Luke

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.

And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod"s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee"s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee"s house, and sat down to meat.

But wisdom is justified of all her children.

The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!