This John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

"You are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hid;

"Every one who hears my words and does them I will liken to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.

"And every one who hears these words of mine and does them not, I will liken to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

"And when the blade shot up and formed the wheat-kernel, then the tares also appeared.

"Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," said Jesus; "for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven!

"Moreover I say to you that you are Petros (a rock), and on this petra (rock) I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against her.

"Listen to another parable: "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard, fenced it about, dug a wine vat in it, built a tower, then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad.

"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but within they are filled with extortion and excess.

"You blind Pharisees, first clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside of it may be clean also.

"that upon your heads may come every drop of innocent blood spilt upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the just, to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the Sanctuary and the altar.

"Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood of the Covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

However, at last two came forward who said, "This fellow declared, 'I can destroy the Temple of God and build it in three days.'"

"I have sinned," he said, "in betraying innocent blood!" "What is that to us?" they answered; "you must see to that."

The chief priests took the money, and said, "It would be wrong to put it into the temple-treasury, because it is the price of blood."

That is the reason why, to this day, the field is called "The Field of Blood."

So when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that on the contrary a riot was threatening, he took water and washed his hands in the presence of the crowd, saying. "I am innocent of the blood of this man; you must answer for it."

All the people answered, "His blood be upon us and upon our children."

"You who were going to destroy the Temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"