And [when] the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test [him], they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

They told him, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal [this] to you, but my Father [who is] in heaven.

From that time began Jesus to shew to his disciples that it is necessary for him to go away to Jerusalem, and to suffer many things from the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be put to death, and the third day to rise.

And Peter took him aside [and] began to rebuke him, saying, {God forbid}, Lord! This will never happen to you!"

But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on things of God, but on things of man.”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.

For the Son of man is about to come in the glory of his Father, and his angels with him, and then will he reward each one in accordance with his actions.

And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart.

And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him.

Then Peter addressing him, said to Jesus, Lord, It is well that we are here; if it please thee, we will make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

[While] he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

And [when they] lifted up their eyes they saw no one except him--Jesus alone.

As they went down the mountain, Jesus gave them this charge, don't speak of the vision, said he, to any body, till the son of man be risen again from the dead: but his disciples asked him,

And the disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the [same] way also the Son of Man is going to suffer [at] their hands."

And [when they] came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before him

kneeling down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffereth grievously; for often he falleth into the fire and often into the water.

And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him."

And Jesus answered [and] said, "O unbelieving and perverse generation! {How long} will I be with you? {How long} must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour.

Then the disciples, coming to Jesus apart, said to him, Why were not we able to cast him out?

and they will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised." And they were extremely distressed.

He said, "Yes." And [when he] came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes--from their own sons, or from foreigners?"

And [when he] said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

So Jesus told him, "In that case, the subjects are exempt. However, so that we don't offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Take it and give it to them for me and you."

At that hour his disciples came to Jesus and asked him, "Who is really greatest in the kingdom of heaven?"

And calling a child [to himself], he had him stand in their midst

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him that {a large millstone} be hung on his neck and he be drowned in the depths of the sea.

"Wherefore if thy hand, or thy foot, offend thee, cut him off, and cast him from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed; rather than thou shouldest, having two hands or two feet, be cast in to everlasting fire.

And if also thine eye offend thee, pluck him out and cast him from thee. It is better for thee to enter in to life with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be cast into hellfire.

If it happen that he find him, verily I say unto you, He rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine, which went not astray.

"Now if your brother sins against you, go correct him between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.

And if he refuses to listen to them, tell [it] to the church. But if he refuses to listen to the church also, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

Then Peter came up to him [and] said, "Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven times?"

Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven!

And [when] he began to settle [them], someone was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents.

And [because] he did not have [enough] to repay [it], the master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.

Then the slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to do obeisance to him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay back everything to you!'

So the master of that slave, [because he] had compassion, released him and forgave him the loan.

But that slave went out [and] found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii, and taking hold of him, he began to choke [him], saying, 'Pay back everything that you owe!'

Then his fellow slave threw himself to the ground [and] began to implore him, saying, 'Be patient with me and I will repay you!'

But he did not want to, but rather he went [and] threw him into prison until he would repay what was owed.

Then his fellow-servants, when they saw what was done, were exceedingly sorry, and came to their lord, and gave him an explicit account of all things that had passed.

Then his master summoned him [and] said to him, 'Wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you implored me!

And [because he] was angry, his master handed him over to the merciless jailers until he would repay everything that was owed.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished those sayings, he got him from Galilee, and came in to the coasts of Jewry beyond Jordan;

Large crowds followed him and he healed them there.

Then the Pharisees came up to tempt him. They asked, "Is it right to divorce one's wife for any reason?"

They said to him, "Then why did Moses lay it down that we were to divorce by giving a separation-notice?"

The disciples said to him, "If that is a man's position with his wife, there is no good in marrying."

For there are eunuchs who were born as such from [their] mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves [eunuchs] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept [this], let him accept [it]."

Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray over them. The disciples checked the people,

Up came a man and said to him, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to gain life eternal?"

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."

He said to him, "Which [ones]?" And Jesus said, "Do not commit murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

The young man said to him, "All these I have observed. What do I still lack?"

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell your property, give the money to the poor and you shall have treasure in heaven; then come and follow me."

Then Peter answered [and] said to him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will there be for us?"

They said to him: No man has hired us. He said to them: Go you also into the vineyard, and whatever is right you shall receive.

When Jesus was on the point of going up to Jerusalem, he gathered the twelve disciples round him by themselves, and said to them as they were on their way:

Be hold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

and will deliver him to the Gentiles to deride, and to scourge, and to crucify: and on the third day he shall rise again.

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing down, and asking something of him.

He said to her: What do you wish? She said to him: Command that these two sons of mine may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

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.

They say to him, We are able. He says to them, Truly, you will take of my cup: but to be seated at my right hand and at my left is not for me to give, but it is for those for whom my Father has made it ready.

But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles act as lords over them, and their great men have authority over them.

It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister.

And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant;

And as they went out from Jericho, a great multitude fol lowed him.

They said to him: Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes; and their eyes immediately received sight, and they followed him.

"And if any one says anything to you, tell him, 'The Master needs them,' and he will send them without delay."

and brought the ass and the colt, and put their mantles on them, and caused him to sit upon them.

And most of the crowd spread their coats in his way, and others cut branches from the trees and scattered them before him.

And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, were crying out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heavens!

When he entered Jerusalem the whole city was in excitement over him. "Who is this?" they said,

And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them.

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him,

and they said to him: Do you not hear what these say? And Jesus said to them: Yes; have you never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

And after he had come into the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said: By what authority do you these things? And who gave you this authority?

The immersion of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? But they reasoned among themselves, and said, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?

"If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet."

"But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "'Son, go work today in my vineyard!'

And he came to the other, and spoke to him in like manner. And he answered and said, I go, sir; and went not.

Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And you, when you had seen it, after ward felt no regret, that you might believe him.

But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and seize upon the inheritance.

And they took him, and carried him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

They said to him: He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and let out his vineyard to other vine dressers, who will give him the fruits in their season.

And he that falls upon this stone shall be dashed to pieces; but him on whom it shall fall, it will make like chaff for the wind.

And when they sought to lay hold of him, they feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

But they slighted him, and went away, one to his field and another to his merchandize:

"Then the king came in to inspect his guests, and he discovered there a man who had not put on a wedding-garment. He said to him,

And he said to him, Friend, how came you in hither without a wedding-robe? And he was silent.

Then the king said to his servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and throw him into the darkness without: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

For many people are called [by God] but [only those] few [who respond] are chosen [by Him]."

Then the Pharisees went and held a consultation, that they might entrap him in his words.