The high priests and the scribes heard of this, and they cast about for a way of destroying him, for they were afraid of him, for all the people were amazed at what he taught.

And Peter remembered about it, and said to Him, "Look, Teacher! The fig tree which you cursed has withered!"

Truly I say to you, Whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and be put into the sea; and has no doubt in his heart, but has faith that what he says will come about, he will have his desire.

And they come again to Jerusalem. And as he walked about in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders come to him,

It is about John's baptism. Was it of divine or human origin? Answer me that."

And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

And they went about to take him, but they feared the people. For they perceived that he spake that similitude against them. And they left him and went their way.

And when they came, they say to him, Teacher, we have seen that thou are true, and it is not a care to thee about any man, for thou look not to a personage of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to give tribute

Should we pay it, or should we not pay it?" But Jesus was aware of their hypocrisy and said to them, "Bring me the coin so I can see it." [Note: The amount of this coin was equivalent to one day of a farm laborer's pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994].

But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?

When Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully and intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that, no one would dare to ask Him any more questions.

And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places,

A poor widow came and threw in two small copper coins [Note: These two coins each amounted to about ten minutes' worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about one dollar in 1994]. The total she gave was equivalent to a larger coin [i.e., worth twice as much].

Say when these things will be, and what will be the sign when these things are all about to be done.

Jesus began to say to them: "Look out that no one misleads you about it.

And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end [is] not yet.

And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.

So you must be on your guard. I have warned you about it all beforehand.

But about that day or that hour no man knows, not even the agents in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.

It was now two days before the festival of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread. And the high priests and scribes were casting about for a way to arrest him by stealth and put him to death,

It might have been sold for a large sum of money and the money given to poor people. [Note: The amount indicated here was equivalent to days of a farm laborer's pay, or over $20,000 in 1994]. And they complained about her [doing this].

For truly I tell you, wherever the Gospel message will be preached throughout the whole world, what this woman has done [for me] will [also] be told about as a memorial of her [kindness to me]."

For the Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! [It would be] better for him if that man had not been born."

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "All of you will have doubts about me, for it is written [Zech. 13:7], 'I will strike down the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered everywhere.'

But Peter said to Him, "Although everyone else will have doubts [about you], I never will."

And He came back a third time and said to them, "Go ahead and sleep now and get your rest. That is enough; the time has come. See, the Son of man is about to be turned over into the hands of sinners.

Then they all forsook him and fled. And a certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body;

And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

And their testimony was not even consistent about this.

Then the high priest arose in the midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What about this testimony they are giving against you?"

You [yourselves] have heard him speaking against God. What do you people think [i.e., about such statements]?" And they all condemned Him as deserving the death penalty.

But he denied it: “I don’t know or understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the entryway, and a rooster crowed.

But, with curses and oaths, he said, I have no knowledge of the man about whom you are talking.

Immediately a rooster crowed a second time, and Peter remembered when Jesus had spoken the word to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” When he thought about it, he began to weep.

And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

And it was about the third hour, and they crucified him.

When the sixth hour (noon) came, darkness covered the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.).

And one, running, filled a sponge with vinegar, and, putting it about a reed, was giving him to drink, saying - Stay! let us see whether Elijah is coming, to take him down!

And, buying a fine Indian cloth, he took him down, and wrapped him about with the cloth, and laid him in a tomb, which had been hewn out of a rock, - and rolled near a stone upon the door of the tomb.

Then they left the tomb and fled, for they were trembling and bewildered, and they did not tell anybody a single thing about it, for they were afraid to do so.

After these things happened, Jesus showed Himself in a different form to two disciples [Note: One was named Cleopas. See Luke 24:13-18], as they were walking out into the countryside [i.e., to the village of Emmaus, about seven miles northwest of Jerusalem. See Luke 24:13].

And these two men went and told about their encounter with Jesus to the rest of the disciples, but they did not believe them either.

Since many writers have undertaken to compose narratives about the facts established among us,

So that you might have certain knowledge of those things about which you were given teaching.

Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.

But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.

About that time Mary made a hurried trip to a Judean town in the hill country. [Note: This was be the same province in which Jerusalem was located].

And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house.

and came on the eighth day to circumcise the child. They were about to call him "Zachariah," after his father,

And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

All who heard about him took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.

"Blessings on the Lord, the God of Israel, Because he has turned his attention to his people, and brought about their deliverance,

Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world.

To be put on the list with Mary, his future wife, who was about to become a mother.

And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them.

And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.

And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

And all who heard it wondered about the things that were spoken to them by the shepherds.

But Mary treasured all these things and wondered about them [often].

And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus, for them to do according to the custom of the law about him,

And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

And she had been a widow about four score and four years of age, which went never out of the temple, but served God there with fasting and prayer night and day.

And at [that] same hour she approached [and] began to give thanks to God, and to speak about him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

And he said unto them, "How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must go about my father's business?"

And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

Then said he to the crowds coming out to he immersed by him, Generation of vipers, who indicated to you to flee from the anger about to come

Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”

And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all of which evil things Herod had done,

Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,

And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and for forty days He was led about in the desert under the Spirit's guidance,

for it is written, He will give his agents orders about thee, to protect thee,

And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about.

And having arisen from the synagogue, he entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's mother-in-law was gripped by a great fever, and they besought him about her.

When day broke he went away out to a lonely spot, but the crowds made inquiries about him, came to where he was, and tried to keep him from leaving them.

But He said to them, “I must proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose.”

So he went about Judea, preaching in the synagogues.

Now it came about that while the people came pushing to be near him, and to have knowledge of the word of God, he was by a wide stretch of water named Gennesaret;

So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.

And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

Then He ordered the man not to tell anyone [about the healing], saying, "Go on your way and show yourself to the priest and offer the proper sacrifice for your healing that Moses required [Lev. 13:49; 14:2ff] as evidence to people [that you were healed]."

But the report about him spread even more, and large crowds were gathering to hear [him] and to be healed of their illnesses.

And he withdrew himself, and was about in the desert places and praying.

And it came about that on one of these days he was teaching; and some Pharisees and teachers of the law were seated there, who had come from every town of Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him, to make those who were ill free from their diseases.

The Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began debating about this. "Who is this man who speaks so blasphemously?" they asked. "Who can forgive sins except God?"

Because Jesus knew that they were arguing, he asked them, "Why are you arguing about this among yourselves?

Which is the easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven unto thee; or, to say. Arise and walk about?

And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled about it to his disciples, and said, "Why do you eat and drink with tax-collectors and irreligious people?"

Now it came about that on the Sabbath he was going through the fields of grain, and his disciples took the heads of the grain for food, crushing them in their hands.

And Jesus answered them, "Have you never read about what King David did when he and his men were hungry [I Sam. 21:6];

And it came about, on another Sabbath, that he went into the Synagogue and was teaching there. And a man was there whose right hand was dead.

And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did'so : and his hand was restored.

But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus.

And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.

You are blessed when men hate you and withdraw their fellowship from you and speak abusively about you and reject your name as evil, [all] for being loyal to the Son of man.