Chapter IV: Front Matter (4)

(35)While he was yet speaking, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying: Thy daughter is dead; why troublest thou the Teacher any further? (36)And Jesus, overhearing the word that was spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue: Be not afraid; only believe. (37)And he suffered no one to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. (38)And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he sees a tumult, and those who wept and wailed greatly. (39)And entering in, he says to them: Why do ye make a tumult, and weep? The child is not dead, but is sleeping. (40)And they laughed him to scorn. But he, putting them all out, takes the father of the child, and the mother, and those who were with him, and enters in where the child was. (41)And taking the hand of the child, he says to her: Talitha kumi; which is interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, arise. (42)And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. (43)And he charged them strictly that no one should know this. And he commanded that something should be given her to eat.

VI.

AND he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. (2)And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing were astonished, saying: From whence has this man these things? And what is the wisdom which is given him, and such miracles wrought by his hands? (3)Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. (4)And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house. (5)And he was not able to do any miracle there, save that he laid his hands on a few sick, and healed them. (6)And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about the surrounding villages, teaching.

(7)And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; (8)and commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, save a staff only; no bread, no bag, no money, in their girdle; (9)but that they be shod with sandals and, Put not on two coats. (10)And he said to them: Wherever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart from thence. (11)And whatever place shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them[6:11].

(12)And they went out, and preached that men should repent. (13)And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

(14)And the king, Herod, heard of it, for his name was spread abroad; and he said: John the Immerser is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. (15)Others said: It is Elijah. And others said: It is a prophet, like any one of the prophets. (16)But Herod hearing of it, said: John, whom I beheaded, is risen from the dead. (17)For he, Herod, sent forth and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip, his brother; because he had married her. (18)For John said to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. (19)And Herodias was angry with him, and desired to put him to death; and she could not, (20)for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man; and he observed him[6:20], and hearing him did many things, and heard him gladly.

(21)And a convenient day having come, when Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, and for the chief captains, and the first men of Galilee; (22)and the daughter of Herodias having come in and danced, it pleased Herod and those reclining at table with him; and the king said to the damsel: Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. (23)And he swore to her: Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. (24)And she, going out, said to her mother: What shall I ask? And she said: The head of John the Immerser. (25)And straightway she came in with haste to the king, and asked, saying: I will that immediately thou give me, on a platter, the head of John the Immerser. (26)And the king became very sorrowful; but for the sake of his oath, and of those reclining with him, he would not reject her. (27)And immediately the king sent one of the guard, and commanded to bring his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison, (28)and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. (29)And his disciples hearing of it came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

(30)And the apostles gather together unto Jesus; and they reported to him all things, both what they did, and what they taught. (31)And he said to them: Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile; for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. (32)And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. (33)And they saw them departing, and many knew them, and ran together there on foot from all the cities, and came before them. (34)And going forth he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, because they were as sheep having no shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

(35)And the day being now far spent, his disciples come to him, and say: The place is desert, and the time is now far passed. (36)Dismiss them, that they may go away into the surrounding fields and villages, and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat. (37)He answering said to them: Give ye them to eat. And they say to him: Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries worth of bread, and give them to eat? (38)He says to them: How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes. (39)And he commanded them to make all lie down by companies on the green grass. (40)And they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. (41)And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes he divided among them all. (42)And they all ate, and were filled. (43)And they took up fragments filling twelve baskets, and part of the fishes. (44)And they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men. (45)And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the ship, and to go before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the multitude. (46)And having taken leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray.

(47)And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he was alone on the land. (48)And he saw them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth watch of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed by them. (49)And they seeing him walking on the sea, supposed it was a spectre, and cried out; (50)for all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and says to them: Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid. (51)And he went up to them into the ship; and the wind ceased. And they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. (52)For they considered not the loaves; for their heart was hardened.

(53)And passing over, they came to the land of Gennesaret, and anchored there. (54)And when they had come out of the ship, immediately recognizing him (55)they ran through all that region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick, where they heard he was. (56)And wherever he entered, into villages, or cities, or fields, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were made whole.

VII.

AND there come together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem. (2)And seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled (that is, unwashen) hands, they found fault. (3)For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they carefully wash their hands, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders. (4)And coming from the market, except they immerse themselves, they do not eat. And there are many other things which they received to hold, immersions of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches. (5)And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled hands? (6)And he said to them: Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites; as it is written:

This people honor me with their lips,
But their heart is far from me.
(7)But in vain they worship me,
Teaching as doctrines commandments of men.

(8)For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, immersions of pots and cups; and many other such things ye do. (9)And he said to them: Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition! (10)For Moses said: Honor thy father and thy mother; and he that curses father or mother, let him surely die. (11)But ye say: If a man say to his father or his mother, It is Corban (that is, a gift) whatever thou mightest be profited with from me--[7:11]; (12)and ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father or his mother, (13)annulling the word of God by your tradition, which ye handed down. And many such things ye do.

(14)And again calling to him the multitude, he said to them: Hearken to me every one, and understand. (15)There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him; but the things that come out of him, these are they that defile the man. (16)If any one has ears to hear, let him hear.

(17)And when he entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. (18)And he says to them: Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever from without enters into the man can not defile him? (19)Because it enters not into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the drain, cleansing all food. (20)And he said: That which comes out of the man, that defiles the man. (21)For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, (22)thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. (23)All these evil things come forth from within, and defile the man.

(24)And rising up he departed thence into the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and entering into a house, he desired that no one should know it. And he could not be hidden. (25)For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, hearing of him, came and fell at his feet. (26)The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter. (27)And he said to her: Let the children first be filled; for it is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. (28)And she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. (29)And he said to her: For this saying go thy way; the demon has gone out of thy daughter. (30)And departing to her house, she found the little child laid on the bed, and the demon gone out.

(31)And again going forth out of the borders of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis. (32)And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. (33)And taking him aside from the multitude he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, touched his tongue, (34)and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and says to him: Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. (35)And straightway his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. (36)And he charged them that they should tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more abundantly they published it; (37)and were beyond measure astonished, saying: He has done all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

VIII.

IN those days, there being a very great multitude, and they having nothing to eat, he called to him his disciples, and says to them: (2)I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; (3)and if I dismiss them fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way; and some of them have come from afar. (4)And his disciples answered him: From whence will one be able to satisfy these men with bread, here in a wilderness? (5)And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? And they said: Seven. (6)And he commanded the multitude to lie down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. (7)And they had a few small fishes; and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also before them. (8)And they ate, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that were left seven baskets. (9)And they were about four thousand. And he dismissed them.

(10)And straightway entering into the ship with his disciples, he came into the region of Dalmanutha. (11)And the Pharisees came out, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. (12)And sighing deeply in his spirit, he says: Why does this generation seek a sign? Verily I say to you, there shall no sign be given to this generation. (13)And leaving them, he entered again into the ship, and departed to the other side.

(14)And they forgot to take bread; and they had none in the ship with them, except one loaf. (15)And he charged them, saying: Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. (16)And they reasoned among themselves, saying: It is because we have no bread. (17)And Jesus knowing it, says to them: Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive, nor understand? Have ye your heart yet hardened? (18)Having eyes, do ye not see? And having ears, do ye not hear? And do ye not remember? (19)When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? They say to him: Twelve. (20)And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? And they said: Seven. (21)And he said to them: How is it that ye do not understand?

(22)And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. (23)And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him forth out of the village; and spitting in his eyes, and putting his hands on him, he asked him if he beheld anything. (24)And looking up he said: I behold men; for I see them as trees walking. (25)Then again he put his hands on his eyes, and he saw clearly; and he was restored, and saw all things distinctly. (26)And he sent him away to his house, saying: Go not even into the village, nor tell it to any in the village.

(27)And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi: And in the way he asked his disciples, saying to them: Who do men say that I am? (28)And they answered him saying: John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets. (29)And he asked them: But who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering says to him: Thou art the Christ. (30)And he charged them that they should tell no one concerning him.

(31)And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. (32)And he spoke that saying openly. And Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him. (33)But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying: Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou thinkest not the things of God, but those of men.

(34)And calling to him the multitude, with his disciples, he said to them: Whoever desires to follow after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (35)For whoever will save his life shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life, for the sake of me and of the glad tidings, shall save it. (36)For what will it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? (37)Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his soul? (38)For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will also the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

IX.

AND he said to them: Verily I say to you, that there are some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God already come with power.

(2)And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, and brings them up into a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them. (3)And his garments became shining, exceeding white as snow, such as no fuller on earth can whiten. (4)And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. (5)And Peter answering said to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. (6)For he knew not what to say; for they were sore afraid. (7)And there came a cloud overshadowing them; and a voice came out of the cloud: This is my beloved Son; hear ye him. (8)And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw any one, but Jesus only with themselves.

(9)And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should relate what they had seen to no one, except when the Son of man shall have risen from the dead. (10)And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves, what is the rising from the dead.

(11)And they asked him, saying: Why say the scribes that Elijah must first come? (12)And he said to them: Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. And how is it written of the Son of man? That he must suffer many things, and be set at naught. (13)But I say to you, that Elijah also has come, and they did to him whatever they would, as it is written of him.

(14)And coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them. (15)And straightway all the multitude seeing him were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. (16)And he asked them: What question ye with them? (17)And one of the multitude answered him: Teacher, I brought to thee my son, having a dumb spirit. (18)And wherever it lays hold of him, it tears him, and he foams, and gnashes his teeth, and he pines away. And I spoke to thy disciples, that they should cast it out; and they could not. (19)And he answering, says to them: O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me. (20)And they brought him to him. And seeing him, straightway the spirit rent him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. (21)And he asked his father: How long is it, since this came upon him? And he said: From a child. (22)And ofttimes it cast him both into the fire, and into the water, to destroy him. But if thou art able to do anything, have compassion on us, and help us. (23)Jesus said to him: If thou art able! All things are possible to the believing. (24)And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said: I believe; help thou my unbelief. (25)And Jesus, seeing that a multitude came running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him: Dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter into him no more. (26)And crying out, and rending him sorely, it came out of him. And he became as one dead; so that many said: He is dead. (27)But Jesus taking him by the hand, raised him, and he stood up.

(28)And when he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately: Why could not we cast it out? (29)And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.

(30)And going forth from thence, they passed through Galilee and he would not that any one should know it. (31)For he taught his disciples, and said to them: The Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they will kill him and when he is killed, after three days he will rise again. (32)But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

(33)And they came to Capernaum. And having come into the house he inquired of them: Of what were ye reasoning among yourselves by the way? (34)But they were silent; for by the way they had disputed with one another, who was greatest. (35)And sitting down, he called the twelve, and says to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all. (36)And taking a child, he placed it in the midst of them; and folding it in his arms, he said to them: (37)Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receives me and whoever shall receive me, receives not me, but him who sent me.

(38)And John answered him, saying: Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, who follows not us; and we forbade him, because he follows not us. (39)But Jesus said: Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, and can lightly speak evil of me. (40)For he that is not against us is for us. (41)For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in that name, that ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. (42)And whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to offend, it is better for him that an upper millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. (43)And if thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having the two hands to go into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable; (44)where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. (45)And if thy foot cause thee to offend, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable; (46)where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. (47)And if thine eye cause thee to offend, pluck it out. It is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire; (48)where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. (49)For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. (50)Salt is good; but if the salt become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

X.

AND rising up he goes thence into the borders of Judaea, and the further side of the Jordan. And again the multitudes come together to him; and as he was wont, he again taught them.

(2)And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, if it is lawful for a man to put away a wife, tempting him. (3)And he answering said to them: What did Moses command you? (4)And they said: Moses permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. (5)And Jesus answering said to them: For your hardness of heart he wrote you this command. (6)But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. (7)For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall be one flesh. (8)So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. (9)What therefore God joined together, let not man put asunder.

(10)And in the house his disciples asked him again concerning this. (11)And he says to them: Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, commits adultery against her. (12)And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she commits adultery.

(13)And they brought little children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. (14)But Jesus seeing it, was much displeased, and said to them: Suffer the little children to come to me; forbid them not, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. (15)Verily I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter therein. (16)And he folded them in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them.

(17)And as he was going forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeling to him, and asked him: Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? (18)And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God. (19)Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and mother. (20)And he answering said to him: Teacher, all these I kept from my youth. (21)And Jesus beholding him loved him, and said to him: One thing thou lackest; go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow me. (22)And he became sad at that saying, and went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

(23)And looking around, Jesus says to his disciples: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! (24)And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again says to them: Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! (25)It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (26)And they were exceedingly amazed, saying among themselves: Who then can be saved? (27)And Jesus, looking on them, says: With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.

(28)Peter began to say to him: Lo, we forsook all, and followed thee. (29)And Jesus answering said: Verily I say to you, there is no one who forsook house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for the sake of me and of the glad tidings, (30)but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life. (31)But many first will be last, and the last first.

(32)And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed, and as they followed they were afraid. And again he took with him the twelve, and began to say to them what things should happen to him: (33)Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests, and to the scribes; and they will condemn him to death and will deliver him up to the Gentiles; (34)and they will mock him, and scourge him, and spit upon him, and will kill him; and after three days he will rise again.

(35)And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him saying: Teacher, we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatever we shall ask. (36)And he said to them: What do ye desire that I should do for you? (37)They said to him: Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy glory. (38)And Jesus said to them: Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I drink, or to endure the immersion which I endure? (39)And they said to him: We are able. And Jesus said to them: Ye shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and endure the immersion which I endure. (40)But to sit on my right hand, or on the left, is not mine to give, but is for them for whom it has been prepared.

(41)And the ten, hearing it, began to be much displeased with James and John. (42)And Jesus, calling them to him, says to them: Ye know that they who are accounted to rule[10:42] over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. (43)But it is not so among you. But whoever would become great among you, shall be your minister; (44)and whoever would become chiefest of you, shall be servant of all. (45)For even the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

(46)And they come to Jericho. And as he was going forth from Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way-side. (47)And hearing that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say: Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me. (48)And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he cried all the more: Son of David, have mercy on me. (49)And Jesus stood still, and said: Call him. And they call the blind man, saying to him: Be of good cheer; rise, he calls thee. (50)And he, casting away his garment, leaped up, and came to Jesus. (51)And Jesus answering said to him: What wilt thou that I should do to thee? The blind man said to him: Lord, that I may receive sight. (52)And Jesus said to him: Go thy way; thy faith has made thee whole. And immediately he received sight, and followed him in the way.

XI.

AND when they come near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the mount of the Olives, he sends forth two of his disciples, (2)and says to them: Go into the village over against you; and immediately, on entering into it, ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man has sat; loose and bring him. (3)And if any one say to you: Why do ye this? say: The Lord has need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. (4)And they departed, and found a colt tied by 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 as Jesus commanded; and they let them go. (7)And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. (8)And many spread their garments in the way, and others branches, cutting them from the fields[11:8]. (9)And they that went before, and they that followed, cried: Hosanna! blessed is he that comes 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, and into the temple; and having looked around on all things, the evening being now come, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

(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 haply he might find anything thereon. And coming to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. (14)And answering he said to it: Let no one eat fruit from thee, henceforth forever. And his disciples heard it.

(15)And they come into Jerusalem. And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers, and the seats of those who sold doves; (16)and suffered not that any one should carry a vessel through the temple. (17)And he taught, saying to them: Is it not written: My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations? But ye have made it a den of robbers. (18)And the chief priests and the scribes heard it. And they sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching. (19)And when it became late, he went forth out of the city.

(20)And passing by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dried up from the roots. (21)And Peter, calling to remembrance, says to him: Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou didst curse is withered away. (22)And Jesus answering says to them: Have faith in God. (23)Verily I say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain: Be thou taken up and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he says comes to pass, he shall have it. (24)Therefore I say to you: All things whatever ye ask, when ye pray, believe that ye received, and ye shall have them.

(25)And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. (26)But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses[11:26].

(27)And they come again into Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders. (28)And they said to him: By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority, to do these things? (29)And Jesus answering said to them: I also will ask you one thing; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. (30)John's immersion, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me. (31)And they reasoned among themselves, saying: (32)If we say, from heaven; he will say, why then did ye not believe him? But shall we say from men? They feared the people; for all held that John was verily a prophet. (33)And answering they say to Jesus: We do not know. And Jesus says to them: Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do these things.

XII.

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 abroad. (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 they took him and beat him, and sent him away empty. (4)And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. (5)And he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. (6)Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent him also to them last, saying: They will reverence 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 they took, and 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)And have ye not read this scripture:

The stone which the builders disallowed,
The same is become the head of the corner;
(11)This is from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes.

(12)And they sought to lay hold of him, but feared the people; for they knew that he spoke the parable against them; and they left him, and went away.

(13)And they send to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to entrap him with a word. (14)And they come and say to him: Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest for no one; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? (15)Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them: Why tempt ye me? Bring me a denary[12:15], that I may see it. (16)And they brought it. And he says to them: Whose is this image, and the inscription? And they said to him: Caesar's. (17)And Jesus answering said to them: Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marveled at him.

(18)And there come to him Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying: (19)Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if one's brother die, and leave a wife behind, and leave no children, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed to his brother. (20)There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. (21)And the second took her, and died, and he also left no seed; and the third likewise. (22)And the seven took her, and left no seed. Last of all the woman died also. (23)In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise again, of which of them shall she be wife? For the seven had her for a wife. (24)Jesus answering said to them: Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, nor the power of God? (25)For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels who are in heaven. (26)And concerning the dead, that they rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses, at The Bush, how God spoke to him, saying: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? (27)He is not God of the dead, but of the living. Ye greatly err.

(28)And one of the scribes came to him, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he answered them well, asked him: Which commandment is first of all? (29)And Jesus answered him: First is, Hear, O Israel; the Lord is our God, the Lord is one; (30)and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment. (31)Second is this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. (32)And the scribe said to him: Well, Teacher; thou saidst truly that he is one, and there is no other beside him; (33)and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all the whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices. (34)And Jesus, seeing that he answered intelligently, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared any longer to question him.

(35)And Jesus answering said, while teaching in the temple: How say the scribes that the Christ is son of David? (36)For David himself said, in the Holy Spirit:

The LORD said to my Lord,
Sit on my right hand,
Till I put thy enemies under thy feet.

(37)David himself calls him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.

(38)And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the scribes, who love to go about in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, (39)and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at the feasts; (40)who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation.

(41)And sitting over against the treasury, he beheld how the people cast money into the treasury; and many that were rich cast in much. (42)And one poor widow came, and cast in two mites, which are a farthing. (43)And calling to him his disciples, he said to them: Verily I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than all who are casting into the treasury. (44)For all cast in out of their abundance; but she, out of her want, cast in all that she had, her whole living.

XIII.

AND as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him: Teacher, see what manner of stones, and what manner of buildings! (2)And Jesus said to him: Seest thou these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

(3)And as he was sitting on the mount of the Olives, over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately: (4)Tell us, when will these things be? And what is the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished.

(5)And Jesus began to say to them: Take heed lest any one lead you astray. (6)For many will come in my name, saying: I am he; and will lead many astray. (7)And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be not troubled, for it must come to pass; but not yet is the end. (8)For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and there will be earthquakes in divers places, and there will be famines and commotions; these are the beginning of sorrows.

(9)But do ye take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to councils, and in the synagogues ye will be beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my sake for a testimony to them. (10)And the good news must first be preached among all the nations.

(11)But when they lead you away to deliver you up, take not thought beforehand what ye shall speak nor premeditate; but whatever shall be given you in that hour, that speak; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. (12)And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and children will rise up against parents, and will put them to death. (13)And ye will be hated by all for my name's sake; but he that has endured unto the end, the same shall be saved.

(14)But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not, (let him that reads, mark!) then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains. (15)And he that is upon the house, let him not go down into the house, nor enter in to take anything out of his house. (16)And he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his garment.

(17)But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! (18)And pray that it be not in the winter. (19)For in those days will be affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, neither shall be. (20)And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen, whom he chose, he shortened the days.

(21)And then if any one say to you: Lo, here is the Christ, or Lo, there, believe not. (22)For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, so as to lead, if possible, even the chosen astray. (23)But do ye take heed; I have foretold you all.

(24)But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light; (25)and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. (26)And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great power and glory. (27)And then will he send forth the angels, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

(28)And learn the parable from the fig-tree. When its branch is already become tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is near. (29)So also ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know that it is near, at the doors. (30)Verily I say to you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things are done. (31)Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.

(32)But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. (33)Take heed, watch; for ye know not when the time is. (34)As a man who is abroad, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also commanded the porter that he should watch; (35)watch therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house comes, at evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning; (36)lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. (37)And what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.

XIV.

TWO days after, was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. (2)For they said: Not at the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.

(3)And he being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of pure spikenard, very precious; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head. (4)And there were some that were much displeased among themselves, and said: Why was this waste of the ointment made? (5)For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denaries, and given to the poor. And they murmured at her. (6)And Jesus said: Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? She wrought a good work on me. (7)For the poor ye have always with you, and when ye will ye can do good to them; but me ye have not always. (8)She did what she could; she beforehand anointed my body for the preparation for burial. (9)Verily I say to you, wherever the good news shall be preached in the whole world, this also that she did shall be told for a memorial of her.

(10)And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, to deliver him up to them. (11)And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him up.

(12)And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples say to him: Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover? (13)And he sends forth two of his disciples, and says to them: Go into the city, and there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him. (14)And where he shall go in, say to the master of the house: The Teacher says, Where is the guest-chamber, in which I may eat the passover with my disciples? (15)And he will show you a large upper room furnished, ready; there prepare for us. (16)And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he said to them; and they made ready the passover.

(17)And at evening he comes with the twelve. (18)And as they were reclining at table, and eating, Jesus said: Verily I say to you, that one of you will betray me, one that eats with me! (19)And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one: Is it I? And another said: Is it I? (20)And he answering said to them: It is one of the twelve, one that dips with me into the dish. (21)The Son of man indeed goes, as it is written of him; but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for him if that man had not been born.

(22)And as they were eating, Jesus, taking a loaf, blessed, and broke, and gave it to them, and said: Take it; this is my body. (23)And taking the cup, he gave thanks, and gave it to them; and they all drank of it. (24)And he said to them: This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many. (25)Verily I say to you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.

(26)And having sung, they went out into the mount of the Olives. (27)And Jesus says to them: All ye will be offended; because it is written: I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. (28)But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.

(29)And Peter said to him: Though all shall be offended, yet will not I. (30)And Jesus says to him: Verily I say to thee, that thou this day, in this night, before a cock crows twice, wilt thrice deny me. (31)But he said the more vehemently: If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee. Likewise also said they all.

(32)And they come to a place which was named Gethsemane. And he says to his disciples: Sit ye here, while I shall pray. (33)And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be troubled. (34)And he says to them: My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, unto death; tarry here, and watch. (35)And going forward a little, he fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. (36)And he said: Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; take away this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.

(37)And he comes, and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest thou not watch one hour? (38)Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

(39)And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words. (40)And returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what to answer him.

(41)And he comes the third time, and says to them: Do ye sleep the remaining time, and take your rest[14:41]? It is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. (42)Rise, let us go; behold, he that betrays me is at hand.

(43)And immediately, while he was yet speaking, comes Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. (44)And his betrayer had given them a signal, saying: Whom I shall kiss, that is he; lay hold of him, and lead him away securely. (45)And coming, he goes straightway to him, and says: Master, Master; and kissed him.