But they could not find how to do it, for the people all hung upon him, listening to him.

"At harvest-time he sent a slave to the vine-dressers, to ask them to give him a share of the crop; but the vine-dresser beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

"But when the vine-dressers saw him, they reasoned together, saying. 'This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance may be ours.'

"Every one who falls on that stone will be broken in pieces; but whoever it falls upon will be scattered as dust."

So they put a question to him saying. "Rabbi, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not regard any man's person, but teach the way of God honestly.

But he perceived their knavery and answered.

"Teacher, Moses wrote a law for us that if a man's brother should die, but leave no children, his brother should take up his wife and raise up his children for his brother.

"and likewise all the seven, but left no children when they died.

"but those who are counted worthy to reach that world and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.

"But that the dead are raised, even Moses clearly implied in the passage about the Bush, when he calls the Lord. "The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob.

"Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for to him all are alive.'

"but they devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive severer condemnation."

"for these men have all contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, out of her want, contributed all she had to live on."

"And when you shall hear of wars and tumults, do not be frightened; for these things must happen first, but the end does not come immediately."

"But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

"But when you see Jerusalem encompassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.

"But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, lift your heads! for your redemption is drawing near."

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words shall never pass away.

"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.

"But behold, the hand of my betrayer is at the table with me!

"The Son of man indeed goes on his way, as it has been determined; but woe to that man by who he is betrayed."

"But you shall not be so. But he who is greater among you let him become like the younger; and he who is leader like him who serves.

"For which is greater, he who sits at table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at table? But I am in your midst as one who serves.

"But I made supplication for you that your own faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned again, must strengthen your brothers."

Then he said to them. "But now let him who has a purse take it, and he who has a wallet, let him the do the same. And he who has no sword, let him sell his cloak and buy one.

But he arrived at the place he said to them, "Pray that you enter not into temptation."

But he himself withdrew from them about a stone's throw, kneeling down he prayed repeatedly, saying.

"Father, if thou art willing, take away this cup from me; but thy will, not mine, be done!"

but Jesus said to him, "Judas, you are betraying the Son of man with a kiss?"

"When daily I was with you in the temple you did not stretch out your hands to take me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness."

But a certain maid servant saw him taking his seat near the fire and, with a sharp glance at him, she said, "This fellow was with him, too!"

But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I know nothing about him."

A little later a man saw him, and said, "You too are one of them" But Peter declared, "Man, I am not."

But an hour afterwards another man kept insisting, saying. "Really, this fellow was with him. Why, he is a Galilean."

"But from henceforth the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

But they repeatedly insisted, "He is stirring up the people throughout all Judea with his teaching which started from Galilee."

So he had been asking him many questions, but Jesus made no answers.

but they continued to shout out and say, "Crucify! Crucify him!"

For the third time he appealed to them. "But what crime has he committed? I have found in him nothing that deserves death. I will therefore flog him, and let him go."

But they kept shouting the more insistently, demanding that he should be crucified, and their shouts won the day.

He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, the man whom they asked for; but Jesus he handed over to their will.

But Jesus turned and said: "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me;

"but weep for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they shall say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have never bore children, and the breasts that never suckled.'

But the other, answering, reproved him, saying. "Have you no fear of God even? When you are suffering the same punishment as he?

"We indeed justly, for we are receiving due retribution for what we have done. But he has done no wrong."

But all his acquaintances and the women who had been his followers continued to stand at a distance, looking on.

On the Sabbath Day they rested in obedience to the commandment, but in the deep dawn of the first day of the week they took the spices which they had prepared, and came to the tomb.

They were terrified, and bowed down their faces to the ground, but the men said to them. "Why are you seeking him who lives among the dead?

But the whole story seemed to them but an idle tale; and they disbelieved the women.

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb, but when he stooped and looked in he saw the linen wrappings by themselves, and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

But their eyes continued to be held that they should not recognize him even for an instant,

"But we were hoping that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this is the third day since these things happened.

"Thereupon some of our own party to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said, but him they did not see."

But they urged him to stay with them, saying, "Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent."

So he went in to stay with them. But as he sat down with them, and took bread, and had blessed and broken it, and was handing it to them,

But while they still did not believe it for joy, and were filled with wonder, he asked them, "Have you anything here to eat?"

"And I will send forth the promise of my Father upon you. But tarry in Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high."

But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

For the Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

"I indeed am baptizing in water," John said in reply, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not recognize,

And I did not recognize him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and resting upon him, is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

"Everybody serves first the good wine, and when people have drunk freely, the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now."

But he was speaking about the temple of his body; and when the disciples recalled what he had said,

but for his part Jesus was not trusting himself to them, because he knew all men,

The wind blows where it wills, and you hear its voice, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with every one who has been born of the Spirit."

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.

He who trusts in him is not condemned, but he who does not trust has already been condemned, because he has not put his trust in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

but he who does what is true, comes to the light, in order that his actions may be shown to have been wrought in God."

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but have been sent before him.'

He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So then this joy of mine has now complete fulfilment.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

"He that comes from above is above all; but one who is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaks. He who comes from heaven is above all.

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him."

(though Jesus himself was not accustomed to baptize, but his disciples),

but whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him, shall never thirst any more, but the water that I will give him shall become a living spring of water within him, welling up into eternal life."

But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For the Father is seeking such as his worshipers.

"Rabbi," they said, "eat something." But he answered, "I have food to eat of which you know nothing."

But he who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had moved away, as there was a crowd in that place.

But he answered them, "My Father has continued working until now, and I am working too."

For this reason the Jews continued to seek the more eagerly to put him to death, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was actually speaking of God as his own Father, thus making himself of God's equal.

"The Father indeed does not judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son,

"I tell you solemnly that he who listens to my messages and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life. He will not come under condemnation, but has passed out of death into life.

"I can of my own self do nothing. As I listen, I judge, and my own judgment is just, because I am not seeking my own will, but the will of Him who sent me.

"But I have testimony greater than that of John; for the work which the Father has given me to bring to completion??he work which I am doing??ears testimony concerning me, that the Father has sent me.

"I am not receiving honor from men, but I know you,

"There is a lad who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish; but what is that among so many?"

but he said to them, "It is I, be not afraid."

The crowd that remained on the other side of the sea had seen that there was only one small boat there, and that Jesus had not gone aboard with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away by themselves.

Jesus answered. "In solemn truth I tell you that you are looking for me, not because you saw miracles signs, but because you ate of the bread and were filled.

"Labor not for food which perishes, but for the food that endures eternal life??hat which the Son of man will give you; for on the Father??od??as set his seal."

"In solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus in reply, "Moses did not give you the bread out of heaven, but my Father does give you the true bread out of heaven;

"But as I told you, you have seen me, and yet you do not believe.

"For I am come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

"And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should not lose one of all those whom he has given me, but should raise them up at the last day.

"My time is not yet come," said Jesus, "but your time is always at hand.

"The world cannot hate you, but me it does hate, because I am bearing testimony against it, that its ways are wicked.

After saying this, he remained in Galilee; but after his brothers had gone up to feast,

then he went too??ot openly, but as it were a secret.