And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

They who heard it said, “Then who can be saved?”

But He said, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”

Peter said, “Behold, we have left our own homes and followed You.”

And He said to them, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

But the disciples understood none of these things, and the meaning of this statement was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend the things that were said.

“What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!”

And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”

When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will give back four times as much.”

And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham.

So He said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return.

And he called ten of his slaves, and gave them ten minas and said to them, ‘Do business with this until I come back.’

And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, you are to be in authority over ten cities.’

And he said to him also, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’

He *said to him, ‘By your own words I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am an exacting man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

Then he said to the bystanders, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’

And they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas already.’

After He had said these things, He was going on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

They said, “The Lord has need of it.”

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

Jesus answered and said to them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me:

And Jesus said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”

But Jesus looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written:
‘The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief corner stone’?

But He detected their trickery and said to them,

“Show Me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.”

And He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,

Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”

Then He said to them, “How is it that they say the Christ is David’s son?

For David himself says in the book of Psalms,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,

And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples,

And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;

And while some were talking about the temple, that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts, He said,

And He said, “See to it that you are not misled; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not go after them.

They said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?”

And He said to them, “When you have entered the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him into the house that he enters.

And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;

And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves;

And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called ‘Benefactors.’

But he said to Him, “Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!”

And He said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

And He said to them, “When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” They said, “No, nothing.”

And He said to them, “But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one.

They said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

When He arrived at the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”

But Jesus answered and said, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against a robber?

And a servant-girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was with Him too.”

A little later, another saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

“If You are the Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe;

And they all said, “Are You the Son of God, then?” And He said to them, “Yes, I am.”

Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”

and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who incites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no guilt in this man regarding the charges which you make against Him.

And he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt demanding death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

But the other answered, and rebuking him said, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?

And He said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”

And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said this, He breathed His last.

and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead?

And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they stood still, looking sad.

One of them, named Cleopas, answered and said to Him, “Are You the only one visiting Jerusalem and unaware of the things which have happened here in these days?”

And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,

and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just exactly as the women also had said; but Him they did not see.”

And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?”

While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and *said to them, “Peace be to you.”

And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.

While they still could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?”

Now He said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day,

John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’”

They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?”

He said, “I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’

I did not recognize Him, but He who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘He upon whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining upon Him, this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’

and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”

And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?”

He *said to them, “Come, and you will see.” So they came and saw where He was staying; and they stayed with Him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.

He *found first his own brother Simon and *said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which translated means Christ).

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John; you shall be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).

The next day He purposed to go into Galilee, and He *found Philip. And Jesus *said to him, “Follow Me.”

Philip *found Nathanael and *said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip *said to him, “Come and see.”