And they discussed [this] with one another, saying, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'

But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced [that] John was a prophet."

And they replied [that they] did not know where [it was] from.

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 he proceeded to send another slave, but they beat and dishonored that one also, [and] sent [him] away empty-handed.

And he proceeded to send a third, but they wounded [and] threw out this one also.

So the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

But [when] the tenant farmers saw him, they began to reason with one another, saying, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance will become ours!'

And they threw him out of the vineyard [and] killed [him]. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

He will come and destroy those tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others." And [when they] heard [this], they said, "[May this] never happen!"

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay [their] hands on him at [that] same hour, and they were afraid of the people, for they knew that he had told this parable with reference to them.

And they watched [him] closely [and] sent spies who pretended they were upright, in order that they could catch him in a statement, so that they could hand him over to the authority and the jurisdiction of the governor.

And they asked him, saying, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not {show partiality}, but teach the way of God in truth.

"Show me a denarius! Whose image and inscription does it have?" And they answered [and] said, "Caesar's."

And they were not able to catch [him] in a statement in the sight of the people, and astonished at his answer, they became silent.

for they are not even able to die any longer, because they are like the angels and are sons of God, [because they] are sons of the resurrection.

For they no longer dared to ask him anything.

But he said to them, "In what sense do they say [that] the Christ is David's son?

And they asked him, saying, "Teacher, when therefore will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign when these [things] are about to take place?"

"But before all these [things], they will lay their hands on you and will persecute [you], handing [you] over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

And you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death [some] of you.

and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in a cloud with power and great glory.

When they put out [foliage], now you see for yourselves [and] know that by this time the summer is near.

And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.

And they were delighted, and came to an agreement with him to give [him] money.

So they said to him, "Where do you want us to prepare [it]?"

So they went [and] found [everything] just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

And in the same way the cup after [they] had eaten, saying, "This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.

And they began to debate with one another who then of them it could be who was going to do this.

And he said to them, "When I sent you out without a money bag and a traveler's bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, [did you]?" And they said, "Nothing."

So they said, "Lord, behold, here [are] two swords!" And he said to them, "It is adequate."

And [when] those around him saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with the sword?"

And they arrested him [and] led [him] away and brought [him] into the house of the high priest. But Peter was following at a distance.

And [when they] had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them.

And the men who were guarding him began to mock him [while] they beat [him],

and [after] blindfolding him they repeatedly asked [him], saying, "Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?"

And they were saying many other [things] against him, reviling [him].

And when day came, the council of elders of the people gathered, both chief priests and scribes, and they led him away to their Sanhedrin,

So they all said, "Are you then the Son of God?" And he said to them, "You say that I am."

And they said, "Why do we have need [of] further testimony? For [we] ourselves have heard [it] from his mouth!"

And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man misleading our nation and forbidding [us] to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying [he] himself is Christ, a king!"

But they insisted, saying, "He incites the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea and beginning from Galilee as far as here."

And both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on [that] same day, {for they had previously been enemies of one another}.

But they all cried out in unison, saying, "Take this man away, and release for us Barabbas!"

but they kept crying out, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!

But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries [that] he be crucified. And their cries prevailed.

And he released the one who had been thrown into prison because of insurrection and murder, whom they were asking for, but Jesus he handed over to their will.

And as they led him away, they seized Simon, a certain [man] of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, [and] placed the cross on him, to carry [it] behind Jesus.

For behold, days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that did not give birth, and [the] breasts that did not nurse!'

Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'

For if they do these [things] {when the wood is green}, what will happen {when it is dry}?"

And when they came to the place that is called "The Skull," there they crucified him, and the criminals, the one on [his] right and the other on [his] left.

[[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."]] And they cast lots to divide his clothes.

And all the crowds that had come together for this spectacle, [when they] saw the things that had happened, returned [home] beating [their] breasts.

And they returned [and] prepared fragrant spices and perfumes, and on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Now on the first [day] of the week, at very early dawn, they came back to the tomb bringing the fragrant spices which they had prepared.

And they found the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,

but [when they] went in, they did not find the body.

And it happened that while they were perplexed about this, behold, two men in gleaming clothing stood near them.

And [as] they were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, "Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

And they remembered his words,

and [when they] returned from the tomb, they reported all these [things] to the eleven and to all the rest.

And these words appeared to them as nonsense, and they refused to believe them.

and they were conversing with one another about all these [things] that had happened.

And it happened that while they were conversing, and discussing, Jesus himself also approached [and] began to go along with them,

And he said to them, "What [are] these matters that you are discussing with one another [as you] are walking along?" And they stood still, looking sad.

And he said to them, "What [things]?" So they said to him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, a man who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people,

and [when they] did not find his body, they came back saying [they] had seen even a vision of angels, who said [that] he was alive!

And some of those with us went out to the tomb and found [it] like this, just as the women had also said, but him they did not see."

And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he acted as though he was going farther.

And they urged him strongly, saying, "Stay with us, because it is [getting] toward evening, and by this time the day is far spent." And he went in to stay with them.

And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became invisible to them.

And they said to one another, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he was speaking with us on the road, while he was explaining the scriptures to us?"

And they got up [that] same hour [and] returned to Jerusalem and found the eleven and those with them assembled,

And they began describing {what happened} on the road, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

And [while] they were saying these [things], he himself stood there among them.

But they were startled and became terrified, [and] thought [they] had seen a ghost.

And [while] they were still disbelieving because of joy and were marveling, he said to them, "Do you have anything {to eat} here?"

So they gave him a piece of broiled fish,

And they worshiped him [and] returned to Jerusalem with great joy.

And they were {continually} in the temple [courts] praising God.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they could ask him, "Who are you?"

And they asked him, "Then who [are] you? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not!" "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No!"

Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

(And they had been sent from the Pharisees.)

And they asked him and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

And the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.

And Jesus, turning around and seeing them following [him], said to them, "What do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means [when] translated "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

He said to them, "Come and you will see!" So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day (it was about the tenth hour).

And [when the] wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine!"

Jesus said to them, "Fill the water jars with water." And they filled them to the brim.

And he said to them, "Now draw [some] out and take [it] to the head steward. So they took [it].

and said to him, "{Everyone} serves the good wine first, and whenever they are drunk, the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!"

After this he went down to Capernaum, and his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there {a few} days.

So when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.

Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name [because they] saw his signs which he was doing.

But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, in order that his deeds may be revealed, that they are done in God.

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and they were coming and were being baptized.

And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, about whom you testified--look, this one is baptizing, and all are coming to him!"