And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.

Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: this is of the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

Then the king became outraged. He sent his troops, and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’

So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

They brought him a denarius. Then he asked them, "Whose face and name is this?"

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

On that day there came to him Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,

"Teacher," they said, "Moses enjoined, 'If a man die childless, his brother shall marry his widow, and raise up a family for him.'

And after they all died, the woman [also] passed away.

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

they gathered together again, and one of them, an interpreter of the law, propounded a question, to try Him,

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

All things therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, observe and do;

All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

they love also the chief couches in the supper, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

They love the [special] greetings they receive at the open shopping markets and to be addressed as 'Rabbi' [Note: This word signified 'great' or 'master'].

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you are just like whitewashed sepulchres, the outside of which pleases the eye, though inside they are full of dead men's bones and of all that is unclean.

in order that all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah the son of the blessed, whom they slew between the temple and the altar, may come upon you.

"For I tell you that never shall you see me again until you say, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." "nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

But he told them, "You see all these things, don't you? I tell all of you with certainty, there isn't a single stone here that will be left standing on top of another. They will all be torn down."

For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they shall mislead many.

You will hear of wars and rumors of war; do not let yourselves be alarmed. They have to come, but that is not the end.

Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.

and then shall many be stumbled, and they shall deliver up one another, and shall hate one another.

Then, they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains;

unhappy will they be that are with child, and they that give suck in those days.

And if those days had not been as short as they were no one would have been saved [i.e., from the devastating destruction]. But for the sake of the elect [i.e., God's people], those days will be short.

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

See, I have forewarned you! So if they say to you,

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

[Although] the sky and the earth will pass away [See II Pet. 3:10], my words will not pass away [i.e., they will certainly come true].

For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

and they knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.

and will cut him in two, and give him his share with the hypocrites, where they will weep and grind their teeth."

"Then the kingdom of heaven will be similar to ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the [bride and] groom. [Note: The picture here is that of a newly married couple returning from a festive reception to the groom's home where they continued celebrating and were welcomed by a late evening wedding party]

They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

No,' they replied. 'There won't be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

Afterwards the other bridesmaids came. 'Sir, Sir,' they said, 'open the door to us!'

And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Then these [unbelieving people] will go away into eternal (unending) punishment, but those who are righteous and in right standing with God [will go, by His remarkable grace] into eternal (unending) life.”

And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

But Jesus was aware [of what they were up to], so said, "Why are you bothering this woman? For she has done a kind deed to me.

And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

And they bargained with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

When the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they ate he said, Verily I say to you, One of you will betray me.

And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

Peter replied to Him, “Though they all fall away because of You [and doubt and disown You], I will never fall away!”

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?

And he came again [and] found them sleeping, {for they could not keep their eyes open}.

Just then, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. A large crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests and elders of the people.

And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, for they say this is the way it must be?"

And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

But Peter followed Him from a distance [as they were going] to the courtyard of the head priest. He went inside [i.e., eventually. See John 18:15-16] and sat down with the [Jewish] officers to see how things would turn out [i.e., with Jesus' trial].

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death;

But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

But finally two FALSE witnesses having come, they said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it by three days.

So the high priest stood up and said to him, "Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?"

What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

while they taunted Him, saying, "Christ, prove yourself a Prophet by telling us who it was that struck you."

and he denied a second time, and that with an oath, saying, I know not the man. And a little after, they that stood by came to Peter and said,

And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death.

And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.