Section XV.

Section XV.

[1] ¹⁰⁷²Jesus answered and said unto him, Simon, I have something to say unto thee.  And [2] he said unto him, Say on, my Master.  ¹⁰⁷³Jesus said unto him, There were two debtors [Arabic, p. 58] to one creditor; and one of them owed five hundred pence, and the other [3] owed fifty pence.  ¹⁰⁷⁴And because they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave [4] them both.  Which of them ought to love him more?  ¹⁰⁷⁵Simon answered and said, I suppose, he to whom he forgave most.  Jesus said unto him, Thou hast judged rightly.  [5] ¹⁰⁷⁶And he turned to that woman, and said to Simon, Dost thou see this woman?  I entered into thy dwelling, and thou gavest me not water to wash my feet:  but this [6] woman hath bathed¹⁰⁷⁷ my feet with her tears, and dried them with her hair.  ¹⁰⁷⁸And thou kissedst me not:  but this woman, since she¹⁰⁷⁹ entered, hath not ceased to kiss my [7] feet.  ¹⁰⁸⁰And thou anointedst not my head with oil:¹⁰⁸¹  but this woman hath anointed [8] my feet with sweet ointment.^{1082  1083}And for this, I say unto thee, Her many sins are forgiven her, because she loved much; for he to whom little is forgiven loveth little.  [9, 10] ¹⁰⁸⁴And he said unto that woman, Thy sins are forgiven thee.  ¹⁰⁸⁵And those that were invited [11] began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?  ¹⁰⁸⁶And Jesus said to that woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

[12] ¹⁰⁸⁷And many believed in him when they saw the signs which he was doing.  [13, 14] ¹⁰⁸⁸But Jesus did not trust¹⁰⁸⁹ himself to them, ¹⁰⁹⁰for he knew every man, and he needed not any man to testify to him concerning every man; for he knew what was in man.

[15] ¹⁰⁹¹And after that, Jesus set apart from his disciples other seventy, and sent them two and two before his face to every region and city whither he was purposing to [16] go.  ¹⁰⁹²And he said unto them, The harvest is abundant, and the labourers are few:  [17] entreat now the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.  ¹⁰⁹³Go [18] [Arabic, p. 59] ye:  and lo, I am sending you as lambs among wolves.  ¹⁰⁹⁴Take not with you [19] purses, nor a wallet, nor shoes; neither salute any man in the way.  ¹⁰⁹⁵And [20] whatsoever house ye enter, first salute that house:  ¹⁰⁹⁶and if there be there a son of peace, [21] let your peace rest upon him; but if there be not, your peace shall return to you.  ¹⁰⁹⁷And be ye in that house eating and drinking what they have:¹⁰⁹⁸  for the labourer is worthy of [22] his hire.  ¹⁰⁹⁹And remove not from house to house.  And into whatsoever city ye enter, [23] and they receive you, eat what is presented to you:  ¹¹⁰⁰and heal the sick that are [24] therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come near unto you.  ¹¹⁰¹But whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go out into the market, and say, [25] ¹¹⁰²Even the dust that clave to our feet from your city, we shake off against you; but [26] know¹¹⁰³ this,¹¹⁰⁴ that the kingdom of God is come near unto you.  ¹¹⁰⁵I say unto you, that for Sodom there shall be quiet in the day of judgement, but there shall not be for [27] that city.  ¹¹⁰⁶Then began Jesus to rebuke the cities in which there had been many [28] mighty works,¹¹⁰⁷ and they repented not.  ¹¹⁰⁸And he said, Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! if there had been in Tyre and Sidon the signs which were in [29] thee, it may be that they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes.  ¹¹⁰⁹Howbeit I say unto you, that for Tyre and Sidon there shall be rest in the day of judgement, [30] more than for you.  ¹¹¹⁰And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt sink down unto Hades; for if there had been in Sodom the wonders¹¹¹¹ which were [31] in thee, it would have remained until this day.  ¹¹¹²And now I say unto thee, that for the land of Sodom there shall be quiet in the day of judgement, more than for thee.

[32] [Arabic, p. 60] ¹¹¹³And he said again unto his apostles, Whosoever heareth you heareth me; and whosoever heareth me heareth him that sent me:  and whosoever wrongeth¹¹¹⁴ you wrongeth me; and whosoever wrongeth me wrongeth him that sent me.

[33] ¹¹¹⁵And those seventy returned with great joy, and said unto him, Our Lord, even [34] the devils also are subject unto us in thy name.  ¹¹¹⁶He said unto them, I beheld [35] Satan¹¹¹⁷ fallen like lightning from heaven.  ¹¹¹⁸Behold, I am giving you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and the whole race¹¹¹⁹ of the enemy; and nothing shall [36] hurt you.  ¹¹²⁰Only ye must not rejoice that the devils are subject unto you; but be glad that your names are written in heaven.

[37] ¹¹²¹And in that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I acknowledge thee, my Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto children:  yea, my Father; so [38] was thy will.  ¹¹²²And he turned to his disciples,¹¹²³ and said unto them, Everything hath been delivered to me of my Father:  and no man knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and to whomsoever the Son willeth [39] to reveal him.  ¹¹²⁴Come unto me, all of you, ye that are wearied and bearers of burdens, [40] and I will give you rest.  ¹¹²⁵Bear my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for¹¹²⁶ I [41] am gentle and lowly in my heart:  and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  ¹¹²⁷For my yoke is pleasant, and my burden is light.

[42] ¹¹²⁸And while great multitudes were going with him, he turned, and said unto them, [43] ¹¹²⁹Whosoever cometh unto me, and hateth not his father, and his mother, and his brethren, and his sisters, and his wife, and his children, and himself¹¹³⁰ also, cannot [44] [Arabic, p. 61] be a disciple to me.  ¹¹³¹And whosoever doth not take his cross, and follow [45] me, cannot be a disciple to me.  ¹¹³²Which of you desireth to build a tower, and doth not sit down first and reckon his expenses and whether he hath enough to [46] complete it?^{1133 1134}lest when he hath laid the foundations, and is not able to finish, all that [47] behold him¹¹³⁵ laugh at him, and say, ¹¹³⁶This man began to build, and was not able to [48] finish.  ¹¹³⁷Or what king goeth to the battle to fight with another king,¹¹³⁸ and doth not consider first whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh to him [49] with twenty thousand?  ¹¹³⁹And if he is not able, he sendeth unto him while he is afar [50] off, and seeketh peace.  ¹¹⁴⁰So shall¹¹⁴¹ every man of you consider, that desireth to be a disciple to me; for if he renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be a disciple to me.