Matthew 21 Cross References - Worrell

¹ And, when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples. ² saying to them, "Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; having loosed them, lead them to Me. ³ And, if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, 'The Lord hath need of them;' and straight-way he will send them." ⁴ Now this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, ⁵ "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your King is coming to you, meek and mounted upon an ass, and on a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.'" ⁶ And the disciples, going and doing as Jesus commanded them, ⁷ led the ass and the colt, and put upon them their garments; and He sat thereon. ⁸ And most of the multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the way. ⁹ And the multitudes, who were going before Him, and those who were following, were crying, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He Who cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" ¹⁰ And, when He entered into Jerusalem, all the city was startled, saying, "Who is this?" ¹¹ And the multitudes said, "This is the Prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee." ¹² And Jesus entered into the temple, and cast out all those selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those selling the doves. ¹³ And He saith to them, "It has been written, 'My house, shall be called a house of prayer; but ye are making it a den of robbers!'" ¹⁴ And the blind and lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. ¹⁵ And the high-priests and scribes, seeing the wonderful things which He did, and the boys who were crying in the temple, and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" were much displeased, ¹⁶ and said to Him, "Dost Thou hear what these are saying?" And Jesus saith to them, "Yes; did ye never read, 'Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst perfect praise!'" ¹⁷ And, leaving them, He went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there. ¹⁸ And in the morning, returning into the city, He hungered. ¹⁹ And, seeing one fig tree by the way, He came to it, and found nothing thereon except leaves only. And He saith to it, "No more may fruit come from you forever." And immediately the fig tree withered away! ²⁰ And the disciples, seeing it, wondered, saying, "How quickly the fig tree withered away!" ²¹ And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Verily I say to you, if ye have faith, and do not doubt, not only the withering of the fig tree shall ye accomplish, but, even if ye say to this mountain, 'Be lifted up, and be cast into the sea,' it shall be done. ²² And all things whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." ²³ And, when He came into the temple, the high-priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, saying, "By what authority art Thou doing these things? And who gave Thee this authority?" ²⁴ And Jesus, answering, said, "I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell Me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things: ²⁵ The immersion of John—whence was it? from Heaven or from men?" And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say to us, 'Why, then, did ye not believe him?' ²⁶ But, if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet." ²⁷ And, answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." He also said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things." ²⁸ "But what think ye? A man had two children; and to the first, he said, 'Child, go, work today in the vineyard.' ²⁹ And he, answering, said, 'I go, sir,' and he went not. ³⁰ And, coming to the second, he spake in like manner; and he, answering, said, 'I am not willing;' but later, repenting, he went. ³¹ Which of the two did the will of the father?" They say, "The last." Jesus saith to them, "Verily I say to you that the tax-collectors and the harlots are going into the Kingdom of God before you. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him; but ye, having seen him, did not even repent afterward, that ye might believe him." ³³ "Hear another parable. There was a man—a householder—who planted a vineyard, and placed a fence around it, and dug a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. ³⁴ And, when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive his fruits. ³⁵ And the husbandmen, taking his servants, one, indeed, they beat; and one they killed; and one they stoned. ³⁶ Again he sent other servants more than the first; and they treated them likewise. ³⁷ But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will reverence my son.' ³⁸ But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance!' ³⁹ And, taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. ⁴⁰ When, therefore, the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those husband-men?" ⁴¹ They say to Him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons." ⁴² Jesus saith to them, "Did ye never read in the Scriptures, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made head of a corner; this was from the Lord, and it is marvellous in our eyes?' ⁴³ "Therefore, I say to you, the Kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruit thereof. ⁴⁴ And he who falls on this stone shall be broken in pieces; but on whomsoever it falls, it will scatter him as dust." ⁴⁵ And the high-priests and Pharisees, having heard His parables, knew that He was speaking concerning them. ⁴⁶ And, while seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes, since they were holding Him as a prophet.

³ And, while He was sitting on the mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us when shall these things be, and what is the sign of Thy coming and of the end of the age."

³⁰ And, having sung praises, they went out into the mount of Olives.

¹ And, when they draw nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, He sendeth two of His disciples, ² and saith to them, "Go into the village that is over against you; and straightway, as ye enter into it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him. ³ And, if any one say to you, 'Why do ye this?' say ye, 'The Lord hath need of him;' and straight-way he will send him back hither." ⁴ And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without on the street; and they loose him. ⁵ And some of those standing there said to them, "What do ye, loosing the colt?" ⁶ And they said to them even as Jesus said; and they let them go. ⁷ And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and He sat on him. ⁸ And many spread their garments in the way; and others spread branches, having cut them from the fields. ⁹ And those going before, and those following, were crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is He That cometh in the name of the Lord! ¹⁰ Blessed is the coming Kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the Highest!"

²⁶ And, having sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

²⁸ And, having said these things, He was journeying on before, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹ And it came to pass that, as He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, ³⁰ saying, "Go your way into the village over against you, in which as ye are entering, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat; and, having loosed him, bring him. ³¹ And, if any one ask you, 'Why do ye loose him?' thus shall ye say, 'Because the Lord hath need of him.'" ³² And those sent, having gone away, found even as He said to them. ³³ And, as they were loosing the colt, his owners said to them, "Why loose ye the colt?" ³⁴ And they said, The Lord hath need of him." ³⁵ And they led him to Jesus; and, having thrown their garments upon the colt, they sat Jesus thereon. ³⁶ And, as He was going forward, they were spreading their garments in the way. ³⁷ And, as He was already drawing nigh to the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples, rejoicing, began to praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they saw; ³⁸ saying, "Blessed is the King Who is coming in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven, and glory in the highest!"

³⁷ And He was, during the days, in the temple, teaching; and, during the nights, going forth, He was wont to lodge in the mount which is called Olives.

³⁹ And, going out, He went, according to His custom, to the mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him;

¹ but Jesus went to the mount of Olives.

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

¹⁸ And He said, "Go away into the city to such a one, and say to him, 'The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; with you I observe the passover together with My disciples.'"

² and saith to them, "Go into the village that is over against you; and straightway, as ye enter into it, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him. ³ And, if any one say to you, 'Why do ye this?' say ye, 'The Lord hath need of him;' and straight-way he will send him back hither."

¹³ And He sendeth two of His disciples, and saith to them, "Go your way into the city; and there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him. ¹⁴ And, wheresoever he enters, say ye to the master of the house, 'The Teacher saith, Where is My guest-chamber, where I may eat the passover with My disciples?' ¹⁵ And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; and there make ready for us." ¹⁶ And the disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as He said to them; and they made ready the passover.

³⁰ saying, "Go your way into the village over against you, in which as ye are entering, ye will find a colt tied, on which no man ever sat; and, having loosed him, bring him. ³¹ And, if any one ask you, 'Why do ye loose him?' thus shall ye say, 'Because the Lord hath need of him.'" ³² And those sent, having gone away, found even as He said to them.

⁵ His mother says to the servants, "Whatsoever He saith to you, do." ⁶ Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the Jews' manner of purifying, containing, each, two or three firkins. ⁷ Jesus saith to them, "Fill the waterpots with water." And they filled them up to the brim. ⁸ And He saith to them, "Draw out now, and bear to the ruler of the feast." And they bore it.

³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand.

² even as Thou gavest Him authority over all flesh, that to all Whom Thou hast given Him He should give eternal life.

²⁵ nor is ministered to by human hands, as if needing anything; Himself giving to all life, and breath, and all things;

¹ And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God which has been bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia; ² that, in much trial of tribulation, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

⁹ For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might become rich.

¹⁶ But thanks be to God Who putteth the same diligence for you into the heart of Titus.

¹⁷ Every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with Whom there is no variableness or shadow cast by turning.

²² Now all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

⁵⁶ But all this has come to pass, that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples, forsaking Him, fled.

¹⁵ "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming upon an ass colt."

³⁶ For these things came to pass, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "A bone of Him shall not be broken." ³⁷ And again another Scripture says, "They shall look on Him Whom they pierced."

² saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews, For we saw His star in the east, and we came to do Him homage."

⁶ "And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the governors of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Governor, who shall be shepherd of My people Israel."

²⁹ Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; because I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls;

¹⁹ He will not strive, nor cry aloud; nor will any one hear His voice in the streets: ²⁰ A bruised reed will He not break, and a smoking flax will He not quench, till He send forth judgment unto victory;

⁴ And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without on the street; and they loose him. ⁵ And some of those standing there said to them, "What do ye, loosing the colt?" ⁶ And they said to them even as Jesus said; and they let them go. ⁷ And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and He sat on him. ⁸ And many spread their garments in the way; and others spread branches, having cut them from the fields. ⁹ And those going before, and those following, were crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is He That cometh in the name of the Lord! ¹⁰ Blessed is the coming Kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the Highest!" ¹¹ And He entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and, having looked around on all things, the hour being late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

⁴⁹ Nathaniel answered Him, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel."

¹⁵ They, therefore, cried out, "Away with Him! away with Him! Crucify Him!" Pilate says to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The high priests answered, We have no king but Caesar!" ¹⁶ Then, therefore, he delivered Him up to them to be crucified. ¹⁷ They took Jesus, therefore; and, bearing the cross for Himself, He went forth into the place called "Place of a Skull," which, in Hebrew, is called "Golgotha;" ¹⁸ where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on each side, and Jesus in the midst. ¹⁹ And Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, "JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS." ²⁰ This title, therefore, many of the Jews read; because the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, in Greek. ²¹ The high priests of the Jews, therefore, said to Pilate, "Write not, 'The King of the Jews,' but that He said, I am King of the Jews." ²² Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."

¹ Now I, Paul, myself entreat you, through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in your presence, indeed, am lowly among you; but, being absent, am bold toward you;

³ doing nothing through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind, each esteeming others better than himself; ⁴ not looking each to his own things, but each also to the things of others. ⁵ Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus;

¹⁴ Ye are My friends, if ye do what I command you.

⁴ And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door without on the street; and they loose him. ⁵ And some of those standing there said to them, "What do ye, loosing the colt?" ⁶ And they said to them even as Jesus said; and they let them go. ⁷ And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and He sat on him. ⁸ And many spread their garments in the way; and others spread branches, having cut them from the fields.

³² And those sent, having gone away, found even as He said to them. ³³ And, as they were loosing the colt, his owners said to them, "Why loose ye the colt?" ³⁴ And they said, The Lord hath need of him." ³⁵ And they led him to Jesus; and, having thrown their garments upon the colt, they sat Jesus thereon.

¹³ took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet Him, and cried, "Hosanna! blessed is He Who is coming in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!"

²⁷ And, as Jesus was passing on thence, two blind men followed Him, crying out, and saying, "Have mercy on us, O Son of David!"

¹⁵ And the high-priests and scribes, seeing the wonderful things which He did, and the boys who were crying in the temple, and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" were much displeased,

³⁹ For I say to you, ye shall in no wise see Me henceforth, till ye shall say, 'Blessed is He That cometh in the name of the Lord!'"

¹⁴ "Glory to God in the highest; and, on earth, peace among men of good will!"

¹³ took the branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet Him, and cried, "Hosanna! blessed is He Who is coming in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" ¹⁴ And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat upon it; as it has been written, ¹⁵ "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming upon an ass colt."

³ And the king Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

²¹ And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is This that is speaking blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God only?"

⁴⁹ And those reclining with Him began to say in themselves, "Who is This That even forgiveth sins!"

⁹ And Herod said, "John I beheaded; but Who is This concerning Whom I hear such things?" And he was seeking to see Him.

² and spake, saying to Him, "Tell us by what authority Thou art doing these things, or who gave Thee this authority?"

¹⁸ The Jews, therefore, answered and said to Him, "What sign dost Thou show to us, seeing that Thou doest these things?

¹⁶ These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but, when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about Him, and that they did these things to Him. ¹⁷ The multitude, therefore, that was with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, was bearing testimony. ¹⁸ On this account also, the multitude met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. ¹⁹ The Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, "Ye see that ye are effecting nothing! Behold, the world went away after Him!"

⁵ And he said, "Who art Thou, Lord?" And He said, "I am Jesus Whom you are persecuting.

²³ and, coming, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, "A Nazarene shall He be called."

¹³ And Jesus, having come into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, was asking His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that the Son of Man is?" ¹⁴ And they said, "Some say John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

¹⁵ But others said, "It is Elijah." And others said, "It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets."

¹⁶ And fear seized on all; and they were glorifying God, saying, "A great prophet was raised up among us," and "God did visit His people."

³⁹ But, seeing it, the Pharisee who invited Him, spake in himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that is touching Him, because she is a sinner."

³³ But yet I must go on My way to-day, and to-morrow, and the following day; because it is not possible that a prophet perish outside of Jerusalem!'

¹⁹ And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to Him, "The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a Prophet, mighty in deed and word, before God and all the people:

²¹ And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he says, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."

²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him, "Why, then, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"

⁴⁵ Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, "We have found Him of Whom Moses in the law and the prophets wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph." ⁴⁶ And Nathanael said to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip says to him, "Come and see."

¹⁹ The woman says to Him, "Sir, I perceive that Thou art a Prophet.

¹⁴ The men, therefore, seeing the sign that He did, said, "This, truly, is the Prophet Who cometh into the world."

⁴⁰ Some of the multitude, therefore, having heard these words, said, "Truly This is the Prophet;"

¹⁷ They say, therefore, to the blind man again, "What do you say about Him, seeing that He opened your eyes?" And he said, "He is a Prophet."

²² Moses, indeed, said, 'A prophet will the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren, as He did me; to Him shall ye hearken in all things, whatsoever He shall say to you. ²³ And it shall be, that every soul that will not hearken to that Prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.'

³⁷ This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, A Prophet will God raise up for you of your brethren, as He did me.

¹¹ And He entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and, having looked around on all things, the hour being late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

¹⁵ And they come to Jerusalem. And, entering into the temple, He began to cast out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves; ¹⁶ and He was not permitting that any one should carry a vessel through the temple. ¹⁷ And He was teaching, and said to them, "Has it not been written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations;' but ye have made it a den of robbers!" ¹⁸ And the high priests and scribes heard it, and were seeking how they might destroy Him; for they were fearing Him, for all the multitude was astonished at His teaching.

²⁴ and to offer sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons."

⁴⁵ And, having entered into the temple, He began to cast out those who sold; ⁴⁶ saying to them, "It has been written, 'And My house shall be a house of prayer;' but ye made it a den of robbers." ⁴⁷ And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the high priests and the scribes and the chief men of the people were seeking to destroy Him;

¹⁴ And He found in the temple those selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting. ¹⁵ And, having made a scourge of cords, He drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; ¹⁶ and to those selling doves, He said, "Take these things hence! make not My Father's house a house of merchandise!" ¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it had been written, "Zeal for Thy house will eat Me up,"

⁵ And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet:

¹⁷ And He was teaching, and said to them, "Has it not been written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations;' but ye have made it a den of robbers!"

⁴⁶ saying to them, "It has been written, 'And My house shall be a house of prayer;' but ye made it a den of robbers."

²⁵ but this they do, that the word may be fulfilled, which has been written in their law, 'They hated Me without a cause.'

²³ And Jesus was going about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

³⁵ And Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every infirmity.

⁴ And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Having gone, report to John what ye are hearing and seeing: ⁵ the blind receive sight, and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have the Gospel proclaimed to them.

¹ Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer—the ninth hour. ² And a certain man, lame from his mother's womb, was being carried along, whom they were wont to lay daily at the gate of the temple—which was called "Beautiful"—to ask alms of those entering the temple; ³ who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, was asking to receive an alms. ⁴ And Peter, fixing his eyes upon him, with John, said, "Look on us." ⁵ And he was giving heed to them, expecting to receive something from them. ⁶ But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, this I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, walk." ⁷ And, seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and instantly his feet and ankles were strengthened; ⁸ and, leaping forth, he stood, and was walking about; and he entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. ⁹ And all the people saw him walking about, and praising God;

³⁸ how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power; Who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the Devil; because God was with Him.

⁹ And the multitudes, who were going before Him, and those who were following, were crying, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He Who cometh in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

²³ And, when He came into the temple, the high-priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, saying, "By what authority art Thou doing these things? And who gave Thee this authority?"

⁴² saying, "What think ye concerning the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They say to Him, "David's."

³ Then the high priests and the elders of the people were gathered together into the court of the high priest who was called Caiaphas;

⁵⁹ And the high priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put Him to death;

¹ And, when morning came, all the high priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put Him to death;

²⁰ But the high priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes, that they should ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

¹⁸ And the high priests and scribes heard it, and were seeking how they might destroy Him; for they were fearing Him, for all the multitude was astonished at His teaching.

³⁹ And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to Him, "Teacher, rebuke Thy disciples!" ⁴⁰ And, answering, He said, "I tell you that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!"

¹ And it came to pass, on one of the days, as He was teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming the Gospel, that there came upon Him the high priests and the scribes with the elders,

² and the high priests and scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were fearing the people.

⁶⁶ And, when it was day, the eldership of the people was gathered together, both high priests and scribes; and they led Him away into their Sanhedrin, saying,

¹ When, therefore, the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus was making and immersing more disciples than John

⁴² Did not the Scriptures say, that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"

⁴⁷ The high priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? because This Man is doing many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let Him thus alone, all will believe on Him; and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and our nation. ⁴⁹ But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said, "Ye know nothing at all;

⁵⁷ Now the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders, that, if any one knew where He was, he should show it, that they might seize Him.

¹⁹ The Pharisees, therefore, said among themselves, "Ye see that ye are effecting nothing! Behold, the world went away after Him!"

²⁵ At that season Jesus, answering, said, "I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, because Thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, and didst reveal them to babes.

³ But He said to them, "Did ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those with him?

⁴ And He, answering, said, "Did you not read that He Who made them from the beginning made them 'male and female,'

³¹ "But concerning the resurrection of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

²⁵ And He said to them, "Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he and those who were with him?

⁴⁷ The high priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? because This Man is doing many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let Him thus alone, all will believe on Him; and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and our nation.

¹⁶ saying, "What shall we do to these men? for, indeed, that a notable sign has been done through them is manifest to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it; ¹⁷ but, that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak no more to any man in This Name." ¹⁸ And, having called them they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach, in the name of Jesus.

⁴ An evil and adulterous generation is seeking after a sign; and no sign will be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet." And, leaving them, He departed.

⁶ Now, when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

⁷ And Jesus with His disciples withdrew to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed Him; and from Judaea,

¹ And, when they draw nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, He sendeth two of His disciples,

¹⁹ And, whenever it became late, they went forth out of the city.

³⁷ And the whole multitude of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them; because they were being constrained by great fear. And He, entering into a boat, returned. ³⁸ And the man, from whom the demons had gone forth, was begging Him that he might be with Him; but He sent him away, saying,

³⁸ Now, as they were going on their way, He entered into a certain village; and a certain woman, Martha by name, received Him into her house.

²⁹ And it came to pass that, as He drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,

⁵⁰ And He led them as far as to Bethany; and, lifting up His hands, He blessed them.

¹ Now a certain one was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

¹⁸ Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs distant.

¹ Jesus, therefore, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead. ² They, therefore, made Him a supper there; and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with Him. ³ Mary, therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.

² And, having fasted forty days and forty nights, He afterwards hungered.

¹ At that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grain-fields; and His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck heads of grain, and to eat.

¹² And on the morrow, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. ¹³ And, seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, He came, if perhaps He might find something thereon. And, having come to it, He found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. ¹⁴ And, answering, He said to it, "May no one eat fruit from you any more forever!" And His disciples heard it.

²⁰ And, passing by the next morning, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. ²¹ And Peter, calling to remembrance, says to Him, "Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which Thou didst curse has withered away!" ²² And Jesus, answering, saith to them, "Have the faith of God. ²³ Verily I say to you, whosoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says comes to pass; he shall have it. ²⁴ Therefore, I say to you, all things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye received them, and ye shall have them.

² forty days, being tempted by the Devil. And He ate nothing in those days; and, when they were completed, He hungered.

¹⁵ for we have not a High Priest, unable to sympathize with our infirmities, but One Who hath been tempted in all points like as we, apart from sin.

¹⁴ And, answering, He said to it, "May no one eat fruit from you any more forever!" And His disciples heard it.

⁹ And already the axe also is lying at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, not producing good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire."

⁶ And He spake this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. ⁷ And he said to the vinedresser, 'Behold, these three years I come, seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none; cut it down; why does it also make the land useless?' ⁸ But he, answering, says to him, 'Lord, leave it this year also, until I dig about it, and cast in fertilizers. ⁹ And if, indeed, it bear fruit for the future, well; but, if not, you shall cut it down.'"

⁴² saying, "If you knew, in this your day—even you—the things pertaining to peace! but just now were they hid from your eyes! ⁴³ Because the days will come upon you, when your enemies will cast a rampart about you, and compass you round, and hem you in on all sides; ⁴⁴ and they will dash you to the ground, and your children within you; and shall not leave in you a stone upon a stone; because you knew not the season of your visitation."

² Every branch in Me that bears not fruit, He taketh it away: and every one that bears fruit, He cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.

⁶ Unless one abides in Me, he was cast forth as a branch, and withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

⁵ holding a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from these also turn away.

¹⁶ They profess to know God; but by their works they deny Him; being abominable, and disobedient, and for every good work worthless.

⁷ For the land which drank in the rain that often comes upon it, and brings forth an herb fit for those for whose sake also it is cultivated, receives blessing from God; ⁸ but, if it bears thorns and thistles, it is rejected, and is near to a curse; whose end is to be burned.

²⁰ For if, after having escaped the defilements of the world in a full knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, but, having again become entangled with these, they are overcome, the last state has become worse with them than the first. ²¹ For it were better for them not to have fully known the way of righteousness, than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. ²² It has happened to them according to the true proverb, "A dog having returned to his own vomit"; and "A sow that was washed, to her wallowing in mire."

¹² These are the hidden rocks in your love-feasts, feasting sumptuously together, feeding themselves without fear; clouds without water, borne along by winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

¹¹ He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still; and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still; and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still; and he that is holy, let him be made holy still.

²⁰ And, passing by the next morning, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. ²¹ And Peter, calling to remembrance, says to Him, "Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which Thou didst curse has withered away!"

¹⁰ and the rich, in his humiliation; because, as a flower of grass, he shall pass away. ¹¹ For the sun arose with scorching heat, and withered the grass, and its flower fell out, and the beauty of its appearance perished, so also will the rich man fade away in his goings.

¹² but the sons of the Kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth."

²⁰ And He saith to them, "Because of your little faith. For verily I say to you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say to this mountain, 'Remove hence yonder,' and it will be removed, and nothing shall be impossible to you."

²² And Jesus, answering, saith to them, "Have the faith of God. ²³ Verily I say to you, whosoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says comes to pass; he shall have it.

⁶ And the Lord said, "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye would say to this sycamine tree, 'Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. ⁷ But who is there of you, having a servant plowing, or tending sheep, that will say to him, having come in from the field, 'Coming straightway, recline at table;'

¹⁹ And, being not weakened in faith, he attentively considered his own body already dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb; ²⁰ but, in view of the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but was made strong in faith, giving glory to God,

² And, if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all the mysteries and all knowledge; and, if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing,

⁶ but let him ask in faith, nothing doubting; for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, wind-driven and tossed.

⁷ "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

¹¹ If, therefore, ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in Heaven give good things to those asking Him?

¹⁹ "Again, I say to you, that, if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter which ye ask, it shall be done for them by My Father Who is in Heaven;

²⁴ Therefore, I say to you, all things whatsoever ye pray and ask for, believe that ye received them, and ye shall have them.

⁸ I say to you, even if he will not, rising up, give to him because of his being his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he, rousing himself, will give him as many as he needs. ⁹ And I say to you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you: ¹⁰ for every one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened.

¹³ And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, this will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

⁷ If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done to you.

²⁴ Hitherto ye asked nothing in My name; ask, and ye will receive, that your joy may be made full.

¹⁶ Confess, therefore, your sins one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. A righteous man's inwrought supplication avails much.

²² and whatsoever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments, and do the things that are pleasing before Him.

¹⁴ And this is the confidence which we have toward Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us; ¹⁵ and, if we know that He heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we asked of Him.

⁵⁵ In that hour Jesus saith to the multitudes, "Did ye come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to arrest Me? Daily with you, in the temple, I was wont to sit, teaching, and ye seized me not.

²⁷ And they come again into Jerusalem. And, as He was walking about in the temple, the high priests and the scribes and the elders come to Him; ²⁸ and said to Him, "By what authority art Thou doing these things! Or who gave Thee this authority to do these things!" ²⁹ And Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing; and answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. ³⁰ The immersion of John, was it from Heaven, or from men? Answer Me." ³¹ And they reasoned with themselves, saying, ³² "If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did ye not believe him!' But, should we say, 'From men,'"—they feared the people; for all held John to be a prophet indeed. ³³ And, answering, they say to Jesus, "We do not know." And Jesus saith to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

⁴⁷ And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the high priests and the scribes and the chief men of the people were seeking to destroy Him;

⁷ And, having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, "In what power or in what name, did ye do this?"

²⁷ But he who was wronging his neighbor thrust him away, saying, 'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?

¹⁶ "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; become ye, therefore, as wise as the serpents and as innocent as doves.

⁹ And Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil—to save a soul, or to destroy it?"

⁶ Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

¹ Now in those days comes John, the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, ² saying, "Repent ye for the Kingdom of Heaven has drawn near; ³ for this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah, the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'" ⁴ And John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then were going forth to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round about the Jordan, ⁶ and they were being immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ But, seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, "Broods of vipers! who warned you to flee from the coming wrath! ⁸ Produce, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance; ⁹ and think not to say within yourselves, 'As a father we have Abraham;' for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ¹⁰ And already the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, not bearing good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire. ¹¹ "I, indeed, immerse you in water unto repentance, but He Who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear, He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire; ¹² Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor, and will gather His wheat into the granary, but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire."

⁷ And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind? ⁸ But what went ye out to see? a man in soft raiment; Behold, those wearing soft raiment are in kings' houses. ⁹ But why did ye go out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet. ¹⁰ This is he of whom it has been written, 'Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way before Thee.' ¹¹ "Verily I say to you, there has not arisen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Immerser; yet he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he. ¹² And from the time of John the Immerser until now, the Kingdom of Heaven is taken by storm, and violent men seize upon it; ¹³ for all the prophets and the law prophesied until John; ¹⁴ and, if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is about to come. ¹⁵ He that has ears let him hear.

¹² but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they recognized him not, but did with him whatsoever they wished: so also the Son of Man is about to suffer by them." ¹³ Then the disciples understood that He spake to them concerning John the Immerser.

¹ The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, God's Son. ² As it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way; ³ the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'" ⁴ John came, who was immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance unto remission of sins. ⁵ And there went out to him all the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem, and were being immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁶ And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And he preached, saying, "There cometh after me One Who is mightier than I, the latchet of Whose shoes I am not worthy, stooping down, to loose. ⁸ I immersed you in water; but He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit." ⁹ And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John into the Jordan. ¹⁰ And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent apart, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon Him. ¹¹ And a voice came out of Heaven, saying, "Thou art My Son, the beloved, in Whom I was well pleased."

¹¹ And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. ¹² And Zacharias, seeing him, was troubled; and fear fell upon him. ¹³ But the angel said to him, "Fear not, Zacharias; because your supplication was heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. ¹⁴ And you will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth; ¹⁵ for he will be great before the Lord; and he will drink no wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And many of the sons of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God. ¹⁷ And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.

⁶⁷ And Zacharias, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he prophesied, saying, ⁶⁸ "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He visited, and wrought redemption for His people; ⁶⁹ and raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David His servant; ⁷⁰ (as He spake through the mouth of His holy prophets from of old), ⁷¹ salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us; ⁷² to show mercy towards our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant; ⁷³ the oath which He swore to Abraham, our father; ⁷⁴ to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, ⁷⁵ in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days. ⁷⁶ "And you also, child, shall be called 'Prophet of the Most High;' for you shall go before the face of the Lord, to prepare His ways; ⁷⁷ to give knowledge of salvation to His people in remission of their sins, ⁷⁸ because of the tender compassions of the mercy of our God, wherein the day-spring from on high shall visit us, ⁷⁹ to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." ⁸⁰ And the child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

² in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness; ³ and he came into all the region of the Jordan, preaching the immersion of repentance unto remission of sins; ⁴ as it has been written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight His paths. ⁵ Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough ways smooth; ⁶ and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'" ⁷ He was saying, therefore, to the multitudes coming forth to be immersed by him, "Broods of vipers! who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? ⁸ Produce, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ⁹ And already the axe also is lying at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, not producing good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire." ¹⁰ And the multitudes were asking him, saying, "What, then, shall we do?" ¹¹ And he, answering, said to them, "Let him who has two coats share with him who has none; and let him who has food do likewise." ¹² And there came also tax-collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" ¹³ And he said to them, "Exact no more than that which has been appointed you." ¹⁴ And soldiers also were questioning him, saying, "And what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do violence to no one, neither accuse any one falsely, and be content with your wages." ¹⁵ And, as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he himself were the Christ, ¹⁶ John answered, saying to them all, "I, indeed, immerse you in water; but He is coming, Who is mightier than I—the latchet of Whose sandals I am not worthy to loose—He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire; ¹⁷ Whose fan is in His hand, thoroughly to cleanse His threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into His granary; but the chaff He will burn up with unquenchable fire." ¹⁸ Therefore, indeed, exhorting them as to many and various things, he was proclaiming the good news to the people; ¹⁹ but Herod, the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother, and concerning all the evils which Herod did, ²⁰ added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

²⁸ I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; but the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he." ²⁹ And all the people, having heard, and the tax-collectors, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God as to themselves, not having been immersed by him. ³¹ "To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like? ³² They are like children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, who say, 'We piped to you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep.' ³³ For John, the Immerser, has come, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, 'He has a demon.' ³⁴ The Son of Man has come, eating and drinking; and ye say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a wine-drinker, a Friend of tax-collectors and sinners!' ³⁵ And Wisdom was justified by all her children."

⁵ And they reasoned together with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say, 'Why did ye not believe him?'

⁶ There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

¹⁵ John testifies concerning Him, and has cried, saying, "This was He of Whom I said, 'He That cometh after me hath become before me, because He was before me;'"

²⁵ And they asked him, and said to him, "Why, then, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?" ²⁶ John answered them, saying, "I immerse in water: in your midst standeth One Whom ye know not— ²⁷ the One coming after me, the latchet of Whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose." ²⁸ These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing. ²⁹ On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, "Behold, the Lamb of God Who taketh away the sin of the world! ³⁰ This is He of Whom I said, 'After me cometh a Man Who hath become before me, because He was before me.' ³¹ And I knew Him not; but, that He might be manifested to Israel, for this cause I came immersing in water." ³² And John testified, saying, "I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of Heaven, and He abode upon Him. ³³ And I knew Him not; but He who sent me to immerse in water, He said to me, 'Upon Whomsoever you shall see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, the Same is He Who immerseth in the Holy Spirit.' ³⁴ And I have seen, and have testified, that This is the Son of God."

¹⁸ He that believes on Him is not judged; he that believes not has been judged already, because he has not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

²⁶ And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, He Who was with you beyond the Jordan, to Whom you have borne testimony, behold, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him." ²⁷ John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from Heaven. ²⁸ Ye yourselves bear me testimony, that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but that I have been sent before Him.' ²⁹ He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bride-groom who stands and hears him greatly rejoices because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy, therefore, has been made full. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹ He That cometh from above is above all; he that is of the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth; He that cometh from Heaven is above all. ³² What He hath seen, and what He heard, of this He bears testimony; and no man receives His testimony. ³³ He that received His testimony did set his seal to it, that God is true. ³⁴ For He Whom God sent speaketh the words of God; for He giveth not the Spirit by measure. ³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into His hand. ³⁶ He that believes on the Son has eternal life; but he that disbelieves the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

³³ Ye have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. ³⁴ But the testimony I receive is not from man; but these things I say, that ye may be saved. ³⁵ He was a lamp that was burning and shining; and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. ³⁶ But I have a testimony greater than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given Me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing testify concerning Me, that the Father hath sent Me.

⁴⁴ How can ye believe, who receive glory from one another, and the glory which is from God only ye seek not? ⁴⁵ Think not that I will accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you, Moses on whom ye have set your hope. ⁴⁶ For, if ye were believing Moses, ye would believe Me; for he wrote concerning Me. ⁴⁷ But, if ye believe not his writings, how will ye believe My words?"

²⁵ Jesus answered them, "I told you, and ye did not believe: the works that I do in My Father's name, these testify concerning Me. ²⁶ But ye believe not, because ye are not of My sheep.

³⁷ But, though He had done so many signs before them, they were not believing on Him; ³⁸ that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which He spake, "Lord, who believed our report, and to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed?" ³⁹ On this account they could not believe, because Isaiah said again, ⁴⁰ "He hath blinded their eyes, and He hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I should heal them." ⁴¹ These things Isaiah said, because he saw His glory; and he spake of Him. ⁴² Yet, however, even from among the rulers, many believed on Him; but, because of the Pharisees, they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; ⁴³ for they loved the glory of men, rather than the glory of God.

²⁰ because, if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

⁹ But why did ye go out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

⁵ And, wishing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because they were holding him as a prophet.

⁴⁶ And, while seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes, since they were holding Him as a prophet.

²⁰ for Herod was fearing John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he was preserving him.

³² "If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did ye not believe him!' But, should we say, 'From men,'"—they feared the people; for all held John to be a prophet indeed.

¹² And they were seeking to lay hold of Him; and they feared the multitude; for they knew that He spake the parable against them; and, leaving Him, they went away.

⁶ and if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

¹⁹ And the scribes and the high priests sought to lay hands on Him in that very hour; and they feared the people; for they knew that He spake the parable against them.

³⁵ He was a lamp that was burning and shining; and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

²² These things said his parents, because they were fearing the Jews; for the Jews had agreed already, that, if any one should confess Him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

⁴¹ And many came to Him, and said, "John, indeed, did no sign, but all things, whatsoever John spake concerning this Man, were true." ⁴² And many believed on Him there.

²⁶ Then the captain, having gone away with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

¹⁴ Let them alone; they are blind guides; and if a blind man be guiding a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

³ and in the morning, 'Today, a tempest; for red is the overcast heaven.' The face of the heaven, indeed, ye know how to discern, but the signs of the times ye can not discern.

¹⁶ "Woe to you, blind guides, who say, 'Whosoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!' ¹⁷ Fools, and blind! for which is greater—the gold or the temple that sanctified the gold? ¹⁸ 'And whosoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever swears by the gift that is upon it, is a debtor!' ¹⁹ Ye blind! for which is greater—the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift? ²⁰ He, therefore, who swears by the altar swears by it and by all things on it; ²¹ and he who swears by the temple swears by it and by Him dwelling therein; ²² and he who swears by Heaven swears by the throne of God and by Him sitting thereon. ²³ "Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin; and have omitted the weightier things of the law—the judgment, and the mercy, and the faith; but these it was proper to have done, and those not to have omitted. ²⁴ Blind guides! straining out the gnat, and swallowing the camel! ²⁵ "Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish; but within they are full from extortion and excess! ²⁶ Blind Pharisees! cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that its outside also may become clean. ²⁷ "Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like white-washed sepulchres, which outwardly, indeed, appear beautiful, but within are full of bones of the dead and of all uncleanness. ²⁸ So ye also outwardly, indeed, appear righteous to men; but within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

⁷ And they answered that they knew not whence it was; ⁸ and Jesus said to them, "Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

³⁰ The man answered and said to them, "Why, in this is the wonder, that ye do not know whence He is, and He opened my eyes.

⁴⁰ Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things, and said to Him, "Are we also blind?" ⁴¹ Jesus said to them, "If ye were blind, ye would have no sin; but now ye say, 'We see,' your sin abides."

¹⁸ For God's wrath is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness; ¹⁹ because that which is known of God is manifested in them; for God manifested it to them. ²⁰ For His invisible things, since the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being perceived by the things that are made, even His everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse: ²¹ because, having known God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor did they give thanks; but they became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. ²² Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²⁸ And, as they did not approve the holding of God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not becoming;

³ And, even if our Gospel has been veiled, it has been veiled in those who perish;

⁹ him whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and lying wonders, ¹⁰ and in all deceit of unrighteousness to those who perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

²⁵ He says, "Yes." And Jesus anticipated him as he came into the house, saying, "What do you think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tax or tribute? from their sons, or from the aliens?"

¹ "For the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man who was a householder, who went forth early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard;

⁵ "Again, going forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did likewise. ⁶ And about the eleventh hour, going forth, he found others standing, and he says to them, 'Why stand ye here all the day idle?' ⁷ They say to him, 'Because no man hired us.' He says to them, 'Go ye also into the vineyard.'

³³ "Hear another parable. There was a man—a householder—who planted a vineyard, and placed a fence around it, and dug a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

¹⁷ tell us, therefore, what thinkest Thou: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?"

³⁴ It is as when a man away from home, having left his house, and having given authority to his servants, to each his work, commanded also the porter to watch.

⁴ Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and slew them, suppose ye that they were offenders above all the men dwelling in Jerusalem?

¹¹ And He said, "A certain man had two sons. ¹² And the younger said to his father, 'Father, give me the portion of the estate that falls to me.' And he divided to them his living. ¹³ And, not many days after, gathering all things together, the younger son went abroad into a far country, and there wasted his estate, living riotously. ¹⁴ And, when he spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. ¹⁵ And, going his way, he attached himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. ¹⁶ And he was longing to be filled with the pods which the swine were eating; and no one was giving to him. ¹⁷ But, coming to himself, he said, 'How many hired servants of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger! ¹⁸ Arising, I will go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I sinned against Heaven, and before you; ¹⁹ I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.' ²⁰ And, arising, he came to his father. But, while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion; and, running, he fell on his neck, and kissed him much. ²¹ And the son said to the father, 'Father, I sinned against Heaven, and before you; no longer am I worthy to be called your son!' ²² But the father said to his servants, 'Quickly bring forth a robe, the best, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet; ²³ and bring ye the fatted calf, kill it; and, eating, let us be merry; ²⁴ because this my son was dead, and came to life again; had been lost, and was found.' And they began to be merry. ²⁵ "Now his elder son was in a field; and as, in coming, he drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶ And, calling to him one of the young men, he inquired of him, what these things might be. ²⁷ And he said to him, 'Your brother has come; and your father killed the fatted calf, because he received him in sound health.' ²⁸ But he was angry, and was not willing to go in; but his father, coming out, kept entreating him. ²⁹ But he, answering, said to his father, 'Behold, so many years do I serve you; and, at no time, did I transgress a command of yours; and you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. ³⁰ But, when your son—this one who devoured your living with harlots—came, you killed for him the fatted calf!' ³¹ And he said to him, 'Child, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours' ³² But it was meet to make merry, and rejoice; because this your brother was dead, and came to life again; and had been lost, and was found."

¹⁵ I am speaking as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brethren, become steadfast, immovable, abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

² saying, "Repent ye for the Kingdom of Heaven has drawn near; ³ for this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah, the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'" ⁴ And John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then were going forth to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round about the Jordan, ⁶ and they were being immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. ⁷ But, seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them, "Broods of vipers! who warned you to flee from the coming wrath! ⁸ Produce, therefore, fruit worthy of repentance;

³¹ Which of the two did the will of the father?" They say, "The last." Jesus saith to them, "Verily I say to you that the tax-collectors and the harlots are going into the Kingdom of God before you.

¹⁷ But, coming to himself, he said, 'How many hired servants of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I am perishing here with hunger! ¹⁸ Arising, I will go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I sinned against Heaven, and before you;

²⁰ but I declared both to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem, and through all the region of Judea, and to the gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

¹¹ And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

¹ You also did He make alive, when ye were dead in your trespasses and sins, ² in which ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the authority of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience; ³ among whom we also all once lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest; ⁴ but God, being rich in mercy, on account of His great love wherewith He loved us, ⁵ even when we were dead in our offenses, made us alive with Christ (by grace ye have been saved), ⁶ and raised us up with Him, and made us sit with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus; ⁷ that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace ye have been saved through faith: and this, not of yourselves, it is the gift of God: ⁹ not of works, lest any one should boast; ¹⁰ for we are His workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God before prepared, that we should walk in them. ¹¹ Wherefore, remember that ye, the gentiles in flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision in flesh made by hand, ¹² that at that time ye were apart from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world. ¹³ But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who were once afar off were made nigh in the blood of Christ.

¹⁷ This, therefore, I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, ¹⁸ being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their hearts; ¹⁹ who, indeed, having become without feeling, delivered themselves up to lasciviousness for the working of all uncleanness with greediness.

³ All, therefore, whatsoever they bid you, do and observe; but do not according to their works; for they say and do not.

¹⁷ But, if you are called a Jew, and are resting upon the law, and are boasting in God, ¹⁸ and understand His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, ¹⁹ and have become confident that you are a guide of the blind, a light to those in darkness, ²⁰ an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth; ²¹ you, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that men should not steal, do you steal? ²² You who say that one should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? ²³ You who boast in law, do you dishonor God through your transgression of the law? ²⁴ For the name of God is blasphemed among the gentiles, because of you, as it has been written. ²⁵ For circumcision, indeed, profits, if you do the law; but, if you are transgressors of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

¹⁸ For verily I say to you, till the heaven and the earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished.

⁵ "And, when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray, standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: verily I say to you, they have their reward.

²¹ "Not every one who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he that does the will of My Father in Heaven.

⁹ And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the tax-office, and He saith to him, "Follow Me." And, rising up, he followed Him.

⁵⁰ For whosoever does the will of My Father Who is in Heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother."

³ and said, "Verily I say to you, except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

¹⁶ So the last shall be first, and the first last.

²⁹ And all the people, having heard, and the tax-collectors, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John.

³⁷ And, behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and, learning that He was reclining at table in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster cruse of perfume; ³⁸ and standing behind at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and wiped them off with the hair of her head; and she kept kissing His feet, and anointing them with the perfume. ³⁹ But, seeing it, the Pharisee who invited Him, spake in himself, saying, "This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that is touching Him, because she is a sinner." ⁴⁰ And Jesus, answering, said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he says, "Teacher, say it." ⁴¹ "There were two debtors to a certain money-lender. The one owed five hundred denaries; and the other, fifty. ⁴² And, they having nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them, therefore, will love him the more?" ⁴³ Simon, answering, said, "He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the more." And He said to him, "Rightly did you judge." ⁴⁴ And, turning to the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you behold this woman! I entered into your house, you gave Me no water for My feet; but this woman wet My feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. ⁴⁵ You gave Me no kiss; but she, from the time I entered, ceased not to kiss My feet. ⁴⁶ My head with oil you did not anoint; but she anointed My feet with perfume. ⁴⁷ Wherefore, I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; because she loved much; but he, to whom little is forgiven, loves little." ⁴⁸ And He said to her, "Your sins have been forgiven." ⁴⁹ And those reclining with Him began to say in themselves, "Who is This That even forgiveth sins!" ⁵⁰ And He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

¹ Now all the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to Him to hear Him. ² And both the scribes and the Pharisees were murmuring, saying, "This Man receiveth sinners and eateth with them!"

¹⁰ So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents."

⁹ And Jesus said to him, "To-day salvation came to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham; ¹⁰ for the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which is lost."

²² He says to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you, O evil servant! You knew that I am a harsh man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping where I did not sow;

³⁰ God, therefore, having overlooked the time of ignorance, now commands all men everywhere to repent;

¹⁹ Now we know that whatsoever the law says, it speaks to those under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and that the whole world may be under the sentence of God;

²⁰ And the law entered, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did super-abound;

³⁰ What, then, shall we say? that gentiles who were not following after righteous obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith; ³¹ but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, did not attain to such a law. ³² Wherefore? because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by works. They stumbled at the Stone of stumbling; ³³ as it has been written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offense; and he that believes on Him shall not be put to shame."

¹³ though formerly I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious; but I obtained mercy, because I, being ignorant, did it in unbelief; ¹⁴ and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief; ¹⁶ but for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me, as chief, Christ Jesus might show forth all His longsuffering for an example to those about to believe on Him unto eternal life.

⁹ The Lord is not slow respecting the promise, as some account slowness; but He is long-suffering toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

²⁵ The immersion of John—whence was it? from Heaven or from men?" And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say to us, 'Why, then, did ye not believe him?'

⁸ Produce, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ⁹ And already the axe also is lying at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, not producing good fruit, is cut down, and cast into the fire." ¹⁰ And the multitudes were asking him, saying, "What, then, shall we do?" ¹¹ And he, answering, said to them, "Let him who has two coats share with him who has none; and let him who has food do likewise." ¹² And there came also tax-collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" ¹³ And he said to them, "Exact no more than that which has been appointed you."

²⁹ And all the people, having heard, and the tax-collectors, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God as to themselves, not having been immersed by him.

³³ Ye have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. ³⁴ But the testimony I receive is not from man; but these things I say, that ye may be saved. ³⁵ He was a lamp that was burning and shining; and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. ³⁶ But I have a testimony greater than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given Me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing testify concerning Me, that the Father hath sent Me. ³⁷ And the Father Who sent Me, He hath testified concerning Me. Ye have neither at any time heard His voice, nor seen His form. ³⁸ And ye have not His word abiding in you; because Whom He sent, Him ye believe not. ³⁹ Ye search the Scriptures; because in them ye think ye have eternal life; and these are they that testify concerning Me; ⁴⁰ and ye are not willing to come to Me, that ye may have life.

²⁵ And, as John was fulfilling his course, he said, 'What do ye suppose me to be? I am not He. But, behold, there cometh One after me, the sandals of Whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.' ²⁶ Brethren, sons of Abraham's race, and those among you who fear God, to us the word of this salvation was sent forth. ²⁷ For those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing Him, nor the voices of the prophets which are being read every sabbath, fulfilled them, in having condemned Him; ²⁸ and, though finding not one cause of death, they asked of Pilate that He should be slain. ²⁹ And, when they fulfilled all things that were written concerning Him, having taken Him down from the tree, they laid Him in a tomb.

²⁵ in meekness correcting those opposing themselves, if peradventure God should give them repentance to a full knowledge of the truth,

¹² Take heed, brethren, lest at any time there shall be in anyone of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

⁶ and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they are crucifying to themselves the Son of God afresh, and putting Him to open shame.

²¹ For it were better for them not to have fully known the way of righteousness, than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

²¹ And I gave her time, that she might repent; and she is not willing to repent of her fornication.

¹⁸ Hear ye, therefore, the parable of the sower.

²⁸ "But what think ye? A man had two children; and to the first, he said, 'Child, go, work today in the vineyard.'

² saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.

¹⁴ "For it is as when a man, going abroad, called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods: ¹⁵ and to one, indeed, he gave five talents; and to another, two; and to another, one—to each according to his own ability; and he went abroad.

¹ And He began to speak to them in parables, "A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. ² And, at the season, he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. ³ And, taking him, they beat him, and sent him away empty. ⁴ And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and dishonored. ⁵ And he sent another; and him they killed; and many others, beating some, and killing some. ⁶ He had yet one, a beloved son; he sent him to them last, saying, 'They will pay deference to my son.' ⁷ But those husbandmen said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' ⁸ And, taking him, they killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. ⁹ What, therefore, will the lord of the vineyard do! He will come, and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. ¹⁰ Did ye never read the Scripture, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same became the head of a corner; ¹¹ this was from the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes?" ¹² And they were seeking to lay hold of Him; and they feared the multitude; for they knew that He spake the parable against them; and, leaving Him, they went away.

¹² He said, therefore, "A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

⁹ And He began to speak to the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time. ¹⁰ And, at the season, he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, beating him, sent him away empty. ¹¹ "And he seat still another servant: and him also, having beaten and dishonored, they sent away empty. ¹² "And he sent still a third; and they, having wounded this one, cast him out. ¹³ "And the lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my son, the beloved; perhaps they will reverence him.' ¹⁴ "But, seeing him, the husbandmen were reasoning one with another, saying, 'This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.' ¹⁵ And, having thrust him forth out of the vineyard, they slew him. What, therefore, will the lord of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others." And, having heard it, they said, "May it not be!" ¹⁷ And He, looking upon them, said, "What, then, is this that has been written? 'A stone which the builders rejected, the same became a head of the corner.' ¹⁸ 'Every one who falls on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust!' ¹⁹ And the scribes and the high priests sought to lay hands on Him in that very hour; and they feared the people; for they knew that He spake the parable against them.

¹ "I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman.

³ And he sent forth his servants to call those who had been invited to the marriage feast, and they were not willing to come.

² And, at the season, he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. ³ And, taking him, they beat him, and sent him away empty. ⁴ And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and dishonored. ⁵ And he sent another; and him they killed; and many others, beating some, and killing some.

¹² Rejoice, and exult; because great is your reward in Heaven, for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you.

³¹ So then ye testify to yourselves that ye are sons of those who killed the prophets; ³² and fill ye up the measure of your fathers. ³³ Serpents! broods of vipers! How can ye escape the judgment of Hell? ³⁴ Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; ³⁵ that upon you may come all the righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. ³⁷ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her! how often did I wish to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

³³ But yet I must go on My way to-day, and to-morrow, and the following day; because it is not possible that a prophet perish outside of Jerusalem!' ³⁴ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her; how often I wished to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is abandoned to you!

⁵² Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who declared beforehand concerning the coming of the Righteous One—of Whom just now ye became the betrayers and murderers;

¹⁵ who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and pleased not God, and are contrary to all men; ¹⁶ forbidding us to speak to the gentiles, that they might be saved, for the filling up of their sins always; and the wrath came upon them to the uttermost.

³⁶ And others had trial of mockings and scourgings, and, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment: ³⁷ they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they perished in the slaughter of the sword; they went about in sheep-skins, in goat-skins, being destitute, suffering tribulation, maltreated

⁹ And, when He opened the fifth seal, I saw, underneath the altar, the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they were holding.

⁴ "Again he sent forth other servants, saying, 'Say to those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and fatlings have been slain, and all things are ready: come to the marriage feast.'

¹⁷ and, behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My Son, the beloved, in whom I delighted."

⁶ He had yet one, a beloved son; he sent him to them last, saying, 'They will pay deference to my son.'

¹³ "And the lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my son, the beloved; perhaps they will reverence him.'

¹⁸ No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, Who is in the bosom of the Father, He declared Him.

³⁴ And I have seen, and have testified, that This is the Son of God."

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one who believes on Him should not perish, but have eternal life;

¹ God, having in many parts and many ways spoken, of old, to the fathers in the prophets, ² at the end of these days spake to us in His Son, Whom He appointed Heir of all things, through Whom also He constituted the ages;

¹³ And, they having departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Having risen, take the Child and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there till I speak to you; for Herod is about to seek the Child to destroy Him." ¹⁴ And, arising, he took the Child and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt, ¹⁵ and was there till the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son." ¹⁶ Then Herod, seeing that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged; and, having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he exactly learned from the wise men.

³ Then the high priests and the elders of the people were gathered together into the court of the high priest who was called Caiaphas; ⁴ and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile and kill Him.

¹ And, when morning came, all the high priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put Him to death; ² and, binding Him, they led Him away, and delivered Him up to Pilate, the governor.

⁷ But those husbandmen said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' ⁸ And, taking him, they killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

¹⁴ "But, seeing him, the husbandmen were reasoning one with another, saying, 'This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.'

⁴⁷ The high priests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? because This Man is doing many signs. ⁴⁸ If we let Him thus alone, all will believe on Him; and the Romans will come, and take away both our place and our nation. ⁴⁹ But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said, "Ye know nothing at all; ⁵⁰ nor do ye consider that it is expedient for you, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not." ⁵¹ And this he said not of himself; but, being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for that nation; ⁵² and not for that nation only, but that He might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad. ⁵³ From that day, therefore, they took counsel, that they might put Him to death.

²⁷ For, of a truth, there were gathered together in this city, against Thy Holy Child Jesus, Whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and peoples of Israel— ²⁸ to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel predetermined to come to pass.

²⁴ Now, when both the captain of the temple and the high priests heard these words, they were thoroughly perplexed concerning them, what this might become. ²⁵ But a certain one, coming near, told them, "Behold, the men whom ye put in the prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people!" ²⁶ Then the captain, having gone away with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned; ²⁷ and, having brought them, they set them before the Sanhedrin. And the high priest asked them, ²⁸ saying, "We strictly charged you not to teach in This Name; and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching! and intend to bring upon us the blood of This Man!"

² at the end of these days spake to us in His Son, Whom He appointed Heir of all things, through Whom also He constituted the ages;

⁵⁰ But Jesus said to him, "Comrade, do that for which you are present!" Then, coming near, they laid hands on Jesus, and took Him.

⁵⁷ And those who seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.

⁴⁶ And they laid hands on Him, and took Him. ⁴⁷ And one of those standing by, having drawn his sword, smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus answering, said to them, "Did ye come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to seize Me? ⁴⁹ I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not take Me; but this is done that the Scriptures may be fulfilled." ⁵⁰ And, having left Him, they all fled. ⁵¹ And a certain young man was following with Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body; and they lay hold on him; ⁵² but, leaving the linen cloth, he fled naked. ⁵³ And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and there come together with him all the high priests and the elders and the scribes.

⁵² And Jesus said to the high priests and captains of the temple and elders, who came up against Him, "Did ye come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? ⁵³ When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched not forth your hands against Me; but this is your hour, and the power of darkness." ⁵⁴ And, seizing Him, they led Him away, and brought Him into the house of the high priest. But Peter was following afar off.

¹² So the band, and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus, and bound Him,

²⁴ Annas, therefore, sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.

²³ This Man, delivered up by the settled counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye, having fastened to the cross, through the hand of lawless ones, did slay:

¹⁴ but ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked that a man—a murderer—be granted to you; ¹⁵ and the Prince of life ye killed; Whom God raised from the dead—of which fact we are witnesses.

¹⁰ be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the Name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, Whom ye crucified, Whom God raised from the dead, in Him does this man stand here before you well!

²⁵ Who, through the Holy Spirit by the mouth of our father David, Thy servant, didst say, 'Why did the gentiles rage, and the peoples premeditate empty things? ²⁶ The kings of the earth did set themselves in array; and the rulers assembled together, against the Lord, and against His Christ.' ²⁷ For, of a truth, there were gathered together in this city, against Thy Holy Child Jesus, Whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the gentiles and peoples of Israel—

³⁰ The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, Whom ye slew, having suspended Him on a tree:

¹¹ For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the holy place through the priest as an offering for sin, are burned without the camp. ¹² Wherefore, Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered without the gate. ¹³ Therefore, let us go forth to Him without the camp, bearing His reproach;

⁶ Ye condemned, ye killed the righteous one; he does not resist you.

⁹ What, therefore, will the lord of the vineyard do! He will come, and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.

¹⁵ And, having thrust him forth out of the vineyard, they slew him. What, therefore, will the lord of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others." And, having heard it, they said, "May it not be!"

²⁹ of how much worse punishment, think ye, shall he be accounted worthy, who trampled under foot the Son of God, and accounted the blood of the covenant with which He was sanctified an unholy thing, and treated with contempt the Spirit of grace?

¹² Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His threshing-floor, and will gather His wheat into the granary, but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire."

¹¹ And I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven; ¹² but the sons of the Kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth."

⁴³ "Therefore, I say to you, the Kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruit thereof.

⁶ and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, maltreated and slew them. ⁷ "And the king was enraged; and, sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

³⁵ that upon you may come all the righteous blood poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel, the righteous, unto the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. ³⁷ Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those sent to her! how often did I wish to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! ³⁸ Behold, your house is left to you desolate!

²¹ for then will be great tribulation, such as has not happened from the beginning of the world until now; no, nor ever shall be. ²² And, unless those days should be shortened, no flesh could be saved: but, for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

²⁸ There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the Kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust forth without. ²⁹ And they will come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall recline at table in the Kingdom of God.

²³ And the lord said to the servant, 'Go forth into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled; ²⁴ for I say to you, that no one of those men who have been invited shall taste of my supper."

³² Remember Lot's wife. ³³ Whosoever shall seek to gain his soul shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose it, will preserve it. ³⁴ I say to you, in that night there will be two men on one bed; the one will be taken, and the other will be left. ³⁵ There will be two women grinding together; the one will be taken, and the other will be left." ³⁶ OMITTED TEXT. ³⁷ And, answering, they say to Him, "Where, Lord?" and He said to them, "Where the body is, there will the eagles also be gathered together."

⁴¹ And, when He came near, seeing the city, He wept over it,

²² because these are days of vengeance, that all the things written may be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to the women with child, and to those giving suck, in those days; for there will be great distress on the land, and wrath to this people. ²⁴ And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trodden down by gentiles, until the times of the gentiles are fulfilled.

⁴⁶ Speaking boldly, both Paul and Barnabas said, "It was necessary that the word of God should first be spoken to you. Inasmuch as ye thrust it away from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the gentiles; ⁴⁷ for so hath the Lord commanded us, 'I have set Thee for a Light of the gentiles, that Thou mayest be for salvation to the uttermost part of the earth.'" ⁴⁸ And the gentiles, having heard it, were rejoicing, and glorifying the word of God; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

⁷ And, much discussion having arisen, Peter, standing up, said to them, "Brethren, ye well know that, from early days, God made choice among you, that through my mouth the gentiles should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe.

⁶ But, when they resisted, and blasphemed, he, shaking out his garments, said to them, "Your blood be upon your own head! I am pure! Henceforth I will go to the gentiles."

⁸ And it happened that the father of Publius was lying prostrate, afflicted with fever and dysentery; to whom Paul coming, and praying, laying his hands on him, healed him.

²⁸ Be it known, therefore, to you, that to the gentiles was this salvation of God sent: they also will hear."

¹ I am speaking a truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit— ² that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart ³ (for I was wishing myself to be a curse from Christ) for my brethren, my kinsmen according to flesh; ⁴ who, indeed, are Israelites, whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises; ⁵ whose are the fathers; and of whom, according to flesh, is the Christ, Who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. ⁶ But it is not as though the word of God has failed: for they are not all Israel, who are of Israel; ⁷ neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children; but, "In Isaac shall your seed be called." ⁸ That is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for a seed. ⁹ For the word of the promise is this: "At this season I will come, and Sarah shall have a son." ¹⁰ And not only so; but Rebecca also having conceived by one, even by our father Isaac ¹¹ (for, the children being not yet born, nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him Who calleth),

⁹ and that the gentiles might glorify God for His mercy; as it has been written, "For this cause, I will confess to Thee among the gentiles; and to Thy name will I sing praise." ¹⁰ And again He saith, "Rejoice, ye gentiles with His people." ¹¹ And again, "Praise the Lord, all ye gentiles, and let all the people extol Him." ¹² And again Isaiah says, "There shall be the Root of Jesse, and He Who riseth up to rule over the gentiles, on Him will the gentiles hope." ¹³ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound In hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit. ¹⁴ And I myself also have become persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. ¹⁵ But I wrote to you the more boldly in part, as reminding you again, because of the grace which was given to me from God, ¹⁶ that I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the gentiles, ministering the Gospel of God, that the offering up of the gentiles may become acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷ I have, therefore, my glorying in Christ Jesus as to the things pertaining to God. ¹⁸ For I will venture to speak only of the things which God wrought through me for the obedience of the gentiles, by word and deed,

¹⁶ forbidding us to speak to the gentiles, that they might be saved, for the filling up of their sins always; and the wrath came upon them to the uttermost.

³ how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation; which, indeed, having at first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;

²⁵ See that ye refuse not Him Who speaketh; for, if those escaped not, when refusing him who warned them on earth, much more shall not we escape, who turn away from Him Who warneth us from Heaven;

¹⁰ Did ye never read the Scripture, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same became the head of a corner; ¹¹ this was from the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes?"

¹⁷ And He, looking upon them, said, "What, then, is this that has been written? 'A stone which the builders rejected, the same became a head of the corner.' ¹⁸ 'Every one who falls on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust!'

¹¹ This is the Stone That was set at naught by you, the builders, Which was made into a head of a corner.

⁴⁰ Beware, therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the prophets, ⁴¹ 'Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; because I do a work in your days—a work which ye will by no means believe, though one should fully declare it to you.'

³³ as it has been written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a Stone of stumbling, and a Rock of offense; and he that believes on Him shall not be put to shame."

²⁰ having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the chief corner-stone;

³ that by revelation was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief; ⁴ respecting which ye can, by reading, perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ, ⁵ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it was now revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; ⁶ that the gentiles are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partners with us of the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel; ⁷ of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me according to the working of His power. ⁸ To me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to proclaim, to the gentiles, the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of Christ; ⁹ and to plainly show what is the dispensation of the mystery which from the ages has been hidden away in God, Who made all things;

⁴ to Whom coming, a Living Stone, rejected, indeed, by men, but with God Elect, Precious, ⁵ ye yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ⁶ Because it is contained in Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion a Chief Corner-Stone, Elect, Precious; and he who believes on Him shall in nowise be put to shame." ⁷ To you, therefore, who believe is the preciousness; but to those who disbelieve, a stone which the builders rejected, this was made into a head of a corner," ⁸ and "a stone of stumbling, and rock of offense"; who stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which also they were appointed.

²⁸ But, if I by the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God came upon you unexpectedly.

⁴¹ They say to Him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons."

²⁰ And being asked by the Pharisees, when the Kingdom of God is coming, He answered them, and said, "The Kingdom of God comes not with observation; ²¹ nor will they say, 'Lo, here!' or, 'Lo, there!' for, behold, the Kingdom of God is within you."

³ Jesus answered, and said to him, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

⁵ Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.

⁹ But ye are "an elect race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation," a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

²⁴ The Son of Man, indeed, goeth, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for him, if that man had never been born!"

²⁵ And all the people, answering, said, "His blood be upon us, and upon our children."

¹⁸ 'Every one who falls on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust!'

¹¹ Jesus answered him, "You would have no authority against Me, unless it were given to you from above; on this account, he who delivered Me up to you has greater sin."

³ And, even if our Gospel has been veiled, it has been veiled in those who perish; ⁴ in whom the god of this world blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the image of God, should not shine upon them.

² For, if the word spoken through angels became steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a righteous recompense, ³ how shall we escape, having neglected so great salvation; which, indeed, having at first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;

⁸ and "a stone of stumbling, and rock of offense"; who stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which also they were appointed.

¹² How much better, therefore, is a man than a sheep! Therefore, it is lawful to do well on the sabbath."

⁴⁵ And one of the lawyers, answering, says to Him, "Teacher, in saying these things, Thou insultest us also!"

¹¹ And the multitudes said, "This is the Prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."

²⁶ But, if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet."

⁷ The world cannot hate you; but Me it hates, because I testify concerning it, that its works are evil.

⁴⁰ Some of the multitude, therefore, having heard these words, said, "Truly This is the Prophet;" ⁴¹ others said, "This is the Christ;" but some said, "What? doth the Christ come out of Nazareth?"

²² "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus, the Nazarene, a man accredited from God to you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God did through Him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know;