About that time, when there was again a great crowd of people who had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him, and said:

There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.

Then Jesus ordered them, saying, "Pay attention and watch out for the leavening [effect] of the Pharisees and Herod." [Note: By "Herod" is probably meant the Herodians, who were a party favorable to King Herod and, along with the Pharisees and Sadducees, were out to get Jesus. See Matt. 16:6].

Afterwards Jesus went to Bethsaida, where they presented to him a blind man, whom they entreated Jesus to touch.

miles north of Lake Galilee]. On their way, He asked His disciples, "Who are people saying that I am?"

And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns that belong to the city called Caesarea Philippi, and by the way he asked his disciples saying, "Whom do men say that I am?"

And he said unto them, "But whom say ye that I am?" Peter answered and said unto him, "Thou art very Christ."

For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.

Every one, however, who has been ashamed of me and of my teachings in this faithless and sinful age, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in His Father's glory with the holy angels."

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power."

Then a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud and said, "This is my Son, whom I love. Keep on listening to him!"

And one [individual] from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought to you my son who has {a spirit that makes him mute}.

But Jesus said to him, "If you are able! All [things] [are] possible for the one who believes!"

But, when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly collecting, he rebuked the foul spirit: "Deaf and dumb spirit, it is I who command you. Come out from him and never enter him again."

in the mean time he gave his disciples this intimation, "the son of man is going to be delivered up into the hands of men, who will put him to death, and three days after he is put to death he shall rise again."

And they held their peace: for by the way they reasoned among themselves, who should be the chiefest.

"Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me."

And John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, who does not follow us, and we forbad him, because he does not follow us.

But Jesus said, "Do not prevent him, because there is no one who does a miracle in my name and will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

for he who is not against us is for us.

"And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it is better for him if instead {a large millstone} is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.

For in hell the worm of those who are there will never die [i.e., their gnawing punishment will never cease] and the fire [there] will never go out.

Therefore, those whom God so joins together [in the marriage bond], no person must ever separate."

"Any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her;

Some people were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

Jesus, however, on seeing this, was moved to indignation, and said to them, "Let the little children come to me: do not hinder them; for to those who are childlike the Kingdom of God belongs.

In solemn truth I tell you that no one who does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will by any possibility enter it."

When he was set out upon his journey, there met him one, who kneeling down before him, said, good master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?

Jesus said to him, why do you call me good? there is but one, who is good, that is God.

But his face fell at these words, and he went away saddened, for he was one who had great wealth.

And Jesus looked around [and] said to his disciples, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"

And the disciples were amazed at his words. And Jesus again answering says to them, Children, how difficult it is that those who trust in riches should enter into the kingdom of God!

"My sons, how hard it is for those who trust in money to enter the kingdom of God. It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."

And they were astonished out of measure, saying between themselves, "Who then can be saved?"

Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account of the gospel

{who will not} receive a hundred times as much now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, together with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.

But many [who are] first will be last, and the last first."

Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following [him] were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:

now, said he, we are going to Jerusalem, where the son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests, and to the Scribes, who will condemn him to die, and deliver him to the Gentiles.

who will mock him, spit upon him, flog him, and put him to death; and after three days he will rise again."

But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but to them for whom it is prepared."

And Jesus called them to himself [and] said to them, "You know that those who are considered to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their [people] in high positions exercise authority over them.

Then they reached Jericho; and as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a considerable crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, the blind beggar who sat beside the road,

who thereupon spoke to him, and said, what would you have me do for you? the blind man replied, Lord, I desire to have my sight.

And some of those who were standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"

and both those in front and those who followed shouted, "Hosanna! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name!

Blessed is the kingdom of our father David, who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

Then they came to Jerusalem, and entering the temple he proceeded to drive out those who were buying and selling inside the temple; he upset the tables of the money-changers and the stalls of those who sold doves,

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive [him], so that your Father who [is] in heaven will also forgive you your sins."

But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your offences.

and asked him, "What authority have you for acting in this way? Who gave you authority to act in this way?"

Presently Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "There was once a man," he said, "who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine-press, built a tower, rented it to tenants, and went abroad.

Again the owner of the farm sent another slave, whom they wounded in the head and shamefully abused.

And again he sent another; and him they killed. And he sent many others, some of whom they scourged, and some they killed.

He had still one son, who was very dear to him; and him he sent to them last of all. 'They will respect my son,' he said.

But those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.

And have ye not read this scripture: The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be into the head of the corner.

And the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him, and put a question to him, saying:

There were once seven brothers; of whom the eldest took a wife, but died and left no family;

For when they rise from among the dead they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels who are in the heavens.

But concerning those who are raised from the dead, have you never read in the book of Moses, in the incident about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying [Ex. 3:6], 'I am Abraham's God, and Isaac's God, and Jacob's God?'

[So], He is not God to those who are dead, but [He is] God to those who are alive. You are seriously mistaken."

Then came up one of the Teachers of the Law who had heard their discussions. Knowing that Jesus had answered them wisely, he asked him this question: "What is the first of all the commandments?"

for David himself, who was inspired by the holy spirit, has this expression, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou at my right hand till I make thy enemies thy foot-stool."

And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and love salutations in the markets,

and to be saluted in the market-places, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts: Who devour widows houses, and for a pretence make long prayers:

who eat up the houses of widows, and, as a pretext, make long prayers: these shall receive more abundant condemnation.

And, haring taken a seat over against the treasury, He was beholding how the multitude cast money into the treasury; and many who were rich cast in much.

There came also a poor widow who dropped in two little coins, worth a cent.

And he called to him his disciples, and said to them, Truly do I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury.

Whenever they betray you and hand you over for trial, do not be anxious beforehand as to what you shall say, but say whatever is given you at the moment; for it will not be you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

and you will be hated by all men on account of my name; but he will be saved who holds out to the very end.

But when you see that detestable thing that makes desolate, which is spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that reads understand,) then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains;

And let him who is on the house not come down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house;

Nor must one who is on his farm turn back to get his cloak.

But alas for those who are with child, and for those who give suck in those days.

And unless the Lord had made those days few, no flesh could be saved: but for the sake of the elect whom he has chosen, he has made those days few.

for there shall rise up false Christs, and false prophets, who shall work signs and wonders, to seduce, if possible, even the elect.

But of that day or that hour no one knows: neither the angels who are in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his home, puts his servants in charge--each having his special duty--and orders the porter to watch.

While He was in Bethany at the house of Simon who had a serious skin disease, as He was reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of pure and expensive fragrant oil of nard. She broke the jar and poured it on His head.

Some of those who were present said to one another indignantly: "Why has the perfume been wasted like this?

And Judas Iscariot, who [was] one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.

And when they had taken their places and were eating, Jesus said: "I tell you that one of you is going to betray me--one who is eating with me."

"It is one of you Twelve," said Jesus, "the one who is dipping his bread beside me into the dish.

For the Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.

Get up, let us go! Behold, the one who is betraying me is approaching!"

And just then, while he was still speaking, Judas, who was one of the Twelve, came up; and with him a crowd of people, with swords and clubs, sent by the Chief Priests, the Teachers of the Law, and the Councillors.

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The man whom I kiss," he had said, "will be the one; arrest him and take him away safely."

And one of those who were standing by, drew a sword, and struck the servant of the chief priest, and cut off his ear.

And there followed him a certain young man, who had a linen garment around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him;

And they led Jesus away to the high priest, with whom were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

Peter, who had followed Jesus at a distance into the court- yard of the High Priest, was sitting there among the police- officers, warming himself at the blaze of the fire.

For, though there were many who gave false evidence against him, yet their evidence did not agree.

at last there appear'd some, who gave in false evidence against him,

And they spit upon Him, and blind-folded Him, and then buffeted Him and said to Him, prophesy who it was: and the officers struck him with their rods.

And the maid-servant saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by: This man is one of them.

He again denied. And again, after a little while, those who stood by said to Peter: Surely, you are one of them; for you are a Galilean, and your speech is like theirs.

But he began to curse, and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

Immediately the rooster crowed for the second time and Peter was reminded of the words of Jesus, who had said to him, "You will deny [knowing] me three times before the rooster crows twice." And as he thought about this, he cried.