And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.

Let me see the tax money. And they gave him a penny.

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

They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

And hearing it, they were full of wonder, and went away from him.

On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,

"Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without children, his brother must marry his widow and raise up a family for him.'

And the multitudes, hearing Him, were astonished at His teaching.

and the Pharisees, having heard that he did silence the Sadducees, were gathered together unto him;

And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,

trying him and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David.

He says to them, How then does David in the Spirit give him the name of Lord, saying,

If David then gives him the name of Lord, how is he his son?

And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.

But let him that is greatest among you be your minister: and whosoever will exalt himself shall be abased,

15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites. For you travel around by sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much of a son of hell as yourselves.

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.

Alas for you, you blind guides! You say 'if any answer by the Temple, his oath counts for nothing; but, if any one swears by the gold of the Temple, his oath is binding him'!

You say, too, 'If any one swears by the altar, his oath counts for nothing, but, if any one swears by the offering placed on it, his oath is binding on him'!

And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is

And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.

For I say to you, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.

And Jesus went out of the Temple, and on the way his disciples came to him, pointing out the buildings of the Temple.

And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

At that time many will be offended and repelled [by their association with Me] and will fall away [from the One whom they should trust] and will betray one another [handing over believers to their persecutors] and will hate one another.

When therefore ye shall see the abomination of desolation, which is spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in what is a holy place, (he that reads let him understand,)

Let not him that is on the house-top,

Let not him who is on the house-top go down to take anything out of his house:

And let not him who is in the field go back to get his coat.

Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him;

So then, if someone says to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out, or 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe him.

And he will send his angels, with a great trumpet, and they will gather his People round him from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

And this observe, that if the master of the family had known in which watch of the night the thief would have come, he would have watched, and not have suffered him to break into his house.

So you, too, must continue to be ready, for at an hour you are not expecting Him the Son of Man will come.

Blessed is that slave if, when his master comes back, he finds him so doing.

Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

And will have him cut in two, and will give him a part in the fate of the false ones: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.

And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

"Likewise, as a certain man, ready to take his journey to a strange country, called his servants to him, and delivered to them his goods.

The one with the five talents soon invested the money in business transactions which netted him five more.

And he that had received the five talents came to him and brought five other talents, saying, My lord, thou deliveredst me five talents; behold, I have gained five other talents besides them.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

And he also that had received the two talents came to him and said, My lord, thou deliveredst me two talents; behold, I have gained two other talents besides them.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

And he also that had received the one talent coming to him said, My lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hadst not sowed, and gathering from where thou hadst not scattered,

But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

take then that worthless fellow, turn him out in the dark, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:

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 will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you?

Then shall they also answer him, saying, 'Master, when saw we thee a hungered, or athirst, or harborless, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and have not ministered unto thee?'

And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came to him a woman;

a woman came up to him holding an alabaster flask of very expensive perfumed oil, and poured [it] out on his head [while he] was reclining at table.

[and] said, "What are you willing to give me if I in turn deliver him to you?" So they set out for him thirty silver coins.

And from that time on, he began seeking a favorable opportunity in order that he could betray him.

The first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus saying unto him, "Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the paschal lamb?"

And he said, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I am celebrating the Passover with you with my disciples." '

And they were exceeding sorrowful and began each of them to say to him,

And greatly distressed, each one began to say to him, "{Surely I am not he, am I}, Lord?"

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."

And Judas, the one who was betraying him, answered [and] said, "{Surely I am not he, am I}, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You have said [it]."

Now as they were eating Jesus took bread, and after blessing it, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!"

Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you that during this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times!"

Peter said to him, "Even if it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!" And all the disciples said the same [thing].

And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed.

And [while] he was still speaking, behold, Judas--one of the twelve--arrived, and with him a large crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, "[The one] whom I kiss--he is [the one]. Arrest him!"

And he came up to Jesus immediately [and] said, "Greetings, Rabbi," and kissed him.

And Jesus said to him, "Friend, [do that] for which you have come." Then they came up [and] laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.

Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place! For all who take up the sword will die by the sword.

Do you suppose that I am unable to appeal to my Father and have Him furnish me on the spot one hundred thousand angels?

But all this has happened in order that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then the disciples all abandoned him [and] fled.

Now those who had arrested Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered.

But Peter was following him from a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. And he went inside [and] was sitting with the officers to see the outcome.

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death.

but they found none: and though many false witnesses came, it was not found sufficient. at last there came two false witnesses, who charg'd him with saying,

And the high priest stood up [and] said to him, "Do you reply nothing? What are these [people] testifying against you?"

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I put you under oath by the living God, that you tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

Jesus said to him, "You have said [it]. But I tell you, from now [on] you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

Then the head priest tore at his clothing [i.e., as an expression of frustration], saying, "He has spoken against God [i.e., by claiming Deity for Himself]. What additional need do we have for witnesses? Look, you [yourselves] have now heard him speaking against God.

What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.

Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists, and they slapped [him],

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

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a female slave came up to him [and] said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."

And [when he] went out to the gateway, another [female slave] saw him and said to those [who were] there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."

And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.”

And after a little, those who stood there, coming to him, said to Peter, Truly thou too art of them, for also thy speech makes thee manifest.

And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said to him, Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went forth without, and wept bitterly.

Now [when it] was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.

And [after] tying him up, they led [him] away and handed [him] over to Pilate the governor.

Then [when] Judas, the one who had betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, he regretted [what he had done] [and] returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders,

And having cast down the silver coins in the temple, he withdrew and having gone away, he strangled him self.