He said to him, Out of your mouth will I judge you, evil servant. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow?

And he said to those standing by, Take from him the mina, and give it to him that has ten minas,??25 and they said to him, Lord, he has ten minas,??26 for I tell you, that to every one that has shall be given; but from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away;

saying, Go into the village opposite to you, and having entered into it you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat; untie and bring him;

and if any one asks you, Why do you untie him? Say thus to him; The Lord has need of him.

And they said, The Lord has need of him.

And they brought him to Jesus; and spreading their clothes on the colt they put Jesus on him.

And some of the Pharisees, from the multitude, said to him, Teacher, rebuke your disciples.

AND he taught daily in the temple; and the chief priests, and scribes, and the first of the people sought to destroy him.

And they found nothing that they could do; for all the people were attentive to hear him.

And on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and scribes, with the elders, came upon him,

and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why did you not believe him?

And at the time he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; and the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

And again he sent another servant; and they beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

And again he sent a third; and they wounded him, and cast him out.

And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; doubtless, when they see him they will respect him.

But seeing him, the husbandmen reasoned with themselves, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

And they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What, therefore, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

every one that falls on that stone shall be bruised; but on whomsoever it shall fall it shall crush him to atoms.

And the scribes and chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that time; and they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.

And they sent spies to watch him, who pretended to be righteous men, that they might take advantage of his speech, to deliver him to the power and authority of the procurator.

And they asked him saying, Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and respect no person, but teach the way of God in truth.

And some of the Sadducees came forward, who deny that there is a resurrection, and asked him,

But God is not [a God] of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.

And they dared not question him any more.

David, therefore, calls him Lord; and how is he his son?

And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when then shall these things be? and what sign [shall there be], when these things are about to occur?

And all the people came early to him in the temple to hear him.

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might destroy him, for they feared the people.

and he went and conferred with the chief priests and commanders as to how he might deliver him to them.

And they were glad, and agreed to give him money.

And he promised, and sought a convenient opportunity to betray him to them in the absence of the people.

And they said to him, Where do you wish us to prepare?

And he said to them, Behold, as you enter into the city, a man will meet you, bearing an earthen vessel of water; follow him into the house where he enters,

And when the hour had come, he sat down, and the apostles with him;

And he said to him, Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.

Then he said to them, But now let him that has a purse take it, and a provision sack likewise; and he that has not a sword, let him sell his cloak and buy one.

AND going out, he went, according to his custom to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him.

And an angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him.

And while he was yet speaking, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, came before them, and he approached Jesus to kiss him.

But Jesus said to him, Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss?

And those about him seeing what was about to occur, said, Lord, shall we strike with the sword?

But Jesus answered and said, Suffer even this; and touching his ear he healed him.

And Jesus said to the chief priests, and commanders of the temple, and elders who came against him, Have you come with swords and clubs, as against a robber?

And apprehending him, they led him away, and conducted him to the house of the chief priest; and Peter followed at a distance.

And a certain female servant seeing him sitting by the light, and looking steadily at him, said, This man also was with him.

But he denied him, saying, I do not know him, woman.

And after a little, another seeing him, said, You also are one of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not.

And about an hour intervening, another strongly affirmed, saying, Certainly, this man was also with him; for he is also a Galilean.

And the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter was reminded of the Lord's word, that he said to him, Before a cock crows to-day you shall deny me thrice;

And the men having him in custody mocked him, beating him;

and blindfolding him they asked him, saying, Prophecy who it is that struck you?

And they reviled him with many other words.

And when it was day, the eldership of the people, and the chief priests, and scribes were assembled, and they brought him into their sanhedrim, saying,

AND all the multitude arose and led him to Pilate.

And they accused him, saying, We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Caesar, saying that he is an anointed king.

And Pilate asked him, saying, Are you the king of the Jews? And he answered and said to him, As you say.

And learning that he was of the province of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was himself also at Jerusalem in those days.

And when Herod saw Jesus he was much pleased; for he had wished for a long time to see him, because he had heard about him, and he hoped to see some miracle performed by him.

And he questioned him with many words; but he answered him nothing.

And the chief priests and scribes stood up, violently accusing him.

And Herod, with his soldiers, treated him with contempt, and mocked him, and put on him a splendid garment, and sent him back to Pilate.

said to them, You have brought me this man as one that perverts the people; and behold, having had an examination before you, I have found in this man no cause for the charges which you bring against him,

but neither has Herod, for I sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by him;

having chastised him therefore, I will release him.

but they replied, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

And he said to them a third time, [Why], for what evil has this man done? I have found no cause of death in him; having chastised him therefore, I will release him.

And they beset him with loud cries, demanding that he should be crucified; and their cries, and those of the chief priests, prevailed;

And he released him that was cast into prison for sedition and murder, whom they desired, and delivered up Jesus to their will.

AND when they led him away, they took Simon, a certain Cyrenian, coming from the country, and put on him the cross to bear after Jesus.

And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women; and they bewailed and lamented him.

And two other criminals were led out to be put to death with him.

And when they arrived at the place called Cranium, there they crucified him, and the criminals; one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed, saying, He saved others; if this is the Christ, the elect of God, let him save himself.

And the soldiers also mocked him, and came and presented him vinegar,

And there was an inscription over him; THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And one of the criminals crucified, reviled him, [saying], Are you not the Christ? save yourself and us.

But the other answered and rebuked him, and said, Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence?

And he said to him, I tell you truly, to-day you shall be with me in paradise.

And all his friends stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee, seeing these things.

AND women following him who had come up with him from Galilee saw the tomb, and how his body was laid.

but their eyes were restrained that they did not know him.

And one of them answered, whose name was Cleopas, and said to him, Do you live alone at Jerusalem and not know the things which have occurred in it in these days?

And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, The things relating to Jesus the Nazoraean, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people;

and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to the sentence of death, and crucified him,

And some of those with us went to the tomb, and found even as the women had said; and him they saw not.

And they urged him, saying, Remain with us, for it is near evening, and the day is already past. And he went in to remain with them;

And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished from their sight.

And they gave him part of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb;

All things existed through him, and without him not one thing existed, which existed.

In him was life, and the life was the light of men;

This man came for a testimony, to testify of the light, that all might believe through him.

He was in the world, and the world existed through him, and the world knew him not.

He came to his own, and his own received him not.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become sons of God, to them that believe on his name,

John testified of him, and cried, saying, This is the one of whom I said, He that comes after me existed before me, for he was before me.

No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he declared [him].

AND this is the testimony of John, when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, Who are you?

And they asked him, What then? are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered, No.

Then they said to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to them that sent us; what say you of yourself?