Then He said to the disciples, "The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of man [i.e., the time when the Messiah would deliver His people from tribulation], but you will not see it [i.e., such deliverance would not occur during their lifetimes].

Whosoever seeketh to preserve his life shall lose it; and whosoever would lose it, shall preserve it.

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

And will not God avenge the wrongs of His own People who cry aloud to Him day and night, although He seems slow in taking action on their behalf?

And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

Jesus answer'd, by divine assistance men may do that which would be otherwise impossible.

And he cried aloud, saying - Jesus, son of David! have mercy upon me!

And those who went ahead rebuked him, so that he would be quiet, but he cried out much more, Thou son of David, be merciful to me.

Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

Wherefore, he ran before, and climbed up into a wild fig tree to see him. For he should come that same way.

As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God would be revealed immediately.

And why did you not give my money to the bank, and I, [when I] returned, would have collected it with interest?'

But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

When He came into full view of the city, He wept aloud over it, and exclaimed,

saying, “If [only] you had known on this day [of salvation], even you, the things which make for peace [and on which peace depends]! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

and raze you and your children within you to the ground, leaving not one stone upon another within you ??and all because you would not understand when God was visiting you."

if we should assert, it was a human contrivance, the populace would stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him [some] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed [after] beating [him].

And the chief priests and the scribes would have laid hands on Him at that very time, but were afraid of the people: for they perceived that He had spoken this parable against them.

So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be honest men in order to trap him in what he would say. They wanted to hand him over to the jurisdiction of the governor,

They said to Him, "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.

But even Moses showed that dead people would be raised in the incident about the bush [Ex. 3:6], where he called the Lord, 'Abraham's God, and Isaac's God, and Jacob's God.'

Now in the daytime Jesus was teaching in [the porches and courts of] the temple, but at night He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.

Then all the people would come early in the morning to hear Him in the temple complex.

And the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses were looking for a way to kill Jesus because they were afraid of the people [i.e., that people would riot if it were done during the Festival. See Matt. 26:5].

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

So, they went and found [everything] just as Jesus told them [it would be], and they prepared for the Passover meal.

They began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.

And, he, said unto them - The kings of the nations, lord it over them, and, they who wield authority over them, benefactors, are called.

But I prayed earnestly for you, that your faith would not fail [to be strong]. And when you have turned back [i.e., from going astray briefly], provide [spiritual] support to your brothers."

And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock will not crow this day, before thou wilt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

And he said unto them, When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing.

And he said unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet; and he that hath none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.

saying, Father, if thou wilt remove this cup from me: but then, not my will, but thine be done.

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

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

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

Peter reply'd, man, I don't know what you would say, and immediately while he was yet speaking, the cock crew.

And the Lord turned, and looked at Peter; and Peter was put in mind of the declaration of the Lord, how he had said to him - Before, a cock, crow this day, thou wilt deny me thrice!

And he went out and wept aloud bitterly.

blindfolding him they would ask him, "Prophesy, tell us who struck you?"

But he said unto them - If I should tell, you, in nowise would ye believe,

and if I should ask you, ye would not answer me at all, nor let me go;

But they cried aloud, with the whole throng, saying - Away with this man! and release unto us Barabbas: -

And they continued to shout aloud, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him.

and let loose unto them, him that for insurrection, and murder, was cast into prison, whom they desired: and delivered Jesus to do with him what they would.

But these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they would not believe them.

But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel and set our nation free. Indeed, besides all this, it is the third day since these things happened.

And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

Then He opened their minds [miraculously ?] so they would understand the Scriptures.

and said to them, "Thus it is written [that] the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,

and repentance and the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

This one came for a witness, in order that he could testify about the light, so that all would believe through him.

John gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying, "This is He of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me,' for He was before me."

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

I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."

Then He said to them, "Come, and you will see." So, they went and saw where He was staying and they stayed with Him that day. It was about ten o'clock in the morning. [Note: Hour designations in this book are being calculated by Roman time, but this would have been

The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

Jesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all

He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how would ye believe, if I told you heavenly things?

so that everyone who believes in him would have eternal life.

"For this is how God loved the world: He gave his unique Son so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life.

Because God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world would be saved through him.

For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

Jacob's [spring-fed] well was there so Jesus, tired from His [long] journey, sat down beside the well just as He was [i.e., before doing anything else]. It was about six o'clock in the morning [Note: This would have been

Therefore, the Samaritan woman asked Him, "Why is it that you, being a Jew, would ask a Samaritan woman [like me] for a drink?" (For Jews do not have any fellowship with Samaritans). [Note: The reason for this stemmed from longstanding religious, cultural and ethnic prejudices].

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

You would say, Four months from now is the time of the grain-cutting. Take a look, I say to you, at the fields; they are even now white for cutting.

So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

Then said Jesus to him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye would not believe.

Then he asked them what the [exact] time was when his son began to get better. They said to him, "[It was] yesterday at seven o'clock in the morning that the fever left him." [Note: This would have been

because an angel would go down into the pool from time to time and stir up the water. Then the first one who got in after the water was stirred up recovered from whatever ailment he had].

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

so that all would honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. The man not honoring the Son, does not honor the Father who sent him.

If I gave witness about myself, my witness would not be true.

He was a burning, and a shining light; and ye would for a season have rejoiced in his light.

"You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. If another should come in his own name, you would accept that one!

For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

Philip replied to him, "Two hundred denarii [worth of] bread would not be enough for them, in order that each one could receive a little."

And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

Then would they have received him into the ship, and the ship was by and by at the land whither they went.

"How," they asked, "are we to do the work that God would have us do?"

"The work that God would have you do," answered Jesus, "is to believe in him whom God sent as his Messenger."

Now this is the will of the one who sent me: that everyone whom he has given me, I would not lose [any] of them, but raise them up on the last day.

For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks at the Son and believes in him would have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."

Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

But there are some of you who do not believe. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would deliver him up.

As a result of this many of His disciples abandoned Him, and no longer walked with Him.

Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, Would ye also go away?

Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Now he spoke of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, for it was he who would betray him, being one of the twelve.