And the scribe said to him, "That is true, Teacher. You have said {correctly} that he is one and there is no other except him.

And to love him from your whole heart and from your whole understanding and from your whole strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

And continuing, Jesus said [while] teaching in the temple [courts], "How can the scribes say that the Christ is David's son?

David himself calls him 'Lord,' and how is he his son?" And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.

And one poor widow came [and] put in two small copper coins (that is, a penny).

And [as] he was going out of the temple [courts], one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look! What great stones and what wonderful buildings!"

And [as] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

"Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign when all these [things] are about to be accomplished?"

And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end [is] not yet.

And when they arrest you [and] hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you should say, but whatever is given to you at that hour, say this. For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

The one who is on his housetop must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house,

and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.

For [in] those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen.

"And at that time if anyone should say to you, "Behold, here [is] the Christ,' 'Behold, there [he is],' do not believe [him]!

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

So also you, when you see these [things] happening, know that he is near, at the door.

Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!

It is like a man away on a journey, who left his house and gave his slaves authority--to each one his work--and to the doorkeeper he gave orders that he should be on the alert.

Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming--whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or early in the morning--

And [while] he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, [as] he was reclining for a meal, a woman came holding an alabaster flask of very costly perfumed oil of genuine nard. [After] breaking the alabaster flask, she poured [it] out on his head.

And truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.

And on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go [and] prepare, so that you can eat the Passover?"

and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?" '

And he will show you a large upstairs room furnished [and] ready, and prepare for us there."

And the disciples went out and came into the city and found [everything] just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

And [while] they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you who is eating with me will betray me."

But he said to them, "[It is] one of the twelve--the one who is dipping [bread] into the bowl with me.

For the Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! [It would be] better for him if that man had not been born."

And [while] they were eating, he took bread [and], [after] giving thanks, he broke [it] and gave [it] to them and said, "Take [it], this is my body."

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many.

And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, because it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.'

But he kept saying emphatically, "If it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!" And they all were saying the same [thing] also.

And he said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake."

Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak!"

And he came the third [time] and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Get up, let us go! Behold, the one who is betraying me is approaching!"

Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, "[The one] whom I kiss--he is [the one]. Arrest him and lead [him] away under guard!"

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me?

You have heard the blasphemy! What {do you think}?" And they all condemned him {as deserving death}.

And the female slave, [when she] saw him, began to say again to the bystanders, "This man is one of them!"

And as soon as morning [came], [after] formulating a plan, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, tied up Jesus, led [him] away, and handed [him] over to Pilate.

And the crowd came up [and] began to ask him to do as he customarily did for them.

So the soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor's residence) and called together the whole cohort.

And they brought him to the place Golgotha (which is translated "Place of a Skull").

In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking [him] to one another, saying, "He saved others; he is not able to save himself!

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which is translated, "My God, my God, {why} have you forsaken me?")

And some of the bystanders, [when they] heard [it], said, "Behold, he is summoning Elijah!"

And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put [it] on a reed, [and] gave [it] to him to drink, saying, "Leave [him] alone! Let us see if Elijah is coming to take him down."

And [when it] was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

And they were saying to one another, "Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?"

And [as they] were going into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified. He has been raised, he is not here! See the place where they laid him!

But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you."

And after these [things], he appeared in a different form to two of them [as they] were walking, [while they] were going out into the countryside.

The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who refuses to believe will be condemned.

Since many have attempted to compile an account concerning the events that have been fulfilled among us,

just as those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning passed on to us,

And it happened that [while] he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he must never drink wine or beer, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit [while he is] still in his mother's womb.

And Zechariah said to the angel, "By what will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced {in years}!"

And he came to her [and] said, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord [is] with you."

And behold, your relative Elizabeth--she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.

And she cried out with a loud shout and said, "Blessed [are] you among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of your womb!

And why [is] this [granted] to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

And blessed [is] she who believed that [there] will be a fulfillment to what was spoken to her from the Lord!"

because the Mighty [One] has done great [things] for me, and holy [is] his name.

And his mercy [is] for generation after generation to those who fear him.

just as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants {forever}."

And they said to her, "There is no one of your relatives who is called by this name."

and he asked for a writing tablet [and] wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they were all astonished.

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

just as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from earliest times--

salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all those who hate us,

the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us

because of the merciful compassion of our God by which the dawn will visit to help us from on high,

So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,

that today a Savior, who is Christ the Lord, was born for you in the city of David.

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people {with whom he is pleased}!"

And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!"

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord")

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem {whose name was} Simeon, and this man [was] righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

And Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed--

and herself [as] a widow up to eighty-four years) who did not depart from the temple with fastings and prayers, serving night and day.

And [when they] saw him, they were astounded and his mother said to him, "Child, why have you done this to us? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously!"

as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight!

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

And even now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."

John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but the one who is more powerful than I [am] is coming, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

His winnowing shovel [is] in his hand, to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire."

And Jesus, [when he] began [his ministry], was himself about thirty years [old], being the son (as it was believed) of Joseph the [son] of Eli,

And Jesus replied to him, "It is written, 'Man will not live on bread alone.'"

And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "It is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'"

for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,'

And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "It is said, 'You are not to put to the test the Lord your God.'"

And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him, and unrolling the scroll he found the place where it was written,

"The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because of which he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to send out in freedom those who are oppressed,

And they were all speaking well of him, and were astonished at the gracious words that were coming out of his mouth. And they were saying, "Is this man not the son of Joseph?"

And he said, "Truly I say to you that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] hometown.

"Ha! {Leave us alone}, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"