"See," said he, "we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of man will be betrayed to the high priests and the Scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will hand him over to the Gentiles,

Presently there came up to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and said, "Teacher, we wish you would do for us whatever we ask you."

"What is it you want me to do for you?" said he.

They answered, "Allow us to sit, one at your right hand, and the other at your left hand, in your glory."

"You know not what you are asking," said Jesus. "Can you drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"

but a seat upon my right hand or my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been reserved."

When they heard this the ten began to be indignant at James and John, so Jesus called them to him and said:

Then Jesus stood still, saying, "Call him." So they called the blind man, and said, "Courage, rise, he is calling you."

"What do you want me to do?" said Jesus, addressing him. And the blind man answered, "O Rabboni, that I might receive my sight!"

"Go," said Jesus, "your own faith has saved you," and immediately he received his sight, and began to follow Jesus along the road.

Jesus sent two of his disciples and told them. "Go to that village in front of you, and immediately on entering it you will find a colt tied, upon which no man has ever sat; untie him and bring him here.

So, addressing the tree, he said, "Let no man ever more eat fruit from you." And the disciples heard it.

"Is it not written," he said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But you have made it a den of robbers."

"Take hold on God's faithfulness," said Jesus to them in reply.

So their answer to Jesus was, "We do not know." "Neither will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."

Presently Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "There was once a man," he said, "who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine-press, built a tower, rented it to tenants, and went abroad.

"But those tenants said to themselves. 'Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

What will the owner of the Vineyard do?" "He will come and put the tenants to death," they said, "and will give the vineyard to others."

So when they came, they said: "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and are not afraid of any one, for you do not regard the face of men; nay, but you reach the way of God in truth. Is it right to pay poll-tax to Caesar or not?

Shall we pay, or not pay?" But he, knowing well their hypocrisy, said to them. "Why are you testing me? Bring me a dollar for me to look at."

And Jesus said, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God, the things that are God's." They were amazed at him.

"Admirably said, O Teacher," exclaimed the Scribe. "You have truthfully said that He is one,

Jesus saw that he had answered with discrimination, and said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that no one ventured to question him.

David himself said in the Holy Spirit, "The Lord said to my Lord, 'Sit at my right hand until I make thy foes the footstool of thy feet.'

and in his teaching he said: "Look out for the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and to receive salutations in the street, and to have prominent places in the synagogues,

Then Jesus took his seat opposite the treasury and watched the people putting their offerings into the chest. Many rich people were putting in large sums.

On this he called his disciples to him, and said: "I tell you solemnly that this poor widow has put in more than all who have put their offerings into the treasury;

As Jesus was walking out of the Temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and buildings these are!"

but, "Not on a feast-day," they said, "for fear there should be a riot among the people."

Some of those who were present said among themselves indignantly. "Why has the perfume been wasted like this?

So they began upbraiding her, but Jesus said: "Let her alone. Why are you troubling her?

While they were at the table, eating, Jesus said solemnly. "It is one of you who will betray me??ne who is eating with me."

"It is one of the Twelve," said Jesus, "one who is dipping into the same dish with me.

and he said: "This is my covenant blood, which is poured out for many.

And Jesus said to them. "All of you are about to stumble, for it is written, 'I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered abroad.'"

Jesus said to him, "I tell you in solemn truth that you yourself, today on this very night, before the cock crow twice, shall three times disown me."

So they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

and he said to them. "My soul is full of anguish, even unto death; wait here, and keep watch."

"Abba, Father," he said, "all things are possible with thee. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what thou wilt."

Then he came and found them asleep, and he said to Peter. "Are you sleeping, Simon? Could you not keep watch one hour?

Then he came the third time, and said: "Sleep on now, and take your rest! It is over. My hour is come. Look! the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Now the betrayer had given them a sign. "The one I kiss," he said, "is the man. Arrest him, and take him away safely."

So he came and going straight up to Jesus he said:

But he remained silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest questioned him. "Are you the Christ," he said, "the Son of the Blessed?"

She looked at him, and said, "You too were with the Nazarene, Jesus."

But he denied it. He said: "I don't know, I don't understand what you are saying." Then he went out into the porch, and the cock crew.

Pilate questioned him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" In reply Jesus said, "It is as you say."

"Do you make no answer?" he said,

Then they began to salute him. "Hail, King of the Jews," they said.

In the same way the high priests also, as well as the Scribes, kept on mocking him to themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but himself he cannot save.

When they heard this, some of the bystanders said, "Listen, he is calling for Elijah."

Then the army captain, who was standing facing Jesus when he thus died, said, "in truth this man was a Son of God."

and upon entering the tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe.

They were terrified, but he said to them. "Do not be terrified! You are seeking Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified? He is risen; he is not here. See, the place where they laid him!

So they went out, and ran from the tomb, for they were trembling and amazed; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid??9 Now after his resurrection, early on the first day of the week he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

And he said to them. "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

who was a descendant of Aaron. They were both righteous in the sight of the Lord, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the law, blameless.

Then there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

But the Angel said to him. "Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.

"For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, "He shall drink neither wine nor strong drink, "He shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from the hour of his birth,

"How shall I be sure of this?" said Zachariah to the Angel. "For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."

The angel went in and said to her. "Joy to you, highly favored one! "The Lord is with you."

when the angel said to her. "Fear not Mary, for you have found grace with God.

And Mary said to the angel. "How can this be? For I have no husband?"

"The Holy Spirit shall come upon you," said the angel, "and the power of the most High shall overshadow you, and therefore the holy offspring which is born, shall be called the son of God.

Then Mary said: "Behold I am Lord's slave. Let it be to me as you have said." Then the angel departed from her.

Soon after this Mary set out and hastened unto the hill-country to a town in Judah;

And Mary said: "My soul doth magnify the Lord,

when his mother said, "No, he is to be called John."

Said they, "You have no relatives of that name!"

"To give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, And to guide our feet into the paths of peace."

When suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them; and they feared with a great fear. The angel said to them.

Now when the angels had left them, and gone away to heaven, the shepherds said to one to another, "Let us go now even to Bethlehem, and see this saying which has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us."

he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

And while his father and mother were marveling at the words that were spoken concerning him, Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother.

"Behold this child is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

When they saw him they were astonished, and his mother said to him "Child, why have you treated us so? Behold your father and I have been looking for you in anguish."

And the crowd began to ask him questions. "What shall we do then?" they asked. In reply he said to them.

There came to him publicans also to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what must we do?"

And he said to them, "Exact no more than the sum allowed you."

The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God tell this stone to become bread."

And the devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time, and the devil said to him.

Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and caused him to stand upon the Temple roof, and said to him. "If you really are the Son of God throw yourself down here;

"It has been said," replied Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord, thy God."

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me Because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, He has sent me to proclaim release to the prisoners, And recovery of sight to the blind; To set at liberty those that are bruised,

Then rolling up the papyrus, he gave it back to the attendant and sat down.

But he said to them. "I must preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other towns also; for that is what I was sent to do."

He went on board one of the boats which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little way from land. Then he sat down and continued to teach the crowd from the boat.

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."

Another time when he was in one of their cities, there was a man there full of leprosy. And he, upon seeing Jesus, fell on his face and implored him. "Lord," he said, "if only you choose you can make me clean."

And he stretched out his hand and touching him, said: "I do choose; be made clean."

And instantly the leprosy left him. Jesus ordered him to tell no one, "But be off," he said, "show yourself to the priest, and make the offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you!"

But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins (he said to the paralytic), "I bid you rise, take up your bed, and go to your house."

Astonishment fell upon them all, and they began to glorify God, and they were filled with awe, and they said, "We have seen strange things today."

After this he went forth and noticed a tax-gatherer, named Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, "Follow me."

Again they said unto him. "Why do the disciples of John fast frequently, and make supplications, as also do the disciples of the Pharisees, but your disciples are eating and drinking?"

He also told them a parable. "No one," he said, "tears a piece from a new garment, and patches it upon an old one; otherwise he will tear the new garment, and the patch from the new will not mend the old.

He was all along aware of their thoughts; and he said to the man with the withered hand, "Rise, and stand there in the midst."