Section XXXI.

Section XXXI.

[1] ²¹²⁰And when the ten heard, they were moved with anger against James and John.  [2] ²¹²¹And Jesus called them, and said unto them, Ye know that the rulers of the nations [3] are their lords; and their great men are set in authority over them.  ²¹²²Not thus shall it [Arabic, p. 118] be amongst you:  but he amongst you that would be great, let him be to you a [4] servant; ²¹²³and whoever of you would be first,²¹²⁴ let him be to every man a [5] bond-servant:  ²¹²⁵even as the Son of man also came not to be served, but to serve, and [6] to give himself a ransom in place of the many.  ²¹²⁶He said this, and was going about [7] the villages and the cities, and teaching; and he went to Jerusalem.  ²¹²⁷And a man asked him, Are those that shall be saved few?  Jesus answered and said unto [8] them, Strive ye to enter at the narrow door:  ²¹²⁸I say unto you now, that many shall [9] seek to enter, and shall not be able²¹²⁹—²¹³⁰from the time when the master of the house riseth, and closeth the door, and ye shall be standing without, and shall knock at the door, and shall begin to say, Our lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and [10] say, I say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:  ²¹³¹and ye shall begin to say, [11] Before thee we did eat and drink, and in our markets didst thou teach; ²¹³²and he shall say unto you, I know you not whence ye are; depart²¹³³ from me, ye servants [12] of untruth.  ²¹³⁴There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, while ye are [13] put forth without.  ²¹³⁵And they shall come from the east and the west, and from the [14] north and the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.  ²¹³⁶And there shall then be last that have become first, and first that have become last.

[15, 16] ²¹³⁷And when Jesus entered and passed through Jericho, ²¹³⁸there was a man named Zacchæus, [17] rich, and chief of the publicans.  ²¹³⁹And he desired to see Jesus who he was; and he was not able for the pressure of the crowd, because Zacchæus was little of stature.  [18] [Arabic, p. 119] ²¹⁴⁰And he hastened, and went before Jesus, and went up into an unripe fig [19] tree²¹⁴¹ to see Jesus:  for he was to pass thus.  ²¹⁴²And when Jesus came to that place, he saw him, and said unto him, Make haste, and come down, Zacchæus:  [20] to-day I must be in thy house.  ²¹⁴³And he hastened, and came down, and received [21] him joyfully.  ²¹⁴⁴And when they all saw, they murmured, and said, He hath gone in [22] and lodged with a man that is a sinner.  ²¹⁴⁵So Zacchæus stood, and said unto Jesus, My Lord, now half of my possessions I give to the poor, and what I have unjustly [23] taken²¹⁴⁶ from every man I give him fourfold.  ²¹⁴⁷Jesus said unto him, Today is salvation [24] come to this house, because this man also is a²¹⁴⁸ son of Abraham.  ²¹⁴⁹For the Son of man came to seek and save the thing that was lost.

[25] ²¹⁵⁰And when Jesus went out of Jericho, he and his disciples, there came after him [26] a great multitude.  ²¹⁵¹And there was a blind man sitting by the way side begging.  [27] ²¹⁵²And his name was Timæus, the son of Timæus.  And he heard the sound of the [28] multitude passing, and asked, Who is this?  ²¹⁵³They said unto him, Jesus the Nazarene [29] passeth by.  ²¹⁵⁴And when he heard that it was Jesus, he called out with a loud [30] voice, and said, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me.  ²¹⁵⁵And those that went before Jesus were rebuking him, that he should hold his peace:  ²¹⁵⁶but he cried the [31] more, and said, Son of David, have mercy on me.  ²¹⁵⁷And Jesus stood, and commanded that they should call him.  And they called the blind man, and said unto [32] him, Be of good courage, and rise; for, behold, he calleth thee.  ²¹⁵⁸And the blind [33] man threw away his garment, and rose, and came to Jesus.  ²¹⁵⁹Jesus said unto him, What dost thou wish that I should do unto thee?  And that blind man said unto him, My Lord and Master, that my eyes may be opened, so that I may see thee.²¹⁶⁰  [34] [Arabic, p. 120] ²¹⁶¹And Jesus had compassion on him, and touched his eyes, and said unto [35] him, See; for thy faith hath saved thee.  ²¹⁶²And immediately he received his sight,²¹⁶³ and came after him, and praised God; and all the people that saw praised God.

[36] ²¹⁶⁴And he spake a parable because he was nearing²¹⁶⁵ Jerusalem, and they supposed [37] that at that time the kingdom of God was about to appear.  ²¹⁶⁶He said unto them, A man, a son of a great race, went into a far country, to receive a kingdom, and [38] return.  ²¹⁶⁷And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten shares, and said unto [39] them, Trade till the time of my coming.  ²¹⁶⁸But the people of his city hated him, and [40] sent messengers after him, and said, We will not that this man reign over us.  ²¹⁶⁹And when he had received a²¹⁷⁰ kingdom, and returned, he said that the servants to whom he had given the money should be called unto him, that he might know what each [41] of them had traded.  ²¹⁷¹And the first came, and said, My lord, thy share hath gained [42] ten shares.²¹⁷²  The king said unto him, Thou good and faithful servant, who hast [43] been found faithful in a little, be thou set over ten districts.  ²¹⁷³And the second came, [44] and said, My lord, thy portion hath gained five portions.  ²¹⁷⁴And he said unto him [45] also, And thou shalt be set over five districts.  ²¹⁷⁵And another came, and said, My [46] lord, here is thy portion, which was with me laid by in a napkin:  ²¹⁷⁶I feared thee, because thou art a hard man, and takest what thou didst not leave, and seekest [47] what thou didst not give, and reapest what thou didst not sow.  ²¹⁷⁷His lord said unto him, From thy mouth shall I judge thee, thou wicked and idle servant, who wast untrustworthy.  Thou knewest that I am a hard man, and take what I did not [48] leave, and reap what I did not sow:  ²¹⁷⁸why didst thou not put my money at usury, [49] and so I might come and seek it, with its gains?  ²¹⁷⁹And he said unto those that were standing in front of him, Take from him the share, and give it to him that hath [50, 51] [Arabic, p. 121] ten shares.  ²¹⁸⁰They said unto him, Our lord, he hath ten shares.  ²¹⁸¹He said unto them, I say unto you, Every one that hath shall be given unto; and [52] he that hath not, that which he hath also shall be taken from him.  ²¹⁸²And those mine enemies who would not that I should reign over them, bring them, and slay them before me.