¹² and in a vision he saw a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive sight. ¹³ And Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man, how great evils he did to thy saints at Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. ¹⁵ But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before Gentiles, and kings, and the sons of Israel; ¹⁶ for I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

²⁰ But Isaiah is very bold, and says: I was found by those who sought me not; I became manifest to those who asked not after me. ²¹ But of Israel he says: All the day long, I stretched forth my hands, To a disobedient and gainsaying people.

¹⁹ and what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, ²⁰ which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

³ among whom we also all walked in time past in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others;— ⁴ but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us, made us, ⁵ even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by grace ye are saved,) ⁶ and raised us with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus;

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.

⁷ whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of his power.

⁵ because our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men were we among you, for your sake.

²⁶ and that they may awake to soberness out of the snare of the Devil, being taken captive by him, to do his will.

³ For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. ⁴ But when the kindness and the love toward man of our Savior God appeared, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the bathing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; ⁶ which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior; ⁷ that, having been justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

² looking away to the author and finisher of the faith, Jesus; who for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down on the right hand of the throne of God.

⁵ who by the power of God are kept through faith, unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: ¹⁴ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men.

⁷ I say to you, that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who have no need of repentance.

¹⁰ So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.

²⁴ Because this my son was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

²⁹ He that has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is made full.

¹⁴ Ye are my friends, if ye do whatever I command you.

²³ Who having come, and seen the grace of God, rejoiced; and he exhorted all, that with purpose of heart they should cleave to the Lord.

³ They therefore, having been sent forward by the church, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren.

⁴ always, in every supplication of mine, making the supplication for you all with joy,—

¹⁷ But even if I am poured out on the sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice with you all.

¹ THEREFORE, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

¹⁹ For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not also ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

⁷ for this cause we were consoled, brethren, over you in all our affliction and distress, through your faith; ⁸ because now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. ⁹ For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

¹⁰ who once were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

¹³ And if it be that he find it, verily I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine that went not astray.

³² I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.

²⁹ And he answering said to his father: Lo, so many years do I serve thee, and never transgressed thy command; and to me thou never gayest a kid, that I might make merry with my friends.

¹⁵ And he said to them: Ye are they who justify themselves before men; but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination before God.

⁹ And he spoke this parable to some who trust in themselves that they are righteous, and despise others. ¹⁰ Two men went up into the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. ¹¹ The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

⁹ And I was alive without law once; but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

⁶ as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. ⁷ But what things were gain to me, these I have accounted loss for Christ.

¹⁶ And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

⁵² and not for the nation only, but that also he should gather together into one the children of God that were scattered abroad.

¹⁷ And he came and brought the good news of peace to you who were afar off, and to those who were near.

¹⁰ Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

¹⁴ So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perish.

⁵ And the angel answering said to the women: Fear not ye; for I know that ye are seeking Jesus, who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Come hither, see the place where the Lord lay. ⁷ And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead. And behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there ye shall see him. Behold, I told you.

¹ AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered. ² This registering was the first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. ³ And all went to be registered, each one to his own city. ⁴ And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and family of David), ⁵ to be registered with Mary his betrothed wife, who was with child. ⁶ And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were completed that she should bring forth. ⁷ And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swathing bands, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. ⁸ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, and keeping watch over their flock by night. ⁹ And, behold, an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were sore afraid. ¹⁰ And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people. ¹¹ For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. ¹² And this shall be to you the sign: Ye will find a babe wrapped in swathing bands, lying in a manger.

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.

⁵ I tell you, nay; but, except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.

¹⁹ But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors; and having brought them forth, he said:

³ He saw in a vision, distinctly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him: Cornelius! ⁴ And fixing his eyes on him, he was afraid, and said: What is it, Lord? And he said to him: Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. ⁵ And now send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

¹⁸ When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying: So then, to the Gentiles also God gave repentance unto life.

¹⁰ For godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works out death.

¹⁵ For perhaps he departed for a season to this end, that thou shouldest receive him as thine forever;

¹⁴ Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth for ministration, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

¹¹ And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels, around the throne and the animals and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, ¹² saying with a loud voice: Worthy is the Lamb that has been slain, to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. ¹³ And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: To him who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever. ¹⁴ And the four animals said: Amen. And the elders fell down and worshiped.

²³ And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said: By what authority doest thou these things; and who gave thee this authority? ²⁴ And Jesus answering said to them: I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I too will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵ John's immersion, whence was it? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will say to us: Why then did ye not believe him? ²⁶ But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. ²⁷ And they answered Jesus, saying: We do not know. And he said to them: Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do these things.

⁴⁴ For all cast in out of their abundance; but she, out of her want, cast in all that she had, her whole living.

³⁰ But when this thy son came, who devoured thy living with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted calf.

¹ AND he said also to the disciples: There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods.

¹⁹ There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day.

¹³ Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and envying; ¹⁴ but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

¹³ But now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who in time past were afar off, were made near by the blood of Christ.

³ For the time past suffices us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in wantonness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, carousings, and unhallowed idolatries; ⁴ at which thing they are astonished, as ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you;

¹³ receiving the wages of unrighteousness, as they who account reveling for a day pleasure; spots, and blemishes, reveling in their own deceits while feasting with you;

³² And there was a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain; and they besought him that he would permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them. ³³ And going out of the man, the demons entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were choked. ³⁴ And seeing what was done the herdsmen fled, and reported it in the city and in the country,

¹³ And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad into a far country, and there wasted his substance in riotous living.

²⁴ Wherefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves; ²⁵ who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. ²⁶ For this cause God gave them up to vile passions; for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature;

²² But now, being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end everlasting life.

⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

² in which ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience; ³ among whom we also all walked in time past in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others;—

¹⁷ This therefore I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, ¹⁸ having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in then, because of the hardness of their heart; ¹⁹ who, as being past feeling, gave themselves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in greediness.

¹¹ and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them. ¹² For it is a shame even to speak of the things done by them in secret.

⁵ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; ⁶ on account of which things the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience; ⁷ in which ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things.

²⁵ in meekness admonishing those who oppose themselves; if haply God may give them repentance unto the full knowledge of the truth; ²⁶ and that they may awake to soberness out of the snare of the Devil, being taken captive by him, to do his will.

³ For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

²¹ And I gave her time that she might repent; and she will not repent of her fornication. ²² Behold, I cast her into a bed, and those who together with her commit adultery, into great affliction, if they repent not of their works.

¹⁹ I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as ye yielded your members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity unto iniquity; so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto sanctification. ²⁰ For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free as to righteousness. ²¹ What fruit therefore had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

³⁵ And they went out to see what was done. And they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

¹⁸ I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him: Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee. ¹⁹ I am no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants.

²³ and in the underworld, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

³⁷ And hearing this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: Men, brethren, what shall we do?

²⁹ And calling for lights, he sprang in, and trembling fell down before Paul and Silas; ³⁰ and having brought them out, he said: Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

¹¹ And punishing them often, throughout all the synagogues, I constrained them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them also unto foreign cities. ¹² Whereupon, as I went to Damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests, ¹³ at midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me. ¹⁴ And we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads. ¹⁵ And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And he said: I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest. ¹⁶ But arise, and stand upon thy feet; for I appeared to thee for this purpose, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of the things in which I will appear to thee; ¹⁷ delivering thee from the people, and the Gentiles, to whom I send thee, ¹⁸ to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may obtain forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me. ¹⁹ Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

⁴ but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us, made us, ⁵ even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by grace ye are saved,)

¹⁴ Wherefore he says: Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee light.

⁴ But when the kindness and the love toward man of our Savior God appeared, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the bathing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; ⁶ which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior;

¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren. ¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no variableness, or shadow of turning. ¹⁸ Of his own will he begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.

⁶ and they were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁹ Do ye, therefore, pray after this manner: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

¹⁴ For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;

¹¹ If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him?

² And he said to them: When ye pray, say; Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.

²¹ And the son said to him: Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy son.

¹³ And the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying: God be merciful to me, the sinner.

⁸ If we say that we have not sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, that he may forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

²⁶ But he answering said: It is not good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the dogs. ²⁷ And she said: Yea, Lord; for the dogs also eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters' table.

⁸ And Simon Peter, seeing it, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying: Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

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.

⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

¹³ who was formerly a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and overbearing. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief; ¹⁴ and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. ¹⁶ But for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Christ Jesus might show forth all his long-suffering, for a pattern to those who should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

⁸ Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded. ⁹ Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into heaviness. ¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

⁶ Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

³⁹ For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall have called.

³⁷ And they all wept sorely, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him;

⁴ Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is leading thee to repentance;

¹² But when ye so sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

¹¹ And the king, coming in to view the guests, saw there a man not clothed with a wedding garment; ¹² and he says to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

²² a righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all that believe; (for there is no difference;

¹⁵ For ye did not receive the spirit of bondage, again to fear; but ye received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

¹⁴ but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

²⁷ For all ye who were immersed unto Christ, did put on Christ.

⁵ that he might redeem those under law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. ⁶ And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

¹³ in whom ye also, after having heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, in whom [I say] having also believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise; ¹⁴ which is an earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.

²² that ye put off, as concerns your former deportment, the old man who is corrupted according to the lusts of deceit, ²³ and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, ²⁴ and put on the new man, who was created after God in the righteousness and holiness of the truth.

¹⁵ and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁷ He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him that overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna; and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he that receives it.

⁴ But thou hast a few names in Sardis, which did not defile their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy. ⁵ He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white garments; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, and I will acknowledge his name before my Father, and before his angels.

¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and the shame of thy nakedness not be made manifest, and to anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see.

¹¹ And a white robe was given to each one of them; and it was said to them, that they should rest yet a little time, until also their fellow-servants and their brethren, who are about to be killed as they were, should be fully numbered.

⁹ After these things I saw, and behold a great multitude, which no one could number, out of every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands.

¹³ And one of the elders answered, saying to me: These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they? ¹⁴ And I said to him: Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me: These are they who come out of the great affliction, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

⁸ And it was given her that she should be clothed in fine linen, pure and shining; for the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.

² The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who made a marriage for his son. ³ And he sent forth his servants to call those who were bidden to the wedding; and they would not come. ⁴ Again he sent forth other servants, saying: Tell those who are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the marriage. ⁵ But they made light of it, and went away, one to his farm, another to his merchandise. ⁶ And the rest laid hold of his servants, and ill-treated and slew them. ⁷ And the king, hearing it, was angry; and sending forth his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. ⁸ Then he says to his servants: The wedding is ready, but they who were bidden were not worthy. ⁹ Go therefore into the thoroughfares, and as many as ye find, bid to the marriage. ¹⁰ And those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good; and the wedding was furnished with guests. ¹¹ And the king, coming in to view the guests, saw there a man not clothed with a wedding garment; ¹² and he says to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. ¹³ Then the king said to the attendants: Bind him hand and foot, and cast him forth into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! ¹⁴ For many are called, but few are chosen.

¹⁰ Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. ¹¹ For the Son of man came to save that which was lost. ¹² What think ye? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them is gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine upon the mountains, and go and seek that which is gone astray? ¹³ And if it be that he find it, verily I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine that went not astray.

²² And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.

¹⁹ Behold, I have given you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you.

⁴ What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he finds it?

⁷ I say to you, that so there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who have no need of repentance. ⁸ Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till she finds it? ⁹ And having found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying: Rejoice with me; because I found the piece which I lost.

²¹ For as the Father raises up the dead, and quickens them; so also the Son quickens whom he will.

²⁴ Verily, verily, I say to you, he that hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has everlasting life, and comes not into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. ²⁵ Verily, verily, I say to you, an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.

²⁵ Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection, and the life; he that believes on me, though he be dead, yet shall he live;

¹¹ So also reckon ye yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ.

¹³ nor yield your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but yield yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness.

² For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set me free from the law of sin and death.

¹⁵ For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

¹⁵ Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

²⁶ And whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

¹⁴ For the love of Christ constrains us; because we thus judged, that if one died for all, then they all died. ¹⁵ And he died for all, that they who live should live no longer to themselves, but to him who for them died and rose again.

¹ YOU also, being dead in trespasses and sins;—

⁵ even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by grace ye are saved,)

¹³ And you also, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made alive together with him, graciously forgiving us all our trespasses;

⁶ But she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.

¹² These are rocks in your feasts of love, feasting with you fearlessly, feeding their own selves; clouds without water, carried away by winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

¹ AND to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things says he who has the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars. I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.

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.

¹¹ And he said: A certain man had two sons. ¹² And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of the property that falls to me. And he divided to them his living.

¹⁷ And Ananias went, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, that thou mayest receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

¹³ came to me, and standing by me said to me: Brother Saul, receive sight. And I, in that very hour, looked up upon him.

¹⁶ no longer as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more to thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord!

¹¹ And on receiving it, they murmured against the householder,

³⁴ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

² And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: This man receives sinners, and eats with them.

⁴⁷ and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

⁴⁵ But the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with indignation, and spoke against the things said by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out from their borders.

² But the Jews who disbelieved stirred up and embittered the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren.

¹⁹ But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium; and having persuaded the people, and stoned Paul, they drew him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

²¹ And he said to me: Depart; for I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles. ²² And they heard him unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said: Away with such a one from the earth; for it was not fit that he should live.

¹⁹ But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are no people, By a foolish nation I will move you to anger.

²⁰ We are then ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were beseeching by us; on behalf of Christ we pray: Be reconciled to God!

¹⁶ hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always; and the wrath came upon them to the utmost.

¹² saying: These last labored one hour, and thou madest them equal to us, who bore the burden of the day, and the burning heat.

¹⁰ So also ye, when ye shall have done all the things that were commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which was our duty to do.

⁹ And he spoke this parable to some who trust in themselves that they are righteous, and despise others.

¹¹ The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. ¹² I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I possess.

²⁰ Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother. ²¹ And he said: All these I kept from my youth.

²¹ For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

²⁰ Because by works of law no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin.

²⁷ Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.

³ For not knowing the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.

⁴ Though I have confidence also in the flesh. If any other thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I more; ⁵ circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; ⁶ as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

¹⁷ Because thou sayest: I am rich, and have gotten wealth, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the pitiable one, and poor, and blind, and naked;

¹² And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of the property that falls to me. And he divided to them his living. ¹³ And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad into a far country, and there wasted his substance in riotous living.

²² But the father said to his servants: Bring forth a robe, the best, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet; ²³ and bring the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat and be merry.

¹¹ The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

¹³ But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree with me for a denáry? ¹⁴ Take what is thine, and go. But I will give to this last, even as to thee. ¹⁵ Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? ¹⁶ So will the last be first, and the first last; for many are called, but few are chosen.

²⁷ And he said to her: Let the children first be filled; for it is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. ²⁸ And she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

²² And he says to him: Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow? ²³ Why then didst thou not put my money into the bank? and I, at my coming, should have required it with interest.

⁴ who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises;

¹ I SAY then, did God cast away his people? Far be it! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

³⁵ Or who first gave to him, and it shall be given back to him again?

⁴ Far be it! Yea, let God be true and every man a liar; as it is written: That thou mayest be justified in thy words, And mayest overcome when thou art judged.

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

⁹ and that the Gentiles should glorify God for his mercy; as it is written: For this cause I will give thee praise among Gentiles. And to thy name will sing. ¹⁰ And again he says: Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. ¹¹ And again: Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; And extol him, all ye peoples. ¹² And again, Isaiah says: There shall be the root of Jesse, And he who rises up to rule the Gentiles; On him will Gentiles hope. ¹³ And the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

¹ YOU also, being dead in trespasses and sins;— ² in which ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience; ³ among whom we also all walked in time past in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others;— ⁴ but God, being rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us, made us, ⁵ even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by grace ye are saved,) ⁶ and raised us with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus; ⁷ that he might show, in the ages to come, the exceeding richness of his grace, in his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; ⁹ not of works, lest any one should boast. ¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.