Luke - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1113
The New Testament
from whom you hope to receive beck, what credit is that to you? even the wicked lend to the wicked, in order that they may receive an equivalent. ‘ But instead, love your enemies. ‘Be beneficent, and lead, expect- ing nothing in return. ‘And your reward will be abun·
dent, and you will be the sons of the Highest. For He is benevolent both to the ungrateful and the wicked. ‘ Become, therefore, kind—hearted, just as your Father is kind—hearted. ‘ judge not, and you will not he judged. ‘Condemn not, and you will not be condemned. ‘ Acquit, and you shall be ac- quitted. ‘Give, and it will be given to you.
Fair measure, pressed down, well- shaken, and overflowing, they will put into your bag. For with the same measure with which you measure, it will be measured back to you. Sittczrilq. He then told them a parable: ‘ Can a blind man guide the blind P Would not both fall into a ditch ? ‘ The pupil is not above his teacher;
but every one who is perfected shall be like his teacher. And why do you look at the dust
in your brother’s eye, when you do not notice the chip in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘ Brother, allow me to pick the dust from your eye,’ while you do not per- ceive the chip that is in your own eye? You play-actor! first clear away the chip from your own eye, and then you will see perfectly to remove the dust from the eye of your brother. ‘ That is not a good tree which
produces bad fruit ; nor does a worth- less tree produce good fruit. For every tree is distinguished by
its own produce. For figs are not to be picked from thorns ; nor yet grapes from thistle:. 'The benevolent man produces
goodness from the treasured bene- ficence of his heart; while the de- praved man produces wickedness from the treasured depravity of his heart: for out of the overflow of the heart his mouth speaks. Urn: mth Zulu Zuuuhaiimu. I`hen why do you address Me,
‘Master, Master,' and yet do not practise what I say ? Whoever comes to Me, and listens to My message, and complies with it, I will show you what he is like. He is like a. man building a house, who digged, and kept deepening, and laid a foundation upon the rock; and when an inunda- tion came, and the river rushed to- wards that house. it could not shake it, because of its good foundation. But, on the other hand, the
listener who does not practise, is like a man building a house without a foundation upon the land: against which the rlver rushed, and at once it fell in a heap; and the wreck of that house was great. Eating tl): ®api¤i:t'¤ §¤n. Then when He had expressed all
His ideals in the hearing of the people, He proceeded to Capernaum. And a captain there had a boy, who was 45 47 very precious to him, at the point of death. And, having heard about jesus, he sent to Him leaders of the jews, requesting Him to come and save his boy. And when they ap- proached jesus, they begged Him He is worthy that You should grant him this; for he loves our nation, and has himself built our synagogue. jesus accordingly went with them.
And when He had arrived within a short distance of the house, the captain sent friends to Him, saying: 'Master, do not trouble; for I am not of sumcient rank for You to come undera roof of mine : therefore I did not consider myselfworthy to approach You. But only say a word, and my boy will be cured. For I am a man placed under a superior omcer, having soldiers under myself; and I order this one to ‘ Go l ' and he goes; to another, ‘ Come l’ and he comes: and to my servant I say, ‘Do this, and he does it.‘ When Jesus heard this, He was
astonished at it; and, turning round II13
