Jesus said to him, “Regain your sight; your [personal trust and confident] faith [in Me] has made you well.”

Immediately he regained his sight and began following Jesus, glorifying and praising and honoring God. And all the people, when they saw it, praised God.

When Jesus reached the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this household, because he, too, is a [spiritual] son of Abraham;

So He said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to obtain for himself a kingdom, and [then] to return.

So he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten minas [one apiece, each equal to about a hundred days’ wages] and said to them, ‘Do business [with this] until I return.’

The first one came before him and said, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’

And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you proved yourself faithful and trustworthy in a very little thing, you shall [now] have authority over ten cities [in my kingdom].’

The second one came and said, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.’

And he said to him also, ‘And you shall take charge over five cities.’

Then another came and said, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I have kept laid up in a handkerchief [for safekeeping].

He said to the servant, ‘I will judge and condemn you by your own words, you worthless servant! Did you [really] know that I was a stern man, picking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

Then he said to the bystanders, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’

And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas already!’

[Jesus explained,] ‘I tell you that to everyone who has [because he valued his gifts from God and has used them wisely], more will be given; but from the one who does not have [because he disregarded his gifts from God], even what he has will be taken away.’

saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a [donkey’s] colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

They said, “The Lord needs it.”

They brought it to Jesus, and they threw their robes over the colt and put Jesus on it.

Some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples [for shouting these Messianic praises].”

For a time [of siege] is coming when your enemies will put up a barricade [with pointed stakes] against you, and surround you [with armies] and hem you in on every side,

and said to Him, “Tell us by what kind of authority You are doing these things? Or who is the one who gave You this authority?”

Then Jesus said to them, “Nor am I telling you by what [kind of] authority I do these things.”

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].

Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will have respect for him.’

He will come and put these tenants to death and will give the vineyard to others.” When the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders heard this, they said, “May it never be!”

But Jesus looked at them and said, “What then is [the meaning of] this that is written:

‘The [very] Stone which the builders rejected,
this became the chief Cornerstone’?

But He saw through their trickery and said to them,

He said to them, “Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

They were not able to seize on anything He said in the presence of the people; and being unnerved at His reply, they were silent.

Jesus said to them, “The sons of this [world and present] age marry and [the women] are given in marriage;

For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

‘The Lord (the Father) said to my Lord (the Son, the Messiah),
“Sit at My right hand,

And with all the people listening, He said to His disciples,

He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in [proportionally] more than all of them;

As some were talking about the temple, that it was decorated with beautiful stones and consecrated offerings [of magnificent gifts of gold which were displayed on the walls and hung in the porticoes], He said,

He said, “Be careful and see to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name [appropriating for themselves the name Messiah which belongs to Me alone], saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not follow them.

Now in the daytime Jesus was teaching in [the porches and courts of] the temple, but at night He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.

They asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?”

He replied, “When you have entered the city, a man carrying an earthen jar of water will meet you; follow him into the house that he enters.

They left and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

He said to them, “I have earnestly wanted to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves;

Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles have absolute power and lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’

that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And Peter said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death!”

Jesus said, “I say to you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will [utterly] deny three times that you know Me.”

And He said to them, “When I sent you out without a money belt and [provision] bag and [extra] sandals, did you lack anything?” They answered, “Nothing.”

Then He said to them, “But now, he who has a money belt is to take it along, and also his [provision] bag, and he who has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one.

They said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

When He arrived at the place [called Gethsemane], He said to them, “Pray continually that you may not fall into temptation.”

And being in agony [deeply distressed and anguished; almost to the point of death], He prayed more intently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down on the ground.

and He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not fall into temptation.”

And Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

When those who were around Him saw what was about to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with the sword?”

But Jesus replied, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched the ear and healed him.

Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders [of the Sanhedrin] who had come out against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against a robber?

After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat among them.

And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.”

But Peter denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him!”

A little later someone else saw him and said, “You are one of them too.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

And they were saying many other [evil and slanderous] things against Him, blaspheming [speaking sacrilegiously and abusively about] Him.

When day came, the Council of the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) assembled, both chief priests and scribes; and they led Jesus away to the council chamber, saying,

“If You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe [what I say],

And they all said, “Are You the Son of God, then?” He replied, “It is just as you say.”

Then they asked, “What further need of testimony do we have? For we ourselves have heard it from His own mouth.”

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this Man.”

and said to them, “You brought this man before me as one who corrupts and incites the people to rebellion. After examining Him before you, I have found no guilt in this Man regarding the charges which you make against Him.

A third time he said to them, “Why, what wrong has He done? I have found no guilt [no crime, no offense] in Him demanding death; therefore I will punish Him [to teach Him a lesson] and release Him.”

But Jesus, turning toward them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

And he was saying, “Jesus, [please] remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit!” Having said this, He breathed His last.

Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he began praising and honoring God, saying, “Certainly this Man was innocent.”

and as the women were terrified and were bowing their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why are you looking for the living One among the dead?

Then Jesus asked them, “What are you discussing with one another as you walk along?” And they stood still, looking brokenhearted.

He asked, “What things?” And they replied, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet powerful in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,

But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel and set our nation free. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.

and they did not find His body. Then they came back, saying that they had even seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive!

Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women had said, but they did not see Him.”

Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish men, and slow of heart to trust and believe in everything that the prophets have spoken!

But they urged Him [not to go on], saying, “Stay with us, because it is almost evening, and the day has just about ended.” So He went inside to stay with them.

They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was talking with us on the road and opening the Scriptures to us?”

saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon [Peter]!”

While they were talking about this, Jesus Himself [suddenly] stood among them and said to them, “Peace be to you.”

And He said, “Why are you troubled, and why are doubts rising in your hearts?

After saying this, He showed them His hands and His feet.

While they still did not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”

Then He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you, everything which has been written about Me in the Law of Moses and the [writings of the] Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

and said, “And so it is written, that the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,