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

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.

Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

Now at the resurrection which one's wife will the woman be? For the seven married her."

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!"

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

"As for all this that you are admiring, the time is coming when not one stone will be left upon another, that will not be torn down."

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

And when you hear of wars and tumults, never be panic-stricken. For this has to take place first, but the end will not come all at once."

Then He continued to say to them, "One nation will go to war with another, and one kingdom with another.

There will be great earthquakes and pestilences and famines in various places, and there will be dreadful portents and awful signs in the sky.

But before all this takes place, people will arrest you and persecute you, and turn you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

It will furnish you an opportunity to testify.

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

for I will give you such wisdom of speech as all your opponents combined will not be able to resist and refute.

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

and you will be continuously hated by everyone, because you bear my name.

And yet not a single hair on your head will perish.

By your endurance you will win your souls.

"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 vengeance when all that is written in the Scriptures will be fulfilled.

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 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 will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on earth despair of nations in bewilderment at the roaring of the sea and its waves,

men fainting with fear and apprehension of the things that are to come upon the world, for the powers of the sky will be shaken.

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

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.

"I solemnly say to you, this generation will not pass away before all this takes place.

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

"Constantly be on your guard so that your hearts will not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and the worries of this life, or that day will take you by surprise

For it will come upon all who are living anywhere on the face of the earth,

But keep alert at all times [be attentive and ready], praying that you may have the strength and ability [to be found worthy and] to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man [at His coming].”

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare it?

He answered them, "Just after you enter the city, a man with a pitcher 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?" '

Then he will show you a large room upstairs already furnished. There make the preparations."

for I tell you that I will eat it no more till it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

for I tell you that I will not drink of the product of the vine, till the kingdom of God has come.

For the Son of Man is going away, as it has been divinely decreed, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed!"

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.

But He said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny 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."

"Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet, not my will but always yours be done!"

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

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

Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter, and Peter was reminded of the word that the Lord had spoken to him, "Before a cock crows today, you will disown me three times."

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

"Tell us, if you are the Christ." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe me,

and if I ask you a question, you will not answer me.

But from today the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God."

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

So I will flog Him and let Him go."

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."

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.

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.

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 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!'

Then people will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall upon us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us up!'

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

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

So He said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very day you will be in paradise with me."

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 I will send down upon you what my Father has promised. But you, on your part, must stay right here in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."