"Every one, therefore, who hears these words of Mine, and does them, shall be likened to a prudent man, who, indeed, built his house upon the rock;

"And every one who hears these words of Mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who, indeed, built his house upon the sand:

And, behold, a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, having come up behind Him, touched the border of His garment;

And, when the blade sprang up, and produced fruit, then appeared the tares also.

And she, urged on by her mother, says, "Give me here upon a plate the head of John the Immerser."

and his head was brought upon a plate, and given to the damsel; and she brought it to her mother.

And Jesus, answering, said to him, "Happy are you, Simon Bar-Jonah; because flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father Who is in Heaven.

And I also say to you, that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My assembly, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

"Hear another parable. There was a man?? householder??ho planted a vineyard, and placed a fence around it, and dug a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

"Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous, and say,

'If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'

that upon you may come all the righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.

for this is My blood of the covenant, which is shed in behalf of many for remission of sins.

said, "This Man, said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"

saying, "I sinned, having betrayed innocent blood." But they said, "What is that to us? You may see to that."

And the high priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to cast them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood."

Wherefore, that field was called "A field of blood" until this day.

And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but rather a tumult was being made, taking water, washed his hands before the multitude, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this Man. Ye shall see to it."

And all the people, answering, said, "His blood be upon us, and upon our children."