but they comprehended nothing of all this: his discourse was a riddle to them, and they could not find out the meaning.

And it came to pass, while He was drawing nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting by the wayside begging.

He heard a crowd of people going past, and inquired what it all meant.

Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Saying, What will you that I shall do unto you? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight; thy faith hath made thee whole.

And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.”

Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this household, because he, too, is a [spiritual] son of Abraham;

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

And having called his own ten bondmen, he gave to them ten minas, and said to them, Trade while I am coming.

But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

And he said to him also, ‘And you shall take charge over five cities.’

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

They said to him, 'He has two hundred, sir!'??26 'I tell you, the man who has will have more given him, and from the man who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away!

[Jesus explained,] ‘I tell you that to everyone who has [because he valued his gifts from God and has used them wisely], more will be given; but from the one who does not have [because he disregarded his gifts from God], even what he has will be taken away.’

saying, Go into the village over against you, in which ye will find, on entering it, a colt tied up, on which no child of man ever sat at any time: loose it and lead it here.

And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying [it]?' you will say this: 'The Lord has need of it.'"

and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt?'

So He rode on, while they carpeted the road with their garments.

And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;

shouting,

“Blessed (celebrated, praised) is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven and glory (majesty, splendor) in the highest [heaven]!”

And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

saying, “If [only] you had known on this day [of salvation], even you, the things which make for peace [and on which peace depends]! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

For a time [of siege] is coming when your enemies will put up a barricade [with pointed stakes] against you, and surround you [with armies] and hem you in on every side,

and they will level you to the ground, you [Jerusalem] and your children within you. They will not leave in you one stone on another, all because you did not [come progressively to] recognize [from observation and personal experience] the time of your visitation [when God was gracious toward you and offered you salvation].”

saying to them, "It is written, 'And my house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

And day after day He taught in the Temple, while the High Priests and the Scribes were devising some means of destroying Him, as were also the leading men of the people.

And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.

And it happened that on one of the days [while] he was teaching the people in the temple [courts] and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes approached together with the elders

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

Then Jesus said to them, “Nor am I telling you by what [kind of] authority I do these things.”

Then Jesus began speaking to the people. [Note: And perhaps to the religious leaders as well. See Mark 11:18 with 12:1]. He told them this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country for a long time.

Then he sent a second servant; and him too they beat and ill treated and sent away empty-handed.

Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

But [when] the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason with one another, saying, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!'

And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

they address'd him therefore in this manner; master, we know that what you say and teach is all right. you are not influenc'd by the quality of men, but explain the divine law with sincerity:

So he said to them, "Well then, give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!"

Well, there were once seven brothers; of whom the eldest, after taking a wife, died childless.

and the third married her, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

Last of all the woman died also.

So in the [life after] resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had married her.”

And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

Till I put under your feet all those who are against you.

Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, and love to be saluted with respect in public places, and to have the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets??47 men who eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will get all the heavier sentence!"

These [men] who confiscate and devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense [to appear devout] offer long prayers. These [men] will receive the greater [sentence of] condemnation.”

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

And [while] some were speaking about the temple, that it was adorned with precious stones and votive offerings, he said,

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

He said, “Be careful and see to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name [appropriating for themselves the name Messiah which belongs to Me alone], saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not follow them.

When you hear of wars and disturbances [civil unrest, revolts, uprisings], do not panic; for these things must take place first, but the end will not come immediately.”

Then Jesus told them, “Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.

There will be violent earthquakes, and in various places famines and [deadly and devastating] pestilences (plagues, epidemics); and there will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

This will be a time and an opportunity for you to testify [about Me].

So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

But ye will be delivered up even by parents and brethren and relations and friends, and they shall put to death some from among you,

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

Even a hair of your head will never perish!

By your patient endurance you will gain your lives.

But when you see armies all round about Jerusalem, then be certain that her destruction is near.

For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

Woe to those {who are pregnant} and to those who are nursing [their babies] in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people,

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

“There will be signs (attesting miracles) in the sun and moon and stars; and on the earth [there will be] distress and anguish among nations, in perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea and the waves,

people fainting from fear and expectation of the [dreadful] things coming on the world; for the [very] powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with [transcendent, overwhelming] power [subduing the nations] and with great glory.

But when all this is beginning to take place, grieve no longer. Lift up your heads, because your deliverance is drawing near."

And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;

Now when they sprout leaves, seeing it you will know that summer is now near.

In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the kingdom of God is near.

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.

And they said unto him, Where will you that we prepare?

And he said to them, Behold, as ye enter into the city a man will meet you, carrying an earthen pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he goes in;

And you will say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?" '

And he will show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

So they went and found all as He had told them; and they got the Passover ready.

For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

For the Son of Man will go away as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles have absolute power and lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’