And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last -- unto the first.

Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him,

And they going forth from Jericho, there followed him a great multitude,

and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way,

And the multitudes said, 'This is Jesus the prophet, who is from Nazareth of Galilee.'

and having seen a certain fig-tree on the way, he came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and he saith to it, 'No more from thee may fruit be -- to the age;' and forthwith the fig-tree withered.

the baptism of John, whence was it? -- from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'

Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

'Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor durst any from that day question him any more.

'Serpents! brood of vipers! how may ye escape from the judgment of the gehenna?

'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;

that on you may come all the righteous blood being poured out on the earth from the blood of Abel the righteous, unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar:

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple,

for there shall be then great tribulation, such as was not from the beginning of the world till now, no, nor may be.

for as the lightning doth come forth from the east, and doth appear unto the west, so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man;

'And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;

and he shall send his messengers with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens unto the ends thereof.

And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: When already its branch may have become tender, and the leaves it may put forth, ye know that summer is nigh,

'And he also who hath received the one talent having come, said, Sir, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering from whence thou didst not scatter;

'Take therefore from him the talent, and give to him having the ten talents,

for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

and gathered together before him shall be all the nations, and he shall separate them from one another, as the shepherd doth separate the sheep from the goats,

'Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;

and from that time he was seeking a convenient season to deliver him up.

And having gone forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, 'My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou.'

Again, a second time, having gone away, he prayed, saying, 'My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from me except I drink it, Thy will be done;'

And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;'

and when they had mocked him, they took off from him the cloak, and put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify him.

and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building it, save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

'Others he saved; himself he is not able to save! If he be King of Israel, let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe him;

And from the sixth hour darkness came over all the land unto the ninth hour,

and lo, the vail of the sanctuary was rent in two from top unto bottom, and the earth did quake, and the rocks were rent,

And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,

And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus,

command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'

and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,

and from the fear of him did the keepers shake, and they became as dead men.

and having gone quickly, say ye to his disciples, that he rose from the dead; and lo, he doth go before you to Galilee, there ye shall see him; lo, I have told you.'

And having gone forth quickly from the tomb, with fear and great joy, they ran to tell to his disciples;

and if this be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and you keep free from anxiety.'

And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John at the Jordan;

and immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit as a dove coming down upon him;

and he having spoken, immediately the leprosy went away from him, and he was cleansed.

And he, having gone forth, began to proclaim much, and to spread abroad the thing, so that no more he was able openly to enter into the city, but he was without in desert places, and they were coming unto him from every quarter.

but days shall come when the bridegroom may be taken from them, and then they shall fast -- in those days.

And no one a patch of undressed cloth doth sew on an old garment, and if not -- the new filling it up doth take from the old and the rent doth become worse;

And Jesus withdrew with his disciples unto the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon -- a great multitude -- having heard how great things he was doing, came unto him.

and the scribes who are from Jerusalem having come down, said -- 'He hath Beelzeboul,' and -- 'By the ruler of the demons he doth cast out the demons.'

for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever hath not, also that which he hath shall be taken from him.'

And, having seen Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed before him,

and they began to call upon him to go away from their borders.

and he said to her, 'Daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go away in peace, and be whole from thy plague.'

As he is yet speaking, there come from the chief of the synagogue's house, certain, saying -- 'Thy daughter did die, why still dost thou harass the Teacher?'

And the multitudes saw them going away, and many recognised him, and by land from all the cities they ran thither, and went before them, and came together to him,

And gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,

and, coming from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.

and he answering said to them -- 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;

there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.

And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,

and he saith to them, 'So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him?

And he said -- 'That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'

And from thence having risen, he went away to the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and having entered into the house, he wished none to know, and he was not able to be hid,

And again, having gone forth from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis,

And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue,

and if I shall let them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way, for certain of them are come from far.'

and the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the heaven, tempting him;

And as they are coming down from the mount, he charged them that they may declare to no one the things that they saw, except when the Son of Man may rise out of the dead;

And he questioned his father, 'How long time is it since this came to him?' and he said, 'From childhood,

but from the beginning of the creation, a male and a female God did make them;

And he answering said to him, 'Teacher, all these did I keep from my youth.'

And they come to Jericho, and as he is going forth from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, a son of Timaeus -- Bartimaeus the blind -- was sitting beside the way begging,

and many did spread their garments in the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way.

And on the morrow, they having come forth from Bethany, he hungered,

and Jesus answering said to it, 'No more from thee -- to the age -- may any eat fruit;' and his disciples were hearing.

And in the morning, passing by, they saw the fig-tree having been dried up from the roots,

the baptism of John -- from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.'

And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

But if we may say, From men,' -- they were fearing the people, for all were holding John that he was indeed a prophet;

and he sent unto the husbandmen at the due time a servant, that from the husbandmen he may receive from the fruit of the vineyard,

from the Lord was this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.'

And Jesus, having seen him that he answered with understanding, said to him, 'Thou art not far from the reign of God;' and no one any more durst question him.

for those days shall be tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the creation that God created, till now, and may not be;

and then he shall send his messengers, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the end of the earth unto the end of heaven.

'And from the fig-tree learn ye the simile: when the branch may already become tender, and may put forth the leaves, ye know that nigh is the summer;

And having gone forward a little, he fell upon the earth, and was praying, that, if it be possible the hour may pass from him,

and he said, 'Abba, Father; all things are possible to Thee; make this cup pass from me; but, not what I will, but what Thou.'

And immediately -- while he is yet speaking -- cometh near Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders;

and he, having left the linen cloth, did flee from them naked.

and when they had mocked him, they took the purple from off him, and clothed him in his own garments, and they led him forth, that they may crucify him.

And they impress a certain one passing by -- Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the field, the father of Alexander and Rufus -- that he may bear his cross,

save thyself, and come down from the cross!'

The Christ! the king of Israel -- let him come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe;' and those crucified with him were reproaching him.

and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,