And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.

And they said, Because the Lord has need of it.

And they will dash thee to the ground and thy children within thee, and will not leave one stone upon another within thee; because thou hast not recognized the time of thy visitation."

Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.

and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?

But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?

And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and hast no regard to the person of men, but teachest the way of God truly.

Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's.

demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.

In the resurrection, therefore, which of them has her for a wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.

And that the dead are raised has been indicated by Moses in the passage on the Bush, when he calls the Lord 'God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob.'

Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, " 'The Lord has said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand,

And he said, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow has cast in more than all;

for all these out of their abundance have cast into the gifts of God; but she out of her need has cast in all the living which she had.

And, as some were speaking about the temple, "With what beautiful stones and offerings it has been adorned," He said,

He said, "Be careful that you are not deceived, because many will come in my name and say, "I AM' and, "The time has come.' Don't follow them.

And when you hear of wars and tumults, never be panic-stricken. For this has to take place first, but the end will not come all at once."

“But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by [hostile] armies, then understand [with confident assurance] that her complete destruction is near.

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this generation [those living at that definite period of time preceding the second coming] will not pass away until everything takes place.

for I tell you that I certainly shall not eat one again till its full meaning has been brought out in the Kingdom of God."

for I tell you that from this time I will never drink the produce of the vine till the Kingdom of God has come."

For indeed, the Son of Man is going as it has been determined; but woe (judgment is coming) to that man by whom He is betrayed and handed over!”

And I appoint unto you, as my Father has appointed unto me, a kingdom,

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift you as wheat;

but I made supplication for thee, that thy faith fail not; and do thou, when once thou hast turned again, establish thy brethren.

And he said, I tell thee, Peter, a cock will not crow this day, till thou hast thrice denied that thou knowest me.

He said therefore to them, But now he that has a purse let him take it, in like manner also a scrip, and he that has none let him sell his garment and buy a sword;

For I tell you that this [Scripture] which is written must be completed and fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was counted with the criminals’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment [and is settled].”

Day after day when I was with you in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but this hour and the power and authority of darkness are yours.”

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";

And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong

But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.

You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him

No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and indeed, He has done nothing to deserve death.

Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no crime deserving death. I will therefore chastise him and release him."

And he said the third time to them, What evil then has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will chastise him therefore and release him.

And the people stood beholding, and the rulers also with them sneered, saying, He has saved others; let him save himself if this is the Christ, the chosen one of God.

And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong."

and we indeed justly, for we receive the just recompense of what we have done; but this man has done nothing amiss.

Then taking it down, he wrapped it in linen, and placed it in a tomb hewn in the rock, where no man has ever been laid.

He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee,

And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

But we were hoping that he would be the Saviour of Israel. In addition to all this he has now let three days go by from the time when these things took place;

and they constrained Him, saying, Abide with us: because it is at the evening, and the day has already declined. And He came in to abide with them.

saying, The Lord is indeed risen and has appeared to Simon.

behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see, for a spirit has not flesh and bones as ye see me having.

then he said, this is what I told you, while I was yet with you, that what has been written concerning me in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the psalms, must be all accomplished.

And He said to them, As it has been written, That Christ must suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day;

Listen carefully: I am sending the Promise of My Father [the Holy Spirit] upon you; but you are to remain in the city [of Jerusalem] until you are clothed (fully equipped) with power from on high.”

All things received being through him, and without him not one thing received being which has received being.

The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].

But all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;

(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)

No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

He it is who, coming after me, who has been before me; of whom I am not worthy to loosen the thong of His sandal.

This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I and has priority over me, for He existed before me.’

Philip findeth Nathaniel, and saith to him, We have found him whom Moses in the law has described, and the prophets, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is of Nazareth.

Jesus says to her, What have I to do with thee, woman? mine hour has not yet come.

And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of your house has consumed me.

Then the Jews said, "This temple has been under construction forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?"

this one came unto him by night, and said to him, 'Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come -- a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

Jesus answered and said to him, I tell you most truly, unless one has been born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'

And no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.

For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.

For God has not sent his Son into the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him.

He that believes on him is not judged: but he that believes not has been already judged, because he has not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God.

This is the judgment [that is, the cause for indictment, the test by which people are judged, the basis for the sentence]: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

John replied, “A man can receive nothing [he can claim nothing at all] unless it has been granted to him from heaven [for there is no other source than the sovereign will of God].

He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.

He has to become greater while I become less.

He who comes from above is above all. He who has his origin in the earth is of the earth, and speaks as of the earth. He who comes out of heaven is above all,

and what he has seen and has heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.

He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true;

for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure.

The Father loves the Son, and has given all things to be in his hand.

He that believes on the Son has life eternal, and he that is not subject to the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.

Jesus answered, "If you knew what God has to give, and who it is that said to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:

For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

But a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the true worshippers will worship the Father with true spiritual worship; for indeed the Father desires such worshippers.

The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah comes," (he who is called Christ). "When he has come, he will declare to us all things."

“Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done! Can this be the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)?”

The disciples therefore said to one another, Has any one brought him anything to eat?

Jesus says to them, My food is that I should do the will of him that has sent me, and that I should finish his work.

Already the reaper is receiving his wages and he is gathering fruit for eternal life; so that he who plants and he who reaps may rejoice together.

Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."

and said to the woman, No longer do we believe on account of what thou hast told us; for we have ourselves heard him, and know that this is in truth the Saviour of the world.

for Jesus himself bore witness that a prophet has no honour in his own country.

he having heard that Jesus has come out of Judea into Galilee, came away to Him, and continued to ask Him that He may come down and heal his son; for He was about to die.

"You may return home," replied Jesus; "your son has recovered." He believed the words of Jesus, and started back home;

Then the father recollected that that was the time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son has recovered," and he and his whole household became believers.