The Parable of the Two Builders

The Parable of the Two Builders (Matthew 7:24-27)

24 And so whosoever heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be like unto a prudent man that built his house upon a rock: 25 And theroar fell, and the waters came, and the swamps rose, and threw themselves upon the rock: but he fell not, for he  had fallen upon the rocks. 26 But everyman  He thatheareth these words of mine,  and hath not fulfilled them, shall be like unto him,and to him that is  pale, that set hishouseupon the sand. 27 And the flood fell, and the waters were stirred, and the rivers were lifted up, and they turned upon the Andhe fell, and his sonwas great. 28 When Jesushad finished these words,thecrowd was amazed at his teaching; 29 For he taught themas one having power, and not as theirservants.

The Parable of the Two Builders (Luke 6:47-49)

47 Do you know who is like him who hears these words of mine and does them? 48 He is like a man who  builta man, digging and digging, and laying his feet on the rock. When  the flood came, a  stream came over the river, but he could notmove it, because it was wellbuilt. 49 Whoeverhearsmy words and does not act on them is like aman. which exhibitson the ground without any problems. When the current came  upon it, it immediately rushed down, and the doorbehind the house was great.“

Lamp under the bucket

Statement about salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16)

13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt be devoid of taste, wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer of any use but to throw it out and people trample on it. 14 You are the light of the world. A city lying on a mountain cannot remain hidden. 15 And whenhe lighteth a lamp,  he puteth it not under theseason, but in the holyplace: and the light is  inhishouse. 16 And so the  holy light is in the sight of  men, that he may see the light of the world.Doyourgood deeds and give your message to yourFather in heaven.

The Light Meant for the Candlestick (Mark 4:21-25)

21 And he said to them, „Is the light coming, that it should be put under a vessel or under a bed, and not on a candlestick? 22 There is nothing hidden, that it may not be revealed, and nothing be hidden, except that it may be revealed. 23 He that heareth, hear. 24 And he said unto them, Pay attention to whatye hear. With what measureye measure, so Godhathmade us inhim, and he hath  been added. 25 For he  that hath hath shall be given: and he that hath not, that which hath shall be ofhim.“

Lamp under the bucket (Luke 8:16-18)

16 For no one shall light a light, and cover it with a vessel, or put it under the bed, but shall put it on a candlestick, that those who come in may see the light. 17 There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing hidden that will not be known and revealed. 18 Pay attention therefore to what you hear: For he who has will be given, and he who does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.“

Statements about light (Luke 11:33-36)

33 No one lighteth a light to put it in a corner or under a vessel, but puts it on a candlestick, that they that come in may see: 34 The light of thybodyis the eye. Ifthe TV eye  is  clean, the whole TVis also  light. If your eye  is bad, your    bodyis in darkness. 35 See  , then, and the lightin you is not dark. 36 If the whole body is holy.Thatthe earth and the desire of    its part will not be  in darkness, the whole will be as clear as ever the  light of its dawn.“

About children at the market

About the children in the marketplace (Matthew 11:16-19)

16 To what shall I liken this generation? He is like children who sit in the marketplace and cry out to their fellow-servants, 17 ‚We playedinthe game, and you did not dance; we said, and you did not wring your hands.18 And John went and didnot eat or drink, and said, He is possessed.19 And the Son of man went to the man, and he  eateth and drinks, and says, Behold, the lover of feasts  and drinks, the lover of feasts and drinks, the strangerofcustoms and sinsWow!’But wisdom is justifiedby itsworks.“

About the children in the marketplace (Luke 7:31-35)

31 To what shall I liken men of this generation? Who do they resemble? 32 They are likechildren who sit in the marketplace and cry  out to one another, saying, ‚We playedinthe game, and you did not dance; we said, and you did not weep. 33 JohntheEvangelistwent to the church, he did not eatbread and did not drink in the water, and  he said, ‚He is possessed.34 TheSon  of mancomes to the hunt, eats and drinks, and  says, ‚Behold, lovers of feasts  and drinks, the lovers of feasts and drinks, the proprietors of customs and sinsWow!35 But wisdom is justified in the use of all its children.“

About the seeder

The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23)

1 And Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. 2 And a   great step  was  gathered to him, that he had to go into the boat, and sat down in it, and the wholestep stoodon the shore. 3 And he spake manyparables unto them, saying,  „Hewent out to  spread the word. 4 And when he  was spreading,some of the grains fell underthepaths, and the birds came and ate them. 5 And another fell on a rocky ground, wherethere was not enough earth, and immediately it came up, becauseit wasthat it was not deep in the ground. 6 But when the sun  rose, it slept: and because it didnot have a root, it withered. 7 And another fell among the  thorns, and the thorns grew and suffocated them. 8 And another grain fell intogood ground,  and gaveup aharvest of a hundred grains.  9 Whoever hasa voice hear.“

The Reason for Speech in Parables

10 And the disciples came unto him, and said, Why do thou speak unto them in parables? 11 And he said unto them, Therefore the mystery of the  kingdom of  heaven is known unto thee, it is not givenunto them. 12 To him that has, to him shall be given, and it shall be given to me. 13 Therefore I speak to themin parables, that which seeth not seeth them,  and that which hears neither hears  nor letthem be used. 14 And fullness Isaiah prophesies on them: ‚You will keephearing, and you will not understand, you will ceaseto see, and you will not see.  15 Forthe heart of this people is grown with fat, and they are not hearing with their ears, and they have shut their eyes, so that they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their heart, nor be converted: and I will not heal them.‘  16 Blessed is  your father, that he sees, and yourears, thathe hears. 17 Verily, I am truthful that many  prophets and righteousmen live in   thisTheyhave seenwhat you have seen, but have not seen, and heard what you have heard, but have notheard.

Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower

18 Hear ye therefore the interpretation of the parable of the sower. 19 Whenever a man heareth the  word of the kingdom of the kingdom and leavesthesow,  the evil one shall come fromit, and shall pluck up that which was sown in his heart: that is, he with whom the sow was sown under him.l roads. 20 With whom it was sown on the rockyground, that is, he thatheareth the  word, and immediately  rejoiceth it with joy  : 21 but it is not finishedin him, and it is not ended, when shall he come to me,  or 22 With whom it has been sown in thorns, that is, he who hears the word, but  the  cares of honour and the richness of his possessions suffocate the word, and he is left without fruit. 23 With whom it has been sown in good  soil, that is he who hears the word andApe a nail on the other, one with one  , the otherwith a six-second one, and three with one.“

The Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20)

1 He began to teach again by the sea. Such a great crowd gathered to him that he had to get on board a ship at sea; He sat down in it, and the whole crowd was on the shore. 2 Hetaught many things in his parables. In his teaching, he said to them, 3 „Hear!  4 And when he was  spreading, a  grain fell underthepath, and the birdscameand ate them. 5 And another fell on the rocky ground, where there was no and the earth was enough, and immediately it came up, because it was not deep in the earth. 6 But when the sun  rose, it slept: and because it hadnoroot, it withered. 7 And another fell  into thorns, and the thorns grew, and suffocated them, and the grain did not yield fruit. 8 And other grains fell into the good the earth andthe earth, it grew,  it gave birth and it brought in the  harvest of threethousand and sixtythousand and seven thousand and  tag. 9 And  he said, „He who hears, hears!“

The Reason for Speech in Parables

10 And when he was alone, those who were with him and the twelve asked him what the parables meant. 11 He saidunto them,  The mysteryof the kingdom of God is known to me; But to those who are outside, it is all the way to go, 12 so that ‚they may lookand see, but not see, and listen and hear, but letthem burn, lest they turn away and be forgiven.'“

Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower

13 He said to them, „Do you not understand this parable? How do you understand everyone else? 14  15 These are the ways where the word is spread: When Satan hears  it, he immediately comes from the mouth, and takes the word that is  sown in them. 16 And so do  those with whomhe it is sown on the rocky ground: it hears the  word, and immediately it is glad to receive it. 17 And they are not finished in theirsins, and they are not dead; when is it coming  or the 18 Othersare sown in thorns: they hear the  word, 19 but the cares of time, the richness of possessions, and the covetousness of other things, penetrate into the interior, and suffocate the word, so that it remains without fruit. 20 And then there are those with whom it  is sown in good And they   hear the  word, and they have it, and they bear  the fruit of three thousand and sixty and six.“

The Parable of the Sower (Luke 8:4-15)

4 And the people came to him in great multitudes, and they came from many cities. He spoke to them in a parable: 5 „He  went out to sowseed. And whenhe was spreading, a grain fell underthepath, and wastrampled upon, and the birdsate it up. 6 Others fell on the rock, and rose up and withered, because there wasnowater. 7  And the  thorns fell with them, and suffocated them. 8 And another fell into the  good ground, and grew, and brought forth good pleasure.“ Thus  he said and exclaimed: „Whoever has heard hears,hear.“

The Reason for Speech in Parables

9 His disciples asked what the parable meant. 10 He said, „The mysteriesof God’s kingdom are made known to me, but the rest are only in parables, so that those who see may not seeand hearLeave the smoke on the floor.

 Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower

11 This parable means: The seed is the word of God. 12 Bythe way,  these are those who hear, but then the devil comes, and takes the word out of their hearts, so that they do not believeand be saved. 13 On theSkálle,  these are the ones who  And those who are   happy to hear the  word when they  hear it, because there is  no end in them, but they believe only for a few timesand  for a while. 14 The seed that has fallen into thorns are those who  have heard, but then they are cares, and possessions, and the pleasures of the life of the soul,so that they do not bear fruit. 15 The seed ina good  land is those who have fallen asleep they  keep it in a good and sincere heart, and with perseverance they bear fruit.  

Weeds among wheat

The parable of the weeds among the wheat (Matthew 13:24-30)

24 He gave them another parable: „The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 And when  the men were asleep, his enemycame to him, and sowed the weeds in the wheat, and departed. 26 And when the old earth  had grown, and set it on the ear of corn, the weeds also appeared. 27 And the  servants of the householdercameAnd they said to him, ‚Lord, whyhave you not sown good seed in yourfield? Where did weeds come from?28 And he said unto them, The enemy hath done this: and the  servants shall say unto  him, ShallI be uprooted and the weeds? 29 And he said, No, for in the process of pulling up the weeds you would also uproot the wheat. 30 Let it grow together,   and it  grows together, and it grows  together: and at  the same timeI will say to the wives, „Gather up the weeds first, and Tie it up in an otabakery to sleep, but put the dog in my barn.'“

Interpretation of the parable of the weeds (Matthew 13:36-43)

36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. The disciples came to him and said to him, „Tell us the parable of the weeds in the field.“ 37 And he said unto them   ,  The sower that  sowethforth good  seed is the Son  of man, 38 and the field is holy. The weeds are the sons of the evilone; 39 The enemywho sowed them is the devil. 40    So as weeds are gathered and  fires are burned, so will the end of the fire. 40 So as  weeds are gathered and fires are burned, so will the end  of the41 The son of man shall sendforth his angel, and they shall take out of his kingdomevery stumbling block, and every one that doeth iniquity, 42 and cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be a plaintiff and a hiding of his teeth.. 43 Then the righteous shall shine like the sun in the kingdom of  theirFather. Who hasa shi , listen!“

The Parable of the Seed Sown

The parable of the sown seed (Mark 4:26-29

26 He went on to say, „The kingdom of God is like a man sowing seed in the ground; 27 Andwhen he  sleepsand wakes, night and day, the seedspringethup fromthe ear,  and groweth, and he knows not how. 28 The earth of itself produces firstthe old corn, and then the ear of corn, and finally the ripe grain in the ear. 29 And when the fruitis ripe, the householder immediately  aftertheThat is why it has already occurred.“

The Parable of the Mustard Grain

The Parable of the Mustard Grain (Matthew 13:31-32)

Yet another parable he presented to them: „The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man sowed in his field; 32 It is smaller than all seeds, but when it grows up, it isgreater than  other herbs,  and it is of atree, so that it is kept secret by  birdsand nests in its garden.etvich.“

The Parable of the Mustard Grain (Mark 4:30-32)

30 He also said: „To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we illustrate it? 31 It is like a grain of grain, When it   is sown in the ground, it issmaller than all the seeds on the earth. 32 But when it  is sown, it springs up, and all the herbs come together, and brings forth  so great a great grain of herbs.  That the birdscan nestin their walls. 33 In many suchparableshe spoke to them, as they could understand. 34  He did not speak to them without parables, but in his private life he gave them all kinds of things.

The Parable of the Mustard Grain (Luke 13:18-19)

18 He said, „What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? 19 It is like agrain of grain that a mansowed in his garden, and it grew out of it, and the tree is out of it, and the birdsare nestedin itsgardens.“

The Parable of the Leaven

The Parable of the Leaven (Matthew 13:33-35)

33 And he spake unto them this parable, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman mixeth into three measures of flour, until it is all leavened. 34 And these things Jesus   spake unto my parables in parables, and without a parable he did not speak  unto them at all, 35 that it might be fulfilled which was said by the prophet, saying, Thou shalt open thy essencein the parables of the parables. , expresseswhat is hidden from the foundation of the  world.‘

The Parable of the Leaven (Luke 13:20-21)

20 And he said, „To what shall I compare the kingdom of God? 21 It is like leaven, which  the wife mixeswiththree measuresof flour, and all the flour is leavened.“

The Parable of the Treasure in the Field

The Parable of the Treasure in the Field (Matthew 13:44)

44 „The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which someone finds and hides; He goes about it for joy, sells everything he has, and buys the field.

The Parable of the Bead

The Parable of the Pearl (Matthew 13:45-46)

45 For the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant who buys beautiful pearls, 46 and discovers one pearl of great price, and goes and sells allthe pearl hehas, andbuys it.  

The Parable of the Fishing Net

The Parable of the Fishing Net (Matthew 13:47-50)

47 For the kingdom of heaven is like a net that is cast into the sea, and embraces all sorts of things: 48 When it is full,they draw it ashore, and sit down, and bring out the good of paradise for theseason, and  throws out what is bad, and throws it out. 49 So it will be done before the end ofthe day.   50 And they shall  be cast  into the  fiery furnace, and there shall be a plain and a squeeze of  teeth.“

About New and Old Treasures

Of New and Old Treasures (Matthew 13:51-52)

51 „Have you understood all this?“ They answered, „Yes.“ 52 And he said unto them, Wherefore every manof the horse  that  is made of the king of  heavenis like a householder who brings out of  histreasure a newÉ and É.“

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Matthew 18:10-14)

10 Take heed not to despise either of these little ones. I tell you that their angels in heaven are always close to My Heavenly Father. 11 Always the Son  of man came to save that which was lost. 12 What do you think? Ifa man has a hundred sheep,  and one of them goes astray, does not leave  thetwentyandnineof themon the mountains, and does not go in search of the one that has gone astray? 13 And if it is said to him that it is right for him, verily, I am right,  And more   than the ninety and nine that  have not gone astray shall  rejoice in it. 14 And so  it is inthe will of yourheavenlyFather, lest one of these little ones perish.  

The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1-7)

1 And the publicans and sinners came near him to hear him. 2 The Pharisees and theservantsmurmured among themselves, saying, He is coming my sinners, and eating with them. 3 He   toldthem this parable: 4 „Ifany of the hundredsheep have lost  one of them, he will  not leave theninety-ninesheep in the wilderness.And does he not go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 When he finds it, he takes it on  his shoulders with joy, 6 and when  he  comes home,he calls  hisfriends and neighbors together and saysto them, ‚Rejoice with me, for this reasonthatI have found the sheep that was lost to me.’ 7 AndI say that  there will be greater joy  in heaven over oneof mysinnerswhodoes atonement, than over nineteenAndthe ninerighteous ones who do  not need the truth.  

The Parable of the Merciless Servant

The Parable of the Merciless Servant (Matthew 18:23-35)

23 „The kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided to demand an account from his servants. 24 And when he had begun to give an account,they brought to him one who  owed himmany thousands of  hryvnias. 25 And because hecould not return them to him, he commanded to sell him and his wife, and his children, and allhis wife.  26 Then the servantfell down at his feet, and besought on his knees, saying, Be patient with me, and give me all my heart. 27 And the lord was stunned over hisservant, and dismissed him, and forgave him his debt. 28 Scarcely had the servant come to pass, than he met one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred denarii, and took him by the neck, and cried out, ‚Pay me what you owe.’ 29 His fellow servantfell down at his feetand begged him, ‚Bepatient with me, and repayme.30 And he would not, but he wentand put him in prison untilhe had paid the  debt. 31 When his fellow servantssawwhat had happened, they were greatly grieved; 32 Then the Lordcalled him and  said to him,  ‚Servant of evil, I have forgiven you all your debt, when I   33 And thou shouldst not also have had mercy on thy fellowservant, as I had mercy on thee? 34 Andhis lord was angry, and put him in prison until he had paid the  whole debt.  35 So will my heavenly Father  deal  with all of us, if he does not forgiveevery one  of his brothers from his heart.“

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16)

1 „For it is the same with the kingdom of heaven as when a certain householder went out in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 And he made a deal with them  for a   day, and sent them out into the vineyard. 3 And when he came out againat nineo’clock, he sawthat there were others standing in the  market, 4 and said unto them, Go and gothou shalt also be in my vineyard, and I shall  give in whatshall be just.5 And they went, and went out againabout noon and about three o’clock in  the afternoon, anddid so. 6 And when he  had gone out about five o’clock in the afternoon, he wentthere again, as He stood there, and said to them, ‚Why have you stood here all day idle?’ 7 He said to  him, ‚No onehas hired us.‘ He said to them, ‚Goalso to my vineyard. 8 And when it  was evening,  the vineyard said to herhusband, ‚Call the servants, and pay them their wages, from the last to the first.   9 Thus came those who had been working since the fifth in the afternoon, and each one had been given a dayof theyear 10 Whenthe firstcame to the  11 And they took him, and murmured against the householder, saying, 12 These lastones worked for one hour, and thou hast given them the same as us, whom we have borne with the heat  and the heat. 13 And he said to one of them, ‚Dearfriend, don’ttell me! Have you not made a treaty with me daybyday? 14 Take what is yours and go. 15 I willnot do with mypossessionswhat I will? Or does your eyesee thatI am good? 16 Thus the last shall be first, and the first shall be  last.“

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen (Matthew 21:33-46)

33 Listen to another parable: A certain householder planted a vineyard, surrounded it with a wall, dug a press in it, and built a watchtower, and then rented the vineyard to the husbandmen and departed. 34 When  the  time of the grape harvest was near, he sent his servants to the vineyardsto receive  his work35 And the guilty and his servantstook him, and smote one, and killed another, andstoned another. 36 And he sent other servants again, and they did not go beforethem, but they did deal with them  37 And he sent his son unto them. He said, ‚Theywill consider my son!’ 38 And when they saw the son   of the guilty,  they said to one another, ‚This isthegrandfather; come, let us kill him, and the childwill come to me. 39 And they took him, and dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 When shall the   vineyard come  now, what shall the guiltyman do? 41 They said to him, „The evil will  destroy without mercy,  and he will rent the vineyard to another man of the vineyards, who will pay him his rent at the appointed time. 42 Jesussaid to them, „What you have neverreadinthe Gospel: ‚The stonethat the  builders rejected has become  a cornerstone. and is it wonderful in oureyes‘?  43 Wherefore I have a true saying, Thatinmy God, the  kingdom of the kingdom  shall be from him, and shall be given to the generation that shall bear its fruit. 44 Whosoever shall fall upon the earth, he shall be scattered.And on whom it falls, it will crush. 45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard these parables, they knew thathe was speaking of them. 46And they sought to take possession of him, but were afraidofthestairs, becausethey thought hima prophet.

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen (Mark 12:1-12)

1 He began to speak to them in parables: „A certain man planted a vineyard, surrounded it with a wall, dug a tank for the press, and built a watchtower; Then he rented it to winemakers and traveled. 2 Atthe appointed timehe sent a servant to the vineyard to collect from them the breadth of the vineyard. 3 But they caught him, beat him, and sent him backwith the woman. 4 Againhe sent another servant to them. 5He sent another,   and killed him, and many others were slain, some they smitten, and others they killed. 6 He had another son, his belovedson. He finally sent him to them and said to himself: ‚They will take my son into account.’ 7 But the guiltyones said to one another, ‚This isthegrandfather. Come, we will kill him, and the children will be ours. 8 And they caught him, and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. 9 What did the  vineyard do? 10   Have you notreadthe word in Scripture,  ‚The stonethat the  builders rejected has become  a cornerstone;  11 And the LORD hath done this, and is it marvellous in our people?12 And they did not  want to take possession of Jesus, for they knew that he had spokenthis parableagainst them, but they were afraid of the people. And they left him and went away.  

The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen (Luke 20:9-19)

9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: „A certain man planted a vineyard, rented it to husbandmen, and traveled away for a long time. 10 At the appointedtimehe sent a servant to the vineyard to give him the land of the vineyard. 11 And he sent another  servant to them, and they smote him, and dishonored him, and sent him backwith the truth. 12 And he sent them forth with the third sentence. 12 And he sent them forthho; they also beat him to death and drove him out. 13 And  the vineyard said, What shall Isay? Bysending theirbelovedson, perhaps they willtake him into consideration.’ 14 And when they had spoken of him in the face of theguilt, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This istheheir, let us kill him, and the fruit shall be ours. 15 And they dragged him out of the vineyard and killed him.  16 And    when they heard   this,  they said, „That is not the case! 17 And he looked at them and said, „What then is the meaning of the  word Psalm, ‚The templewhich the  builders rejected has become  a cornerstone?18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be scattered, and on whomsoever it shall fall, he shall be crushed.19 And the horsemen and the chief princes were about to get his hands on him at that hour, but they were afraid of the people. for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them.

The Parable of the Two Sons

The Parable of the Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32)

28 „What do you think? One man had two sons. He came and said to the first, ‚Son, go work in the vineyard today.’ 29 And he said, I do not want to. 30 The father cameto the otherand  said the same thing to him. He replied: ‚Yes, sir. 31 Which of thesetwo fulfilled hisfather’s will?“ They  answered: „The first one! Jesus said to them, „Truly,I am right, thatthe tax collectors and the infidels are going before me to the kingdom of God. 32 John came to mein the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicansand the intellectualsbelieved him. You saw it, but even then you didn’t regret it and didn’t believe it.

The Parable of the Feast

The Parable of the Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14)

1 And Jesus spoke to them again in parables: 2 „With the kingdom of heavenit is as a  king arranged a wedding for hisson. 3 And he sentservants to bring those who were invited to the wedding, but they would notcome. 4 And he sent other servants again, saying, Say to those who are invited, Behold, I have prepared a feast, and I have made a fodder for them. The cattle are slaughtered, everythingisprepared; come to the wedding. 5 But they paid no heed, and departed, one to his field, andthe other  to histrade. 6 And the rest seized his servants, and shamefully  slew them, and killed them. 7 Then the king was angry, and sent his armies, and destroyed the murderers, and burned their city. 8 And  he said to hisHe said, „The wedding isready, but the invitees were not worthy of it; 9 therefore goto the crossroads, and invite whomsoever you findto the wedding.10 And the servants went out into the journeys, and gathered togetherall that they  found, both evil and good, and the marriage chambers were filled with diners.  

About banquets (Luke 14:7-14)

7 When he saw the guests choosing the first seats, he told them this parable: 8 „If anyone invites anyoneto a wedding, do not sit down before;  And  there may beone among those who are invited who are not you  , and the one whohas invited both of you will come and say, 9 ‚Give him your powerhundred!  10 But if you are invited, go and sit down in the last place, and then the one who invited  youwill come and say,  ‚Friends, come ahead. ‚Thenhe will  have many things before hisguests. 11 For everyone who exalts himselfwill be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.‘  12 Jesus said to the one who invited him, „Whether you eator drink, do not hang your  friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives  and rich neighbors.   13 But if thou shalt give a feast, thou shalt invite  the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Blessed are thee, for they have not.And I will repay you, but you will be repaid by the resurrection of the  righteous. „

The Parable of the Banquet (Luke 14:15-24)

15 When one of the guests heard this, he said to him, „Blessed is he who eats bread in the kingdom of God.“ 16 JesusJesus said to him, „A certain manwas preparing a great party, and he invited many people. 17 When the feast was about to begin, he sent his servantto say to thosewho were invited, ‚Come,everythingis  prepared. 18 And they began to make excuses for one another  . The first said to  him: ‚I have bought a field andI  must go to it. Please accept my apologies.19 The secondsaid,  ‚I have bought five oxen and I am goingto try them. Please accept my apologies!20 Another said, ‚I am married, and therefore I cannot come.’ 21 And the servant returned, and told him his love. Then the master of the house was angryand said tohisservant, ‚Come out quickly into ourcity and into the streets of the city, andbring here the  poor, frozen, blind and lame. 22 And the servant  said, ‚Lord, it is done as you have commanded, andit is the hundredth place. 23 And  he said unto the  servant, Go out to men on the roads, and to the hedge, and they shall come to me, that my life may befulfilled. 24 For  None of the men who  have been invited will taste mywords.'“

Lessons from the fig tree

Lessons from the fig tree (Matthew 24:32-35)

32 Take instruction from the fig tree, saying, When its branch sprouts and its leaves sprout, you know that summer is near. 33 So ye also,and ye shall see   all this,that the timeis near, before the twowords. 34 Verily, I amthe one who says,   35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Lessons from the Fig Tree (Mark 13:28-30)

28 Take a lesson from the fig tree, that when its branch sprouts and puts forth its leaves, ye know that summer is near. 29 So ye also, and when   ye  seethat these things are done, that the timeis near, before the twowords shall come. 30 Truly, I amright,   31Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.   

Lessons from the fig tree (Luke 21:28-32)

29 And he spake unto them a parable, Look at the fig tree, or at any other tree: 30 When it  turns green, know for yourselvesthat it is near. 31 So also you, and  when you  see thatthesethings are done, that the kingdom of  Godis nearer. 32 Verily, I say unto me, that this tribalness shall not pass away, but it shall not be forgotten in the33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.  34 Takeheed that yourhearts be not burdened with wickedness, drunkenness  ,and anxiety for  life, and lest  that the day be filled as a snare: 35 for it will come upon all who dwell on the earth. 36 Bevigilant and pray at alltimes, thatyou may escape from allthese things that are to come, and that you may standbefore the Son  of man. 37 And he sleptin the temple during the  day, but by night he went up to the mountain which was  calledthe Mount of Olives. 38 And all the people came  unto him with agood grain of grace to hear him.  

The Parable of the Faithfulness of the Servants

The Parable of the Faithfulness of the Servants (Matthew 24:45-51)

45 If the master appoints a servant over his household, that he may give them food in good time, what servant is faithful and understanding? 46 Blessed is the servantwho finds him in hisway  that he doesso. 47 Amen, I amverised,   48 When a servant of evil    says to  himself, ‚Ican’t do it,‘ 49 and hewon’t be able to do it.  50 And the servant of the servant shall come on a day when he does notwait, and at an hour which he does not know, 51 and shall send him out and showhim his servants.Thereshall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  

Lessons from the fig tree (Mark 13:34-37)

28 Take a lesson from the fig tree, that when its branch sprouts and puts forth its leaves, ye know that summer is near. 29 So ye also, and when   ye  seethat these things are done, that the timeis near, before the twowords shall come. 30 Truly, I amright,   31Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

The Parable of the Faithfulness of the Servants (Luke 12:35-48)

41 Peter said to him, „Lord, do you speak this parable only to us, or to everyone?“ 42 And he said  , When does the  lordappointa servant over his servants, that he may distribute unto them in due seasonthe food whichis common and reasonable? 43 Blessed is the servantwho finds him in hisway, thathe doesso. 44 Verily, he  is the right man toappoint him above all things. 45 When  a  servant in his service says, ‚Iwill not be able to do it for long,‘ and he will not be a servant and a maidservant, and he will be a servant and a servant.46 And the lord of  the servantshall come in the day when he does notwait, and at an hour which he knows not, he shall cast him out, and shall show him his lot among the unfaithful. 47 And the servantwho knows in the will of hisservant,  and if he is not ready to act  according to  hiswill, he will be beaten greatly. 48 He who does not know it, and has done something for which he deserves to  be beaten, will be beaten less. From whom many things have been given, much is expectedof them, and from whom they have given many faiths, from them they will ask for the same blessings.  

The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids

The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids (Matthew 25:1-13)

1 Then the kingdom of heaven will be as when ten bridesmaids took the lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Fiveof them werethewisemen, and five were the wise men. 3 The wise took the  lamps, but they did not take the oil with them. 4 The wise took  the oil of the lamps with them. 5 When the marriageswere not sung And they all fell asleep, and they fell asleep. 6 And in the middle of the night he said, ‚The youngare here, go to meet him. 7 And all  the companions awoke, and went to the row of their lamps. 8 Then they said to the  wiseman, ‚Giveme a little oil, for ourlamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered them, saying, ‚We cannot, for we will not be able to afford it.  10 But they wentto buy the bridegrooms, and the bridegrooms that  wereprepared,went with themto the marriage, and the twolineswere closed. 11 And they also came The other comradesandpleaded: ‚Lord, lord, opentome! 12 But he answered, ‚Truly,I am right, I do not knowmywords.‘ 13 So you will be watching, because you do not know the day or the hour.  

The Parable of the Talents

The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30)

14 It will be as a man who was about to go on a journey called his servants and entrusted his goods to them. 15 He gave to one a  man, another to two, and a thirdto him, to each one according to his ability, and he departed. 16 He whoreceived the    17 And he that had two of them had two of them. 18 And he that had one  of them went, He dug it outand hid the moneyfrom hispocket. 19 After a long time, the   servants returnedto the house andbegan to be accounted for. 20the one who had received the five talents came up, brought the others five and said: ‚Lord, you have entrusted me with five talents; behold, I have gained five others with them.’ 21 His lord answered him,  ‚Right, good  and private servant, you have beenabove me, you have appointeda Come in and rejoice in yourheart. 22 Andhe came with twotalents, and said, Lord,thou hast entrusted me with two plates; behold, I have made  two of them out of the rocks.23 His lord answered him,  ‚Right, good  and honest servant,you have been in the publicCome in and rejoice in yourglory. 24 And he that had received one talent came and said, Lord, I have known thee to be a hard-working man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not scattered. 25And I was afraid, and therefore I wentand hid thy landin the ground. Behold, here you have what belongs to you.   26 His lordanswered him, ‚Servant of the wicked and the poor man,you  have been in the knowledge whereI am 27And thou hast givenme the  moneyout of my money, that I may give to me, and to collect that which is mine,  with ayear. 28  Takethis talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 For to everyonewho has, it will be givenand given to him: and to him who has not, to him will have the same thing fromhim. 30 And the servant of the servant shall not be castout into darkness: there shall be a cry and a crush of  teeth.‘

The Parable of the Talents (Luke 19:11-27)

11 And he told a parable unto them that heard it, because he was near Jerusalem, and they thought that the kingdom of God should be revealed at once. 12 And  he said, A man  of great birth was about to gointo a far country, that he might have brought a kingdom from there.Hunting rank. 13 And he called ten of hisservantsto him, and gave them ten talents, and saidunto them, Lordshipwith them untilI come.14 But when the citizenssaw him, they sent a messenger  tosay, ‚We do not want this manto be king. 15 When  he returned as king, he summoned the servants to whom he entrusted the money, to ascertain how they were managed. 16 Hewentfirst and said, ‚Lord, your landhas yielded tentalents.17 Andhe said unto him, Right, good servant, since thou hast been in a very small town, he shall be theover ten hundred places. 18 And the other went and said, Lord, thy househas brought forth fiveheats.19 And he said unto him, Thou shalt rulethe days over the fivecities! 20 And he went forth  and said, Lord, here is thy bed, and  I have hid itin  a handkerchief, 21 for I was  afraid.Thoushalt take what thou hast not give, and reap what thou hast not sown. 22 He will sayto him, ‚You are agood servant, and you are judged by yourownwords, ‚You  know thatI am a manI take away  what I have not given, and take away whatI have not sown. 23 Forwhat reason did you not save my money, and I would have chosen  it now with ayear. 24 And  his  companion said, Take this talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 25 And they said unto him, Lord,I have ten o’clock. 26 AndI say, Whosoever hath shall be given unto him: and to him that hath not, to him shall be given whathe hath kill it.'“

On the Last Judgment – Of the Sheep and the Goats

On the Last Judgment (Matthew 25:31-46)

31 When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, they shall sit on the throne of their glory; 32 andall the families shall be gathered before him. And he separated one from the other, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and the sheep on his right hand, and the  goats on his left. 34 Then  the king said to himon his right hand, ‚Come, for the blessing of  meO Father, take possession of the kingdom which is prepared inme from the foundation of the  world. 35 For I was  hungry, and ye gave me food, I thirsty, and ye gave me five. I was ona journey, and you took me in, 36 I was naked, and you clothed me, I was sick, and you visited me, I was in prison, and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous answer him,  ‚Lord, when did we see the hungry man, and feed you, or  feed the livingman, and give you five? 38 When did we see him as a wayer, and 39 When did we see a sickman or a prisoner, andcome to you? 40 The king answered  and saidto them, ‚Truly, tellme, whatever you did to one ofmylittlebrothers, you did to me.’ 41 And  he said to me on his left,  ‚Departfrom me, O cursed one, into his eternalfire, and  he will savethe deviland his angels. 42 HungryI lived, and ye gave me no rest,  I lived, and ye gave me no food: 43 I was on a journey, and ye took me not in, I was naked, andye clambered me, I was sick andimprisoned, and I was unhappy.You have seen me. 44 Then they also  answered, ‚Lord, when have we seen a hungry man  who was thirsty, who was a stranger or naked, who was sickor in prisonAnd don’t we sendit to you? 45 And he shall say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Whatever ye have done not do unto one of these little ones, ye have not done unto me. 46 And theygo into eternaltorment, but the righteous go into eternal life.“

About the old patch and old bellows

Of the old patch and the old bellows (Matthew 9:16-17)

16 No man shall patch up an old garment with a patch of unwashed cloth: for the sewn piece shall be torn out of the garment, and the hole shall be still greater. 17 And the young ones shall notbeput into the oldmen, or the garmentsshall be torn, and the bellows shall be wasted. A new version is put into newones and thus both are preserved.“

Of the old patch and the old sack (Mark 2:21-22)

21 No man shall sew a patch of unwashed cloth upon an old garment, or the sewn piece shall be torn out, and the new from the old, and the hole shall be still greater. 22 And no manshall puthis young  men in old men, or else he shall tear his bellows, and hisclothes shall be wasted. New M H IGuys!“

About the old patch and the old sack (Luke 5:36-39)

36 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, No man shall pluck a piece of cloth from a new garment, and with it shall not patch up an old garment; Otherwise, it will have a hole in the new and the patch from the new does not fit the old. 37 And no man putteththe young men into the oldmen: otherwise the young will tear the bellows in tears, and the bellows will be wasted. 38 A newnew world must be   given to the39 He who drinks olddoes not wantthe new. He says: ‚The oldis better.'“

About two debtors

About the two debtors (Luke 7:41-43)

41 „One creditor had two debtors. The first owed five hundred denarii, the second fifty. 42 When he had  no oneto repay a debt, he forgave both of them. Which of them will like to have itmore? 43 Simon said to him, „Ithink  that he who has forgiven him is the one who has forgiven him.“ He said to him, „You have judged rightly.“

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

25 Then a scribe came forward and tested him, saying, „Teacher, what shall I do to have a share in eternal life?“ 26 Jesus answered  him,  „What is writtenin theZhakon? How do you read it there? 27 He said to him, „‚Love the Lord your Godwith all yourheart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,‘ and ‚love yourneighboras withyourself.   28 Jesussaid to him, „You have done justice to you.  29 Desiring to justify himself, Jesus saidto him, „And who is my neighbor? 30 JesusJesus answered him, „A certain man went from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers; They robbed him, beat him and left him lying there half-dead. 31 And a certain prince went on the way, but when he  saw him, he avoided him. 32 And the  Levite also avoided him, when he cameto the place and sawhim. 33 But when one of them On  his way, he went to the placeand saw him, and he was moved with compassion; 34he came to him, and he cleanedhimwith oil and oil, and heAndhe took care of him, and put him on hismule, and brought him to the inn, and there he took care of him. 35 And the next day he gave the innkeeper two denarii, and said, Take care of him, and if it costs you more, I will pay you when I return. 36 Which of these tribesmen,suppose thou, was nigh unto him that fell among the robbers? 37 And he said, „He who showed him mercy.   „Go and do so.“

On Answering Petitions – On A Friend at Midnight

On the Hearing of Petitions (Luke 11:5-8)

5 And he said unto them, A man of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves of bread: 6 That is   why a  friend who  is on a journey is coming to me and has nothing to give him. 7 And he  said to him, Do not burdenme. Twoof the rowsare already closedand the childrenare in bed with me. I won’tgetupto give it to you. 8 He says to me, even if he  does not rise up and does not comply with him, andwhat is hisfriendwill rise up because of his insistence, andgive him allthathe needs. 9 And so I say, Ask, and he will be given tomewell; seek, and you will find; Knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks is enough, and he who seeks is found, and to him who knocks, to him will be opened. 11 What is afather amongus who  gives his  12  Or will he give him a fish? 12 Or will he give him  a fish, when will he  ask him for an egg? 13 If, then, you, and you are evil,know how to giveyourchildto give the good gifts thatyour Father from heaven bestows the  Holy Spirit on thosewho ask Him!“

About the foolish rich man (and barns)

About the Foolish Rich and the Barns (Luke 12:16-21)

16 Then he told them this parable: „A rich man had a great harvest in the fields. 17 And he considered these things, and saidto himself, What shall I do, when I have nowhere to laydown my fruit? 18 And he said to himself, ‚This is what I have done: I will tear down the barns, build the barns, and there I will gather allmy grain and the rest of the room.  I will sayto myself, „Now you have a great dealof yourself for many years; livequietly, eat, drink, be cheerful.“ 20 But God said to him, ‚It is a fool! Is  it that night that you will ask for  your soul, and whose will be what you have accumulated?21 So it is withhimwho lays up treasures and is not rich in the sight of God.“

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree (Luke 13:6-9)

6 Then he told them this parable: „A certain man had a fig tree in his vineyard; He came for its fruit, but found nothing on it. 7 Andhe said, Behold,  the three years have come to me for the fruit of this forge, and there is nothingofit. Why should it  spoil the country? 8 And he said unto him, Lord, leave him for  this year, and I shall  dig itup and feedit. 9 Perhaps it will  bear fruit, and ifnot,thou shalt have it slaughtered.'“

About the places at the banquet

About feasts (Luke 14:7-11)

7 When he saw the guests choosing the first seats, he told them this parable: 8 „If anyone invites anyoneto a wedding, do not sit down before;  And  there may beone among those who are invited who are not you  , and the one whohas invited both of you will come and say, 9 ‚Give him your powerhundred!  10 But if you are invited, go and sit down in the last place, and then the one who invited  youwill come and say,  ‚Friends, come ahead. ‚Thenhe will  have many things before hisguests. 11 For everyone who exalts himselfwill be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.‘

On Decision for Christ

About the Tower Builder and the King Before the War (Luke 14:28-33)

25 And great multitudes went with him, and he turned to them, and said, 26  „Whoever comes  to me and does not know how to say to hisfather and mother, his wifeand children, hisbrothers and sisters, even with himself,  27 He that hath not borne hiskingdom,  and hath not followed me, hath not been a man of darkness.  28 Ifany man of  thebuilding wants to  build more, why does he not first sit down andpay attention to the building, if he has enough to finish the building? 29 Otherwise, andthat he  will not be able to do so?      30 ‚This is the manwho has begun  to build, but he has not been able to finish.’ 31 For if any kingmust go to battle to meetanotherking, who does not first sit down to take counsel, whether he can stand with ten thousandagainst him who opposes him32 If he cannot, he sends a message while his opposition isfar away, and  he asks for  conditions. 33 So there is no Anyone who does not part with  everything he has cannotbe a member of the U.S.  

The Parable of the Lost Coins

The Parable of the Lost Coins (Luke 15:8-10)

8 Or if a woman has ten pieces of silver, and loses one of them, does she not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and search diligently, until she findeth it? 9 And when she  findeth it,she calls  her friends and neighbors, and says, Rejoice with me, for I have found a piece of money.  that I lost.10 I am right, so is the joy of God over one of thesinners who does  not do atonement.“

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)

11 He also said, „A certain man had two sons. 12 The younger said  to his father,  ‚Father, give me the property that is in  my possessions.  13 And after a few days the younger son had all the money, and went  to a far country,  and there he spent his fortune with his life14 And when  he had spent  allof it, there was a great famine in the same land,  and he began to bein need. 15 And he wentand took hold of a certain citizen of the same land, and he sent him into the fields to the field to the slaughter. 16 And he would have wished He wasable to fill his stomach with the skins that the pigs were devouring, but he did not receive them either. 17 And  he wentto himself and said, How manydays have I  had bread to goto myfather’s, and  I am dying of hunger! 18 I will get up, and I willI go to myfather, and say unto him, Father, I have sinnedagainst heaven and againstthee. 19 I am no longer worthy to be calledthy son: receive me as one of thysons.Adayof action. 20 And he arose, and wentto hisfather. When he was far away, his father put him to sleep,and ranto him, and embraced him, and beat him in the face. 21 And his son said, Father, and die,I have been against heaven in my eyesand in you. I am no longer worthy to be calledyourson. 22 But the father commanded his servants, ‚Bring your best garments at once, and clothe him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. 23 Andnow feed the  calf, and kill it, and let us feast, and bemerry. 24 Becausethis son of mine was dead, and  is alive again, and is lost.  and it is found.‘ A forthe sake of it, or rejoice.  25 The elder son was in the  field. And when he  returned, and was near the house,he heard music and dancing. 26 And he called one of the servants, and asked him what it meant. 27 And he said unto him, I was returningto himhisbrother, and your father,had killed the fattened calf, that he had it at home again alive and well.’ 28 And he was angry, andwould have come in. 29 But he answered him  ,  ‚I have  served you so many years, and I have never broken any of yourcommandments, and you have never given me a commandment.30 But when  this sonof yourswent to hell, who squandered your fortune with the maidens, you gave him a place for his sake.Afattened calf. 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art stillwith me, and all that I haveis yours. 32 But we havesomething to rejoice and rejoice for, for this brother of yours was dead, and is alive again, and is lost, and is found.

The Parable of the Dishonest Steward

The Parable of the Dishonest Steward (Luke 16:1-9)

1 He said to his disciples, „There was a rich man, and he had a steward, whom they accused of mismanaging his property. 2 And he called him and saidunto him, What have thou done? A constituent of hisown business, so he cannot be a good teacher. 3 And the Speaker saidto himself, ‚What shall I do, when my lord deprives  me of my right of righteousness?  4 I have done what I have doneto receive meinto a house anywhere, and I will be deprived of my right to be cleaned. 5 And he called his lord’s servantsto one by one, and saiduntothe first,  How much do thou owe my master? He said: ‚A hundred buckets of oil.’ 6  And he said unto him, Here is thywriting; sit down quickly, and write a  new one  fiftyweeks. 7 And  he said unto the other, And how much debt art thou sung?He answered: ‚A hundred yards of grain.  He saidto him, ‚Here is yourwriting; writeeighty weeks.‘ 8 The Lordpraisedthis dishonestman forhaving acted in a good way. The  sons of  this worldare more sacred toeach other than the  sons of the  world. And the unrighteous may make a friend of mammon, andwhen the  wealth passes away, you shallreceive into eternaldwellings.  

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)

19 There was a certain rich man, and he dressed himself in a splendid and exquisite manner, and feasted splendidly day after day. 20 At the door of his house lay a   poorman namedLazarus,  full of orders, 21 andhe desiredto be satisfied with what had fallen from the table of the god.22 Andthe poor man died, and brought  himto Abraham: and the god also spoke,  and was buried. 23 And when he had liftedup in hell in torment,  24 Then he cried out, Abraham, have mercy on me, and sent Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in the water, and to moisten my lips, for I am afflicted in this flame. 25 And Abraham said, Son, remember   thatthou hast receivedallthy good in thy life, and Lazarus hath received all thy evil.  Now  he rejoices here, and you suffer. 26 And moreover, there is a great gulfbetween usandme, so that no one, even if he willed,can come from here tomeeven if he wanted to. 27 He said, ‚Ask  me to sendhim to mynativehouse, 28 or I haveto   five brothers, andhe warns them not togoto this place of torment.’ 29 But Abraham answered him,  ‚They have my lifeand the prophets, andthey obey them. 30 And he said, Not so,Abraham, but if any of the dead come unto them, they shall repent. 31 He saidto him, ‚If they do not listen to Mosesand the prophets, they will not be able to be read by the world, even ifno one is raised from the dead.'“

On the Status of the Servant

On the Position of the Servant (Luke 17:7-10)

7 „Will anyone say to his servant who has returned from the field to plow or graze, ‚Come and sit down at table at once‘? 8 Will you not  say to him, ‚Prepare something for meto eat, and prepare for the servant until he has eatenand drinked, and then he will be able to eat and drink‘? 9 Is he thankinghisservant 10 So you, when you do all thathas beencommanded in you,  say, ‚We are onlyservants, we have donewhat we were obliged to do.“

The Parable of the Judge and the Widow

The Parable of the Judge and the Widow (Luke 18:1-8)

1 He told them a parable to show them how to pray always and not to faint: 2 „There was a judge in one place who did  not fear God, and did  not want anythingfrom people. 3 There was also a widow in the same place, who came  to him and asked, ‚Defend me against myopponent. 4 But he did not do this for a long time, andthen he said to himself, ‚Even though I  do not fear God, and I do  notfearmen, 5 I will help her to her work, but I will not let her know what I am afraid of. room. Otherwise, he will come here all the time, and eventually he will make me sick. 6 And the Lord said, „Knowwhat the unjust judge says. 7 What is God! Will he not make hisright to his chosen ones, who call upon himday and night, though he will   prolong their help? 8 I assure you  , Thathe will soon stand up for them. But will theSon of man find the man intheearth and  come sooner?“

About the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

About the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14)

9 Concerning those who prided themselves on being righteous and despised others, he said this parable: 10 And two of thementered into his temple to pray;  11 The Pharisee stood up andprayed  with himself,  saying, ‚O God, I thankyou thatI am not like other men, extortionists, dishonest people, adulterers, or even like this publican.12I fasttwiceaday and giveatithe of all that I have done.“ 13 And he stoodat the very back, and did not departa single obit.and to lift up to heaven; He beat his chest and said: ‚God, have mercy on me a sinner.’ 14 AndI know thatthe publican returned to his house  in righteousness, and not the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himselfwill be humiliated, and he who humbles himselfwill be hanged.“

About the Good Shepherd

About the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-21)

1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever entereth not into the fold by the door, but climbeth over the hedge, is a thief and a robber. 2 He who entersinto twohandsis a shepherd of the  sheep. 3 He who  opens hisdoor to him,  and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his  sheep byname and leads them up. 4 When he is outside of the sheep, he walks beforethem, and the sheep followhim, becausethey know his voice. 5 He does not sing strangers to me.Theygo, but flee from him, because he does not know the voice of strangers. 6 This is what Jesussaid to them; Theydidn’t understand what the people wanted.  7 And Jesussaid unto them again, Verily, verily, I sayuntoyou, I am the door of the sheep. 8 Allthatwentbeforeme are thievesand robbers: but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am twowords: he that entereth in by me shall be saved, and shallreap and reap and find pasture. 10 Thieves I have come to steal, to kill,to destroy, and to  destroy: I  have comethat they may havelife, and haveit in abundance. 11 I am good. Shepherd. The good shepherd lays down  his life for the sheep. 12 He who does not eat a shepherd, who works only for wages, and the sheep are not his own, leaves  them and takes refugewhen he livesHe  sees that the  wolf is approaching. And the wolf tears the sheep apart and scatters them. 13 To him who is hired for wages, he does not lie on them. 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and they know me, 15 just as the Father  knows me,  and I knowmy Father.  16 And he gives his life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this sheep. And they mustspeak, and they shall hear myvoice, and there shall be one stand, one shepherd. 17 Therefore the  Father loves me, thathehath givenhis  life inme, that I may renew it.18 No one takes it away from me, but I give itaway from myself. I havethepower  to give my lifeand I havethe power to accept it again. I have received such a command from my Father.“  19 And the Jews again  fell into disarraybecause  of these words, and many  of them said, „He is possessed by  an evil spirit, and he isfoolish. Why do  you listen to him?21 Otherssaid, „Do not speak so  that you are possessed. What can an evil spirit opento the blind?“

About the tribe and branches

About the tribe and the branches (John 15:1-11)

1 „I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Everybranch of mine that beareth not fruit shall be cleansed, and every branch that beareth fruit  shall be cleansed, that it may bearmore fruit  : 3 Yehave cleansed it because of the word which I have spoken  unto us. 4 OftheBe in me, and be in all things. As a branch cannot bearfruit of itself, until it becomes before the trunk, so neither can you,until you stand in me. 5 Iam the vine, and you are the branches. He that abideth in me,  and abides in me, beareth forth much fruit: for without  meye can donothing. 6 Whosoever abideth notin me shall be cast out as a branch, and wither: and it shall be gathered up, and cast into the fire, and burned. 7 Ofthese, if ye shall be cast in me,   8 8 My Father will be glorified to me, when you will bear much fruit and be myservants. 9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved me.  10  Preserve your pair, you will become a part  of your life. He has  kept hisFather’s name, and he has beenin his love. 11 This is what I have said That my joy may be in myheart, and that yourjoy may be full.“