Read the Gospels in 40 Days
17 ¶ Then he said unto the disciples, It is impossible that offenses will not come, but woe unto the one through whom they come!
2 It would be better for him if a millstone turned by an ass were placed around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble.
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother should trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
4 And if he trespasses against thee seven times in a day and seven times in a day turns again to thee, saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.
5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamore tree, Pluck thyself up by the root, and plant thyself in the sea, and it would obey you.
7 But which of you, having a slave plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by when he is come from the field, Go and sit down at the table?
8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup and gird thyself and serve me until I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
9 Does he thank that slave because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.
10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable slaves: we have done that which was our duty to do.
11 ¶ And it came to pass as he went to Jerusalem that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he entered into a certain village, ten men that were lepers met him, who stood afar off
13 and lifted up their voices and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
14 When he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass that as they went, they were cleansed.
15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back and with a loud voice glorified God
16 and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks; and he was a Samaritan.
17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
18 Were there not found any returning to give glory to God, except this stranger?
19 And he said unto him, Arise, go; thy faith has saved thee.
20 ¶ And when he was asked of the Pharisees when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
21 neither shall they say, Behold it here! or, Behold it there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
23 And they shall say to you, Behold it here, or, Behold it there; do not go, nor follow them.
24 For as the lightning, which shines from the region under heaven, shines in that which is under heaven; so also shall the Son of man be in his day.
25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.
26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29 but the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31 In that day, he who shall be upon the housetop and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not turn back.
32 Remember Lot’s wife.
33 Whosoever shall seek to save his soul shall lose it, and whosoever shall lose it shall cause it to live.
34 I tell you in that night there shall be two men in one bed: the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together: the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Where the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
18 ¶ And he spoke a parable unto them to this end, that it behooves us always to pray and not faint,
2 saying, There was in a city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man;
3 and there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him, saying, Defend me from my adversary.
4 And he would not for a while, but afterward he said within himself, Though I do not fear God, nor regard man,
5 yet because this widow troubles me, I will do her justice, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.
7 And shall not God avenge his own elect who cry day and night unto him though he bears long regarding them?
8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?
9 ¶ And he spoke this parable unto some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others:
10 Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are: extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast two meals every sabbath; I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God, reconcile me, a sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for anyone that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
15 ¶ And they brought unto him also infants that he would touch them; but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16 But Jesus called them unto him and said, Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.
17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
18 ¶ And a certain prince asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
19 And Jesus said unto him, Why dost thou call me good? No one is good except one, that is, God.
20 Thou knowest the commandments, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
21 And he said, All these things I have kept from my youth up.
22 Now when Jesus heard this, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful, for he was very rich.
24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How difficult it is for those that have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
25 For it is easier to put a cable through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And those that heard it said, Who then can be saved?
27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.
28 Then Peter said, Behold, we have left all and followed thee.
29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no one that has left house or parents or brethren or wife or children for the kingdom of God’s sake
30 who shall not receive manifold more in this present time and in the age to come, eternal life.
31 ¶ Then he took unto him the twelve and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.
32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles and shall be mocked and spitefully treated and spitted on;
33 and they shall scourge him and put him to death, but the third day he shall rise again.
34 And they understood none of these things, and this word was hid from them, and they did not know what was said.
35 ¶ And it came to pass that as he came near unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat beside the way begging,
36 and hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what this might be.
37 And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth passes by.
38 And he cried out, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
39 And those who went before rebuked him that he should remain silent; but he cried out so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
40 And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought unto him, and when he was come near, he asked him,
41 saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may see.
42 And Jesus said unto him, See; thy faith has saved thee.
43 And immediately he saw and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
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