Alas for you, blind guides! that say - Whosoever shall swear by the Temple, it is, nothing, but, whosoever shall swear by the gold of the Temple, is bound:

Foolish and blind! for which is, greater, The gold, or the Temple that hath hallowed the gold?

And, whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is, nothing, but, whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it, is bound:

Blind! for which is greater, The gift, or the altar that halloweth the gift?

He therefore that hath sworn by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all that is upon it;

For this cause, lo! I, send unto you, prophets and wise men and scribes, - some from among them, ye will slay and crucify, And some from among them ye will - scourge in your synagogues, and pursue from city to city:

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that slayeth the prophets, and stoneth them that have been sent unto her, - how often, would I have gathered thy children, like as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, - and ye would not!

Lo! your house is left to you;

For I say unto you - in no wise, may ye see me, henceforth, until ye say, Blessed, is he that cometh, in the name of the Lord!

But, he, answering, said unto them - Are ye not beholding all these things? Verily, I say unto you - in no wise, shall there be left here, stone upon stone, which shall not be thrown down.

And, as he was sitting upon the Mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him, privately, saying - Tell us, when these things shall be, - and what the sign of thy presence, and the conclusion of the age.

Moreover ye will be sure to be hearing of wars, and rumours of wars: Mind! be not alarmed, for it must needs happen, - but, not yet, is, the end;

And, he that is on the house-top, let him not come down, to take away the things out of his house;

And, he that is in the field, let him not turn back, to take away his mantle.

For there will be then, Great tribulation, such as hath not happened, from the beginning of the world, until the present time, neither in any wise shall happen.

Then, if any, unto you, say - Lo! here, is the Christ, or, there, Do not believe it;

If therefore they should say unto you, Lo! in the desert, he is, Do not go forth; Lo! in the chambers, Do not believe it.

For, just as the lightning goeth forth from the east, and shineth unto the west, so, shall be the presence of the Son of Man.

Now, from the fig-tree, learn ye, the parable: - When, already, her young branch, becometh tender, and the leaves, may be sprouting, ye observe, that, near, is, the summer:

Thus, ye also, when ye shall see all these things, observe ye, that, near, he is, at the doors.

For, just as the days of Noah, so, will be the presence of the Son of Man;

For, as they were in those days that were before the flood, feeding and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, - until the day Noah entered into the ark;

Then, shall there be two men in the field, - one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind:

Two women grinding at the mill, - one, is taken near, and, one, is left behind.

Be watching, therefore, for ye know not, on what manner of day, your Lord is coming.

But there is, one thing, ye know - That, if the householder, had known, in what watch, the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

Who then is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master hath appointed over his household, to give them food in season?

The master of that servant, will have come, on a day when he is not expecting, and in an hour when he is not observing, -

And, the foolish, unto the prudent, said - Give us of your oil, because, our torches, are going out.

But the prudent, answered, saying - Lest once, by any means, there be not enough for us and you, be going rather unto them that sell, and buy for yourselves

But, as they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came; and, they who were ready, went in with him, into the marriage-feast, and, the door was locked.

But, afterwards, came the other virgins also, saying - Lord! Lord! open unto us!

For it is, just as a man, who, going from home, called his own servants, and delivered up to them his substance;

And, overcome with fear, I went away, and hid thy talent in the ground: See! thou hast what is thine!

And there will be gathered before him, all the nations, and he will separate them one from another, just as, the shepherd! separateth the sheep from the goats, -

And, answering, the king will say unto them: Verily, I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my least brethren, unto me, ye did it.

Then, will he answer them, saying: Verily, I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye did it not, unto one of these least, neither unto me, did ye it.

Ye know that, after two days, the passover, taketh place, - and, the Son of Man, is to be delivered up, to be crucified.

there came unto him a woman, holding an alabaster-jar of costly perfume, and she poured it down upon his head, as he was reclining.

For, she, pouring this perfume upon my body, so as to prepare me for burial, did it.

Verily, I say unto you - Wheresoever this glad-message shall be proclaimed in all the world, also what she did, will be told, as a memorial of her.

And, he, said - Go your way into the city, unto such-a-one, and say to him, The teacher, saith, My season, is, near, with thee, will I keep the passover, with my disciples.

And the disciples did, as Jesus directed them, and made ready the passover.

and, as they were eating, he said - Verily, I say unto you, One from among you, will deliver me up.

The Son of Man, indeed, goeth his way, according as it is written concerning him, - But alas! for that man, through whom the Son of Man, is being delivered up: Well, had it been for him, if, that man, had not been born!

And, as they were eating, Jesus, taking a loaf and blessing, brake, - and, giving to his disciples, said - Take, eat! This, is, my body.

For, this, is my blood of the covenant, which, for many, is to be poured out, for remission of sins.

Then, Jesus saith unto them - All ye, will find cause of stumbling in me, during this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and, the sheep of the flock, will be scattered abroad;

Then, saith he unto them: Encompassed with grief, is my soul, unto death: Abide ye here, and be watching with me.

And, going forward a little, he fell upon his face, offering prayer, and saying - My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from me, - Nevertheless, not as, I, will, but as, thou, wilt.

Be watching and praying, that ye may not enter into temptation: The spirit, indeed, is, eager, but, the flesh, weak.

Again, a second time, departing he prayed, saying: My Father! If it is impossible for this to pass, except I, drink, it, Accomplished, be, thy will.

Then, cometh he unto the disciples, and saith unto them, - Ye are sleeping what time remaineth, and taking your rest: Lo! the hour hath drawn near, and, the Son of Man, is being delivered up into the hands of sinners.

Arise! let us be going, - Lo! he that delivereth me up, hath drawn near.

And, he who was delivering him up, gave them a sign, saying - Whomsoever I shall kiss, he, it is, - secure him.

In that hour, said Jesus unto the multitudes: As against a robber, came ye forth, with swords and clubs, to arrest me? Daily in the temple, used I to sit teaching, and ye secured me not;

and found not any, though many came forward as false-witnesses. At length, however, there came forward, two,

But, Jesus, was silent. And, the High-priest, said unto him: I put thee on oath, by the Living God, that, to us, thou say - Whether, thou, art the Christ, the Son of God.

How, to you, doth it seem? And, they, answering, said: Guilty of death, he is.

saying - Prophesy unto us, O Christ! Who is he that struck thee?

Now, when morning came, all the High-priests and Elders of the people took, counsel, against Jesus, so as to put him to death:

saying - I have sinned, in delivering up righteous blood. But, they, said - What is that to us? thou, shalt see to it for thyself.

But, the High-priests, taking the pieces of silver, said - It is not allowed, to cast them into the treasury; since, a price of blood, they are.

And, taking counsel, they bought with them, the field of the potter, as a burial-place for strangers.

Then, was fulfilled, that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying: And they took the thirty pieces of silver, as the value of him whom they had valued, whom they had valued, of Israel's sons, -

And gave them for the field of the potter, as, the Lord, directed me.

And he answered him, no not so much as a single word, so that the governor was marvelling exceedingly.

They therefore having come together, Pilate, said to them - Whom will ye I should release unto you? Barabbas? or Jesus, who is called Christ?

And, as he was sitting upon the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying: Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man, for, many things, have I suffered this day, by dream, because of him.

Pilate saith unto them - What then shall I do unto Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say - Let him be crucified!

And all the people, answering, said - His blood be upon us and upon our children!

And, as they were going forth, they found a man of Cyrene, by name, Simon, - the same, they impressed to bear his cross.

And, coming into a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Skull-place,

And they put up, over his head, his accusation, written - THIS, IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Israel's King, he is! Let him come down, now, from the cross, - and we will believe on him!

And, about the ninth hour, Jesus uttered a cry, with a loud voice, saying - Eloi! Eloi! lema sabachthanei? that is, My God! my God! to what end hast thou forsaken me?

but, the rest, said - Stay! let us see whether Elijah is coming, and will save him. .

And, when, evening, arrived, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, whose name was Joseph, who also, himself, had been discipled unto Jesus.

And, on the morrow, which is after the preparation, the High-priests and the Pharisee were gathered together unto Pilate,

Pilate saith unto them - Ye have a guard: Go your way, secure it for yourselves, as ye know how.

Now his appearance, was, as lightning, and, his clothing, white as snow;

and, for fear of him, they who were keeping watch were thrown into a commotion, and became as dead men.

He is not here, for he hath arisen, as he said. Come! see the place where he lay;

And, quickly going, tell his disciples - He hath arisen from the dead, and lo! he is going before you into Galilee; - There, shall ye yourselves see him: Lo! I have told you.

Now as they were, going, 1o! certain of the guard, went into the city and reported unto the High-priests all the things that had come to pass;

And, they, taking the pieces of silver, did as they were instructed. And this account was spread abroad among the Jews -- until this veryday.

According as it is written in Isaiah the prophet - Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way, -

and he proclaimed, saying - He that is mightier than I cometh after me, of whom I am not worthy to stoop and unloose the strap of his sandals:

And, straightway, as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rending asunder, and, the Spirit, as a dove, descending unto him;

and saying- The season is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God hath drawn near, - Repent ye, and have faith in the glad-message.

and they were being struck with astonishment at his teaching, - for he was teaching them as one having authority, and, not as the Scribes.

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 they were amazed, one and all, so that they began to discuss among themselves, saying - What is this? New teaching! With authority, to the impure spirits also, he giveth orders, and they obey him!

and he saith unto them - Let us be going elsewhere, into the neighbouring country-towns, in order that, there also, I may be making proclamation, - for, to this end, came I forth;

And, entering again into Capernaum, after some days, it was heard say - He is in a house;

Why doth, this, man thus talk? he is speaking profanely! Who can forgive sins, save one, God?

Which is easier - to say unto the paralytic, Forgiven are thy sins, or to say, Rise, and take up thy couch, and be walking?

And it cometh to pass, that he is reclining in his house, and many tax-collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and they began following him.

And the Scribes and Pharisees, seeing that he was eating with the sinners and the tax-collectors, began saying unto his disciples - With the tax-collectors and sinners, is he eating?

And Jesus said unto them - Is it possible for the sons of the bridechamber, while the bridegroom is with them, to be fasting? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, it is impossible, to fast.