Now concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses {in the passage about the bush} how God spoke to him, saying, 'I [am] the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob'?

And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?

And Jesus answered him, That the first of all the commands, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.

And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he:

And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.

And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.

And Jesus, when he was teaching in the Temple, said, How do the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

So that David himself calleth Him Lord: how then is He his son? And many of the people heard Him with pleasure.

In the course of his teaching, Jesus said: "See that you are on your guard against the Teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and to be greeted in the streets with respect,

and to have the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at dinners??40 men that eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will get a far heavier sentence!"

and devour widows' houses: and that, under a colour of long praying. These shall receive greater damnation."

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people put money into the treasury. And many that were rich, cast in much.

And one poor widow came [and] put in two small copper coins (that is, a penny).

And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:

for all have cast in of that which they had in abundance, but she of her destitution has cast in all that she had, the whole of her living.

And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not [one] stone will be left here on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

"When will all this take place? Tell us. And what will be the sign that it is about to be put into effect?"

And Jesus said to them, Take care that you are not tricked by anyone.

For many shall come in my name, saying, That I am; and they shall lead many astray.

but when ye shall hear the talk of wars, and the noise of wars, be not alarm'd; for that must happen; but the end is not yet.

For nation will rise against nation, and realm against realm; there will be earthquakes here and there, and famines too. All that is but the beginning of the trouble.

See to yourselves! They will betray you to courts of law; and you will be taken to Synagogues and beaten; and you will be brought up before governors and kings for my sake, that you may bear witness before them.

and to all the nations it behoveth first that the good news be proclaimed.

And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.

And [at that time] a person will turn his brother over to be killed, and the father will do the same to his child. And children will rebel against their parents and will turn them over to be killed.

And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not, (he that reads let him consider it,) then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains;

and him that is upon the housetop not come down into the house, nor enter into it to take away anything out of his house;

and him that is in the field not return back to take his garment.

But woe to those that are with child and to those that give suck in those days!

And say a prayer that it may not be in the winter.

For [in] those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen.

And except that the Lord had should shorten those days, no man should be saved. But for the elects' sake, which he hath chosen, he hath shortened those days.

"And at that time if anyone should say to you, "Behold, here [is] the Christ,' 'Behold, there [he is],' do not believe [him]!

for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.

But see that you are on your guard! I have told you all this beforehand.

But in those days, after that time of trouble, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light,

and the stars of the sky will be falling, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

Take an example from the fig-tree: when its branches become soft and put out their leaves, you see that the summer is near;

Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

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

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

But of that day or that hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father.

be circumspect, be vigilant, and devout: because you are uncertain when that time will be.

It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority--to each one his work--and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.

For fear that, coming suddenly, he sees you sleeping.

And that I say unto you, I say unto all men: Watch."

"Only," they said, "it must not be during the festival; that would mean a popular riot."

When he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, even as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, called nard, that was pure and costly, and she brake the box and poured it on his head.

And there were some that were not content in themselves, and said, "What needed this waste of ointment?

We might have got more than three hundred pence for it, and given the money to the poor. And they said things against her among themselves.

And they grumbled at her. But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you bother her? It is a fine thing that she has done to me.

She hath done that she could: she came aforehand to anoint my body to his buryingward.

Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be rehearsed in remembrance of her."

And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might give him up to them.

When they heard that, they were glad, and promised that they would give him money. And he sought, how he might conveniently betray him.

And on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go [and] prepare, so that you can eat the Passover?"

and whatever house he goes into, tell the owner that the Teacher asks, 'Where is my room where I may eat the Passover supper with my disciples?'

Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished and ready. Get everything ready for us there."

And the disciples went out and came into the town, and saw that it was as he had said: and they made ready the Passover.

And [while] they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you who is eating with me will betray me."

And they began to show that they were hurt and to ask Him one by one, "It cannot be I, can it?"

And he answered and said to them, It is one of the twelve that dippeth with me in the dish.

The Son of man goes, even as the Writings say of him: but cursed is that man through whom the Son of man is given up! It would have been well for that man if he had never been given birth.

And he said to them, This is my blood, that of the new covenant, that shed for many.

Truly I say to you that I will never drink of the fruit of the vine any longer until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

And Jesus says to them, That all ye shall be offended with me in this night: for it has been written, I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

But after that I am risen again I will go into Galilee before you."

And Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you that you, today, even this night, before the cock's second cry, will say three times that you have no knowledge of me.

And He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved and overwhelmed with sorrow, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.”

And he went forward a little, and falling down on the earth, made request that, if possible, the hour might go from him.

And he said, "Abba father, all things are possible unto thee, take away this cup from me. Nevertheless, not that I will, but that thou wilt be done."

Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test; the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

He came back the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? No more of that! The hour has come. See! The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinful men.

Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.

At that very moment, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came up, and with him a crowd of men with swords and clubs, from the high priests, scribes, and elders.

Now he who had been false to him had given them a sign, saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he; take him, and get him away safely.

And one of them that stood by drew out a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

I was with you every day in the Temple teaching, and you did not take me; but this is done so that the Writings may come true.

And there was a certain young man that followed him clothed in linen upon the bare, and the young men caught him,

Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any.

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

Yet not even on that point did their evidence agree.

And the highest priest stood up amongst them all, and asked Jesus saying, "Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee?"

Rending his garments the High Priest exclaimed, "What need have we of witnesses after that?

Ye have heard the blasphemy, what think ye?" And they all gave sentence that he was worthy of death.

And some started to spit at him and to blindfold him and strike him, and say to him, "Now show that you are a prophet!" And the attendants slapped him as they took charge of him.

and when she saw that Peter was warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with Jesus of Nazareth too!"

And the maid, seeing him, again began to say to those that stood by, This is one of them.

And he again denied. And again, after a little, those that stood by said to Peter, Truly thou art one of them, for also thou art a Galilean.

Then he commenced cursing and swearing, "I do not know this man that you are talking about."

And in the same minute, the cock gave a second cry. And it came to Peter's mind how Jesus had said to him, Before the cock's second cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And at this thought he was overcome with weeping.

As soon as it was daylight, the Chief Priests, after holding a consultation with the Councillors and Teachers of the Law--that is to say, the whole High Council--put Jesus in chains, and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate.

But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.

At that feast Pilate was wont to deliver at their pleasure a prisoner: whomsoever they would desire.

Now there was the person named Barabbas bound with those who had made insurrection with him, and that had committed murder in the insurrection.

And the crowd crying out began to beg that he would do to them as he had always done.

And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

For he saw that the chief priests had given him up through envy.