And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

Near his gateway there had been laid a beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores,

"But in course of time the beggar died; and he was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and had a funeral.

But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

It would be good for him if he had been flung into the sea with a mill-stone round his neck, rather than that he should prove a snare to even one of these lowly ones.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Who is it, if he had a servant a plowing, or feeding cattle, that would say unto him when he were come from the field, 'Go quickly and sit down to meat.'

Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

But one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, came back and praised God with a loud voice.

And threw himself on his face at Jesus' feet, thanking him for what he had done; and this man was a Samaritan.

Then Jesus said to the one [who had returned], "Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well."

Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.

And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me.

But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.

Then Peter said, Lo! we left what we had, and followed thee.

And it came to pass, that as he had come nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging;

And, standing still, Jesus commanded him to be led unto him; and, when he had drawn near, he questioned him -

But when they saw this, everyone began to mutter that he had gone to be the guest of a sinner.

But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.

And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.

And the other came, saying, Lord, behold your mina, which I had laid up in a napkin;

He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;

then why did you not put my silver on the [broker's] table, and when I came I should have had the same, with interest?

And when he had said this, he went on in front of them, going up to Jerusalem.

It was when Jesus had almost reached Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, that he sent on two of the disciples.

And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.

Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.

And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

And he answered, and said to them: I say to you, that if these had been silent, the stones would have cried out.

And when he had come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

They will throw you and your children, [who are] within your walls, to the ground and they will not allow one stone to remain on top of another in your city because you did not recognize that [God was] visiting you." [Note: This "visitation" refers either to the redemption which they had rejected or to the punishment of the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70].

And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.

Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time [to another country].

And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.

And watching him, they sent men they had suborned, who pretended that they were righteous persons, in order to lay hold of some word of his, that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.

They said to Him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us [Deut 25:5] that if a man's brother dies, leaving his widow [behind] without having had any children, his brother should marry his widow and father children [by her]. These children would then be considered his [dead] brother's.

Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;

When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.

And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.

for all the rest of them made their contributions out of their surplus, but she out of her want dropped in all that she had to live on."

In the daytime taught he in the temple, and at night, he went out, and had abiding in the Mount Olivet.

now satan had inspired Judas surnam'd Iscariot, one of the twelve, what to do.

And he went away and had a discussion with the chief priests and the rulers, about how he might give him up to them.

Then the day of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

So they went off and found it just as He had said, and they prepared the Passover supper.

And when the hour had come, he sat down, and the apostles with him;

And he said, I have had a great desire to keep this Passover with you before I come to my death;

For I tell you that I shall not eat it again, until it has had its fulfillment in the Kingdom of God."

And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

And in the same way the cup after [they] had eaten, saying, "This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.

And there had been also a contention among them, which of them was thought to be the greatest.

And after he had gone out, he went, according to custom, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples followed him.

And when he arose from prayer, and had come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow:

While He was still speaking, look! a crowd had come up, and Judas, one of the Twelve, was their guide; and he stepped up to Jesus to kiss Him.

Then Jesus said to the high priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come to take Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as though I were a robber?

Those who had taken Jesus prisoner took him away into the house of the High Priest. Peter followed at a distance.

And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had taken their seats together, Peter, too, was sitting among them.

And [after] about one hour had passed, someone else was insisting, saying, "In truth this man also was with him, because he is also a Galilean!"

"Man, I don't know what you mean," replied Peter. No sooner had he spoken than a cock crowed.

Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter, and Peter was reminded of the word that the Lord had spoken to him, "Before a cock crows today, you will disown me three times."

how he had said to him, Before cock-crowing, thou wilt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

And the men that had Jesus in custody mocked him, and smote him.

and when they had blind-folded Him, they struck Him on the face, and asked Him, saying, Prophesy who it was that smote thee.

When it became the day the elders if the people met with the high priests and the Scribes and had brought before the Sanhedrin, saying.

Then Pilate said to the leading priests and to the crowds [that had gathered], "I do not find anything wrong with this man."

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time on account of what he had heard about Him; also he was hoping to see some spectacular performance done by Him.

So he had been asking him many questions, but Jesus made no answers.

And the chief priests and the scholars had stood, vehemently accusing him.

So Herod and Pilate became personal friends that very day; they had been at enmity before.

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

said to them, You have brought me this man as one that perverts the people; and behold, having had an examination before you, I have found in this man no cause for the charges which you bring against him,

"Now he had to release to them at the feast one prisoner."

a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.

(He was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had occurred in the city and for murder.)

But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

And he released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

So he released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, whom they continued to demand, but turned Jesus over to their will.

And when they had led him away, they laid hold on one Simon a Cyrenaean, coming out of the country, and laid on him the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

For the days are coming in which they will say, Happy are those who have had no children, whose bodies have never given birth, whose breasts have never given milk.

And when they had come to the place which is called the Skull, they there crucified him, and the malefactors; one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

And the people had stood watching. And also the rulers with them sneered, saying, He saved others. He should save himself, if this is the Christ, the chosen of God.

Now one of the malefactors who had been hanged spoke insultingly to him, saying, Art not thou the Christ? save thyself and us.

for the sun had failed to shine. And the curtain before the sanctuary was torn in two.

And Jesus gave a loud cry and said, Father, into your hands I give my spirit: and when he had said this, he gave up his spirit.

And the centurion observing what had come to pass, glorified God, saying, Verily this man was a righteous person.

And all the multitudes who had come together for this spectacle, when they saw the things which were done, beating their breasts, returned.

And all his friends stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, seeing these things.

There was likewise present a counsellor, named Joseph, a man of probity and justice, one who had never abetted the contrivances and proceedings of the Jews.

(who had not given his assent to their determination and deed;) being of Arimathea, a city of the Jews: who himself also expected the coming of the kingdom of God.

Then he took it down and wrapped it in linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever yet been laid.

And taking it down from the cross, he wrapped it in linen cloth, and laid it in a sepulchre hewn out of a rock, where none had ever yet lain.

The women who had come with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.

Then the women also, his attendants, who had followed him out of Galilee, observed the sepulchre, and how his corpse was laid out.

NOW on the first day of the week, at the earliest dawn of day, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the aromatics which they had prepared, and certain others with them.