The whole crowd was very surprised to see Jesus and ran to welcome him.

and they brought him unto him, and he having seen him, immediately the spirit tare him, and he, having fallen upon the earth, was wallowing -- foaming.

And he asked his father how long it was since this had been happening to him. And he said, "From childhood.

Straightway crying out, the father of the child was saying - I have faith! help my, want, of faith.

Now [when] Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!"

And the spirit cried, and rent him sore and came out: And he was as one that had been dead, insomuch that many said, "He is dead."

but Jesus taking him by the hand, raised him up, and he was perfectly recovered.

And when he was entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Wherefore could not we cast him out?

And they went out from there, through Galilee; and it was his desire that no man might have knowledge of it;

For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.

But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.

And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he put the question to them, What were you talking about on the way?

But they said nothing: because they had had an argument between themselves on the way, about who was the greatest.

And when he was seated, he called the twelve, and saith to them, If any man desires to be the first, let him be last of all, and servant of all.

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."

And whoever is a cause of trouble to one of these little ones who have faith in me, it would be better for him if a great stone was put round his neck and he was dropped into the sea.

And he got up, and went into the country of Judaea on the other side of Jordan: and great numbers of people came together to him again; and, as was his way, he gave them teaching.

And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce [his] wife, [in order to] test him.

But Jesus said to them, "It was due to your moral perversity that Moses wrote that command in your law.

but from the beginning of the creation the rule was, 'Male and female did God make them.

And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

and having taken them in his arms, having put his hands upon them, he was blessing them.

And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

And he said to him, Master, all these laws I have kept from the time when I was young.

But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.

And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,

Once again, Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to him. "Pay attention! We're going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and the scribes, and they'll condemn him to death. Then they'll hand him over to the unbelievers,

or on my left, is not in my power to grant, except to those for whom it was designed.

And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind man, was seated by the wayside, with his hand out for money.

And when it came to his ears that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he gave a cry, and said, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

And many [people] warned him that he should be quiet. But he was crying out {even more loudly}, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And Jesus said to him, Go on your way; your faith has made you well. And straight away he was able to see, and went after him in the way.

go to yonder village that faces you, and upon your entrance into it, you will find a colt tied, that never was yet backed; loose him, and bring him to me.

And he went into Jerusalem to the temple, and [after] looking around at everything, [because] the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

And on the day after, when they had come out from Bethany, he was in need of food.

And seeing a fig-tree in the distance with leaves, he went to see if by chance it had anything on it: and when he came to it, he saw nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for the fruit.

and was not suffering that anyone should carry a vessel through the temple;

And he began to teach and was saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

And the chief priests and the scribes heard [it], and began considering how they could destroy him. For they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was astounded by his teaching.

And when it was evening he went forth without the city.

In the morning as they were passing along, they noticed that the fig tree was withered, clear down to its roots.

And Peter, having a memory of it, said to him, Master, see, the tree which was cursed by you is dead.

And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:

The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.

Then they argued with one another in this way, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

but should we say, Of men they feared the people; for all held of John that he was truly a prophet.

So their answer to Jesus was--"We do not know." "Then I," replied Jesus, "refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things."

Then Jesus address'd himself to them in this parabolical manner. a certain person planted a vineyard, made a fence about it, clear'd the way for a wine-press, built a tower, and committed it to the care of vine-dressers, while he was travelling abroad.

And when the time was come, he sent to the tenants a servant that he might receive of the tenants of the fruit of the vineyard.

Then the man sent another, and that one they killed. So it was with many other servants. Some of these they beat, and others 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.

Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:

This was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?

And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

Their next step was to send to Him some of the Pharisees and of Herod's partisans to entrap Him in conversation.

Should we pay it, or should we not pay it?" But Jesus was aware of their hypocrisy and said to them, "Bring me the coin so I can see it." [Note: The amount of this coin was equivalent to one day of a farm laborer's pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994].

Next came some Sadducees--the men who maintain that there is no resurrection. Their question was this--

At the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? She was wife to the seven of them."

And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.

And Jesus, when he was teaching in the Temple, said, How do the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

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."

David himself calls him 'Lord,' and how is he his son?" And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.

and he was saying to them in his teaching, 'Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places,

And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.

And a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.

And when he was going out of the Temple, one of his disciples said to him, Master, see, what stones and what buildings!

And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew said to him privately,

But when ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (let him who reads understand), then let those in Judea flee to the mountains,

Also the person who is on a housetop [Note: This was a flat area where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., with its stairway on the outside] should not go down into his house to take anything out [when he flees].

For there shall be in those days such tribulation, as was not from the beginning of creatures, which God created, unto this time, neither shall be.

It is like a man who left his house on a trip to another country. [Before leaving] he put his servants in charge of his affairs, giving each one a [particular] job to do, then he ordered the gatekeeper to stay alert [i.e., while he was gone].

It was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes made designs how they might take him by deceit and put him to death:

And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, seated at table, there came a woman with a bottle of perfumed oil of great price; and when the bottle was broken she put the perfume on his head.

But some of the guests were indignantly saying to themselves, "Why was such a waste of the perfume made?

It might have been sold for a large sum of money and the money given to poor people. [Note: The amount indicated here was equivalent to days of a farm laborer's pay, or over $20,000 in 1994]. And they complained about her [doing this].

She has done what she was able: she has put oil on my body to make it ready for its last resting-place.

And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might give him up to them.

and having heard, they were glad, and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how, conveniently, he might deliver him up.

On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples *said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

And the disciples went out and came into the town, and saw that it was as he had said: and they made ready the Passover.

And when it was evening he came with the twelve.

The Son of man indeed goes as it is written about him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It was good for him if that man was not born.

But he, most vehemently, was saying - Even though I must needs die with thee, in nowise, will I, deny thee. Likewise, indeed, were, all besides, saying.

And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he said to his disciples, Be seated here while I say a prayer.

And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him,

and He was saying, "Abba [which means 'Father'], anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want!"

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, 'Simon, thou dost sleep! thou wast not able to watch one hour!

And straight away, while he was still talking, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great band with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority.

Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, "[The one] whom I kiss--he is [the one]. Arrest him and lead [him] away under guard!"

And as soon as he was come, he went straightway to him, and said unto him, "Master, master," and kissed him.

But a certain disciple that was standing nearby [i.e., Peter. See John 18:10] drew his sword and struck the head priest's servant [i.e., Malchus. See John 18:10], shearing off his ear.

I was with you every day in the Temple teaching, and you did not take me; but this is done so that the Writings may come true.

And a certain young man was following him, clothed [only] in a linen cloth on [his] naked body. And they attempted to seize him,

And Peter had come after him at a distance, even into the house of the high priest; and he was seated with the captains, warming himself in the light of the fire.

For a number gave false witness against him and their witness was not in agreement.

"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this Temple, which was constructed by hand, and in three days I will build another one, not made by hand.'"

And even so their witness was not in agreement.

But he was silent and did not reply anything. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

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.