"Woe unto the world because of such stumbling-blocks! They will surely come, but woe unto each man by whom they come!

"How does it seem to you, when a man has a hundred sheep and loses one of them? Will he not leave the ninety and nine on the hills, to go and search for the one that has strayed?

"Just so it is not the will of my Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.

"But if he will not listen to you, take one or two others along, so that by the testimony of two or three witnesses every word may be established. If he will not listen to them, tell the church;

"but if he will not heed the church, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.

"I tell you all in solemn truth that whatever you forbid upon earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.

"Thereupon his slave threw himself on his knees before him, crying, "'Have patience with me, and I will pay you all!'

"Then his fellow slave fell at his feet, and besought him, saying, "'Be patient with me, and I will pay you.'

"So will my heavenly Father do to you also, unless from your heart each one of you forgive his brother."

"If you want to be perfect," said Jesus, "go, sell your property, give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

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.

"and he said to them, "'Do you also go into the vineyard, and whatever is just I will pay 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,

"and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third day he will rise from the grave."

"Go on into the village facing you, and at once you will find an ass tied, and her colt with her. Loose them and bring them to me.

"And if any one says anything to you, tell him, 'The Master needs them,' and he will send them without delay."

In reply Jesus said to them, "In solemn truth I tell you that if you have faith and never doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, 'Up, cast yourself into the sea!' it shall be done;

Jesus answered. "I also will put a question to you, which, if you tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

"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."

"'I will go, sir,' he answered; yet he did not go.

"Then he went to the second, and said the same thing to him. "'I will not,' he answered; but afterward he changed his mind and went.

"Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!

And last he sent his son to them; 'Surely they will respect my son,' he said.

When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"

"He will utterly destroy those wretches," they answered, "and will entrust his vineyard to other vine-dressers, who will pay back the fruits to him in their season."

"I tell you that for this reason the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation that does produce the fruit of it.

"He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but he upon whom it falls will be scattered as dust."

"'Bind him hand and foot, 'said the king to his officers, 'and cast him into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth.'

"In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? They all had her."

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

"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;

"In solemn truth I tell you that all these things will come upon this generation.

"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.

When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?"

for many will come in my name saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.

And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see to it that you are not afraid. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet.

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Then they will deliver you up to suffer affliction, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.

And then many will stumble and fall, and will betray one another, and hate one another.

Many false prophets will rise up and mislead many;

and because of the increase of iniquity the love of the majority will grow cold;

but he who endures to the end will be saved.

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole inhabited earth, for a testimony to the Gentiles, and then will come the end.

And if these days had not been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake these days will be cut short.

For false christs and false prophets will arise, and will work great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if it were possible, the very elect.

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.

Wherever the corpse lies, there will the vultures flock together.

"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 he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather his elect together from the four winds, from utmost heaven to utmost earth.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

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.

Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and the other left.

In solemn truth I tell you that he will set him over all his property.

on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour which he does not know, the Master of that servant will arrive

and will scourge him severely, and allot him a place among hypocrites, where will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

"Then will the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten maidens who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.

But cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.'

"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;

"and all the nations will be gathered in his presence. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats;

"and he will place the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left.

"Then he, the King will say to those on his right hand. "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

"'In solemn truth I tell you,' the King will answer them, 'that inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these, my brothers, you have done it unto me.'

"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;

"Then will they also answer, 'Master, when did we ever see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to you?'

"But he will reply, 'In solemn truth I tell you that inasmuch as you did not do it unto one of these least, you did not do it unto me.'

"And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the righteous into eternal life."

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

"for the poor you have with you always, but me you will not always have.

In reply he said: "One who has dipped his hand with me in the dish will betray me.

"But I say to you, I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father."

Then Jesus said to them. "This very night even you will all stumble and fall away from me; for it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

But after I am raised up I will go before you into Galilee."

"If they all stumble and fall away from you," answered Peter, "I will never do so!"

Jesus said to him, "In solemn truth I tell you that on this very night, before cockcrow, you will deny me three times!"

But Peter said to him, "Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you." And so said all the disciples.

Then he went forward a short distance, and fell on his face and prayed. "O, my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt."

Then he went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "O, my Father, if this cup cannot pass except I drink it, Thy will be done."

Then Jesus said to him. "Put back your sword into its place! for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.

"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."

"He saved other," they said, "himself he cannot save. He, the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him!

"We recollect, Sir, that when he was living this imposter said, 'I will rise again after three days.'

Now therefore give order to have the sepulcher securely guarded until the third day, for fear his disciples may come and steal him away, and then tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead'; and so the last error will be worse than the first."

And go quickly and tell his disciples. 'He is risen from the dead; he goes before you into Galilee; you will see him there.' Remember, I have told you."

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

"If this should reach the Governor's ears," they said, "we will satisfy him and screen you from punishment."

and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was among the wild beasts, but the angels were ministering to him.

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

But the days will come when the Bridegroom will be taken away from them; then, on that day, they will fast.

"Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God, that one is my brother and sister and mother."

"You do not understand this parable," said Jesus. "Then how will you understand the other parables?

And he said to them. "Take heed what you hear. With what measure you measure it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.

For he who holds, to him will more be given, and he who holds not, from him will be taken even what he holds."

yet when sown shoots up and becomes larger than any plant, sending out such branches that the wild birds build their nests under its shadow."

at which the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced. She charmed Herod and his guests. "Ask me whatever you want," said the king to the young girl, "and I will give it to you."

and if I send them away fasting to their homes, they will faint on the way. Moreover, some of them are from a distance."

"Where will it be possible," answered his disciples, "for one to fill these men with bread in a lonely place like this?"

For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever, for my sake and the gospel's, loses his life will save it.