Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Now He is not the God of the dead, but of the living [so these forefathers will be among the resurrected]; for all live [in a definite relationship] to Him.”

And some of the scholars having answered, they said, Teacher, thou said well.

And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

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

Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'

"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

These [men] who confiscate and devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense [to appear devout] offer long prayers. These [men] will receive the greater [sentence of] condemnation.”

As he beheld, he saw the rich men, how they cast in their offerings into the treasury.

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

for they all put in gifts from their abundance; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”

And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all they opposed to you shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.

And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.

"Some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for the sake of my name.

Then they who are in Judaea, let them flee into the mountains, and they who are in her midst, let them go forth, - and they who are in the fields, let them not enter into her;

Woe to those women who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For great trouble and anguish will be on the land, and wrath and retribution on this people [Israel].

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

"Then [Note: This event answers to the "immediately" of Matt. 24:29, and suggests the next major event on God's calendar] there will be [supernatural] signs [evident] in the sun and moon and stars. And on earth [there will be] distress among nations; they will be perplexed by the roaring of the ocean's churning waves. [Note: Probably this is figurative language for highly agitated conditions on earth].

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

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].

And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

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

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

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

And in the same way the cup after [they] had eaten, saying, "This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood which is poured out for you.

And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

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

Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.

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

And they said, Nothing. Then said he to 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.

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

And, getting up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and saw that they were sleeping for sorrow.

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

Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.

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

And the men who were guarding him began to mock him [while] they beat [him],

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

And as soon as it was day, the assembly of the elders of the people was gathered together, both chief priests and scribes; and they led him away into their council, saying,

They said, “If You are the Messiah, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I do tell you, you will not believe.

Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

And they all went and took him before Pilate.

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.

Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.

And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas"

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

But they shouted, "Crucify him, crucify him!"

But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that he be crucified. And their voices prevailed.

And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.

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

For behold, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed!'

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

They brought also two others, criminals, to put them to death with Him.

And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

and the people stood looking on. The Rulers, too, repeatedly uttered their bitter taunts. "This fellow," they said, "saved others: let him save himself, if he is God's Anointed, the Chosen One."

The soldiers also mocked Him. They came offering Him sour wine

And saying as they did so: "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself."

they likewise put the following inscription over his head, in Greek, in Latin, and in Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

When all the multitudes who had gathered to witness this sight saw what had taken place, they beat their breasts, and returned home.

And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their breasts.

But all they who were acquainted with him, were standing afar off, women also who had followed with him from Galilee, - beholding these things.

And the women, they who had come out of Galilee with him, following after, observed the tomb, and how his body was laid.

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

And they remembered his words,

and after returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the eleven [apostles] and to all the rest.

Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James: and the other women with them told these things unto the apostles.

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.

And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

They stood still, looking sad. And one of them named Cleopas, answered him, "Do you sojourn alone in Jerusalem, that you do not know what things have been happening there these days?"

And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

and how our chief priests and leaders handed Him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified Him.

But we trusted, that it should have been he that should have delivered Israel. And as touching all these things, today is even the third day, that they were done.

And also some of the women among us shocked us. They were at the tomb early in the morning,

And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

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

And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?