The kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who made a wedding feast for his son,

and said unto him, 'Friend, how fortuned it that thou camest in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment?' And he was even speechless.

For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

Master, Moses said, If a man, at the time of his death, has no children, let his brother take his wife, and get a family for his brother;

But Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken [in your reasoning], not knowing [what] the Scriptures [teach] or [how much] power God has.

and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self."

" 'The Lord has said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, Until I put your enemies under your feet" '?

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be raised to honor.

You fools and blind men! Which is more important, the gold or the sanctuary of the temple that sanctified the gold?

that upon you may come all the righteous blood which has been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just to the blood of Zachariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you slew between the temple and the altar.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! The city that has kept on murdering the prophets, and stoning those who have been sent to her, how often I have yearned to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you refused!

Behold, your house has been left to you desolate

You'll hear of wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you aren't alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

for then shall there be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall be;

"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.

But of that day and hour no one has knowledge, not even the angels in heaven, or the Son, but the Father only.

Who then is the faithful and prudent bondman whom his lord has set over his household, to give them food in season?

Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

"But if that wicked servant says to himself, "My master has been delayed,'

the master of that servant will arrive on a day when he is not expecting him and at an hour of which he has not been informed;

but at midnight a cry has been made, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him!'

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.

Take therefore the talent from him, and give it to him that has the ten talents:

for to every one that has shall be given, and he shall be in abundance; but from him that has not, that even which he has shall be taken from him.

When the Son of Man has come in his glory and all the angels with him, then he 'will take his seat on his throne of glory';

"Then the King will say to those at His right, "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, receive your inheritance of the Kingdom which has been divinely intended for you ever since the creation of the world.

Then he will also say to those on [his] left, 'Depart from me, [you] accursed ones, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

But Jesus knowing it said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? for she has wrought a good work toward me.

For in pouring out this ointment on my body, she has done it for my burying.

Verily I say to you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

Jesus answered, “He who has dipped his hand in the bowl with Me [as a pretense of friendship] will betray Me.

The Son of Man is going away, just as it has been written about him. How terrible it will be for that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."

Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

Then Jesus says to them, You will all be offended in me this night: for it has been written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.

Peter answered Him, "[Even] if everyone [else] has doubts about you, I never will."

Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, Sleep on now and take your rest; behold, the hour has drawn nigh, and the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.

Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.

And Jesus said to him, Friend, for what hast thou come! Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and seized him.

But how then would the Writings come true, which say that so it has to be?

But all this has taken place so that the Scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.

Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed: what need have we any more of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy.

and Peter remembered the words which Jesus had said-- 'Before a cock has crowed, you will disown me three times'; and he went outside, and wept bitterly.

"I did wrong in betraying a good man to his death," he said. "What has that to do with us?" they replied. "You must see to that yourself."

Wherefore that field has been called Blood-field unto this day.

And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified.

A saviour of others, he has no salvation for himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will have faith in him.

He has put His trust in God; let God rescue Him now—if He wants Him! For He said, ‘I am God’s Son.’”

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Therefore, give orders to have the tomb made secure and safeguarded until the third day, otherwise His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last deception [the reporting of His resurrection] will be worse than the first [the reporting that He is the Messiah].”

The angel answered the women, "Don't be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.

He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said [He would]. Come! See the place where He was lying.

Then go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee [as He promised]. There you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”

So they took the money [they were paid for lying] and did as they were instructed; and this [fabricated] story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to the present day.

And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.

As has been written in the prophets; Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee;

and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.

saying - What have we in common with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee, who thou art, The Holy One of God.

and saith unto him, See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy purification what Moses has commanded, for a testimony to them.

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he says to the paralytic,

And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

So, the Son of man is lord [i.e., has authority] even over the Sabbath day."

And [when] {his family} heard [this], they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, "He has lost his mind!"

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons.

And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.

And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.

And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end.

No man who has got into a strong man's house can carry off his goods, without first securing him; and not till then will he plunder his house.

but whosoever shall speak injuriously against the Holy Spirit, to eternity has no forgiveness; but lies under the guilt of an everlasting sin;

because they said, he has an unclean spirit.

"Here are my mother and my brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there is my brother--my sister--and my mother."

Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;

And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

He said to them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you [who have teachable hearts], but those who are outside [the unbelievers, the spiritually blind] get everything in parables,

The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,

But when the crop permits, he sends [in] the sickle right away, because the harvest has come."

and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

crying out in a loud voice, "What hast Thou to do with me, Jesus, Son of God Most High? In God's name I implore Thee not to torment me."

And he suffered him not, but says to him, Go to thine home to thine own people, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for thee, and has had mercy on thee.

and besought him much, saying, My little daughter has a terminal condition, so that having come, thou may lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and will live.

And immediately Jesus, knowing in himself the power that had gone out of him, turning round in the crowd said, Who has touched my clothes?

And his disciples said to him, Seest thou the crowd pressing thee, and sayest thou, Who has touched me?

And the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what has taken place unto herself, came and fell down before Him, and told Him the whole truth.

And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith has healed thee; go in peace, and be well of thy scourge.

While he was yet speaking, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter has died, why troublest thou the teacher any further?

And entering in he says to them, Why do ye make a tumult and weep? the child has not died, but sleeps.

To this their reply is a scornful laugh. He, however, puts them all out, takes the child's father and mother and those He has brought with Him, and enters the room where the child lies.

And when sabbath was come he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were amazed, saying, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom that is given to him, and such works of power are done by his hands?

King Herod [Antipas] heard about this, for Jesus’ name and reputation had become well known. People were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”

But when Herod heard [of it], he kept saying, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen [from the dead]!”