Well then, whatever you would like men to do to you, do just the same to them; that is the meaning of the Law and the prophets.

'We piped to you and you would not dance, we lamented and you would not beat your breasts.'

Then he proceeded to upbraid the towns where his many miracles had been performed, because they would not repent.

"Woe to you, Khorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! Had the miracles performed in you been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

And you, O Capharnahum! Exalted to heaven? No, you will sink to Hades! ??for if the miracles performed in you had been performed in Sodom, Sodom would have lasted to this day.

Besides, if you had known what this meant, I care for mercy not for sacrifice, you would not have condemned men who are not guilty.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, "Teacher, we would like to have some Sign from you."

He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Then would you like us to go and gather them?'

He said to them, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you truly, if you had faith the size of a grain of mustard-seed, you could say to this hill, 'Move from here to there,' and remove it would; nothing would be impossible for you."

So when the first labourers came up, they supposed they would get more; but they too got each their shilling.

For John showed you the way to be good and you would not believe him; the taxgatherers and harlots believed him, and even though you saw that, you would not change your mind afterwards and believe him.

He sent his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they would not come.

and you say 'If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have joined them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! slaying the prophets and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often I would fain have gathered your children as a fowl gathers her brood under her wings! But you would not have it!

Had not those days been cut short, not a soul would be saved alive; however, for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

But be sure of this, that if the householder had known at what watch in the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

Well then, you should have handed my money to the bankers and I would have got my capital with interest when I came back.

The high priests took the money and said, "It would be wrong to put this into the treasury, for it is the price of blood."

But, to Pilate's great astonishment, he would not answer him a single word.

they gave him a drink of wine mixed with bitters; but when he tasted it he would not drink it.

He is not here, he has risen, as he told you he would. See, here is the place where he [the Lord] lay.

Now when evening came, when the sun set, they brought him all who were ill or possessed by daemons ??33 indeed the whole town was gathered at the door ??34 and he cured many who were ill with various diseases and cast out many daemons; but as the daemons knew him he would not let them say anything.

and they watched to see if he would heal him on the sabbath, so as to get a charge against him.

He would not allow anyone to accompany him except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

whatever village or town or hamlet he went to, they would lay their invalids in the marketplace, begging him to let them touch even the tassel of his robe ??and all who touched him recovered.

And a deaf man who stammered was brought to him, with the request that he would lay his hand on him.

Then they reached Bethsaida. A blind man was brought to him with the request that he would touch him.

for he was teaching his disciples, telling them that the Son of man would be betrayed into the hands of men, that they would kill him, and that when he was killed he would rise again after three days.

and would not allow anyone to carry a vessel through the temple;

Had not the Lord cut short those days, not a soul would be saved alive; but he has cut them short for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen.

"Only," they said, "it must not be during the festival; that would mean a popular riot."

Pilate replied, "Would you like me to release the king of the Jews for you?"

They offered him wine flavoured with myrrh, but he would not take it.

but although they heard he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

They too went and reported it to the rest, but they would not believe them either.

And blessed is she who believed that the Lord's words to her would be fulfilled."

Then the shepherds went away back, glorifying and extolling God for all they had heard and seen as they had been told they would.

and the scribes and Pharisees watched to see if he would heal on the sabbath, so as to discover some charge against him.

As you would like men to do to you, so do to them.

Like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, 'We piped to you and you would not dance, we lamented and you would not weep.'

When his host the Pharisee noticed this, he said to himself, "If he was a prophet he would know what sort of a woman this is who is touching him; for she is a sinner."

(For he had charged the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many a time when it had seized hold of him, he had been fastened secure in fetters and chains, but he would snap his bonds and be driven by the daemon into the desert.)

When he reached the house he would not allow anyone to come in with him except Peter and James and John, and the child's father and mother.

but the people would not receive him because his face was turned in the direction of Jerusalem.

Woe to you, Khorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! Had the miracles performed in you been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have been sitting penitent in sackcloth and ashes.

Be sure that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

I have come to throw fire on earth. Would it were kindled already!

But I must journey on, to-day, to-morrow, and the next day; it would never do for a prophet to perish except in Jerusalem!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, slaying the prophets and stoning those who have been sent to you! How often I would fain have gathered your children as a fowl gathers her brood under her wings! But you would not have it!

This angered him, and he would not go in. His father came out and tried to appease him,

it would be well for him to have a millstone hung round his neck and be flung into the sea, rather than prove a hindrance to one of these little ones!

The Lord said, "If you had faith the size of a grain of mustard-seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

For a while he would not, but afterwards he said to himself, 'Though I have no reverence for God and no respect even for man,

But the taxgatherer stood far away and would not lift even his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'O God, have mercy on me for my sins!'

He went on to tell a parable in their hearing, as he was approaching Jerusalem and as they imagined God's Reign would instantly come into view.

But he replied, "I tell you, if they were to keep quiet, the very stones would shout."

saying, "Would that you too knew even to-day on what your peace depends! But no, it is hidden from you!

and raze you and your children within you to the ground, leaving not one stone upon another within you ??and all because you would not understand when God was visiting you."

but Jesus said to him, "Judas! would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?"

blindfolding him they would ask him, "Prophesy, tell us who struck you?"

But this story of the women seemed in their opinion to be nonsense; they would not believe them.

Our own hope was that he would be the redeemer of Israel; but he is dead, and that is three days ago!

Jesus, however, would not trust himself to them; he knew all men,

Jesus answered, "If you knew what is the free gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him instead, and he would have given you 'living' water."

For if you believed Moses you would believe me, since it was of me that he wrote.

Philip answered, "Seven pounds' worth of bread would not be enough for them, for everybody to get even a morsel."

After that, many of his disciples drew back and would not associate with him any longer.

After this Jesus moved about in Galilee; he would not move in Judaea, because the Jews were trying to kill him.

"Where is your Father?" they said. Jesus replied, "You know neither me nor my Father; if you had known me you would have known my Father also."

So I told you, you would die in your sins; for unless you believe who I am, you will die in your sins."

Said Jesus, "If God were your father, you would love me, for I came here from God; I did not come of my own accord, I was sent by him.

Jesus replied, "Were I to glorify myself, my glory would be nothing; it is my Father who glorifies me; you say 'He is our God,'

but you do not understand him. I know him. Were I to say, 'I do not know him,' I would be a liar like yourselves; but I do know him and I hold to his word.

Now the Jews would not believe he had been born blind and had regained his sight, till they summoned the parents of the man who had regained his sight

He retorted, "I have told you that already, and you would not listen to me. Why do you want to hear it over again? Do you want to be disciples of his?"

They retorted, "And so you would teach us ??you, born in utter depravity!" Then they expelled him.

Jesus replied, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty; but, as it is, you claim to have sight ??and so your sin remains."

all who ever came before me have been thieves and robbers ??but the sheep would not listen to them.

Said Martha to Jesus, "Had you been here, Lord, my brother would not have died.

But when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she dropped at his feet, crying, "Had you been here, Lord, my brother would not have died."

Still, a number even of the authorities believed in him, though they would not confess it on account of the Pharisees, in case of being excommunicated;

In my Father's house there are many abodes; were it not so, would I have told you that I was going to prepare a place for you?

If you knew me, you would know my Father too. You know him now and you have seen him."

You heard me tell you I was going away and coming back to you; if you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father ??for the Father is greater than I am.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love what it owned; it is because you do not belong to the world, because I have chosen you from the world, that the world hates you.

They would not be guilty, if I had not come and spoken to them; but, as it is, they have no excuse for their sin ??23 he who hates me hates my Father also.

They would not be guilty, if I had not done deeds among them such as no one has ever done; but, as it is, they have seen ??and they have hated ??both me and my Father.

Then from the house of Caiaphas they took Jesus to the praetorium. (It was early morning.) They would not enter the praetorium themselves, in case of being ceremonially defiled, for they wanted to eat the passover;

They retorted, "If he had not been a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."

Jesus replied, "My realm does not belong to this world; if my realm did belong to this world, my men would have fought to prevent me being handed over to the Jews. No, my realm lies elsewhere."

Jesus answered, "You would have no power over me, unless it had been granted you from above. So you are less guilty than he who betrayed me to you."

(he said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God); then he added, "Follow me."

(He was a prophet; he knew God had sworn an oath to him that he would seat one of his descendants on his throne;

they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds among all, as anyone might be in need.

There was not a needy person among them, for those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sale,

At this the commander went off with the attendants and fetched them ??but without using violence, for fear that the people would pelt them with stones.

But he did not give him any inheritance in it, not even a foot of the land. All be did was to promise that he would give it as a possession to him and to his offspring after him (he at the time being childless).

(He thought his brothers would understand God was going to bring them deliverance by means of him, but they did not understand.)

But our fathers would not submit to him; they pushed him aside and hankered secretly after Egypt.

Heaven is my throne, the earth is a footstool for my feet! What house would you build me? saith the Lord. On what spot could I settle?