¹Et factum est:And it happened that,cum esset in quodam loco orans,while he was in a certain place praying,ut cessavit,when he ceased,dixit unus ex discipulis ejus ad eum:one of his disciples said to him,Domine,“Lord,doce nos orare,teach us to pray,sicut docuit et Joannes discipulos suos.as John also taught his disciples.”

¹Et factum est:And it happened that,cum esset in quodam loco orans,while he was in a certain place praying,ut cessavit,when he ceased,dixit unus ex discipulis ejus ad eum:one of his disciples said to him,Domine,“Lord,doce nos orare,teach us to pray,sicut docuit et Joannes discipulos suos.as John also taught his disciples.”

²Et ait illis:And he said to them:Cum oratis,“When you are praying,dicite:say:Pater,Father,sanctificetur nomen tuum.may your name be kept holy.Adveniat regnum tuum.May your kingdom come.

²Et ait illis:And he said to them:Cum oratis,“When you are praying,dicite:say:Pater,Father,sanctificetur nomen tuum.may your name be kept holy.Adveniat regnum tuum.May your kingdom come.

³Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie.Give us this day our daily bread.

³Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie.Give us this day our daily bread.

⁴Et dimitte nobis peccata nostra,And forgive us our sins,siquidem et ipsi dimittimus omni debenti nobis.since we also forgive all who are indebted to us.Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.And lead us not into temptation.”

⁴Et dimitte nobis peccata nostra,And forgive us our sins,siquidem et ipsi dimittimus omni debenti nobis.since we also forgive all who are indebted to us.Et ne nos inducas in tentationem.And lead us not into temptation.”

⁵Et ait ad illos:And he said to them:Quis vestrum habebit amicum,“Which of you will have a friendet ibit ad illum media nocte,and will go to him in the middle of the night,et dicet illi:and will say to him:Amice,‘Friend,commoda mihi tres panes,lend me three loaves,

⁵Et ait ad illos:And he said to them:Quis vestrum habebit amicum,“Which of you will have a friendet ibit ad illum media nocte,and will go to him in the middle of the night,et dicet illi:and will say to him:Amice,‘Friend,commoda mihi tres panes,lend me three loaves,

⁶quoniam amicus meus venit de via ad me,because a friend of mine has arrived from a journey to me,et non habeo quod ponam ante illum,and I do not have anything to set before him.’

⁶quoniam amicus meus venit de via ad me,because a friend of mine has arrived from a journey to me,et non habeo quod ponam ante illum,and I do not have anything to set before him.’

⁷et ille de intus respondens dicat:And from within,Noli mihi molestus esse,he would answer by saying:jam ostium clausum est,‘Do not disturb me.et pueri mei mecum sunt in cubili:The door is closed now,non possum surgere,and my children and I are in bed.et dare tibi.I cannot get up and give it to you.’

⁷et ille de intus respondens dicat:And from within,Noli mihi molestus esse,he would answer by saying:jam ostium clausum est,‘Do not disturb me.et pueri mei mecum sunt in cubili:The door is closed now,non possum surgere,and my children and I are in bed.et dare tibi.I cannot get up and give it to you.’

⁸Et si ille perseveraverit pulsans:Yet if he will persevere in knocking,dico vobis,I tell you that,etsi non dabit illi surgens eo quod amicus ejus sit,even though he would not get up and give it to him because he is a friend,propter improbitatem tamen ejus surget,yet due to his continued insistence,et dabit illi quotquot habet necessarios.he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

⁸Et si ille perseveraverit pulsans:Yet if he will persevere in knocking,dico vobis,I tell you that,etsi non dabit illi surgens eo quod amicus ejus sit,even though he would not get up and give it to him because he is a friend,propter improbitatem tamen ejus surget,yet due to his continued insistence,et dabit illi quotquot habet necessarios.he will get up and give him whatever he needs.

⁹Et ego dico vobis:And so I say to you:Petite,Ask,et dabitur vobis;and it shall be given to you.quærite,Seek,et invenietis;and you shall find.pulsate,Knock,et aperietur vobis.and it shall be opened to you.

⁹Et ego dico vobis:And so I say to you:Petite,Ask,et dabitur vobis;and it shall be given to you.quærite,Seek,et invenietis;and you shall find.pulsate,Knock,et aperietur vobis.and it shall be opened to you.

¹⁰Omnis enim qui petit,For everyone who asks, receives.accipit: et qui quærit,And whoever seeks, finds.invenit: et pulsanti aperietur.And whoever knocks, it shall be opened to him.

¹⁰Omnis enim qui petit,For everyone who asks, receives.accipit: et qui quærit,And whoever seeks, finds.invenit: et pulsanti aperietur.And whoever knocks, it shall be opened to him.

¹¹Quis autem ex vobis patrem petit panem,So then, who among you, if he asks his father for bread,numquid lapidem dabit illi? aut piscem,he would give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish,numquid pro pisce serpentem dabit illi?he would give him a serpent, instead of a fish?

¹¹Quis autem ex vobis patrem petit panem,So then, who among you, if he asks his father for bread,numquid lapidem dabit illi? aut piscem,he would give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish,numquid pro pisce serpentem dabit illi?he would give him a serpent, instead of a fish?

¹²aut si petierit ovum,Or if he will ask for an egg,numquid porriget illi scorpionem?he would offer to him a scorpion?

¹²aut si petierit ovum,Or if he will ask for an egg,numquid porriget illi scorpionem?he would offer to him a scorpion?

¹³Si ergo vos,Therefore,cum sitis mali,if you, being evil,nostis bona data dare filiis vestris:know how to give good things to your sons,quanto magis Pater vester de cælo dabit spiritum bonum petentibus se?how much more will your Father give, from heaven, a spirit of goodness to those who ask him?”

¹³Si ergo vos,Therefore,cum sitis mali,if you, being evil,nostis bona data dare filiis vestris:know how to give good things to your sons,quanto magis Pater vester de cælo dabit spiritum bonum petentibus se?how much more will your Father give, from heaven, a spirit of goodness to those who ask him?”

¹⁴Et erat ejiciens dæmonium,And he was casting out a demon,et illud erat mutum.and the man was mute.Et cum ejecisset dæmonium,But when he had cast out the demon,locutus est mutus,the mute man spoke,et admiratæ sunt turbæ.and so the crowds were amazed.

¹⁴Et erat ejiciens dæmonium,And he was casting out a demon,et illud erat mutum.and the man was mute.Et cum ejecisset dæmonium,But when he had cast out the demon,locutus est mutus,the mute man spoke,et admiratæ sunt turbæ.and so the crowds were amazed.

¹⁵Quidam autem ex eis dixerunt:But some of them said, “It is by Beelzebub,In Beelzebub principe dæmoniorum ejicit dæmonia.the leader of demons, that he casts out demons.”

¹⁵Quidam autem ex eis dixerunt:But some of them said, “It is by Beelzebub,In Beelzebub principe dæmoniorum ejicit dæmonia.the leader of demons, that he casts out demons.”

¹⁶Et alii tentantes,And others, testing him,signum de cælo quærebant ab eo.required a sign from heaven of him.

¹⁶Et alii tentantes,And others, testing him,signum de cælo quærebant ab eo.required a sign from heaven of him.

¹⁷Ipse autem ut vidit cogitationes eorum,But when he perceived their thoughts,dixit eis:he said to them:Omne regnum in seipsum divisum desolabitur,“Every kingdom divided against itself will become desolate,et domus supra domum cadet.and house will fall upon house.

¹⁷Ipse autem ut vidit cogitationes eorum,But when he perceived their thoughts,dixit eis:he said to them:Omne regnum in seipsum divisum desolabitur,“Every kingdom divided against itself will become desolate,et domus supra domum cadet.and house will fall upon house.

¹⁸Si autemSo then,et Satanas in seipsum divisus est,if Satan is also divided against himself,quomodo stabit regnum ejus?how will his kingdom stand?quia dicitis in Beelzebub me ejicere dæmonia.For you say that it is by Beelzebub that I cast out demons.

¹⁸Si autemSo then,et Satanas in seipsum divisus est,if Satan is also divided against himself,quomodo stabit regnum ejus?how will his kingdom stand?quia dicitis in Beelzebub me ejicere dæmonia.For you say that it is by Beelzebub that I cast out demons.

¹⁹Si autem ego in Beelzebub ejicio dæmonia:But if I cast out demons by Beelzebub,filii vestri in quo ejiciunt?by whom do your own sons cast them out?ideo ipsi judices vestri erunt.Therefore, they shall be your judges.

¹⁹Si autem ego in Beelzebub ejicio dæmonia:But if I cast out demons by Beelzebub,filii vestri in quo ejiciunt?by whom do your own sons cast them out?ideo ipsi judices vestri erunt.Therefore, they shall be your judges.

²⁰Porro si in digito Dei ejicio dæmonia:Moreover, if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons,profecto pervenit in vos regnum Dei.then certainly the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

²⁰Porro si in digito Dei ejicio dæmonia:Moreover, if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons,profecto pervenit in vos regnum Dei.then certainly the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

²¹Cum fortis armatus custodit atrium suum,When a strong armed man guards his entrance,in pace sunt ea quæ possidet.the things that he possesses are at peace.

²¹Cum fortis armatus custodit atrium suum,When a strong armed man guards his entrance,in pace sunt ea quæ possidet.the things that he possesses are at peace.

²²Si autem fortior eo superveniens vicerit eum,But if a stronger one, overwhelming him, has defeated him,universa arma ejus auferet,he will take away all his weapons,in quibus confidebat,in which he trusted,et spolia ejus distribuet.and he will distribute his spoils.

²²Si autem fortior eo superveniens vicerit eum,But if a stronger one, overwhelming him, has defeated him,universa arma ejus auferet,he will take away all his weapons,in quibus confidebat,in which he trusted,et spolia ejus distribuet.and he will distribute his spoils.

²³Qui non est mecum,Whoever is not with me,contra me est:is against me.et qui non colligit mecum,And whoever does not gather with me,dispergit.scatters.

²³Qui non est mecum,Whoever is not with me,contra me est:is against me.et qui non colligit mecum,And whoever does not gather with me,dispergit.scatters.

²⁴Cum immundus spiritus exierit de homine,When an unclean spirit has departed from a man,ambulat per loca inaquosa, quærens requiem:he walks through waterless places, seeking rest.et non inveniens dicit:And not finding any, he says:Revertar in domum meam unde exivi.‘I will return to my house, from which I departed.’

²⁴Cum immundus spiritus exierit de homine,When an unclean spirit has departed from a man,ambulat per loca inaquosa, quærens requiem:he walks through waterless places, seeking rest.et non inveniens dicit:And not finding any, he says:Revertar in domum meam unde exivi.‘I will return to my house, from which I departed.’

²⁵Et cum venerit,And when he has arrived,invenit eam scopis mundatam,he finds it swept cleanet ornatam.and decorated.

²⁵Et cum venerit,And when he has arrived,invenit eam scopis mundatam,he finds it swept cleanet ornatam.and decorated.

²⁶Tunc vadit,Then he goes,et assumit septem alios spiritus secum, nequiores se,and he takes in seven other spirits with him, more wicked than himself,et ingressi habitant ibi.and they enter and live there.Et fiunt novissima hominis illius pejora prioribus.And so, the end of that man is made worse than the beginning.”

²⁶Tunc vadit,Then he goes,et assumit septem alios spiritus secum, nequiores se,and he takes in seven other spirits with him, more wicked than himself,et ingressi habitant ibi.and they enter and live there.Et fiunt novissima hominis illius pejora prioribus.And so, the end of that man is made worse than the beginning.”

²⁷Factum est autem,And it happened that,cum hæc diceret:when he was saying these things,extollens vocem quædam mulier de turba dixit illi:a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him,Beatus venter qui te portavit, et ubera quæ suxisti.“Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.”

²⁷Factum est autem,And it happened that,cum hæc diceret:when he was saying these things,extollens vocem quædam mulier de turba dixit illi:a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him,Beatus venter qui te portavit, et ubera quæ suxisti.“Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you.”

²⁸At ille dixit:Then he said,Quinimmo beati,“Yes,qui audiunt verbum Deibut moreover:et custodiunt illud.blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”

²⁸At ille dixit:Then he said,Quinimmo beati,“Yes,qui audiunt verbum Deibut moreover:et custodiunt illud.blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”

²⁹Turbis autem concurrentibus cœpit dicere:Then, as the crowds were quickly gathering, he began to say:Generatio hæc, generatio nequam est:“This generation is a wicked generation:signum quærit,it seeks a sign.et signum non dabitur ei,But no sign will be given to it,nisi signum Jonæ prophetæ.except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

²⁹Turbis autem concurrentibus cœpit dicere:Then, as the crowds were quickly gathering, he began to say:Generatio hæc, generatio nequam est:“This generation is a wicked generation:signum quærit,it seeks a sign.et signum non dabitur ei,But no sign will be given to it,nisi signum Jonæ prophetæ.except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

³⁰Nam sicut fuit Jonas signum Ninivitis,For just as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites,ita erit et Filius hominis generationi isti.so also will the Son of man be to this generation.

³⁰Nam sicut fuit Jonas signum Ninivitis,For just as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites,ita erit et Filius hominis generationi isti.so also will the Son of man be to this generation.

³¹Regina austri surget in judicio cum viris generationis hujus,The queen of the South will rise up, at the judgment, with the men of this generation,et condemnabit illos:and she will condemn them.quia venit a finibus terræ audire sapientiam Salomonis:For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon.et ecce plus quam Salomon hic.And behold, more than Solomon is here.

³¹Regina austri surget in judicio cum viris generationis hujus,The queen of the South will rise up, at the judgment, with the men of this generation,et condemnabit illos:and she will condemn them.quia venit a finibus terræ audire sapientiam Salomonis:For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon.et ecce plus quam Salomon hic.And behold, more than Solomon is here.

³²Viri Ninivitæ surgent in judicio cum generatione hac,The men of Nineveh will rise up, at the judgment, with this generation,et condemnabunt illam:and they will condemn it.quia pœnitentiam egerunt ad prædicationem Jonæ,For at the preaching of Jonah, they repented.et ecce plus quam Jonas hic.And behold, more than Jonah is here.

³²Viri Ninivitæ surgent in judicio cum generatione hac,The men of Nineveh will rise up, at the judgment, with this generation,et condemnabunt illam:and they will condemn it.quia pœnitentiam egerunt ad prædicationem Jonæ,For at the preaching of Jonah, they repented.et ecce plus quam Jonas hic.And behold, more than Jonah is here.

³³Nemo lucernam accendit, et in abscondito ponit,No one lights a candle and places it in hiding,neque sub modio: sed supra candelabrum,nor under a bushel basket, but upon a lampstand,ut qui ingrediuntur, lumen videant.so that those who enter may see the light.

³³Nemo lucernam accendit, et in abscondito ponit,No one lights a candle and places it in hiding,neque sub modio: sed supra candelabrum,nor under a bushel basket, but upon a lampstand,ut qui ingrediuntur, lumen videant.so that those who enter may see the light.

³⁴Lucerna corporis tui est oculus tuus.Your eye is the light of your body.Si oculus tuus fuerit simplex,If your eye is wholesome,totum corpus tuum lucidum erit:your entire body will be filled with light.si autem nequam fuerit,But if it is wicked,etiam corpus tuum tenebrosum erit.then even your body will be darkened.

³⁴Lucerna corporis tui est oculus tuus.Your eye is the light of your body.Si oculus tuus fuerit simplex,If your eye is wholesome,totum corpus tuum lucidum erit:your entire body will be filled with light.si autem nequam fuerit,But if it is wicked,etiam corpus tuum tenebrosum erit.then even your body will be darkened.

³⁵Vide ergo ne lumen quod in te est, tenebræ sint.Therefore, take care, lest the light that is within you become darkness.

³⁵Vide ergo ne lumen quod in te est, tenebræ sint.Therefore, take care, lest the light that is within you become darkness.

³⁶Si ergo corpus tuum totum lucidum fuerit,So then, if your entire body becomes filled with light,non habens aliquam partem tenebrarum, erit lucidum totum,not having any part in darkness, then it will be entirely light,et sicut lucerna fulgoris illuminabit te.and, like a shining lamp, it will illuminate you.”

³⁶Si ergo corpus tuum totum lucidum fuerit,So then, if your entire body becomes filled with light,non habens aliquam partem tenebrarum, erit lucidum totum,not having any part in darkness, then it will be entirely light,et sicut lucerna fulgoris illuminabit te.and, like a shining lamp, it will illuminate you.”

³⁷Et cum loqueretur,And as he was speaking,rogavit illum quidam pharisæus ut pranderet apud se.a certain Pharisee asked him to eat with him. And going inside,Et ingressus recubuit.he sat down to eat.

³⁷Et cum loqueretur,And as he was speaking,rogavit illum quidam pharisæus ut pranderet apud se.a certain Pharisee asked him to eat with him. And going inside,Et ingressus recubuit.he sat down to eat.

³⁸Pharisæus autem cœpit intra se reputans dicere,But the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself:quare non baptizatus esset ante prandium.“Why might it be that he has not washed before eating?”

³⁸Pharisæus autem cœpit intra se reputans dicere,But the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself:quare non baptizatus esset ante prandium.“Why might it be that he has not washed before eating?”

³⁹Et ait Dominus ad illum:And the Lord said to him:Nunc vos pharisæi, quod deforis est calicis et catini, mundatis:“You Pharisees today clean what is outside the cup and the plate,quod autem intus est vestrum, plenum est rapina et iniquitate.but what is inside of you is full of plunder and iniquity.

³⁹Et ait Dominus ad illum:And the Lord said to him:Nunc vos pharisæi, quod deforis est calicis et catini, mundatis:“You Pharisees today clean what is outside the cup and the plate,quod autem intus est vestrum, plenum est rapina et iniquitate.but what is inside of you is full of plunder and iniquity.

⁴⁰Stulti!Fools!nonne qui fecit quod deforis est,Did not he who made what is outside,etiam id quod deintus est fecit?indeed also make what is inside?

⁴⁰Stulti!Fools!nonne qui fecit quod deforis est,Did not he who made what is outside,etiam id quod deintus est fecit?indeed also make what is inside?

⁴¹Verumtamen quod superest, date eleemosynam:Yet truly, give what is above as alms,et ecce omnia munda sunt vobis.and behold, all things are clean for you.

⁴¹Verumtamen quod superest, date eleemosynam:Yet truly, give what is above as alms,et ecce omnia munda sunt vobis.and behold, all things are clean for you.

⁴²Sed væ vobis,But woe to you,pharisæis,Pharisees!quia decimatis mentham, et rutam, et omne olus,For you tithe mint and rue and every herb,et præteritis judicium et caritatem Dei:but you ignore judgment and the charity of God.hæc autem oportuit facere,But these things you ought to have done,et illa non omittere.without omitting the others.

⁴²Sed væ vobis,But woe to you,pharisæis,Pharisees!quia decimatis mentham, et rutam, et omne olus,For you tithe mint and rue and every herb,et præteritis judicium et caritatem Dei:but you ignore judgment and the charity of God.hæc autem oportuit facere,But these things you ought to have done,et illa non omittere.without omitting the others.

⁴³Væ vobis,Woe to you,pharisæis,Pharisees!quia diligitis primas cathedras in synagogis,For you love the first seats in the synagogues,et salutationes in foro.and greetings in the marketplace.

⁴³Væ vobis,Woe to you,pharisæis,Pharisees!quia diligitis primas cathedras in synagogis,For you love the first seats in the synagogues,et salutationes in foro.and greetings in the marketplace.

⁴⁴Væ vobis,Woe to you!quia estis ut monumenta, quæ non apparent,For you are like graves that are not noticeable,et homines ambulantes supra, nesciunt.so that men walk over them without realizing it.”

⁴⁴Væ vobis,Woe to you!quia estis ut monumenta, quæ non apparent,For you are like graves that are not noticeable,et homines ambulantes supra, nesciunt.so that men walk over them without realizing it.”

⁴⁵Respondens autem quidam ex legisperitis,Then one of the experts in the law, in response,ait illi:said to him,Magister,“Teacher,hæc dicens etiam contumeliam nobis facis.in saying these things, you bring an insult against us as well.”

⁴⁵Respondens autem quidam ex legisperitis,Then one of the experts in the law, in response,ait illi:said to him,Magister,“Teacher,hæc dicens etiam contumeliam nobis facis.in saying these things, you bring an insult against us as well.”

⁴⁶At ille ait:So he said:Et vobis legisperitis væ:“And woe to you experts in the law!quia oneratis homines oneribus, quæ portare non possunt,For you weigh men down with burdens which they are not able to bear,et ipsi uno digito vestro non tangitis sarcinas.but you yourselves do not touch the weight with even one of your fingers.

⁴⁶At ille ait:So he said:Et vobis legisperitis væ:“And woe to you experts in the law!quia oneratis homines oneribus, quæ portare non possunt,For you weigh men down with burdens which they are not able to bear,et ipsi uno digito vestro non tangitis sarcinas.but you yourselves do not touch the weight with even one of your fingers.

⁴⁷Væ vobis,Woe to you,qui ædificatis monumenta prophetarum:who build the tombs of the prophets,patres autem vestri occiderunt illos.while it is your fathers who killed them!

⁴⁷Væ vobis,Woe to you,qui ædificatis monumenta prophetarum:who build the tombs of the prophets,patres autem vestri occiderunt illos.while it is your fathers who killed them!

⁴⁸Profecto testificamini quod consentitis operibus patrum vestrorum:Clearly, you are testifying that you consent to the actions of your fathers,quoniam ipsi quidem eos occiderunt,because even though they killed them,vos autem ædificatis eorum sepulchra.you build their sepulchers.

⁴⁸Profecto testificamini quod consentitis operibus patrum vestrorum:Clearly, you are testifying that you consent to the actions of your fathers,quoniam ipsi quidem eos occiderunt,because even though they killed them,vos autem ædificatis eorum sepulchra.you build their sepulchers.

⁴⁹Propterea et sapientia Dei dixit:Because of this also, the wisdom of God said:Mittam ad illos prophetas, et apostolos,I will send to them Prophets and Apostles,et ex illis occident, et persequentur:and some of these they will kill or persecute,

⁴⁹Propterea et sapientia Dei dixit:Because of this also, the wisdom of God said:Mittam ad illos prophetas, et apostolos,I will send to them Prophets and Apostles,et ex illis occident, et persequentur:and some of these they will kill or persecute,

⁵⁰ut inquiratur sanguis omnium prophetarum,so that the blood of all the Prophets,qui effusus est a constitutione mundi a generatione ista,which has been shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation:

⁵⁰ut inquiratur sanguis omnium prophetarum,so that the blood of all the Prophets,qui effusus est a constitutione mundi a generatione ista,which has been shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation:

⁵¹a sanguine Abel,from the blood of Abel,usque ad sanguinem Zachariæ,even to the blood of Zachariah,qui periit inter altare et ædem.who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.Ita dico vobis,So I say to you:requiretur ab hac generatione.it will be required of this generation!

⁵¹a sanguine Abel,from the blood of Abel,usque ad sanguinem Zachariæ,even to the blood of Zachariah,qui periit inter altare et ædem.who perished between the altar and the sanctuary.Ita dico vobis,So I say to you:requiretur ab hac generatione.it will be required of this generation!

⁵²Væ vobis,Woe to you,legisperitis,experts in the law!quia tulistis clavem scientiæ:For you have taken away the key of knowledge.ipsi non introistis,You yourselves do not enter,et eos qui introibant,and those who were entering,prohibuistis.you would have prohibited.”

⁵²Væ vobis,Woe to you,legisperitis,experts in the law!quia tulistis clavem scientiæ:For you have taken away the key of knowledge.ipsi non introistis,You yourselves do not enter,et eos qui introibant,and those who were entering,prohibuistis.you would have prohibited.”

⁵³Cum autem hæc ad illos diceret,Then,cœperunt pharisæi et legisperiti graviter insistere,while he was saying these things to them,et os ejus opprimere de multis,the Pharisees and the experts in the law began to insist strongly that he restrain his mouth about many things.

⁵³Cum autem hæc ad illos diceret,Then,cœperunt pharisæi et legisperiti graviter insistere,while he was saying these things to them,et os ejus opprimere de multis,the Pharisees and the experts in the law began to insist strongly that he restrain his mouth about many things.

⁵⁴insidiantes ei,And waiting to ambush him,et quærentes aliquid capere de ore ejus,they sought something from his mouth that they might seize upon,ut accusarent eum.in order to accuse him.

⁵⁴insidiantes ei,And waiting to ambush him,et quærentes aliquid capere de ore ejus,they sought something from his mouth that they might seize upon,ut accusarent eum.in order to accuse him.