The Life of Jesus

`Verily I say to you, Whatever things ye may bind upon the earth shall be having been bound in the heavens, and whatever things ye may loose on the earth shall be having been loosed in the heavens.

`Again, I say to you, that, if two of you may agree on the earth concerning anything, whatever they may ask--it shall be done to them from my Father who is in the heavens,

for where there are two or three gathered together--to my name, there am I in the midst of them.'

Then Peter having come near to him, said, `Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him--till seven times?'

Jesus saith to him, `I do not say to thee till seven times, but till seventy times seven.

`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

and he having nothing to pay, his lord did command him to be sold, and his wife, and the children, and all, whatever he had, and payment to be made.

The servant then, having fallen down, was bowing to him, saying, Sir, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

and the lord of that servant having been moved with compassion did release him, and the debt he forgave him.

`And, that servant having come forth, found one of his fellow-servants who was owing him an hundred denaries, and having laid hold, he took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that which thou owest.

His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;

and he would not, but having gone away, he cast him into prison, till he might pay that which was owing.

`And his fellow-servants having seen the things that were done, were grieved exceedingly, and having come, shewed fully to their lord all the things that were done;

then having called him, his lord saith to him, Evil servant! all that debt I did forgive thee, seeing thou didst call upon me,

did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?

`And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him;

so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.'

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these words, he removed from Galilee, and did come to the borders of Judea, beyond the Jordan,

and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

And the Pharisees came near to him, tempting him, and saying to him, `Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?'

And he answering said to them, `Did ye not read, that He who made them , from the beginning a male and a female made them,

and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they shall be--the two--for one flesh?

so that they are no more two, but one flesh; what therefore God did join together, let no man put asunder.'

They say to him, `Why then did Moses command to give a roll of divorce, and to put her away?'