the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.'

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Now Jesus looked at him and said, "How difficult [it is] for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

who will, no, not receive back manifold more in this time, and in the coming age eternal life.

And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.

And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was.

And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be led to him. And when he drew nigh he asked him saying,

No sooner were the words spoken than the man regained his sight and followed Jesus, giving glory to God; and all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.

Now a man named Zacchaeus was there; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.

Now he was trying to see Jesus to find out who He was, but he could not because of the crowd, as he was so small in stature.

So he ran on ahead and climbed into a mulberry tree, to see Jesus, for he knew that he must pass that way.

Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “See, Lord, I am [now] giving half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone out of anything, I will give back four times as much.”

then said Jesus, speaking of him, this day is salvation come to this family, since he is now become a true son of Abraham.

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

"Now his countrymen hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, 'We are not willing that he should become our king.'

And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

Now the first one came in and said, 'Your twenty dollars, sir, has made two hundred more.'

And the gentleman replied, 'Well done, you are a good slave. Because you have proven trustworthy over a [relatively] very small matter, you will [now] have charge over ten towns.'

He said to the servant, ‘I will judge and condemn you by your own words, you worthless servant! Did you [really] know that I was a stern man, picking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

I tell you, said he, that to every one who improves, more shall be given: and he that makes no improvement, shall be stript of what he has.

And now for these enemies of mine who objected to me reigning over them ??bring them here and slay them in my presence.' "

And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

saying, Go your way into the village over against you ; in which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him.

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;

And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,

Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

and lay thee low, and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou didst not know the time of thy inspection.'

Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up

Jesus replied, “I will also ask you a question. You tell Me:

Now they reasoned to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Why did you not believe him?'

And they answered, that they knew not whence it was .

Jesus said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do."

And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?

He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.”

But when they heard this they said, “No—never!”

But Jesus looked at them and said: "What then is the meaning of this passage?-- 'The very stone which the builders despised has now itself become the corner-stone.'

And the chief priests and the scribes sought the same hour to lay hands on him, and they feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken this parable of them.

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?

There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.

And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection;

and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [a law that] if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife and no children, his brother should marry the wife and raise children for his brother.

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.

And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.

And they died and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.

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

But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;

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.

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

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

Some of the scribes replied, “Teacher, you have spoken well [so that there is no room for blame].”

and no more durst they question him anything.

Now Jesus looked up and saw rich people dropping their gifts into the offering box.

Now while some people were talking about the Temple how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God he said,

"As to these things which you now admire, the time is coming when there will not be one stone left here upon another which will not be pulled down."

thereupon they said to him, master, when shall this happen? and by what sign shall we know that the event is coming?

And he said, See that ye be not led astray, for many shall come in my name, saying, I am he, and the time is drawn nigh: go ye not therefore after them.

And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now.

you will be betrayed even by your very parents, and brethren, and kindred, and friends. nay, some of you they will prosecute even to death.

And a hair of your head shall in no wise perish.

And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great splendor [Note: This no doubt refers to the second coming of Christ. See II Pet. 3:9-10; Matt. 24:30-31; Rev. 1:7].

And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall in no wise pass away until all come to pass.

The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall in no wise pass away.

Now in the daytime Jesus was teaching in [the porches and courts of] the temple, but at night He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.

Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover.

being nigh, the chief priests consulted with the Scribes, how they might put Jesus to death; for they were afraid of the people.

Now Satan took possession of Judas, who was known as Iscariot, and who belonged to the Twelve;

Judas accepted their offer and began to look for a good opportunity to betray Jesus to them when no crowd was present.

Now the day of the unleavened bread a came, - on which it was needful to be sacrificing the passover.

"You will no sooner have entered the city," He replied, "than you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him into the house to which he goes,

Now when the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table, along with his apostles.

for I say to you, that no more may I eat of it till it may be fulfilled in the reign of God.'

for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

Then Jesus took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke it and gave to them, with the words: "This is my body, [which is now to be given on your behalf. Do this in memory of me."

Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

But listen, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table.

Now a dispute also arose among them as to which of them was regarded to be the greatest.

But with you it must not be so. No, let the greatest among you become like the youngest, and him who leads like him who serves.

Now you apostles are the ones who have remained with me throughout my trials,

Jesus said, “I say to you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will [utterly] deny three times that you know Me.”

And He said to them, “When I sent you out without a money belt and [provision] bag and [extra] sandals, did you lack anything?” They answered, “Nothing.”

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

Now when He reached the spot, He said to them, "Continue to pray that you may not be subjected to temptation."

Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

And while he is speaking, lo, a multitude, and he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming before them, and he came nigh to Jesus to kiss him,

Now when the supporters of Jesus saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with our swords?"

But Jesus answered [and] said, "{Stop! No more of this!}" And he touched [his] ear [and] healed him.

When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

now as they had made a fire in the middle of the hall, and people were sitting all round it, Peter too sat down among them.

And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.

Shortly afterwards a man saw him and said, "You, too, are one of them." "No, man, I am not," said Peter.

And about an hour later someone else stated emphatically, "I know for sure that this man was also with him [i.e., Jesus], for he is from Galilee [too]." [Note: Peter's accent gave him away. See Matt. 26:73].

And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.

Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking and ridiculing Him [and treating Him with contempt] and beating Him.