But, Jesus, called them near, saying - Suffer, the children, to be coming unto me, and do not hinder them; for, of such, is the kingdom of God.

Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God the way a little child does, that person will by no means enter it."

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"

You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.

And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.

and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, 'Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things -- as many as thou hast -- sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;'

And when Jesus saw it, he said, "How hard it will be for those who have money to get into the Kingdom of God!

And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved?

Jesus answer'd, by divine assistance men may do that which would be otherwise impossible.

Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.

For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:

And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.

But His disciples did not understand [what He meant by] any of these things, for this message was hidden from them so they did not comprehend what He was saying.

And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

And he cried out, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, be merciful to me.

And those who were going before rebuked him that he might be silent; but he cried out so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.

And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.

And he made means to see Jesus, what he should be: and he could not for the press, because he was of a low stature.

and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that way he was about to pass by.

And when Jesus came to the place, looking up, he said to him, Zacchaeus, be quick and come down, for I am coming to your house today.

And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

For the Son of man came to make search for those who are wandering from the way, and to be their Saviour.

But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to be immediately manifested.

Therefore He said: “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king and then return.

So he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten minas [one apiece, each equal to about a hundred days’ wages] and said to them, ‘Do business [with this] until I return.’

But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to be king over us!'

And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

And he said to him, Well done, thou good bondman; because thou hast been faithful in that which is least, be thou in authority over ten cities.

And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.

And, the other, came, saying - Lord, lo! thy mina, which I kept lying by in a napkin;

for I was in fear of you, knowing you to be a hard master, who exact what you never gave, and reap where you have never sown.

He said to him, '{By your own words} I will judge you, wicked slave! You knew that I am a severe man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.

And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.

They said to him, 'He has two hundred, sir!'??26 'I tell you, the man who has will have more given him, and from the man who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away!

For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

[The king ended by saying,] ‘But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in my presence.’”

And it came about that when he got near Beth-phage and Bethany by the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

if any one should ask you, why you untie it, let this be your answer, because the Lord has occasion for it.

Now [as] he was drawing near by this time to the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen,

Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

And he answering said to them, I say unto you, If these shall be silent, the stones will cry out.

And will make you level with the earth, and your children with you; and there will not be one stone resting on another in you, because you did not see that it was your day of mercy.

And, entering into the temple, he began to be casting out them who were selling;

saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

And he was teaching day by day in the temple: and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,

and they could not find anything that they could do, for all the people [stayed close to Him and] were hanging on to every word He said.

On one of these days, when Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple Courts and telling the Good News, the Chief Priests and the Teachers of the Law, joined by the Councillors, confronted him,

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

And they deliberated together by themselves, saying - If we say, Of heaven, he will say, Wherefore did ye not believe him?

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 unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

And he began, unto the people, to be speaking this parable: - A man, planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went from home for a long time.

And when the [grape harvest] season came, the owner of the farm sent a slave to the tenant farmers, asking them for the grape harvest [to be delivered to him]. But the tenant farmers beat the slave and sent him away empty handed.

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 husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it they said, May it never be!

But Jesus looked at them and said, "Then what does it mean that is written [Psa. 118:22], 'The building block rejected by the builders [is] the same [one] that was made the principal stone by which the entire building was aligned?'

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

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

they address'd him therefore in this manner; master, we know that what you say and teach is all right. you are not influenc'd by the quality of men, but explain the divine law with sincerity:

Is it permitted [for] us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

"Show me the coin [used for paying the taxes]. [Note: This coin was equivalent to one day of a farm laborer's pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994]. Whose image and inscription are on this coin?" And they answered Him, "Caesar's."

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

And certain of the Sadducees came, those speaking against a resurrection, that it was not to be. And they asked Him,

and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.

But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

for they cannot die any more; they are equal to angels and by sharing in the resurrection they are sons of God.

But even Moses showed that dead people would be raised in the incident about the bush [Ex. 3:6], where he called the Lord, 'Abraham's God, and Isaac's God, and Jacob's God.'

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, because he considers all people to be alive to him."

And he said unto them, 'How do they say the Christ to be son of David,

David calls Him ‘Lord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?”

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes [displaying their prominence], and love respectful greetings in the [crowded] market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.

who swallow up the property of widows and mask their wickedness by making long prayers. They will be punished far more severely than others."

And He saw a certain poor widow throwing two small copper coins into it [Note: These two coins amounted to about ten minutes of a farm laborer's pay, or about one dollar in 1994].

As some were talking about the temple, that it was decorated with beautiful stones and consecrated offerings [of magnificent gifts of gold which were displayed on the walls and hung in the porticoes], He said,

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

And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

Then He told them: “Nation will be raised up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.

This will be a time and an opportunity for you to testify [about Me].

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 gainsay nor resist.

And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

but not a hair of your head will be lost.

By your patient endurance gain your souls.

'And when ye may see Jerusalem surrounded by encampments, then know that come nigh did her desolation;

Then let those who shall be in Judaea escape to the hills; let those who are in the city leave it, and those who are in the country not enter in.

For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.