While they were going down from the mountain, Jesus laid a command on them. "Speak to no man about the vision," he said, "until after the Son of man has been raised from the dead."

But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.

Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

22 While they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

When Jesus and His disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors of the tax [Note: This was the annual tax used for meeting the expenses of the Temple service and consisted of two days' worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about $140 in 1994] came to Peter and said, "Does not your teacher [also] pay the [Temple] tax?"

He answered, "Yes." When Jesus reached home -- He got there ahead of Simon -- He asked him, "What do you think about it, Simon? From whom do civil rulers collect duties or taxes, from their own citizens or from aliens?"

and said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you repent [that is, change your inner self—your old way of thinking, live changed lives] and become like children [trusting, humble, and forgiving], you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

And, whosoever shall cause to stumble one of these little ones who believe in me, it profiteth him, that there be hung a large mill-stone about his neck, and he be sunk in the wide main of the sea.

Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth about any matter that they ask, it will be done for them from my Father [who is] in heaven.

When he began the accounting, one who owed him 10,000 talents was brought to him.

But that same slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began choking him, saying, ‘Pay what you owe!’

It came about after Jesus had finished these teachings, that he removed from Galilee, and went to that part of Judea which lay across the Jordan.

Great crowds followed him about and he cured them there.

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? One alone is good. But if you want to get into Life, keep the commands."

"What commandments?" asked the man. "These," answered Jesus:-- "'Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not say what is false about others.

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the market, idle;

And they went. Again he went out about the sixth, and about the ninth hour, and did in like manner.

And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here all the day idle?

And when those came who had been hired about the eleventh hour, they received each one a denarius.

And, when about to go up to Jerusalem, Jesus took with Him the twelve disciples privately, and on the way He said to them,

But Jesus answered and said: You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and to be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed? They said to him: We are able.

On hearing of this, the ten others were very indignant about the two brothers.

As they [i.e., the twelve apostles and Jesus] were leaving Jericho [Note: This was a town about eighteen miles northeast of Jerusalem], a huge crowd followed them.

And when they [i.e., Jesus and the twelve apostles] approached Jerusalem and came close to Bethphage, near the Mount of Olives [Note: This was about three-fourths of a mile east of Jerusalem], Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,

They said to Jesus, "Do you hear what these [children] are saying [about you]?" Jesus answered them, "Yes, [I do]. Have you not read [in Psa. 8:2] 'You have ordained that praise would come from the mouths of infants and small children?'"

It is about John's baptism. What was its origin? divine or human?" But they began arguing among themselves: "If we say 'divine,' he will say to us 'Why then did not you believe him?'

But what do you think [about this]? A man had two sons; He went to the first one and said, 'Son, go to work in my vineyard today.'

Hear another parable. There was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, this has become {the cornerstone}. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

After listening to these parables, the Chief Priests and the Pharisees saw that it was about them that he was speaking;

And they went about to lay hands on him, but they feared the people, because they took him as a prophet.

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

accordingly they went about the streets, and assembled all they met indifferently, both good and bad: so that the hall was furnished with guests.

And they sent forth to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher! we know that, true, thou art, and, the way of God, in truth, dost teach, and it concerneth thee not about anyone, - for thou lookest not unto the face of men:

Tell us, then, what you think about this. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

Show me the coin used for paying taxes." And they brought to Him a coin [Note: This coin was equivalent to one day of a farm laborer's pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994].

About that time the Sadducees, who say there is no future life, came and propos'd this question,

But about the dead coming back to life, have you no knowledge of what was said to you by God in the Writings:

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were assembled about him.

"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "David's," they said.

"But woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces; for you do not enter, yourselves, nor do you permit those who are about to come in, to enter.

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

Jesus answered, "Look out that no one misleads you about it,

And you are going to hear about wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is not yet.

"So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken about by the prophet Daniel standing in the holy place" (let the one who reads understand),

See, I have made it clear to you before it comes about.

But about that Day and Hour, no one knows--not even the angels of Heaven, nor yet the Son--but only the Father himself.

and knew nothing about it until the Flood came and swept them all away, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Then all these virgins arose, and set about trimming their lamps.

“For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions.

To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and then he went on his journey.

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come, share your master's enjoyment!'

His master said to him, 'Well done, my excellent, faithful slave! you have been faithful about a small amount; I will put a large one into your hands. Come! share your master's enjoyment.'

About this time the chief priests, and the elders of the people, assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

"In solemn truth I tell you that wherever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, what she has done shall be told about, as her memorial."

About this time went one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot,

and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Jesus over to you?” And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver.

The Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if that man had not been born."

Then Jesus said [to His disciples], "All of you will have doubts about me tonight, for it is written [Zech. 13:7], 'I will strike down the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered everywhere.'

Peter answered Him, "[Even] if everyone [else] has doubts about you, I never will."

Then he told them, "I'm so deeply grieved that I feel I'm about to die. Wait here and stay awake with me."

Then He came to His disciples and said to them, "Go ahead and sleep now, and get your rest. See, the time is near and the Son of man is [about to be] turned over into the hands of sinners.

Jesus said to him, friend, what are you come about? when the others advancing, seized upon Jesus, and secur'd him.

Or, do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father and He will immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels [i.e., Jesus could have called about 72,000 angels to minister to Him. See Matt. 4:11]?

How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen this way?”

The high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Have You no answer to give? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

What do you people think [i.e., about such statements]?" They answered, "He deserves to die."

Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him about; and some slapt his face with their hands,

But he denied it in front of them all. "I don't know what you're talking about!" he exclaimed.

At daybreak all the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation consulted together against Jesus, to bring about his death.

Then Judas, who had betrayed Him [to the Jewish leaders], when he saw that Jesus had been condemned to die, changed his mind [i.e., about betraying Him] and brought back the thirty silver coins [Note: See Matt. 26:15 for the amount of money involved] to the leading priests and [Jewish] elders,

When he was set down to give judgment, his wife sent to him, saying, "Have thou nothing to do with that just man, I have suffered many things this day in a dream about him."

Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was about to break out instead. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. Attend to that yourselves."

Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the barracks, and gathered about Him the whole battalion.

and, unclothing him, a scarlet scarf, put they about him, -

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli Eli lama sabacthani?" That is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, soaked it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink.

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

"If this comes to the ears of the governor," they added, "we will satisfy him and see that you have no trouble about the matter."

So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this story was noised about among the Jews, and is current to this day.

and as soon as they saw Him, they fell down and worshiped Him, though some were in doubt about it.