Section XXXI.

[1] 2046And when the ten heard, they were moved with anger against James and John.  [2] 2047And 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.  2048Not 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; 2049and whoever of you would be first,2050 let him be to every man a [5] bond-servant:  2051even 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.  2052He said this, and was going about [7] the villages and the cities, and teaching; and he went to Jerusalem.  2053And 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:  2054I say unto you now, that many shall [9] seek to enter, and shall not be able2055—2056from 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:  2057and ye shall begin to say, [11] Before thee we did eat and drink, and in our markets didst thou teach; 2058and he shall say unto you, I know you not whence ye are; depart2059 from me, ye servants [12] of untruth.  2060There 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.  2061And 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.  2062And there shall then be last that have become first, and first that have become last.

[15, 16] 2063And when Jesus entered and passed through Jericho, 2064there was a man named Zacchæus, [17] rich, and chief of the publicans.  2065And 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] 2066And he hastened, and went before Jesus, and went up into an unripe fig [19] tree2067 to see Jesus:  for he was to pass thus.  2068And 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.  2069And he hastened, and came down, and received [21] him joyfully.  2070And when they all saw, they murmured, and said, He hath gone in [22] and lodged with a man that is a sinner.  2071So Zacchæus stood, and said unto Jesus, My Lord, now half of my possessions I give to the poor, and what I have unjustly [23] taken2072 from every man I give him fourfold.  2073Jesus said unto him, Today is salvation [24] come to this house, because this man also is a2074 son of Abraham.  2075For the Son of man came to seek and save the thing that was lost.

[25] 2076And when Jesus went out of Jericho, he and his disciples, there came after him [26] a great multitude.  2077And there was a blind man sitting by the way side begging.  [27] 2078And his name was Timæus, the son of Timæus.  And he heard the sound of the [28] multitude passing, and asked, Who is this?  2079They said unto him, Jesus the Nazarene [29] passeth by.  2080And 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.  2081And those that went before Jesus were rebuking him, that he should hold his peace:  2082but he cried the [31] more, and said, Son of David, have mercy on me.  2083And 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.  2084And the blind [33] man threw away his garment, and rose, and came to Jesus.  2085Jesus 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.2086  [34] [Arabic, p. 120] 2087And Jesus had compassion on him, and touched his eyes, and said unto [35] him, See; for thy faith hath saved thee.  2088And immediately he received his sight,2089 and came after him, and praised God; and all the people that saw praised God.

[36] 2090And he spake a parable because he was nearing2091 Jerusalem, and they supposed [37] that at that time the kingdom of God was about to appear.  2092He said unto them, A man, a son of a great race, went into a far country, to receive a kingdom, and [38] return.  2093And he called his ten servants, and gave them ten shares, and said unto [39] them, Trade till the time of my coming.  2094But the people of his city hated him, and [40] sent messengers after him, and said, We will not that this man reign over us.  2095And when he had received a2096 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.  2097And the first came, and said, My lord, thy share hath gained [42] ten shares.2098  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.  2099And the second came, [44] and said, My lord, thy portion hath gained five portions.  2100And he said unto him [45] also, And thou shalt be set over five districts.  2101And another came, and said, My [46] lord, here is thy portion, which was with me laid by in a napkin: