The Life of Jesus

And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way?

But they held their peace, for in the way they had disputed among themselves, which of them should be the greatest.

And sitting down, he called the twelve and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all and be minister of all.

And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them:

Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me receiveth not me but him that sent me.

John answered him, saying: Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us: and we forbade him.

But Jesus said: Do not forbid him. For there is no man that doth a miracle in my name and can soon speak ill of me.

For he that is not against you is for you.

For whosoever shall give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because you belong to Christ: amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.

And whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me: it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea.

And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire:

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.

And if thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter lame into life everlasting than having two feet to be cast into the hell of unquenchable fire:

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.

And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee with one eye to enter into the kingdom of God than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire:

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.

For every one shall be salted with fire: and every victim shall be salted with salt.

Salt is good. But if the salt become unsavoury, wherewith will you season it? Have salt in you: and have peace among you.

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.

And rising up from thence, he cometh into the coast of Judea beyond the Jordan: and the multitude flocked to him again. And as he was accustomed, he taught them again.

And the Pharisees coming to him asked him, tempting him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

But he answering, saith to them: What did Moses command you?

Who said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorce and to put her away.

To whom Jesus answering, said: Because of the hardness of your heart, he wrote you that precept.

But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.