Wherever the dead body is, there will the vultures flock together.

For as in the days before the flood: they did eat and drink, marry, and were married, even unto the day that Noah entered in to the ship,

and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.

'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;

For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;

and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, 'Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

“The one who had received one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a harsh and demanding man, reaping [the harvest] where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter seed.

But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;

Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

'Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?

and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?

and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

And these [i.e., the ones at His left side] will go away to never ending punishment, but those who did what was right will go to never ending life."

But Jesus, knowing [this], said to them, "Why do you cause trouble for the woman? For she has done a good deed for me.

For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

And He said, Go into the city, to such a man, and tell him, The master saith, my time is near, I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples: and the disciples did as Jesus ordered them,

And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

And he answering said, 'He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat, this is my body;'

But after I am come back from the dead, I will go before you into Galilee.

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 he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, 'Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;'

Then saith Jesus to him, 'Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish;

"But if I did, how could the Scriptures be fulfilled that say that thus it must happen?"

In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me.

and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,

But Jesus did not say anything. So, the head priest said to Him, "I command you [to swear] by the living God, [and] to tell us if you are the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one], the Son of God!"

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

and again did he deny with an oath -- 'I have not known the man.'

Then began he to anathematise, and to swear -- 'I have not known the man;' and immediately did a cock crow,

and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, he having said to him -- 'Before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me;' and having gone without, he did weep bitterly.

and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What -- to us? thou shalt see!'

and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.

And they made a decision to get with the silver the potter's field, as a place for the dead of other countries.

(For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.)

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord did appoint to me.'

And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor did question him, saying, 'Art thou the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said to him, 'Thou sayest.'

And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,

And he did not answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor did wonder greatly.

He did this because he knew that they had handed him over out of jealousy.

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

And the governor said, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, 'Let be crucified.'

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;'

Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up that he may be crucified;

then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;

And when they came to the place named Golgotha, that is to say, Dead Man's Head,

they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and [when he] tasted [it] he did not want to drink [it].

And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

And with similar language also did the chief priests, insulting him, with the scribes and elders, and Pharisees,

The robbers also that were crucified with him did the same, and reproached him.

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

And the resting-places of the dead came open; and the bodies of a number of sleeping saints came to life;

And coming out of their resting-places, after he had come again from the dead, they went into the holy town and were seen by a number of people.

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

And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth (burial wrapping),

And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, seated by the place of the dead.

Saying, Sir, we have in mind how that false man said, while he was still living, After three days I will come again from the dead.

Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.

and they, having gone, did make the sepulchre secure, having sealed the stone, together with the watch.

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

And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

And as they went to bring his disciples word, behold also, Jesus met them, saying, Hail! And they coming up took him by the feet, and did him homage.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

And when they saw him, they did homage to him: but some doubted.

teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days -- till the full end of the age.'

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

I indeed did baptize you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

and a voice came out of the heavens, 'Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

And they marveled at his learning. For he taught them as one that had power with him, and not as the scribes did.

saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you arethe Holy One of God!"

And after convulsing him the unclean spirit did come out of him with a loud cry.

And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.

Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying as he did so: "I am willing; become clean."

But he, as soon as he was departed, began to tell many things and to publish the deed, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every quarter.

and he rose immediately, and having taken up the couch, he went forth before all, so that all were astonished, and do glorify God, saying -- 'Never thus did we see.'

and passing by, he saw Levi of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, 'Be following me,' and he, having risen, did follow him.

Jesus heard the words, and He said, "It is not the healthy who require a doctor, but the sick: I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees did fast, and they therefore came and said unto him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?"

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.