‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”

“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”

This is the great and foremost commandment.

The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

“What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?” They *said to Him, “The son of David.”

If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his son?”

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven.

Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, that is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple is obligated.’

You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold?

And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.’

You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

“Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,

Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!

For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.

Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.

This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.

Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.

For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ do not believe him.

For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.

So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them.

For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.

Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

“Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;

so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,

“Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.

For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think He will.

“Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.

But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’

The foolish said to the prudent, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

But the prudent answered, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you too; go instead to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.’

Later the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open up for us.’

“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.

And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’

All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats;

“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.”

a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.

Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”

Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.”’”

The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.

As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”

And He answered, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.

The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” Jesus *said to him, “You have said it yourself.”

While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.

Then Jesus *said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.’

Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”

And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Then He *came to the disciples and *said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”

Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.

But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the officers to see the outcome.

The high priest stood up and said to Him, “Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

and said, “Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?”

saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to that yourself!”

The chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the temple treasury, since it is the price of blood.”

And they conferred together and with the money bought the Potter’s Field as a burial place for strangers.

Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set by the sons of Israel;

and they gave them for the Potter’s Field, as the Lord directed me.”

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

So when the people gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

Pilate *said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all *said, “Crucify Him!”

And all the people said, “His blood shall be on us and on our children!”

As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross.

And above His head they put up the charge against Him which read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

But the rest of them said, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.”

Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how.”

Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.

And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.

Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”

And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
“Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way;

And he was preaching, and saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals.

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.

They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

They were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

they found Him, and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”

He *said to them, “Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for.”

and He *said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming; who can forgive sins but God alone?”