But you may be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.

Therefore you must be ready too, for the Son of Man is coming at a time when you do not expect him.

"Who then will be the faithful, thoughtful slave whom his master put in charge of his household, to give the members of it their supplies at the proper time?

"Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

But the sensible ones answered, 'There may not be enough for us and you. You had better go to the dealers and buy yourselves some.'

But while they were gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and the ones that were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was closed.

So you must be on the watch, for you do not know either the day or the hour.

for the man who has will have more given him, and will be plentifully supplied, and from the man who has nothing even what he has will be taken away.

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

"You know that in two days the Passover Festival will come, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified."

and plotted to arrest Jesus by stealth and put him to death.

But they said, "It must not be during the festival, or there may be a riot."

I tell you, wherever this good news is preached all over the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."

They were deeply hurt and began to say to him one after another, "Can it be I, Master?"

The Son of Man is to go away as the Scriptures say of him, but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born!"

Judas, who betrayed him, said, "Can it be I, Master?" He said to him, "You are right!"

"You must all drink from it, for this is my blood which ratifies the agreement, and is to be poured out for many people, for the forgiveness of their sins.

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all desert me tonight, for the Scriptures say, 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

And he went on a little way, and threw himself on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me. Yet not as I please but as you do!"

You must all watch, and pray that you may not be exposed to trial! One's spirit is eager, but flesh and blood are weak!"

He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it cannot pass by me without my drinking it, your will be done!"

Then he came back to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to wicked men!

Get up! Let us be going! Look! Here comes my betrayer!"

Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back where it belongs! For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

But then how are the Scriptures to be fulfilled, which say that this must happen?"

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I charge you, on your oath, by the living God, tell us whether you are the Christ, the son of God."

So the words spoken by the prophet Jeremiah were fulfilled: "They took the thirty silver pieces, the price of the one whose price had been fixed, on whom some of the Israelites had set a price,

And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

Then he released Barabbas for them, and he had Jesus flogged and handed him over to be crucified.

And when they had finished making sport of him, they took off the cloak, and put his own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified.

And they crucified him and divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots,

And the passers-by jeered at him, shaking their heads

He went to Pilate and asked him for Jesus' body. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.

Give orders, therefore, to have the tomb closely guarded till the third day, so that his disciples cannot come and steal him, and then tell the people that he is risen from the dead, and that delusion be worse than the other was."

And the angel said to the women, "You need not be afraid. I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.

Jesus said to them, "You need not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee and they will see me there."

and teach them to observe all the commands that I have given you. I will always be with you, to the very close of the age."

It was in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

In the evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed by demons,

And he pitied him and stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, "I do choose! Be cured!"

Jesus, at once perceiving by his spirit that they were pondering over this, said to them, "Why do you ponder over this in your minds?

But a time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and when that day comes, they will fast.

And no one pours new wine into old wine-skins; or if he does, the wine bursts the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins too. New wine has to be put into fresh skins."

He happened to be passing through the wheat fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick the heads of wheat as they made their way through.

And he looked around at them with anger, hurt by their obstinacy, and he said to the man, "Hold out your hand!" And he held it out, and his hand was cured.

He told his disciples to have a boat always ready for his use, to prevent his being crushed by the crowd.

He appointed twelve of them, whom he called apostles, to be with him and to be sent out to preach,

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said that he was possessed by Beelzebub and drove out demons by the help of the prince of demons.

I tell you, men will be forgiven for everything, for all their sins and all the abusive things they say.

But whoever reviles the holy Spirit can never be forgiven, but is guilty of an unending sin."

This was because they said, "He is possessed by a foul spirit."

Then he began again to teach by the seashore. And a crowd gathered around him so great that he got into a boat and sat in it, a little way from the shore, while all the people were on the land close to the water.

and as he was sowing, some of the seed chanced to fall by the path, and the birds came and ate it up.

And he said, "Let him who has ears be sure to listen!"

When he was by himself, those who stayed about him with the Twelve asked him about the figures he had used.

so that " 'They may look and look and yet not see, And listen and listen and yet not understand, Lest possibly they should turn and be forgiven.' ",

The ones by the path are those into whose hearts the message falls, and as soon as they hear it Satan comes and carries off the message that has been sown in their hearts.

If anyone has ears let him be sure to listen.

"Take care what you hear," he said to them. "The measure you give will be given to you, and even more besides.

For people who have will have more given them, and from people who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

and then sleeping at night and getting up by day, while the seed sprouts and comes up, without his knowing it.

yet once sown, comes up and grows to be the largest of all the plants, and produces branches so large that the wild birds can roost under the shelter of it."

And they were very much frightened, and said to one another, "Who can he be? For even the wind and the sea obey him."

As soon as he got out of the boat, a man possessed by a foul spirit came out of the burial places near by to meet him.

When they came to Jesus and found the demoniac sitting quietly with his clothes on and in his right mind??he same man who had been possessed by Legion??hey were frightened.

As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed begged to be allowed to go with him.

And he said to her, "My daughter, it is your faith that has cured you. Go in peace and be free from your disease."

But Jesus paid no attention to what they said, but said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid, just have faith."

Leaving there he went, followed by his disciples, to his own part of the country.

And he called the Twelve to him and sent them off two by two, giving them power over the foul spirits.

and drove out many demons, and cured many sick people by anointing them with oil.

John said to Herod, "It is not right for you to be living with your brother's wife."

And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to some quiet place, and rest a little while." For people were coming and going in large numbers, and they had no time even for meals.

So they set off by themselves in their boat for a secluded place.

And many people saw them start and knew of it, and hurried around by land from all the neighboring towns, and got ahead of them.

Send the people off to the farms and villages around to buy themselves something to eat."

But he answered, "Give them food yourselves." They said to him, "Can we go and buy forty dollars' worth of bread and give it to them to eat?"

for they all saw him and were terrified. But he immediately spoke to them and said, "Take courage, it is I. Do not be afraid."

and they will not eat anything from the market without first purifying it by sprinkling it, and they have a number of other observances which have come down to them, in the way of washing cups, pitchers, and basins.

And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not observe the rules handed down by our ancestors, but eat food without purifying their hands?"

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and again, 'Whoever abuses his father or mother must be put to death.'

and so you nullify what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many such practices."

When he had left the crowd and gone home, his disciples asked him what he meant by this figure.

but a woman whose little daughter was possessed by a foul spirit immediately heard about him and came and threw herself at his feet.

He left the neighborhood of Tyre again and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, crossing the district of the Ten Towns.

He took him off by himself away from the crowd, and put his fingers in the man's ears, and touched his tongue with saliva.

The Pharisees came out and began a discussion with him, testing him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.

And he sighed deeply and said, "Why do the men of this day ask for a sign? I tell you, no sign will be given them."

And he warned them, saying, "Look out! Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod!"

He took him by the hand and led him outside of the village, and spitting in his eyes he laid his hands on him and asked him, "Do you see anything?"

Then he explained to them for the first time that the Son of Man must go through much suffering, and be refused by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise again three days after.

For what can a man give to buy back his life?

For if anyone is ashamed of me and my teachings in this unfaithful and sinful age, then the Son of Man will be ashamed of him, when he comes back in his Father's glory, with the holy angels."

Six days after this Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up on a high mountain, off by themselves. And his appearance underwent a change in their presence,

And Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they talked with Jesus.

And they did not forget what he said, but discussed with one another what he meant by the rising from the dead.

He said to them, "Elijah does come first, and reforms everything, and does not the Scripture say of the Son of Man that he will suffer much and be refused?

One of the crowd answered, "Master, I brought my son to you, for he is possessed by a dumb spirit,

He answered them and said, "O you unbelieving people, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

And they brought the boy to him. As soon as the spirit saw him, it convulsed the boy, and he fell down on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.