But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.

And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.

And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!

And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?

But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.

And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.

And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,

And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.

But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.

And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?

And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.

And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.

And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,

What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.

And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.

When they all saw this, they began to complain with indignation. "He has gone in to be the guest of a notorious sinner!" they said.

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.

And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, for even he is a son of Abraham.

So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.

And it came to pass, when he returned, having received the kingdom, and he said, that those servants should be called, to whom he had given the money, in order that he might know what each one had gained by their merchandise.

Then came the first, and said, Sir, thy maneh has gained ten manehs.

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.

"And the second came and said, 'Master, your pound has made five pounds.'

And he said, You will be ruler over five towns.

And another came, and said, Behold, my Lord, thy pound, which I have kept 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;

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 said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

I tell you, said he, that to every one who improves, more shall be given: and he that makes no improvement, shall be stript of what he has.

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

"Go to the village facing us," he said, " and, when you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has yet ridden; untie it and lead it here.

And those whom he sent went away, and it was as he said.

And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass?

And they said, The Lord has need of him.

"blessed be he, said they, whom the Lord hath sent to be our king. prosperity from heaven, and glory from the most high."

And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

And he said in answer, I say to you, if these men keep quiet, the very stones will be crying out.

When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said:

and said: "If today you yourself had only known the conditions of peace! But now they are hidden from 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.

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.

And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:

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

So they answered and said that they did not know where it was from.

And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.

Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.

And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.

But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours.

He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.

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?

So watching their chance they sent spies who pretended to be honest persons, in order to seize on what he said and get him handed over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

These men asked Jesus a question. They said: "Teacher, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and that you do not take any account of a man's position, but teach the Way of God honestly;

But He detected their cunning, and said to them,

Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's.

He said to them, "Then pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God!"

So they could not use what he said before the people, and in astonishment at His answer they said no more.

And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,

Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.

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

And that the dead shall rise again, even Moses signified besides the bush, when he said, 'The Lord God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.

Then He said to them, "How do people say that the Christ is David's Son?

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

While all the people were listening, He said to His disciples,

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;

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

Now while some people were talking about the temple, how it was decorated with beautiful stones and votive-offerings, He said,

the time is coming, said he, when these buildings, which you now view, shall be all thrown down and lost in ruins.

And they said to him, Master, when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these events are to take place?

So He said, "You must take care not to be misled about it! For many will come bearing the name of Messiah, and saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them.

Then he said to them, Nation will be moved against nation and kingdom against kingdom:

Then by way of similitude, consider, said he, the fig-tree, and all the other trees;

Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."

And they said to him, Where do you wish us to prepare?

And he said to them, Behold, as you enter into the city, a man will meet you, bearing an earthen vessel of water; follow him into the house where he enters,

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

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

Then He received a cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, "Take this and share it among you,

Then He took a loaf, gave thanks, and broke it in pieces, and gave it to them, and said, "This is my body which is to be given for you. Do this as a memorial to me."

In like manner after supper He took a cup of wine, and said, "This cup of wine is the new covenant to be ratified by my blood, which is to be poured out for you.

But He said to them, "The kings of the heathen lord it over them and those who exercise authority over them are given the title of 'Benefactor.'

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, lo! Satan hath earnestly sought you, that he might sift you as wheat:

But Peter said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go even to prison and to death with you!"

But He said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny three times that you know me!"

Then He said to them, "When I sent you out without purse or bag or shoes, you did not need anything, did you?" They answered, "Nothing at all."

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 say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end.

So they said, "Lord, look! here are two swords!" And He answered them, "Enough!"

Now when He reached the spot, He said to them, "Continue to pray that you may not be subjected to temptation."

And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,

"Father," he said, "if it is thy pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but thine be done."

Then He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep praying that you may not be subjected to temptation."

Then Jesus said to him, "Judas, will you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?"

Those who were about Him saw what was about to take place, and said, "Lord, shall we use our swords now?"