When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and when he had seated himself, his disciples came to him,

that the word spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, He took upon himself our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases.

Because Jesus knew what was in their minds, he said to them. "Any kingdom divided against itself will become desolate; and any city or household divided against himself will not stand.

"So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?

"But he has no root in himself; he continues for a time, but when trouble arises, or persecutions, on account of the word, at once he stumbles and falls.

"Whoever therefore will humble himself like this little child, is greatest in the kingdom of heaven;

"Thereupon his slave threw himself on his knees before him, crying, "'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all!'

Then Jesus seated himself upon them, and most of the crowd kept spreading their cloaks on the road, and others began cutting branches off the trees, and spreading them in the road.

"whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

But if, because he is a bad slave, he should say to himself, 'My Master is a long time in coming,'

And flinging down the silver into the Sanctuary, he rushed out, and went and hanged himself.

"He saved other," they said, "himself he cannot save. He, the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him!

When it was eventide, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Josephus, who was himself a disciple of Jesus.

And behold! Jesus himself met them, saying, "All hail!" And they went up to him and clasped his feet and worshiped him.