The kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who made a wedding feast for his son,

and said unto him, 'Friend, how fortuned it that thou camest in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment?' And he was even speechless.

For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

Master, Moses said, If a man, at the time of his death, has no children, let his brother take his wife, and get a family for his brother;

But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken [in your reasoning], not knowing [what] the Scriptures [teach] or [how much] power God has.

and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self."

'The Lord has said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, Until I put your enemies under your feet!'

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be raised to honor.

Fools that you are and blind! Which is the more important? The gold? Or the Temple which has given sacredness to the gold?

that upon you may come all the righteous blood which has been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just to the blood of Zachariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you slew between the temple and the altar.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! The city that has kept on murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her, how often I have yearned to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you refused!

Behold, your house has been left to you desolate

And you will hear of wars [going on] and rumors of [other] wars [pending]. Do not worry, for such things must necessarily happen. But the end has not yet come. [Note: By "the end" here Jesus probably alludes to the downfall of Jerusalem, in AD 70, with its attending destruction of the Temple buildings].

but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

Because in those days there will be great sorrow, such as there has not been from the start of the world till now, or ever will be.

Now take an example from the fig-tree: when her branch has become soft and puts out its leaves, you are certain that the summer is near;

But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.

Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?

Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

"But if that wicked servant says to himself, "My master has been delayed,'

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he is not looking for him, and in an hour of which he has no knowledge,

but at midnight a cry has been made, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him!'

Then his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: enter in into thy master's joy.'

And his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: go in into thy master's joy.'

Then he who had received the one talent came, and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed:

and being afraid I went away and hid thy talent in the earth; behold, thou hast that which is thine.

Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory';

Then the King will say to those at His right side, 'You who are blessed by my Father, come and receive the kingdom which has been prepared for you since the creation of the world,

Then he will also say to those on [his] left, 'Depart from me, [you] accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

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

For in pouring out this ointment on my body, she has done it for my burying.

Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her."

He answered, "The man who has just dipped his hand with me in the dish is the man who is going to betray me.

The Son of Man goes, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.

And Judas, who delivered him up, answering said, Is it I, Rabbi? He says to him, Thou hast said.

Then Jesus saith to them, "All ye will be made to stumble because of Me this night; for it has been written, 'I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered abroad.'

Peter answered Him, "[Even] if everyone [else] has doubts about you, I never will."

Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, Sleep on now and take your rest; behold, the hour has drawn nigh, and the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.

Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.

And Jesus said to him, Friend, for what hast thou come! Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and seized him.

But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?

But all this has happened in order that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled." Then the disciples all abandoned him [and] fled.

Jesus says to him, Thou hast said. Moreover, I say to you, From henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

Then the high priest tore his robes, saying, "He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have just now heard the blasphemy!

and Peter remembered the words which Jesus had said-- 'Before a cock has crowed, you will disown me three times'; and he went outside, and wept bitterly.

"I did wrong in betraying a good man to his death," he said. "What has that to do with us?" they replied. "You must see to that yourself."

(For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.)

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

A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

He has put His trust in God; let God deliver Him now, if He cares for Him, for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come [and] steal him and tell the people, 'He has been raised from the dead,' and the last deception will be worse than the first."

The angel answered the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been 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, tell his disciples, 'He has been raised from the dead, and behold, he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there.' Behold, I have told you."

So they took the money and did as they were told. And this story has been told among the Jews down to the present time.

And Jesus approached [and] spoke to them, saying, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

As it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way;

and saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!"

saying - What have we in common with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee, who thou art, The Holy One of God.

and saith unto him, See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy purification what Moses has commanded, for a testimony to them.

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

But so that you may see that the Son of man has authority for the forgiveness of sins on earth, (he said to the man,)

And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

therefore the son of man has a power of dispensing with the law of the sabbath.

And [when] {his family} heard [this], they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, "He has lost his mind!"

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.

And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.

And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but is at an end!

No man who has got into a strong man's house can carry off his goods, without first securing him; and not till then will he plunder his house.

But whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but the evil he has done will be with him for ever:

Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

"Here are my mother and my brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there is my brother--my sister--and my mother."

Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;

And he said to them, Whoever has ears, let him give ear.

And he said to them, "To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,

And these are they by the wayside, where the word is planted; and when they have given ear, the Evil One comes straight away and takes away the word which has been planted in them.

And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

There is nothing covered which will not be seen openly, and nothing has been made secret which will not come to light.

If any man has ears, let him give ear.

He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,

But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

crying out in a loud voice, "What hast Thou to do with me, Jesus, Son of God Most High? In God's name I implore Thee not to torment me."

And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

and besought him much, saying, My little daughter has a terminal condition, so that having come, thou may lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and will live.

And immediately Jesus, knowing in himself the power that had gone out of him, turning round in the crowd said, Who has touched my clothes?

And his disciples said to him, Seest thou the crowd pressing thee, and sayest thou, Who has touched me?

But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what has happened to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.

[While] he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler's [house] saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the Teacher further?"

And entering in he says to them, Why do ye make a tumult and weep? the child has not died, but sleeps.

To this their reply is a scornful laugh. He, however, puts them all out, takes the child's father and mother and those He has brought with Him, and enters the room where the child lies.

And [when] the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard [him] were amazed, saying, "Where did this man [get] these [things]? And what [is] this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?

And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.

But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.