The Life of Jesus

Now shall not God auenge his elect, which cry day and night vnto him, yea, though he suffer long for them?

I tell you he will auenge them quickly: but when the Sonne of man commeth, shall he finde faith on the earth?

He spake also this parable vnto certaine which trusted in themselues that they were iust, and despised other.

Two men went vp into the Temple to pray: the one a Pharise, and the other a Publican.

The Pharise stoode and prayed thus with himselfe, O God, I thanke thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or euen as this Publican.

I fast twise in the weeke: I giue tithe of all that euer I possesse.

But the Publican standing a farre off, woulde not lift vp so much as his eyes to heauen, but smote his brest, saying, O God, be mercifull to me a sinner.

I tell you, this man departed to his house iustified, rather then the other: for euery man that exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shalbe exalted.

They brought vnto him also babes that he should touche them. And when his disciples sawe it, they rebuked them.

But Iesus called them vnto him, and said, Suffer the babes to come vnto mee, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdome of God.

Verely I say vnto you, whosoeuer receiueth not the kingdome of God as a babe, he shall not enter therein.

Then a certaine ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what ought I to doe, to inherite eternall life?

And Iesus said vnto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, saue one, euen God.

Thou knowest the comandements, Thou shalt not commit adulterie: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnes: Honour thy father and thy mother.

And hee saide, All these haue I kept from my youth.

Nowe when Iesus heard that, he saide vnto him, Yet lackest thou one thing. Sell all that euer thou hast, and distribute vnto the poore, and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come follow mee.

But when he heard those things, he was very heauie: for he was marueilous riche.

And when Iesus sawe him very sorowfull, he said, With what difficultie shall they that haue riches, enter into the kingdome of God!

Surely it is easier for a camel to go through a needles eye, then for a riche man to enter into the kingdome of God.

Then said they that heard it, And who then can be saued?

And he said, The things which are vnpossible with men, are possible with God.

Then Peter said, Loe, we haue left all, and haue followed thee.

And he said vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the kingdome of Gods sake,

Which shall not receiue much more in this world, and in the world to come life euerlasting.

Then Iesus tooke vnto him ye twelue, and said vnto them, Beholde, we goe vp to Hierusalem, and all things shalbe fulfilled to the Sonne of man, that are writttn by the Prophets.