'And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

And he answering said, 'I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went.

And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I go, sir, and went not;

and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

'Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth;

And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, 'Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?

'Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;

And Jesus said to him, 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding --

The Lord said to my lord, Sit at my right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?

and Jesus said to them, 'Do ye not see all these? verily I say to you, There may not be left here a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.'

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Take heed that no one may lead you astray,

and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.

'And his lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

'His lord said to him, Well done, servant, good and faithful, over a few things thou wast faithful, over many things I will set thee; enter into the joy of thy lord.

'And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

'And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these words, he said to his disciples,

and they said, 'Not in the feast, that there may not be a tumult among the people.'

And Jesus having known, said to them, 'Why do ye give trouble to the woman? for a good work she wrought for me;

Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said,

and he said, 'Go away to the city, unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher saith, My time is nigh; near thee I keep the passover, with my disciples;'

and while they are eating, he said, 'Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up.'

And he answering said, 'He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;

And Judas -- he who delivered him up -- answering said, 'Is it I, Rabbi?' He saith to him, 'Thou hast said.'

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat, this is my body;'

And Peter answering said to him, 'Even if all shall be stumbled at thee, I will never be stumbled.'

Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.'

Peter saith to him, 'Even if it may be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee;' in like manner also said all the disciples.

and immediately, having come to Jesus, he said, 'Hail, Rabbi,' and kissed him;

and Jesus said to him, 'Comrade, for what art thou present?' Then having come near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took hold on him.

In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, 'As against a robber ye did come forth, with swords and sticks, to take me! daily with you I was sitting teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold on me;

said, 'This one said, I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and after three days to build it.'

And the chief priest having stood up, said to him, 'Nothing thou dost answer! what do these witness against thee?

and Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering said to him, 'I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou mayest say to us, if thou art the Christ -- the Son of God.'

Jesus saith to him, 'Thou hast said; nevertheless I say to you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power, and coming upon the clouds, of the heaven.'

what think ye?' and they answering said, 'He is worthy of death.'

And after a little those standing near having come, said to Peter, 'Truly thou also art of them, for even thy speech doth make thee manifest.'

and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, he having said to him -- 'Before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me;' and having gone without, he did weep bitterly.

I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What -- to us? thou shalt see!'

And the chief priests having taken the silverlings, said, 'It is not lawful to put them to the treasury, seeing it is the price of blood;'

And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor did question him, saying, 'Art thou the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said to him, 'Thou sayest.'

they therefore having been gathered together, Pilate said to them, 'Whom will ye I shall release to you? Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?'

and the governor answering said to them, 'Which of the two will ye that I shall release to you?' And they said, 'Barabbas.'

And the governor said, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, 'Let be crucified.'

and all the people answering said, 'His blood is upon us, and upon our children!'

And in like manner also the chief priests mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,

he hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said -- Son of God I am;'

And certain of those standing there having heard, said -- 'Elijah he doth call;'

but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come -- about to save him.'

saying, 'Sir, we have remembered that that deceiver said while yet living, After three days I do rise;

And Pilate said to them, 'Ye have a watch, go away, make secure -- as ye have known;'

And the messenger answering said to the women, 'Fear not ye, for I have known that Jesus, who hath been crucified, ye seek;

he is not here, for he rose, as he said; come, see the place where the Lord was lying;

and Jesus said to them, 'Come ye after me, and I shall make you to become fishers of men;'

And immediately Jesus, having known in his spirit that they thus reason in themselves, said to them, 'Why these things reason ye in your hearts?

And the scribes and the Pharisees, having seen him eating with the tax-gatherers and sinners, said to his disciples, 'Why -- that with the tax-gatherers and sinners he doth eat and drink?'

And Jesus said to them, 'Are the sons of the bride-chamber able, while the bridegroom is with them, to fast? so long time as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast;

and the Pharisees said to him, 'Lo, why do they on the sabbaths that which is not lawful?'

And he said to them, 'Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and was hungry, he and those with him?

And he said to them, 'The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,

And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,

and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

and the scribes who are from Jerusalem having come down, said -- 'He hath Beelzeboul,' and -- 'By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'

And, having called them near, in similes he said to them, 'How is the Adversary able to cast out the Adversary?

because they said, 'He hath an unclean spirit.'

and a multitude was sitting about him, and they said to him, 'Lo, thy mother and thy brethren without do seek thee.'

and he taught them many things in similes, and he said to them in his teaching:

And he said to them, 'He who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.'

and he said to them, 'To you it hath been given to know the secret of the reign of God, but to those who are without, in similes are all the things done;

And he said to them, 'Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch -- not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?

And he said to them, 'Take heed what ye hear; in what measure ye measure, it shall be measured to you; and to you who hear it shall be added;

And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,

And he said, 'To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

And having waked up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace, be stilled;' and the wind did lull, and there was a great calm:

and he said to them, 'Why are ye so fearful? how have ye not faith?'

and they feared a great fear, and said one to another, 'Who, then, is this, that even the wind and the sea do obey him?'

and having called with a loud voice, he said, 'What -- to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure thee by God, mayest thou not afflict me!'

(for he said to him, 'Come forth, spirit unclean, out of the man,')

for she said -- 'If even his garments I may touch, I shall be saved;'

And immediately Jesus having known in himself that out of him power had gone forth, having turned about in the multitude, said, 'Who did touch my garments?'

and his disciples said to him, 'Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and thou sayest, 'Who did touch me!'

and he said to her, 'Daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go away in peace, and be whole from thy plague.'

and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat.

And Jesus said to them -- 'A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and among his kindred, and in his own house;'

And he said to them, 'Whenever ye may enter into a house, there remain till ye may depart thence,

And the king Herod heard, (for his name became public,) and he said -- 'John the Baptist out of the dead was raised, and because of this the mighty powers are working in him.'

Others said -- 'It is Elijah,' and others said -- 'It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.'

And Herod having heard, said -- 'He whom I did behead -- John -- this is he; he was raised out of the dead.'

for John said to Herod -- 'It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'

and the daughter of that Herodias having come in, and having danced, and having pleased Herod and those reclining (at meat) with him, the king said to the damsel, 'Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give to thee,'

And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, 'What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, 'The head of John the Baptist;'

and he said to them, 'Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity,

And he answering said to them, 'Give ye them to eat,' and they say to him, 'Having gone away, may we buy two hundred denaries' worth of loaves, and give to them to eat?'

and he answering said to them -- 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;

And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;

And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, 'Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;