The Life of Jesus

For he shall be deliuered vnto the Gentiles, and shalbe mocked, and shalbe spitefully entreated, and shalbe spitted on.

And when they haue scourged him, they will put him to death: but the thirde day hee shall rise againe.

But they vnderstood none of these things, and this saying was hidde from them, neither perceiued they the things, which were spoken.

And it came to passe, that as he was come neere vnto Iericho, a certaine blinde man sate by the way side, begging.

And when he heard the people passe by, he asked what it meant.

And they saide vnto him, that Iesus of Nazareth passed by.

Then hee cried, saying, Iesus the Sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on me.

And they which went before, rebuked him that he shoulde holde his peace, but he cried much more, O Sone of Dauid, haue mercie on me.

And Iesus stoode stil, and commanded him to be brought vnto him. And when he was come neere, he asked him,

Saying, What wilt thou that I doe vnto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receiue my sight.

And Iesus said vnto him, Receiue thy sight: thy faith hath saued thee.

Then immediatly he receiued his sight, and followed him, praysing God: and all the people, when they sawe this, gaue praise to God.

Now when Iesus entred and passed through Iericho,

Beholde, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chiefe receiuer of the tribute, and he was riche.

And he sought to see Iesus, who hee should be, and coulde not for the preasse, because he was of a lowe stature.

Wherefore he ranne before, and climed vp into a wilde figge tree, that he might see him: for he should come that way.

And when Iesus came to the place, he looked vp, and saw him, and said vnto him, Zaccheus, come downe at once: for to day I must abide at thine house.

Then he came downe hastily, and receiued him ioyfully.

And when all they sawe it, they murmured, saying, that hee was gone in to lodge with a sinfull man.

And Zaccheus stood forth, and said vnto the Lord, Beholde, Lord, the halfe of my goods I giue to the poore: and if I haue taken from any man by forged cauillation, I restore him foure folde.

Then Iesus said to him, This day is saluation come vnto this house, forasmuch as hee is also become the sonne of Abraham.

For the Sonne of man is come to seeke, and to saue that which was lost.

And whiles they heard these thinges, hee continued and spake a parable, because hee was neere to Hierusalem, and because also they thought that the kingdom of God should shortly appeare.

He saide therefore, A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey, to receiue for himselfe a kingdome, and so to come againe.

And he called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pieces of money, and sayd vnto them, Occupie till I come.