He will come and put those tenants to death, and will let the vineyard to others." "Heaven forbid!" they exclaimed when they heard it.

But Jesus looked at them and said: "What then is the meaning of this passage?-- 'The very stone which the builders despised has now itself become the corner-stone.'

After this the Teachers of the Law and the Chief Priest were eager to lay hands on Jesus then and there, but they were afraid of the people; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed this parable.

These men asked Jesus a question. They said: "Teacher, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and that you do not take any account of a man's position, but teach the Way of God honestly;

But, for those who are thought worthy to attain to that other world and the resurrection from the dead, there is no marrying or being married,

Now he is not God of dead men, but of living. For in his sight all are alive."

But Jesus said to them: "How is it that people say that the Christ is to be David's son?

Until I put they enemies as a stool for thy feet."'

On this he said: "I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others;

For every one else here put in something from what he had to spare, while she, in her need, has put in all she had to live upon."

So the disciples questioned Jesus: "But, Teacher, when will this be? and what sign will there be when this is near?"

And, when you hear of wars and disturbances, do not be terrified, for these things must occur first; but the end will not be at once."

Before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you, and they will betray you to Synagogues and put you in prison, when you will be brought before kings and governors for the sake of my Name.

You will be betrayed even by your parents and brothers and relations and friends, and they will cause some of you to be put to death,

The heavens and the earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

During the days, Jesus continued to teach in the Temple Courts, but he went out and spent the nights on the hill called the 'Mount of Olives.'

But with you it must not be so. No, let the greatest among you become like the youngest, and him who leads like him who serves.

But I prayed for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. And you, when you have returned to me, are to strengthen your Brothers."

"Father," he said, "if it is thy pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but thine be done."

But when those who were round Jesus saw what was going to happen, they exclaimed: "Master, shall we use our swords?"

When I was with you day after day in the Temple Courts, you did not lay hands on me; but now your time has come, and the power of Darkness."

But, when they had lit a fire in the center of the court-yard and had all sat down there, Peter seated himself in the middle of them.

But Peter denied it. "I do not know him," he replied.

But Peter said: "I do not know what you are speaking about." Instantly, while he was still speaking, a cock crowed.

But from this hour 'the Son of Man will be seated on the right hand of God Almighty.'"

But Pilate, turning to the Chief Priests and the people, said: "I do not see anything to find fault with in this man."

But they insisted: "He is stirring up the people by his teaching all through Judea; he began with Galilee and has now come here."

So he questioned him at some length, but Jesus made no reply.

But they began to shout as one man: "Kill this fellow, but release Barabbas for us."

(Barabbas was a man who had been put in prison for a riot that had broken out in the city and for murder.)

But they kept calling out: "Crucify, crucify him!"

But they persisted in loudly demanding his crucifixion; and their clamor gained the day.

He released the man who had been put in prison for riot and murder, as they demanded, and gave Jesus up to be dealt with as they pleased.

And, as they were leading Jesus away, they laid hold of Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on his shoulders, for him to carry it behind Jesus.

So Jesus turned and said to them: "Women of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

But the other rebuked him. "Have not you," he said, "any fear of God, now that you are under the same sentence?

And we justly so, for we are only reaping our deserts, but this man has not done anything wrong.

But very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb, taking with them the spices that they had prepared.

But, when in their fear the women bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them: "Why are you looking among the dead for him who is living?

[He is not here; but he has risen.] Remember how he spoke to you before he left Galilee--

[But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Stooping down he saw nothing but the linen wrappings, and he went away, wondering to himself at what had taken place.]

But their eyes were blinded so that they could not recognize him.

But we were hoping that he was the Destined Deliverer of Israel; yes, and besides all this, it is now three days since these things occurred.

So some of our number went to the tomb and found everything just as the women had said; but they did not see Jesus."

But they pressed him not to do so. "Stay with us," they said, "for it is getting towards evening, and the sun in already low." So Jesus went in to stay with them.

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him; but he disappeared from their sight.

But Jesus said to them: "Why are you so startled? and why do doubts arise in you minds?

And now I am myself about to send upon you that which my Father has promised. But you must remain in the city until you have been invested with power from above."

He was not the Light, but he came to bear witness to the Light.

But to all who did receive him he gave power to become Children of God--to those who believe in his Name.

For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.

John's answer was--"I baptize with water, but among you stands one whom you do not know;

I myself did not know him, but, that he may be made known to Israel, I have come, baptizing with water."

I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, he said to me 'He upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining upon him--he it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'

But Jesus turned round, and saw them following. "What are you looking for?" he asked. "Rabbi," they answered (or, as we should say, "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"

He called the bridegroom and said to him: "Every one puts good wine on the table first, and inferior wine afterwards, when his guests have drunk freely; but you have kept back the good wine till now!"

After this, Jesus went down to Capernaum--he, his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; but they stayed there only a few days.

But Jesus was speaking of his body as a temple.

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, since he could read every heart,

The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes, or where it goes; it is the same with every one that owes his birth to the Spirit."

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.

But he who acts up to the truth comes to the light, that his actions may be shown to have been done in dependence upon God.

John's answer was--"A man can gain nothing but what is given him from Heaven.

You are yourselves witnesses that I said 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I have been sent before him as a Messenger.'

It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the bridegroom's friend, who stands by and listens to him, is filled with joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This joy I have felt to the full.

He who comes from above is above all others; but a child of earth is earthly, and his teaching is earthly, too. He who comes from Heaven is above all others.

The Father loves his Son, and has put everything in his hands.

He who believes in the Son has Immortal Life, while he who rejects the Son will not even see that Life, but remains under 'God's displeasure.'

(Though it was not Jesus himself, but his disciples, who baptized),

But whoever once drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst any more; but the water that I will give him shall become a spring welling up within him--a source of Immortal Life."

But a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father spiritually and truly; for such are the worshipers that the Father desires.

At this moment his disciples came up, and were surprised to find him talking with a woman; but none of them asked 'What do you want?' or 'Why are you talking with her?'

But far more came to believe in him on account of what he said himself,

"I have no one, Sir," the afflicted man answered, "to put me into the Bath when there is a troubling of the water, and, while I am getting to it, some one else steps down before me."

But the man who had been restored did not know who it was; for Jesus had moved away, because there was a crowd there.

But Jesus replied: "My Father works to this very hour, and I work also."

This made the Jews all the more eager to kill him, because not only was he doing away with the Sabbath, but he actually called God his own Father--putting himself on an equality with God.

The Father himself does not judge any man, but has 'entrusted the work of judging entirely to his Son,'

In truth I tell you that he who listens to my Message and believes him who sent me, has Immortal Life, and does not come under condemnation, but has already passed out of Death into Life.

I can do nothing of myself; I judge as I am taught; and the judgment that I give is just, because my aim is not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

But the testimony which I receive is not from man; I am saying this for your Salvation.

But the testimony which I have is of greater weight than John's; for the work that the Father has given me to carry out-- the work that I am doing--is in itself proof that the Father has sent me as his Messenger.

But I know this of you, that you have not the love of God in your hearts.

But, if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my teaching?"

"Who has five barley loaves and two fishes; but what is that for so many?"

But Jesus, having discovered that they were intending to come and carry him off to make him King, retired again up the hill, quite alone.

And, getting into a boat, began to cross to Capernaum. By this time darkness had set in, and Jesus had not yet come back to them;

When they had rowed three or four miles, they caught sight of him walking on the water and approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

But Jesus said to them: "It is I; do not be afraid!"

And after this they were glad to take him into the boat; and the boat at once arrived off the shore, for which they had been making.

The people who remained on the further side of the Sea had seen that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not gone into it with his disciples, but that they had left without him.

"In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "it is not on account of the signs which you saw that you are looking for me, but because you had the bread to eat and were satisfied.

Work, not for the food that perishes, but for the food that lasts for Immortal Life, which the Son of Man will give you; for upon him the Father--God himself--has set the seal of his approval."

"In truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "Moses did not give you the Bread from Heaven, but my Father does give you the true Bread from Heaven;

But, as I have said already, you have seen me, and yet you do not believe in me.

For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

And his will is this--that I should not lose one of all those whom he has given me, but should raise them up at the Last Day.

But Jesus, aware that his disciples were murmuring about it, said to them:

But Simon Peter answered: "Master, to whom shall we go? Immortal Life is in your teaching;