Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, Philip his brother tetrarch of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysias tetrarch of Abilene,

Just as he was near the gate of the town, there was a dead man being carried out; he was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town were with her.

During the voyage he fell asleep. But when a gale of wind came down on the lake and they were being swamped and in peril,

And as he was being tortured in Hades he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus in his bosom;

On being asked by the Pharisees when the Reign of God was coming, he answered them, "The Reign of God is not coming as you hope to catch sight of it;

they were eating, drinking, marrying and being married, till the day Noah entered the ark ??then came the deluge and destroyed them all.

"As for what you see, there are days coming when not a stone will be left upon another, without being torn down."

They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah."

Pilate said to them, "You brought me this man as being an inciter to rebellion among the people. I have examined him before you and found nothing criminal about him, for all your accusations against him.