And in the same town was a widow who repeatedly came and entreated him, saying, "'Give me justice and stop my oppressor.'

yet because she annoys me I will give her justice, to prevent her from constantly coming to pester me.'"

Yes, He will soon avenge their wrongs. Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?"

Jesus however called the infants to Him. "Let the little children come to me," He said; "do not hinder them; for it is to those who are childlike that the Kingdom of God belongs.

I tell you in solemn truth that, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will certainly not enter it."

The question was put to Him by a Ruler: "Good Rabbi, what shall I do to inherit the Life of the Ages?"

Why, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."

Nothing of this did they understand. The words were a mystery to them, nor could they see what He meant.

He heard a crowd of people going past, and inquired what it all meant.

Then, at the top of his voice, he cried out, "Jesus, son of David, take pity on me."

At length Jesus stopped and desired them to bring the man to Him; and when he had come close to Him He asked him,

"What shall I do for you?" "Sir," he replied, "let me recover my sight."

No sooner were the words spoken than the man regained his sight and followed Jesus, giving glory to God; and all the people, seeing it, gave praise to God.

He was anxious to see what sort of man Jesus was; but he could not because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

As soon as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for I must stay at your house to-day."

For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man: you take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.'

"'By your own words,' he replied, 'I will judge you, you bad servant. You knew me to be a severe man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow:

why then did you not put my money into a bank, that when I came I might have received it back with interest?

"And he said to those who stood by, "'Take the pound from him and give it to him who has the ten pounds.'

"'I tell you that to every one who has anything, more shall be given; and from him who has not anything, even what he has shall be taken away.

And when he was come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount called the Oliveyard, He sent two of the disciples on in front,

saying to them, "Go into the village facing you. On entering it you will find an ass's foal tied up which no one has ever yet ridden: untie it, and bring it here.

And if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' simply say, 'The Master needs it.'"

And while they were untying the colt the owners called out, "Why are you untying the colt?"

and they replied, "The Master needs it."

Then they brought it to Jesus, and after throwing their outer garments on the colt they placed Jesus on it.

"I tell you," He replied, "that if *they* became silent, the very stones would cry out."

When He came into full view of the city, He wept aloud over it, and exclaimed,

"O that at this time thou hadst known--yes even thou--what makes peace possible! But now it is hid from thine eyes.

Then Jesus entered the Temple and proceeded to drive out the dealers.

"It is written," He said, "'And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."

But they could not find any way of doing it, for the people all hung upon His lips.

together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"

And they answered that they did not know the origin of it.

"Nor will I tell you," said Jesus, "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.

At vintage-time he sent a servant to the vine-dressers, for them to give him a share of the crop; but the vine-dressers beat him cruelly and sent him away empty-handed.

Then the owner of the vineyard said, "'What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'

"So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

He looked at them and said, "What then does that mean which is written, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the cornerstone'?

Every one who falls on that stone will be severely hurt, but on whomsoever it falls, he will be utterly crushed."

At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.

So they put a question to Him. "Rabbi," they said, "we know that you say and teach what is right and that you make no distinctions between one man and another, but teach God's way truly.

Is it allowable to pay a tax to Caesar, or not?"

"Show me a shilling; whose likeness and inscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they said.

"Pay therefore," He replied, "what is Caesar's to Caesar--and what is God's to God."

There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.

"Rabbi, Moses made it a law for us that if a man's brother should die, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.

The woman, then--at the Resurrection--whose wife shall she be? for they all seven married her."

But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?

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

"Beware of the Scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love to be bowed to in places of public resort and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues or at a dinner party;

He also saw a poor widow dropping in two farthings,

and He said, "In truth I tell you that this widow, so poor, has thrown in more than any of them.

For from what they could well spare they have all of them contributed to the offerings, but she in her need has thrown in all she had to live on."

When some were remarking about the Temple, how it was embellished with beautiful stones and dedicated gifts, He said,

"Rabbi, when will this be?" they asked Him, "and what will be the token given when these things are about to take place?"

"See to it," He replied, "that you are not misled; for many will come assuming my name and professing, 'I am He,' or saying, 'The time is close at hand.' Do not go and follow them.

and yet not a hair of your heads shall perish.

"But when you see Jerusalem with armies encamping round her on every side, then be certain that her overthrow is close at hand.

Then let those who shall be in Judaea escape to the hills; let those who are in the city leave it, and those who are in the country not enter in.

"Alas for the women who at that time are with child or who have infants; for there will be great distress in the land, and anger towards this People.

"There will be signs in sun, moon, and stars; and on earth anguish among the nations in their bewilderment at the roaring of the sea and its billows;

while men's hearts are fainting for fear, and for anxious expectation of what is coming on the world. For the forces which control the heavens will be disordered and disturbed.

As soon as they have shot out their leaves, you know at a glance that summer is now near.

Earth and sky will pass away, but it is certain that my words will not pass away.

for it will come on all dwellers on the face of the whole earth.

His habit at this time was to teach in the Temple by day, but to go out and spend the night on the Mount called the Oliveyard.

He accepted their offer, and then looked out for an opportunity to betray Him when the people were not there.

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

"Where shall we prepare it?" they asked.

and say to the master of the house, "'The Rabbi asks you, Where is the room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?'

When the time was come, and He had taken His place at table, and the Apostles with Him,

He said to them, "Earnestly have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

for I tell you that I certainly shall not eat one again till its full meaning has been brought out in the Kingdom of God."

Then, having received the cup and given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves;

Then, taking a Passover biscuit, He gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is being given on your behalf: this do in remembrance of me."

He gave them the cup in like manner, when the meal was over. "This cup," He said, "is the new Covenant ratified by my blood which is to be poured out on your behalf.

Yet the hand of him who is betraying me is at the table with me.

For indeed the Son of Man goes on His way--His pre-destined way; yet alas for that man who is betraying Him!"

Thereupon they began to discuss with one another which of them it could possibly be who was about to do this.

With you it is not so; but let the greatest among you be as the younger, and the leader be like him who serves.

For which is the greater--he who sits at table, or he who waits on him? Is it not he who sits at table? But my position among you is that of one who waits on others.

so that you shall eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones as judges over the twelve tribes of Israel.

"Simon, Simon, I tell you that Satan has obtained permission to have all of you to sift as wheat is sifted.

But *I* have prayed for *you* that your faith may not fail, and you, when at last you have come back to your true self, must strengthen your brethren."

Then He asked them, "When I sent you out without purse or bag or shoes, was there anything you needed?" "No, nothing," they replied.

"But now," said He, "let the one who has a purse take it, and he who has a bag must do the same. And let him who has no sword sell his outer garment and buy one.

For I tell you that those words of Scripture must yet find their fulfilment in me: 'And He was reckoned among the lawless'; for indeed that saying about me has its accomplishment."

On going out, He proceeded as usual to the Mount of Olives, and His disciples followed Him.

But when He arrived at the place, He said to them, "Pray that you may not come into temptation."

"Father, if it be Thy will, take this cup away from me; yet not my will but Thine be done!"

While He was still speaking there came a crowd with Judas, already mentioned as one of the Twelve, at their head. He went up to Jesus to kiss Him.

Those who were about Him, seeing what was likely to happen, asked Him, "Master, shall we strike with the sword?"

And one of them struck a blow at the High Priest's servant and cut off his right ear.

"Permit me thus far," said Jesus. And He touched the ear and healed it.

Then Jesus said to the High Priests and Commanders of the Temple and Elders, who had come to arrest Him, "Have you come out as if to fight with a robber, with swords and cudgels?

And when they had lighted a fire in the middle of the court and had seated themselves in a group round it, Peter was sitting among them,

when a maidservant saw him sitting by the fire, and, looking fixedly at him, she said, "This man also was with him."

But he denied it, and declared, "Woman, I do not know him."