So he said to him, 'Well done, my good slave! Because you have proven dependable in a very small business, be governor of ten cities!'

So he said to him too, 'Be governor of five cities?

When He approached Bethphage and Bethany by the hill called the Mount of Olives, He sent on two of His disciples, and

and He said to them, "The Scripture says, 'And my house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave for robbers."

So at the proper time He sent a slave to the tenants, that they might pay him his part of the grape-crop, but the tenants beat him and sent him back empty-handed.

But when the tenants saw him, they argued among themselves, 'This is the heir; let us kill him, so that what he inherits may be ours.'

He will come and put those tenants to death and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "May it never be so!"

Everyone who falls upon that stone will be shattered, and he on whom it falls will be crushed to dust."

So they closely watched and sent spies who pretended to be upright men, to catch Him in His conversation, so as to turn Him over to the power and authority of the governor.

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

He said to them, "Then pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and pay God what belongs to God!"

Now at the resurrection which one's wife will the woman be? For the seven married her."

So David calls Him Lord, then how can He be his Son?"

"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and love to be saluted with honor in public places, to be seated in the front seats in the synagogues, and to occupy the places of honor at banquets --

"As for all this that you are admiring, the time is coming when not one stone will be left upon another, that will not be torn down."

Then they asked Him, "Teacher, when will this be? And what is the sign that it is about to take place?"

So He said, "You must take care not to be misled about it! For many will come bearing the name of Messiah, and saying, 'I am He,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not go after 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."

There will be great earthquakes and pestilences and famines in various places, and there will be dreadful portents and awful signs in the sky.

But before all this takes place, people will arrest you and persecute you, and turn you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

for I will give you such wisdom of speech as all your opponents combined will not be able to resist and refute.

Yes, you will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and kinsmen and friends, and they will put some of you to death,

and you will be continuously hated by everyone, because you bear my name.

By your endurance you will win your souls.

"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, then understand that her devastation is near.

for these are the days of vengeance when all that is written in the Scriptures will be fulfilled.

Alas for the women who are pregnant and those who have nursing babies in those days! For there will be great misery in the land and wrath on this people.

They will fall by the edge of the sword and will be carried off as captives among all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled under the feet of the heathen, until the times of the heathen come to full measure.

And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on earth despair of nations in bewilderment at the roaring of the sea and its waves,

men fainting with fear and apprehension of the things that are to come upon the world, for the powers of the sky will be shaken.

But ever be on your guard, so that your hearts may not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and worldly worries, and that day, like a trap, catch you unawares.

But ever be watching and always praying, so that you may have strength to escape all this that is going to take place, and so you may take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

They were delighted and made a bargain to pay him for it.

Then the day of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

Then He took a loaf, gave thanks, and broke it in pieces, and gave it to them, and said, "This is my body which is to be given for you. Do this as a memorial to me."

In like manner after supper He took a cup of wine, and said, "This cup of wine is the new covenant to be ratified by my blood, which is to be poured out for you.

For the Son of Man is going away, as it has been divinely decreed, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed!"

But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you must be like the youngest and the leader as the servant.

Yet you have continued to stand by me in my trials;

Then He said to them, "But now the man who has a purse must take it, and a bag too. And the man who does not have a sword must sell his coat and buy one.

For I tell you, what has been written about me must be fulfilled: 'He was classed with the outlaws.' Yes, that saying about me has its fulfillment."

Now when He reached the spot, He said to them, "Continue to pray that you may not be subjected to temptation."

"Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet, not my will but always yours be done!"

Then He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep praying that you may not be subjected to temptation."

A servant girl saw him sitting by the fire and fixed her eyes on him and said, "This fellow was with Him too."

But from today the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God."

Here they began to make the following charges against Him: "We have found this fellow corrupting our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar and claiming to be a king himself."

But they continued emphatically insisting, "He is exciting the people by teaching all over Judea. He started in Galilee and now He is here."

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time on account of what he had heard about Him; also he was hoping to see some spectacular performance done by Him.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the scribes stood by and continued vehemently to accuse Him.

But they continued to press him with loud voices in their ceaseless demands that He be crucified, and their shouts began to prevail.

Then Pilate pronounced his sentence that their demand be carried out.

Two others, criminals, were also led out to be executed with Him.

So He said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very day you will be in paradise with me."

He said that the Son of Man had to be turned over to wicked men and crucified, but was to rise again on the third day."

But the report seemed to them to be nonsense, and so they continued to disbelieve the women.

and how the high priests and leading men turned Him over to be sentenced to death, and had Him crucified.

who told them that the Lord had really risen and had been seen by Simon.

Then they themselves began to tell what had occurred on the road, and how He was recognized by them when He broke the loaf in pieces.

Then He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you, that everything which is written about me in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the Psalms, had to be fulfilled."

and that in His name repentance as the condition for the forgiveness of sins should be preached to all the nations. Beginning at Jerusalem

It was by Him that life began to exist, and that life was the light of mankind.

I did not know Him myself, but I came baptizing in water, that He might be made known to Israel."

and as he saw Jesus passing by he said, "Look! He is the Lamb of God!"

Then he took him to Jesus. Jesus looked him over and said, "You are Simon, son of John. From now on your name shall be Cephas" (which means Peter, or Rock).

Now in accordance with the custom of purification practiced by the Jews, six stone water jars were standing there, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.

Jesus performed this, the first of His wonder-works, at Cana in Galilee. By it He showed His glorious power, and so His disciples believed in Him.

Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot again enter his mother's womb and be born, can he?"

Never wonder at my telling you that you must all be born from above.

Then Nicodemus answered by asking, "How can this be?"

And just as Moses in the desert lifted the serpent on the pole, the Son of Man must be lifted up,

For God sent His Son into the world, not to pass sentence on it, but that the world through Him might be saved.

But whoever is in the habit of living the truth will come out in the daylight, that his actions may be shown to be performed with God's help."

and Jacob's spring was there. So Jesus, tired from His journey, was sitting by the spring just as He was. It was about noon.

For His disciples had gone into the town to buy some food.

but whoever drinks the water that I will give him will never, no never, be thirsty again, for the water that I will give him will become a spring of water that keeps on bubbling up within him for eternal life."

Now the reaper is already getting pay, for he is gathering a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

While he was still coming down, his slaves met him and told him, "Your boy is going to live."

So Jesus answered them: "I most solemnly say to you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, except as He sees the Father doing it, for whatever the Father is in the habit of doing the Son also persists in doing.

I cannot do anything by myself. As I get orders, so I judge, and my judgment is a just one, for I am not trying to do my own will but the will of Him who has sent me.

However, I do not accept mere human testimony, but I am saying this that you may be saved.

Do not be thinking that I am going to accuse you to the Father. You have your accuser; it is Moses on whom you have set your hopes!

So Jesus looked up and saw that a vast crowd was coming toward Him, and said to Philip, "Where can we buy bread for these people to eat?"

"There is a little boy here who has five barley loaves and a couple of fish, but what are they among so many?"

When they had plenty, He said to His disciples, "Pick up the pieces that are left, that nothing be wasted."

So when Jesus learned that they were going to come and carry Him off by force to crown Him king, He again retired to the hill by Himself.

Next day the people who had stayed on the other side of the sea saw that there was only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gotten into it with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away by themselves.

In the prophets it is written, 'And all men will be taught by God.' Everyone who ever listens to the Father and learns from Him will come to me.

So He continued, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me, unless it is granted to him by my Father."

and we have come to believe, yes more, we know by experience, that you are the Holy One of God."

for no one does anything in secret when he is trying to be known to the public. If you are going to do this, show yourself publicly to the world."

Just look! He is talking in public, and yet they do not say a word to Him! It cannot be that the authorities have really learned that He is the Christ, can it?

Then Jesus said to them, "Just a little while longer I am to be with you, and then I am going back to Him who has sent me.

What does He mean by saying, 'You will look for me and will not find me, and you cannot come where I am going'?"

By this He referred to the Spirit that those believing in Him were going to receive -- for the Spirit had not yet come, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

But this mob, which knows nothing about the law, is bound to be accursed!"

When the questioners persisted, Jesus straightened up and said to them, "Let the one of you who is sinless be the first one to cast a stone at her."

Having heard, they began to leave one by one, starting with the eldest, until only Jesus was left with the woman.

They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and we never have been anybody's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"

So if the Son sets you free, you will be really free.