Iesus Forewarneth His Disciples.
He Findeth Zaccheus.
1. AND Iesus went up into a mountain and there he sat with his disciples and taught them, and he said unto them,
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
2. Sell that ye have and do that which is good, for them which have not; provide yourselves bags (which wax not old) a treasure in the Heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
3. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning, and ye yourselves [like] unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding that when he cometh and knocketh they may open unto him immediately.
4. Blessed are those servants whom the lord (when he cometh) shall find watching; verily I say unto you that he shall gird himself and make them to sit down at his table, and will come forth and serve them.
5. And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch and find them so, blessed rare those servants.
6. And this know, that the guardian (of the house) not knowing what hour the thief would come, would have watched and not have suffered his house to have been broken through. Be ye therefore ready also, for the Son (of man) cometh at an hour when ye think not.
7. Then Peter said unto him,
Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
And the Lord said,
Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them who serve their portion in due season?
8. Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
9. But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidservants and to eat and drink and to be drunken, the lord (of that servant) will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware and will appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.
10. And that servant (which knew his lord’s will and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will) shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall they much require the less.
11. For they who know the Godhead, and have found in the way of Life the mysteries (of light) and then have fallen into sin, shall be punished with greater chastisements than they who have not known the way of Life.
12. Such shall return when their cycle is completed and to them will be given space to consider, and amend their lives, and learning the mysteries, enter into the Kingdom (of Light).[1]
13. AND Iesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus (which was the chief among the collectors of tribute) and he was rich.
14. And he sought to see Iesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
15. And when Iesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him,
Zacheus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
And he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully.
16. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying,
That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
17. And Zachaeus stood, and said unto the Lord,
Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
18. And Iesus said unto him,
This day is salvation come to thine house, forsomuch as thou art a just man, thou also art a son of Abraham. For the Son (of man) is come to seek and to save that which ye deem to be lost.
LECTlON 59. 1l-12. -The teaching of our Lord as to cycles, and the unity of life, in many existences, has been suppressed for long ages, but now sees the light, at the end of the cycle.
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