And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

a nobleman, said he, was going to travel to a foreign country, in order to have his kingdom confirm'd to him at his return.

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.

The first came up, and said 'Sir, your ten pounds have made a hundred.'

And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.

When the second came, he said 'Your ten pounds, Sir, have produced fifty.'

And the gentleman said to him also, 'You [will] have charge over five towns.'

And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

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;

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

They said to him, 'He has two hundred, sir!'??26 'I tell you, the man who has will have more given him, and from the man who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away!

'I tell you that to everyone who has, [more] will be given. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.

Having said, Retire ye to the opposite town; in which entering, ye shall find a colt bound, upon which none of men at any time have sat: having loosed, bring him.

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

"Would that you had known, while yet there was time--even you--the things that make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your sight.

Because days will have come upon thee, that thine enemies will throw around a rampart against thee, and enclose thee; and hem thee in from every side, -

they will level you to the ground, extirpate your inhabitants, and bury your buildings in ruins: because you have not consider'd the overtures I made you.

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.

Day after day he continued to teach in the Temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, so did the rulers of the people.

And addressing him, said: "Tell us what authority you have to do these things. Who is it that has given you this authority?"

And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?

"Then I," said Jesus, "refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things."

And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenants to have them give him a share of the vintage, but the tenants beat him, and sent him back empty-handed.

And the chief priests and the scribes would have laid hands on Him at that very time, but were afraid of the people: for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

"Show me a denarius! Whose image and inscription does it have?" And they answered [and] said, "Caesar's."

and asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no child, the man should marry the widow and have children for his brother.

And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;

But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;

Then some of the scribes answered Him, "Teacher, you have given a fine answer."

For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.

Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'

Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

for all these have cast among the gifts from their abundance; but she from her want has cast in all the living she had.

And when news of wars and troubled times comes to your ears, have no fear; for these things have to be, but the end will not be now.

And before, all these things, they will thrust upon you their hands, and persecute you, delivering you up into the synagogues and prisons, - when ye have been led away before kings and governors, for the sake of my name;

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.

because these are days of vengeance, to fulfil all things that have been written.

Alas for the women who are pregnant and those who have nursing babies in those days! For there will be great misery in the land and wrath on this people.

They will fall by the sword, or be carried off into slavery among all the Gentiles. And Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, till the appointed times of the Gentiles have expired.

men fainting from fear, and expecting those things which have come on the earth. For the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

Whensoever they have already budded, seeing it, of yourselves, ye observe that, already near, is, the summer:

Truly do I say to you, that this generation will not pass away, till all shall have taken place.

But ever be watching and always praying, so that you may have strength to escape all this that is going to take place, and so you may take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

And they said unto Him, Where wouldst thou have us prepare it?

And he said to them, "Behold, [when] you have entered into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters.

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

For, I say unto you - In nowise shall I eat it, until it have been fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

For I say to you, that I shall not drink henceforth of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall have come.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.

Yet you have continued to stand by me in my trials;

Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat:

but I have prayed especially for you that your own faith may not utterly fail. And you yourself, after you have turned, must strengthen your brothers."

And he said, I say to you, Peter, before the cock's second cry today, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of 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, that this which is written must be fully accomplished in me, And he was numbered with transgressors; for also the things concerning me have an end.

Lord, said they, you see, we have two swords. he reply'd, that's enough.

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?

I was daily with you in the temple, and you never offer'd to seize me: but now you have your hour, and the prince of darkness his day.

But he said, Woman, it is not true; I have no knowledge of him.

And Peter said, Man, I have no knowledge of these things of which you are talking. And straight away, while he was saying these words, there came the cry of a cock.

If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;

Then they said, "What more evidence do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!"

Here they began to make the following charges against Him: "We have found this fellow corrupting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar and claiming to be a king himself."

So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

He answered him, “You have said it.”

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad. For he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him, and trusted to have seen some miracle done by him.

and said to them, "You brought this man to me on a charge of turning the people from allegiance, and here in your presence I have examined Him and do not find Him guilty of the charges you make against Him.

or Herod have brought [against him]. For Herod sent him back to us and now I find that he has not done anything deserving of death.

So I shall have him scourged, and then release him."

For of necessity, he must have let one loose unto them at that feast.

But they all together began to shout, "Away with this fellow, but let us have Barabbas released!

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."

But they became urgent with loud voices, claiming to have him crucified; and their voices began to prevail.

So he released the man who had been put in prison for revolt and murder the man whose release they continued to demand but he let them have their way with Jesus.

For a time is coming when people will say, 'Happy are the women who are childless, and the women who have never borne and nursed babies!'

And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.

But the other, protesting, said, Have you no fear of God? for you have a part in the same punishment,

And we indeed justly, for we receive deserved punishment for the crimes we have committed: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

Jesus," he went on, "do not forget me when you have come to your Kingdom."

The Roman Captain, on seeing what had happened, praised God, exclaiming: "This must have been a good man!"

and the women also who have come with him out of Galilee having followed after, beheld the tomb, and how his body was placed,

He is not here, he has come back to life: have in mind what he said to you when he was still in Galilee, saying,

and they were conversing with one another about all these things that have happened.

But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

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?"

And how the high priests, and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death: and have crucified him.

But we had entertained hopes that this was the person who should have redeemed Israel: and ah! besides all these things, to-day concludes that third day since these things were done.

Yes, indeed, some women of our number have astounded us! They went to the tomb early this morning

and not having found his body, they came, saying also to have seen an apparition of messengers, who say he is alive,

And he said unto them, O ye void of understanding, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and thus to enter into His glory?"

And they drew nigh unto the town which they went to. And he made as though he would have gone further.

And he said to them, Why have ye been troubled? and wherefore do reflections come up in your hearts?

look upon my hands and my feet, that it is my very self: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

But when they still could not credit it for joy, and marvelled, he said unto them, Have ye here any thing eatable?