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And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,

For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them.

And they could not answer him again to these things.

And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go;

And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy.

And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him.

And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.

And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.