And two blind men seated by the wayside, when they had the news that Jesus was going by, gave a loud cry, saying, Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us.

They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be open.

Now this took place so that these words of the prophet might come true,

Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them.

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.

On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,

And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.

You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death.

So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death between the Temple and the altar.

But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.

And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.

And say a prayer that your flight may not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.

For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.

Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.

But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

A blessing on that servant, who will be doing so when his lord comes.

But if that evil servant says in his heart, My lord is a long time in coming;

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in.

And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands.

And while they were taking food, he said, Truly I say to you that one of you will be false to me.

The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but a curse is on that man through whom the Son of man is given up; it would have been well for that man if he had never come into the world.

But I say to you that from now I will not take of this fruit of the vine, till that day when I take it new with you in my Father's kingdom.

Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you that this night, before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?

Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him.

And Jesus said to him, Friend, do that for which you have come. Then they came and put hands on Jesus, and took him.

Does it not seem possible to you that if I make request to my Father he will even now send me an army of angels?

But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?

In that hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out as against a thief with swords and sticks to take me? I was teaching every day in the Temple and you took me not.

But all this has taken place so that the writings of the prophets might come true. Then all his disciples went from him in flight.

Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death;

But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say.

And the word of Jesus came back to Peter, when he said, Before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And he went out, weeping bitterly.

Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,

Saying, I have done wrong in giving into your hands an upright man. But they said, What is that to us? it is your business.

For this cause that field was named, The field of blood, to this day.

Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;

And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.

For he saw that for envy they had given him up.

And while he was on the judge's seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that upright man, for I have had much trouble this day in a dream because of him.

But the ruler made answer and said to them, Which of the two is it your pleasure that I let go free? And they said, Barabbas.

So when Pilate saw that he was able to do nothing, but that trouble was working up, he took water and, washing his hands before the people, said, The blood of this upright man is not on my hands: you are responsible.

And while they were coming out, they saw a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, and they made him go with them, so that he might take up his cross.

And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,

And about the ninth hour Jesus gave a loud cry, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.

Give orders, then, that the place where his body is may be made safe till the third day, for fear that his disciples come and take him away secretly and say to the people, He has come back from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.

And the angel said to the women, Have no fear: for I see that you are searching for Jesus, who was put to death on the cross.

And go quickly and give his disciples the news that he has come back from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as I have said to you.

And if this comes to the ruler's ears, we will see that he does not make you responsible.

And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.

And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

And when he came into Capernaum again after some days, the news went about that he was in the house.

And a great number had come together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he gave them teaching.

But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.

And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.

So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.

And he made a request to his disciples to have a little boat ready for him, so that he might not be crushed by the people;

For he had made such a great number well that all those who were diseased were falling down before him for the purpose of touching him.

And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,

And he went into a house. And the people came together again, so that they were not even able to take bread.

If there is division in a kingdom, that kingdom will come to destruction;

And if there is division in a house, that house will come to destruction;

And again he was teaching by the seaside. And a very great number of people had come to him, so that he got into a boat on the sea and took his seat; and all the people were on the land by the seaside.

So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

And on that day, when the evening had come, he said to them, Let us go over to the other side.

And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

And their fear was great, and they said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea do his orders?

And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.

And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.

And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.

And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe?

And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly.

And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.

And he said that they were to take nothing for their journey, but a stick only; no bread, no bag, no money in their pockets;

And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away.

For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.

And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

Send them away, so that they may go into the country and small towns round about, and get some food for themselves.