When that time comes, they will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations on account of my Name.

And had not those days been limited, not a single soul would escape; but for the sake of 'God's People' a limit will be put to them.

The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words shall never pass away.

But about that Day and Hour, no one knows--not even the angels of Heaven, nor yet the Son--but only the Father himself.

But this you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

I tell you that his master will put him in charge of the whole of his property.

But, should he be a bad servant, and say to himself 'My master is a long time in coming,'

And begin to beat his fellow-servants, and eat and drink with drunkards,

The foolish ones took their lamps, but took no oil with them;

But at midnight a shout was raised--'The Bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!'

But the prudent ones answered 'No, for fear that there will not be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell it, and buy for yourselves.'

But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom came; and the bridesmaids who were ready went in with him to the banquet, and the door was shut.

But the bridegroom answered 'I tell you, I do not know you.'

But the man who had received the six hundred went and dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.

For, to him who has, more will be given, and he shall have abundance; but, as for him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away from him.

As for the useless servant, 'put him out into the darkness' outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.'

And these last will go away 'into aeonian punishment,' but the righteous 'into aeonian life.'"

And plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and put him to death;

But they said: "Not during the Festival, for fear of causing a riot."

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

But, after I have risen, I shall go before you into Galilee."

Going on a little further, he threw himself on his face in prayer. "My Father," he said, "if it is possible, let me be spared this cup; only, not as I will, but as thou willest."

Watch and pray, that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

Again, a second time, he went away, and prayed. "My Father," he said, "if I cannot be spared this cup, but must drink it, thy will be done!"

"Sheathe your sword," Jesus said, "for all who draw the sword will be put to the sword.

But in that case how would the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that this must be?"

But they did not find any, although many came forward with false evidence. Later on, however, two men came forward and said:

But Jesus remained silent. On this the High Priest said to him: "I adjure you, by the Living God, to tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

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

But soon afterwards those who were standing by came up and said to Peter: "You also are certainly one of them; why, your very way of speaking proves it!"

They put him in chains and led him away, and gave him up to the Roman Governor, Pilate.

The Chief Priests took the pieces of silver, but they said: "We must not put them into the Temple treasury, because they are blood-money."

So, after consultation, they bought with them the 'Potter's Field' for a burial-ground for foreigners;

But the Chief Priests and the Councillors persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas, and to kill Jesus.

"Why, what harm has he done?" he asked. But they kept shouting furiously: "Let him be crucified!"

When Pilate saw that his efforts were unavailing, but that, on the contrary, a riot was beginning, he took some water, and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying as he did so: "I am not answerable for this bloodshed; you must see to it yourselves."

The Pilate released Barabbas to them; but Jesus he scourged, and gave him up to be crucified.

They stripped him, and put on him a red military cloak,

And having twisted some thorns into a crown, put it on his head, and a rod in his right hand, and then, going down on their knees before him, they mocked him. "Long life to you, King of the Jews!" they said.

And, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the military cloak, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified.

they gave him some wine to drink which had been mixed with gall; but after tasting it, Jesus refused to drink it.

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

One of them immediately ran and took a sponge, and, filling it with common wine, put it on the end of a rod, and offered it to him to drink.

But the rest said: "Wait and let us see if Elijah is coming to save him." [However another man took a spear, and pierced his side; and water and blood flowed from it.]

But Jesus, uttering another loud cry, gave up his spirit.

But the angel, addressing the women, said; "You need not be afraid. I now that it is Jesus, who was crucified, for whom you are looking.

I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

Going on a little further, he saw James, Zebediah's son, and his brother John, who also were in their boat mending the nets.

Jesus at once called them, and they left their father Zebediah in the boat with the crew, and went after him.

But Jesus rebuked the spirit: "Be silent! Come out from him."

But Simon and his companions hastened after him;

But Jesus said to them: "Let us go somewhere else, into the country towns near, that I may make my proclamation in them also; for that was why I came."

"Be careful not to say anything to any one; but go and show yourself to the Priest, and make the offerings for your cleansing directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure."

The man, however, went away, and began to speak about it publicly, and to spread the story so widely, that Jesus could no longer go openly into a town, but stayed outside in lonely places; and people came to him from every direction.

But some of the Teachers of the Law who were sitting there were debating in their minds:

But that you may know that the Son of Man has power to forgive sins on earth"--here he said to the paralyzed man--

Hearing this, Jesus said: "It is not those who are in health that need a doctor, but those who are ill. I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."

But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be parted from them, and they will fast then--when that day comes.

And no man ever puts new wine into old wine-skins; if he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are lost. But new wine is put into fresh skins."

Immediately on leaving the Synagogue, the Pharisees and the Herodians united in laying a plot against Jesus, to put him to death.

So Jesus told his disciples to keep a small boat close by, for fear the crowd should crush him.

But he repeatedly warned them not to make him known.

but whoever slanders the Holy Spirit remains unforgiven to the end; he has to answer for an enduring sin."

Jesus again began to teach by the Sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the Sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water's edge.

But, when the sun rose, it was scorched, and, having no root, withered away.

Some of the seed fell among brambles; but the brambles shot up and completely choked it, and it yielded no return.

And he said: "To you the hidden truth of the Kingdom of God has been imparted; but to those who are outside it all teaching takes the form of parables, that--

The People meant by the seed that falls along the path are these--where the Message is sown, but, as soon as they have heard it, Satan immediately comes and carries away the Message that has been sown in them.

But, as they have no root, they stand only for a short time; and so, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the Message, they fall away at once.

But the cares of life, and the glamour of wealth, and cravings for many other things come in and completely choke the Message, so that it gives no return.

But the people meant by the seed sown on the good ground are those who hear the Message, and welcome it, and yield a return, thirty, sixty, and even a hundred fold."

And Jesus said to them: "Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn-measure or under the couch, instead of being put on the lampstand?

Nothing is hidden unless it is some day to come to light, nor was anything ever kept hidden but that it should some day come into the light of day.

But, as soon as the crop is ready, immediately he 'puts in the sickle because harvest has come'."

And to them he never used to speak except in parables; but in private to his own disciples he explained everything.

So, leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them, just as he was, in the boat; and there were other boats with him.

A violent squall came on, and the waves kept dashing into the boat, so that the boat was actually filling.

But they were struck with great awe, and said to one another: "Who can this be that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

And, as soon as Jesus had got out of the boat, he met a man coming out of the tombs, who was under the power of a foul spirit,

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the possessed man begged him to let him stay with him.

But Jesus refused. "Go back to your home, to your own people," he said, "and tell them of all that the Lord has done for you, and how he took pity on you."

By the time Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the opposite shore, a great number of people had gathered to meet him, and were standing by the Sea.

And undergone much at the hands of many doctors, (spending all she had without obtaining any relief, but, on the contrary, growing worse),

But Jesus looked about to see who had done it.

But Jesus, overhearing what they were saying, said to the President of the Synagogue: "Do not be afraid; only have faith."

They began to laugh at him; but he sent them all out, and then, with the child's father and mother and his companions, went into the room where she was lying.

But Jesus repeatedly cautioned them not to let any one know of it, and told them to give her something to eat.

He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey- -not even bread, or a bag, or pence in their purse;

But they were to wear sandals, and not to put on a second coat.

But when Herod heard of him, he said--"The man whom I beheaded--John--he must be risen!"

For Herod himself had sent and arrested John, and put him in prison, in chains, to please Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because Herod had married her.

So Herodias was incensed against John, and wanted to put him to death, but was unable to do so,

Because Herod stood in fear of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and protected him. He had listened to John, but still remained much perplexed, and yet he found pleasure in listening to him.

So they set off privately in their boat for a lonely spot.

On getting out of the boat, Jesus saw a great crowd, and his heart was moved at the sight of them, because they were 'like sheep without a shepherd'; and he began to teach them many things.

But Jesus answered: "It is for you to give them something to eat." "Are we to go and buy twenty pounds' worth of bread," they asked, "to give them to eat?"

Immediately afterwards Jesus made his disciples get into the boat, and cross over in advance, in the direction of Bethsaida, while he himself was dismissing the crowd.

When evening fell, the boat was out in the middle of the Sea, and Jesus on the shore alone.

But, when they saw him walking on the water, they thought it was a ghost, and cried out;

For all of them saw him, and were terrified. But Jesus at once spoke to them. "Courage!" he said, "it is I; do not be afraid!"