'And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.

tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?'

and he saith to them, 'Whose is this image and the inscription?'

In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

'And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

for in the rising again they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven.

I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not a God of dead men, but of living.'

Teacher, which is the great command in the Law?'

this is a first and great command;

and the second is like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

saying, 'What do ye think concerning the Christ? of whom is he son?' They say to him, 'Of David.'

If then David doth call him lord, how is he his son?'

all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not, for they say, and do not;

And ye -- ye may not be called Rabbi, for one is your director -- the Christ, and all ye are brethren;

and ye may not call any your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,

nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director -- the Christ.

Woe to you, blind guides, who are saying, Whoever may swear by the sanctuary, it is nothing, but whoever may swear by the gold of the sanctuary -- is debtor!

Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?

And, whoever may swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever may swear by the gift that is upon it -- is debtor!

Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?

and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;

and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

Lo, left desolate to you is your house;

for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'

And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, 'Tell us, when shall these be? and what is the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all these to come to pass, but the end is not yet.

'Whenever, therefore, ye may see the abomination of the desolation, that was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (whoever is reading let him observe)

for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.

Then if any one may say to you, Lo, here is the Christ! or here! ye may not believe;

for there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and they shall give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, also the chosen.

'If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;

for as the lightning doth come forth from the east, and doth appear unto the west, so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer is nigh,

so also ye, when ye may see all these, ye know that it is nigh -- at the doors.

and as the days of Noah -- so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

for as they were, in the days before the flood, eating, and drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, till the day Noah entered into the ark,

Then two men shall be in the field, the one is received, and the one is left;

two women shall be grinding in the mill, one is received, and one is left.

'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves.

and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us;

For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,

And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren -- the least -- to me ye did it.

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these, the least, ye did it not to me.

'Ye have known that after two days the passover cometh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to be crucified.'

there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, very precious, and she poured on his head as he is reclining (at meat).

And having seen it, his disciples were much displeased, saying, 'To what purpose is this waste?

Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said,

and he said, 'Go away to the city, unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher saith, My time is nigh; near thee I keep the passover, with my disciples;'

and the disciples did as Jesus appointed them, and prepared the passover.

And being grieved exceedingly, they began to say to him, each of them, 'Is it I, Sir?'

the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up! good it were for him if that man had not been born.'

And Judas -- he who delivered him up -- answering said, 'Is it I, Rabbi?' He saith to him, 'Thou hast said.'

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat, this is my body;'

for this is my blood of the new covenant, that for many is being poured out -- to remission of sins;

then saith he to them, 'Exceedingly sorrowful is my soul -- unto death; abide ye here, and watch with me.'

And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.'

watch, and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation: the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

then cometh he unto his disciples, and saith to them, 'Sleep on henceforth, and rest! lo, the hour hath come nigh, and the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of sinners.

Rise, let us go; lo, he hath come nigh who is delivering me up.'

And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, 'Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;'

In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, 'As against a robber ye did come forth, with swords and sticks, to take me! daily with you I was sitting teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold on me;

and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, 'I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ -- the Son of God.'

what think ye?' and they answering said, 'He is worthy of death.'

saying, 'Declare to us, O Christ, who he is that struck thee?'

And morning having come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death;

I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What -- to us? thou shalt see!'

And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, 'It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'

and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord did appoint to me.'

they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, 'Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?'

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

Pilate saith to them, 'What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, 'Let be crucified!'

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;'

and all the people answering said, 'His blood is upon us, and upon our children!'

and having come to a place called Golgotha, that is called Place of a Skull,

and they put up over his head, his accusation written, 'This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.'

'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him;

and about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a great voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, my God, why didst Thou forsake me?'

but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come -- about to save him.'

And on the morrow that is after the preparation, were gathered together the chief priests, and the Pharisees, unto Pilate,

And Pilate said to them, 'Ye have a watch, go away, make secure -- as ye have known;'

and his countenance was as lightning, and his clothing white as snow,

and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.

he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;

and as they were going to tell to his disciples, then lo, Jesus met them, saying, 'Hail!' and they having come near, laid hold of his feet, and did bow to him.

And they, having received the money, did as they were taught, and this account was spread abroad among Jews till this day.

As it hath been written in the prophets, 'Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --

and he proclaimed, saying, 'He doth come -- who is mightier than I -- after me, of whom I am not worthy -- having stooped down -- to loose the latchet of his sandals;

and immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit as a dove coming down upon him;

and they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

saying, 'Away! what -- to us and to thee, Jesus the Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art -- the Holy One of God.'

and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, 'What is this? what new teaching is this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!'

And he was preaching in their synagogues, in all Galilee, and is casting out the demons,

And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days, and it was heard that he is in the house,