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LUKE 9-16 (with Strong’s numbers)

Luke 9: Yeshua called His twelve, and gave them power and authority over all demons and diseases, to heal them. 2 He sent them out to herald the Kingdom of Yehovah’, and to heal the sick. 3 He told them, “Take nothing for the journey, no staff, nor a wallet, nor bread, nor money; and dont carry a second coat”. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave the city. 5 Anyone who wont receive you, when you leave that city, shake the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them. 6 The heralds* went out, and traveled around the villages and cities, heralding and healing everywhere. 7 Herod the Tetrarch heard of all the things done by Him, and he was disturbed; because some were saying that John had arisen from the dead. 8 But others said that Elijah has reappeared; and others, that a prophet from among the ancient prophets has arisen. 9 Herod said, “I have cut off John’s head; but who is this, of whom I hear these things”? He wanted to see Him. 10 When the heralds* returned, they told Yeshua everything that they had done. Then He took them aside, to a remote part of Bethsaida. 11 When the crowd discovered it, they followed Him; and He received them, and conversed with them concerning the Kingdom of Yehovah; and those who needed to be healed were healed. 12 Near sunset, His disciples came near, and told him, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go into the villages around us and to the towns, to stay in them, and to get some food, for we are in a wilderness”. 13 Yeshua told then, “You give them something to eat”. But they replied, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish; unless we go and buy food for all of these people”. 14 There were about five thousand men. Yeshua told them, “Make them sit in groups of fifty”. 15 So the disciples had them all sitting. 16 Yeshua took the five loaves and two fish, and looked towards heaven, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to His disciples to set before the crowds. 17 They all ate, and were satisfied; and they took up the fragments of remains—twelve baskets. 18 As He was praying in private with His disciples, He asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am”? 19 They answered, “John the Baptizer; others say Elijah, and others say a prophet, one of the ancient prophets arisen”. 20 He asked them, “But who do you say that I am”? Simon said, “The Messiah of Yehovah”. 21 He admonished them, and commanded that they should not tell this to anyone. 22 He told them, “The Son of man is to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders and the leading priests and Law professors; and they will kill Him; and on the third day, He will arise”. 23 He said before all the people, “Anyone who would follow Me, must deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me”. 24 For he who would save his life, will lose it; but he who would lose his life, for My sake, will save it. 25 How would a person profit, if he gains the whole world, and loses his eternal life or damages* [2210] it? 26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and of My truths, the Son of man will be ashamed of him, when He comes in the praise of His Father, with His holy Messengers. 27 I tell you the truth, that there are some standing here, who will not die until they see the Kingdom of Yehovah *with their own eyes* [1492] . 28 About eight days after these teachings, Yeshua took Simon and James and John, and went up a mountain to pray. 29 While He prayed, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothing became white and brilliant. 30 Then two men were talking with Him; they were Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in *an exalted state [1391]. They were conversing about His departure that was to take place from Jerusalem. 32 Simon and those with him were overcome with drowsiness; and being scarcely awake, they saw His glorious condition, and those two men who stood near Him. 33 As they were leaving Him, Simon said to Yeshua, “Founder* [1988], it is better* for us to remain here. Let’s make three booths here, one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”. But he wasnt aware of what he was saying. 34 As he was speaking, a cloud overshadowed them; and they were afraid when they saw Moses and Elijah go up into the cloud. 35 There was a voice from the cloud, that said, “This is My beloved Son; listen to Him”. 36 When the voice was finished, Yeshua was found to be alone. They remained silent, telling no one at that time what they had seen. 37 The next day, as they came down from the mountain, a great crowd met them. 38 A man from the crowd cried out, “Master, I beg you, look at me. Here is my only son: 39 and a spirit comes on him, and he suddenly cries out, and grinds his teeth, and foams at the mouth; and it leaves him with difficulty, after bruising him. 40 I asked your disciples to cast him out; and they couldnt”. 41 Yeshua said, “O unbelieving and perverse nation*! How long will I be with you, and bear with you? Bring your son here”. 42 While he was bringing him, the demon threw him down, and convulsed him. Yeshua scolded the unclean spirit, and healed the lad, and delivered him to his father. 43 They were all amazed at the majesty of Yehovah. While everyone was amazed at what Yeshua had done, He said to His disciples: 44 “Lay up these words in your minds; for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men”. 45 But they didnt understand what He said; because it was concealed from them, so that they wouldnt understand it; and they were afraid to ask Him about it. 46 They began to wonder which of them was to be the greatest. 47 Yeshua knew what was on their minds; so He took a child, and placed him next to Him. 48 Then He told them, “Whoever receives a child like this, in My name, receives Me; and he who receives Me, receives the One who sent Me. For he who is least among you will be the greatest one”. 49 John said, “Founder*, we saw a man casting out demons in Your name; and we stopped him, because he doesnt accompany us”. 50 Yeshua told them, “Dont stop them, for whoever is not against you, is for you”. 51 When the time* for His ascension *drew near*, He headed toward Jerusalem. 52 He sent heralds* before Him; and they went, and entered a village of the Samaritans, to prepare lodgings for Him. 53 But they didnt receive Him, because He was headed for Jerusalem. 54 When His disciples James and John saw it, they asked Him, “Master, do You want for us to speak, and have fire come down from heaven, and consume them, as Elijah did”? 55 He turned and scolded them, and said, “You dont know what spirit you are of”. 56 For the Son of man has not come to destroy humanity; but to preserve it. Then they went to another village. 57 As they traveled, someone told him, “I will follow You wherever You go, Master”. 58 Yeshua replied, “Foxes have dens, and the birds of heaven have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay His head”. 59 He told another, “Follow Me”. But he replied, “Master, allow me to first go and bury my father”. 60 Yeshua told Him, “Allow the dead to bury their dead; and go and announce the Kingdom of Yehovah”. 61 Another told him, “I will follow You, Master; but first allow me to say farewell to my household, then I will come”. 62 Yeshua replied, “No man putting his hand to the ox plow, and looking backward, is fit for the Kingdom of Yehovah”.

Luke 10: After these things, Yeshua appointed from among His disciples seventy other people, and sent them out by twos before Him, to every place and city where He was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is great, and the laborers are few; so pray that Yehovah the harvester will send laborers into His harvest”. 3 Go forward; I send you out as sheep among wolves. 4 Take no purses, nor wallets, nor shoes; and visit* [1] no man along the way. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace be to this house”. 6 If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; but if not, your peace will return to you. 7 Remain in that house, eating and drinking what it affords; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Dont go from house to house. 8 Whatever city you enter, where they receive you; eat what is set before you. 9 Heal those who are sick there; and tell them, “The Kingdom of Yehovah has come near you”. 10 Into whatever city you enter, if they dont welcome you; go out into the street, and say, 11 “Even the dust of your city that adheres to our feet, we’ll shake off against you; but know this, that the Kingdom of Yehovah has come near you”. 12 I tell you, that it will be more bearable for Sodom in that day, than for that city. 13 I pity you Chorazin; I pity you Bethsaida. If the mighty deeds that were done in you had been seen in Tyre and Sidon, they would have *amended their ways* in sackcloth and ashes long ago. 14 But for Tyre and Sidon it will be more tolerable* on Judgment Day than for you. 15 You Capernaum have exalted yourself up to heaven, but will be brought down to www.2001translation.com/Hell.htmSheol . 16 He who hears you, hears Me; and he who despises you, despises Me; and he who despises Me, despises the One who sent Me. 17 The seventy whom He sent out, returned with great joy, and said, “Master, even the demons were subject to us, in Your name”. 18 He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”. 19 Look, I give you authority to tread on serpents, and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy* [2190]; nothing will harm you. 20 But dont rejoice because the demons are subject to you; rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. 21 In that hour Yeshua rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank You, Father, Yehovah of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the experts* and the learned*, and have revealed them to babes, yes, Father, for these are the ones You want”. 22 He turned to His disciples, and told them, “Everything is committed to Me by My Father; and no one knows who the Son is, but the Father; or who the Father is, but the Son, and whoever the Son is pleased to reveal it”. 23 He turned to His disciples, privately, and said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see”. 24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and didnt see it; and to hear what you hear, and didnt hear it. 25 Look, a Law professor stood up to test Him, and said, “Master, what must I do, to inherit eternal life”? 26 Yeshua asked him, “How is it written in the Law? How do you read it”? 27 He replied, “You must love Yehovah your God, with all of your *intellectual endeavors* [2588], with all of your being* [5590], with all of your understanding* [1271], and with all your ability* [2479]; and your neighbor, as yourself”. 28 Yeshua told him, “You have correctly spoken; do this, and you’ll live”. 29 He, wanting to justify himself, added, “And who is my neighbor”? 30 Yeshua replied, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and was overtaken by robbers who stripped him, battered him, left him nearly dead, and went their way. 31 A certain priest passed by that way; and he saw him, but passed on. 32 Also a Levite came, approached the spot, saw him, but passed on. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was, saw him, and took pity on him. 34 He went to him, and bound up his wounds, and poured wine and oil on them, and set him on his donkey, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next morning, he took out two denarii and gave them to the host, and said, ‘Take good care of him; and if you spend any more, when I return, I will repay you’. 36 So which of these three appears to you to have been a neighbor to the one who was overtaken by marauders”? 37 He said, “The one who had pity on him”. Yeshua replied, “Go, and do the same”. 38 Then as they traveled, He entered a certain village, and a woman whose name was Martha received Him into her house. 39 She had a sister whose name was Mary; she came and seated herself at the Master’s feet, and listened to His teachings. 40 But Martha was distracted with too many preparations; and she came, and asked Him, “Master, dont You care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Ask her to help me”. 41 Yeshua replied, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; 42 yet only one thing is necessary; and Mary has chosen for herself the honorable thing that wont be taken from her”.

[1] Usually translated as “greet” but “a salutation was made not merely by a slight gesture and a few words, but generally by embracing and kissing, a journey was retarded frequently by saluting”. www.onlinebible.net/OBGL

Luke 11: He was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples asked Him, “Master teach us to pray, as John taught His disciples. 2 Yeshua told them, “When you pray, say, Father in heaven, Your name is hallowed; may Your Kingdom come; may Your will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. 3 Give us daily the bread we need; 4 and remit our sins, for we also remit everyone’s debts owed to us. Dont bring us trials, but deliver us from evil”. 5 He told them, “Which of you has a friend, who comes to him at midnight and says to him, “Friend, lend me three loaves; 6 for a friend has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to feed him”? 7 His friend from inside will answer, “Dont disturb me because the door is closed, and my children are with me in bed; I cant get up and help you. 8 I tell you that He will not help him because of friendship, but because of his inconvenience; he will get up and give him whatever he wants. 9 So I tell you, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds; and to him who finds, it is opened. 11 For which of you being a father, if his son asks him for bread, would hand him a stone? Or, if he asks for a fish, will hand him a snake instead of a fish? 12 Or will hand him a scorpion, if he asks for an egg? 13 So if you, who are *far from perfect* [4190], know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him? 14 He was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man conversed; and the crowds were amazed. 15 But some of them said, “It is by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that He casts out demons”. 16 Others, to test Him, asked Him for a sign from heaven. 17 But Yeshua, knowing their thoughts, told them, “Every kingdom that is divided against itself will become a desolation; and a house that is divided against itself will fall. 18 If Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand, since you say, that I cast out demons by Beelzebub? 19 If I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? So they will be your judges. 20 But if I, by the finger of Yehovah, cast out demons, the Kingdom of Yehovah has come near to you. 21 When a strong man, fully armed, protects his doorway, his property rests securely. 22 But if a stronger man comes and overpowers him, he takes away all the arms that he relied on, and divides his spoils. 23 He who is not for Me, is against Me; and he who doesnt gather with Me, actually scatters. 24 When an unclean spirit leaves a man, it goes wandering in places where there is no water, in order to find rest; and, as it cannot find rest it says, “I will return to the house that I came from. 25 When it comes, it finds it swept clean and set in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits, worse than itself, and they enter and live there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. 27 While He was saying these things, a certain woman from the crowd told him, “Blessed is the womb that carried You, and the breasts that nursed You”. 28 He told her, “Blessed are those who hear the truths* of Yehovah, and obey them. 29 When people crowded together, He would say, “This evil nation* seeks a sign; but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of man will be a sign to this nation*. 31 The queen of the south will stand up in the Judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them; for she came from the other side of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and One superior to Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the Judgment with this nation, and will condemn it; for they *amended their ways* at the heralding of Jonah, and One superior to Jonah is here. 33 No one lights a lamp, and puts it in a secret place, or under a bushel, but on a light stand; so that those who come in can see the light. 34 The lamp of your body is your eye. So when your eye is sound, your whole body will shine; but if it is bad, your body also will be dark. 35 So see to it that the light that is in you doesnt become darkened. 36 For if your whole body shines, and no part of it is dark, the whole will shine as if a lamp illuminates you by its radiance. 37 While He was speaking, a certain Pharisee requested that He dine with him; and He went in, and sat. 38 The Pharisee noticing Him, wondered why He did not ceremonially wash before dinner. 39 Yeshua told him, “You Pharisees wash the outside of the cup and the dish; but your inside is full of extortion and wickedness. 40 You lack understanding! Didnt He who made the outside, also make the inside? 41 But, give alms from what you possess; and then everything will be clean for you. 42 But I pity you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue, and every herb; but pass over justice and the love of Yehovah. Now you should do these things, but not omit those. 43 I pity you Pharisees who love the best seats in the synagogues, and being greeted in the streets. 44 I pity you, Law professors and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like unmarked graves, and men walk over them without realizing it. 45 One of the Law professors replied, “Master, while saying these things, you reproach us also”. 46 He replied, “Yes, I also pity you Law professors, who load men with heavy burdens; yet you yourselves will not touch those burdens with one of your fingers! 47 I pity you who build grave monuments for the prophets, whom your fathers had killed! 48 So you testify, that you approve of the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their monuments. 49 So Wisdom said, ‘I will send to them prophets and emissaries*; and some of them they will persecute and kill; 50 that from this nation may be required, the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the cosmos [2889, kosmos] was created; 51 from the blood of Abel, to the blood of Zachariah who was slain between the temple and the altar’. Yes, I tell you, “It will be required of this nation”. 52 I pity you Law professors; for you have taken away the keys of knowledge. You yourselves didnt enter, and those who are entering you hinder. 53 When He had said these things to them, the Law professors and Pharisees were greatly offended, and angry, they pummeled Him with questions 54 and tried many deceptions against Him, hunting* for something He said, so that they could accuse Him of it.

Luke 12: When great crowds were assembled by *tens of thousands* [3461], so that they trampled one another, Yeshua told His disciples, “First of all, beware of that leaven of the Pharisees that is hypocrisy”. 2 For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed; nor secret, that will not be known. 3 For whatever you say in the dark, will be heard in the light; and what you whisper in someone’s ear in a secret room will be proclaimed on the house tops. 4 To you, My friends, I say, “Dont be afraid of those who kill the body, and afterwards have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will show you who to be afraid of; fear Him who, after He has killed, has authority to cast you into Gehenna*. Yes I tell you; be afraid of Him. 6 Arent five sparrows sold for two assarii? and not one of them is forgotten before Yehovah. 7 As for you, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So dont fear; for you are superior to many sparrows. 8 I tell you, that everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the Messengers* of Yehovah. 9 But he who denies Me before men, will himself be denied before the Messengers* of Yehovah. 10 Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven of it; but he who blasphemes the Holy Spirit, will not be pardoned. 11 When they bring you into the synagogues, before leaders and men in authority, dont be anxious how you’ll make your defense, or what you’ll say; 12 for the Holy Spirit will, in that hour, instruct you what to say. 13 Someone in the assembly asked Him, “Master, tell my brother, to divide the inheritance with me”. 14 But Yeshua told him, “Man, who established Me a judge and arbitrator over you? 15 He said to His disciples, “Beware of all avarice, for life doesnt consist of an abundance of possessions. 16 He told them an analogy* [3850]: “The land of a certain rich man produced in abundance. 17 He thought to himself, “What should I do; for I have nowhere to store all of my produce”? 18 He thought, “This is what I will do; I will tear down my storehouses, and rebuild them larger; and there I’ll store all my grain and my goods”. 19 Then he told himself, “I have accumulated an abundance of goods* that will last for many years; I’ll *take it easy* [373]; eat, drink, and *be merry*. 20 But Yehovah told him, “You ignorant man! Tonight, the *breath of life* [5590] will be *demanded back* [523}; then who will own your provisions?” 21 This is what awaits anyone who accumulates wealth for himself, but is not rich in Yehovah. 22 He told His disciples, “So I tell you, dont be anxious about your life, what you’ll eat, or what you’ll wear on your body. 23 For life is more important than food, and the body more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens that dont sow, or reap, or have cellars and storehouses; yet Yehovah provides them food. How much more important are you than birds! 25 Which of you, by taking pains, can add one cubit to his height? 26 If you are powerless concerning the least of things, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow; they dont work, they dont spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his praise was clothed like one of these. 28 If Yehovah clothes the herbs that today exists in the field, and tomorrow falls into the oven, how much more will He care for you, you with little faith? 29 Dont ask what you’ll eat, or what you’ll drink; nor be anxious about any such things. 30 For all these things the nations* of the world enquire about; and your Father knows that these things are necessary for you also. 31 But seek the Kingdom of Yehovah, and all of these things will be given to you. 32 Dont fear little flock; for your Father delights* in giving you the Kingdom. 33 Sell your property, and give alms; make yourselves moneybags* that do not become old, and a treasure that is not temporary, in the heavens; where no thief approaches, and no moth eats. 34 For your treasure is now housed in your minds. 35 Be dressed for action*, and keep your lamps burning. 36 Be like people who expect* [4327] their employer, so that when he returns from the *wedding banquet* [1062], and he comes and knocks, they will welcome him immediately. 37 The employer’s servants will be elated when he comes, and he finds them still serving*. Assuredly, “He will *dress up*, but have them relax*, and will come to each of them and serve them! 38 If in the second watch, or in the third, he comes and finds them, those servants will be elated. 39 And know this, if the owner of the house had known which watch the thief would come, he would have been awake and wouldnt have allowed his house to be broken into. 40 So be ready; for in an hour that you *do not suspect*, the Son of man will come. 41 Simon Cephas asked, “Master, did You tell this analogy* for us, or for everyone? 42 Yeshua replied, “Who then is that faithful and wise administrator, whom his master will place over all his household*, to give them their portion in due time? 43 The master’s servants will be elated when he comes, and he finds them *still serving*! 44 Assuredly, he will place him over all his possessions. 45 But if the head servant thinks to himself, “My master delays his coming; and begins to strike the men and women servants and begins to wine and dine and get drunk; 46 the master of that servant will come on a day he does not suspect*, and at a time of day that he does not suspect*, and will cut him in two; and will compensate him along with the unfaithful. 47 The servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare for him according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes. 48 But he who didnt know, yet did something deserving stripes, will be beaten with fewer stripes. For to whoever much is given, much is required; and to whoever much is entrusted, still more will be required of him. 49 I have come to cast fire to the earth; and I wish, that it were already kindled. 50 I have a baptism to be immersed* with; and I’ll be very distressed until it is accomplished. 51 Do you suppose, that I have come to bring world peace? I say, on the contrary, I bring division! 52 For from this time on, there will be five people in one house who will be in opposition, three against two, and two against three. 53 For a father will be opposed to his son, and a son opposed to his father; a mother against her daughter, and a daughter against her mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 54 He said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising out of the west, you immediately say, ‘Rain is coming’; and it is so. 55 When a south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot’, and so it is. 56 You hypocrites, you know how to read* the signs in the heavens and on the earth; but why cant you understand this time? 57 Why cant you even judge among yourselves correctly? 58 When you go with your adversary to the ruler, while on the way, make an effort to negotiate with him; otherwise he will bring you to the judge and the judge will deliver you to the jailer, and the jailer will throw you into prison. 59 I tell you for certain, “You wont come out of there until you pay the very last mite.

Luke 13: At that time, someone came and told Him of those Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 Yeshua replied, “Do you suppose, that those Galileans were worse sinners than any other Galileans, because this happened to them? 3 I say no; yet all of you will perish as well, unless you *amend your ways* [3340]. 4 Or concerning the eighteen that the tower in Siloam fell on, killing them; do you suppose that they were worse sinners than the men living in Jerusalem? 5 I say no; yet unless you *amend your ways*, you will also perish. 6 He also gave this analogy*, “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it, and found none. 7 He said to the vinedresser, “Look, for three years, I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I never find any. Cut it down. Why should it burden the ground”? 8 The vinedresser told the owner, “Spare it one more year; I’ll till around it, and manure it and see if it bears fruit, but if not, you should cut it down; why should it live”? 10 Yeshua was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath, 11 and there was a woman there who had had a spirit of sickness for eighteen years; she was bent over, and could not straighten herself up at all. 12 Yeshua saw her, and called out to her, “Woman, you are released from your infirmity”. 13 He put His hand on her; and immediately she straightened herself up, and praised Yehovah. 14 The leader of the synagogue, being angry that Yeshua had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, “There are six days that it is Lawful to work; come on those days and be healed, but not on the Sabbath day”. 15 But Yeshua replied, “You hypocrite! Doesnt every one of you, untie his ox or his donkey from the stall, on the Sabbath, and lead him to water? 16 This woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, for these eighteen long years—shouldnt she be untied from this restraint on the Sabbath day? 17 After He said these things, everyone who had stood up against Him was ashamed, and everyone rejoiced about all the miracles that He was doing. 18 Yeshua said, “To what is the Kingdom of Yehovah like? What can it be compared to? 19 It is like the tiny seed of the mustard herb that a man took and sowed in his garden; and it grew, and became a large tree [1]; and the birds of heaven made her nests in its branches”. 20 Yeshua said again, “What can the Kingdom of Yehovah be compared to? 21 It is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three seahs of meal, until the whole was fermented. 22 He traveled through the villages and cities, teaching and heading towards Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked Him whether only a few would be saved*? 24 Yeshua replied, “Strive to enter by the narrow gate; for I say that many will try to enter, and will not be able. 25 From the time that the Master of the house rises and closes the door, you will stand outside* knocking on the door; and you’ll be saying, “Master, Master, open the door for us”, and He will answer, “I dont know who you are, or where you are from”. 26 Then you will say, “We have eaten and drank with You; and You have taught in our streets”. 27 He will reply, “I dont know who you are, or where you are from. Leave Me, you workers of falsehoods”. 28 There will be crying and grinding of teeth, when you will see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of Yehovah; and yourselves being thrust out. 29 They will come from the east and from the west, and from the south and from the north, and will *take their places* in the Kingdom of Yehovah. 30 Yes, there the last will be first, and there the first will be last. 31 On the same day some of the Pharisees came, and told Him, “Get out of here, for Herod wants to kill You”. 32 Yeshua told them, “Go tell that fox, that I’ll cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day My *work will be finished*. 33 But I must work [2] today and tomorrow, and on the following day I will leave; because it cannot be that a prophet would die outside of Jerusalem. 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets, and stone those who are sent to you; how many times would I have gathered your children, as a hen gathers her young under her wings, and you were not willing? 35 So your house is left to you desolate. For I say to you; you will not see Me, until you can say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of Yehovah.

[1] This tree possibly contrasts with the gigantic tree of Daniel 4.

[2] See why this says “work” instead of “walk”. Keywords walk or work.

Luke 14: Later, He entered the house of one of the leading Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath day. They were watching Him. 2 There was a man with dropsy before Him. 3 Yeshua asked the Law professors and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath”? 4 But they were silent. So He took him, and healed him, and had him leave. 5 He asked them, “Which of you, if his son or his ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, doesnt immediately reach down and pull him out”? 6 They would not give Him an answer to that. 7 He spoke a analogy* to the guests who were present, when He noticed that they were choosing the best seating. 8 “When you are invited by anyone to a house of feasting, dont go and find the best seating; perhaps someone was invited there more honorable than yourself; 9 then the one who invited both him and you will come and tell you, “Give up the place you’re occupying for this man”. Then you will be be ashamed, as you get up, and find other seating. 10 But when you get an invitation, go and choose lesser seating so that when the host arrives, he will say to you, “Friend, please take the best seating”. Then you will be honored before everyone around you. 11 For, everyone who exalts himself, will be humbled; and everyone who humbles himself, will be exalted. 12 He told the host, “When you have a breakfast* or a supper, dont invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors; otherwise, they will reciprocate, and you will be compensated. 13 Rather, when you have a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind. 14 You will be blessed. For they cant repay you; but your compensation will be at the Resurrection of the Just. 15 Then one of those seated heard these things, and told him, “Blessed is He who will eat bread in the Kingdom of Yehovah”. 16 Yeshua replied, “A certain man made a great supper, and invited many. 17 At the appointed time for the supper, He sent his servant to say to those invited, “Look, everything is ready for you; come. 18 They all to a man, began to excuse themselves. The first told him, “I bought a field, and am obligated to go out and see it. I ask that you allow me to be excused. 19 Another said, “I have bought five pairs of oxen, I must go to test them. I ask that you, allow me to be excused. 20 Another said, “I have married a woman and because of this I cannot come”. 21 The servant returned, and told his master these things. Then the master of the house was angry; and he told his servant, “Go out quickly into the market places and the streets of the city, and bring in the poor, the diseased, the lame, and the blind”. 22 The servant said, “Master, even with that done at your command; there will still be more room”. 23 The master told his servant, “Go out by the pathways, and among the hedges, and compel everyone to come in so that my house may be filled. 24 For I declare to you, that not one of those men who were invited, will taste my supper”. 25 When great crowds were traveling with Him, He turned and told them, 26 “He who comes to Me, but defers* [1] to his father and his mother, his brothers and his sisters, his wife and his children, and his own life also, cannot become My disciple. 27 He who doesnt take up his cross and follow Me, cannot become a disciple of Mine. 28 For, which of you, planning to build a tower, doesnt first sit down and compute the cost, to see whether he has the means to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid the foundation, and is unable to finish, everyone who sees it will ridicule him; 30 and say, ‘This man began to build, and was unable to finish’. 31 Or what king, who is going to contend in battle with his neighboring king, doesnt first consider whether he is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who is coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If not, while he is yet far from him, he would sends envoys, and sue for peace. 33 So anyone of you who couldnt give up all his possessions, cannot be My disciple. 34 Salt is a good thing; but if the salt has deteriorated, how could it be used as seasoning? 35 It is fit for neither the soil, nor the manure pile. They must throw it away. He who has ears to hear, listen”.

[1] Using the keyword “hate”, find out why this has nothing to do with “hates” here.

Luke 15: Tax extractors and sinners came to Him to listen. 2 The Law professors and Pharisees muttered things, such as, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them”. 3 Yeshua spoke this analogy* to them, 4 “Who among you, who has a hundred sheep, and if he loses one of them, doesnt leave the ninety nine in the wilderness, and go and search for the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 When he finds it, he rejoices, and puts it on his shoulders. 6 Then he comes home, and he calls together his friends and neighbors, and says to them, “Rejoice with me; for I have found my lost sheep”. 7 I tell you, that there will be more joy in heaven, over one sinner who *amends his ways*, than over ninety nine just ones who did not need to *amend their ways*. 8 Or what woman is there, who, if she has ten drachma coins, and loses one of them, doesnt light a lamp, and sweep the house, and search for it carefully, until she finds it? 9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, and says to them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my drachma that was lost”. 10 I tell you that there will be similar joy, before the Messengers* of Yehovah, over one sinner who *amends their ways*. 11 Yeshua said, “A certain man had two sons. 12 His younger son told him. ‘Father, give me the inheritance due me from your house. So he divided his property among them. 13 After a few days, the younger son gathered together his things, and went to a distant place and there squandered his inheritance, by living wastefully. 14 When he had wasted everything that he had, a great famine occurred in that place; and he began to go hungry*. 15 He negotiated* with one of the citizens of the area who sent him into the field to tend swine. 16 He longed to fill himself with the pods that the swine were eating, but no one gave him any. 17 When he came to himself, he thought, “How many hired servants are right now at my father’s house, who have bread enough, while I am here perishing with hunger. 18 I will get up and go to my father, and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you; 19 and am no longer worthy to be called your son. Hire me as one of your servants. 20 So he got up and headed toward his father. While he was at a considerable distance, his father saw him; and compassionately ran toward him, grabbed him and kissed him. 21 His son said, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before you, and am not worthy to be called your son. 22 But his father said to his servants, “Bring my best robe, and clothe him, and put a ring on his hand, and give him some shoes. 23 Bring and slay the biggest bullock; let’s eat, and be merry. 24 For, my son was dead, and is now alive; he was lost and is now found. So they began the merriments. 25 But his older son was in the field; and as he was returning and approached the house, he heard the voices of many people singing. 26 He called to one of the boys, and asked him what was happening. 27 He said, “Your brother has come; and your father has killed the biggest bullock, because he has received him in health”. 28 Then he got mad, and wouldnt go inside, so his father went out and plead with him. 29 He said to his father, “For many years have I labored for you, never neglecting your commands; but you never gave me so much as a kid goat, to party with my friends. 30 But for this son of yours, when he finished squandering your property with harlots, and came home, you have slain the largest bullock for him. 31 His father told him, “Son, you have always been with me, and all that I have, is yours. 32 But it was proper for us to celebrate, and be very glad; because your brother was dead, and is now alive; he was lost, and is now found.

Luke 16: He spoke a analogy* to His disciples. There was a certain rich man, who had a manager; and accusations were made against him, that he was squandering his property. 2 His superior* [2962, kurios] called him, and asked him, “What is this that I hear about you? Make me a final accounting of your management; for you can no longer be my manager. 3 The manager thought to himself, “What can I do, since my superior is about to take away my manager position? I am unable to dig; and ashamed to become a beggar. 4 I know what to do, so that, when I am *removed from my office of manager* [3179], I’ll be received into other houses. 5 He called each one of his superior’s debtors; and he said to the first, “How much do you owe to my superior? 6 He told him, “One hundred cors* of oil”. So he told him, “Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty cors”. 7 He said to another, “And how much do you owe my superior”? He told him, “One hundred cors of wheat”. So he told him, “Take your bill, and sit down, and write eighty cors”. 8 His superior praised the unrighteous manager for having acted shrewdly; for the children of this world are shrewder than the children of light, in this their generation. 9 So I tell you, “Make yourselves friends, with this unrighteous mammon; so that when it is finished, they may receive you to an everlasting home. 10 He who is faithful with a little, will also be faithful with much; and he who is unjust with a little, will also be unjust with much. 11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you with true riches? 12 If you have not been found faithful with what is not yours, who would entrust you with what is yours? 13 There is no servant, who can serve two masters. For, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will honor the one and despise the other. You cannot serve Yehovah and mammon. 14 The Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, *turned up their noses* at Him. 15 Yeshua told them, “You are the kind who justify yourselves before men; but Yehovah knows your minds, for those things that are exalted among men, are abominable before Yehovah. 16 The Law and the prophets were everything before John; since then, the *Good News* of the Kingdom of Yehovah is proclaimed, and everyone presses it to enter in. 17 It is easier for heaven and earth to *pass by* [3928], than for one serif* [2762] to *fall away* from the Law. 18 Whoever puts his wife away, and takes another, commits adultery; and whoever takes her who is put away, commits adultery. 19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and spent every day in splendid luxury. 20 And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Lazarus; and he was laid at the gate of the rich man, covered with ulcers. 21 He desired to fill his belly with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table; and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers. 22 So it was, that the poor man died; and holy Messengers* transported him to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. 23 Being tormented in Sheol, he raised his eyes from afar off, and saw Abraham, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 He called with a loud voice, and said, “Abraham, father, have pity on me; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and moisten my tongue; because I am tormented in this flame. 25 Abraham replied, “My son, remember, that you received your good things in your lifetime, and Lazarus his evil things; but now he is here at rest, and you are tormented. 26 Further, there is a great barrier between us and you; so that those who might pass from here to you, cannot; neither can anyone pass from there to us. 27 He said, “So I ask you, father, that you would send him to my father’s house; 28 for I have five brothers. Have him go and warn them; so that dont also come to this place of torment”. 29 Abraham told him, “They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them”. 30 But he told him, “No, father Abraham; but if one will rise* to them from the dead, then they will *amend their ways*”. 31 Abraham replied, “If they wont heed Moses and the prophets, they wont believe, even if someone rises from the dead”.

* An asterisk indicates that a word* or *the wording* differs significantly from the Murdock Translation.