And he said to them, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his former wife,

When Jesus saw it, he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the children come to me; do not try to stop them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they.

But Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself.

But he said to him, "Master, I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child."

And Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, "There is one thing that you lack. Go, sell all you have, and give the money to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have money to enter the Kingdom of God!"

But the disciples were amazed at what he said. And Jesus said to them again, "My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!

They were perfectly astounded and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"

Jesus looked at them and said, "For men it is impossible, but not for God, for anything is possible for God."

Jesus said, "I tell you, there is no one who has given up home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or land for me and for the good news,

"See!" he said, "we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the heathen

And Zebedee's two sons, James and John, came up to him and said, "Master, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

He said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"

They said to him, "Let us sit one at your right hand and one at your left, in your triumph."

Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking for. Can you drink what I am drinking, or undergo the baptism that I am undergoing?"

They said to him, "Yes, we can." Jesus said to them, "Then you shall drink what I am drinking, and you shall undergo the baptism that I am undergoing;

And Jesus called them to him, and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule the heathen lord it over them, and their great men tyrannize over them;

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man and said to him, "Courage now! Get up, he is calling you!"

Jesus spoke to him and said, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Master, let me regain my sight!"

Jesus said to him, "Go your way. Your faith has cured you." And he immediately regained his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

and said to them, "Go to the village that lies in front of you, and as soon as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

Some of the bystanders said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"

And he spoke to the tree and said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you any more!" And his disciples heard it.

And he taught them, and said, "Does not the Scripture say, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a robbers' cave."

And Peter remembered about it and said to him, "Look, Master! The fig tree that you cursed is withered up!"

Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God!

and said to him, "What authority have you for doing as you do? And who gave you a right to do as you are doing?"

Jesus said to them, "Let me ask you one question, and if you answer me, I will tell you what authority I have for doing as I do.

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do."

But the tenants said to one another, 'This is his heir! Come on, let us kill him, and the property will belong to us!'

And they came up and said to him, "Master, we know that you tell the truth regardless of the consequences, for you are not guided by personal considerations, but teach the way of God with sincerity. Is it right to pay the poll tax to the emperor or not?

Should we pay it, or refuse to pay it?" But he saw through their pretense, and said to them, "Why do you put me to such a test? Bring me a denarius to look at."

And they brought him one. He said to them, "Whose head and title is this?" And they told him, "The emperor's."

And Jesus said, "Pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!" And they were astonished at him.

"Master," they said, "Moses made us a law that if a man's brother died, leaving a wife but no child, the man should marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.

Jesus said to them, "Does not this show that you are wrong, and do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God?

But as to the dead being raised, have you never read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

The scribe said to him, "Really, Master, you have finely said that he stands alone, and there is none but he,

And Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully, and he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God!" And no one ventured to ask him any more questions.

As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he answered them and said, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is a son of David?

David himself, under the influence of the holy Spirit, said, " 'The Lord has said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand Until I put your enemies under your feet." '

And in the course of his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and to be saluted with respect in public places,

And he called his disciples to him and said, "I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all these others who have been putting money into the treasury.

As he was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Master! What wonderful stones and buildings!"

Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be torn down."

And Jesus said to them, "Take care that no one misleads you about this.

for they said, "It must not be during the festival, or there may be a riot."

But there were some who said indignantly to themselves, "What was the use of wasting the perfume like that?

And they grumbled at her. But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you bother her? It is a fine thing that she has done to me.

On the first day of the festival of Unleavened Bread, on which it was customary to kill the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples said to him, "Where do you wish us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover supper?"

And when they were at the table eating, Jesus said, "I tell you, one of you is going to betray me??ne who is eating with me."

And they were hurt, and said to him one after another, "Can it be I?"

He said to them, "It is one of the Twelve, who is dipping his bread in the same dish with me.

And he said to them, "This is my blood which ratifies the agreement, and is to be poured out for many people.

And Jesus said to them, "You will all desert me, for the Scriptures say, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

But Peter said to him, "Even if they all desert you, I will not!"

Jesus said to him, "I tell you, this very night before the cock crows twice you yourself will disown me three times!"

But he persisted vehemently, "If I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And they all said the same thing.

They came to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

and he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch."

and he said, "Abba!" that is, Father, "anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet not what I please but what you do!"

When he went back he found them asleep and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Were you not able to watch for one hour?

When he came back for the third time, he said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough of this! The time has come. See! the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of wicked men.

So when he came he went straight up to Jesus and said, "Master!" and kissed him affectionately.

And Jesus spoke and said to them, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as though I were a robber?

But Jesus was silent and made no answer. The high priest again questioned him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed One?"

But Jesus said, "I am! and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"

Then the high priest tore his clothing, and said, "What do we want of witnesses now?

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with this Jesus of Nazareth too!"

But he denied it again. And again a little while after, the bystanders said to Peter, "You certainly are one of them, for you are a Galilean!"

At that moment for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And at that, he wept aloud.

And Pilate again said to them, "Then what shall I do with the man you call the king of the Jews?"

And Pilate said to them, "Why, what has he done that is wrong?" But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!"

The high priests too made sport of him to one another with the scribes and said, "He saved others, but he cannot save himself!

Some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, "See! He is calling for Elijah!"

And when the captain who stood facing him saw how he expired he said, "This man was certainly a son of God!"

And they said to one another, "Who will roll the stone back from the doorway of the tomb for us?"

But he said to them, "You must not be amazed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here. See! This is where they laid him.

And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX

And he said to them, "Go to the whole world and proclaim the good news to all the creation.