Six days after this Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up on a high mountain, off by themselves. And his appearance underwent a change in their presence,

And a cloud came and overshadowed them, and from the cloud came a voice, "This is my Son, my Beloved. Listen to him,"

And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

Why, I tell you, not only has Elijah come, but people have treated him just as they pleased, as the Scripture says about him."

And all the people were amazed when they saw him, and they ran up to him and greeted him.

and wherever it seizes him it convulses him, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth; and he is wasting away. I told your disciples to drive it out, and they could not do it."

He answered them and said, "O you unbelieving people, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

And they brought the boy to him. As soon as the spirit saw him, it convulsed the boy, and he fell down on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

"From his childhood, and many a time it has thrown him into the fire or into the water, to put an end to him. But if there is anything you can do, take pity on us and help us!"

Jesus said to him, " 'If there is anything I can do!' Everything is possible for one who has faith!"

Then Jesus, seeing that a crowd was rapidly gathering, reproved the foul spirit and said to it, "You deaf and dumb spirit, get out of him, I charge you, and never enter him again!"

And it gave a cry and convulsed him terribly, and went out of him. And the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead.

But Jesus grasped his hand and made him rise, and he stood up.

When he had gone home, and his disciples were alone with him, they asked him, "Why could not we drive it out?"

for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and three days after he is killed he will rise again."

But they did not understand what he meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

And he took a child and made him stand among them, and he put his arms around him, and said to them,

"Whoever welcomes one child like this on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not me but him who has sent me."

John said to him, "Master, we saw a man driving out demons with your name, and we told him not to do so, for he was not one of our followers."

But Jesus said, "Do not tell him not to do so, for there is no one who will use my name to do a mighty act, and be able soon after to abuse me.

And he left that place and went into the district of Judea and crossed the Jordan, and crowds of people again gathered about him, and again he taught them as he was accustomed to do.

Some Pharisees came up, and in order to test him asked him whether a man should be allowed to divorce his wife.

When they reached the house the disciples asked him about this again.

And people brought children to him to have him touch them, but the disciples reproved them for it.

As he was starting again on his journey, a man came running up to him, and knelt at his feet and asked him, "Good master, what must I do to make sure of eternal life?"

But Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God himself.

But he said to him, "Master, I have obeyed all these commandments ever since I was a child."

And Jesus looked at him and loved him, and he said to him, "There is one thing that you lack. Go, sell all you have, and give the money to the poor, and then you will have riches in heaven; and come back and be a follower of mine."

They were perfectly astounded and said to him, "Then who can be saved?"

Peter started to say to him, "Well, we have left all we had, and have followed you."

As they went on their way up to Jerusalem, Jesus walked ahead of them, and they were in dismay, and those who still followed were afraid. And he took the Twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

"See!" he said, "we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and hand him over to the heathen

and they will ridicule him and spit on him and flog him and kill him; and three days after he will rise again."

And Zebedee's two sons, James and John, came up to him and said, "Master, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

They said to him, "Let us sit one at your right hand and one at your left, in your triumph."

They said to him, "Yes, we can." Jesus said to them, "Then you shall drink what I am drinking, and you shall undergo the baptism that I am undergoing;

And Jesus called them to him, and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule the heathen lord it over them, and their great men tyrannize over them;

Many of the people rebuked him and told him to be still. But he cried out all the louder, "You son of David, take pity on me!"

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man and said to him, "Courage now! Get up, he is calling you!"

Jesus spoke to him and said, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "Master, let me regain my sight!"

Jesus said to him, "Go your way. Your faith has cured you." And he immediately regained his sight and followed Jesus along the road.

And those in front and those behind shouted, "God bless him! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name!

Blessed be the reign of our father David which is coming! God bless him from on high!"

The high priests and the scribes heard of this, and they cast about for a way of destroying him, for they were afraid of him, for all the people were amazed at what he taught.

And Peter remembered about it and said to him, "Look, Master! The fig tree that you cursed is withered up!"

And whenever you stand up to pray, if you have a grievance against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven too may forgive you your offenses."

and said to him, "What authority have you for doing as you do? And who gave you a right to do as you are doing?"

And they argued with one another, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

And they took him and beat him and sent him back empty-handed.

And again he sent another slave to them. And they beat him over the head and treated him shamefully.

And he sent another; and him they killed; and so with many others, some they beat and some they killed.

He still had one left to send, a dearly loved son. He sent him to them last of all, thinking, 'They will respect my son.'

But the tenants said to one another, 'This is his heir! Come on, let us kill him, and the property will belong to us!'

So they took him and killed him, and threw his body outside of the vineyard.

And they tried to have him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that the illustration was aimed at them. And they left him and went away.

They sent some Pharisees and Herodians to him to entrap him in argument.

And they came up and said to him, "Master, we know that you tell the truth regardless of the consequences, for you are not guided by personal considerations, but teach the way of God with sincerity. Is it right to pay the poll tax to the emperor or not?

And they brought him one. He said to them, "Whose head and title is this?" And they told him, "The emperor's."

And Jesus said, "Pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!" And they were astonished at him.

Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him a question.

But as to the dead being raised, have you never read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

One of the scribes came up and heard them arguing. He saw that Jesus had answered them well, and he asked him, "Which is the first of all the commands?"

The scribe said to him, "Really, Master, you have finely said that he stands alone, and there is none but he,

and to love him with one's whole heart, one's whole understanding, and one's whole strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self is far more than all these burnt-offerings and sacrifices."

And Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully, and he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God!" And no one ventured to ask him any more questions.

David himself calls him lord, and how can he be his son?" The mass of the people liked to hear him.

And he called his disciples to him and said, "I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all these others who have been putting money into the treasury.

As he was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Master! What wonderful stones and buildings!"

Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be torn down."

As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him, apart from the others,

It was now two days before the festival of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread. And the high priests and scribes were casting about for a way to arrest him by stealth and put him to death,

They were delighted to hear it and promised to pay him for it. So he was watching for an opportunity to betray him to them.

On the first day of the festival of Unleavened Bread, on which it was customary to kill the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples said to him, "Where do you wish us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover supper?"

So he sent away two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go into the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him,

And they were hurt, and said to him one after another, "Can it be I?"

For the Son of Man is indeed to go away as the Scriptures say of him, but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had never been born."

But Peter said to him, "Even if they all desert you, I will not!"

Jesus said to him, "I tell you, this very night before the cock crows twice you yourself will disown me three times!"

And he took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to feel distress and dread,

When he came back he found them asleep again, for they could hardly keep their eyes open; and they did not know what answer to make to him.

Just at that moment, while he was still speaking, Judas, who was one of the Twelve, came up, and with him a crowd of men with swords and clubs, from the high priests, scribes, and elders.

Now the man who betrayed him had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Seize him and take him safely away."

So when he came he went straight up to Jesus and said, "Master!" and kissed him affectionately.

And they laid hands on him and seized him.

Then all the disciples left him and made their escape.

And a young man followed him with nothing but a linen cloth about his body; and they seized him,

And Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest and sat down with the attendants and warmed himself at the fire.

The high priests and the whole council tried to get evidence against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they could find none,

for while many gave false testimony against him their evidence did not agree.

Some got up and gave false testimony against him to this effect:

"We ourselves have heard him say, 'I will tear down this sanctuary built by men's hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.' "

But Jesus was silent and made no answer. The high priest again questioned him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed One?"

Did you hear his blasphemy? What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving to be put to death.

And some started to spit at him and to blindfold him and strike him, and say to him, "Now show that you are a prophet!" And the attendants slapped him as they took charge of him.

and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with this Jesus of Nazareth too!"

And the maid saw him there and began again to tell the bystanders, "This fellow is one of them!"

At that moment for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And at that, he wept aloud.

As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes, and they and the whole council bound Jesus and took him away and handed him over to Pilate.

Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "Yes."

And the high priests kept heaping accusations upon him.