and the Pharisee having seen, did wonder that he did not first baptize himself before the dinner.

Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

A curse is on you! for you are like the resting-places of dead men, which are not seen, and men go walking over them without knowledge of it.

therefore you are witnesses, and approve the deed of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build.

so those living today will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that was shed since the foundation of the world,

'Woe to you, the lawyers, because ye took away the key of the knowledge; yourselves ye did not enter; and those coming in, ye did hinder.'

and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it shall not be forgiven.

But if this is how God clothes the grass which is in the field today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You of little faith!

'Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;

"You must keep your belts tight and your lamps burning,

And Peter said to him, Lord, did thou speak this parable to us, or also to all?

And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

And there were present certain at that time, telling him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate did mingle with their sacrifices;

I tell you, certainly not. On the contrary, if you are not penitent you will all perish as they did.

I tell you, certainly not. On the contrary, if you do not repent you will all perish just as they did."

And he spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit upon it and did not find any.

So he said to the gardener, 'Behold, {for three years} I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and did not find [any]. Cut it down! Why should it even exhaust the soil?'

and Jesus having seen her, did call her near, and said to her, 'Woman, thou hast been loosed from thy infirmity;'

and this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom the Adversary bound, lo, eighteen years, did it not behove to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?'

When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated, and all the people were delighted at all the splendid things that he did.

It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.'

It is like leaven, which a woman, having taken, did hide in three measures of meal, till that all was leavened.'

then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets;

And He said to them, “Go and tell that fox [that sly, cowardly man], ‘Listen carefully: I cast out demons and perform healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I reach My goal.’

Nevertheless I must travel on today and tomorrow and the day after that—for it cannot be that a prophet would die outside of Jerusalem.

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that is killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto her, how often did I will to gather together thy children, as a hen her brood under the wings, and ye did not will.

But they did not say anything. So, Jesus took hold of the [sick] man, and [after] healing him, sent him away.

and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

And he said also to him who did call him, 'When thou mayest make a dinner or a supper, be not calling thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kindred, nor rich neighbours, lest they may also call thee again, and a recompense may come to thee;

And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

And the slave said, 'Master, I did what you ordered me to do, and still there is room [at the dinner table].'

And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

having risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee,

and the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

and he said to him -- Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

But he became angry and did not want to go in. So his father came out [and] began to implore him.

and he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

If therefore ye did not become faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you what is true?

And if ye did not become faithful in the alien, who will give thine to you?

Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a letter of the Law to fail and become void.

In Hades (the realm of the dead), being in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom (paradise).

And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

Thus ye also, when ye did all the things that were commanded you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen, because we have done what we are obligated to do.

and one of them having seen that he was healed did turn back, with a loud voice glorifying God,

There were not found who did turn back to give glory to God, except this alien;'

But first he must suffer a great deal and be rejected by those living today.

the same thing shall happen in the son of man's time as did in Noah's days.

They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

And they asked Him, “Where, Lord?” He answered, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will be gathered.”

saying, "There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.

But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,

And he said, 'All these I did keep from my youth;'

And Peter said, 'Lo, we left all, and did follow thee;'

[The Romans] will flog Him and kill Him, but on the third day He will rise again [from the dead]."

And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.

and presently he did receive sight, and was following him, glorifying God; and all the people, having seen, did give praise to God.

When Jesus reached the place, He looked up and said to him, “Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”

and he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

And Jesus said unto him -- 'To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

As the people were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell them a parable. He did so because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought that the Kingdom of God was going to be proclaimed at once.

and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

'And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

I was [always] afraid of you, because you are a stern man; you pick up what you did not lay down and you reap what you did not sow.’

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

Then why did you not [at the very least] put my money in a bank? Then on my return, I would have collected it with interest.’

but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'

having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring it;

and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it.

saying, "If you, even you, had known today the things which belong to your peace! But now, they are hidden from your eyes.

and they will level you to the ground, you [Jerusalem] and your children within you. They will not leave in you one stone on another, all because you did not [come progressively to] recognize [from observation and personal experience] the time of your visitation [when God was gracious toward you and offered you salvation].”

Saying as he did so: "Scripture says--'My House shall be a House of Prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.'"

Day after day he taught within the temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, and so did the leaders of the people,

and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.

did the baptism of John come from heaven or from men?"

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?

And they answered, they did not know whence.

and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.

'And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

And they were not able to get hold of anything Jesus said in front of the people. And they marveled at His answer and did not say anything [further].

And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,

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.

[Now] there were these seven brothers; the first one got married, but when he died he did not leave any children behind.

Then the second one did the same thing.

and the third took her, and likewise also the seven did not leave children and died.

When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.

But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.

Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.