Then he went on to give the people this illustration: "A man once planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenants, and went away for along absence.

But when the tenants saw him, they argued with one another, 'This is his heir! Let us kill him, so that the property will belong to us!'

He will come and put those tenants to death, and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this they said, "Heaven forbid!"

He looked at them and said, "Then what does this saying of Scripture mean, "'That stone which the builders rejected Has become the cornerstone'?

And the scribes and high priests wanted to arrest him then and there, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had aimed this illustration at them.

Jesus said to them, "The people of this world marry and are married,

And he said, "I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all the rest.

"As for all this that you are looking at, the time is coming when not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be torn down!"

Then they asked him, "Master, when will this happen, and what will be the sign that it is going to take place?"

But before all this, men will arrest you and persecute you, and hand you over to synagogues and prisons and have you brought before kings and governors on my account.

But alas for women who are with child at that time, or who have babies, for there will be great misery in the land and anger at this people.

But when this begins to happen, look up and raise your heads, for your deliverance will be at hand."

But you must be vigilant and always pray that you may succeed in escaping all this that is going to happen, and in standing in the presence of the Son of Man."

And he said to them, "I have greatly desired to eat this Passover supper with you before I suffer.

And when he was handed a cup, he thanked God, and then said, "Take this and share it among you, for I tell you,

And he took a loaf of bread and thanked God, and broke it in pieces, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body.

And they began to discuss with one another which of them it was who was going to do this.

For I tell you that this saying of Scripture must find its fulfilment in me: 'He was rated an outlaw.' Yes, that saying about me is to be fulfilled!"

But they said, "See, Master, here are two swords!" And he said to them, "Enough of this!"

and said, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. But not my will but yours be done!"

But Jesus answered, "Let me do this much!" And he touched his ear and healed him.

When I was among you day after day in the Temple you never laid a hand on me! But you choose this hour, and the cover of darkness!"

A maid saw him sitting by the fire and looked at him and said, "This man was with him too."

About an hour later, another man insisted, "This man was certainly with him too, for he is a Galilean!"

But from this time on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God Almighty!"

and they made this charge against him: "Here is a man whom we have found misleading our nation, and forbidding the payment of taxes to the emperor, and claiming to be an anointed king himself."

And Pilate said to the high priests and the crowd, "I cannot find anything criminal about this man."

When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man were a Galilean

and said to them, "You brought this man before me charged with misleading the people, and here I have examined him before you and not found him guilty of any of the things that you accuse him of.

For if this is what they do when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

For there was a notice above his head, "This is the king of the Jews!"

And we are suffering it justly, for we are only getting our deserts, but this man has done nothing wrong."

When the captain saw what had happened he praised God, and said, "This man was really innocent!"

They were in great perplexity over this, when suddenly two men in dazzling clothing stood beside them.

and they went back from the tomb and told all this to the eleven and all the rest.

They were Mary of Magdala and Joanna and Mary, James's mother; and the other women also told this to the apostles.

And he said to them, "What is all this that you are discussing with each other on your way?" They stopped sadly,

But we were hoping that he was to be the deliverer of Israel. Why, besides all this, it is three days since it happened.

But some women of our number have astounded us. They went to the tomb early this morning

Then he said to them, "This is what I told you when I was still with you??hat everything that is written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must come true."

You are to be witnesses to all this, beginning at Jerusalem.