And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "David's."

He said to them, "How then does David, by the Spirit, call him 'Lord,' saying,

The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put under your feet all those who are against you?

Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:

said, the Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses's chair.

But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.

While He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to Him by themselves, and said, "Tell us when this is to take place, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age."

And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked.

And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out.

“Later the rest of the virgins also came and said, ‘Master, master, open up for us!’

But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.

The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. Look, I’ve earned five more talents.’

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

And he who had the two talents came and said, Lord, you gave into my care two talents: see, I have got two more.

His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

Then the master said, "Take the talent from him and give it to the man who has the ten talents,

And when Jesus had come to the end of all these words, he said to his disciples,

But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.

When the disciples saw it, they were very indignant, and said, "Why such waste?

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

Then one of the twelve, who is called Judas Iscariot, having gone unto the chief priests, said,

[and] said, "What are you willing to give me if I in turn deliver him to you?" So they set out for him thirty silver coins.

On the first day of the Passover Feast the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Where do you want us to get the Passover supper ready for you to eat?"

And he said, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I am celebrating the Passover with you with my disciples." '

And the disciples did as Jesus had said to them; and they made ready the Passover.

When the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they ate he said, Verily I say to you, One of you will betray me.

And [while] they were eating he said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me."

And they were very said, and said to him, one by one, Is it I, Lord?

And he answered [and] said, "The one who dips his hand in the bowl with me--this one will betray me.

And Judas, the one who was betraying him, answered [and] said, "{Surely I am not he, am I}, Rabbi?" He said to him, "You have said [it]."

Now [while] they were eating Jesus took bread and, [after] giving thanks, he broke [it], and giving [it] to the disciples, he said, "Take, eat, this is my body."

Then He took a cup, and after giving thanks, He gave it to them and said, “Drink from it, all of you.

And when they had said grace, they went out into Mount Olivet.

Then Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away because of me during this night, for it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!"

Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you that during this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times!"

Peter said to him, "Even if it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!" And all the disciples said the same [thing].

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go over there [and] pray."

Then he said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake with me."

Then advancing a little further, he fell prostrate in prayer, and said, "O my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not mine, but thy will be done."

And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "So, were you not able to stay awake with me one hour?

Again, a second time he went away, and said in prayer, O my Father, if this may not go from me without my taking it, let your pleasure be done.

And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer.

Then he came to the disciples and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them. "The man whom I kiss," he had said, "will be the one; arrest him."

And he came up to Jesus immediately [and] said, "Greetings, Rabbi," and kissed him.

And Jesus said to him, "Friend, [do that] for which you have come." Then they came up [and] laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.

Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place! For all who take up the sword will die by the sword.

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me? Every day in the temple [courts] I sat teaching, and you did not arrest me!

But they did not find any, although many came forward with false evidence. Later on, however, two men came forward and said:

[and] said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild [it] within three days.'"

And the high priest stood up [and] said to him, "Do you reply nothing? What are these [people] testifying against you?"

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I put you under oath by the living God, that you tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

Jesus said to him, "You have said [it]. But I tell you, from now [on] you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven."

Then the high priest tore his clothes, and said, "He has uttered blasphemy, What more evidence do we need? You have just heard His blasphemy.

What do you think?" And they answered [and] said, "{He deserves death}!"

and said, “Prophesy to us, Messiah! Who hit You?”

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a female slave came up to him [and] said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."

But he denied it before them all, and said, "I do not understand what you mean."

And [when he] went out to the gateway, another [female slave] saw him and said to those [who were] there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."

And again he said with an oath, I have no knowledge of the man.

And after a little [while] those who were standing there came up [and] said to Peter, "You really are [one] of them also, because even your accent {reveals who you are}."

Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.

And Peter remembered the statement Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times," and he went outside [and] wept bitterly.

saying, "I have sinned [by] betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What [is that] to us? You see to [it]!"

And they said, What is that to us? See thou to it. And having thrown down the pieces of silver in the temple, he withdrew and went and hanged himself.

But the chief priests took the silver coins [and] said, "It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is {blood money}."

Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said, "And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one who had been priced, [on] whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel,

So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And Jesus said, "You say [so]."

When however the High Priests and the Elders kept bringing their charges against Him, He said not a word in reply.

Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear how many [things] they are testifying against you?"

but he made no answer to any thing he said, so that the governor was very much surpriz'd.

So [after] they had assembled, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to release for you--Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called Christ?"

While he was sitting on the tribunal a message came to him from his wife. "Have nothing to do with that innocent man," she said, "for during the night I have suffered terribly in a dream through him."

So the governor answered [and] said to them, "Which of the two do you want me to release for you?" And they said, "Barabbas!"

Pilate said to them, "What then should I do [with] Jesus, the one who is called Christ?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"

And he said, "Why? What wrong has he done?" But they began to shout even louder, saying, "Let him be crucified!"

So Pilate, since he saw that he was making no headway with them, but that a riot was about to break out instead, took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, and said, "I am not responsible for this man's death; you must see to it yourselves."

And all the people answered [and] said, "His blood [be] on us and on our children!"

And having twisted some thorns into a crown, put it on his head, and a rod in his right hand, and then, going down on their knees before him, they mocked him. "Long life to you, King of the Jews!" they said.

And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

saying, "You who [said you] would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself [from dying]; if you [really] are the Son of God, come down from the cross."

And in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,

he saved others, said they, but cannot save himself: if he be the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

He trusts in God; let him deliver him now if he wants to, because he said, 'I am the Son of God'!"

And the thieves who were on the crosses said evil words to him.

And some of those who were standing there, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man is summoning Elijah!"

But the others said, "Leave [him] alone! let us see if Elijah is coming to save him."

And the army captain and his men, who were keeping guard over Jesus, who felt the earthquake and saw all that was taking place, were terribly frightened, and said, "Surely this was God's Son."

The next day--that is, the day following the Preparation-Day- -the Chief Priests and Pharisees came in a body to Pilate, and said:

saying, "Sir, we remember that [while] that deceiver was still alive he said, 'After three days I will rise.'

Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make [it] as secure as you know how."

But the angel answered [and] said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

He is not here, for he has been raised, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying.

And go quickly and give his disciples the news that he has come back from the dead, and is going before you into Galilee; there you will see him, as I have said to you.

Then Jesus met them Himself, and said, "Good morning!" And they went up to Him and clasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid! Go tell my brothers that they should go to Galilee, and there they will see me."