So Jesus said to his disciples. "In solemn truth I tell you that a rich man will find it difficult to enter the kingdom of heaven.

"I tell you again, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven."

"With men this is impossible," he said, "but with God all things are possible."

"In solemn truth I tell you," Jesus answered, "that in the New Creation, when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you also who have followed me shall sit on twelve thrones, to govern the twelve tribes of Israel.

"'Those last men,' they said, 'have toiled only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the burning heat of the day.'

"Take your wage and begone! I chose to give to this last man the same as to you.

"Look! We are on the way up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death,

My cup you indeed shall drink," he answered, "but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

but Jesus called them to him and said: "You know how the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

"just as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

And two blind men, sitting by the side of the road, heard that it was Jesus who was passing by, and cried out, "Have pity on us, Master, Son of David!"

Then Jesus entered into the Temple courts, and cast out all who were buying and selling there, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold pigeons.

and when he saw a solitary fig tree beside the road, he went to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. And he said to it, "Let no man gather fruit from you forever." And at once the fig tree withered away.

John's baptism, whence was it, from heaven or from man?" So they began debating about it among themselves.

"If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?' But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet."

"But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "'Son, go work today in my vineyard!'

"Listen to another parable: "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard, fenced it about, dug a wine vat in it, built a tower, then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad.

"Then the king came in to inspect his guests, and he discovered there a man who had not put on a wedding-garment. He said to him,

"'Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding-garment?' "The man was speechless.

So they sent their disciples to him, with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are honest, and that you are teaching the way of God in sincerity; and are not afraid of any one, for you do not court men's favor.

"Hypocrites! Why are you tempting me? Show me the tribute money." So they brought him a shilling.

"Master," they said, "Moses taught that if a man dies without issue, his brother is to marry the widow, and raise up a family for his brother.

"For in the resurrection men do not marry, nor are women given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven.

"For they bind heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger to move them.

"For they do all their good deeds to be gazed on of men. They widen their phylacteries,

"They enjoy salutations in the market-places, and to have men call them 'Rabbi.'

"But woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces; for you do not enter, yourselves, nor do you permit those who are about to come in, to enter.

"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like white-washed sepulchers. They look beautiful without, but within they are filled with dead men's bones and all rottenness.

"Just so you also outwardly appear to men, just, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

"For this cause, behold! I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city;

"For I tell you that never shall you see me again until you say, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." "nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

and the man in the field not turn back to get his cloak.

For just as the lightning flashes from the east, and is seen even to the west; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

"But immediately after the tribulation of those days, "The sun will be darkened, The moon will not shed her light, The stars will fall from the sky, And the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

"Then the signs of the Son of man will appear in the sky; and then all the tribes of the earth will lament, when they see the Son of man coming upon the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

And as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man.

nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the son of man.

At that time there will be two men in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left.

Therefore you also must be ready, for in an hour when you do not expect him, the Son of man is coming.

"For it is like a man going into another country, who summoned his slaves, and committed his property to their care.

"At once the man who had received the five talents went out and traded with them, and made five talents more.

"But he who had received the one talent went off, and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.

"The man who had received the five talents came, bringing five more, and said: "'Master, five talents you entrusted to me; see, I have gained five more.'

"Then the man who had received the one talent came up and said: "'Master, I knew you were a hard man, reaping where you had not sown, and gathering where you had not scattered;

Then you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my property with interest.

So take away the talent from him, and give it to the man who has ten talents.

"But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he take his seat on the throne of his glory;

"You know that the Passover is coming in two days, and the Son of man will be delivered up to be crucified."

"Why is this waste? This perfume could have been sold for a good sum, and the money given to the poor."

"Go into the city," he answered, "to a certain man, and tell him. "'The Teacher says. "My time is near. I am going to keep the Passover at your house, with my disciples."'"

"The Son of man is indeed to go as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were good for that man if he had never been born."

Then he came to the disciples and said: "Sleep on now, and take your rest. Look! the hour is at hand; the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of wicked men.

Barely had he spoken these words when Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared, accompanied by a great crowd of men with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying. "Whoever I kiss is the man; arrest him."

"I am He," Jesus answered; "yet I tell you that from this time on you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming upon the clouds of heaven."

But he denied it before them all; "I do not know what you mean," he said.

And again he denied it with an oath, saying, "I never knew the man."

Then he began to curse and swear, saying, "I never knew the man." Immediately the cock crew!

The chief priests took the money, and said, "It would be wrong to put it into the temple-treasury, because it is the price of blood."

And while he was seated upon the judgment-seat, his wife had sent to him, saying, "Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered many things today, in a dream, because of him."

So when Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that on the contrary a riot was threatening, he took water and washed his hands in the presence of the crowd, saying. "I am innocent of the blood of this man; you must answer for it."

And as they went out they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, whom they compelled to go with them to carry his cross.

When the Roman captain and the soldiers who were with him, guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were greatly terrified and said, "Certainly this man must have been God's Son."

When it was eventide, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Josephus, who was himself a disciple of Jesus.

This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

The guards trembled for fear of him, and became like dead men.

Then Jesus said to them. "Fear not! Go tell my brothers to depart into Galilee, and they will see men there."

So the soldiers took the money, and did as they were told; and this story has been noised abroad among the Jews, and continues to this day.

so Jesus said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men."

And at that very moment, there in their synagogue, a man in the grip of an unclean spirit shrieked out.

and every one was amazed so that they began questioning among themselves. "What does this mean? A new teaching with authority? He lays commands even upon unclean spirits and they obey him."

While he was speaking his message, they came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four men.

"Why does this man speak like this? He blasphemes. Who is able to forgive sins but One, God himself?"

But to let you see that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"??e said to the paralytic??11 "I bid you rise, take up your cot, and go home."

The man rose, at once took up his cot, and went out before them all; at which they were all astounded, and gave God glory, saying, "We never saw anything like this."

He answered them. "Have you never read what David did when he was needy and hungry, he and his men?

How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which none but priests may eat, and gave some to his men?

"The Sabbath," he told them, "was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

so the Son of man is Master even of the Sabbath."

Again he went into a synagogue where there was a man with his hand withered.

"Stand up," Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, "and come forward."

They were silent. Then looking around upon them with anger, and deeply grieved by the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand!" He stretched it out, and the hand was at once completely restored.

"Indeed, no one can enter the strong man's house and carry off his property without first binding the strong man; then he can plunder his house.

In solemn truth I tell you that the sons of men shall be forgiven all their sins and all the blasphemies they may utter,

If any man has ears to hear, let him hear."

"It is with the kingdom of God," he continued, "as if a man should have sown seed in the earth;

Then as soon as the crop is ready the man has the sickle put in at once, because harvest-time is come.

and he had no sooner stepped out of the boat, than a man out of the tombs came to meet him, a man with an unclean spirit,

Not even with a chain could any man bind him, for he had been bound with fetters and chains again and again, and had snapped the chains, and broken the fetters; and there was no one strong enough to master him.

For Jesus was saying, "Foul spirit, come out of the man."

He continued asking him, "What is your mane?" "Legion is my name, for we are many."

When they got to Jesus they found the demoniac sitting there clothed and in his right mind??he man who had had the "Legion"??nd they were awestruck.

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging to go with him; but he said,

So he went and began to publish abroad in the District of the Ten Towns all that Jesus had done for him; and every one was astonished and all men marveled.

While he was still speaking men came from the house of the warden of the synagogue to tell him, "Your daughter is dead, why trouble the Teacher any further?"

When it came Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue; many, as they listened, were deeply impressed. "Where did he get all this?" they asked; "What is the wisdom that is given to this man, and miracles such as these that happen at his hands?

So they fared forth and summoned men to repentance.

but she could not, for Herod was afraid of John because he knew that he was a just and holy man. So he kept him safe. When he listened to John he was much exercised, yet he found pleasure in listening to him.

Then came a convenient day, when Herod on his birthday held a feast for his lords and generals and the leading men of Galilee,

Those who ate the bread were five thousand adult men.