And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

So he went about among the towns and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

till then I must be stirring about, to-day, and to-morrow, and the next day: for a prophet cannot be put to death any where, but at Jerusalem.

you will soon find your aboad become desolate. I declare unto you, you shall not see me till the time, when you will say, "blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord."

And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.

And they couldn't argue with him about this.

When the supper was about ready, he sent his slave out to tell those who were invited, 'Come, for everything is [now] ready.'

Then the slave returned and told his master about these things. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his slave, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring people who are poor, and handicapped, and blind and crippled in here [i.e., to the supper].'

After this a great multitude being gather'd about him, he address'd himself to them,

And if not, while he is still far off, having sent a delegation, he asks the things about peace.

Then many of the Publicans, and people of a bad reputation gather'd about Jesus to hear him;

Or what woman, who has ten silver coins [Note: These coins each amounted to about one day of a farm laborer's pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994], and if she loses one of them, would not light a lamp, sweep the house and search for it diligently until she finds it?

And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

He said also to His disciples: "There was a rich man who had a steward, about whom a report was brought to him, that he was wasting his property.

and having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

He said, ‘A hundred measures of [olive] oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

And if you have been untrustworthy about what belonged to someone else, who will give you what belongs to you?

"The Law and the Prophets remained until John. Since then, the good news about the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone entering it is under attack.

And it came about that the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to the companionship of Abraham, and the rich man too died and was buried.

And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come.

It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.

"Be concerned about yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

but will not rather say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and having girded thyself about, minister to me, till I eat and drink, and after these things thou shalt eat and drink?

And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.

And when the Pharisees put questions to him about when the kingdom of God would come, he gave them an answer and said, The kingdom of God will not come through observation:

Whosoever will go about to save his life, shall lose it: And whosoever shall lose his life, shall save it.

Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray all the time and never give up.

Saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, fearing not God, and not occupied about man:

And he would not for a time: and after these he said in himself, And if I fear not God, and am not occupied about man;

I will grant her a [favorable] judgment because she keeps bothering me [about the matter] and is about to exhaust my patience by her persistent visits.'"

And the Lord said, "Listen to what [even] this unjust judge said [about the widow].

now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: extortionists, unrighteous people, adulterers -- or even like this tax collector.

You know the commandments--'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not say what is false about others, Honor thy father and thy mother.'"

Then taking the twelve [disciples] aside, He said to them, “Listen carefully: we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that have been written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled and completed.

But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know what he was talking about.

And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.

and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that way he was about to pass by.

But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to be immediately manifested.

So he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten minas [one apiece, each equal to about a hundred days’ wages] and said to them, ‘Do business [with this] until I return.’

And he said to him, 'Well done, my excellent slave! You have proved trustworthy about a very small amount, you shall be governor of ten towns.'

And it came about that when he got near Beth-phage and Bethany by the mountain which is named the Mountain of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

And as he was now coming near, at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God in a great voice about all the mighty works that they had seen, saying,

But He answered them, "I tell you, if these people remain quiet [about me], [then] the stones will shout [about it]."

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

And he taught daily in the temple. The high priests and the scribes and the chief of the people, went about to destroy him;

And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,

It is about John's baptism--was it of divine or of human origin?"

Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do [about this]? I will send my dearly loved son. Hopefully, they will treat him with respect.'

When the scribes and the high priests realized that Jesus had told this parable about them, they wanted to arrest him right then, but they were afraid of the crowd.

And they asked Him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly and that you do not show partiality to anyone, but [rather] teach the truth about God's way.

"Show me the coin [used for paying the taxes]. [Note: This coin was equivalent to one day of a farm laborer's pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994]. Whose image and inscription are on this coin?" And they answered Him, "Caesar's."

About the woman, then--at the resurrection, whose wife is she to be, all seven brothers having had her as their wife?"

But that the dead are raised, even Moses revealed in [the passage about] the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and [the] God of Isaac and [the] God of Jacob.

For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.

Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;

And He saw a certain poor widow throwing two small copper coins into it [Note: These two coins amounted to about ten minutes of a farm laborer's pay, or about one dollar in 1994].

And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,

And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when therefore shall these things be? and what'shall be the sign when these things are about to come to pass?

So He said, "You must take care not to be misled about it! For many will come bearing the name of Messiah, and saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after them.

And when you hear about wars and insurrections, do not be terrified, for these [things] must happen first, but the end [will] not [be] at once."

So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

But when you see armies all round about Jerusalem, then be certain that her destruction is near.

For these are times for punishment [i.e., to be inflicted on Jerusalem], so that everything written [i.e., by the prophets] may be fulfilled [i.e., about Jerusalem's destruction. See Dan. 9:26-27].

"men lifeless through fear, and foreboding of that which is about to come upon the habitable earth. For the powers of the heavens shall be shaken,

But when these things come about, let your heads be lifted up, because your salvation is near.

But be taking heed unto yourselves, lest once your hearts be made heavy - with debauch and drunkenness and anxieties about livelihood, and that day come upon you suddenly,

Watch therefore, praying at every season, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things which are about to come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

And the high priests and the scribes were casting about for a way to put him to death, for they were afraid of the people.

He went away, and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them.

When the time came, he took his place at the table, with the apostles about him.

And in like manner he took the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is about to be shed for you.

And they began to question together among themselves who then it could be of them who was about to do this.

Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest.

For I tell you that this [Scripture] which is written must be completed and fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was counted with the criminals’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment [and is settled].”

And the apostles said, "Look, Lord, we have two swords [here]." And Jesus replied, "That is enough." [Note: Possibly Jesus means, "enough talk about weapons"].

And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

And they kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat about it, and Peter sat down among them.

But he disowned him, saying, "Woman, I know nothing about him."

And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.

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

whereupon the Lord turned about, and look'd upon Peter. then Peter remembred what the Lord had said to him, "before the cock-crowing you shall deny me thrice."

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

And the men that stood about Jesus, mocked him, and smote him,

And Pilate said to the high priests and the crowds, "I cannot find anything criminal about him."

And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long time to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,

And Herod with his soldiery, having set him at nought, and mocked him, threw about him a gorgeous robe, and sent him back unto Pilate.

Pilate said to them, "You brought me this man as being an inciter to rebellion among the people. I have examined him before you and found nothing criminal about him, for all your accusations against him.

He asked them a third time, "But what crime has he committed? I have found nothing about him that deserves death; so I shall release him with a whipping."

but Jesus turn'd about and said to them, daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for your selves, and for your children.

It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour,

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

It was preparation day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.

The women who told the apostles about it were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and some others.