They will scourge him, and then put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again."

But Zacchaeus stood forward and said to the Master: "Listen, Master! I will give half my property to the poor, and, if I have defrauded any one of anything, I will give him back four times as much."

But his subjects hated him and sent envoys after him to say 'We will not have this man as our King.'

'I tell you,' he answered, 'that, to him who has, more will be given, but, from him who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.

"Go to the village facing us," he said, " and, when you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has yet ridden; untie it and lead it here.

But Jesus answered: "I tell you that if these men are silent, the very stones will call out."

For a time is coming upon you when your enemies will surround you with earthworks, and encircle you, and hem you in on all sides;

They will trample you down and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know 'the time of your visitation.'"

"I, too," said Jesus in reply, "will ask you one question. Give me an answer to it.

But they began arguing together: "If we say 'divine,' he will say 'Why did not you believe him?'

But, if we say 'human,' the people will all stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a Prophet."

'What shall I do?' said the owner of the vineyard. 'I will send my son, who is very dear to me. Perhaps they will respect him.'

But, on seeing him, the tenants consulted with one another. 'Here is the heir!' they said. 'Let us kill him, and then the inheritance will become ours.'

So they threw him outside the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

He will come and put those tenants to death, and will let the vineyard to others." "Heaven forbid!" they exclaimed when they heard it.

Every one who falls on that stone will be dashed to pieces, while any one on whom it falls--it will scatter him as dust."

These are the men who rob widows of their houses, and make a pretense of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier."

"As for these things that you are looking at, a time is coming when not one stone will be left upon another here, which will not be thrown down."

So the disciples questioned Jesus: "But, Teacher, when will this be? and what sign will there be when this is near?"

And Jesus said: "See that you are not led astray; for many will take my name, and come saying 'I am He,' and 'The time is close at hand.' Do not follow them.

And, when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must occur first; but the end will not be at once."

Then he said to them: "'Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,'

And there will be great earthquakes, and plagues and famines in various places, and there will be terrible appearances and signs in the heavens.

Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to Synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my Name.

Then will be your opportunity of witnessing for me.

For I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.

You will be betrayed even by your parents and brothers and relations and friends, and they will cause some of you to be put to death,

And you will be hated by every one on account of my Name.

For these are to be the Days of Vengeance, when all that Scripture says will be fulfilled.

Alas for the women that are with child, and for those that are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great suffering in the land, and anger against this people.

They will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be taken prisoners to every land, and 'Jerusalem will be under the heel of the Gentiles,' until their day is over--as it shall be.

There will be signs, too, in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth despair among the nations, in their dismay at the roar of the sea and the surge.

Men's hearts will fail them through dread of what is coming upon the world; for 'the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.'

Then will be seen the 'Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory.

And, when these things begin to occur, look upwards and lift your heads, for your deliverance will be at hand."

I tell you that even the present generation will not pass away till all has taken place.

The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

For come it will upon all who are living upon the face of the whole earth.

"Listen," he answered, "when you have got into the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into whatever house he enters;

The man will show you a large upstairs room, set out; there make preparations."

"I tell you, Peter," replied Jesus, "the cock will not crow to-day till you have disowned all knowledge of me three times."

"Father," he said, "if it is thy pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but thine be done."

And the Master turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the words that the Master had said to him-- "Before a cock has crowed to-day, you will disown me three times";

"If you are the Christ," they said, "tell us so." "If I tell you," replied Jesus, "you will not believe me;

And, if I question you, you will not answer.

But from this hour 'the Son of Man will be seated on the right hand of God Almighty.'"

And Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, for before that there had been ill-will between them.

"Why, what harm has this man done?" Pilate said to them for the third time. "I have found nothing in him for which he could be condemned to death. So I will have him scourged, and then release him."

A time, I tell you, is coming, when it will be said--'Happy are the women who are barren, and those who have never borne children or nursed them!'

At that time people will begin to say to the mountains 'Fall on us,' and to the hills 'Cover us.'

If what you see is done while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

Look at my hands and my feet, and you will know that it is I. Feel me, and look at me, for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see that I have."

For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.

His disciples remembered that Scripture said--'Zeal for thy House will consume me.'

"Destroy this temple," was his answer, "and I will raise it in three days."

If, when I tell you earthly things, you do not believe me, how will you believe me when I tell you of heavenly things?

For he who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, for fear that his actions should be exposed;

He who believes in the Son has Immortal Life, while he who rejects the Son will not even see that Life, but remains under 'God's displeasure.'

"All who drink of this water," replied Jesus, "will be thirsty again;

But whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst any more; but the water that I will give him shall become a spring welling up within him--a source of Immortal Life."

"Believe me," replied Jesus, "a time is coming when it will be neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem that you will worship the Father.

But a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father spiritually and truly; for such are the worshipers that the Father desires.

"I know," answered the woman, "that the Messiah, who is called the Christ, is coming; when once he has come, he will tell us everything."

"My food," replied Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work.

Jesus answered: "Unless you all see signs and wonders, you will not believe."

For the Father loves his Son, and shows him everything that he is doing; and he will show him still greater things--so that you will be filled with wonder.

In truth I tell you that a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the Dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and when those who listen will live.

Do not wonder at this; for the time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice,

And will come out--those who have done good rising to Life, and those who have lived evil lives rising for condemnation.

I can do nothing of myself; I judge as I am taught; and the judgment that I give is just, because my aim is not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

But, if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my teaching?"

Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for Immortal Life, which the Son of Man will give you; for upon him the Father--God himself--has set the seal of his approval."

All those whom the Father gives me will come to me; and no one who comes to me will I ever turn away.

For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

And his will is this--that I should not lose one of all those whom he has given me, but should raise them up at the Last Day.

For it is the will of my Father that every one who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have Immortal Life; and I myself will raise him up at the Last Day."

"No one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me draws him to me; and I will raise him up at the Last Day.

The Bread that comes down from Heaven is such that whoever eats of it will never die.

I am the Living Bread that has come down from Heaven. If any one eats of this Bread, he will live for ever; and the Bread that I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world."

He who takes my flesh for his food, and drinks my blood, has Immortal Life; and I will raise him up at the Last Day.

If any one has the will to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching is from God, or whether I speak on my own authority.

Yet we know where this man is from; but, when the Christ comes, no one will be able to tell where he is from."

Many of the people, however, believed in him. "When the Christ comes," they said, "will he give more signs of his mission than this man has given?"

You will look for me, and you will not find me; and you will not be able to come where I shall be."

"Where is this man going," the Jews asked one another, "that we shall not find him? Will he go to our countrymen abroad, and teach foreigners?

What does he mean by saying 'You will look for me, and you will not find me; and you will not be able to come where I shall be'?"

"Are you also from Galilee?" they retorted. "Search, and you will find that no Prophet is to arise in Galilee!"

Jesus again spoke to the people. "I am going away," he said, "and you will look for me, but you will die in your sin; you cannot come where I am going."

And so I told you that you would die in your sins, for, unless you believe that I am what I am, you will die in your sins."

So Jesus added: "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will understand that I am what I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but that I say just what the Father has taught me.

And you find out the Truth, and the Truth will set you free."

"We are descendants of Abraham," was their answer, "and have never yet been in slavery to any one. What do you mean by saying 'you will be set free'?"

If, then, the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!

In truth I tell you, if any one lays my Message to heart, he will never really die."

"Now we are sure that you are possessed by a demon," the Jews replied. "Abraham died, and so did the Prophets; and yet you say 'If any one lays my Message to heart, he will never know death.'

But how it is that he can see now we do not know; nor do we know who it was that gave him his sight. Ask him--he is old enough- -he will tell you about himself."

We know that God never listens to bad men, but, when a man is god-fearing and does God's will, God listens to him.

They will not follow a stranger, but will run away from him; because they do not know a stranger's voice."

I am the Door; he who goes in through me will be safe, and he will go in and out and find pasture.