And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

'Yes, sir,' he answered; but he did not go.

Then the man came to the second son and said the same thing; and he replied, ‘I will, sir’; but he did not go.

Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.

'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

And he sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the wedding celebration, and they did not want to come.

and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay them.

Then he said to his servants, 'The marriage-banquet is all ready, but the invited guests did not deserve it.

'And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.

But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn't have on wedding clothing,

and he said, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without wearing the wedding clothes [that were provided for you]?’ And the man was speechless and without excuse.

'And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

So also did the second and the third, down to the seventh,

'And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

and the Pharisees, having heard that he did silence the Sadducees, were gathered together unto him;

and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,

And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,

And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did any one dare from that day to question him any more.

'He therefore who did swear by the altar, doth swear by it, and by all things on it;

and he who did swear by the sanctuary, doth swear by it, and by Him who is dwelling in it;

and he who did swear by the heaven, doth swear by the throne of God, and by Him who is sitting upon it.

Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law -- the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved you to do, and those not to neglect.

So that ye testify to yourselves, that ye are sons of them who did murder the prophets;

'Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

"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 who did endure to the end, he shall be saved;

Lo, I did tell you beforehand.

For as in the days before the flood: they did eat and drink, marry, and were married, even unto the day that Noah entered in to the ship,

and they did not know till the flood came and took all away; so shall be also the presence of the Son of Man.

'Who, then, is the servant, faithful and wise, whom his lord did set over his household, to give them the nourishment in season?

They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them;

For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

'And he who did receive the five talents, having gone, wrought with them, and made other five talents;

and he who did receive the one, having gone away, digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

and he who did receive the five talents having come, brought other five talents, saying, 'Sir, five talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other five talents did I gain besides them.

'And he who also did receive the two talents having come, said, Sir, two talents thou didst deliver to me; lo, other two talents I did gain besides them.

“The one who had received one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a harsh and demanding man, reaping [the harvest] where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter seed.

But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;

Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

'Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?

and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?

and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

for I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

And these [i.e., the ones at His left side] will go away to never ending punishment, but those who did what was right will go to never ending life."

For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

Verily I say to you, Wherever this good news may be proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did shall also be spoken of -- for a memorial of her.'

And He said, Go into the city, to such a man, and tell him, The master saith, my time is near, I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples: and the disciples did as Jesus ordered them,

And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

And he answering said, 'He who did dip with me the hand in the dish, he will deliver me up;

And while they were eating, Jesus having taken the bread, and having blessed, did brake, and was giving to the disciples, and said, 'Take, eat, this is my body;'

And while he is yet speaking, lo, Judas, one of the twelve did come, and with him a great multitude, with swords and sticks, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And he who did deliver him up did give them a sign, saying, 'Whomsoever I will kiss, it is he: lay hold on him;'

Then saith Jesus to him, 'Turn back thy sword to its place; for all who did take the sword, by the sword shall perish;

"But if I did, how could the Scriptures be fulfilled that say that thus it must happen?"

In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me.

and they did not find; and many false witnesses having come near, they did not find; and at last two false witnesses having come near,

But Jesus did not say anything. So, the head priest said to Him, "I command you [to swear] by the living God, [and] to tell us if you are the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one], the Son of God!"

Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

and again did he deny with an oath -- 'I have not known the man.'

Then began he to anathematise, and to swear -- 'I have not known the man;' and immediately did a cock crow,

and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, he having said to him -- 'Before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me;' and having gone without, he did weep bitterly.

and having bound him, they did lead away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

I did sin, having delivered up innocent blood;' and they said, 'What -- to us? thou shalt see!'

and having cast down the silverlings in the sanctuary, he departed, and having gone away, he did strangle himself.

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;

and gave them for the field of the potter, as the Lord did appoint to me.'

And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor did question him, saying, 'Art thou the king of the Jews!' And Jesus said to him, 'Thou sayest.'

And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,

And he did not answer him, not even to one word, so that the governor did wonder greatly.

He did this because he knew that they had handed him over out of jealousy.

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;

And the governor said, 'Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, 'Let be crucified.'

And Pilate having seen that it profiteth nothing, but rather a tumult is made, having taken water, he did wash the hands before the multitude, saying, 'I am innocent from the blood of this righteous one; ye -- ye shall see;'

Then did he release to them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him up that he may be crucified;

then the soldiers of the governor having taken Jesus to the Praetorium, did gather to him all the band;

they gave him wine mixed with gall to drink, and [when he] tasted [it] he did not want to drink [it].

And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

And with similar language also did the chief priests, insulting him, with the scribes and elders, and Pharisees,

The robbers also that were crucified with him did the same, and reproached him.

And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

and the stones did rent, and graves did open, and the bodies of many saints which slept, arose:

And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,

and they, having gone, did make the sepulchre secure, having sealed the stone, together with the watch.

and lo, there came a great earthquake, for a messenger of the Lord, having come down out of heaven, having come, did roll away the stone from the door, and was sitting upon it,

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

And as they went to bring his disciples word, behold also, Jesus met them, saying, Hail! And they coming up took him by the feet, and did him homage.

So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.