Make friends with thine adverse party quickly, whilst thou art in the way with him; lest some time the adverse party deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

For if ye should love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the tax-gatherers the same?

And if ye should salute your brethren only, what do ye extraordinary? Do not also the Gentiles the same?

Then answered him some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee.

And that same day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.

and as he sowed, some grains fell along the way, and the birds came and devoured them;

And they said, Some, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others again, Jeremias or one of the prophets.

Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste of death at all until they shall have seen the Son of man coming in his kingdom.

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;

And leaving them, he went away again and prayed the third time, saying the same thing.

Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand,

And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him.

And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calls for Elias.

And as they went, behold, some of the watch went into the city, and brought word to the chief priests of all that had taken place.

And having assembled with the elders, and having taken counsel, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

And when they saw him, they did homage to him: but some doubted.