As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

For the days will come on you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, surround you, hem you in on every side,

They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

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

He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.

The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people -- for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.

Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife."

For they can't die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.

Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him."

who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation."

for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on."

"As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down."

He said, "Watch out that you don't get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is at hand.' Therefore don't follow them.

When you hear of wars and disturbances, don't be terrified, for these things must happen first, but the end won't come immediately."

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

It will turn out as a testimony for you.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

You will be hated by all men for my name's sake.

For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse infants in those days! For there will be great distress in the land, and wrath to this people.

There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;

men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.

The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.

He sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat."

for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God."

for I tell you, I will not drink at all again from the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of God comes."

He took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me."

Likewise, he took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn't it he who sits at the table? But I am in the midst of you as one who serves.

but I prayed for you, that your faith wouldn't fail. You, when once you have turned again, establish your brothers."

For I tell you that this which is written must still be fulfilled in me: 'He was counted with transgressors.' For that which concerns me has an end."

When they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, and had sat down together, Peter sat among them.

After about one hour passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, "Truly this man also was with him, for he is a Galilean!"

They said, "Why do we need any more witness? For we ourselves have heard from his own mouth!"

Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes, "I find no basis for a charge against this man."

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.

Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before that they were enemies with each other.

and said to them, "You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and see, I have examined him before you, and found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

Neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

one who was thrown into prison for a certain revolt in the city, and for murder.

Pilate decreed that what they asked for should be done.

He released him who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, for whom they asked, but he delivered Jesus up to their will.

But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, don't weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

For behold, the days are coming in which they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'

For if they do these things in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?"

Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing." Dividing his garments among them, they cast lots.

But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Don't you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?

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

(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who was also waiting for the Kingdom of God:

this man went to Pilate, and asked for Jesus' body.

They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over." He went in to stay with them.

But they were terrified and filled with fear, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn't have flesh and bones, as you see that I have."

While they still didn't believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, "Do you have anything here to eat?"

He said to them, "Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,

He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

John testified about him. He cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"

For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.'

I didn't know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."

Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, "What are you looking for?" They said to him, "Rabbi" (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), "where are you staying?"

His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will eat me up."

and because he didn't need for anyone to testify concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.

The same came to him by night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

For John was not yet thrown into prison.

For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.

For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, "How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?" (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

for you have had five husbands; and he whom you now have is not your husband. This you have said truly."

You worship that which you don't know. We worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.

But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.

At this, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, "What are you looking for?" or, "Why do you speak with her?"

Don't you say, 'There are yet four months until the harvest?' Behold, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and look at the fields, that they are white for harvest already.

For in this the saying is true, 'One sows, and another reaps.'

I sent you to reap that for which you haven't labored. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."

They said to the woman, "Now we believe, not because of your speaking; for we have heard for ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world."

For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.

So when he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did in Jerusalem at the feast, for they also went to the feast.

When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

In these lay a great multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water;

for an angel went down at certain times into the pool, and stirred up the water. Whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was made whole of whatever disease he had.

A certain man was there, who had been sick for thirty-eight years.

When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to be made well?"

So the Jews said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat."

But he who was healed didn't know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a crowd being in the place.

For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.

For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

Jesus therefore answered them, "Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.

For the Father has affection for the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. He will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.

For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.

For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,

For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.

Don't marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,