And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, except God alone?

And answering, Jesus said to them, Have you not read this, what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him;

And coming to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that he was worthy, he for whom You give this;

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers. And I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

And this report of Him went out in all Judea, and in all the neighborhood.

This is he of whom it is written, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You."

And the Lord said, To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? And to what are they like?

But seeing this, the Pharisee who had invited Him, spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

And He turned to the woman and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, yet you gave Me no water for My feet. But she has washed My feet with tears, and has wiped them with the hair of her head.

You gave Me no kiss, but this woman, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with ointment.

And those reclining with Him began to say within themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins?

And His disciples asked Him, saying, What might this parable be?

And the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.

And He said to them, Where is your faith? And being afraid, they marveled, saying to one another, Who then is this One? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!

And Herod said, John I have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see Him.

But knowing this, the crowds followed Him. And He received them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and He healed those who had need of healing.

And He strictly charged them and commanded to tell no one this,

And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, the Beloved, hear Him.

But they did not understand this, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it. And they feared to ask Him of this word.

And He said to them, Whoever shall receive this child in My name receives Me. And whoever shall receive Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all, he shall be great.

And into whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house.

Even the dust of your city which clings to us, we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.

Yet do not rejoice in this, that the evil spirits are subject to you, rather rejoice because your names are written in Heaven.

And He said to him, You have answered right; do this and you shall live.

But the crowds pressing on Him, He began to say, This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the Judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them. For she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, One greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the Judgment with this generation and shall condemn it. For they repented at the preaching of Jonah. And behold, One greater than Jonah is here.

And one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, Master, you reproach us also when you say this.

so that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the temple. Truly I say to you, It shall be required of this generation.

And he said, I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and I will store all my fruits and my goods there.

But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul shall be required of you, then whose shall be those things which you have prepared?

And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

And Peter said to Him, Lord, do You speak this parable to us or also to all?

Hypocrites! You know to discern the face of the heaven and the earth, but how is it that you do not discern this time?

He also spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard. And he came and sought fruit on it, and found none.

And he said to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down, why does it encumber the ground?

And answering, he said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and throw manure.

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan has bound, lo these eighteen years, be loosened from this bond on the Sabbath day?

And he who invited you and him shall come and say to you, Give place to this man; and then you begin with shame to take the last place.

saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish.

And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.

And He spoke this parable to them, saying,

for this my son was dead and is alive again, he was lost and is found. And they began to be merry.

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you have killed for him the fattened calf.

It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

And he called him and said to him, What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward.

And the unjust steward's lord commended him because he had done wisely. For the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.

And besides all this, there is a great chasm fixed between you and us; so that they desiring to pass from here to you cannot, nor can they pass over to us from there.

for I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamine tree, Be rooted up and be planted in the sea! And it would obey you.

Were none found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?

But first He must suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.

yet because this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, that she not wear me down in the end.

And He spoke this parable to certain ones who trusted in themselves, that they were righteous, and despised others:

The Pharisee stood and prayed within himself in this way: God, I thank You that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself shall be abased, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and, in the world to come everlasting life.

And they did not understand any of these things. And this saying was hidden from them, nor did they know the things which were spoken.

And Jesus said to him, This day salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

But his citizens hated him. And they sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this one to reign over us.

And if anyone asks you, Why are you untying it? You will say this to him, Because the Lord has need of it.

saying, If you had known, even you, even at least in this day of yours, the things for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

And they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?

And He began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to vinedressers. And he went into a far country for a long time.

But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir! Come, let us kill him so that the inheritance may be ours.

He shall come and destroy these vinedressers and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this, they said, Let it not be!

And He looked at them and said, What then is this which is written, "The Stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the Head of the corner?

And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on Him the same hour. And they feared the people, for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

And they watched and sent forth spies, pretending themselves to be righteous men, so that they might seize upon a word of His, that they might deliver Him in this way to the power and authority of the governor.

And answering, Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage,

And He said, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has cast in more than all of them.

But woe to those who are with child, and to those suckling in those days! For there shall be great distress in the land and wrath on this people.

Truly I say to you, This generation shall not pass away until all these things are fulfilled.

And take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with headaches and drinking and anxieties of this life; and that day should suddenly come on you;

And He said to them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.

And He took the cup and gave thanks and said, Take this and divide it among yourselves.

And He took bread and gave thanks, and He broke it and gave it to them, saying, This is My body which is given for you, this do in remembrance of Me.

In the same way He took the cup, after having dined, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is being poured out for you.

And they began to inquire among themselves which of them it was that should do this thing.

And He said, I say to you, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day before you shall deny knowing Me three times.

For I say to you that this which is written must yet be accomplished in Me, "And he was reckoned among the transgressors"; for the things concerning Me have an end.

saying, Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.

When I was with you in the temple daily, you did not stretch out your hand on Me. But this is your hour, and the authority of the darkness.

But a certain slave-girl saw him as he sat by the fire and earnestly looked on him and said, This man was with him also.

And about an hour afterward, another confidently affirmed, saying, Truly this one was also with him, for he is a Galilean.

And they began to accuse Him, saying, We have found this one perverting the nation and forbidding them to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be a king, Christ.

And Pilate said to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.

Pilate said to them, You have brought this Man to me as perverting the people. And behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no fault in this Man regarding those things of which you accuse Him;

And they all cried out at once, saying, Away with this One! And release to us Barabbas

And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And we indeed justly so, for we receive the due reward of our deeds, but this Man has done nothing amiss.

And crying with a loud voice, Jesus said, Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit. And when He had said this, He breathed out the spirit.

And when the centurion saw what had been done, he glorified God, saying, Truly this Man was righteous.

And all the crowd arriving together at this sight, beholding the things happening, struck their breasts and returned.