Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

And then many will be caused to stumble, and they will betray each other and will hate each other.

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 will arise FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.

Lo, I have told you before-hand: and therefore if they say to you,

If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together 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].

Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,

And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will 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]

For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.

Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.

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 get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: 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 will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you?

“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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

But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.

And [when] the disciples saw [it] they were indignant, saying, "{Why} 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, "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 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 directed them, and they prepared 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 [while] they were eating he said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me."

And being exceedingly grieved they began to say to him, each of them, Is it I, Lord?

Now [while] they were eating Jesus took bread and, [after] giving thanks, he broke [it], and giving [it] to the disciples, he said, "Take, eat, this is my body."

And [after they] had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "If they all fall away because of 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}.

And while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles, came with a large crowd who were carrying swords and clubs. They had come from the leading priests and elders of the [Jewish] people.

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 said Jesus unto him, "Put up thy sword into his sheath. For all they that lay hands on the sword, shall perish with the sword.

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

Now they that had seized 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 Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death.

And they did not find [it], [although] many false witnesses came forward. And finally two came forward

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.

Then the high priest arose and said to Him, "Have you no answer to make? What do you say to the evidence that they bring against you?"

What do you think?" And they answered [and] said, "{He deserves 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."

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 unto Peter, "Surely thou art even one of them, for thy speech betrayeth 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 [after] tying him up, they led [him] away and handed [him] over to Pilate the governor.

saying, "I have sinned [by] betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What [is that] to us? You see to [it]!"

And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. And having thrown down the pieces of silver in the temple, he withdrew and went and hanged himself.

But, the High-priests, taking the pieces of silver, said - It is not allowed, to cast them into the treasury; since, a price of blood, they are.

And [after] taking counsel, they purchased {with} them the Potter's Field, for a burial place for strangers.

Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said, "And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one who had been priced, [on] whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel,

and they gave them for the potter's field, just as the Lord directed me."

Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many [things] they are testifying against you?"

Now at each feast, the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd--the one whom they wanted.

And at that time they had a notorious prisoner named Jesus Barabbas.

So [after] they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you--Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?"

(For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should ask for Barabbas and put Jesus to death.

So the governor answered [and] said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"

Pilate said to them, "What then should I do [with] Jesus, the one who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"

And he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they began to shout even louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

Pilate perceiving he was so far from prevailing, that they were more tumultuous, he took water, and washed his hands before all the people, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: you are answerable for it.

Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and they gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him.

And they stripped him [and] put a scarlet military cloak around him,

and weaving a crown of thorns, they put [it] on his head, and [put] a reed in his right hand. And kneeling down before him, they mocked him, saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

And they spat on him [and] took the reed and repeatedly struck [him] on his head.

And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the military cloak and put his [own] clothes on him, and led him away in order to crucify [him].

And [as they] were going out, they found a man of Cyrene {named} Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross.

And [when they] came to a place called Golgotha (which {means Place of a Skull}),

they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and [when he] tasted [it] he did not want to drink [it].

And [when they] had crucified him, they divided his clothes among themselves [by] casting lots.

And they sat down [and] were watching over him there.

And they put above his head the charge against him {in writing}: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

They [also] crucified two thieves with Him, one at His right side and one at His left.

They that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads

and they said [tauntingly], “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself [from death]! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,

he saved others, said they, but cannot save himself: if he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

And some of those who were standing there, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man is summoning Elijah!"

immediately one of them ran to fetch a spunge, which they steep'd in vinegar, and fastning it to the end of a stick, they presented it to him, to drink:

the tombs were opened, and a number of bodies of the saints who slept the sleep of death rose up ??53 they left the tombs after his resurrection and entered the holy city and appeared to a number of people.

and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.

Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, [when they] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And there were present several women who were looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from a Galilee, ministering to him.

"Sir," they said, "we recollect that during his lifetime that impostor pretended that after two days he was to rise to life again.

So they went with the guard of soldiers [and] made the tomb secure [by] sealing the stone.

and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.

And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, [and] ran to tell his disciples.

And behold, Jesus met them, saying, "Greetings!" And they came up [and] took hold of his feet and worshiped him.

Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid! Go tell my brothers that they should go to Galilee, and there they will see me."

And [while] they were going, behold, some of the guard of soldiers went into the city [and] reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.