And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.

And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.

They said, "How blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!"

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said:

"If you had only known today what could have brought you peace! But now it is hidden from your sight,

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

and He said, “It is written, My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves!”

They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

and said to Him, “Tell us by what kind of authority You are doing these things? Or who is the one who gave You this authority?”

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?

So they answered and said that they did not know where it was from.

And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

Then He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time [to another country].

"And he seat still another servant: and him also, having beaten and dishonored, they sent away empty.

Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

“But when the tenant farmers saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let’s kill him, so the inheritance will be ours!’

He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

So they put a question to Him. "Rabbi," they said, "we know that you say and teach what is right and that you make no distinctions between one man and another, but teach God's way truly.

But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

They were not able to seize on anything He said in the presence of the people; and being unnerved at His reply, they were silent.

And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,

Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

And that the dead shall rise again, even Moses signified besides the bush, when he said, 'The Lord God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

Now he is not God of dead men, but of living. For in his sight all are alive."

Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?

And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

the time is coming, said he, when these buildings, which you now view, shall be all thrown down and lost in ruins.

And they said to him, Master, when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these events are to take place?

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

Set therefore in your hearts, not to practise beforehand to justify yourselves:

"But when you see Jerusalem with armies encamping round her on every side, then be certain that her overthrow is close at hand.

And He spoke a parable to them. "See," He said, "the fig-tree and all the trees.

set a guard upon yourselves, that ye be not stupified by surfeiting and drunkenness, or by the disquietudes of this life, and so that day come upon you with a surprize.

For as a snare shall it come on all them that sit on the face of the earth.

But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."

Now in the daytime Jesus was teaching in [the porches and courts of] the temple, but at night He would go out and spend the night on the mount that is called Olivet.

The feast of sweet bread drew nigh, which is called Easter,

Then came the day of sweet bread, when of necessity the Easter lamb must be offered.

Jesus sent Peter and John with instructions. "Go," He said, "and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it."

And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.

The man will show you a large upstairs room, set out; there make preparations."

And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.

And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:

And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

And He took bread, gave thanks, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “This is My body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.”

In the same way He also took the cup after supper and said, “This cup is the new covenant established by My blood; it is shed for you.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

And I set to you, as my Father set to me, a kingdom;

That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.

And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

For I say to you that these words will be put into effect in me, And he was numbered among the evil-doers: for what has been said in the Writings about me has an end.

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,

"Father," he said, "if it is thy pleasure, spare me this cup; only, not my will but thine be done."

And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

While he was still speaking, a crowd appeared in sight, led by the man called Judas, who was one of the Twelve. Judas approached Jesus, to kiss him;

But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?

When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.

Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

But Peter denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him!”

And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

And after about an hour, another man said, with decision, Certainly this man was with him, for he is a Galilaean.

And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.

And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

how he had said to him, Before cock-crowing, thou wilt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

or blindfolded Him, and then challenged Him. "Prove to us," they said, "that you are a prophet, by telling us who it was that struck you."

And they said many other injurious things to him.

When day came, the Council of the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) assembled, both chief priests and scribes; and they led Jesus away to the council chamber, saying,

Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.