And Jesus called them to him, and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule the heathen lord it over them, and their great men tyrannize over them;

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth he began to cry out, "Jesus, you son of David, take pity on me!"

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man and said to him, "Courage now! Get up, he is calling you!"

And he threw off his coat and sprang to his feet and went up to Jesus.

Jesus spoke to him and said, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Master, let me regain my sight!"

Jesus said to him, "Go your way. Your faith has cured you." And he immediately regained his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

When they were getting near Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead,

But they answered them as Jesus had told them to do, and the men let them take it.

So they brought the colt to Jesus, and they threw their coats over it and Jesus mounted it.

Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God!

Then they went into Jerusalem again. And as Jesus was walking about in the Temple, the high priests, scribes, and elders came up

Jesus said to them, "Let me ask you one question, and if you answer me, I will tell you what authority I have for doing as I do.

So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus said to them, "Nor will I tell you what authority I have for doing as I do."

And Jesus said, "Pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!" And they were astonished at him.

Jesus said to them, "Does not this show that you are wrong, and do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God?

One of the scribes came up and heard them arguing. He saw that Jesus had answered them well, and he asked him, "Which is the first of all the commands?"

Jesus answered, "The first one is, 'Hear, Israel! The Lord our God is one lord,

And Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully, and he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God!" And no one ventured to ask him any more questions.

As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he answered them and said, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is a son of David?

Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be torn down."

And Jesus said to them, "Take care that no one misleads you about this.

Jesus was in Bethany, at the house of Simon the leper, and as he was at table, a woman came in, with an alabaster flask of pure nard perfume, very expensive; she broke the flask and poured the perfume on his head.

And they grumbled at her. But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you bother her? It is a fine thing that she has done to me.

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the high priests to betray Jesus to them.

On the first day of the festival of Unleavened Bread, on which it was customary to kill the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples said to him, "Where do you wish us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover supper?"

And when they were at the table eating, Jesus said, "I tell you, one of you is going to betray me??ne who is eating with me."

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

Jesus said to him, "I tell you, this very night before the cock crows twice you yourself will disown me three times!"

So when he came he went straight up to Jesus and said, "Master!" and kissed him affectionately.

And Jesus spoke and said to them, "Have you come out to arrest me with swords and clubs, as though I were a robber?

They took Jesus away to the high priest, and all the high priests, elders, and scribes came together.

The high priests and the whole council tried to get evidence against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they could find none,

Then the high priest got up and came forward into the center and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What about their evidence against you?"

But Jesus was silent and made no answer. The high priest again questioned him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed One?"

But Jesus said, "I am! and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with this Jesus of Nazareth too!"

At that moment for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And at that, he wept aloud.

As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes, and they and the whole council bound Jesus and took him away and handed him over to Pilate.

But Jesus made no further answer at all, so that Pilate wondered.

And as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he set Barabbas free for them, and after having Jesus flogged handed him over to be crucified.

And at three o'clock Jesus called out loudly, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

But Jesus gave a loud cry, and expired.

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly respected member of the council, who was himself living in expectation of the reign of God, made bold to go to Pilate and ask for Jesus' body.

But he said to them, "You must not be amazed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here. See! This is where they laid him.

And they fled out of the tomb, for they were all trembling and bewildered, and they said nothing about it to anyone, for they were afraid to do so. AN ANCIENT APPENDIX But they reported briefly to Peter and his companions all they had been told. And afterward Jesus himself sent out by them from the east to the west the sacred and incorruptible message of eternal salvation. \b ANOTHER ANCIENT APPENDIX

So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took his seat at God's right hand.

You are to become a mother and you will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus.

When he was eight days old and it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, as the angel had named him, before his birth was first expected.

And under the Spirit's influence he went into the Temple, and when Jesus' parents brought him there to do for him what the Law required,

When they started back the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents' knowledge.

As Jesus grew older he gained in wisdom and won the approval of God and men.

Now when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also after his baptism was praying, heaven opened

Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son, it was supposed, of Joseph, the son of Eli,

the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

Jesus returned from the Jordan full of the holy Spirit, and he was led about in the desert

Jesus answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live!' "

Jesus answered, "The Scripture says, 'You must do homage before the Lord your God, and worship him alone.' "

Jesus answered, "We have been told, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' "

Under the power of the Spirit Jesus returned to Galilee, and news of him went all over that region.

"Ha! What do you want of us, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are! You are God's Holy One!"

Jesus reproved him and said, "Silence! Get out of him!" And the demon threw the man down in the midst of them, and came out of him, without doing him any harm.

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' feet and said, "Leave me, Master, for I am a sinful man."

and so were Zebedee's sons, James and John, who were Simon's partners. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you are to catch men!"

When he was in one of the towns, he came upon a man covered with leprosy. And when he saw Jesus he fell down on his face, and begged him, saying, "If you only choose, sir, you can cure me!"

But Jesus himself would retire into the desert and pray.

Some men came up carrying on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus.

And as they could find no way to get him in, on account of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his mat through the tiles, among the people in front of Jesus.

But Jesus saw what they were discussing, and said to them, "What are you pondering over in your minds?

Jesus answered them, "It is not well people but the sick who have to have the doctor.

Jesus said to them, "Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?

Jesus answered, "Have you not read even what David did, when he and his companions were hungry?

Jesus said to them, "I want to ask you, Is it allowable on the Sabbath to do people good or to do them harm? to save life or to destroy it?"

But they were perfectly furious, and discussed with one another what they could do to Jesus.

When the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, to ask him to come and save his slave's life.

And they went to Jesus and urged him strongly to do it, and said, "He deserves to have you do this for him,

So Jesus went with them. But when he was not far from the house, the captain sent some friends to him, to say to him, "Master, do not take any more trouble, for I am not a suitable person to have you under my roof.

When Jesus heard this, he was astonished at him, and turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such faith as this even in Israel!"

Jesus answered him, and said to him, "Simon, there is something I want to say to you." He said, "Proceed, Master."

When he saw Jesus he cried out and threw himself down before him, and said in a loud voice, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!"

And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion!" For many demons had gone into him.

And the people came out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man out of whom the demons had gone sitting there, at Jesus' feet, with his clothes on and in his right mind, and they were frightened.

The man out of whom the demons had gone begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, and said,

"Go back to your home, and tell all that God has done for you." And he went and told all over the town what Jesus had done for him.

When Jesus returned, the people welcomed him, for they were all watching for him.

And a man named Jairus came up??e was leader of the synagogue??nd he fell down at Jesus' feet and begged him to come to his house,

Jesus said, "Who was it who touched me?" And as everyone denied having done so, Peter said, "Master, the people are all around you and they are crowding you."

But Jesus said, "Somebody touched me, for I know that power passed from me."

But Jesus heard it and said to him, "Do not be afraid; just have faith, and she will get well."

Then the apostles came back and told Jesus what they had done. And he took them and quietly retired to a town called Bethsaida.

It was about eight days after Jesus said this that he took Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

Just as they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah!" For he did not know what he was saying.

At the sound of the voice, they saw that Jesus was alone. And they kept silence, and said nothing about it to anyone at that time.

Jesus answered, "O you unbelieving, obstinate people! How long must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!"

Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him, but Jesus reproved the foul spirit and cured the boy and gave him back to his father.

But Jesus knew the question that was in their minds and he took a child and made him stand by his side,

Jesus said to him, "Do not try to stop him, for the man who is not against you is for you."

Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and wild birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head!"

Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead; you must go and spread the news of the Kingdom of God!"

Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plough, and then looks back, is fitted for the Kingdom of God."

Jesus said to him, "What does the Law say? How does it read?"