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but woe to the man by whom [fn] the causes of offence shall come! If, then, thine hand or thy foot shall be a cause of offence to thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee; for it is good for thee that thou enter into life [fn] lame or mutilated; and not that, having two hands or two feet, thou fall into the fire of eternity.

And if thine eye be a cause of offence to thee, dig it out, and cast it from thee; good (it is) for thee that with one eye thou enter into life; [fn] and not that, having two eyes, thou fall into the gihâna of fire.

See that you contemn not one of these little ones: for I say unto you that their angels in all time are beholding the face of my Father who is in heaven.

For the Son of man is come to save that which had perished.

Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent on earth concerning every thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

For where two or three are assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

And the Pharishee approached him, and, tempting him, propounded to him whether it was lawful for a man to send away his wife for every cause.

But he said to them, Not every man is sufficient for this doctrine, but he to whom it is given.

For there are some eunuchs who from their mother's womb are born so; and there are some eunuchs who by men are made eunuchs; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs on account of the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever is capable of receiving (this), let him receive (it).

But Jeshu himself said, Suffer children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for of those who are as these, is the kingdom of heaven.

Jeshu saith to him, If thou wilt become perfect, go, sell thy possession and give to the poor, and there shall be for thee a treasure in heaven: and come after me.

But he, the young man, heard this word, and went away with sadness, for he had great property.

But Jeshu said to his disciples, Amen I say unto you, that it is difficult for the rich to enter the kingdom of heaven.

Again I say to you, that it is easier for a camel to enter through the aperture of a needle, than the rich to enter into the kingdom of Aloha.

THEN answered Kipha and said to him, Behold, we have abandoned every thing, and have come after thee: what then shall there be for us ?

FOR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a house-lord, who went forth in the early morn to hire labourers for his vinery.

And he bargained with the labourers for a denarius a day, and sent them into his vinery.

But he answered and said to one of them, My friend, I am not unjust towards thee: didst thou not bargain with me for a denarius ?

Is it not lawful for me that whatsoever l am willing, I may do with mine own ? Is thine eye evil because I am good?

Thus the last shall be first, and the first last; for many are the called, but few the chosen.