9:1 After ¹  Jesus ²  called ³  the twelve ⁴  together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure ⁵  diseases, 9:2 and he sent ⁶  them out to proclaim ⁷  the kingdom of God ⁸  and to heal the sick. ⁹  9:3 He ¹⁰  said to them, “Take nothing for your ¹¹  journey – no staff, ¹²  no bag, ¹³  no bread, no money, and do not take an extra tunic. ¹⁴  9:4 Whatever ¹⁵  house you enter, stay there ¹⁶  until you leave the area. ¹⁷  9:5 Wherever ¹⁸  they do not receive you, ¹⁹  as you leave that town, ²⁰  shake the dust off ²¹  your feet as a testimony against them.” 9:6 Then ²²  they departed and went throughout ²³  the villages, proclaiming the good news ²⁴  and healing people everywhere.

9:7 Now Herod ²⁵  the tetrarch ²⁶  heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, ²⁷  because some people were saying that John ²⁸  had been raised from the dead, 9:8 while others were saying that Elijah ²⁹  had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen. ³⁰  9:9 Herod said, “I had John ³¹  beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus. ³² 

9:10 When ³³  the apostles returned, ³⁴  they told Jesus ³⁵  everything they had done. Then ³⁶  he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town ³⁷  called Bethsaida. ³⁸  9:11 But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He ³⁹  welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, ⁴⁰  and cured those who needed healing. ⁴¹  9:12 Now the day began to draw to a close, ⁴²  so ⁴³  the twelve came and said to Jesus, ⁴⁴  “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside and find lodging ⁴⁵  and food, because we are in an isolated place.” ⁴⁶  9:13 But he said to them, “You ⁴⁷  give them something to eat.” They ⁴⁸  replied, ⁴⁹  “We have no more than five loaves and two fish – unless ⁵⁰  we go ⁵¹  and buy food ⁵²  for all these people.” 9:14 (Now about five thousand men ⁵³  were there.) ⁵⁴  Then ⁵⁵  he said to his disciples, “Have ⁵⁶  them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 9:15 So they did as Jesus directed, ⁵⁷  and the people ⁵⁸  all sat down.

9:16 Then ⁵⁹  he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven he gave thanks ⁶⁰  and broke them. He gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 9:17 They all ate and were satisfied, and what was left over ⁶¹  was picked up – twelve baskets of broken pieces.

9:18 Once ⁶²  when Jesus ⁶³  was praying ⁶⁴  by himself, and his disciples were nearby, he asked them, ⁶⁵  “Who do the crowds say that I am?” ⁶⁶  9:19 They ⁶⁷  answered, ⁶⁸  “John the Baptist; others say Elijah; ⁶⁹  and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.” ⁷⁰  9:20 Then ⁷¹  he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter ⁷²  answered, ⁷³  “The Christ ⁷⁴  of God.” 9:21 But he forcefully commanded ⁷⁵  them not to tell this to anyone, ⁷⁶  9:22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer ⁷⁷  many things and be rejected by the elders, ⁷⁸  chief priests, and experts in the law, ⁷⁹  and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” ⁸⁰ 

9:23 Then ⁸¹  he said to them all, ⁸²  “If anyone wants to become my follower, ⁸³  he must deny ⁸⁴  himself, take up his cross daily, ⁸⁵  and follow me. 9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, ⁸⁶  but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 9:25 For what does it benefit a person ⁸⁷  if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself? 9:26 For whoever is ashamed ⁸⁸  of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person ⁸⁹  when he comes in his glory and in the glory ⁹⁰  of the Father and of the holy angels. 9:27 But I tell you most certainly, ⁹¹  there are some standing here who will not ⁹²  experience ⁹³  death before they see the kingdom of God.” ⁹⁴ 

9:28 Now ⁹⁵  about eight days ⁹⁶  after these sayings, Jesus ⁹⁷  took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray. 9:29 As ⁹⁸  he was praying, ⁹⁹  the appearance of his face was transformed, ¹⁰⁰  and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white. ¹⁰¹  9:30 Then ¹⁰²  two men, Moses and Elijah, ¹⁰³  began talking with him. ¹⁰⁴  9:31 They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure ¹⁰⁵  that he was about to carry out ¹⁰⁶  at Jerusalem. ¹⁰⁷  9:32 Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, ¹⁰⁸  but as they became fully awake, ¹⁰⁹  they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 9:33 Then ¹¹⁰  as the men ¹¹¹  were starting to leave, ¹¹²  Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, ¹¹³  one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah” – not knowing what he was saying. 9:34 As ¹¹⁴  he was saying this, a cloud ¹¹⁵  came ¹¹⁶  and overshadowed ¹¹⁷  them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 9:35 Then ¹¹⁸  a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. ¹¹⁹  Listen to him!” ¹²⁰  9:36 After ¹²¹  the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So ¹²²  they kept silent and told no one ¹²³  at that time ¹²⁴  anything of what they had seen.

9:37 Now on ¹²⁵  the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. 9:38 Then ¹²⁶  a man from the crowd cried out, ¹²⁷  “Teacher, I beg you to look at ¹²⁸  my son – he is my only child! 9:39 A ¹²⁹  spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; ¹³⁰  it throws him into convulsions ¹³¹  and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing ¹³²  him severely. 9:40 I ¹³³  begged ¹³⁴  your disciples to cast it out, but ¹³⁵  they could not do so.” ¹³⁶  9:41 Jesus answered, ¹³⁷  “You ¹³⁸  unbelieving ¹³⁹  and perverse generation! How much longer ¹⁴⁰  must I be with you and endure ¹⁴¹  you? ¹⁴²  Bring your son here.” 9:42 As ¹⁴³  the boy ¹⁴⁴  was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground ¹⁴⁵  and shook him with convulsions. ¹⁴⁶  But Jesus rebuked ¹⁴⁷  the unclean ¹⁴⁸  spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 9:43 Then ¹⁴⁹  they were all astonished at the mighty power ¹⁵⁰  of God.

But while the entire crowd ¹⁵¹  was amazed at everything Jesus ¹⁵²  was doing, he said to his disciples, 9:44 “Take these words to heart, ¹⁵³  for the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.” ¹⁵⁴  9:45 But they did not understand this statement; its meaning ¹⁵⁵  had been concealed ¹⁵⁶  from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet ¹⁵⁷  they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

9:46 Now an argument started among the disciples ¹⁵⁸  as to which of them might be ¹⁵⁹  the greatest. 9:47 But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, ¹⁶⁰  he took a child, had him stand by ¹⁶¹  his side, 9:48 and said to them, “Whoever welcomes ¹⁶²  this child ¹⁶³  in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.” ¹⁶⁴ 

9:49 John answered, ¹⁶⁵  “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop ¹⁶⁶  him because he is not a disciple ¹⁶⁷  along with us.” 9:50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for whoever is not against you is for you.”

9:51 Now when ¹⁶⁸  the days drew near ¹⁶⁹  for him to be taken up, ¹⁷⁰  Jesus ¹⁷¹  set out resolutely ¹⁷²  to go to Jerusalem. ¹⁷³  9:52 He ¹⁷⁴  sent messengers on ahead of him. ¹⁷⁵  As they went along, ¹⁷⁶  they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance ¹⁷⁷  for him, 9:53 but the villagers ¹⁷⁸  refused to welcome ¹⁷⁹  him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem. ¹⁸⁰  9:54 Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume ¹⁸¹  them?” ¹⁸²  9:55 But Jesus ¹⁸³  turned and rebuked them, ¹⁸⁴  9:56 and they went on to another village.

9:57 As ¹⁸⁵  they were walking ¹⁸⁶  along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ¹⁸⁷  9:58 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky ¹⁸⁸  have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” ¹⁸⁹  9:59 Jesus ¹⁹⁰  said to another, “Follow me.” But he replied, ¹⁹¹  “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 9:60 But Jesus ¹⁹²  said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, ¹⁹³  but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” ¹⁹⁴  9:61 Yet ¹⁹⁵  another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.” ¹⁹⁶  9:62 Jesus ¹⁹⁷  said to him, “No one who puts his ¹⁹⁸  hand to the plow and looks back ¹⁹⁹  is fit for the kingdom of God.” ²⁰⁰ 

10:1 After this ²⁰¹  the Lord appointed seventy-two ²⁰²  others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town ²⁰³  and place where he himself was about to go. 10:2 He ²⁰⁴  said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest ²⁰⁵  to send out ²⁰⁶  workers into his harvest. 10:3 Go! I ²⁰⁷  am sending you out like lambs ²⁰⁸  surrounded by wolves. ²⁰⁹  10:4 Do not carry ²¹⁰  a money bag, ²¹¹  a traveler’s bag, ²¹²  or sandals, and greet no one on the road. ²¹³  10:5 Whenever ²¹⁴  you enter a house, ²¹⁵  first say, ‘May peace ²¹⁶  be on this house!’ 10:6 And if a peace-loving person ²¹⁷  is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you. ²¹⁸  10:7 Stay ²¹⁹  in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, ²²⁰  for the worker deserves his pay. ²²¹  Do not move around from house to house. 10:8 Whenever ²²²  you enter a town ²²³  and the people ²²⁴  welcome you, eat what is set before you. 10:9 Heal ²²⁵  the sick in that town ²²⁶  and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God ²²⁷  has come upon ²²⁸  you!’ 10:10 But whenever ²²⁹  you enter a town ²³⁰  and the people ²³¹  do not welcome ²³²  you, go into its streets ²³³  and say, 10:11 ‘Even the dust of your town ²³⁴  that clings to our feet we wipe off ²³⁵  against you. ²³⁶  Nevertheless know this: The kingdom of God has come.’ ²³⁷  10:12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom ²³⁸  than for that town! ²³⁹ 

10:13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! ²⁴⁰  Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if ²⁴¹  the miracles ²⁴²  done in you had been done in Tyre ²⁴³  and Sidon, ²⁴⁴  they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 10:14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you! 10:15 And you, Capernaum, ²⁴⁵  will you be exalted to heaven? ²⁴⁶  No, you will be thrown down to Hades! ²⁴⁷ 

10:16 “The one who listens ²⁴⁸  to you listens to me, ²⁴⁹  and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects ²⁵⁰  the one who sent me.” ²⁵¹ 

10:17 Then ²⁵²  the seventy-two ²⁵³  returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to ²⁵⁴  us in your name!” ²⁵⁵  10:18 So ²⁵⁶  he said to them, “I saw ²⁵⁷  Satan fall ²⁵⁸  like lightning ²⁵⁹  from heaven. 10:19 Look, I have given you authority to tread ²⁶⁰  on snakes and scorpions ²⁶¹  and on the full force of the enemy, ²⁶²  and nothing will ²⁶³  hurt you. 10:20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that ²⁶⁴  the spirits submit to you, but rejoice ²⁶⁵  that your names stand written ²⁶⁶  in heaven.”

10:21 On that same occasion ²⁶⁷  Jesus ²⁶⁸  rejoiced ²⁶⁹  in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise ²⁷⁰  you, Father, Lord ²⁷¹  of heaven and earth, because ²⁷²  you have hidden these things from the wise ²⁷³  and intelligent, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your gracious will. ²⁷⁴  10:22 All things have been given to me by my Father. ²⁷⁵  No one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides ²⁷⁶  to reveal him.”

10:23 Then ²⁷⁷  Jesus ²⁷⁸  turned ²⁷⁹  to his ²⁸⁰  disciples and said privately, “Blessed ²⁸¹  are the eyes that see what you see! 10:24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see ²⁸²  what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

10:25 Now ²⁸³  an expert in religious law ²⁸⁴  stood up to test Jesus, ²⁸⁵  saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ²⁸⁶  10:26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you understand it?” ²⁸⁷  10:27 The expert ²⁸⁸  answered, “Love ²⁸⁹  the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, ²⁹⁰  and love your neighbor as yourself.” ²⁹¹  10:28 Jesus ²⁹²  said to him, “You have answered correctly; ²⁹³  do this, and you will live.”

10:29 But the expert, ²⁹⁴  wanting to justify ²⁹⁵  himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 10:30 Jesus replied, ²⁹⁶  “A man was going down ²⁹⁷  from Jerusalem ²⁹⁸  to Jericho, ²⁹⁹  and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat ³⁰⁰  him up, and went off, leaving him half dead. ³⁰¹  10:31 Now by chance ³⁰²  a priest was going down that road, but ³⁰³  when he saw the injured man ³⁰⁴  he passed by ³⁰⁵  on the other side. ³⁰⁶  10:32 So too a Levite, when he came up to ³⁰⁷  the place and saw him, ³⁰⁸  passed by on the other side. 10:33 But ³⁰⁹  a Samaritan ³¹⁰  who was traveling ³¹¹  came to where the injured man ³¹²  was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him. ³¹³  10:34 He ³¹⁴  went up to him ³¹⁵  and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil ³¹⁶  and wine on them. Then ³¹⁷  he put him on ³¹⁸  his own animal, ³¹⁹  brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 10:35 The ³²⁰  next day he took out two silver coins ³²¹  and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever else you spend, I will repay you when I come back this way.’ ³²²  10:36 Which of these three do you think became a neighbor ³²³  to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 10:37 The expert in religious law ³²⁴  said, “The one who showed mercy ³²⁵  to him.” So ³²⁶  Jesus said to him, “Go and do ³²⁷  the same.”

10:38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus ³²⁸  entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest. ³²⁹  10:39 She ³³⁰  had a sister named Mary, who sat ³³¹  at the Lord’s feet ³³²  and listened to what he said. 10:40 But Martha was distracted ³³³  with all the preparations she had to make, ³³⁴  so ³³⁵  she came up to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care ³³⁶  that my sister has left me to do all the work ³³⁷  alone? Tell ³³⁸  her to help me.” 10:41 But the Lord ³³⁹  answered her, ³⁴⁰  “Martha, Martha, ³⁴¹  you are worried and troubled ³⁴²  about many things, 10:42 but one thing ³⁴³  is needed. Mary has chosen the best ³⁴⁴  part; it will not be taken away from her.”

11:1 Now ³⁴⁵  Jesus ³⁴⁶  was praying in a certain place. When ³⁴⁷  he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John ³⁴⁸  taught ³⁴⁹  his disciples.” 11:2 So he said to them, “When you pray, ³⁵⁰  say:

Father, ³⁵¹  may your name be honored; ³⁵² 

may your kingdom come. ³⁵³ 

11:3 Give us each day our daily bread, ³⁵⁴ 

11:4 and forgive us our sins,

for we also forgive everyone who sins ³⁵⁵  against us.

And do not lead us into temptation.” ³⁵⁶ 

11:5 Then ³⁵⁷  he said to them, “Suppose one of you ³⁵⁸  has a friend, and you go to him ³⁵⁹  at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, ³⁶⁰  11:6 because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, ³⁶¹  and I have nothing to set before ³⁶²  him.’ 11:7 Then ³⁶³  he will reply ³⁶⁴  from inside, ‘Do not bother me. The door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. ³⁶⁵  I cannot get up and give you anything.’ ³⁶⁶  11:8 I tell you, even though the man inside ³⁶⁷  will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man’s ³⁶⁸  sheer persistence ³⁶⁹  he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

11:9 “So ³⁷⁰  I tell you: Ask, ³⁷¹  and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door ³⁷²  will be opened for you. 11:10 For everyone who asks ³⁷³  receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door ³⁷⁴  will be opened. 11:11 What father among you, if your ³⁷⁵  son asks for ³⁷⁶  a fish, will give him a snake ³⁷⁷  instead of a fish? 11:12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? ³⁷⁸  11:13 If you then, although you are ³⁷⁹  evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit ³⁸⁰  to those who ask him!”

11:14 Now ³⁸¹  he was casting out a demon that was mute. ³⁸²  When ³⁸³  the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, ³⁸⁴  and the crowds were amazed. 11:15 But some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, ³⁸⁵  the ruler ³⁸⁶  of demons, he casts out demons.” 11:16 Others, to test ³⁸⁷  him, ³⁸⁸  began asking for ³⁸⁹  a sign ³⁹⁰  from heaven. 11:17 But Jesus, ³⁹¹  realizing their thoughts, said to them, ³⁹²  “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, ³⁹³  and a divided household falls. ³⁹⁴  11:18 So ³⁹⁵  if ³⁹⁶  Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because ³⁹⁷  you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul. 11:19 Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons ³⁹⁸  cast them ³⁹⁹  out? Therefore they will be your judges. 11:20 But if I cast out demons by the finger ⁴⁰⁰  of God, then the kingdom of God ⁴⁰¹  has already overtaken ⁴⁰²  you. 11:21 When a strong man, ⁴⁰³  fully armed, guards his own palace, ⁴⁰⁴  his possessions are safe. ⁴⁰⁵  11:22 But ⁴⁰⁶  when a stronger man ⁴⁰⁷  attacks ⁴⁰⁸  and conquers him, he takes away the first man’s ⁴⁰⁹  armor on which the man relied ⁴¹⁰  and divides up ⁴¹¹  his plunder. ⁴¹²  11:23 Whoever is not with me is against me, ⁴¹³  and whoever does not gather with me scatters. ⁴¹⁴ 

11:24 “When an unclean spirit ⁴¹⁵  goes out of a person, ⁴¹⁶  it passes through waterless places ⁴¹⁷  looking for rest but ⁴¹⁸  not finding any. Then ⁴¹⁹  it says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’ ⁴²⁰  11:25 When it returns, ⁴²¹  it finds the house ⁴²²  swept clean and put in order. ⁴²³  11:26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so ⁴²⁴  the last state of that person ⁴²⁵  is worse than the first.” ⁴²⁶ 

11:27 As ⁴²⁷  he said these things, a woman in the crowd spoke out ⁴²⁸  to him, “Blessed is the womb ⁴²⁹  that bore you and the breasts at which you nursed!” ⁴³⁰  11:28 But he replied, ⁴³¹  “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey ⁴³²  it!”

11:29 As ⁴³³  the crowds were increasing, Jesus ⁴³⁴  began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, ⁴³⁵  but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. ⁴³⁶  11:30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, ⁴³⁷  so the Son of Man will be a sign ⁴³⁸  to this generation. ⁴³⁹  11:31 The queen of the South ⁴⁴⁰  will rise up at the judgment ⁴⁴¹  with the people ⁴⁴²  of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, ⁴⁴³  something greater ⁴⁴⁴  than Solomon is here! 11:32 The people ⁴⁴⁵  of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them ⁴⁴⁶  – and now, ⁴⁴⁷  something greater than Jonah is here!

11:33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place ⁴⁴⁸  or under a basket, ⁴⁴⁹  but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light. 11:34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, ⁴⁵⁰  your whole body is full of light, but when it is diseased, ⁴⁵¹  your body is full of darkness. 11:35 Therefore see to it ⁴⁵²  that the light in you ⁴⁵³  is not darkness. 11:36 If ⁴⁵⁴  then ⁴⁵⁵  your whole body is full of light, with no part in the dark, ⁴⁵⁶  it will be as full of light as when the light of a lamp shines on you.” ⁴⁵⁷ 

11:37 As he spoke, ⁴⁵⁸  a Pharisee ⁴⁵⁹  invited Jesus ⁴⁶⁰  to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table. ⁴⁶¹  11:38 The ⁴⁶²  Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus ⁴⁶³  did not first wash his hands ⁴⁶⁴  before the meal. 11:39 But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean ⁴⁶⁵  the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. ⁴⁶⁶  11:40 You fools! ⁴⁶⁷  Didn’t the one who made the outside make the inside as well? ⁴⁶⁸  11:41 But give from your heart to those in need, ⁴⁶⁹  and ⁴⁷⁰  then everything will be clean for you. ⁴⁷¹ 

11:42 “But woe to you Pharisees! ⁴⁷²  You give a tenth ⁴⁷³  of your mint, ⁴⁷⁴  rue, ⁴⁷⁵  and every herb, yet you neglect justice ⁴⁷⁶  and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others. ⁴⁷⁷  11:43 Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats ⁴⁷⁸  in the synagogues ⁴⁷⁹  and elaborate greetings ⁴⁸⁰  in the marketplaces! 11:44 Woe to you! ⁴⁸¹  You are like unmarked graves, and people ⁴⁸²  walk over them without realizing it!” ⁴⁸³ 

11:45 One of the experts in religious law ⁴⁸⁴  answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult ⁴⁸⁵  us too.” 11:46 But Jesus ⁴⁸⁶  replied, ⁴⁸⁷  “Woe to you experts in religious law as well! ⁴⁸⁸  You load people ⁴⁸⁹  down with burdens difficult to bear, yet you yourselves refuse to touch ⁴⁹⁰  the burdens with even one of your fingers! 11:47 Woe to you! You build ⁴⁹¹  the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors ⁴⁹²  killed. 11:48 So you testify that you approve of ⁴⁹³  the deeds of your ancestors, ⁴⁹⁴  because they killed the prophets ⁴⁹⁵  and you build their ⁴⁹⁶  tombs! ⁴⁹⁷  11:49 For this reason also the wisdom ⁴⁹⁸  of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’ 11:50 so that this generation may be held accountable ⁴⁹⁹  for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning ⁵⁰⁰  of the world, ⁵⁰¹  11:51 from the blood of Abel ⁵⁰²  to the blood of Zechariah, ⁵⁰³  who was killed ⁵⁰⁴  between the altar and the sanctuary. ⁵⁰⁵  Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against ⁵⁰⁶  this generation. 11:52 Woe to you experts in religious law! You have taken away ⁵⁰⁷  the key to knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you hindered ⁵⁰⁸  those who were going in.”

11:53 When he went out from there, the experts in the law ⁵⁰⁹  and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, ⁵¹⁰  and to ask him hostile questions ⁵¹¹  about many things, 11:54 plotting against ⁵¹²  him, to catch ⁵¹³  him in something he might say.

12:1 Meanwhile, ⁵¹⁴  when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus ⁵¹⁵  began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against ⁵¹⁶  the yeast of the Pharisees, ⁵¹⁷  which is hypocrisy. ⁵¹⁸  12:2 Nothing is hidden ⁵¹⁹  that will not be revealed, ⁵²⁰  and nothing is secret that will not be made known. 12:3 So then ⁵²¹  whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered ⁵²²  in private rooms ⁵²³  will be proclaimed from the housetops. ⁵²⁴ 

12:4 “I ⁵²⁵  tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, ⁵²⁶  and after that have nothing more they can do. 12:5 But I will warn ⁵²⁷  you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, ⁵²⁸  has authority to throw you ⁵²⁹  into hell. ⁵³⁰  Yes, I tell you, fear him! 12:6 Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? ⁵³¹  Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. 12:7 In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; ⁵³²  you are more valuable than many sparrows.

12:8 “I ⁵³³  tell you, whoever acknowledges ⁵³⁴  me before men, ⁵³⁵  the Son of Man will also acknowledge ⁵³⁶  before God’s angels. 12:9 But the one who denies me before men will be denied before God’s angels. 12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit ⁵³⁷  will not be forgiven. ⁵³⁸  12:11 But when they bring you before the synagogues, ⁵³⁹  the ⁵⁴⁰  rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense ⁵⁴¹  or what you should say, 12:12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that moment ⁵⁴²  what you must say.” ⁵⁴³ 

12:13 Then ⁵⁴⁴  someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell ⁵⁴⁵  my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 12:14 But Jesus ⁵⁴⁶  said to him, “Man, ⁵⁴⁷  who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?” ⁵⁴⁸  12:15 Then ⁵⁴⁹  he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself from ⁵⁵⁰  all types of greed, ⁵⁵¹  because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 12:16 He then ⁵⁵²  told them a parable: ⁵⁵³  “The land of a certain rich man produced ⁵⁵⁴  an abundant crop, 12:17 so ⁵⁵⁵  he thought to himself, ⁵⁵⁶  ‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ⁵⁵⁷  12:18 Then ⁵⁵⁸  he said, ‘I ⁵⁵⁹  will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 12:19 And I will say to myself, ⁵⁶⁰  “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’ 12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life ⁵⁶¹  will be demanded back from ⁵⁶²  you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ ⁵⁶³  12:21 So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, ⁵⁶⁴  but is not rich toward God.”

12:22 Then ⁵⁶⁵  Jesus ⁵⁶⁶  said to his ⁵⁶⁷  disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry ⁵⁶⁸  about your ⁵⁶⁹  life, what you will eat, or about your ⁵⁷⁰  body, what you will wear. 12:23 For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing. 12:24 Consider the ravens: ⁵⁷¹  They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds ⁵⁷²  them. How much more valuable are you than the birds! 12:25 And which of you by worrying ⁵⁷³  can add an hour to his life? ⁵⁷⁴  12:26 So if ⁵⁷⁵  you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about ⁵⁷⁶  the rest? 12:27 Consider how the flowers ⁵⁷⁷  grow; they do not work ⁵⁷⁸  or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these! 12:28 And if ⁵⁷⁹  this is how God clothes the wild grass, ⁵⁸⁰  which is here ⁵⁸¹  today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, ⁵⁸²  how much more ⁵⁸³  will he clothe you, you people of little faith! 12:29 So ⁵⁸⁴  do not be overly concerned about ⁵⁸⁵  what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things. ⁵⁸⁶  12:30 For all the nations of the world pursue ⁵⁸⁷  these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 12:31 Instead, pursue ⁵⁸⁸  his ⁵⁸⁹  kingdom, ⁵⁹⁰  and these things will be given to you as well.

12:32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased ⁵⁹¹  to give you the kingdom. 12:33 Sell your possessions ⁵⁹²  and give to the poor. ⁵⁹³  Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heaven ⁵⁹⁴  that never decreases, ⁵⁹⁵  where no thief approaches and no moth ⁵⁹⁶  destroys. 12:34 For where your treasure ⁵⁹⁷  is, there your heart will be also.

12:35 “Get dressed for service ⁵⁹⁸  and keep your lamps burning; ⁵⁹⁹  12:36 be like people ⁶⁰⁰  waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration, ⁶⁰¹  so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 12:37 Blessed are those slaves ⁶⁰²  whom their master finds alert ⁶⁰³  when he returns! I tell you the truth, ⁶⁰⁴  he will dress himself to serve, ⁶⁰⁵  have them take their place at the table, ⁶⁰⁶  and will come ⁶⁰⁷  and wait on them! ⁶⁰⁸  12:38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night ⁶⁰⁹  and finds them alert, ⁶¹⁰  blessed are those slaves! ⁶¹¹  12:39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief ⁶¹²  was coming, he would not have let ⁶¹³  his house be broken into. 12:40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” ⁶¹⁴ 

12:41 Then ⁶¹⁵  Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?” ⁶¹⁶  12:42 The Lord replied, ⁶¹⁷  “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, ⁶¹⁸  whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, ⁶¹⁹  to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? 12:43 Blessed is that slave ⁶²⁰  whom his master finds at work ⁶²¹  when he returns. 12:44 I tell you the truth, ⁶²²  the master ⁶²³  will put him in charge of all his possessions. 12:45 But if ⁶²⁴  that ⁶²⁵  slave should say to himself, ⁶²⁶  ‘My master is delayed ⁶²⁷  in returning,’ and he begins to beat ⁶²⁸  the other ⁶²⁹  slaves, both men and women, ⁶³⁰  and to eat, drink, and get drunk, 12:46 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two, ⁶³¹  and assign him a place with the unfaithful. ⁶³²  12:47 That ⁶³³  servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked ⁶³⁴  will receive a severe beating. 12:48 But the one who did not know his master’s will ⁶³⁵  and did things worthy of punishment ⁶³⁶  will receive a light beating. ⁶³⁷  From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, ⁶³⁸  and from the one who has been entrusted with much, ⁶³⁹  even more will be asked. ⁶⁴⁰ 

12:49 “I have come ⁶⁴¹  to bring ⁶⁴²  fire on the earth – and how I wish it were already kindled! 12:50 I have a baptism ⁶⁴³  to undergo, ⁶⁴⁴  and how distressed I am until it is finished! 12:51 Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! ⁶⁴⁵  12:52 For from now on ⁶⁴⁶  there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three. 12:53 They will be divided, ⁶⁴⁷  father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

12:54 Jesus ⁶⁴⁸  also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, ⁶⁴⁹  you say at once, ‘A rainstorm ⁶⁵⁰  is coming,’ and it does. 12:55 And when you see the south wind ⁶⁵¹  blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is. 12:56 You hypocrites! ⁶⁵²  You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how ⁶⁵³  to interpret the present time?

12:57 “And ⁶⁵⁴  why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 12:58 As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, ⁶⁵⁵  make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, ⁶⁵⁶  and the officer throw you into prison. 12:59 I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!” ⁶⁵⁷ 

13:1 Now ⁶⁵⁸  there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. ⁶⁵⁹  13:2 He ⁶⁶⁰  answered them, “Do you think these Galileans were worse sinners ⁶⁶¹  than all the other Galileans, because they suffered these things? 13:3 No, I tell you! But unless you repent, ⁶⁶²  you will all perish as well! ⁶⁶³  13:4 Or those eighteen who were killed ⁶⁶⁴  when the tower in Siloam fell on them, ⁶⁶⁵  do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem? ⁶⁶⁶  13:5 No, I tell you! But unless you repent ⁶⁶⁷  you will all perish as well!” ⁶⁶⁸ 

13:6 Then ⁶⁶⁹  Jesus ⁶⁷⁰  told this parable: “A man had a fig tree ⁶⁷¹  planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. 13:7 So ⁶⁷²  he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, ‘For ⁶⁷³  three years ⁶⁷⁴  now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect it ⁶⁷⁵  I find none. Cut ⁶⁷⁶  it down! Why ⁶⁷⁷  should it continue to deplete ⁶⁷⁸  the soil?’ 13:8 But the worker ⁶⁷⁹  answered him, ‘Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer ⁶⁸⁰  on it. 13:9 Then if ⁶⁸¹  it bears fruit next year, ⁶⁸²  very well, ⁶⁸³  but if ⁶⁸⁴  not, you can cut it down.’”

13:10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues ⁶⁸⁵  on the Sabbath, 13:11 and a woman was there ⁶⁸⁶  who had been disabled by a spirit ⁶⁸⁷  for eighteen years. She ⁶⁸⁸  was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely. ⁶⁸⁹  13:12 When ⁶⁹⁰  Jesus saw her, he called her to him ⁶⁹¹  and said, “Woman, ⁶⁹²  you are freed ⁶⁹³  from your infirmity.” ⁶⁹⁴  13:13 Then ⁶⁹⁵  he placed his hands on her, and immediately ⁶⁹⁶  she straightened up and praised God. 13:14 But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, “There are six days on which work ⁶⁹⁷  should be done! ⁶⁹⁸  So come ⁶⁹⁹  and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day.” 13:15 Then the Lord answered him, ⁷⁰⁰  “You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its stall, ⁷⁰¹  and lead it to water? ⁷⁰²  13:16 Then ⁷⁰³  shouldn’t ⁷⁰⁴  this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan ⁷⁰⁵  bound for eighteen long ⁷⁰⁶  years, be released from this imprisonment ⁷⁰⁷  on the Sabbath day?” 13:17 When ⁷⁰⁸  he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, ⁷⁰⁹  but ⁷¹⁰  the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things ⁷¹¹  he was doing. ⁷¹² 

13:18 Thus Jesus ⁷¹³  asked, ⁷¹⁴  “What is the kingdom of God ⁷¹⁵  like? ⁷¹⁶  To ⁷¹⁷  what should I compare it? 13:19 It is like a mustard seed ⁷¹⁸  that a man took and sowed ⁷¹⁹  in his garden. It ⁷²⁰  grew and became a tree, ⁷²¹  and the wild birds ⁷²²  nested in its branches.” ⁷²³ 

13:20 Again ⁷²⁴  he said, “To what should I compare the kingdom of God? ⁷²⁵  13:21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with ⁷²⁶  three measures ⁷²⁷  of flour until all the dough had risen.” ⁷²⁸ 

13:22 Then ⁷²⁹  Jesus ⁷³⁰  traveled throughout ⁷³¹  towns ⁷³²  and villages, teaching and making his way toward ⁷³³  Jerusalem. ⁷³⁴  13:23 Someone ⁷³⁵  asked ⁷³⁶  him, “Lord, will only a few ⁷³⁷  be saved?” So ⁷³⁸  he said to them, 13:24 “Exert every effort ⁷³⁹  to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 13:25 Once ⁷⁴⁰  the head of the house ⁷⁴¹  gets up ⁷⁴²  and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord, ⁷⁴³  let us in!’ ⁷⁴⁴  But he will answer you, ⁷⁴⁵  ‘I don’t know where you come from.’ ⁷⁴⁶  13:26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ ⁷⁴⁷  13:27 But ⁷⁴⁸  he will reply, ⁷⁴⁹  ‘I don’t know where you come from! ⁷⁵⁰  Go away from me, all you evildoers!’ ⁷⁵¹  13:28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth ⁷⁵²  when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, ⁷⁵³  and all the prophets in the kingdom of God ⁷⁵⁴  but you yourselves thrown out. ⁷⁵⁵  13:29 Then ⁷⁵⁶  people ⁷⁵⁷  will come from east and west, and from north and south, and take their places at the banquet table ⁷⁵⁸  in the kingdom of God. ⁷⁵⁹  13:30 But ⁷⁶⁰  indeed, ⁷⁶¹  some are last ⁷⁶²  who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

13:31 At that time, ⁷⁶³  some Pharisees ⁷⁶⁴  came up and said to Jesus, ⁷⁶⁵  “Get away from here, ⁷⁶⁶  because Herod ⁷⁶⁷  wants to kill you.” 13:32 But ⁷⁶⁸  he said to them, “Go ⁷⁶⁹  and tell that fox, ⁷⁷⁰  ‘Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day ⁷⁷¹  I will complete my work. ⁷⁷²  13:33 Nevertheless I must ⁷⁷³  go on my way today and tomorrow and the next day, because it is impossible ⁷⁷⁴  that a prophet should be killed ⁷⁷⁵  outside Jerusalem.’ ⁷⁷⁶  13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, ⁷⁷⁷  you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! ⁷⁷⁸  How often I have longed ⁷⁷⁹  to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but ⁷⁸⁰  you would have none of it! ⁷⁸¹  13:35 Look, your house is forsaken! ⁷⁸²  And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” ⁷⁸³ 

14:1 Now ⁷⁸⁴  one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine ⁷⁸⁵  at the house of a leader ⁷⁸⁶  of the Pharisees, ⁷⁸⁷  they were watching ⁷⁸⁸  him closely. 14:2 There ⁷⁸⁹  right ⁷⁹⁰  in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy. ⁷⁹¹  14:3 So ⁷⁹²  Jesus asked ⁷⁹³  the experts in religious law ⁷⁹⁴  and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath ⁷⁹⁵  or not?” 14:4 But they remained silent. So ⁷⁹⁶  Jesus ⁷⁹⁷  took hold of the man, ⁷⁹⁸  healed him, and sent him away. ⁷⁹⁹  14:5 Then ⁸⁰⁰  he said to them, “Which of you, if you have a son ⁸⁰¹  or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?” 14:6 But ⁸⁰²  they could not reply ⁸⁰³  to this.

14:7 Then ⁸⁰⁴  when Jesus ⁸⁰⁵  noticed how the guests ⁸⁰⁶  chose the places of honor, ⁸⁰⁷  he told them a parable. He said to them, 14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, ⁸⁰⁸  do not take ⁸⁰⁹  the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host. ⁸¹⁰  14:9 So ⁸¹¹  the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then, ashamed, ⁸¹²  you will begin to move to the least important ⁸¹³  place. 14:10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host ⁸¹⁴  approaches he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ ⁸¹⁵  Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you. 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but ⁸¹⁶  the one who humbles ⁸¹⁷  himself will be exalted.”

14:12 He ⁸¹⁸  said also to the man ⁸¹⁹  who had invited him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, ⁸²⁰  don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid. 14:13 But when you host an elaborate meal, ⁸²¹  invite the poor, the crippled, ⁸²²  the lame, and ⁸²³  the blind. ⁸²⁴  14:14 Then ⁸²⁵  you will be blessed, ⁸²⁶  because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid ⁸²⁷  at the resurrection of the righteous.”

14:15 When ⁸²⁸  one of those at the meal with Jesus ⁸²⁹  heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone ⁸³⁰  who will feast ⁸³¹  in the kingdom of God!” ⁸³²  14:16 But Jesus ⁸³³  said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet ⁸³⁴  and invited ⁸³⁵  many guests. ⁸³⁶  14:17 At ⁸³⁷  the time for the banquet ⁸³⁸  he sent his slave ⁸³⁹  to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, because everything is now ready.’ 14:18 But one after another they all ⁸⁴⁰  began to make excuses. ⁸⁴¹  The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, ⁸⁴²  and I must go out and see it. Please excuse me.’ ⁸⁴³  14:19 Another ⁸⁴⁴  said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, ⁸⁴⁵  and I am going out ⁸⁴⁶  to examine them. Please excuse me.’ 14:20 Another ⁸⁴⁷  said, ‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’ ⁸⁴⁸  14:21 So ⁸⁴⁹  the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious ⁸⁵⁰  and said to his slave, ‘Go out quickly ⁸⁵¹  to the streets and alleys of the city, ⁸⁵²  and bring in the poor, ⁸⁵³  the crippled, ⁸⁵⁴  the blind, and the lame.’ 14:22 Then ⁸⁵⁵  the slave said, ‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’ ⁸⁵⁶  14:23 So ⁸⁵⁷  the master said to his ⁸⁵⁸  slave, ‘Go out to the highways ⁸⁵⁹  and country roads ⁸⁶⁰  and urge ⁸⁶¹  people ⁸⁶²  to come in, so that my house will be filled. ⁸⁶³  14:24 For I tell you, not one of those individuals ⁸⁶⁴  who were invited ⁸⁶⁵  will taste my banquet!’” ⁸⁶⁶ 

14:25 Now large crowds ⁸⁶⁷  were accompanying Jesus, ⁸⁶⁸  and turning to them he said, 14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate ⁸⁶⁹  his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, and even his own life, ⁸⁷⁰  he cannot be my disciple. 14:27 Whoever does not carry his own cross ⁸⁷¹  and follow ⁸⁷²  me cannot be my disciple. 14:28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down ⁸⁷³  first and compute the cost ⁸⁷⁴  to see if he has enough money to complete it? 14:29 Otherwise, ⁸⁷⁵  when he has laid ⁸⁷⁶  a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, ⁸⁷⁷  all who see it ⁸⁷⁸  will begin to make fun of ⁸⁷⁹  him. 14:30 They will say, ⁸⁸⁰  ‘This man ⁸⁸¹  began to build and was not able to finish!’ ⁸⁸²  14:31 Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down ⁸⁸³  first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose ⁸⁸⁴  the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 14:32 If he cannot succeed, ⁸⁸⁵  he will send a representative ⁸⁸⁶  while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace. ⁸⁸⁷  14:33 In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions. ⁸⁸⁸ 

14:34 “Salt ⁸⁸⁹  is good, but if salt loses its flavor, ⁸⁹⁰  how can its flavor be restored? 14:35 It is of no value ⁸⁹¹  for the soil or for the manure pile; it is to be thrown out. ⁸⁹²  The one who has ears to hear had better listen!” ⁸⁹³