Jesus said to them, "I am going to ask you a question. Answer this, and I will tell you what authority I have for acting as I do.

So they replied to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "No more will I tell you what authority I have for acting as I do."

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.

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 vine-dressers said one to another, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.

What will the owner of the Vineyard do?" "He will come and put the tenants to death," they said, "and will give the vineyard to others."

have you not read, said he, this passage of scripture, "the stone which the builders rejected, is become the principal stone of the angle.

Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

Then they sent some Pharisees and some Herodians to him, intending to trap him in what he said.

And they came and said to him: Teacher, we know that you are true, and that you care for no one; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

Must we give, or must we not give? But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them: Why do you tempt me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.

They brought it; and he said to them: Whose image and superscription is this? They said to him: Caesar's.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s. And they were astonished at him.

or, to the people (See Luke 20:9)] by using parables. He said, "A man planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He dug a place for constructing a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country.

"Teacher," they said, "Moses has written this law for us, that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother is to take the woman and raise offspring for his brother.

And Jesus answered and said to them: Do you not err for this reason, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?

As for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, at the passage on the Bush, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?

Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;

And the scribe said to him: Teacher, in truth you have well said, that there is one God, and there is no other beside him;

And Jesus perceiving that he answered with understanding, said to him: You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no one, after that, ventured to ask him a question.

And Jesus, as he was teaching in the temple, answered and said: How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David?

For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool.

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 he called his disciples to him, and said to them: Verily I say to you, this poor widow has thrown in more than all that have thrown into the treasury.

And as he was going out from the temple, one of his disciples said to him: Teacher, see what stones and what buildings!

And Jesus answering, said to him: Do you see these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

and when he was sitting upon the mount of Olives over-against the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew said to him in private, tell us,

And Jesus said to them, Take care that you are not tricked by anyone.

for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.

And some of them were displeased within themselves, and said: For what purpose was this waste of the ointment?

We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.

But Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.

They were glad to hear what he said, and promised to pay him. So he looked for a way to betray Jesus opportunely.

And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said to him: Where dost thou wish that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them: Go into the city, and there will meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water;

And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

And as they sat and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you shall betray me, even he that eateth with me.

And they began to be sad, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?

And he said unto them, It is one of the twelve, he that dippeth with me in the dish.

And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body.

And he said unto them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

And when they had said grace, they went out into the Mount Olivet.

And Jesus said to them: All of you will find in me an occasion for offense this night; for it is written: I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I.

And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, this day, during this very night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.

But he spake exceedingly vehemently, If I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all.

And they came to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples: Sit here, while I pray.

but he took with him Peter, James, and John. then he began to be in a great consternation and anguish of mind. and he said to them; my soul is exceeding sorrowful,

And he said to them: My soul is encompassed with sorrow, even to death; remain here, and watch.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me: howbeit not what I will, but what thou wilt.

And he came and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter: Simon, do you sleep? Had you not strength to watch one hour?

Watch and pray," he said to them all, "that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

And again he went away, and said a prayer, using the same words.

And he came the third time, and said to them: Sleep the remaining time, and take your rest. It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of man is delivered into the hands of sinners.

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 when he came, he immediately went up to him and said: Rabbi, Rabbi, and kissed him.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?

He said in our hearing, I will put an end to this Temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will make another without hands.

And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you?

But he was silent, and made no answer. Again, the chief priest asked him, and said to him: Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.

And the chief priest rent his clothes, and said: What further need have we of witnesses?

His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

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 when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him, and said: You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.

But he denied it. "I do not know," he said, "I have no idea what you mean." Then he went outside into the passage. The cock crowed.

And the maid seeing him again said to them that stood by, This is one of them: and he denied it again.

But he again denied it. And after a little while again they that stood by said to Peter, of a truth thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilaean.

But, with curses and oaths, he said, I have no knowledge of the man about whom you are talking.

And straightway the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word, how that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.

And Pilate asked him: Are you the King of the Jews? And he answering, said: You say it.

And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

"Do you make no answer?" he said,

Pilate answered them, and said, "Will ye that I loose unto you the King of the Jews?"

And Pilate again answered and said unto them, What then shall I do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

And Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out exceedingly, Crucify him.

And then began to salute him. "Long life to you, King of the Jews!" they said.

And the scripture was fulfilled, which said, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

The passers-by railed at him, shaking their heads, as they said: "Ah! you who 'destroy the Temple and build one in three days,

In like manner also the chief priests mocking him among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and have belief. And those who were put on crosses with him said evil things against him.

And at the ninth hour, Jesus said in a loud voice, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, My God, my God, why are you turned away from me?

And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

then one of the soldiers ran and dipp'd a spunge in vinegar, which he fastned to a stick, and offered him to drink. now let us, said they, see whether Elias will come to take him down.

And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

And they said among themselves: Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the sepulcher?

Going into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on their right, in a white robe, and they were dismayed; But he said to them:

And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!

But go, say to his disciples and to Peter, He goes before you into Galilee: there you will see him, as he said to you.

And they went out quickly from the place, because fear and great wonder had come on them: and they said nothing to anyone, because they were full of fear that ...

And they went away and gave news of it to the rest; and they had no belief in what was said.

And later he was seen by the eleven themselves while they were taking food; and he said sharp words to them because they had no faith and their hearts were hard, and because they had no belief in those who had seen him after he had come back from the dead.

And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had said these words to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God.