And [when he] saw from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went [to see] if perhaps he would find anything on it. And [when he] came up to it he found nothing except leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

And whenever evening came, they would go out of the city.

"I tell you that if any one should say to this hill 'Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!', without ever a doubt in his mind, but in the faith that what he says will be done, he would find that it would be.

"Teacher, Moses wrote to us [Deut. 25:5] that if a man's brother dies, leaving his widow behind without having had any children, his brother should marry his widow and father children by her. These children would then be considered his [dead] brother's.

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

And except the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the elect's sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

But when that misery is past, in those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not yield her light,

"Only," they said, "it must not be during the festival; that would mean a popular riot."

for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.

When they heard that, they were glad, and promised that they would give him money. And he sought, how he might conveniently betray him.

And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

So, the disciples left and entered the city [of Jerusalem]. They found everything just as Jesus told them [it would be], and they made preparations for the Passover meal.

For the Son of Man goes [to the cross] just as it is written [in Scripture] of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

Peter said unto him, "And though all men should be offended, yet would not I."

And Jesus saith to him, Verily I say to thee, that this day, even in this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou wilt deny me thrice.

But he said with the more vehemence: Though it should be necessary for me to die with thee, I would not deny thee. And so said they all.

And going forward a little he fell to the ground and began to pray that, if it were possible, the hour would pass from him.

And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

watch and pray, that you may not yield to temptation: the mind indeed is vigorous, but the body is weak.

Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?

Every day I was with you in the temple [courts] teaching, and you did not arrest me! But [this has happened] in order that the scriptures would be fulfilled.

Meanwhile the Chief Priest and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such evidence against Jesus as would warrant his being put to death, but they could not find any;

Immediately a rooster crowed the second time. And Peter remembered what Jesus said to him: “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And thinking of this, he began weeping [in anguish].

At every festival, Pilate would release any one prisoner whom the people requested.

And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

Pilate replied, "Would you like me to release the king of the Jews for you?"

But the chief priests incited the crowd so that he would release for them Barabbas instead.

And Pilate answering again said to them, What then would ye have me do with him whom ye call the king of the Jews?

And Pilate, being minded to do what would satisfy, the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus, having scourged him, that he should be crucified.

And they draft a certain Simon, a Cyrenian passing by coming from the countryside, the father of Alexander and Rufus, so that he would take his cross.

They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh [to dull the pain], but He would not take it.

Then they crucified Him and divided His clothes, casting lots for them to decide what each would get.

Those who were passing by were insulting Him with abusive and insolent language, wagging their heads [as a sign of contempt], and saying, “Ha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in [only] three days,

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with aloud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI!" which is, being interpreted, "My God! My God! why didst Thou forsake Me!"

When He was in Galilee, they would follow Him and help Him. Many other women had come up with Him to Jerusalem.

She went and told it to his old companions, while they were mourning and weeping.

but although they heard he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

They too went and reported it to the rest, but they would not believe them either.

I have thoroughly investigated the entire series of events [myself], I felt it would be good for me also to write you an orderly account of them.

And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.

And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

And cried aloud: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your unborn child!

And how has it happened to me, that the mother of my Lord would come to me?

And blessed [spiritually fortunate and favored by God] is she who believed and confidently trusted that there would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken to her [by the angel sent] from the Lord.”

And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

And they were all amazed. Then his voice and the use of his tongue were immediately restored, and he blessed God aloud.

(As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),

that he would save us from our enemies and from the grip of all who hate us.

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

Then the shepherds went away back, glorifying and extolling God for all they had heard and seen as they had been told they would.

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.

Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

"Now, Lord, thou wilt let thy servant go, According to thy word, in peace,

There was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, and had lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,

and has been a widow [all these years], and is now eighty-four years old.) She has never left the Temple, but worships [God] by fasting [i.e., going without food and/or water for religious reasons] and praying night and day.

Every year Jesus' parents would go to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

And all of them who heard Him were amazed at His understanding [i.e., of spiritual matters] and His answers [to questions they would ask Him].

He went into the whole region around the Jordan River proclaiming that those immersed on the basis of their repentance [i.e., determining to change their hearts and lives] would receive the forgiveness of sins [from God].

as it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying aloud! 'In the Desert prepare ye a road for the Lord: make His highway straight.

John would say to the crowds that were coming out to be baptized by him, "You children of serpents! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

And even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees, so that every tree which fails to yield good fruit will quickly be hewn down and thrown into the fire."

The crowds would ask him, "Then what ought we to do?"

And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.”

And soldiers would ask him, "And what ought we to do?" He said to them, "Do not extort money or make false charges against people, but be satisfied with your pay."

Now as people were anticipating [what would happen] and everyone was wondering in their hearts if perhaps John were the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one],

So with many varied exhortations he would preach the good news to the people,

And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,

If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

to proclaim the year of the Lord's acceptance [i.e., the time when people would become His obedient followers]."

he began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled, as you've heard it read aloud."

Now in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean daemon, who shrieked aloud,

When the sun was setting, all those who had anyone sick with various diseases brought them to Him. As He laid His hands on each one of them, He would heal them.

Demons also were coming out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).

And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.

And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

And when they had done this, they got such a great number of fish that it seemed as if their nets would be broken;

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

But the news about Him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

to which he answered, would you have the bridemen fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.

But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.

"Blessed are you who hunger now, because your hunger shall be satisfied. "Blessed are you who now weep aloud, because you shall laugh.

"Alas for you who now have plenty to eat, because you will be hungry! "Alas for you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep aloud!

To him that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also.

And give to every one that asketh thee; and from him who would take thy goods, demand them not again.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

And if ye love them loving you, what grace is to you? for also the sinful would love those loving them.

He also spoke to them in figurative language. "Can a blind man lead a blind man?" He asked; "would not both fall into the ditch?

How canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me take out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself perceivest not the beam in thine own eye? Hypocrite! first cast the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou wilt see clearly to take out the mote that is in thy brothers eye.

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.