And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

And the tenant farmers seized his slaves, [one of] whom they beat, and [one of] whom they killed, and [one of] whom they stoned.

Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them.

But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

But when the workmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death and take his heritage.

And they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death.

They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.

Jesus says to them, Have ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone: this is of the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

And when his stories came to the ears of the chief priests and the Pharisees, they saw that he was talking of them.

And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.

And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come.

But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:

The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.

Then said he to his servants, 'The wedding was prepared: but they which were bidden thereto, were not worthy.

So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’

And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.

Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we see that you are true, and that you are teaching the true way of God, and have no fear of anyone, because you have no respect for a man's position.

Let me see the tax money. And they gave him a penny.

They brought him a denarius. Then he asked them, "Whose face and name is this?"

They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

And hearing it, they were full of wonder, and went away from him.

On the same day there came to him the Sadducees, who say that there is no coming back from the dead: and they put a question to him, saying,

master, said they, by the law of Moses, in case a man die without children, his brother is oblig'd to marry his wife, in order to perpetuate his brother's name.

And after they all died, the woman [also] passed away.

When they come back from the dead, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? because they all had her.

For when they come back from the dead there are no husbands and wives, but they are as the angels in heaven.

And [when] the crowds heard [this], they were amazed at his teaching.

Now [when] the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled at the same [place].

they gathered together again, and one of them, an interpreter of the law, propounded a question, to try Him,

What is your opinion of the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The Son of David.

All things therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, observe and do;

All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them

But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,

And they love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues

They love the [special] greetings they receive at the open shopping markets and to be addressed as 'Rabbi' [Note: This word signified 'great' or 'master'].

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.

Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed look fair outside, while inside they are filled with dead men's bones and all kinds of filth.

in order that all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah the son of the blessed, whom they slew between the temple and the altar, may come upon you.

"For I tell you that never shall you see me again until you say, "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." "nor did they know until the deluge came and swept them away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

But he told them, "You see all these things, don't you? I tell all of you with certainty, there isn't a single stone here that will be left standing on top of another. They will all be torn down."

For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and they will deceive many.

You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars; take care not to be scared out of your wits. They have to come, but that is not the end yet.

Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.

And then many will be caused to stumble, and they will betray each other and will hate each other.

Then, they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains;

unhappy will they be that are with child, and they that give suck in those days.

And if those days had not been as short as they were no one would have been saved [i.e., from the devastating destruction]. But for the sake of the elect [i.e., God's people], those days will be short.

For there will arise FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.

Lo, I have told you before-hand: and therefore if they say to you,

If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

And then the sign of the Son of man will be seen in heaven: and then all the nations of the earth will have sorrow, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And he will send out his angels with a great sound of a horn, and they will get his saints together from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

[Although] the sky and the earth will pass away [See II Pet. 3:10], my words will not pass away [i.e., they will certainly come true].

Because as in those days before the overflowing of the waters, they were feasting and taking wives and getting married, till the day when Noah went into the ark,

And they had no care till the waters came and took them all away; so will be the coming of the Son of man.

and will cut him in two, and give him his share with the hypocrites, where they will weep and grind their teeth."

"Then the kingdom of heaven will be similar to ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the [bride and] groom. [Note: The picture here is that of a newly married couple returning from a festive reception to the groom's home where they continued celebrating and were welcomed by a late evening wedding party]

For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them.

Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep.

No,' they replied. 'There won't be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut.

Afterwards the other bridesmaids came. 'Sir, Sir,' they said, 'open the door to us!'

And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper.

Then will they make answer, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food or drink, or wandering, or without clothing, or ill, or in prison, and did not take care of you?

“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

But they said, Not while the feast is going on, for fear of trouble among the people.

And [when] the disciples saw [it] they were indignant, saying, "{Why} this waste?

But Jesus was aware [of what they were up to], so said, "Why are you bothering this woman? For she has done a kind deed to me.

[and] said, "What are you willing to give me if I in turn deliver him to you?" So they set out for him thirty silver coins.

And they bargained with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and they prepared the Passover.

When the evening was come, he sat down with the twelve. And as they ate he said, Verily I say to you, One of you will betray me.

And [while] they were eating he said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me."

And being exceedingly grieved they began to say to him, each of them, Is it I, Lord?

Now [while] they were eating Jesus took bread and, [after] giving thanks, he broke [it], and giving [it] to the disciples, he said, "Take, eat, this is my body."

And [after they] had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

But Peter answered [and] said to him, "If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!"

And he comes to the disciples, and sees that they are sleeping, and says to Peter, What, were you not able to keep watch with me one hour?

And he came again [and] found them sleeping, {for they could not keep their eyes open}.

And while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve apostles, came with a large crowd who were carrying swords and clubs. They had come from the leading priests and elders of the [Jewish] people.

And Jesus said to him, "Friend, [do that] for which you have come." Then they came up [and] laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.

Then said Jesus unto him, "Put up thy sword into his sheath. For all they that lay hands on the sword, shall perish with the sword.

How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, for they say this is the way it must be?"

Now they that had seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

But Peter followed Him from a distance [as they were going] to the courtyard of the head priest. He went inside [i.e., eventually. See John 18:15-16] and sat down with the [Jewish] officers to see how things would turn out [i.e., with Jesus' trial].

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death.

And they did not find [it], [although] many false witnesses came forward. And finally two came forward

But finally two FALSE witnesses having come, they said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it by three days.

Then the high priest arose and said to Him, "Have you no answer to make? What do you say to the evidence that they bring against you?"

What do you think?" And they answered [and] said, "{He deserves death}!"

Then they spat in his face and struck him with their fists, and they slapped [him],

while they taunted Him, saying, "Christ, prove yourself a Prophet by telling us who it was that struck you."

and he denied a second time, and that with an oath, saying, I know not the man. And a little after, they that stood by came to Peter and said,

And after a while, came unto him they that stood by, and said unto Peter, "Surely thou art even one of them, for thy speech betrayeth thee."

And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death.

And [after] tying him up, they led [him] away and handed [him] over to Pilate the governor.

saying, "I have sinned [by] betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What [is that] to us? You see to [it]!"