And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."

Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

But [when] the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason with one another, saying, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!'

And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Therefore in the resurrection, the woman--whose wife will she be? For the seven had her [as] wife."

And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.

until I will place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet.

"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, and love to be saluted with respect in public places, and to have the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets??47 men who eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will get all the heavier sentence!"

who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And they asked him, saying, "Teacher, when therefore will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign when these [things] are about to take place?"

And he said, Watch out that you are not deceived! For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am [he],' and 'The time is near!' Do not go after them!

And when you hear about wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these [things] must happen first, but the end [will] not [be] at once."

Then he said to them, "nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom.

There will be great earthquakes and famines and plagues in [various] places. There will be terrible sights and great signs from heaven.

"But before all these [things], they will lay their hands on you and will persecute [you], handing [you] over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

This will turn out to you for a [time of] witness.

So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.

And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death [some] of you.

And you will be hated by all because of my name.

Even a hair of your head will never perish!

By your patient endurance you will gain your lives.

"So, when you see Jerusalem surrounded by [Roman] armies, then you will know that her total destruction is near.

For these are the days of punishment, in which all the things in the Writings will be put into effect.

Woe to those {who are pregnant} and to those who are nursing [their babies] in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people,

and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

"And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity from the noise of the sea and [its] surging,

people fainting from fear and expectation of what is coming on the inhabited earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.

And, when these things begin to occur, look upwards and lift your heads, for your deliverance will be at hand."

Now when they sprout leaves, seeing it you will know that summer is now near.

In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the kingdom of God is near.

Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all [things] take place!

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

like a trap. For it will come upon all who reside on the face of the whole earth.

Watch ye therefore and pray always, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things which will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we make ready?

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 you will say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?" '

And he will show you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

For I tell you that I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."

For I tell you, from now on I will not drink of the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

For it will be done to the Son of man after the purpose of God, but unhappy is that man by whom he is given up.

But it will not be that way among you, for the person who is the most important among you should become [like] the youngest [i.e., least important]. And the person who is the leader should become like the servant.

And I will give you a kingdom as my Father has given one to me,

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 he said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times [that you] know me!"

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.

And [when] he came to the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not enter into temptation."

saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up [and] pray that you will not enter into temptation!"

But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?

And the Lord turned around [and] looked intently at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him, "Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times."

how he had said to him, Before cock-crowing, thou wilt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

and if I ask you , ye will not answer.

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

And Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, for before that there had been ill-will between them.

I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

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."

And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him.

And he released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

And he released him that for insurrection and murder had been cast into prison, whom they asked for; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.

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 are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that did not give birth, and [the] breasts that did not nurse!'

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'

For if they do these [things] {when the wood is green}, what will happen {when it is dry}?"

And Jesus said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

And he said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise."

And Jesus having cried with a great voice, said, Father, into thy hands will I commit my spirit: and having said these, he expired.

The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life.

Look at my hands and my feet, and you will know that it is I. Feel me, and look at me, for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see that I have."

And He said to them, "This is what was written: The Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one] will suffer, and [then] rise again from the dead on the third day.

And [the need for] a change of heart and life in order to receive the forgiveness of sins [from God] will be preached in Jesus' name [i.e., by His authority] to people of all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

And ye are witnesses of these things: and I will send upon you the promise of my Father;

And now I will send to you what my father has undertaken to give you, but do not go from the town, till the power from heaven comes to you.