So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, so that when I came back I could have collected my principal with interest.

Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:

for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.

And throw the worthless slave into the outer darkness--in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

'Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

"'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.'

Then he will also say to those on [his] left, 'Depart from me, [you] accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

"But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.'

And it happened that when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,

"You know that after two days the Passover takes place, and the Son of Man will be handed over in order to be crucified."

and plotted in order that they could arrest Jesus by stealth and kill [him].

But they were saying, "Not during the feast, so that there will not be an uproar among the people."

Now when Jesus was at Bethany [Note: This was a small village less than two miles east of Jerusalem], in the house of Simon, the man [who probably had been healed] of an infectious skin disease,

When his disciples saw that, they had indignation saying, "What needed this waste?

"the perfume might have been sold for a good sum, and the poor might have got that."

When Jesus understood that, he said unto them, "Why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good work upon me.

And in that she casted this ointment on my body, she did it to bury me, withal.

Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout all the world, there shall also this that she hath done, be told for a memorial of her."

It was then that one of the Twelve, he who was called Judas Iscariot,

and said, "What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?" They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.

And from that time he sought opportunity to 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?"

He said, "Go into the city to so-and-so; tell him that the Teacher says, 'My time is near, I will celebrate the passover at your house with my disciples.' "

And as they did eat, he said, "Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me."

He answered and said, "He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

The son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe be to that man, by whom the son of man shall be betrayed. It had been good for that man, if he had never been born."

This is my blood of the new testament, that shall be shed for many, for the forgiveness of sins.

I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine tree, until that day, when I shall drink it new with you in my father's kingdom."

But after that I shall be risen, I will go before you to Galilee.

Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, that this same night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice."

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

And he came to his disciples, and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter: Was it so, that you had not strength to watch with me one hour?

Watch and pray, that ye fall not into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

He went away once more, and prayed, saying, "O my father, if this cup cannot pass away from me, but that I drink of it, thy will be fulfilled."

After that He came back to the disciples and said to them: "Still sleeping! Still resting! See! The time has come for the Son of Man to be betrayed into the hands of sinful men!

Rise, let us be going: Behold, he is at hand that shall betray me."

And he that betrayed him, gave them a token, saying, "Whosoever I kiss, the same is he: lay hands on 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.

And behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear.

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.

Either thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my father, and he shall give me more than twelve legions of angels?

How then would the scriptures be fulfilled that it must happen in this way?"

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me? Every day in the temple [courts] I sat teaching, and you did not arrest me!

All this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

Now they that had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

and Peter followed Him at a distance, to the high-priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, that he might see the issue.

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 found none: insomuch that when many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

And the chief priest arose, and said to him, "Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee?"

But Jesus held his peace. And the chief priest answered, and said to him, "I charge thee in the name of the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be Christ the son of God."

"I am He," Jesus answered; "yet I tell you that from this time on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven."

Then the chief priest tore his garments, saying, That he blasphemed: what further need have we of witnesses? see, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

After that they spit in His face and hit Him with their fists, and others boxed His ears,

saying, "Tell us, thou Christ, who is he that smote thee?"

But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say.

When he was gone out into the porch, another wench saw him, and said unto them that were there, "This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth."

And again he denied with an oath that he knew the man.

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."

Then began he to curse and to swear, that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

Then Peter recalled the word that Jesus had spoken, "Before the cock crow, you shall three times deny me"??nd he went out and broke out into bitter weeping.

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.

Then when Judas, which betrayed him, saw that he was condemned, he repented himself; and brought again the thirty plates of silver to the chief priests and elders,

saying, "I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that."

But they replied, "What do we care? Attend to that yourself." Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, went outside, ran away, and hanged himself.

Wherefore that field is called the field of blood, until this day.

Then was fulfilled, that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, "And they took thirty silver plates, the price of him that was valued, whom they bought of the children of Israel,

And he answered him to never a word: insomuch that the deputy marveled greatly.

At that feast, the deputy was wont to deliver unto the people a prisoner whom they would desire.

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

And when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, "Whether will ye that I give loose unto you: Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?"

For he knew well, that for envy they had delivered him.

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."

But the chief priests and the elders had persuaded the people, that they should ask Barabbas, and should destroy Jesus.

Then the deputy answered and said unto them, "Whether of the twain will ye that I let loose unto you?" And they said, "Barabbas."

And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified.

When Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but that more business was made, he took water and washed his hands before the people saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person: see ye thereto."

Then he released Barabbas for them, but [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified.

After that, the Governor's soldiers took Jesus with them into the Government House, and gathered the whole garrison round him.

They stripped off His clothing and placed a scarlet robe on Him [Note: Mark 15:17 calls this a "purple" robe because in that day, any color with a mixture of "red" in it was often called "purple," so the use of "scarlet" was appropriate].

And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

And as they went forth they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to go with them that he might bear his cross.

And when they came unto the place, which is called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of dead men's skulls,

When they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lots. To fulfill that was spoken by the prophet, "They divided my garments among them: and upon my vesture did cast lots."

And they placed above his head the charge that was made against him, written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

At that time two robbers, also, were crucified with him; one on his right hand, the other on his left.

They that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads

and saying, "Thou that destroyest the temple of God, and buildest it in three days: save thyself. If thou be the son of God, come down from the cross."

He trusted upon God; let him now deliver him, if he desires him: for he said, That I am the Son of God.

That same, also the thieves which were crucified with him cast in his teeth.

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?"

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that said, "This man calleth for Elijah."

and the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the saints that slept, arose.

When the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake and those things which happened, they feared greatly, saying, "Of a surety this was the son of God."

Many women that had followed Jesus from Galilee, and had ministered to him, were there, looking on from a distance.

Later that evening, a rich man arrived from Arimathea. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus.

He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

Pilate then commanded that it be given over to him.

and placed it in his [own] new tomb that he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the entrance of the tomb [and] went away.

The next day that followeth the day of preparing, the high priests and Pharisees got themselves to Pilate,

and said, "Sir, we remember that this deceiver said while he was yet alive, after three days I will arise again.