The crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."

Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever." Immediately the fig tree withered away.

The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from man?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

But if we say, 'From man,' we fear the crowd, for all hold John as a prophet."

Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?'

"Therefore I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruit.

No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forth.

Therefore take notice, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar.

For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'"

Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

for then there will be great oppression, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be.

For 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 oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;

He will send out his angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.

"Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near.

Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away.

Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Then he will say also to those on the left hand, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

But I tell you that I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on, until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's Kingdom."

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."

Again, a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if this cannot pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done."

While he was still speaking, look, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.

and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

And suddenly, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.

When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.

Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

Go quickly and tell his disciples, 'He has risen from the dead, and look, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.' See, I have told you."

They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.

And it happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

And immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

But he went out, and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.

But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then will they fast in those days.

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.

And Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great crowd followed from Galilee, and from Judea,

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great crowd, when they heard what great things he did, came to him.

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and, "By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons."

For whoever has, more will be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."

And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him,

Then they began to beg him to depart from their region.

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd, and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"

And he went out from there and came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.

And he said to them, "Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them."

King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him."

But they saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities and they arrived before them.

Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.

They do not eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they wash, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and dining couches.)

He said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban, that is to say, given to God;"'

There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man."

17 When he had entered into a house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.

He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."

From there he arose, and went away into the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and did not want anyone to know it, but he could not escape notice.

Again he departed from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis.

He took him aside from the crowd, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.

His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"

The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.

As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the "rising from the dead" meant.

He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has come to him?" He said, "From childhood.

They went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it.

He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Crowds came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.

But from the beginning of the creation, he made them male and female.

And he said to him, "Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth."

They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

Many spread their garments on the way, and others cut down branches from the trees.

The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry.

Jesus told it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." and his disciples heard it.

As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.

The baptism of John?was it from heaven, or from man? Answer me."

They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

If we should say, 'From man'"?they feared the crowd, for all held John to really be a prophet.

When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

This was from the Lord, it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one dared ask him any question after that.

For in those days there will be oppression, such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.

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

Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.

"Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near;

He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire."

Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came?and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders.

Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.

And they compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

save yourself, and come down from the cross."

Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him." Those who were crucified with him insulted him.