But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.

and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

And they reasoned among themselves,

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

But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.

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

And they answered, They could not tell whence. Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you, by what authority I do these things.

And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.

And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out.

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.

And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?

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 at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?

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 they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

They asked Him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and show no favors to anyone, but teach the way of God honestly.

"Show me a twenty-cent coin. Whose picture and title does it bear?" They answered, "Caesar's."

"The Emperor's," they said; and Jesus replied: "Well then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to 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,

and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

and in like manner also the seven; [and they] left no children, and died.

And they died and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.

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

but they who are counted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection of the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

For they cannot die again. They are like the angels, and since they are reborn in the resurrection, are children of God.

And He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for to Him they are all living.

And some of the scholars having answered, they said, Teacher, thou said well.

For they did not dare to ask Him any more questions.

And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?

Until I put they enemies as a stool for thy feet."'

"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, they are fond of getting saluted in the market-places, of securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;

men who eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will receive a much heavier sentence."

As he beheld, he saw the rich men, how they cast in their offerings into the treasury.

And he said, Of a truth I tell you that this poor widow hath put in more than all they:

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.

Then they asked Him, "Teacher, when will this be? And what is the sign that it is about to take place?"

But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all they opposed to you shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.

Yes, you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

"Some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for the sake of my name.

Then let those who are in Judea fly unto the mountains; and let those who are in the midst of her get far away: and they who are in the countries, let them not enter into her.

Woe to those women who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For great trouble and anguish will be on the land, and wrath and retribution on this people [Israel].

They will fall by the edge of the sword and will be carried off as captives among all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled under the feet of the heathen, until the times of the heathen come to full measure.

And there shall be signs, in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars: and in the earth the people shall be in such perplexity, that they shall not tell which way to turn themselves. The sea and the waters shall roar,

Then they will see the Son of Man coming on a cloud in overwhelming power and splendor.

When they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming.

Although the sky and the earth will pass away [See II Pet. 3:10], my words will not pass away [i.e., they will certainly come true].

So the high priests and the scribes continued to seek how they might put Him to death, for they were afraid of the people.

They were delighted and made a bargain to pay him for it.

They asked Him, "Where do you wish us to prepare it?"

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

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.

Then they began to discuss among themselves which one it was who was going to do this.

And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they who exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

Ye are they who have continued with me during my trials.

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."

And they said, Nothing. Then said he to them, But now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip; and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.

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

And, getting up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and saw that they were sleeping for sorrow.

Then when they who were about him saw what was ready to happen, they said unto him, Lord, shall we strike with the sword?

Then they arrested Him and led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest. Peter was following 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 the men who were guarding him began to mock him [while] they beat [him],

and after blindfolding Him they asked Him, "Play the prophet and tell us who it is that struck you!"

And they continued to say many other abusive things to Him.

And when it was day, the eldership of the people, and the chief priests, and scribes were assembled, and they brought him into their sanhedrim, saying,

"If you are the Christ," they said, "tell us so." "If I tell you," replied Jesus, "you will not believe me;

Then they all asked, "Are you then the Son of God?" And He answered, "Yes, I am."

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

And they all went and took him before Pilate.

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."

But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here."

Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.

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

But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"

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

But they shouted, "Crucify him, crucify him!"

But they continued to shout at him, "Crucify Him, crucify Him?

But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that he be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

But they continued to press him with loud voices in their ceaseless demands that He be crucified, and their shouts began to prevail.

And Pilate gave sentence that what they asked for should be done.

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.

Now as they led Him away, they seized a man named Simon, from Cyrene, as he was coming in from the country, and put the cross on his shoulders, for him to carry as he walked behind Jesus.

And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women; and they bewailed and lamented him.

For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed!'

For behold, days come in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and those who have not borne children, and the breasts which have not nursed them!

Then shall they say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us;

For if they do this when the wood is green, what will they do when it is dry?"

They brought also two others, criminals, to put them to death with Him.

When they reached the place called "The Skull," they crucified Him there; also the criminals, one at His right and one at His left.

They drew lots to divide His clothes among them.

and the people stood looking on. The Rulers, too, repeatedly uttered their bitter taunts. "This fellow," they said, "saved others: let him save himself, if he is God's Anointed, the Chosen One."

The soldiers also made sport of Him as they continued to come up and offer Him vinegar,

And saying as they did so: "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."

they likewise put the following inscription over his head, in Greek, in Latin, and in Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

When all the multitudes who had gathered to witness this sight saw what had taken place, they beat their breasts, and returned home.

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