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1 And there were present, at that very time, some who were reporting about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate mixed with their sacrifices.

2 And responding, he said to them: “Do you think that these Galileans must have sinned more than all other Galileans, because they suffered so much?

3 No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you will all perish similarly.

4 And those eighteen upon whom the tower of Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they also were greater transgressors than all the men living in Jerusalem?

5 No, I tell you. But if you do not repent, you will all perish similarly.”

6 And he also told this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree, which was planted in his vineyard. And he came seeking fruit on it, but found none.

7 Then he said to the cultivator of the vineyard: ‘Behold, for these three years I came seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I have found none. Therefore, cut it down. For why should it even occupy the land?’

8 But in response, he said to him: ‘Lord, let it be for this year also, during which time I will dig around it and add fertilizer.

9 And, indeed, it should bear fruit. But if not, in the future, you shall cut it down.’ “

10 Now he was teaching in their synagogue on the Sabbaths.

11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity for eighteen years. And she was bent over; and she was unable to look upwards at all.

12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to himself, and he said to her, “Woman, you are released from your infirmity.”

13 And he laid his hands upon her, and immediately she was straightened, and she glorified God.

14 Then, as a result, the ruler of the synagogue became angry that Jesus had cured on the Sabbath, and he said to the crowd: “There are six days on which you ought to work. Therefore, come and be cured on those, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”

15 Then the Lord said to him in response: “You hypocrites! Does not each one of you, on the Sabbath, release his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it to water?

16 So then, should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for lo these eighteen years, be released from this restraint on the day of the Sabbath?”

17 And as he was saying these things, all his adversaries were ashamed. And all the people rejoiced in everything that was being done gloriously by him.

18 And so he said: “To what is the kingdom of God similar, and to what figure shall I compare it?

19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden. And it grew, and it became a great tree, and the birds of the air rested in its branches.”

20 And again, he said: “To what figure shall I compare the kingdom of God?

21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”

22 And he was traveling through the cities and towns, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.

23 And someone said to him, “Lord, are they few who are saved?” But he said to them:

24 “Strive to enter through the narrow gate. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and not be able.

25 Then, when the father of the family will have entered and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us.’ And in response, he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

27 And he will say to you: ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!’

28 In that place, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, yet you yourselves are expelled outside.

29 And they will arrive from the East, and the West, and the North, and the South; and they will recline at table in the kingdom of God.

30 And behold, those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last.”

31 On the same day, some of the Pharisees approached, saying to him: “Depart, and go away from here. For Herod wishes to kill you.”

32 And he said to them: “Go and tell that fox: ‘Behold, I cast out demons and accomplish healings, today and tomorrow. And on the third day I reach the end.’

33 Yet truly, it is necessary for me to walk today and tomorrow and the following day. For it does not fall to a prophet to perish beyond Jerusalem.

34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, and you stone those who are sent to you. Daily, I wanted to gather together your children, in the manner of a bird with her nest under her wings, but you were not willing!

35 Behold, your house will be left desolate for you. But I say to you, that you shall not see me, until it happens that you say: ‘Blessed is he who has arrived in the name of the Lord.’ “

1 And it happened that, when Jesus entered the house of a certain leader of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, they were observing him.

2 And behold, a certain man before him was afflicted with edema.

3 And responding, Jesus spoke to the experts in the law and to the Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath?”

4 But they kept silent. Yet truly, taking hold of him, he healed him and sent him away.

5 And responding to them, he said, “Which of you will have a donkey or an ox fall into a pit, and will not promptly pull him out, on the day of the Sabbath?”

6 And they were unable to respond to him about these things.

7 Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

8 “When you are invited to a wedding, do not sit down in the first place, lest perhaps someone more honored than yourself may have been invited by him.

9 And then he who called both you and him, approaching, may say to you, ‘Give this place to him.’ And then you would begin, with shame, to take the last place.

10 But when you are invited, go, sit down in the lowest place, so that, when he who invited you arrives, he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the sight of those who sit at table together with you.

11 For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”

12 Then he also said to the one who had invited him: “When you prepare a lunch or dinner, do not choose to call your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your wealthy neighbors, lest perhaps they might then invite you in return and repayment would made to you.

13 But when you prepare a feast, call the poor, the disabled, the lame, and the blind.

14 And you will be blessed because they do not have a way to repay you. So then, your recompense will be in the resurrection of the just.”

15 When someone sitting at table with him had heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God.”

16 So he said to him: “A certain man prepared a great feast, and he invited many.

17 And he sent his servant, at the hour of the feast, to tell the invited to come; for now everything was ready.

18 And at once they all began to make excuses. The first said to him: ‘I bought a farm, and I need to go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.’

19 And another said: ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you to excuse me.’

20 And another said, ‘I have taken a wife, and therefore I am not able to go.’

21 And returning, the servant reported these things to his lord. Then the father of the family, becoming angry, said to his servant: ‘Go out quickly into the streets and neighborhoods of the city. And lead here the poor, and the disabled, and the blind, and the lame.’

22 And the servant said: ‘It has been done, just as you ordered, lord, and there is still room.’

23 And the lord said to the servant: ‘Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel them to enter, so that my house may be filled.

24 For I tell you, that none of those men who were invited will taste of my feast.’ “

25 Now great crowds traveled with him. And turning around, he said to them:

26 “If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and yes, even his own life, he is not able to be my disciple.

27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after me, is not able to be my disciple.

28 For who among you, wanting to build a tower, would not first sit down and determine the costs that are required, to see if he has the means to complete it?

29 Otherwise, after he will have laid the foundation and not been able to finish it, everyone who sees it may begin to mock him,

30 saying: ‘This man began to build what he was not able to finish.’

31 Or, what king, advancing to engage in war against another king, would not first sit down and consider whether he may be able, with ten thousand, to meet one who comes against him with twenty thousand?

32 If not, then while the other is still far away, sending a delegation, he would ask him for terms of peace.

33 Therefore, everyone of you who does not renounce all that he possesses is not able to be my disciple.

34 Salt is good. But if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be seasoned?

35 It is useful neither in soil, nor in manure, so instead, it shall be thrown away. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”

1 Now tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him, so that they might listen to him.

2 And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This one accepts sinners and eats with them.”

3 And he told this parable to them, saying:

4 “What man among you, who has one hundred sheep, and if he will have lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the one whom he had lost, until he finds it?

5 And when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

6 And returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them: ‘Congratulate me! For I have found my sheep, which had been lost.’

7 I say to you, that there will be so much more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting, than over the ninety-nine just, who do not need to repent.

8 Or what woman, having ten drachmas, if she will have lost one drachma, would not light a candle, and sweep the house, and diligently search until she finds it?

9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying: ‘Rejoice with me! For I have found the drachma, which I had lost.’

10 So I say to you, there will be joy before the Angels of God over even one sinner who is repentant.”

11 And he said: “A certain man had two sons.

12 And the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the portion of your estate which would go to me.’ And he divided the estate between them.

13 And after not many days, the younger son, gathering it all together, set out on a long journey to a distant region. And there, he dissipated his substance, living in luxury.

14 And after he had consumed it all, a great famine occurred in that region, and he began to be in need.

15 And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that region. And he sent him to his farm, in order to feed the swine.

16 And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him.

17 And returning to his senses, he said: ‘How many hired hands in my father’s house have abundant bread, while I perish here in famine!

18 I shall rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

19 I am not worthy to be called your son. Make me one of your hired hands.’

20 And rising up, he went to his father. But while he was still at a distance, his father saw him, and he was moved with compassion, and running to him, he fell upon his neck and kissed him.

21 And the son said to him: ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. Now I am not worthy to be called your son.’

22 But the father said to his servants: ‘Quickly! Bring out the best robe, and clothe him with it. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.

23 And bring the fatted calf here, and kill it. And let us eat and hold a feast.

24 For this son of mine was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to feast.

25 But his elder son was in the field. And when he returned and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

26 And he called one of the servants, and he questioned him as to what these things meant.

27 And he said to him: ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safely.’

28 Then he became indignant, and he was unwilling to enter. Therefore, his father, going out, began to plead with him.

29 And in response, he said to his father: ‘Behold, I have been serving you for so many years. And I have never transgressed your commandment. And yet, you have never given me even a young goat, so that I might feast with my friends.

30 Yet after this son of yours returned, who has devoured his substance with loose women, you have killed the fatted calf for him.’

31 But he said to him: ‘Son, you are with me always, and all that I have is yours.

32 But it was necessary to feast and to rejoice. For this brother of yours was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ “

1 And he also said to his disciples: “A certain man was wealthy, and he had a steward of his estate. And this man was accused to him of having dissipated his goods.

2 And he called him and said to him: ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship. For you can no longer be my steward.’

3 And the steward said within himself: ‘What shall I do? For my lord is taking the stewardship away from me. I am not strong enough to dig. I am too ashamed to beg.

4 I know what I will do so that, when I have been removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’

5 And so, calling together each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my lord?’

6 So he said, ‘One hundred jars of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your invoice, and quickly, sit down and write fifty.’

7 Next, he said to another, ‘In truth, how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘One hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your record books, and write eighty.’

8 And the lord praised the iniquitous steward, in that he had acted prudently. For the sons of this age are more prudent with their generation than are the sons of light.

9 And so I say to you, make friends for yourself using iniquitous mammon, so that, when you will have passed away, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

10 Whoever is faithful in what is least, is also faithful in what is greater. And whoever is unjust in what is small, is also unjust in what is greater.

11 So then, if you have not been faithful with iniquitous mammon, who will trust you with what is true?

12 And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours?

13 No servant is able to serve two lords. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

14 But the Pharisees, who were greedy, were listening to all these things. And they ridiculed him.

15 And he said to them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of men. But God knows your hearts. For what is lifted up by men is an abomination in the sight of God.

16 The law and the prophets were until John. Since then, the kingdom of God is being evangelized, and everyone acts with violence toward it.

17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to fall away.

18 Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery. And whoever marries her who has been divorced by her husband commits adultery.

19 A certain man was wealthy, and he was clothed in purple and in fine linen. And he feasted splendidly every day.

20 And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, covered with sores,

21 wanting to be filled with the crumbs which were falling from the wealthy man’s table. But no one gave it to him. And even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 Then it happened that the beggar died, and he was carried by the Angels into the bosom of Abraham. Now the wealthy man also died, and he was entombed in Hell.

23 Then lifting up his eyes, while he was in torments, he saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 And crying out, he said: ‘Father Abraham, take pity on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to refresh my tongue. For I am tortured in this fire.’

25 And Abraham said to him: ‘Son, recall that you received good things in your life, and in comparison, Lazarus received bad things. But now he is consoled, and truly you are tormented.

26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chaos has been established, so that those who might want to cross from here to you are not able, nor can someone cross from there to here.’

27 And he said: ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers,

28 so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torments.’

29 And Abraham said to him: ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’

30 So he said: ‘No, father Abraham. But if someone were to go to them from the dead, they would repent.’

31 But he said to him: ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe even if someone has resurrected from the dead.’ “

1 And he said to his disciples: “It is impossible for scandals not to occur. But woe to him through whom they come!

2 It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones.

3 Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him.

4 And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.”

5 And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

6 But the Lord said: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you may say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be transplanted into the sea.’ And it would obey you.

7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, would say to him, as he was returning from the field, ‘Come in immediately; sit down to eat,’

8 and would not say to him: ‘Prepare my dinner; gird yourself and minister to me, while I eat and drink; and after these things, you shall eat and drink?’

9 Would he be grateful to that servant, for doing what he commanded him to do?

10 I think not. So too, when you have done all these things that have been taught to you, you should say: ‘We are useless servants. We have done what we should have done.’ “

11 And it happened that, while he was traveling to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 And as he was entering a certain town, ten leprous men met him, and they stood at a distance.

13 And they lifted up their voice, saying, “Jesus, Teacher, take pity on us.”

14 And when he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that, as they were going, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, returned, magnifying God with a loud voice.

16 And he fell face down before his feet, giving thanks. And this one was a Samaritan.

17 And in response, Jesus said: “Were not ten made clean? And so where are the nine?

18 Was no one found who would return and give glory to God, except this foreigner?”

19 And he said to him: “Rise up, go forth. For your faith has saved you.”

20 Then he was questioned by the Pharisees: “When does the kingdom of God arrive?” And in response, he said to them: “The kingdom of God arrives unobserved.

21 And so, they will not say, ‘Behold, it is here,’ or ‘Behold, it is there.’ For behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”

22 And he said to his disciples: “The time will come when you will desire to see one day of the Son of man, and you will not see it.

23 And they will say to you, ‘Behold, he is here,’ and ‘Behold, he is there.’ Do not choose to go out, and do not follow them.

24 For just as lightning flashes from under heaven and shines to whatever is under heaven, so also will the Son of man be in his day.

25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26 And just as it happened in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of man.

27 They were eating and drinking; they were taking wives and being given in marriage, even until the day that Noah entered the ark. And the flood came and destroyed them all.

28 It shall be similar to what happened in the days of Lot. They were eating and drinking; they were buying and selling; they were planting and building.

29 Then, on the day that Lot departed from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and it destroyed them all.

30 According to these things, so shall it be in the day when the Son of man will be revealed.

31 In that hour, whoever will be on the rooftop, with his goods in the house, let him not descend to take them. And whoever will be in the field, similarly, let him not turn back.

32 Remember Lot’s wife.

33 Whoever has sought to save his life, will lose it; and whoever has lost it, will bring it back to life.

34 I say to you, in that night, there will be two in one bed. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.

35 Two will be at the grindstone together. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind. Two will be in the field. One will be taken up, and the other will be left behind.”

36 Responding, they said to him, “Where, Lord?”

37 And he said to them, “Wherever the body will be, in that place also, the eagles shall be gathered together.”

1 Now he also told them a parable, that we should continually pray and not cease,

2 saying: “There was a certain judge in a certain city, who did not fear God and did not respect man.

3 But there was a certain widow in that city, and she went to him, saying, ‘Vindicate me from my adversary.’

4 And he refused to do so for a long time. But afterwards, he said within himself: ‘Even though I do not fear God, nor respect man,

5 yet because this widow is pestering me, I will vindicate her, lest by returning, she may, in the end, wear me out.’ “

6 Then the Lord said: “Listen to what the unjust judge said.

7 So then, will not God grant the vindication of his elect, who cry out to him day and night? Or will he continue to endure them?

8 I tell you that he will quickly bring vindication to them. Yet truly, when the Son of man returns, do you think that he will find faith on earth?”

9 Now about certain persons who consider themselves to be just, while disdaining others, he told also this parable:

10 “Two men ascended to the temple, in order to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.

11 Standing, the Pharisee prayed within himself in this way: ‘O God, I give thanks to you that I am not like the rest of men: robbers, unjust, adulterers, even as this tax collector chooses to be.

12 I fast twice between Sabbaths. I give tithes from all that I possess.’

13 And the tax collector, standing at a distance, was not willing to even lift up his eyes to heaven. But he struck his chest, saying: ‘O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.’

14 I say to you, this one descended to his house justified, but not the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled; and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

15 And they were bringing little children to him, so that he might touch them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.

16 But Jesus, calling them together, said: “Allow the children to come to me, and do not be an obstacle to them. For of such is the kingdom of God.

17 Amen, I say to you, whoever will not accept the kingdom of God like a child, will not enter into it.”

18 And a certain leader questioned him, saying: “Good teacher, what should I do to possess eternal life?”

19 Then Jesus said to him: “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

20 You know the commandments: You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony. Honor your father and mother.”

21 And he said, “I have kept all these things from my youth.”

22 And when Jesus heard this, he said to him: “One thing is still lacking for you. Sell all the things that you have, and give to the poor. And then you will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.”

23 When he heard this, he became very sorrowful. For he was very rich.

24 Then Jesus, seeing him brought to sorrow, said: “How difficult it is for those who have money to enter into the kingdom of God!

25 For it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a wealthy man to enter into the kingdom of God.”

26 And those who were listening to this said, “Then who is able to be saved?”

27 He said to them, “Things that are impossible with men are possible with God.”

28 And Peter said, “Behold, we have left everything, and we have followed you.”

29 And he said to them: “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has left behind home, or parents, or brothers, or a wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

30 who will not receive much more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

31 Then Jesus took the twelve aside, and he said to them: “Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and everything shall be completed which was written by the prophets about the Son of man.

32 For he will be handed over to the Gentiles, and he will be mocked and scourged and spit upon.

33 And after they have scourged him, they will kill him. And on the third day, he will rise again.”

34 But they understood none of these things. For this word was concealed from them, and they did not understand the things that were said.

35 Now it happened that, as he was approaching Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way, begging.

36 And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this was.

37 And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

38 And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”

39 And those who were passing by rebuked him, so that he would be silent. Yet truly, he cried out all the more, “Son of David, take pity on me!”

40 Then Jesus, standing still, ordered him to be brought to him. And when he had drawn near, he questioned him,

41 saying, “What do you want, that I might do for you?” So he said, “Lord, that I may see.”

42 And Jesus said to him: “Look around. Your faith has saved you.”

43 And immediately he saw. And he followed him, magnifying God. And all the people, when they saw this, gave praise to God.

1 And having entered, he walked through Jericho.

2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. And he was the leader of the tax collectors, and he was wealthy.

3 And he sought to see Jesus, to see who he was. But he was unable to do so, because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.

4 And running ahead, he climbed up a sycamore tree, so that he might see him. For he was to pass near there.

5 And when he had arrived at the place, Jesus looked up and saw him, and he said to him: “Zacchaeus, hurry down. For today, I should lodge in your house.”

6 And hurrying, he came down, and he received him joyfully.

7 And when they all saw this, they murmured, saying that he had turned aside to a sinful man.

8 But Zacchaeus, standing still, said to the Lord: “Behold, Lord, one half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have cheated anyone in any matter, I will repay him fourfold.”

9 Jesus said to him: “Today, salvation has come to this house; because of this, he too is a son of Abraham.

10 For the Son of man has come to seek and to save what had been lost.”

11 As they were listening to these things, continuing on, he spoke a parable, because he was nearing Jerusalem, and because they guessed that the kingdom of God might be manifested without delay.

12 Therefore, he said: “A certain man of nobility traveled to a far away region, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

13 And calling his ten servants, he gave them ten pounds, and he said to them: ‘Do business until I return.’

14 But his citizens hated him. And so they sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this one to reign over us.’

15 And it happened that he returned, having received the kingdom. And he ordered the servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called so that he would know how much each one had earned by doing business.

16 Now the first approached, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned ten pounds.’

17 And he said to him: ‘Well done, good servant. Since you have been faithful in a small matter, you will hold authority over ten cities.’

18 And the second came, saying: ‘Lord, your one pound has earned five pounds.’

19 And he said to him, ‘And so, you shall be over five cities.’

20 And another approached, saying: ‘Lord, behold your one pound, which I kept stored in a cloth.

21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You take up what you did not lay down, and you reap what you did not sow.’

22 He said to him: ‘By your own mouth, do I judge you, O wicked servant. You knew that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.

23 And so, why did you not give my money to the bank, so that, upon my return, I might have withdrawn it with interest?’

24 And he said to the bystanders, ‘Take the pound away from him, and give it to him who has ten pounds.’

25 And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten pounds.’

26 So then, I say to you, that to all who have, it shall be given, and he will have in abundance. And from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

27 ‘Yet truly, as for those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here, and put them to death before me.’ “

28 And having said these things, he went ahead, ascending to Jerusalem.

29 And it happened that, when he had drawn near to Bethphage and Bethania, to the mount which is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,

30 saying: “Go into the town which is opposite you. Upon entering it, you will find the colt of a donkey, tied, on which no man has ever sat. Untie it, and lead it here.

31 And if anyone will ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this to him: ‘Because the Lord has requested its service.’ “

32 And those who were sent went out, and they found the colt standing, just as he told them.

33 Then, as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

34 So they said, “Because the Lord has need of it.”

35 And they led it to Jesus. And casting their garments on the colt, they helped Jesus onto it.

36 Then, as he was traveling, they were laying down their garments along the way.

37 And when he was now drawing near to the descent of Mount Olivet, the entire crowd of his disciples began to praise God joyfully, with a loud voice, over all the powerful works which they had seen,

38 saying: “Blessed is the king who has arrived in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory on high!”

39 And certain Pharisees within the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”

40 And he said to them, “I tell you, that if these will keep silent, the stones themselves will cry out.”

41 And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:

42 “If only you had known, indeed even in this your day, which things are for your peace. But now they are hidden from your eyes.

43 For the days will overtake you. And your enemies will encircle you with a valley. And they will surround you and hem you in on every side.

44 And they will knock you down to the ground, with your sons who are in you. And they will not leave stone upon stone within you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

45 And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold in it, and those who bought,

46 saying to them: “It is written: ‘My house is a house of prayer.’ But you have made it into a den of robbers.”

47 And he was teaching in the temple daily. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy him.

48 But they could not find what to do to him. For all the people were listening to him attentively.

1 And it happened that, on one of the days when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Gospel, the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, gathered together with the elders,

2 and they spoke to him, saying: “Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or, who is it that has given you this authority?”

3 And in response, Jesus said to them: “I will also question you about one word. Respond to me:

4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?”

5 So they discussed it among themselves, saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

6 But if we say, ‘Of men,’ the whole people will stone us. For they are certain that John was a prophet.”

7 And so they responded that they did not know where it was from.

8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and he loaned it to settlers, and he was on a sojourn for a long time.

10 And in due time, he sent a servant to the farmers, so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. And they beat him and drove him away, empty-handed.

11 And he continued to send another servant. But beating him and treating him with contempt, they likewise sent him away, empty-handed.

12 And he continued to send a third. And wounding him also, they drove him away.

13 Then the lord of the vineyard said: ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps when they have seen him, they will respect him.’

14 And when the settlers had seen him, they discussed it among themselves, saying: ‘This one is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’

15 And forcing him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?”

16 “He will come and destroy those settlers, and he will give the vineyard to others.” And upon hearing this, they said to him, “Let it not be.”

17 Then, gazing at them, he said: “Then what does this mean, which is written: ‘The stone which the builders have rejected, the same has become the head of the corner?’

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be shattered. And anyone upon whom it falls will be crushed.”

19 And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking to lay hands on him in that same hour, but they feared the people. For they realized that he had spoken this parable about them.

20 And being attentive, they sent traitors, who would pretend that they were just, so that they might catch him in his words and then hand him over to the power and authority of the procurator.

21 And they questioned him, saying: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and that you do not consider anyone’s status, but you teach the way of God in truth.

22 Is it lawful for us to pay the tribute to Caesar, or not?”

23 But realizing their deceitfulness, he said to them: “Why do you test me?

24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” In response, they said to him, “Caesar’s.”

25 And so, he said to them: “Then repay the things that are Caesar’s, to Caesar, and the things that are God’s, to God.”

26 And they were not able to contradict his word before the people. And being amazed at his answer, they were silent.

27 Now some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him,

28 saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us: If any man’s brother will have died, having a wife, and if he does not have any children, then his brother should take her as his wife, and he should raise up offspring for his brother.

29 And so there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and he died without sons.

30 And the next one married her, and he also died without a son.

31 And the third married her, and similarly all seven, and none of them left behind any offspring, and they each died.

32 Last of all, the woman also died.

33 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For certainly all seven had her as a wife.”

34 And so, Jesus said to them: “The children of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35 Yet truly, those who shall be held worthy of that age, and of the resurrection from the dead, will neither be married, nor take wives.

36 For they can no longer die. For they are equal to the Angels, and they are children of God, since they are children of the resurrection.

37 For in truth, the dead do rise again, as Moses also showed beside the bush, when he called the Lord: ‘The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

38 And so he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For all are alive to him.”

39 Then some of the scribes, in response, said to him, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”

40 And they no longer dared to question him about anything.

41 But he said to them: “How can they say that the Christ is the son of David?

42 Even David himself says, in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand,

43 until I set your enemies as your footstool.’

44 Therefore, David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?”

45 Now in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples:

46 “Be cautious of the scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and who love greetings in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first places at table during feasts,

47 who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayers. These will receive the greater damnation.”

1 And looking around, he saw the wealthy putting their donations into the offertory.

2 Then he also saw a certain widow, a pauper, putting in two small brass coins.

3 And he said: “Truly, I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all the others.

4 For all these, out of their abundance, have added to the gifts for God. But she, out of what she needed, has put in all that she had to live on.”

5 And when some of them were saying, about the temple, that it was adorned with excellent stones and gifts, he said,

6 “These things that you see, the days will arrive when there will not be left behind stone upon stone, which is not thrown down.”

7 Then they questioned him, saying: “Teacher, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when these things will happen?”

8 And he said: “Be cautious, lest you be seduced. For many will come in my name, saying: ‘For I am he,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ And so, do not choose to go after them.

9 And when you will have heard of battles and seditions, do not be terrified. These things must happen first. But the end is not so soon.”

10 Then he said to them: “People will rise up against people, and kingdom against kingdom.

11 And there will be great earthquakes in various places, and pestilences, and famines, and terrors from heaven; and there will be great signs.

12 But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, handing you over to synagogues and into custody, dragging you before kings and governors, because of my name.

13 And this will be an opportunity for you to give testimony.

14 Therefore, set this in your hearts: that you should not consider in advance how you might respond.

15 For I will give to you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries will not be able to resist or contradict.

16 And you will be handed over by your parents, and brothers, and relatives, and friends. And they will bring about the death of some of you.

17 And you will be hated by all because of my name.

18 And yet, not a hair of your head will perish.

19 By your patience, you shall possess your souls.

20 Then, when you will have seen Jerusalem encircled by an army, know then that its desolation has drawn near.

21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, and those who are in its midst withdraw, and those who are in the countryside not enter into it.

22 For these are the days of retribution, so that all things may be fulfilled, which have been written.

23 Then woe to those who are pregnant or nursing in those days. For there will be great distress upon the land and great wrath upon this people.

24 And they will fall by the edge of the sword. And they will be led away as captives into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles, until the times of the nations are fulfilled.

25 And there will be signs in the sun and the moon and the stars. And there will be, on earth, distress among the Gentiles, out of confusion at the roaring of the sea and of the waves:

26 men withering away out of fear and out of apprehension over the things that will overwhelm the whole world. For the powers of the heavens will be moved.

27 And then they will see the Son of man coming on a cloud, with great power and majesty.

28 But when these things begin to happen, lift up your heads and look around you, because your redemption draws near.”

29 And he told them a comparison: “Take notice of the fig tree and of all the trees.

30 When presently they produce fruit from themselves, you know that summer is near.

31 So you also, when you will have seen these things happen, know that the kingdom of God is near.

32 Amen I say to you, this lineage shall not pass away, until all these things happen.

33 Heaven and earth shall pass away. But my words shall not pass away.

34 But be attentive to yourselves, lest perhaps your hearts may be weighed down by self-indulgence and inebriation and the cares of this life. And then that day may overwhelm you suddenly.

35 For like a snare it will overwhelm all those who sit upon the face of the entire earth.

36 And so, be vigilant, praying at all times, so that you may be held worthy to escape from all these things, which are in the future, and to stand before the Son of man.”

37 Now in the daytime, he was teaching in the temple. But truly, departing in the evening, he lodged on the mount that is called Olivet.

38 And all the people arrived in the morning to listen to him in the temple.

1 Now the days of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, were approaching.

2 And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a way to execute Jesus. Yet truly, they were afraid of the people.

3 Then Satan entered into Judas, who was surnamed Iscariot, one of the twelve.

4 And he went out and was speaking with the leaders of the priests, and the magistrates, as to how he might hand him over to them.

5 And they were glad, and so they made an agreement to give him money.

6 And he made a promise. And he was seeking an opportunity to hand him over, apart from the crowds.

7 Then the day of Unleavened Bread arrived, on which it was necessary to kill the Pascal lamb.

8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, “Go out, and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat.”

9 But they said, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”

10 And he said to them: “Behold, as you are entering into the city, a certain man will meet you, carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him to the house into which he enters.

11 And you shall say to the father of the household: ‘The Teacher says to you: Where is the guestroom, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’

12 And he will show you a large cenacle, fully furnished. And so, prepare it there.”

13 And going out, they found it to be just as he had told them. And they prepared the Passover.

14 And when the hour had arrived, he sat down at table, and the twelve Apostles with him.

15 And he said to them: “With longing have I desired to eat this Passover with you, before I suffer.

16 For I say to you, that from this time, I will not eat it, until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

17 And having taken the chalice, he gave thanks, and he said: “Take this and share it among yourselves.

18 For I say to you, that I will not drink from the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God arrives.”

19 And taking bread, he gave thanks and broke it and gave it to them, saying: “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this as a commemoration of me.”

20 Similarly also, he took the chalice, after he had eaten the meal, saying: “This chalice is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.

21 But in truth, behold, the hand of my betrayer is with me at table.

22 And indeed, the Son of man goes according to what has been determined. And yet, woe to that man by whom he will be betrayed.”

23 And they began to inquire among themselves, as to which of them might do this.

24 Now there was also a contention among them, as to which of them seemed to be the greater.

25 And he said to them: “The kings of the Gentiles dominate them; and those who hold authority over them are called beneficent.

26 But it must not be so with you. Instead, whoever is greater among you, let him become the lesser. And whoever is the leader, let him become the server.

27 For who is greater: he who sits at table, or he who serves? Is not he who sits at table? Yet I am in your midst as one who serves.

28 But you are those who have remained with me during my trials.

29 And I dispose to you, just as my Father has disposed to me, a kingdom,

30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and so that you may sit upon thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

31 And the Lord said: “Simon, Simon! Behold, Satan has asked for you, so that he may sift you like wheat.

32 But I have prayed for you, so that your faith may not fail, and so that you, once converted, may confirm your brothers.”

33 And he said to him, “Lord, I am prepared to go with you, even to prison and to death.”

34 And he said, “I say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you have three times denied that you know me.” And he said to them,

35 “When I sent you without money or provisions or shoes, did you lack anything?”

36 And they said, “Nothing.” Then he said to them: “But now, let whoever has money take it, and likewise with provisions. And whoever does not have these, let him sell his coat and buy a sword.

37 For I say to you, that what has been written must still be fulfilled in me: ‘And he was esteemed with the wicked.’ Yet even these things about me have an end.”

38 So they said, “Lord, behold, there are two swords here.” But he said to them, “It is sufficient.”

39 And departing, he went out, according to his custom, to the Mount of Olives. And his disciples also followed him.

40 And when he had arrived at the place, he said to them: “Pray, lest you enter into temptation.”

41 And he was separated from them by about a stone’s throw. And kneeling down, he prayed,

42 saying: “Father, if you are willing, take this chalice away from me. Yet truly, let not my will, but yours, be done.”

43 Then an Angel appeared to him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in agony, he prayed more intensely;

44 and so his sweat became like drops of blood, running down to the ground.

45 And when he had risen up from prayer and had gone to his disciples, he found them sleeping out of sorrow.

46 And he said to them: “Why are you sleeping? Rise up, pray, lest you enter into temptation.”

47 While he was still speaking, behold, a crowd arrived. And he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, went ahead of them and approached Jesus, in order to kiss him.

48 And Jesus said to him, “Judas, do you betray the Son of man with a kiss?”

49 Then those who were around him, realizing what was about to happen, said to him: “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?”

50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

51 But in response, Jesus said, “Permit even this.” And when he had touched his ear, he healed him.

52 Then Jesus said to the leaders of the priests, and the magistrates of the temple, and the elders, who had come to him: “Have you gone out, as if against a thief, with swords and clubs?

53 When I was with you each day in the temple, you did not extend your hands against me. But this is your hour and that of the power of darkness.”

54 And apprehending him, they led him to the house of the high priest. Yet truly, Peter followed at a distance.

55 Now as they were sitting around a fire, which had been kindled in the middle of the atrium, Peter was in their midst.

56 And when a certain woman servant had seen him sitting in its light, and had looked at him intently, she said, “This one was also with him.”

57 But he denied him by saying, “Woman, I do not know him.”

58 And after a little while, another one, seeing him, said, “You also are one of them.” Yet Peter said, “O man, I am not.”

59 And after the interval of about one hour had passed, someone else affirmed it, saying: “Truly, this one also was with him. For he is also a Galilean.”

60 And Peter said: “Man, I do not know what you are saying.” And at once, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed.

61 And the Lord turned around and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord that he had said: “For before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

62 And going out, Peter wept bitterly.

63 And the men who were holding him ridiculed him and beat him.

64 And they blindfolded him and repeatedly struck his face. And they questioned him, saying: “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?”

65 And blaspheming in many other ways, they spoke against him.

66 And when it was daytime, the elders of the people, and the leaders of the priests, and the scribes convened. And they led him into their council, saying, “If you are the Christ, tell us.”

67 And he said to them: “If I tell you, you will not believe me.

68 And if I also question you, you will not answer me. Neither will you release me.

69 But from this time, the Son of man will be sitting at the right hand of the power of God.”

70 Then they all said, “So you are the Son of God?” And he said. “You are saying that I am.”

71 And they said: “Why do we still require testimony? For we have heard it ourselves, from his own mouth.”