And He spake this parable, A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, but found none.

And he said to the vine-dresser, behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down, why should it cumber the ground?

And he said to him, Sir, let it alone this year also, till I dig about it, and lay dung to it:

And might not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?

Upon his saying this, all his adversaries were ashamed: but the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

and he who invited thee and him, should come and say to thee, Give place to this person, and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place.

all that see it, should deride him, saying, this man began to build and was not able to finish.

And the pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertaineth wicked persons, and eateth with them.

But He spake to them this parable,

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

but as soon as this thy son was come, who hath eaten up thy substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

But it was fit we should be merry and rejoice; for this thy brother was dead, and is come to life again, was lost and is found.

And he called him, and said unto him, What is this I hear of thee? give up the accounts of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

And his master commended the dishonest steward as having acted prudently: for the men of this world are as to their affairs wiser than the children of light.

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

for I have five brethren; that he may testify to them my misery, least they also come into this place of torment.

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

Are there none returning to give glory to God, but this stranger?

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

nor regard man, yet because this widow gives me trouble, I will do her justice, least by continually coming she weary me out.

And He spake also this parable to some that trusted in themselves as being righteous, and despised others.

The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

But when he heard this, he was very sorrowful; for he was very rich.

who shall not receive manifold more even in this life, and in the world to come life everlasting.

But they understood none of these things; and this matter was hid from them, so that they knew not the things which were spoken.

Then said Jesus, This day is salvation come to this house, for as much as he also is a son of Abraham.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.

and he said to this likewise, Be thou also over five cities.

saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at lest in this thy day, the things relating to thy peace--- but now they are hid from thine eyes.

Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?

Then He began to speak unto the people this parable, A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen and travelled abroad for a considerable time,

But when the husbandmen saw Him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this they said, God forbid.

And He looked upon them and said, What then is this, which is written, The stone which the builders refused, is become the head of the corner?

And the chief priests and the scribes would have laid hands on Him at that very time, but were afraid of the people: for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry and are given in marriage.

And He said, Verily I tell you, this poor widow hath put in more than they all.

But wo to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days; for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people,

Verily I tell you, this generation shall not pass away till all be accomplished.

And He said unto them, I have earnestly desired to eat of this passover with you before I suffer:

And taking the cup He gave thanks and said, Take this and distribute it among yourselves.

And He took bread, and gave thanks and brake it, and gave it to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me:

as also the cup after supper, saying, This cup represents the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you.

But He replied, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before thou hast thrice denied that thou knowest me.

for I tell you, that this which is written must yet be accomplished in me, "And He was numbered with transgressors," for the things foretold concerning me are near at an end.

Father, if thou art willing take away this cup from me---nevertheless, not my will but thine be done.

When I was day after day with you in the temple, ye did not stretch out your hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.

and a servant-maid seeing him as he sat by the fire, and looking hard at him, said, This fellow was also with Him:

And about an hour after, another confidently affirmed saying, In truth this fellow also was with Him; for he is a Galilean too: but Peter answered,

And they began to accuse Him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbiding to give tribute to Cesar; saying, that He himself is Christ the king.

But Pilate said to the chief priests, and to the people, I find nothing criminal in this man.

Then they were more vehement, saying, He stirreth up the people to sedition, spreading his doctrine throughout all Judea: having begun at Galilee and come even to this place.

and the people, and said unto them, Ye have brought to me this man as one that perverteth the people: and behold I have examined Him before you, and found nothing chargeable on Him, of the things you alledge against Him:

And they all cried out, saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas:

And there was a superscription written over Him in Greek, and Latin and Hebrew letters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And we indeed justly; for we receive the due rewards of our deeds, but this man hath done nothing amiss.

And Jesus answered him, I assure thee, thou shalt be with me this day in paradise.

And when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this man was righteous.

And all the multitudes that came together to this affecting sight, seeing what happened, smote on their breasts and returned.

But we hoped that it was He that would have delivered Israel: and besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things were done.

And when He said this, He shewed them his hands and feet.

this man came for witness, that he might testify concerning the light, that through him all might believe.

Of Him did John bare witness, and publicly declared, saying, This was He of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me; for He was before me.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

This is He of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is preferred before me: for He was before me.

And I saw it, and therefore testified that this is the Son of God.

This beginning of his miracles Jesus wrought at Cana of Galilee, and made manifest his glory: and his disciples believed on Him.

After this He went down to Capernaum, He and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: but they staid there not many days.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again: then said the Jews,

Forty and six years has this temple been in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? but He spake of the temple of his body.

his disciples remembered, that He had said this to them: and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

but He that cometh from heaven, is above all: and what He hath seen and heard, this He testifieth: and yet scarce any one receiveth his testimony.

He that hath received his testimony, hath set his seal to this, that God is true:

Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water, will thirst again;

The woman saith unto Him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw.

for thou hast had five husbands; and he, whom thou now hast, is not thy husband: this thou hast said true.

Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the time is coming, when ye shall worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

And upon this came his disciples and wondered that He talked with the woman: (though none of them said, What dost thou seek? or, Why dost thou talk with her?)

and saith to the people, Come, see a man who hath told me all that ever I did; is not this the Christ?

and said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of what thou hast spoken; for we ourselves have heard Him, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

This is the second miracle that Jesus wrought, upon coming out of Judea into Galilee.

Now this was the sabbath-day, therefore the Jews said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath, it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

And for this did the Jews persecute Jesus, and endeavoured to put Him to death; because He had done these things on the sabbath-day.

For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him, because He had not only broken the sabbath, but had also called God his own Father, making Himself equal with God.

Wonder not at this; for the time is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

(and this He said to try him, for He knew what He was going to do:)

Therefore the people when they had seen the miracle that Jesus wrought, said, this is certainly the Prophet who was to come into the world.

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on Him, whom He hath sent.

Therefore said they unto Him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.

And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that of all that He hath given me, I should lose none, but should raise them up at the last day.

And this is the will of Him that sent me, that every one who looketh attentively at the Son, and so believeth on Him, may have eternal life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

And they said to one another, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we knew? How then does He say, I came down from heaven?

but this is the bread which cometh down from heaven,

I am the living bread, which came down from heaven: if any one eat of this bread, he shall live for ever. And the bread, that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give up for the life of the world.

The Jews therefore cavilled amongst themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

This is the bread that came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat, and yet are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard Him, said, This discourse is hard to be understood, who can take it in?