Mark 11 Cross References - Thomson

¹ And when they approach Jerusalem, being come as far as Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount of olives, he sendeth two of his disciples, ² and saith to them, Go to that village over against you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever rode. Loose it, and bring it. ³ And if any one say, Why do ye this? Say, The master hath need of it, and will quickly send it back hither. ⁴ So they went, and found the colt tied before the door, at a place where two ways met. And as they were loosing it, ⁵ some of the people standing there, said to them, What do you mean by untying the colt? ⁶ And they answered them as Jesus had ordered; upon which they let them go. ⁷ So they brought the colt to Jesus; and when they had laid their mantles thereon, he sat upon it. ⁸ And many spread their mantles on the way; 'and others cut sprigs from the trees, and strewed them in the way. ⁹ And they who went before, and they who followed, cried, saying, Hosanna! Blessed he who is coming in the name of the Lord! ¹⁰ Blessed the approaching reign of our father David! that coming in the name of the Lord, Hosanna, in the highest! ¹¹ So Jesus entered Jerusalem, and into the temple, and when he had taken a survey of all, as it was now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. ¹² And on the morrow, as they were coming out from Bethany, he was hungry, ¹³ and seeing a fig tree at a distance, full of leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it [for the time to gather figs was not come] but going to it he found nothing but leaves. ¹⁴ Thereupon Jesus said to it, Henceforth let no one ever eat fruit of thee. And his disciples heard. ¹⁵ Then they came to Jerusalem, and Jesus, having entered the temple, began with turning out them who were buying and selling in the temple. And he overturned the tables of the money changers, and the stalls of them who sold doves, ¹⁶ and suffered no one to carry a vessel through the temple. ¹⁷ And he taught, saying, Is it not written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations;" but you have made it a den of robbers. ¹⁸ When the Scribes, and the chief priests heard this, they sought how to destroy him, for they were afraid of him, because all the people were astonished at his doctrine. ¹⁹ Now, when evening was come, he went out of the city. ²⁰ And next morning, as they were passing by; they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. ²¹ Whereupon Peter, recollecting, saith to him, Rabbi, Behold the fig tree which thou cursedst, is quite dried up. ²² In reply to which, Jesus saith to them, Have faith in God. ²³ For verily I say to you, If one should say to that mountain, Be thou lifted up and cast into the sea; and have no doubt in his mind, but believe that what he saith cometh to pass; whatever he may command shall be done for him. ²⁴ Therefore I say to you, What things soever you ask when you pray, believe that you will receive, and you shall have them. ²⁵ But when you stand praying, if you have any ground of complaint against any one, forgive him; that your father who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. ²⁶ For if you do not forgive, neither will your father, who is in heaven, forgive you your trespasses. ²⁷ Then they come again to Jerusalem; and as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the elders, come to him, ²⁸ and say to him, By what authority doest thou these things? And, Who hath given thee authority that thou shouldst do such things? ²⁹ And Jesus, answering, said to them, I also will ask you one question. Answer me; and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ³⁰ Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men? Answer me. ³¹ Upon this they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him? ³² But if we say, From men; they feared the people; for all held John to be really a prophet. ³³ So they in reply; say to Jesus, We cannot tell. There upon Jesus answering, saith to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

³⁰ And David went up by the ascent of the olive orchards, weeping as he went up, and having his head covered, and walking barefoot. And all the people who were with him covered, every one, his head, and went up weeping as they went.

⁴ and on that day his feet will stand on the mount of olives over against Jerusalem on the east side and the mount of olives shall be cleft, east and west, a very great chasm. And the half of the mount will lean to the north and the half of it to the south.

¹ And when they approached Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage, near to the mount of olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, ² saying to them, Go to that village which is over against you, and straightway you will find an ass tied and a colt with her. Loose her and bring them to me. ³ And if anyone say anything to you; say, The Lord hath need of them and will quickly send them back. ⁴ Now all this was done, so that there was an accomplishment of what was spoken by the prophet, saying, ⁵ "Say to the daughter of Sion, Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek and mounted on an ass; even on a young colt the foal of an ass." ⁶ So the disciples went, and having done as Jesus commanded them, ⁷ they brought the ass and the colt and threw their mantles on them, and set him thereon. ⁸ And the greater part of the multitude threw their mantles on the way, and some cut branches from the trees and strewed them in the way. ⁹ And the crowds that went before, and they who followed, shouted, saying, Hosannah to the son of David! Blessed he, who is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosannah in the highest! ¹⁰ And as he entered Jerusalem, all the city was in commotion, saying, Who is this? ¹¹ And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet, who is of Nazareth in Galilee.

¹⁷ Then leaving them he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.

³ And as he was sitting on the mount of olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, Tell us, when will these Mat 24:things happen; and what will be the sign of thy coming and of the conclusion of this age?

³⁰ And after the hymn they went out to the mount of olives.

⁷ he calleth to him the twelve, and began to send them forth, by two and two, and gave them power over the unclean spirits;

³ And as he was sitting on the mount of olives, over against the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, asked him privately,

¹³ Thereupon he despatched two of his disciples, saying to them, Go to the city, and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.

²⁹ And when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, to the mountain called The mount of olives, he sent two of his disciples, ³⁰ saying, Go to yonder village, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever rode. Untie it, and bring it hither. ³¹ And if any one ask you why you untie it, answer him thus, Because the Lord hath occasion of it. ³² Accordingly they who were despatched went and found it as he had told them. ³³ And as they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, Why do ye untie the colt? ³⁴ And they said, The Lord hath occasion of it. ³⁵ So they brought it to Jesus. And having thrown their mantles on the colt, they set Jesus thereon. ³⁶ And as he went along, the people spread their mantles on the way. ³⁷ And as he was drawing near, just at the descent of the mount of olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to express their joy in loud acclamations, praising God for all the miracles which they had seen, ³⁸ saying, Blessed be the king who is coming in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! ³⁹ Upon this, some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd, said to him, Teacher, rebuke these disciples of thine. ⁴⁰ In reply to which, he said to them, I tell you, If these keep silence, those stones would exclaim.

¹ As for Jesus, he went to the mount of olives,

¹⁴ Now Jesus having found a young ass, was riding thereon, agreeably to what is written, ¹⁵ "Fear not, daughter, of Sion! behold thy king cometh mounted on an ass's colt." ¹⁶ These things his disciples did not understand at the time; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written concerning him; and that they had done them for him. ¹⁷ Now because the multitude who were with him testified that he had called Lazarus from the tomb, and raised him, from the dead; ¹⁸ and on this account the multitude met him, because they heard that he had done this miracle, ¹⁹ therefore the Pharisees said among themselves, You see that you gain no advantage. Behold the world is gone after him.

¹² Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey from it.

² saying to them, Go to that village which is over against you, and straightway you will find an ass tied and a colt with her. Loose her and bring them to me. ³ And if anyone say anything to you; say, The Lord hath need of them and will quickly send them back.

³⁰ saying, Go to yonder village, in which, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no man ever rode. Untie it, and bring it hither. ³¹ And if any one ask you why you untie it, answer him thus, Because the Lord hath occasion of it.

¹² From thee come riches and glory; Thou, Lord, rulest over all. Thou art the head of all dominion, and in thy hand is majesty and power. And by thy hand, Almighty Sovereign, all things are made great and strong. ¹³ Now therefore, Lord, to thee we render thanks; and we praise thy glorious name. ¹⁴ But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be enabled to shew such liberality to thee. For all things are thine and of thine own we have given thee. ¹⁵ For we before thee are strangers and sojourners as all our fathers were. Our days on earth are like a shadow and there is no fixed abiding. ¹⁶ Lord our God, all this store which I have provided for building a house to thy holy name is from thy bounty, and belongeth all to thee. ¹⁷ As I know, O Lord, that thou triest hearts and lovest righteousness, I have with singleness of heart freely offered all these things, and have now seen with joy all thy people who are here present freely offering to thee. ¹⁸ Lord, the God of Abraham and Isaak and Israel our fathers, keep these things forever in the thoughts of the hearts of thy people and direct their hearts to thee,

¹ A Psalm by David, on the first day of the week. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof, the World and all its inhabitants.

³ With thee shall be the government; in the day of thy power; in the splendours of thy holies from the womb: before the morning star I begot thee.

¹⁵ And he will shew you a large upper room, ready furnished. Make preparation for us there.

²⁴ And having prayed, saying, "Thou, O Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, shew which of these two thou hast chosen

³⁶ According to the word which he sent to the children of Israel, when he published the glad tidings of peace by Jesus Christ, He is Lord of all.

²⁵ nor is he served by the hands of men, as needing any thing. He is the giver of life and breath, and of all things, to all,

⁹ For you know the bounty of our Lord Jesus Christ, that rich as he was, he for your sakes became poor, that through his poverty you might become rich.

⁷ Thou madest him a little lower than angels; With glory and honour thou hast crowned him, ⁸ And set him over the works of thy hands. Thou hast put all things under his feet." For when he put all things under his feet, he left nothing which was not put in subjection to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him. ⁹ But we see him who was made a little lower than angels [namely] Jesus, on account of suffering death crowned with glory and honour, that so he by the favour of God might taste death for every man.

⁶ So the disciples went, and having done as Jesus commanded them, ⁷ they brought the ass and the colt and threw their mantles on them, and set him thereon.

¹⁹ Accordingly the disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and prepared the passover.

³² Accordingly they who were despatched went and found it as he had told them. ³³ And as they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, Why do ye untie the colt? ³⁴ And they said, The Lord hath occasion of it.

⁵ His mother saith to the waiters, Do whatever he shall bid you.

⁸ By faith Abraham, when called, shewed obedience by going to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and set out on his journey not knowing whither he was going.

¹³ they who heard hasted, and every one taking his garment, they spread them under him on the top of the stairs, and sounding a trumpet, they said, Jehu is king.

⁹ Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Sion! Make proclamation, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold thy king is coming for thee. He is righteous and a saviour. He is meek and mounted on an ass, even a young colt.

⁴ Now all this was done, so that there was an accomplishment of what was spoken by the prophet, saying, ⁵ "Say to the daughter of Sion, Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek and mounted on an ass; even on a young colt the foal of an ass."

⁷ they brought the ass and the colt and threw their mantles on them, and set him thereon. ⁸ And the greater part of the multitude threw their mantles on the way, and some cut branches from the trees and strewed them in the way.

³⁵ So they brought it to Jesus. And having thrown their mantles on the colt, they set Jesus thereon. ³⁶ And as he went along, the people spread their mantles on the way.

¹² On the next day a great multitude who had come to the festival, hearing that Jesus is coming to Jerusalem, ¹³ took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna! Blessed he, who is coming in the name of the Lord! The king of Israel! ¹⁴ Now Jesus having found a young ass, was riding thereon, agreeably to what is written, ¹⁵ "Fear not, daughter, of Sion! behold thy king cometh mounted on an ass's colt." ¹⁶ These things his disciples did not understand at the time; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written concerning him; and that they had done them for him.

⁴⁰ And on the first day you shall take the ripe fruit of trees, and branches of palm trees, and bushy boughs of trees and willows, and branches of the willow of the brook, to rejoice before the Lord your God seven days of the year.

²⁵ Lord save, I beseech thee: Lord, I beseech thee, prosper. ²⁶ Blessed be he who is coming in the name of the Lord; we have blessed you of the house of the Lord.

⁹ And the crowds that went before, and they who followed, shouted, saying, Hosannah to the son of David! Blessed he, who is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosannah in the highest!

³⁹ for you. For I say to you, Henceforth you shall not see me until you say, Blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord.

³⁷ And as he was drawing near, just at the descent of the mount of olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to express their joy in loud acclamations, praising God for all the miracles which they had seen, ³⁸ saying, Blessed be the king who is coming in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!

¹³ took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, and cried, Hosanna! Blessed he, who is coming in the name of the Lord! The king of Israel!

¹⁵ Whereupon they cried out, Away, away with him; crucify him. Pilate saith to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

¹ An Alleluia of Aggaius and Zacharias. Praise the Lord, ye of the heavens: praise him, ye in the highest.

⁶ because for us a child is born, and to us a son is given, whose government is on his own shoulder; and his name is called, "The Messenger of Great Counsel." For I will bring peace on the rulers and health for him. ⁷ His government shall be great and to his peace there is no boundary, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to reestablish it, and support it with judgment and justice, henceforth and forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

²³ And I will set up over them one shepherd who shall feed them, even my servant David, who shall be their shepherd: ²⁴ and I the Lord will be their God; and David shall be chief among them. I the Lord have spoken;

²⁴ And my servant David shall be chief among them. He shall be singly the shepherd of all. Because they will walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and practise them, ²⁵ therefore they shall dwell in that land of theirs which I gave to my servant Jacob. Where their fathers dwelt there they shall dwell and my servant David shall be the only chief forever.

⁵ and afterwards the children of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and will be amazed at the Lord and at his goodness in the last days.

¹¹ In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David which hath fallen; I will rebuild those parts of it which have fallen to decay, and repair what have been demolished. I will indeed rebuild it as in the days of old, ¹² that the rest of mankind may seek [the Lord] even all the nations who are called by my name, saith the Lord who doth all these things.

³¹ Now behold thou shall conceive, and bear a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. ³² He will be great and will be called the son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. ³³ And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end.

¹⁴ Glory to God in the highest [heaven!] And on earth, peace! good will among men!

⁹ And he said to me, Go in and see the transgressions which they are committing here.

¹² Therefore it shall come to pass in that day, that I will search Jerusalem with a lamp, and execute vengeance on the men who are despisers; upon their stores. And as for them who say in their hearts, "The Lord will neither do good nor harm, "

¹ Behold I am about to send my messenger and he will examine the way before me. And the Lord whom ye seek; even the angel of the covenant whom you desire will come suddenly to his temple. Behold he is coming, saith the Lord Almighty.

¹⁰ And as he entered Jerusalem, all the city was in commotion, saying, Who is this? ¹¹ And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet, who is of Nazareth in Galilee. ¹² And Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the stalls of them who sold doves, ¹³ and said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of robbers. ¹⁴ Then the blind and the lame came to him in the temple and he healed them. ¹⁵ When the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonders which he did, and the children shouting in the temple, and saying, Hosannah to the son of David, they were filled with indignation, ¹⁶ and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? Jesus saith to them, Yes. Have you never read, "From the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise." ¹⁷ Then leaving them he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.

⁴¹ And as he drew near he viewed the city and wept over it, ⁴² saying, O that thou hadst known; even thou; even in this very ay of thine, the things which were for thy peace! But now they are hidden from thine eyes. ⁴³ For days will come upon thee, when thine enemies will surround thee with a rampire; and enclose thee; and shut thee up on every side; ⁴⁴ and dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and not leave one stone on another; because thou didst not know the time of this thy visitation. ⁴⁵ Then he went into the temple and began driving out thence them who were selling and buying in it,

³⁷ Now he spent the days teaching in the temple, and at night he went out and lodged on the mountain, called the mount of olives, ³⁸ and early in the morning, all the people resorted to him in the temple to hear him.

¹ As for Jesus, he went to the mount of olives, ² and early in the morning he came, again to the temple, and all the people came to him. And when he had taken a seat, and was teaching them,

² And having fasted forty days and forty nights, he was at last hungry.

¹⁸ In the morning, when he was coming to the city, he was hungry, ¹⁹ and seeing a fig tree near the way, he went to it and found nothing thereon but leaves. Whereupon he saith to it, Henceforward let no fruit ever grow on thee. And immediately the fig tree withered. ²⁰ When the disciples saw this they expressed astonishment, saying, How suddenly the fig tree is withered! ²¹ And Jesus answering, said to them, Verily I say to you, if you have faith, without wavering, you may do not only as much as is done to this fig tree; but if you should even say to that mountain, Be thou lifted up and thrown into the sea, it shall be done. ²² And whatever you ask in prayer, with faith, you shall obtain.

² and being forty days tempted by the devil, he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he at length was hungry.

⁶ Now Jacob's well was there. And as Jesus, wearied as he was with the journey, was sitting by the well, [it was about the sixth hour] ⁷ a woman of Samaria came out to draw water. Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink;

³¹ Now in the mean while his disciples entreated him, saying, Rabbi, eat. ³² But he said to them; I have meat to eat which you do not know. ³³ His disciples therefore said to one another, Hath any one brought him food?

²⁸ After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, "I thirst".

¹⁷ whence it behoved him to be made like his brethren in all things; that he might be a merciful and faithful chief priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.

³ So she went, and coming into a field, gleaned after the reapers. Now she happened to light upon the part of the field which belonged to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

⁹ And when you have driven it off, you shall quit it, and look. If it taketh the road to its own borders, leading by Baithsamus, then hath he done us this great evil; but if not, we shall then know that his hand hath not touched us, but that this is a casualty which hath befallen us.

⁷ For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel; and the men of Juda his beloved plant. I waited for their executing justice, but they committed injustice, and promoted not righteousness, but an outcry.

¹⁹ and seeing a fig tree near the way, he went to it and found nothing thereon but leaves. Whereupon he saith to it, Henceforward let no fruit ever grow on thee. And immediately the fig tree withered.

³¹ And accidentally a certain priest went down that way, who saw him and passed on over against him.

⁶ Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. ⁷ Nay, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

⁶ Then he spake this parable. A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he went seeking fruit on it, but found none. ⁷ Whereupon he said to the vine dresser, Behold this is the third year that I have come, seeking fruit on this fig tree, without finding any. Cut it down. Why doth it cumber the ground? ⁸ To which he replied, Master, let it alone one year longer, until I dig about it and dung it. ⁹ Perhaps it may bear fruit: if not; then cut it down.

⁴ Hear Israel! The Lord is our God. The Lord is one. ⁵ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole understanding, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole might. ⁶ And these injunctions, which I this day give thee in charge, shall be in thy heart, and in thy soul; ⁷ and thou shalt impress them on thy children, and speak of them, when thou sittest at home, and when thou art walking abroad, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up; ⁸ and thou shalt bind them for a sign on thy right hand, and it shall be immoveably before thine eyes.

²⁶ Behold I am going to lay before you this day the blessing and the curse; ²⁷ the blessing, if you will hearken to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I this day command you; ²⁸ and the curse, if you will not hearken to the commandments of the Lord our God, in all respects, as I this day command you; but turn aside out of the way to which I have enjoined you, and go to serve other gods, which you do not know. ²⁹ And when the Lord thy God hath brought thee to the land, to which thou art going to cross over, there to take possession of it, thou shalt put the blessing on mount Garazin, and the curse on mount Gaibal. ³⁰ Behold are not these on the bank of the Jordan, behind the road to the setting of the sun, in the land of the Chananites, whose dwelling is to the westward, adjoining Golgol, near the lofty oak? for you are going to cross the Jordan. ³¹ When you have gone in, to possess the land which the Lord our God giveth you for a perpetual possession, and you shall dwell therein,

⁵ now therefore I will tell you, what I purpose to do with my vineyard; I take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be exposed to plunder; and I will demolish its wall, and it shall be for a common walk; ⁶ and I will abandon my vineyard that it may neither be pruned nor digged; and brambles shall overrun it as a waste; and I will give a charge to the clouds not to shed rain upon it.

¹⁰ Now the axe is at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore which doth not produce good fruit is to be cut down and cast into the fire.

¹⁹ Every tree which beareth not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

³³ Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad. For the tree is known by its fruit ³⁴ Brood of vipers! how can you who are evil speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. ³⁵ The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produceth good things; and the bad man, out of his bad treasure produceth bad things.

³³ Hear another parable. There was a certain landlord who planted a vineyard and hedged it around, and dug therein a wine lake, and built a tower, and let it to tenants and went to a distant country.

⁴⁴ And he who falleth on that stone will be bruised, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

²⁰ And next morning, as they were passing by; they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. ²¹ Whereupon Peter, recollecting, saith to him, Rabbi, Behold the fig tree which thou cursedst, is quite dried up.

⁶ if any one continueth not in me he is thrown away as the branch is when it is withered. Such indeed are gathered and thrown into the fire and burned.

²⁰ For if alter fleeing from the pollutions of the world by an acknowledgment of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, any are again entangled and overcome by them, the last state of such persons is worse than the first.

¹¹ Let him who is unjust be unjust still and him who is polluted be polluted still; and let the just be still just and the holy still holy.

²⁵ therefore thou shalt sell them for money; and thou shalt take the money in thy hand, and go to the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen; ²⁶ and thou shalt give this money for whatever thy soul may desire; for cattle, or for sheep, or for wine, or strong drink, or for any thing which thy soul may desire; and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and rejoice with thy household,

¹² And Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the stalls of them who sold doves, ¹³ and said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of robbers. ¹⁴ Then the blind and the lame came to him in the temple and he healed them. ¹⁵ When the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonders which he did, and the children shouting in the temple, and saying, Hosannah to the son of David, they were filled with indignation, ¹⁶ and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? Jesus saith to them, Yes. Have you never read, "From the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise."

⁴⁵ Then he went into the temple and began driving out thence them who were selling and buying in it, ⁴⁶ saying to them, It is written," My house is a house of prayer:" but you have made it a den of robbers. ⁴⁷ Now while he was daily in the temple teaching, the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the chiefs of the people were contriving his destruction;

¹³ For the passover of the Jews was nigh, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem ¹⁴ and found in the temple them who sold cattle, and sheep, and doves, and the changers of money seated; ¹⁵ and having made a whip of bulrushes, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and cattle, and poured out the money of the changers, and overturned their tables, ¹⁶ and said to them who sold doves, Take these things hence. Make not the house of my father a house of merchandize. ¹⁷ Then did his disciples remember that it was written, "My zeal for thy house hath consumed me."

⁴¹ And with regard to the stranger who is not of thy people Israel, ⁴² when they shall come and pray toward this place; ⁴³ thou indeed wilt hearken from heaven; from thy settled habitation, and do according to all, for which the stranger may call upon thee, that all nations may know thy name and fear thee as thy people Israel do, and that they may know that this house which I have built, is called by thy name. ⁴⁴ Because thy people are to go out to battle against their enemies whithersoever thou shalt send them, when they shall pray in the name of the Lord toward this city, which thou hast chosen, and this house which I have built for thy name; ⁴⁵ thou indeed wilt hearken from heaven to their prayer and do them justice. ⁴⁶ Because they will sin against thee [for there is no man who will not sin;] when thou shalt punish them, and deliver them up before their enemies; and they who have captivated them shall carry them away captive to a land far off or near; ⁴⁷ and they bethink themselves in the land to which they have been carried captives, and in the land of their captivity repent and pray to thee, saying, We have sinned; we have transgressed; we have committed iniquity; ⁴⁸ and turn to thee with their whole heart, and with their whole soul, in the land of their enemies, to which thou hast transported them; and direct their prayers to thee, toward this land which thou gavest to their fathers, and this city which thou hast chosen, and this house which I have built for thy name;

⁷ them I will bring to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings, and their sacrifices shall be acceptable on mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations.

⁷ And all the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together; and the rams of Nabaioth will come; and acceptable offerings will be made on mine altar, and my house of prayer will be glorified.

¹¹ is not this house of mine, which is called by my name, become in your eyes a den of robbers? Now behold I have seen this, saith the Lord.

⁷ As for Chanaan, in his hand is a deceitful balance. He loved to tyrannise.

⁴⁶ saying to them, It is written," My house is a house of prayer:" but you have made it a den of robbers.

¹⁶ and said to them who sold doves, Take these things hence. Make not the house of my father a house of merchandize.

¹⁷ And when Achab saw Elias, he said to him, Art thou he, the troubler of Israel? ¹⁸ To which Elias replied, I am not the troubler of Israel; but thou and thy father's house are, by your forsaking the Lord your God and going after the Baalims.

²⁰ And Achab said to Elias, Hast thou found me, my enemy? To which he replied, I have found thee. Because thou hast sold thyself to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to wrath,

⁸ And the king of Israel said to Josaphat, There is a certain man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him; for he never speaketh good of me; but evil; one Michaias, son of Jemblaa. And Josaphat king of Juda said, Let not the king speak so.

¹⁸ Then the king of Israel said to Josaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good to me, for he never speaketh any thing but evils?

⁷ Thus saith the Lord who delivered thee; the God of Israel, "Hallow him who despised his life, him who was abhorred by the nations, the slaves of the Arehons. Kings shall see him and chiefs shall rise up and they shall worship him for the sake of the Lord; because the Holy One of Israel is faithful, therefore I have chosen thee.

²⁸ When Jesus finished this discourse, the crouds were astonished at his manner of teaching;

¹⁵ When the chief priests and the Scribes saw the wonders which he did, and the children shouting in the temple, and saying, Hosannah to the son of David, they were filled with indignation,

³⁸ But when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come let us kill him and keep possession of his inheritance. ³⁹ So, seizing him, they turned him out of the vineyard and slew him.

⁴⁵ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees, when they heard his parables, knew that he spake of them: ⁴⁶ but when they sought to seize him, they were afraid of the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

³ At that time the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the elders of the people, were convened to the court of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, ⁴ and were consulting how they might take Jesus by surprise and kill him.

²² and they were astonished at his manner of teaching; for he taught as one having authority and not as the Scribes.

⁶ Upon this the Pharisees went out, and immediately held a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

²⁰ for Herod revered John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man; and he protected him, and did many things by his advice, and heard him with pleasure:

³² But if we say, From men; they feared the people; for all held John to be really a prophet.

¹² Upon this they sought to lay hold of him, but were afraid of the people. For they knew that he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away,

¹ Now after two days was the passover, and the festival of unleavened bread. And the chief priests, and the Scribes were contriving how they might seize him by surprise, and put him to death. ² And they said, Not at the festival; lest there be a tumult among the people.

²² And all bore testimony in his favour, and expressed admiration at the graceful words which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

⁴⁷ Now while he was daily in the temple teaching, the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the chiefs of the people were contriving his destruction;

¹⁹ Upon this the chief priests and the Scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, [but they were afraid of the people,] for they knew that he had spoken this parable with a view to them.

⁴⁶ The officers replied, Never did a man speak like this man.

⁵³ From that day therefore they consulted together that they might put him to death. ⁵⁴ For this reason Jesus walked no more publicly among the Jews, but went thence to the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and continued there with his disciples. ⁵⁵ Now the passover of the Jews was near, and many came up to Jerusalem from the country, before the passover, to purify themselves. ⁵⁶ They therefore sought Jesus, and said to one another as they were standing in the temple, What think ye? Will he not come to this festival? ⁵⁷ Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had issued an order, that if any one knew where he is, he should give information, that they might apprehend him.

²⁵ And while Paul was discoursing concerning justice and temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix, being terrified, said, Go thy way for the present, and when I find a convenient time I will send for thee:

⁵ And if any one attempt to injure them a fire issueth out of their mouth, and utterly devoureth their enemies. If any one indeed attempt to wrong them in this manner he ought to be slain. ⁶ These have power to shut the heaven that it may not rain in the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with every calamity as often as they please. ⁷ And when they shall be performing their testimony the beast which ascendeth out of the bottomless gulf will come to battle with them, and overcome them, and kill them, ⁸ and their corpses will be in the broad street of the great city which is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt where our Lord was crucified; ⁹ and some of the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will see their dead bodies three days and a half and will not permit their dead bodies to be put in graves. ¹⁰ And they who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and be glad, and will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented them who dwelt on the earth. ¹¹ So Jesus entered Jerusalem, and into the temple, and when he had taken a survey of all, as it was now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

³⁷ Now he spent the days teaching in the temple, and at night he went out and lodged on the mountain, called the mount of olives,

³⁶ while you have the light, believe in the light, that you may be children of light. Having said this, Jesus withdrew, and was concealed from them.

¹⁶ Underneath his roots will be dried up; and above, his product will fall. ¹⁷ May the memorial of him be destroyed from the earth.

⁵ But the mirth of the wicked is sudden ruin, and the joy of transgressors, destruction, ⁶ though his gifts mount up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds. ⁷ For when he thinketh that he is now firmly established, then shall he be utterly destroyed; and they who have seen him will say, Where is he?

⁴ What more could I do for my vineyard that I have not done for it? Because I expected that it would produce grapes, and it hath produced poisonous berries;

²⁴ For they could not plant nor could they sow, nor could their root strike into the ground; he blew upon them and they withered, and a whirlwind will sweep them away like stubble.

⁶ but soon as the sun arose they were scorched; and for want of root withered away:

¹³ In reply to which he said, Every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted, is to be rooted up.

¹⁴ Thereupon Jesus said to it, Henceforth let no one ever eat fruit of thee. And his disciples heard.

⁸ but that which produceth briars and thorns is rejected, and near a curse, the end of which is for burning.

¹² They are hidden rocks in your love feasts. When they feast with you, they feed themselves without restraint. They are clouds without water, impelled by winds; autumnal trees without fruit, twice dead, and to be rooted up;

³³ The curse of God is in the houses of the wicked: but the folds of the righteous are blessed.

³ Whereupon he said to me, This is the curse which is going forth over the face of the whole earth. Since every thief on the one hand is to be punished with death, and every false swearer on the other hand is to be punished; ⁴ therefore I will bring it out saith the Lord Almighty; and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who sweareth by my name to a falsehood; and it shall lodge in his house, and destroy it with the timber and the stones thereof.

⁷ and salutations in places of public resort; and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

⁴¹ Then he will say to them on his left, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the fire which is everlasting; that prepared for the devil and his angels!

²² If any one loveth not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be an Anathema. Maranatha.

²⁰ And they arose early in the morning, and went out to the wilderness of Thekoe. And as they were marching out, Josaphat stood and cried with a loud voice, and said, Hear me, Juda, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem. Trust in the Lord our God, and you shall be confirmed in your confidence. Confide in his prophet, and you shall prosper.

⁸ Trust in him all ye congregated people: pour out your hearts before him; for God is our helper.

⁹ though Somoron is the head of Ephraim, and the son of Romelias, the head of Somoron, yes though you may not believe nor understand.

²³ Thereupon Jesus said to him, With regard to this canst thou believe? All things are possible for him who believeth.

¹ Let not your hearts be troubled. Trust in God: trust also in me.

¹² having been buried with him in that baptism in which also you were raised with him by your belief in the mighty power of God, who raised him from the dead.

¹ Paul, a servant of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen people, and the acknowledgment of a truth which promoteth piety

⁴ Indulge thyself with delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

¹³ When Jesus heard this he departed thence, in a vessel, privately, to a desert place; and the people, being informed, followed him by land out of the cities.

²⁰ And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to that mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it would remove; and nothing would be impossible to you:

²¹ And Jesus answering, said to them, Verily I say to you, if you have faith, without wavering, you may do not only as much as is done to this fig tree; but if you should even say to that mountain, Be thou lifted up and thrown into the sea, it shall be done.

⁶ Whereupon the Lord said to them, If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you might say to that sycamine tree, Be thou rooted up and planted in the sea. And it would obey you.

¹³ and whatever you ask in my name, that I will do. That the Father may be glorified in the Son,

⁷ If you continue in me, and my words continue in you, ask what you will and it will be done for you:

¹⁸ Against hope he believed with a hope that he should become father of many nations according to what was said, "So shall thy seed be" ¹⁹ and far from being weak in faith, he did not consider his own body now become dead, he being then in his hundredth year; nor the deadness of Sarah's womb. ²⁰ He disputed not against the promise of God by unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God, ²¹ and being fully persuaded that he was able to perform what he had promised. ²² Therefore it was reckoned to him for righteousness. ²³ Now it was not written merely for his sake, that it was reckoned to him, ²⁴ but for our sakes also to whom it will now be reckoned, namely to such as believe in him who hath raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, ²⁵ who was delivered up for our offences and raised again for our justification.

² and though I have a gift of prophesy and understand all the mysteries and all this knowledge; and though I have all that faith, so as to remove mountains; if I have not love, I am nothing.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when he was put to the trial, offered up Isaak. Though he had received the promises he offered up his only begotten son, ¹⁸ in respect to whom it had been said, that "in Isaak a seed shall be called for thee," ¹⁹ reckoning that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead, from which in a figurative sense, he had received him.

⁵ And if any of you wanteth wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it will be given him. ⁶ But let him ask with faith, without wavering, for he who wavereth is like a wave of the sea, raised by the wind and tossed about.

⁷ Ask, and ye shall obtain; seek and ye shall find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. ⁸ For every one who asketh, obtaineth; and he who seeketh, findeth; and to him who knocketh the door will be opened. ⁹ Is there any man among you, who, when his son asketh bread, will give him a stone; ¹⁰ or if he ask for a fish will give him a serpent? ¹¹ If you therefore, bad as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your father who is in heaven give good things to them who ask him?

¹⁹ Again I say to you, If two of you agree on the earth touching any thing which they may ask, it will be done for them by my father who is in heaven.

²² And whatever you ask in prayer, with faith, you shall obtain.

⁹ Now I say to you, Ask, and you shall obtain: seek, and you shall find: knock, and the door will be opened to you. ¹⁰ For every one who asketh obtaineth: and he who seeketh, findeth: and to him who knocketh, the door will be opened. ¹¹ What father among you would give his son a stone, when he asketh for bread? Or, if he asketh for a fish, would, instead of a fish, give him a serpent? ¹² Or, if he asked for an egg, would give him a scorpion? ¹³ If you, then, bad as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children; how much more will your heavenly father give a holy spirit to them who ask him?

¹ Then he addressed them with a parable, to shew them that they ought to persevere in prayer, and not be discouraged; ² saying, There was in a certain city a judge, who neither feared God, nor regarded man. ³ And there was in that city a widow, who went to him, saying, Do me justice on mine adversary. ⁴ And for a while he would not. But afterwards he said within himself, Though I neither fear God, nor regard man, ⁵ yet because this widow giveth me trouble, I will do her justice, that she may not, by coming perpetually, torment me. ⁶ And the Lord said, Hear what this unjust judge saith! ⁷ And will not God vindicate the cause of his chosen, who are crying to him day and night"? Will he linger in their cause? ⁸ He will, I assure you, vindicate their cause speedily. But will the son of man, when he cometh, find this belief in this land"?

²³ Now in that day you will not ask me any thing. Verily, verily, I say to you, whatever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he will give you. ²⁴ Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be complete. ²⁵ These things I have spoken to you in parables. But a time is coming when I will no more speak to you in parables, but with plainness of speech tell you respecting the Father. ²⁶ In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father for you; ²⁷ for the Father himself loveth you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

¹⁵ And the prayer of this faith will cure the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And though he may have committed sin, he will be forgiven. ¹⁶ Confess your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man under the divine impulse is very powerful. ¹⁷ Elias was a man frail and mortal like ourselves. In one prayer he prayed that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the land during three years and six months. ¹⁸ And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the land bloomed with its productions.

²² and whatever we ask we obtain from him, because we keep his commandments, and do the things which are pleasing in his sight.

¹⁴ this also is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will he hearkeneth to us. ¹⁵ Now, if we know that he hearkeneth to us in whatever we may ask; we know that we obtain from him the petitions which we have asked.

¹ Then the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan stood at his right hand to oppose him.

²³ If therefore thou bring thy gift to the altar and recollect there that thy brother hath ground of complaint against thee;

⁵ And when thou prayest, be not like the hypocrites. Because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets that men may observe them; verily I say to you, They have their reward.

¹² and forgive us our debts, as we do forgive our debtors;

¹⁴ For if you forgive men their offences, your heavenly father will also forgive you; ¹⁵ but if you do not forgive men their offences, neither will your father forgive your offences.

²³ In this respect the reign of the heavens may be compared to a certain king who determined to settle accounts with his servants. ²⁴ And having begun to settle; there was one brought to him, who owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵ And as he had not wherewithal to pay; his lord ordered him and his wife and all that he had, to be sold and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore falling prostrate before him, saith, Have patience with me, my lord, and I will pay thee all. ²⁷ And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, dismissed him and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ And as that servant was going out, he met one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred deniars and seizing him by the throat, he said, Pay me what thou owest. ²⁹ His fellow servant therefore falling at his feet, besought him, saying, Have patience with me and I will pay thee all. ³⁰ And he would not; but went and cast him into prison until he should pay the debt. ³¹ When his fellow servants saw this they were deeply affected and went and told their lord all that was done. ³² Thereupon his lord having called him in, saith to him, Thou wicked slave, I forgave thee all that debt at thy entreaty; ³³ shouldst thou not then have had compassion on thy fellow servant as I had on thee? ³⁴ So his lord, being incensed, delivered him to the executioners of justice until he should pay all that was due to him, ³⁵ Thus also will my heavenly father deal with you, if you do not from your hearts forgive, everyone the trespasses of his brother.

³⁷ Furthermore, judge not, that so you may not be judged. Condemn not, that so you may not be condemned. Forgive; and you shall be forgiven.

¹¹ The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers; nor even as that publican.

³² and be kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, forgiving one another. And as God hath in Christ forgiven you,

¹³ bearing with one another, and forgiving one another. If any one hath a cause of complaint against another; as the Christ hath freely forgiven you, so do ye.

¹³ for the sentence of judgment shall be without mercy for him who hath not exercised mercy, though mercy glorieth over a sentence of judgment.

⁴ These are the two olive trees and the two lamps which stand before the God of the earth.

¹ Why did nations rage? And tribes meditate vain things? ² The kings of the earth combined; and the chiefs assembled together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, [saying] ³ "Let us break their bands asunder and throw off from us their yoke." ⁴ He who dwelleth in heaven will laugh them to scorn; the Lord will treat them with derision. ⁵ Then will he speak to them in his wrath and trouble them with his sore displeasure.

²³ And when he was come to the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things? And, Who gave thee this authority? ²⁴ In reply to which, Jesus saith to them, Let me also ask you a question, which if you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵ Whence was the baptism of John? From heaven, or of men? Upon this they reasoned among themselves, saying, if we say, From heaven, he will say, Why then did you not believe him: ²⁶ and if we say, Of men, we fear the people; for they all hold John as a prophet. ²⁷ So in answer to Jesus, they said, We cannot tell. Thereupon Jesus said, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

¹ Now after two days was the passover, and the festival of unleavened bread. And the chief priests, and the Scribes were contriving how they might seize him by surprise, and put him to death.

¹ Soon one of those days when he was teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming the glad tidings, the chief priests, and the Scribes, and the elders, came up to him and accosted him, ² saying, Tell us, by what authority thou dost these things? Or who hath given thee this authority? ³ In answer to which, he said to them, Let me also ask you one question, and do you tell me. ⁴ Was the baptism of John from heaven, or of men? ⁵ Upon this they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say from heaven, he will say, Why then did you not believe him? ⁶ And if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us; for they are all firmly persuaded that John was a prophet. ⁷ So they answered that they did not know whence it was. ⁸ Thereupon Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

²³ and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon's portico;

²⁰ Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world, I taught always in the synagogues and in the temple, to which the Jews always resort. And I have spoken nothing in secret.

⁵ And on the morrow their rulers, and elders, and Scribes at Jerusalem assembled, ⁶ with Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the pontifical family; ⁷ and having set them in the midst, they asked by what power, or by what name, have you done this? ⁸ Then Peter being filled with a holy spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

²⁷ For indeed against thy holy Child Jesus whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and the tribes of Israel, were gathered together, ²⁸ to do what thy hand and thy council had determinately marked out beforehand to be brought to pass.

¹⁴ To which he replied, Who made thee a ruler or a judge over us? Dost thou mean to kill me, as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday? Thereupon Moses was alarmed and said, Is the thing become so public?

³ when they rose in a body against Moses and Aaron, and said, Be it known to yon that the whole congregation are holy, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you set yourselves against the congregation of the Lord?

¹³ Is it a small matter that thou hast been bringing us up to a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in this wilderness, that thou tyrannisest over us?

²⁷ He who was doing his neighbour the injury thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a chief and a judge over us? ²⁸ Dost thou mean to kill me as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday?

³⁸ This is the person who was in the congregation in the wilderness, with the angel who spake to him at mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received living oracles to give to us; ³⁹ to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected him, when with their hearts they turned towards Egypt,

⁵¹ O stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears Ye do always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do ye.

¹³ Behold my servant will mind and be exalted and highly glorified.

²⁴ In reply to which, Jesus saith to them, Let me also ask you a question, which if you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

¹ In those days cometh John the baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, ² "Reform; for the reign of the heavens is at hand." ³ For this is the person spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, "A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord: make the roads for him straight." ⁴ Now John had his raiment made of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his waist: and his food was locusts and wild honey: ⁵ then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the country along the Jordan, ⁶ and by him they were baptized in the Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them," Brood of vipers! who hath prompted you to flee from the impending wrath. ⁸ Produce therefore fruits worthy of this reformation, ⁹ and presume not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father! For I say to you, God is able out of these stones to raise up children for Abraham. ¹⁰ Now the axe is at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore which doth not produce good fruit is to be cut down and cast into the fire. ¹¹ I indeed baptize you in water for a reformation; but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in a holy spirit and fire. ¹² His winnowing instrument is in his hand. He will thoroughly clean his floor, and gather his wheat for the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." ¹³ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee, along the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him: ¹⁴ but John earnestly opposed him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by thee. And thou comest to me!" ¹⁵ And Jesus in reply said to him, "Permit this at present: for thus it becometh us to confirm all righteousness." Then John permitteth him; ¹⁶ and Jesus being baptized was just coming up from the water, when lo! the heavens were opened for him, and John saw the spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Jesus; ¹⁷ and lo! a voice from heaven said,"This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased."

¹ The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God ² As it is written in the prophets, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee." ³ "A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord; make the roads for him straight," ⁴ John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation, for a remission of sins. ⁵ And all the country of Judea and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, went out to him, and were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁶ Now John's clothing was of camel's hair and he had a leathern girdle about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And he proclaimed saying, There is one coming after me, who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. ⁸ I indeed have baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in a holy spirit. ⁹ And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized in the Jordan, by John, ¹⁰ who immediately upon his coming up from the water, saw the heavens parted asunder, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. ¹¹ And there came a voice from the heavens, "Thou art my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased."

¹³ But I say to you, that Elias hath actually come; and they have done to him what they pleased, as it is written of him.

¹ Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea; and Herod, tetrarch of Galilee; and his brother Philip, tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis; and Lysanias, being tetrarch of Abilene ² in the pontificate of Annas and Caiaphas, a word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness, ³ and he went into all the country along the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation for a forgiveness of sins. ⁴ As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, "A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord: make the roads for him straight. ⁵ Let every valley be filled up; and every mountain and hill levelled; and let the crooked be made a straight road, and the rough ways, smooth. ⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God." ⁷ Therefore to the multitudes who came out to be baptized by him, he said, Offspring of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the impending wrath? ⁸ Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of this reformation: and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. ⁹ Now, indeed, the axe is at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore which doth not produce good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire. ¹⁰ And when the people asked him, saying, What then shall we do? ¹¹ He in reply, said to them, Let him who hath two coats impart to him who hath none: and let him who hath provisions, do the same. ¹² And when publicans came to be baptized, and said to him, Teacher, what shall we do? ¹³ He said to them, Exact no more than what is enjoined you. ¹⁴ And when soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? He said to them, Injure no man, either by violence or false accusation, and be content with your wages. ¹⁵ And as the people were in suspense, and all were reasoning in their minds concerning John, That he perhaps might be The Christ, ¹⁶ John addressed them all, saying, I, indeed, baptize you in water; but there is one coming; who is mightier than I; the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you in a holy spirit and fire. ¹⁷ His winnowing instrument is in his hand; and he will thoroughly clean his threshing floor, and gather together the wheat for his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire. ¹⁸ Thus, with many other exhortations, he published the glad tidings to the people. ¹⁹ But Herod, the tetrarch, being reproved by him, for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the crimes which he had committed, ²⁰ added this to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

⁶ There was a man sent from God: his name was John. ⁷ This man came as a witness to bear witness concerning this light, that by means of him all might believe. ⁸ He was not the light, but was to bear witness concerning the light.

¹⁵ Of him John testifieth when he cried, saying, "This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is preferred before me, for he was before me." ¹⁶ And of his fulness we have all received even grace for grace. ¹⁷ Because the law was given by Moses grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No one hath ever seen God. This only begotten son, who is in the bosom of the father, even he hath made him known. ¹⁹ Now this is the testimony of John: when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou? ²⁰ He frankly declared and did not deny, but frankly declared, I am not the Christ. ²¹ Then they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not: art thou the prophet And he answered, No. ²² Then they said to him, Who art thou? That we may give an answer to them who sent us: What sayest thou of thyself? ²³ He said, I am "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord," as the prophet Esaias said. ²⁴ Now they who were sent were of the Pharisees. ²⁵ Then they asked him and said to him, Why then dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? ²⁶ John answered them saying, I baptize in water; but there is one in the midst of you, whom you know not. ²⁷ He is the person who is coming after me; who is preferred to me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie. ²⁸ These things passed at Bethabara on the bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing. ²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming towards him, and saith, Behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! ³⁰ this is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who hath been before me; for he existed before me. ³¹ As for me, I did not know him; but to the end that he might be made manifest to Israel; for this purpose I came baptizing in water. ³² Moreover John testified saying, I beheld the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained upon him. ³³ Now for my part I did not know him; but he who sent me to baptize in water, even he said to me, On whomsoever thou shalt see the spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizeth in a holy spirit. ³⁴ Now I have Seen and testified that this is The Son Of God. ³⁵ Again, on the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples, ³⁶ and having fixed his eyes intently on Jesus as he was walking, he saith, Behold the lamb of God!

²⁵ There was therefore a dispute between some of the disciples of John, and the Jews, respecting purification, ²⁶ and they went to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee on the bank of the Jordan, to whom thou didst bear testimony, behold he is baptizing, and all are flocking to him. ²⁷ In reply to which, John said, A man can receive nothing from heaven, unless it be given him. ²⁸ You yourselves are witnesses for me that I said, "I am not the Christ; but that I am sent before him. ²⁹ He is the bridegroom, who hath the bride. But the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth exceedingly on the account of the bridegroom's voice. This joy of mine therefore, is complete. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ The one coming from above, is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth. The one coming from heaven is above all, ³² and what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth, yet none receiveth his testimony. ³³ He who hath received his testimony, hath set his seal to this, That God is true. ³⁴ For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God giveth him not the spirit by measure. ³⁵ The father loveth the son, and hath given all things into his hand. ³⁶ He who believeth in the son, hath an everlasting life; but he who disbelieveth the son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God will abide on him.

⁷ And as they were going away, Jesus began this discourse to the people concerning John, What did you go out to the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? ⁸ But what went ye out to see? A man clothed with soft raiment? Behold they, who wear delicate apparel, frequent the palaces of kings. ⁹ But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yes I tell you, and something more than a prophet; ¹⁰ for this is he of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee." ¹¹ Verily I say to you, among them who are born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the baptist: but the least in the kingdom of heaven is a greater than he. ¹² Now ever since the days of John the baptist, the kingdom of the heavens is invaded and invaders are forcibly taking possession of it. ¹³ For till the appearance of John, all the prophets and the law were the public instructors. ¹⁴ Indeed, if you will bear to be told it, he is Elias who was to come.

³¹ Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots lead the way for you to the kingdom of God. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him. And though you saw this, you did not afterwards repent and believe him.

¹⁵ Of him John testifieth when he cried, saying, "This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is preferred before me, for he was before me."

²⁹ The next day John seeth Jesus coming towards him, and saith, Behold the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world!

³⁴ Now I have Seen and testified that this is The Son Of God.

³⁶ and having fixed his eyes intently on Jesus as he was walking, he saith, Behold the lamb of God!

⁵ then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea and all the country along the Jordan, ⁶ and by him they were baptized in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁹ But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yes I tell you, and something more than a prophet;

⁵ Upon which Herod would have put him to death, but he was afraid of the people, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

⁴⁶ but when they sought to seize him, they were afraid of the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.

²⁶ But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and something more than a prophet. ²⁷ This is he, of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thee, who shall prepare thy way for thee." ²⁸ For I say to you, Among those who are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist, but the least in the kingdom of God is a greater than he. ²⁹ All the people indeed, even the publicans, when they heard, justified God by submitting to the baptism of John;

² while the chief priests and the Scribes were contriving how they might kill him, [for they were afraid of the people]

⁴¹ And many resorted to him and said, John indeed wrought no miracle; but all that John said respecting this man is true.

²⁶ Then the captain went with the under officers and brought them, but without violence; for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

¹³ Who entangleth the wise in their wisdom, and defeateth the counsel of the artful.

⁴ Answer not a fool conformably to his folly; let thou become like him. ⁵ But answer a fool according to his folly; that he may not think himself wise.

³ The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; but Israel did not know me. And this people have not regarded me."

⁹ And he said, "Go and say to this people; hearing you shall hear, though you may not understand: and seeing you shall see, though you may not perceive: ¹⁰ for the heart of this people is stupefied; and their ears are dull of hearing; and they have shut their eyes, that for a while they may not see with their eyes; and hear with their ears; and understand with their hearts; and return that I may heal them.

⁹ [p] Be sunk in dejection and stand astonished; be drunk and reel, not with wine nor strong drink; ¹⁰ for the Lord hath drenched you with a spirit of stupefaction, and will close up the eyes of them and of their prophets and their rulers. As for your seers of hidden things, ¹¹ all these prophesies will be to you like the words of a book which is sealed: which when they give to a man skilled in letters, saying, Read this: He will say, I cannot read it, for it is sealed. ¹² And should the book be put in the hands of an illiterate man, and they say to him, Bead that, he will say, I do not know letters. ¹³ The Lord hath indeed said, [J] "This people draw near to me with their mouth; and with their lips they honour me; but their heart is far from me: and in vain do they worship me, teaching the commands and doctrines of men: ¹⁴ therefore, behold, I will proceed to the removal of this people and I will remove them; and destroy the wisdom of the wise, and darken the understanding of the prudent."

¹⁹ [J] Who indeed is blind but my servants? And deaf, but those who rule over them? Even the servants of God are become blind. ²⁰ You have seen again and again but have not regarded: your ears have been opened, but you did not hear.

¹⁰ you see that they are all blind; that they have not knowledge. They are dumb dogs, they cannot bark: they are asleep in bed, they love to slumber:

⁷ The stork in the heaven knoweth her season; so doth the dove and the swallow of the field; the ostriches observed the time of their coming; but my people do not know the judgments of the Lord. ⁸ How can you say, "We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us." In vain was it made; the scribes had a lying pen. ⁹ Are the wise ashamed? They are indeed dismayed and taken. Because they rejected the law of the Lord; therefore be their wisdom what it may,

⁶ my people is like one that hath not knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, therefore I will reject thee from being my priest: as thou hast forgotten the law of thy God; I also will forget thy children.

⁷ Because the lips of a priest were to keep knowledge therefore law was to be sought from his mouth; since he is a messenger of the Lord Almighty: ⁸ but as for you, you have turned aside out of the way and weakened many by law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord Almighty,

¹⁴ Let them alone. They are blind leaders of blind. Now if the blind lead the blind, they will both fall into a ditch.

⁴ An evil and adulterous generation demand a sign, but no sign shall be given them, save that of the prophet Jonas. So leaving them he departed.

²⁷ So in answer to Jesus, they said, We cannot tell. Thereupon Jesus said, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

¹⁶ Alas for you, blind guides, who say, to swear by the temple is not binding; but to swear by the gold of the temple is binding. ¹⁷ Foolish and blind! which is greater? The gold? Or the temple which halloweth the gold? ¹⁸ And, to swear by the altar doth not bind; but to swear by the gift thereon is binding. ¹⁹ Foolish and blind! which is greater? The gift? Or the altar which halloweth the gift? ²⁰ He therefore who sweareth by the altar, sweareth by it and by all on it. ²¹ And he who sweareth by the temple, sweareth by it and by him who dwelleth therein. ²² And he who sweareth by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him who sitteth upon it. ²³ Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you pay tithe of mint, and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law; justice, mercy and fidelity. These you ought to have practised without omitting those. ²⁴ Blind guides, you are skimming off the gnat, and swallowing the camel. ²⁵ Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the plate; but on the inside they are full of rapine, and intemperance. ²⁶ Blind Pharisee, cleanse first what is within the cup, and the plate; so the outside will be clean.

²¹ At that same time Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou, having hid these things from the wise and learned, hast revealed them to babes; Yes, O father, that it thus seemed good in thy sight. ²² All things are delivered up to me by my Father; and none knoweth who the Son is, except the Father; nor who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whom the Son will please to reveal him.

⁶⁶ And soon as it was day, the national senate, with the chief priests, and the Scribes, convened. And having caused him to be brought up before their Sanhedrim, they said, ⁶⁷ Art thou the Christ? Tell us. Whereupon he said to them, If I tell you, you will not believe me. ⁶⁸ And if I ask you a question, you will not answer me, nor dismiss me. ⁶⁹ From this time the son of man will be seated on the right hand of the power of God.

¹⁰ In reply to which, Jesus said to him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?

²⁷ He answered them, I have told you already. Did you not hear? Why do you desire to hear it again? Have you indeed a mind to be his disciples?

¹⁸ for the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of the men, who by unrighteousness repress truth. ¹⁹ Because that which is to be known of God is manifest among them, for God hath manifested it to them; ²⁰ for his invisible attributes, both his eternal power and divine majesty, being thought upon, are from the creation of the world clearly discoverable by the things made, so that they are without excuse ²¹ because when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks, but became vain by their ill- grounded reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened; ²² pretending to be wise, they became fools,

²⁸ And as they did not search out God to have constantly a due sense of him, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind to do things unseemly,

¹⁵ but even at this day when Moses is read there is a veil upon their heart,

³ If then these glad tidings of ours are veiled, they are veiled by those perishing things, ⁴ with which the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the disbelieving, that the splendour of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is an image of God, may not shine upon them.

¹⁰ and with all the deceit of this unrighteousness among them who perish. Because they did not embrace the love of the truth that they might be saved; ¹¹ for this cause therefore God will send them the energy of delusion, that they may believe this falsehood; ¹² that all may be condemned who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.