| ἠὴ APR 0 954 Division “BO 19 a : 4 Section 3 RG! f : ais Ἶ Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library httos://archive.org/details/translationoflukOOunse A TRANSLATION OF LUKE’S GOSPEL A. T. ROBERTSON, o.a., D.D., LL.D., LITT.D. BY PROFESSOR A. T. ROBERTSON Tue MINIsteER AND His GREEK New TESTAMENT. A Harmony oF THE GOSPELS FOR STUDENTS OF THE LIFE oF CurRIST. Types or PREACHERS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT. Pau. THE INTERPRETER OF CHRIST. Practical AND SocraL Aspects oF CurisTIANITY (Exposi- tion of James). A SHort GRAMMAR OF THE GREEK New TESTAMENT. Stupres ΙΝ Marx’s GosPEL. A GRAMMAR OF THE GREEK New TESTAMENT IN THE LIGHT oF HistoricaL RESEARCH. SyLLaBus FoR New TEsTAMENT Srupy. A TRANSLATION OF LuKE’s GOSPEL. Joun tHe Loyat: A SketTcu or JoHN THE Baptist. Eprocus IN THE LIFE oF JESUS. Epocus In THE Lire or Βασι. Tue Puarisees AND Jesus. The Stone Princeton Lectures for 1916. Luke THE HisroriaN IN THE Licut or RESEARCH. Tue Strupent’s CuronotocicaL New TESTAMENT. Tue Guiory oF THE MInIsTRY. Tue Divintry or Curist IN THE GosPEL oF JOHN. Paut’s Joy in Curist: SruDIES IN PHILIPPIANS. Makino Goop ΙΝ THE Ministry: A SKETCH oF Joon Mark. Tue New CuirvizensHip. Commentary on Marruew: The Bible for Home and School. KEYWORDS IN THE TEACHING OF JESUS. Lire ΑΝῸ Letrers or Joun A. Broapvus. Tue TracuInc or Jesus Concerninc Gop THE FATHER. Srupies ΙΝ THE New TESTAMENT. A TRANSLATION OF LUKE’S GOSPEL 7 RN With Grammatical Ni otes ~ ; \ Ld p BY OLOGICAL SERAS A. T. ROBERTSON, M.a., D.D., LL.D., LITT.D PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT INTERPRETATION, SOUTHERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. “Then he opened their minds that they might continue to understand the scriptures.’’—LUKE 24:45 NEW ἮΝ YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY THE SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION A TRANSLATION OF LUKE’S GOSPEL. I PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO MY DAUGHTER ELEANOR ROBERTSON EASLEY PREFACE I have had many requests to translate the New Testament, but I have always declined. The simple truth is that the Greek appeals to me more power- fully than any translation. The purpose of this translation of Luke’s Gospel is to preserve, as far as practicable, the delicate nuances of the Greek idiom. It is supplied with grammatical notes at the end for the benefit of those who wish to know the reason for any particular rendering. The book can thus be used as a textbook by those who possess the Greek text or the translation can be used alone by those who wish to do so. The quotations from the Old Testament are given in italics and the book is printed like modern English. Even in the English the charm of the most beautiful book in the world is manifest. A. T. ROBERTSON Louisville, Ky. —< ‘ iy 1 CONTENTS THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE PART ONE!) THE TRANSLATION.) so hiehi s,s 12 Part Two: GRAMMATICAL NOTES . . . « . 139 ῬΑΚΤ ONE THE TRANSLATION THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE THE TRANSLATION CHAPTER I THE AUTHOR’S REASON FOR WRITING Since many have undertaken to draw up a detailed narrative concerning the facts fully estab- lished among us just as those passed them on to us who were eye-witnesses from the start and who became ministers of the word, it has seemed good to me also, having made an accurate examination of them all from the start, to write you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, that you may fully know the certainty of the matters concerning which you were instructed. THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY There appeared in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a priest by the name of Zachariah, of the division of Abijah, who had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Now they were both upright before God, walking in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord with- out reproach. And yet they had no child, because 13 18 14 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE Elizabeth was barren; and both of them were far advanced in their days. THE BIRTH OF THE FORERUNNER FORETOLD TO ZACHARIAH Now it came to pass, while he (Zachariah) was acting as priest in the order of his division before God, that according to the custom of the priesthood he obtained by lot the duty of going into the sanctu- ary of the Lord and burning incense, and all the multitude of people were praying outside at the hour of incense. Meanwhile there appeared unto him an angel, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And Zachariah became agitated on seeing him and fear fell upon him. But the angel said to him: “Be no more afraid, Zachariah; because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And there will be joy and gladness for you, and many will rejoice over his birth. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elzjah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the upright, to make ready for the Lord a people fully prepared.”’ Then said Zachariah to the angel: ‘“How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in her days.” THE TRANSLATION 15 Then the angel in answer said to him: “Τ am Gabriel who stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to talk with you and to an- nounce to you these glad tidings. And now you will continue silent and not able to talk until these things come to pass, because you did not believe my words, which very words will be fulfilled in their due season.”’ Meanwhile the people had been expecting Zacha- riah and were wondering at his spending so much time in the sanctuary. But when he came out he was not able to talk to them, and they understood that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. Meanwhile he kept on making signs to them and remained dumb. Now it came to pass that, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went off to his home. THE JOY OF ELIZABETH So after these days Elizabeth his wife conceived; and she kept herself hid for five months, saying: “Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he has looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.’ THE BIRTH OF JESUS FORETOLD TO MARY Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, unto a maiden betrothed to a man named Joseph of the house of David, and the name of the maiden was Mary. So he came into her house and said: “‘Hail, highly favored one, the Lord is with thee.”’ But she was startled at the saying and began to 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 22 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 16 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE ponder what kind of a greeting this was. Then the angel said to her: “ΝΟ longer fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And, lo, you will conceive and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. This one will be great and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” But Mary said to the angel: ‘“How will this be, since I have no husband?’’ Then the angel replied to her: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; wherefore also what is to be born will be called holy, Son of God. And, lo, Elizabeth, your kinswoman, has herself also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who is called barren; because no word from God will be without power.”’ Then Mary said: “Behold, the handmaid of the Lord. May it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel went away from her. THE SONG OF ELIZABETH So in these days Mary rose up and went with haste to the hill country to a city of Judah; and she went into the house of Zachariah and saluted Eliza- beth. Now it came to pass that, as soon as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe in her womb THE TRANSLATION 17 jeaped; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy 42 Spirit, and with a loud outcry said: ‘“‘Blessed are you among women, And blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this honor come to me, 43 That the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the sound of your salutation 44 came into my ears, The babe in my womb leaped for joy. And happy is she who has believed 45 Because there will be a fulfilment of the words spoken to her by the Lord.”’ THE SONG OF MARY Then Mary said: 46 “My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit exulis in God my Saviour; 47 Because he has looked upon the low estate of his 48 handmaid, For, lo, henceforth all generations will count me happy; Because the Mighty One has done great things 49 for me, And holy 15 his name. And his mercy 15 from generation to generation 50 For those who fear him. He has done deeds of might by his arm; 51 He has scattered the highminded in the purpose of their heart; He has cast down princes from thrones and has 52 lifted up the humble; 64 65 18 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE He has filled the hungry with good things and has sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel In order to remember mercy, As he said to our fathers, To Abraham and to hts seed forever.” Now Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home. THE BIRTH OF THE BAPTIST Now the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her. And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child and they tried to call him Zachariah after the name of his father. But his mother interposed and said: “No indeed, but he shall be called John.”’ Then they said to her: “There is no one among your kindred who is called by this name.” So they began to make signs to his father to find out what he would wish him to be called. Then he asked for a writing tablet and wrote saying: “‘John is his name.”’ And they all marvelled. Now his mouth was opened at once and his tongue was loosed and he began to speak praising God. Then fear came upon all who lived round about them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these THE TRANSLATION 19 things were noised abroad. So all who heard them 66 laid them up in their hearts saying: “What then will this child be?’ For the hand of the Lord was indeed with him. THE SONG OF ZACHARIAH Now Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy 67 Spirit and prophesied saying: “* Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, 68 Because he has looked upon his people and has wrought redemption for them; And he has raised up a Horn of Salvation for us 69 In the house of his servant David— As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets 70 of old— Salvation from our foes and from the hand of all 71 who hate us To show mercy with our fathers 72 And to remember his holy covenant; The oath which he swore to Abraham our father, 73 To grant to us that, rescued from dread and the 74 hand of our foes, We should serve him in holiness and uprightness 75 In his presence all our days. And you also, child, will be called Prophet of the 76 Most High; For you will go on before in the presence of the Lord to make ready his ways, In order to give knowledge of salvation to his 77 people In the forgiveness of their sins; 20 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE 78 Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the Dawn will visit us from on high, 79 To burst upon those who sit 1n darkness and the shadow of death, | To guide our feet in the way of peace.’’ THE YOUTH OF THE BAPTIST 80 Now the child kept on growing and gaining in strength in the Spirit, and he was in the desert regions until the day of his public appearance before Israel. CHAPTER II THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS Now it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census of the whole empire should be taken. This, the first census, took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. So they were all going to be enrolled, each one to his own city. Thus Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judea to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to get himself enrolled together with Mary his betrothed wife who was with child. Now it came to pass that, while they were there, the days were fulfilled for her to give birth. So she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swathing clothes and laid him down in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. THE SONG OF THE ANGELS AND THE VISIT Now there were shepherds in the same region living in the open fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. Then suddenly the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone around them and they became terrified. But the angel said to them: “No longer be afraid, for, lo, I am bringing you 21 IO II I2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE good tidings of great joy which will be to all the people; because there is born to you today, in the city of David, a Saviour who is the Anointed Lord. And this is the proof for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swathing clothes and lying in a manger.” Then suddenly there appeared along with the angel a host of the army of heaven praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest and upon earth, Peace among men of his good will.” Now it came to pass that, when the angels had gone away from them, the shepherds began to say to one another: ‘‘Let us then go on at once to Bethlehem and see this event of which the Lord has told us.”’ 50 they went in haste and discovered both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. Then when they had seen him, they made known concern- ing the saying that had been told them about this child. Now all who heard it wondered at the things that had been told them by the shepherds, but Mary kept it all together in her mind, pondering over it in her heart. Then the shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen even as it had been told them. THE CIRCUMCISION AND THE NAMING OF THE BABE Now when the eight days were completed for cir- cumcising him, then his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before his conception in the womb. THE TRANSLATION 93 THE PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE Now when the days for their purification were completed in conformity with the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord: “ Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord’’) and to offer sacrifice in accordance with what is said in the law of the Lord, “A pazr of turile-doves or two young pigeons.” THE PROPHET SYMEON Now, lo, there was in Jerusaiem a man named Symeon and this man was upright and reverent, expecting consolation for Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. Now it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he was not to see death before he should see the Anointed of the Lord. So he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do for him according to the established custom of the law, then he also took him in his arms and blessed God and said: “Now, Master, thou art letting thy servant go, According to thy word, in peace; Because mine eyes have seen thy salvation Which thou hast prepared before the face of all the peoples, A light for revelation to the Gentiles And a glory to thy people Israel.”’ Now his father and mother were wondering at the 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 24. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING ΤῸ LUKE things spoken about him. ‘Then Symeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: “Lo, this one is appointed for the falling and the rising of many in Israel and for a sign often spoken against; yes, a sword will go through your own heart; that secret purposes may be developed out of many hearts.”’ THE PROPHETESS HANNAH There was also a prophetess Hannah, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of great age, having lived with a husband seven years from maidenhood and then a widow by herself until she was eighty-four years old; who was never absent from the temple, worshipping with fastings and prayers all night and all day. Now at that very hour she came up and began to return thanks to God and to speak concerning him to all those who were expect- ing the redemption of Jerusalem. THE HOME IN NAZARETH Then when they had completed all the things required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own city Nazareth. Now the child kept on growing and gaining in strength, increasing in wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. THE BOY JESUS IN JERUSALEM Now his parents were in the habit of going yearly to Jerusalem for the feast of the passover. So when he became twelve years old, they went up as usual according to the custom of the feast; and, after they THE TRANSLATION 25 had completed the days while they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Now they supposed that he was in the caravan and had gone a day’s journey when they began to make a thorough search for him among kindred and acquaintances; but, as they did not find him, they turned back to Jerusalem making eager search for him. Now it came to pass that after three days they succeeded in finding him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and putting questions to them. Now all those who were listening to him were exhibit- ing amazement at his intelligence and his answers. So, when they saw him, they were struck with aston- ishment, and his mother said to him: “Child, why did you treat us thus? Why, your father and I in great anguish of mind have been searching for you.” Then he said to them: ‘““Why is it that you were searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”’ But they did not comprehend what he had said to them. So he went back with them and came to Nazareth and continued obedient to them. But his mother continued to treasure up all the sayings in her heart. Meanwhile Jesus kept making progress in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 CHAPTER III THE DATE OF JOHN’S PREACHING Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, in the time of the high priest Hannas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah in the desert. THE MISSION OF THE BAPTIST So he went into all the region around the Jordan preaching a baptism of repentance with reference to the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of Isaiah the prophet: “The voice of one calling in the desert, Get ready the way for the Lord, Keep on levelling the paths for him. Every ravine shall be filled up, And every mountain and hall shall be levelled down; And the crooked places shall become straight roads, And the rough roads smooth ways; And all mankind shall see the salvation of God.” JOHN’S MESSAGE TO VARIOUS CLASSES He used to say, therefore, to the crowds coming to be baptized by him: 26 THE TRANSLATION 27 “You offspring of vipers, who taught you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce then fruits worthy of your repentance and do not even begin to say within yourselves, ‘Abraham we have as our father’: for, I tell you, God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Yes, even now the axe is lying at the very root of the trees. Every tree there- fore not producing good fruit will be cut down and cast into the fire.”’ So the crowds continually put this question: ‘‘What then are we to do?”’ Then in reply he said to them: “Let the one who has two shirts share with the one who has none and let the one who has food act likewise.” Then even tax-collectors came to be baptized and they said to him: “Teacher, what are we to do?” So he said to them: “Stop exacting any more than the prescribed rate.” Then also some soldiers repeatedly questioned him: “‘What are we also to do?”’ And he said to them: ““Extort money from no one, make no false accusa- tion, and be content with your wages.”’ JOHN’S CONCEPTION OF THE MESSIAH Now while the people were on the tiptoe of expec- tation and they were all debating in their hearts whether he was himself the Messiah, John pointedly replied to them all: Io II I2 13 14 15 16 1. 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE “T for my part do baptize you in water, but there is coming the One who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not fit to unfasten. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire, whose win- nowing shovel is in his hand to clean up his thresh- ing-floor and to store the grain in the granary; but the straw he will burn up in fire unquenchable.” WHY JOHN WAS IMPRISONED So then with many further exhortations also John used to preach the gospel to the people. But at length Herod the tetrarch, being repeatedly reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of his brother and concerning all the evil deeds that Herod had done, added this on top of all, that he shut up John in prison. BAPTISM OF JESUS BY JOHN BEFORE THE ARREST OF JOHN Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, after Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily form as a dove upon him, and a voice came out of heaven: “Thou art my Son, my Beloved, In thee I take delight.”’ THE AGE OF JESUS AT HIS BAPTISM WITH HIS LINEAGE Now Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began his work, being son, as was supposed, THE TRANSLATION of Joseph, of Heli, of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Jannat, of Joseph, of Mattathias,25 of Amos, of Nahum, of Eslei, of Naggai, of Maath, 26 of Mattathias, of Semein, of Josech, of Joda, of Johanan, of Rhesa, of Zerubbabel, of Shealtiel, of Neri, of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmadam, 24 27 28 of Er; of Joshua, of Eliezer, of Jorim, of Matthat, of Levi, of Symeon, of Judah, of Joseph, of Jonam, of Eliakim, of Melea, 21 of Menna, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David, of Jesse, of Jobel, of Boaz, of Salmon, of Nahshon, of Ammina- dab, of Admin, of Arni, of Hezron, 29 30 32 33 29 of Perez, of Judah, of Jacob, of Isaak, of Abraham, of Terah, of Nahor, of Serug, of Reu, of Peleg, of Eber, of Shelah, of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Shem, of Noah, of Lamech, of Methuselah, of Enoch, of Jared, of Mahalel, of Cainam, of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God. 34 35 26 57 38 Nan 10 II CHAPTER IV THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan and he was led in the Spirit in the desert forty days tempted by the Devil. Now he did not eat anything in those days and, when they were finished, he became hungry. Then the Devil said to him: “ΤΕ you are son of God, bid this stone become a loaf of bread.”’ But Jesus replied to him: ΤῸ is written, ‘Not on bread alone shall man live.’ ”’ Then he led him up and showed him all the king- doms of the world in a second of time; and the Devil said to him: “To you I will give all this power and splendor; because it has been handed over to me and I give it to whomsoever I will. If therefore you do an act of worship before me, it will all be yours.”’ But Jesus said to him in reply: “Tt is written, ‘The Lord your God you shall worship and him alone you shall serve.’ ”’ Then he brought him to Jerusalem and placed him upon the parapet of the temple and said to him: “Tf you are son of God, hurl yourself from here down below; for it is written, ‘He will give command to his angels concerning you’ and ‘On their hands they 30 THE TRANSLATION 31 will bear you up lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ”’ But Jesus said to him in reply: “Tt has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”’ Then after he had finished every kind of tempta- tion the Devil departed from him until a suitable season. JESUS IN GALILEE Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and his fame went out through all the sur- rounding country. Meanwhile he began to teach in their synagogues, receiving praise from all IN NAZARETH So he came to Nazareth, where he had been reared, and according to his custom on the sabbath day he went into the synagogue and stood up toread. Then there was handed to him a roll of the prophet Isaiah and he opened the roll and found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor; He has sent me to proclaim release to captives and recovery of sight to the blind; To send away free the broken-hearted, To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”’ Then he rolled up the roll and gave it back to the attendant and took his seat. Now the eyes of all 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE in the synagogue were gazing at him. Then he began to speak to them: “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your ears.” So they all began to bear witness to him and to marvel at the words of grace that were proceeding out of his mouth and they were saying: “Ts not this Joseph’s son?”’ Then Jesus said to them: “More than likely you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Physician, cure yourself: do here in your native place all that we have heard was done in Capernaum.’ ”’ Then he added: “Of a truth I tell you that no prophet is acceptable in his native place. And in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land; and yet to no one of them was Elijah sent except fo Zarephath in the land of Sidon to a widow woman. So there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha, and yet no one of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”’ Then all in the synagogue were filled with fury as they heard these things. So they rose up and drove him out of the city and pushed him to the brow of the hill upon which the city had been built in order to hurl him down the cliff. But he himself passed thru the midst of them and went on his way. THE TRANSLATION 33 IN A SYNAGOGUE IN CAPERNAUM So Jesus came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and he began to teach them.on the sabbath; but they were in a flutter of excitement at his teach- ing, because his word was clothed in authority. Now in the synagogue was a man with a spirit of an un- clean dernon; and he screamed in a loud voice: “Ha! What have we in common, Jesus of Naza- reth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy One of God.”’ But Jesus rebuked him saying: “Stop, and come out of him at once.” Then the demon hurled him down into the midst and came out from him without harming him at all. So amazement came upon them all and they were talking it over with one another saying: “What is this word, that with authority and power he gives orders to the unclean spirits and they come out?”’ Then a rumor about him began to spread through all the surrounding country. PETER’S MOTHER-IN-LAW So he rose up to leave the synagogue and went into the house of Simon. Now the mother-in-law of Simon was in the grip of a great fever, and so they asked him about her. Then he took his stand over her and rebuked the fever and it left her. So she rose up at once and began to minister to them. A SUNSET SCENE Now as the sun was setting, all who had friends sick with various diseases brought them to him. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 94 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE Then he would place his hands upon each one of them and would heal them. Even demons came out of many, shrieking and saying: “You are the Son of God.”’ But rebuking them he would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Messiah. A TOUR OF GALILEE But when the day broke, he came out and went to a lonely place; but the crowds kept looking for him, and overtook him, and tried to keep him from going away from them. But he said to them: “To the other cities also I must tell the good news of the kingdom of God, because I was sent for this purpose.” So he kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea. CHAPTER V THE CALL OF SIMON TO SERVICE Now it came to pass that while the crowd was pressing upon him and was listening to the word of God, he himself was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret. Then he saw two boats standing beside the lake, but the fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets. So he got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push off a little from the land. Then he sat down and began to teach the crowds out of the boat. But when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon: “Push out into the deep, and lower your nets for ancatch.”’ But Simon replied: ‘Master, through the whole night we toiled and we did not catch a thing. Still, upon your word I will have the nets lowered.”’ Then they did so and enclosed a vast shoal of fish, while their nets began to tear in two. So they made signs to their partners in the other boat to come and lendahand. And they came and filled both the boats so full that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at the knees of Jesus saying: “Go away from me, Lord, because I am a sinful man.”’ 35 IO II 12 13 14 15 16 17 96 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE For trembling astonishment had gripped him and all those with him at the catch of fish which they had taken together, and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon: “ΝΟ longer fear; from now on you will be a catcher of men.”’ Then after they had brought the boats to land, they left all and followed him. A LEPER HEALED Now it came to pass that, while he was in one of the cities, there was present a man full of leprosy. So on seeing Jesus he fell on his face and begged him saying: “Lord, if you will, you can cleanse me.”’ So he reached out his hand and touched him saying: “T am willing; be cleansed.” Then at once the leprosy left him. So he charged him to tell no one. “But go away and show yourself fo the priest and make the offering concerning your cleansing just as Moses directed as evidence for them.”’ But more than ever the report about him kept on spreading and great crowds kept on gathering to hear him and to be healed of their ills. But he him- self was wont to go off to lonely places and pray. THE PARALYTIC IN THE CROWDED HOUSE Now it came to pass on one of the days that he was teaching while Pharisees and Teachers of the THE TRANSLATION 37 Law were sitting by who had come out of every city of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. Then the power of the Lord was with him for healing. Now here are some men carrying upon a couch a man who had been paralysed, and they were seeking to carry him in and to place him before him. But, not find- ing a way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiles together with the pallet into the midst right in front of Jesus. Then he saw their faith and said: ‘““Man, your sins stand forgiven.” But the scribes and the Pharisees began to quibble saying: “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemies? Who is able to forgive sins save God alone?”’ But Jesus discerned their quibblings and said in reply to them: “Why are you quibbling in your hearts? Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins stand forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Arise and begin to walk’? But, that you may know that the Son of man has the right upon earth to forgive sins—he spoke to the paralysed man—‘I say to you, Get up and take up your pallet and go on home.’ ”’ Then at once he rose up right before them, took up the pallet on which he had been lying, and went off home glorifying God. And an ecstasy of wonder seized them all and they began to glorify God and they were filled with awe saying: “We have today seen things beyond belief.”’ 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE LEVI’S RECEPTION FOR JESUS Now after this he went out and observed a tax- collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax-office and said to him: “Follow me forever.” 90 he left everything behind and rose up at once and began to follow him. Then Levi held a great reception for him in his house, and there was a large crowd of tax-gatherers and of others who were at table with them. Now the Pharisees and their scribes began to grumble at his disciples saying: ‘Why are you eating and drinking with the tax- collectors and sinners?”’ But Jesus replied to them: “The well have no need of a physician, but the ill. I have not come to call righteous people, but sinners to repentance.” THE NEGLECT OF FASTING Now they said to him: ‘The disciples of John fast often and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but your disciples keep on eating and drinking.” But Jesus said to them: “Can you make the bridal party do a fast while the bridegroom is with them? But there will come also days when the bridegroom is taken away from them; then they will fast in those days.” Then he spoke a parable also to them: “No one tears a patch from a new garment and puts it on an old one; else he will tear the new one THE TRANSLATION 39 also and the patch from the new garment will not match the old one. So no one puts new wine into 37 old skins; else the new wine willl burst the skins, and it will be poured out and the skins will be lost. But 38 new wine must be put into new skins. No one after 39 drinking old wine wants new, for he says, “The old is good enough.’ ’’ Ι CHAPTER VI A SABBATH IN THE WHEATFIELDS Now it came to pass that one sabbath he was passing through some wheatfields and his disciples began plucking and eating the heads of wheat, rub- bing them with their hands. But some of the Pharisees said: “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the sabbath?”’ Then Jesus replied to them: ‘Have you not even read this that David did when he and his companions became hungry? How he went into the house of God and took and ate the loaves of the presentation and gave some to his com- panions, loaves which no one is allowed to eat save the priests alone?”’ Then he added this for them: “Lord of the sabbath is the Son of man.” ANOTHER SABBATH INCIDENT: A MAN WITH A WITH- ERED HAND HEALED IN A SYNAGOGUE Now it came to pass that on another sabbath he went into the synagogue and began to teach; and there was present a man whose right hand was withered. But the scribes and the Pharisees were watching closely on the sly whether he was going to heal on the sabbath, in order to get a charge against 40 THE TRANSLATION 41 him. But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had his hand withered: “Get up and step forth into plain view.’ So he rose up and took his stand. Then Jesus spoke to them: “T on my part put a question to you: ‘Ts it lawful on the sabbath to do a good deed or an evil one, to save a life or to destroy it?’”’ Then he glanced around upon them all and said to him: “Stretch out your hand.”’ And he did it and his hand was completely restored. But they were filled with madness and began to discuss with one another what they would do to Jesus. THE TWELVE APOSTLES CHOSEN Now it came to pass in those days that he went into the mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night long in prayer to God. Then when day came, he called his disciples to him and selected from them twelve whom he also named “‘apostles’’: Simon whom he also named Peter and Andrew his brother and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew and Matthew and Thomas and James the son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot and Io II I2 13 15 τό 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 42 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE Judas the son of James and Judas Iscariot who turned traitor. Then he came down with them and stopped upon a level place where there was a great crowd of his disciples and a huge multitude of people from all over Judea and Jerusalem and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those also who were troubled by unclean spirits were repeatedly cured. So all the crowd were seeking to touch him, because power was going out from him and he was curing everybody. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT: FOUR BEATITUDES Then lifting his eyes upon his disciples he began to speak: “Happy the poor, because yours is the kingdom of God. Happy those who hunger now, because you will be satisfied. Happy those who weep now, because you will laugh. Happy are you whenever men hate you, and whenever they excommunicate you, and revile you and cast out your name as evil for the sake of the Son of Man. Burst into joy on that day and leap for joy, for, lo, your reward islargein heaven. Yea, their fathers used to treat the prophets in the same way.”’ FOUR WOES ““But woe to you who are rich, because you are receiving your consolation in full. THE TRANSLATION 43 Woe to you who are sated now, because you will be hungry. Woe, you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep. Woe whenever all men speak you fair, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way.” THE NEW RIGHTEOUSNESS “But to you who are listening to me I say: Love your enemies; Do good to those who hate you; Bless those who curse you; Pray for those who insult you. To the one who strikes you on the cheek offer the other also: And do not keep back your undergarment from the one who robs you of your outer one. Give to every one asking you; And do not ask back your goods from the one who robs you. So as you wish that men do toward you, do you likewise to them. Now if you have a habit of loving those who love you, what sort of credit have you? Why, even the sinful love those who love them. So if you do good to those who do good to you, What sort of credit have you? Even the sinful do the same thing. Now if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit have you? Even sinners 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 28 40 41 44 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE lend to sinners that they may get back pay- ment in full. But you are to love your enemies and to do good to them and to lend to them despairing of nothing; Thus your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the unthankful and wicked. Learn to be merciful as your Father is merci- ful; Now do not have the habit of criticism, and you will not be criticized; So do not have the habit of sharp condemnation, and you will not be condemned. Acquit, and you will be acquitted; Give and it will be given to you; Full measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over they will put into your lap; For with what measure you measure, it will be measured to you in return.’’ Then he spoke also a parable to them: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into the pit?