And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.

For I feared thee because thou art a harsh man: thou takest up what thou hast not laid down, and thou reapest what thou hast not sowed.

And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten.

And they say to him, Lord, he has ten pounds.

And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

Saying, Go into the little town in front of you, and on going in you will see a young ass fixed with a cord, on which no man has ever been seated; let him loose and take him.

And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.

And they said, The Lord has need of him.

and will slay thee, and thy children in thee; and will leave in thee not a stone upon a stone; because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation.

Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?

But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?

And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and hast no regard to the person of men, but teachest the way of God truly.

Show me a denarius [14 cents]. Whose figure and inscription has it? And they answered and said, Caesar's.

demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.

In the resurrection, therefore, which of them has her for a wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.

But that the dead are raised, even Moses at the bush has demonstrated, when he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

Then some of the scribes addressing him said, Master, admirably hast thou spoken!

For David himself in the Book of Psalms says: 'The Lord has said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

And He said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has dropped in more than all of them;

For they gave out of their wealth, having more than enough for themselves: but she, even out of her need, has put in all her living.

And, as some were speaking about the temple, "With what beautiful stones and offerings it has been adorned," He said,

And He said, "Take heed that ye be not led astray; for many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The season has drawn near!' Go not after them.

And when you hear of wars and tumults, never be panic-stricken. For this has to take place first, but the end will not come all at once."

"But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation has come near.

I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away till all has taken place.

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

for I tell you that I will not drink of the product of the vine, till the kingdom of God has come.

For the Son of Man is going away, as it has been divinely decreed, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed!"

and as my Father has conferred on me a kingdom,

"Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has asked permission to sift all of you like wheat,

but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.

But He replied, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before thou hast thrice denied that thou knowest me.

Then He said to them, "But now the man who has a purse must take it, and a bag too. And the man who does not have a sword must sell his coat and buy one.

For I tell you, what has been written about me must be fulfilled: 'He was classed with the outlaws.' Yes, that saying about me has its fulfillment."

When I was with you day after day in the Temple Courts, you did not lay hands on me; but now your time has come, and the power of Darkness."

And the Master turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the words that the Master had said to him-- "Before a cock has crowed to-day, you will disown me three times";

And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong

But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.

You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him

No; nor does Herod, for he has sent Him back to us. Indeed, He has done nothing to deserve the death penalty.

Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no crime deserving death. I will therefore chastise him and release him."

Then a third time he spoke to them, "Why, what wrong has He done? I have found nothing in Him deserving the death penalty. So I will flog Him and let Him go."

And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also with them sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.

But the other addressing him, rebuked him, saying, Hast thou no fear of God, when thou art under the same condemnation?

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

Then taking it down, he wrapped it in linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no man has ever been laid.

[He is not here but has risen.] Remember what He told you while He was still in Galilee, when

Finally one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered Him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who has not heard of the things that have taken place there in these last days?"

But we were hoping that he would be the Saviour of Israel. In addition to all this he has now let three days go by from the time when these things took place;

And they constrained him, saying: Remain with us, for it is near the evening, and the day has declined. And he went in to remain with them.

saying, The Lord has risen indeed and has appeared to Simon.

See my hands and my feet, that I am he; feel of me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see me have.

then he said, this is what I told you, while I was yet with you, that what has been written concerning me in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the psalms, must be all accomplished.

and said to them, "The Scriptures said that the Christ should suffer as He has suffered, should rise from the dead on the third day,

And I will send down upon you what my Father has promised. But you, on your part, must stay right here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."