saying, Blessed is the King coming in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven and glory in the highest!

And as He drew near, He beheld the city and wept over it,

saying to them, It is written, "My house is a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of thieves.

And on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple and proclaimed the gospel, it happened that the chief priests and the scribes along with the elders came on Him.

And they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?

But if we say, From men, then all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir! Come, let us kill him so that the inheritance may be ours.

And He looked at them and said, What then is this which is written, "The Stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the Head of the corner?

Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar or not?

Show Me a coin. Whose image and inscription does it have? They answered and said, Caesar's.

saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If anyone's brother dies, having a wife, and if he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up seed to his brother.

And the second took her as a wife, and he died childless.

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be? For the seven had her as a wife.

For He is not God of the dead, but of the living. For all live to Him.

And He said to them, How do they say that Christ is the Son of David?

until I place Your enemies as Your footstool."

David then calls Him Lord; how then is He his son?

And as all the people were listening, He said to the disciples,

And as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts, He said,

As to these things which you see, days will come in which there shall not be left a stone on a stone, which shall not be thrown down.

But when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for all these things must first occur, but the end is not at once.

And they shall fall by the sword's edge. And shall be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the nations until the times of the nations is fulfilled.

Now when they sprout leaves, seeing it you will know that summer is now near.

So also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.

for it shall come as a snare on all those sitting on the face of the whole earth.

And the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, drew near.

And He sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare the passover for us, so that we may eat.

And you shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room where I shall eat the passover with My disciples?

And they went and found it as He had said to them. And they prepared the passover.

For I say to you, I will not any more eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

And He took bread and gave thanks, and He broke it and gave it to them, saying, This is My body which is given for you, this do in remembrance of Me.

In the same way He took the cup, after having dined, saying, This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is being poured out for you.

But, behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table.

And truly the Son of Man goes, as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!

And there was also a dispute among them as to which of them seems to be greater.

But you shall not be so: but the greater among you, let him be as the lesser, and he who governs, as one who serves.

For which is the greater; he who reclines, or he who serves? Is it not he who reclines? But I am among you as He who serves.

And I appoint a kingdom to you, as My Father has appointed to Me,

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has desired you, that he may sift you as wheat.

For I say to you that this which is written must yet be accomplished in Me, "And he was reckoned among the transgressors"; for the things concerning Me have an end.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And He said to them, It is enough.

And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly. And His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

And as He was yet speaking, behold a crowd! And he who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, went before them. And he drew near Jesus to kiss Him.

And Jesus said to the chief priests and commanders of the temple, and the elders, who had come to Him, Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves?

When I was with you in the temple daily, you did not stretch out your hand on Me. But this is your hour, and the authority of the darkness.

But a certain slave-girl saw him as he sat by the fire and earnestly looked on him and said, This man was with him also.

And about an hour afterward, another confidently affirmed, saying, Truly this one was also with him, for he is a Galilean.

And blindfolding Him, they struck Him on His face. And they asked Him, saying, Prophesy! Who is it who struck you?

Are you the Christ? Tell us. And He said to them, If I tell you, you will not believe.

And hearing Galilee, Pilate asked if the man is a Galilean.

Pilate said to them, You have brought this Man to me as perverting the people. And behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no fault in this Man regarding those things of which you accuse Him;

And they all cried out at once, saying, Away with this One! And release to us Barabbas

And as they led Him away, they laid hold on one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country. And they laid the cross on him, that he might carry it after Jesus.

And they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us! And to the hills, Cover us!

And when they came to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified Him and the criminals there, one on the right, and one on the left.

And the people stood watching. And also the rulers with them, scoffing, saying, He saved others, let Him save Himself, if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.

And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek and Latin and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And one of the hanged criminals blasphemed Him, saying, If you are Christ, save Yourself and us.

And as they were much perplexed about it, it happened that, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.

And as they were afraid, and bowed their faces down to the earth, they said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead?

He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,

And He said to them, What words are these that you have with one another as you walk, and are so sad?

And one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered and said to Him, Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem and have not known the things which have occurred there in these days?

But we had trusted that He was the One who was about to redeem Israel. And besides all this, today is the third day since these things were done.

Yes, and also some of our women astounded us, having been early at the tomb;

And some of those with us went to the tomb and found it even as the women had said. But they did not see Him.

But they constrained Him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is far spent. And He went in to stay with them.

And it happened as He reclined with them, taking the loaf, He blessed it, and breaking it, He gave to them.

And they said to one another, Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us by the way and while He opened the Scriptures to us?

And as they spoke this, Jesus Himself stood in their midst, and said to them, Peace to you!

Behold My hands and My feet, that I am He! Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see Me have.

And He said to them, So it is written, and so it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,

And He led them out as far as Bethany. And lifting up His hands, He blessed them.

And it happened as He blessed them, He withdrew from them and was carried up into Heaven.

This one came as a witness, to bear witness concerning the Light, so that all might believe through him.

But as many as received Him, He gave to them authority to become the children of God, to those who believe on His name,

And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us. And we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and of truth.

No one has seen God at any time; the Only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?

Then they said to him, Who are you so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say of yourself?

He said, I am "the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord," as the prophet Isaiah said.

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 of whom I said, After me comes a Man who has been before me, for He preceded me.

And I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water, that One said to me, Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon Him, He is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

And I saw and bore record that this is the Son of God.

And looking upon Jesus as He walked, he says, Behold the Lamb of God!

Then Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, What do you seek? They said to Him, Rabbi (which is called, being translated, Teacher), where do you live?

He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being translated, the Christ).

And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus saw him, He said, You are Simon the son of Jonah; you shall be called Cephas (which translated is, A stone).

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him and said of him, Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile!

And he said to him, Every man at the beginning sets forth good wine, and when men have drunk well, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now.

Then the Jews answered and said to Him, What sign do you show us, since you do these things?

And as He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, at the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the miracles which He did.

He came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no man can do these miracles which you do unless God is with him.

Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb and be born?

Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

The Spirit breathes where He desires, and you hear His voice, but you do not know from where He comes, and where He goes; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.

And no one has ascended up to Heaven except He who came down from Heaven, the Son of Man who is in Heaven.