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16 ¹ And having come to Him, the Pharisees and Sadducees— testing Him— asked Him to show them a sign out-of heaven. ² But the One, having responded, said to them, “Having become evening, you say, ‘Fair weather!— for the heaven is red’; ³ and early-in-the-morning, ‘Stormy-weather today!— for the lowering^[a] heaven is red’. You^[b] know-how to discern the appearance of the heaven but cannot discern the signs of the times! ⁴ An evil and adulterous^[c] generation is seeking-for a sign. And a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah”.

Jesus Warns His Disciples To Beware of The Leaven of The Pharisees: Their Teachings

And having left them behind, He went away. ⁵ And the disciples, having come to the other side, forgot to take bread. ⁶ And Jesus said to them, “Watch-out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees”. ⁷ And the ones were discussing among themselves, saying that^[d] “We did not take bread”. ⁸ But having known it, Jesus said, “Why are you discussing among yourselves, ones of-little-faith, that you do not have bread? ⁹ Do you not yet perceive? Do you not-even^[e] remember the five loaves of the five-thousand, and how many baskets you received? ¹⁰ Not even the seven loaves of the four-thousand, and how many large-baskets you received? ¹¹ How is it you do not perceive that I did not speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees”. ¹² Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Who Do You Say That I Am? Peter Says, You Are The Messiah, The Son of The Living God

¹³ And Jesus, having come into the regions of Philip’s^[f] Caesarea, was asking His disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” ¹⁴ And the ones said, “Some, John the Baptist. And others, Elijah. And different ones, Jeremiah or one of the prophets”. ¹⁵ He says to them, “But who do you say that I am?” ¹⁶ And having responded, Simon Peter said “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God”. ¹⁷ And having responded, Jesus said to him, “You are blessed, Simon Bar-Jonah^[g], because flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father in the heavens. ¹⁸ And I also^[h] say to you that you are a rock^[i], and upon this bed-rock^[j] I will build My church— and the gates^[k] of Hades will not prevail-against^[l] it. ¹⁹ I will give you the keys^[m] of the kingdom of the heavens. And whatever you^[n] bind^[o] on earth will have been bound^[p] in the heavens, and whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in the heavens”. ²⁰ Then He gave-orders to the disciples that they should tell no one that He is the Christ^[q].

The King Begins To Predict His Death And Resurrection

²¹ From that time^[r] on, Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised on the third day. ²² And having taken Him aside, Peter began to rebuke Him, saying, “God be merciful^[s] to You, Lord! This shall never happen to You”. ²³ But the One, having turned, said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a cause-of-falling to Me, because you are not thinking the things of God, but the things of humans”.

Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross, And Follow Me. Some Here Will See Me In My Kingdom

²⁴ Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, let him deny^[t] himself, and take up his cross^[u], and be following Me. ²⁵ For whoever wants to save^[v] his life^[w] will lose it. But whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. ²⁶ For what will a person be profited if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his life^[x]? Or what will a person give in-exchange-for his life? ²⁷ For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels. And then He will render to each one according to his practice^[y]. ²⁸ Truly I say to you that there are some of the ones standing here who will by no means taste death until^[z] they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom”.

Three Disciples See Jesus Transformed, And Hear God Tell Them To Listen To Jesus

17 And after six days, Jesus takes-along Peter and James and John his brother, and brings them up on a high mountain privately. ² And He was transfigured^[aa] in front of them. And His face shined like the sun, and His garments became white as the light. ³ And behold— Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. ⁴ And having responded, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If You wish, I will make three dwellings^[ab] here— one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”. ⁵ While he was still speaking, behold— a bright^[ac] cloud overshadowed^[ad] them. And behold— a voice out of the cloud saying “This is My beloved Son, with Whom I was^[ae] well-pleased. Be listening-to Him”. ⁶ And having heard it, the disciples fell on their face and became extremely afraid. ⁷ And Jesus came to them, and having touched them, said, “Arise, and do not be afraid”. ⁸ And having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

Jesus Tells The Three Disciples That John The Baptist Was Elijah

⁹ And while they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the sight^[af] to no one until which time the Son of Man is raised from the dead”. ¹⁰ And the disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why^[ag] then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” ¹¹ And the One, having responded, said, “Elijah is coming^[ah] and will restore all things— ¹² but I say to you that Elijah already came. And they did not recognize him, but did with^[ai] him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer by them”. ¹³ Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist.

Jesus Heals a Boy His Disciples Could Not Heal Because of Their Little Faith

¹⁴ And they having come to the crowd, a man came to Him, kneeling-before Him, ¹⁵ and saying, “Master, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and is suffering badly. For he often falls into the fire, and often into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him to Your disciples and they were not able to cure him”. ¹⁷ But having responded, Jesus said, “O unbelieving^[aj] and perverted generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear-with you? Bring him here to Me”. ¹⁸ And Jesus rebuked it, and the demon departed from him, and the boy was cured from that hour. ¹⁹ Then the disciples, having come to Jesus privately, said, “For what reason were we not able to cast it out?” ²⁰ And the One says to them, “Because of your little-faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a seed^[ak] of a mustard-plant, you will say to this mountain, ‘Pass from-here to-there’, and it will pass. And nothing will be impossible for you. ^21 [al]

Jesus Again Predicts His Death And Resurrection

²² And while they were being gathered^[am] in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be handed-over into the hands of men. ²³ And they will kill Him. And He will be raised on the third day”. And they were extremely grieved.

Jesus Pays His Temple Tax With a Coin From a Fish He Sent Peter To Catch

²⁴ And they having come to Capernaum, the ones^[an] taking the double-drachmas^[ao] came to Peter and said, “Does not your teacher pay the double-drachmas?” ²⁵ He says, “Yes”. And Peter having come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What seems right to you, Simon— from whom do the kings of the earth take taxes^[ap] or a poll-tax^[aq], from their sons^[ar] or from the strangers?” ²⁶ And Peter having said “From the strangers”, Jesus said to him, “Then indeed, the sons^[as] are free! ²⁷ But in order that we may not offend^[at] them— having gone to the sea, cast a hook. And take the first fish having come up. And having opened its mouth, you will find a stater^[au]. Having taken that, give it to them for Me and you”.

Who Is The Greatest In The Kingdom? Whoever Will Humble Himself Like This Child

18 At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then^[av] is greater^[aw] in the kingdom of the heavens?” ² And having summoned a child, He stood him^[ax] in the middle of them, ³ and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are turned-around ^[ay] and become like children^[az], you will never enter into the kingdom of the heavens. ⁴ Therefore whoever will humble himself like this child, this one is the greater one in the kingdom of the heavens.

But Woe To Whoever Causes One of My Children Believing In Me To Fall

⁵ “And whoever welcomes^[ba] one such^[bb] child on the basis of My name, welcomes Me. ⁶ But whoever causes one of these little ones believing in Me to fall— it would be better^[bc] for him that a donkey’s millstone^[bd] be hung around his neck and he be sunk in the deep-part^[be] of the sea.

Woe To The World Because of Causes of Falling. Better To Tear Out Your Eye

⁷ “Woe to the world because of the causes-of-falling. For it is a necessity that causes-of-falling should come; nevertheless, woe to the person through whom the cause-of-falling comes. ⁸ But if your hand or your foot is causing you to fall, cut it off and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter into life crippled or lame than to be thrown into the eternal fire having two hands or two feet. ⁹ And if your eye is causing you to fall, tear it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter into life one-eyed than to be thrown into the Gehenna^[bf] of fire having two eyes.

Don’t Look Down On These Little Ones. God Does Not Want One of Them Lost

¹⁰ “See that you do not look-down-upon^[bg] one of these little ones. For I say to you that their angels in the heavens are continually seeing^[bh] the face of My Father in the heavens. ^{11 [bi] 12} What seems right to you? If a hundred sheep belong to any man and one of them went-astray, will he not leave the ninety nine on the mountains, and having gone, be seeking the one going astray? ¹³ And if it comes about that he finds it, truly I say to you that he rejoices over it more than over the ninety nine not having gone astray. ¹⁴ So it is not the will in-the-sight-of ^[bj] your Father in the heavens that one of these little ones should be-lost.

If Your Brother Sins Against You, Seek To Restore Him

¹⁵ “But if your brother sins against you^[bk], go, expose^[bl] him between you and him alone. If he listens-to you, you gained^[bm] your brother. ¹⁶ But if he does not listen, take-along with you one or two more in order that every word may be established based-on the mouth of two or three witnesses. And if he refuses-to-listen-to them, tell it to the church. ¹⁷ And if he even refuses^[bn] to listen to the church, let him be to you just like the Gentile^[bo] and the tax-collector^[bp]. ¹⁸ Truly I say to you, whatever you^[bq] bind^[br] on earth will have been bound^[bs] in heaven. And whatever you loose on earth will have been loosed in heaven. ¹⁹ Again^[bt], truly I say to you that if two of you on earth agree concerning any matter which they may ask, it will be done for them by My Father in the heavens. ²⁰ For^[bu] where two or three have been gathered-together in^[bv] My name, I am there in the midst of them”.

Always Forgive One Another From The Heart, As God Has Forgiven You

²¹ Then having come to Him, Peter said to Him, “Lord, how often^[bw] will my brother sin against me and I will forgive him? Up to seven-times?” ²² Jesus says to him, “I do not say to you up to seven-times, but up to seventy-times^[bx] [and]^[by] seven. ²³ For this reason, the kingdom of the heavens became-like^[bz] a man who was a king, who wished to settle the account with his slaves. ²⁴ And he having begun to settle it, one debtor of ten-thousand talents^[ca] was brought to him. ²⁵ But he not having the means to pay, the master ordered that he be sold— and his wife and his children and all that he has— and that it be paid. ²⁶ Then the slave, having fallen, was prostrating-himself before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me and I will pay everything to you’. ²⁷ And having felt-deep feelings [of compassion], the master of that slave released him and forgave him the loan. ²⁸ But having gone out, that slave found one of his fellow-slaves who owed him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he was choking him, saying, ‘Pay me, since you are owing me something’. ²⁹ Then his fellow slave, having fallen, was begging him, saying, ‘Be patient with me and I will pay it to you’. ³⁰ And the one was not willing, but having gone, he threw him into prison until he should pay the amount being owed. ³¹ Then his fellow slaves, having seen the things having taken place, were extremely grieved. And having come, they made-clear to their master all the things having taken place. ³² Then, having summoned him, his master says to him, ‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. ³³ Should not you also have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I also had mercy on you?’ ³⁴ And having become angry^[cb], his master handed him over to the tormenters^[cc] until^[cd] which time he should pay all the amount being owed. ³⁵ So also My heavenly Father will do to you if you do not forgive— each one his brother— from your hearts”.

The King Leaves Galilee For Judea. Large Crowds Follow Him And He Heals Them

19 And it came about that when Jesus finished^[ce] these words, He went-away from Galilee and came into the districts^[cf] of Judea, beyond the Jordan. ² And large crowds followed Him, and He cured them there.

The Pharisees Test Jesus With a Question About Divorce. Divorce Is Not God’s Will

³ And Pharisees came to Him— testing Him, and saying, “Is it lawful for a man^[cg] to send-away^[ch] his wife for any reason^[ci]?” ⁴ And the One, having responded, said, “Did you not read [in Gen 1:27] that the One having created from the beginning^[cj] ‘made them male and female’? ⁵ And He said [in Gen 2:24], ‘For this reason^[ck] a man will leave-behind his father and his mother and will be joined^[cl] to his wife. And the two will be one flesh’. ⁶ So then, they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God paired-together^[cm], let a person^[cn] not separate”. ⁷ They say to Him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate^[co] of divorce and send her away?” ⁸ He says to them that “Moses permitted^[cp] you to send-away your wives because of your hardness-of-heart. But from the beginning it has not been so^[cq]. ⁹ And I say to you that whoever sends-away his wife not based on sexual-immorality, and marries another, is committing-adultery”.

The Disciples Conclude It Is Better Not To Marry. Jesus Says This Is Right For Some

¹⁰ His disciples say to Him, “If the case of the man with the wife is like this, it is not expedient^[cr] to marry!” ¹¹ But the One said to them, “Not all give-way-to^[cs] this statement, but [only] ones to whom it has been given. ¹² For there are eunuchs^[ct] who were born thus from a mother’s womb. And there are eunuchs who were made-eunuchs by people. And there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. Let the one being able to give way, give way”.

Don’t Forbid The Children To Come To Me. Of Such Is The Kingdom of God

¹³ Then children were brought to Him in order that He might lay His hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked them^[cu]. ¹⁴ But Jesus said, “Permit^[cv] the children, and do not be forbidding them to come to Me. For the kingdom of the heavens is of ^[cw] such ones”. ¹⁵ And having laid His hands on them, He proceeded from there.

A Rich Man Asks What To Do To Enter Heaven. Jesus Says, Sell Everything And Follow Me

¹⁶ And behold— one having come to Him said, “Teacher, what good thing should I do in order that I may have eternal life?” ¹⁷ And the One said to him, “Why do you ask Me about what is good? There is One Who is good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments”. ¹⁸ He says to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not murder. You shall not commit-adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give-false-testimony. ¹⁹ Be honoring your father and your mother”. And, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself ”. ²⁰ The young man says to Him, “I kept all these things. What am I still lacking?” ²¹ Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect^[cx], go, sell your possessions and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in the heavens. And come, be following Me”. ²² But having heard the statement, the young man went away grieving. For he was having many properties.

It Is Hard For The Rich To Enter. But All Who Leave Anything Will Inherit More

²³ And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you that a rich one will enter with-difficulty into the kingdom of the heavens. ²⁴ And again I say to you, it is easier that a camel go through a hole of a needle^[cy] than^[cz] that a rich one enter into the kingdom of God”. ²⁵ And having heard it, the disciples were extremely astounded, saying, “Who then can be saved?” ²⁶ And having looked at them, Jesus said to them, “With humans, this is impossible. But with God, all things are possible”. ²⁷ Then Peter, having responded, said to Him, “Behold— we left everything and followed You. What then will there be for us?” ²⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that you, the ones having followed Me— at the regeneration^[da] when the Son of Man sits on the throne^[db] of His glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging^[dc] the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And everyone who left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundred-fold^[dd], and will inherit eternal life.

The First In This World Will Be Last And The Last Will Be First

³⁰ “But many first^[de] ones will be last, and last ones, first. 20 ¹ For the kingdom of the heavens is like a man who is a house-master, who went out together-with early-morning to hire workers into his vineyard. ² And having made-an-agreement with the workers for a denarius^[df] for the day, he sent them out into his vineyard. ³ And having gone out around the third^[dg] hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace. ⁴ And to those he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will give you whatever may be right’. ⁵ And the ones went. And again having gone out around the sixth and the ninth hour, he did similarly. ⁶ And having gone out around the eleventh^[dh] hour, he found others standing there. And he says to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle the whole day? ⁷ They say to him, ‘Because no one hired us’. He says to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard’. ⁸ And having become evening, the master of the vineyard says to his manager^[di], ‘Call the workers, and pay them the wages— beginning from the last ones, up to the first ones’. ⁹ And having come, the ones hired around the eleventh hour received a denarius apiece. ¹⁰ And having come, the first ones thought that they would receive more. And they also themselves received the denarius apiece. ¹¹ And having received it, they were grumbling against the house-master, ¹² saying, ‘These last ones did one hour, and you made them equal to us— the ones having borne the burden of the day and the burning-heat’. ¹³ But the one, having responded, said to one of them, ‘Friend, I am not wronging you. Did you not make-an-agreement with me for a denarius? ¹⁴ Take what is yours and go. But I want to give to this last one as I also gave to you. ¹⁵ Or is it not lawful for me to do what I want with my things? Or is your eye^[dj] evil because I am good?’ ¹⁶ Thus the last ones will be first, and the first ones, last”.

Jesus Predicts His Death And Resurrection For The Third Time

¹⁷ And while going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took aside the twelve disciples privately and said to them on the road, ¹⁸ “Behold— we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be handed-over to the chief priests and scribes. And they will condemn Him to death, ¹⁹ and will hand Him over to the Gentiles so that they might mock and whip and crucify Him. And He will be raised on the third day”.

Two Disciples Jockey For Position In The Kingdom. Jesus Says, It Is Not Mine To Give

²⁰ Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Him with her sons^[dk], prostrating-herself and asking something from Him. ²¹ And the One said to her, “What do you want?” She says to Him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right side and one on Your left side in Your kingdom”. ²² But having responded, Jesus said, “You^[dl] do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink?” They say to Him, “We are able”. ²³ He says to them, “You will drink My cup— but the sitting on My right side and on the left side, this is not Mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared by My Father”.

Whoever Wants To Be First Shall Be Your Slave. Even I Came To Serve

²⁴ And having heard-of it, the ten were indignant about the two brothers. ²⁵ But Jesus, having summoned them, said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles are lording-over^[dm] them, and the great ones are exercising-authority-over^[dn] them. ²⁶ It shall not be so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wants to be first among you shall be your slave— ²⁸ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many”.

Two Blind Men Appeal To The Messiah For Their Sight, And Are Healed

²⁹ And while they were proceeding out from Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. ³⁰ And behold— two blind men sitting beside the road, having heard that Jesus was going by, cried-out saying, “Have-mercy-on us, Master, Son of David!” ³¹ But the crowd rebuked them in order that they might keep-silent. But the ones cried out louder, saying, “Have mercy on us, Master, Son of David!” ³² And having stopped, Jesus called them and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” ³³ They say to Him, “Master— that our eyes might be opened!” ³⁴ And having felt-deep-feelings [of compassion], Jesus touched their eyes. And they immediately saw-again. And they followed Him.

The King Rides Into Jerusalem On a Donkey, As Predicted In Zechariah

21 And when they drew-near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent forth two disciples, ² saying to them, “Proceed to the village before you, and immediately you will find a donkey having been tied, and a colt with her. Having untied them, bring them to Me. ³ And if someone says something to you, you shall say that ‘The Lord has need of them’, and immediately he will send them forth”. ⁴ Now this has taken place in order that the thing might be fulfilled having been spoken through the prophet saying: ⁵ “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you— gentle, and mounted upon a donkey, even upon a colt, a foal of a beast-of-burden’” [Zech 9:9]. ⁶ And the disciples— having proceeded, and having done just as Jesus directed them— ⁷ brought the donkey and the colt. And they put their cloaks on them. And He sat on them^[do]. ⁸ And most-of the crowd^[dp] spread their cloaks in the road. And others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in the road. ⁹ And the crowds going ahead of Him, and the ones following Him, were crying out, saying, “Hosanna^[dq] to the Son of David. Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest [heavens]”.

The King Arrives In Jerusalem, And The Whole City Is Shaken

¹⁰ And He having entered into Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken^[dr], saying, “Who is this?” ¹¹ And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee”.

Jesus Cleanses The Temple And Accepts Praises From Boys. The Chief Priests Object

¹² And Jesus entered into the temple. And He threw-out all the ones selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money-changers^[ds] and the seats of the ones selling the doves^[dt]. ¹³ And He says to them, “It has been written [in Isa 56:7]: ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’. But you are making it a den of robbers^[du]”. ¹⁴ And blind ones and lame ones came to Him in the temple, and He cured them. ¹⁵ But the chief priests and the scribes— having seen the marvelous things which He did, and the boys^[dv] crying-out in the temple and saying “Hosanna to the Son of David”— were indignant ¹⁶ and said to Him, “Do You hear what these boys are saying?” And Jesus says to them, “Yes— did you never read [in Ps 8:2] that ‘You prepared-Yourself praise out of the mouth^[dw] of children and nursing ones’?” ¹⁷ And having left them behind, He went outside of the city to Bethany and spent-the-night there.

Jesus Curses a Fruitless Fig Tree

¹⁸ Now early-in-the-morning while returning to the city, He was hungry. ¹⁹ And having seen one fig tree near the road, He went to it and found nothing on it except leaves only^[dx]. And He says to it, “May fruit no longer come from you— forever”. And the fig tree was dried-up at-once. ²⁰ And having seen it, the disciples marveled, saying, “How was the fig tree dried up at once?” ²¹ And having responded, Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you— if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do the thing of the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and be thrown into the sea’, it will be done. ²² And you will receive all that you ask in prayer, believing”.

The Priests Ask, By What Authority Do You Do This?

²³ And He having come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came-to Him while He was teaching, saying, “By what-kind-of ^[dy] authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?” ²⁴ And having responded, Jesus said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I also will tell you by what-kind-of authority I am doing these things— ²⁵ From where was the baptism of John, from heaven or from humans?” And the ones were discussing among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven’, He will say to us, ‘Then for what reason did you not believe him?’ ²⁶ But if we say, ‘From humans’, we fear the crowd. For they all are holding John as a prophet”. ²⁷ And having responded to Jesus, they said, “We do not know”. He also said to them, “Nor am I telling you by what-kind-of authority I am doing these things.

One Son Feigns Obedience, One Disobeys But Repents. Which Did The Father’s Will?

²⁸ “But what seems right to you?— A man had two children. And having gone to the first he said, ‘Child, go, work today in the vineyard’. ²⁹ And the one, having responded, said, ‘I will not’. But having regretted^[dz] it later, he went. ³⁰ And having gone to the other, he spoke similarly. And the one, having responded, said, ‘I will, sir’, and he did not go. ³¹ Which of the two did the will of the father?” They say, “The first”.

You Priests Feign Obedience To God, But Did Not Believe John, God’s Messenger

Jesus says to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax-collectors and the prostitutes are going-ahead-of you into the kingdom of God. ³² For John came to you in^[ea] the way of righteousness and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And you, having seen it, did not-even regret it later, that you might believe him.

You Priests Are Like Farmers Who Killed The Owner’s Messengers And Son

³³ “Listen-to another parable. There was a man who was a house-master, who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he rented it to farmers and went-on-a-journey. ³⁴ And when the time of the fruits drew-near, he sent forth his slaves to the farmers to receive his fruits. ³⁵ And the farmers, having taken his slaves, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. ³⁶ Again he sent-forth other slaves— more than the first. And they did similarly to them. ³⁷ But finally he sent forth his son to them, saying, ‘They will have-regard-for my son’. ³⁸ But the farmers, having seen the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and let us have his inheritance’. ³⁹ And having taken him, they threw him outside of the vineyard and killed him. ⁴⁰ Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?” ⁴¹ They say to Him, “He will miserably destroy the miserable ones themselves! And he will rent the vineyard to other farmers who will give-back the fruits to him in their seasons”.

The Kingdom Will Be Taken Away Because You Rejected God’s Cornerstone

⁴² Jesus says to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the ones building rejected, this became the head^[eb] of the corner. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? [Ps 118:22-23]. ⁴³ For this reason^[ec] I say to you that the kingdom of God will be taken-away from you, and will be given to a nation^[ed] producing its fruits. ⁴⁴ And the one having fallen upon this stone will be broken-to-pieces^[ee]. And upon whomever it may fall, it will crush^[ef] him”.

When The Invited Refuse To Attend The Wedding of The King’s Son, They Are Destroyed

⁴⁵ And having heard His parables, the chief priests and the Pharisees knew that He was speaking about them. ⁴⁶ And while seeking to seize Him, they feared the crowds, because they were holding Him for a prophet. 22 ¹ And having responded, Jesus again spoke in parables to them, saying, ² “The kingdom of the heavens became-like^[eg] a man who was a king, who made wedding-celebrations for his son. ³ And he sent out his slaves to call the ones having been invited^[eh] to the wedding-celebrations, and they were not willing to come. ⁴ Again he sent out other slaves saying, ‘Say to the ones having been invited, “Behold— I have prepared my luncheon^[ei], my bulls and fatted-cattle having been slaughtered, and everything is prepared. Come to the wedding-celebrations”’. ⁵ But the ones, having paid-no-concern^[ej], departed— one to his own field, and another on his business. ⁶ And the rest, having seized his slaves, mistreated them and killed them. ⁷ And the king became angry^[ek]. And having sent his troops, he destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire. ⁸ Then he says to his slaves, ‘The wedding-celebration is prepared— but the ones having been invited were not worthy! ⁹ Therefore go to the outlets^[el] of the roads, and invite all-that you find to the wedding-celebrations’. ¹⁰ And having gone out into the roads, those slaves gathered-together all whom they found, both evil^[em] and good. And the wedding-hall was filled with ones reclining-back [to eat]. ¹¹ And the king, having come in to see^[en] the ones reclining-back [to eat], saw there a person not having dressed-in^[eo] the clothing of ^[ep] a wedding. ¹² And he says to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here, not having the clothing of a wedding?’ But the one was silenced. ¹³ Then the king said to the servants, ‘Having bound his feet and hands, throw him out, into the outer darkness’. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth. ¹⁴ For many are called ones, but few are chosen ones”.

The Pharisees Try To Snare Jesus: Shall We Pay Taxes To Caesar?

¹⁵ Then the Pharisees, having gone, took counsel so that they might snare Him in a statement. ¹⁶ And they send-forth their disciples to Him, with the Herodians^[eq], saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful, and You teach the way of God in truth. And You are not concerned about [pleasing] anyone, for You do not look at the face^[er] of people. ¹⁷ Tell us then, what seems right to You? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax^[es] to Caesar, or not?” ¹⁸ But having known their evilness^[et], Jesus said, “Why are you testing Me, hypocrites? ¹⁹ Show Me the coin for the poll-tax”. And the ones brought to Him a denarius^[eu]. ²⁰ And He says to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” ²¹ They say to Him, “Caesar’s”. Then He says to them, “Then give-back^[ev] the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God”. ²² And having heard it, they marveled. And having left Him, they went away.

The Sadducees Try To Snare Jesus On The Resurrection of a Wife With Seven Husbands

²³ On that day Sadducees came to Him— ones saying that there is not a resurrection. And they questioned Him, ²⁴ saying, “Teacher, Moses said [in Deut 25:5] ‘If someone dies not having children, his brother shall as-next-of-kin-marry^[ew] his wife and raise-up a seed^[ex] for his brother’. ²⁵ Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first, having married, came-to-an-end^[ey]. And not having a seed, he left his wife to his brother. ²⁶ Likewise also the second, and the third, up to the seventh. ²⁷ And last of all, the woman died. ²⁸ In the resurrection, therefore, of which of the seven will she be the wife? For they all had her!” ²⁹ But having responded, Jesus said to them, “You are mistaken^[ez], not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. ³⁰ For in the resurrection, they neither marry nor are given-in-marriage, but are like angels^[fa] in heaven. ³¹ And concerning the resurrection of the dead, did you not read the thing having been spoken to you by God^[fb], saying [in Ex 3:15] ³² ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of dead ones, but of living ones”. ³³ And having heard it, the crowds were astounded at His teaching.

A Scribe Tests Jesus: Which Is The Great Commandment?

³⁴ And the Pharisees, having heard that He silenced the Sadducees, were gathered-together at the same place. ³⁵ And one of them, a Law-expert, asked Him— testing Him— ³⁶ “Teacher, which is the great^[fc] commandment in the Law?” ³⁷ And the One said to him: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind’ [Deut 6:5]— ³⁸ this is the great and foremost^[fd] commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’ [Lev 19:18]. ⁴⁰ The whole Law and the Prophets hang^[fe] on these two commandments”.

Jesus Asks The Pharisees, If David Calls The Messiah His Lord, How Can He Be His Son?

⁴¹ Now the Pharisees having^[ff] been gathered-together, Jesus questioned them, ⁴² saying, “What seems right to you concerning the Christ— Whose son is He?” They say to Him, “David’s”. ⁴³ He says to them, “How then does David by^[fg] the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’, saying [in Ps 110:1], ⁴⁴ ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Be sitting on My right side, until I put Your enemies under Your feet”’? ⁴⁵ Therefore if David calls Him ‘Lord’, how^[fh] is He his son?” ⁴⁶ And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day to question Him any more.

Jesus Tells The Crowds: Do Not Act Like The Scribes And Pharisees

23 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, ² saying— “The scribes and the Pharisees sat-down^[fi] on the seat of Moses. ³ Therefore, do and be keeping all that they tell you. But do not be acting^[fj] in accordance with their works. For they say things and do not do them. ⁴ And they bind-up heavy and hard-to-bear burdens^[fk] and lay them on the shoulders of people. But they are not willing to move^[fl] them with their finger. ⁵ And they do all their works so-as to be seen by people. For they widen their phylacteries^[fm] and lengthen their tassels^[fn]. ⁶ And they love the place-of-honor^[fo] at the banquets, and the seats-of-honor^[fp] in the synagogues, ⁷ and the greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi’^[fq] by people. ⁸ But you— do not be called^[fr] ‘Rabbi’. For One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. ⁹ And do not call^[fs] one on earth your father. For One is your Father— the heavenly One. ¹⁰ Nor be called master-teachers^[ft], because your master-teacher is One— the Christ. ¹¹ But the greater^[fu] of you shall be your servant. ¹² And whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.

Woe To You, Scribes And Pharisees. You Are Blind Guides. How Will You Escape Hell?

¹³ “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are shutting the kingdom of the heavens in-front-of ^[fv] people. For you are not entering, nor are you permitting the ones entering to enter. ^{14 [fw] 15} Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you go-around the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte. And when he becomes one, you make him a son of Gehenna^[fx] double-more than you. ¹⁶ Woe to you, blind guides— the ones saying, ‘Whoever swears-an-oath by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever swears-an-oath by the gold of the temple, he is obligated’. ¹⁷ Foolish and blind ones! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple having sanctified^[fy] the gold? ¹⁸ And, ‘Whoever swears-an-oath by the altar, it is nothing. But whoever swears-an-oath by the gift^[fz] on it, he is obligated’. ¹⁹ Blind ones! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar sanctifying the gift? ²⁰ Therefore, the one having sworn by the altar is swearing by it and by all the things on it. ²¹ And the one having sworn by the temple is swearing by it and by the One dwelling-in^[ga] it. ²² And the one having sworn by heaven is swearing by the throne of God and by the One sitting on it. ²³ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are giving-a-tenth-of the mint and the dill and the cummin, and you neglected^[gb] the weightier things of the Law— the justice, and the mercy, and the faithfulness^[gc]. But you ought-to-have done these things, and not be neglecting those things. ²⁴ Blind guides— the ones straining-out^[gd] the gnat, but swallowing^[ge] the camel! ²⁵ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full from^[gf] [your] plundering and self-indulgence. ²⁶ Blind Pharisee— first cleanse the inside of the cup, in order that the outside of it may also become clean! ²⁷ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are similar to burial-places having been whitewashed^[gg], which outside appear beautiful, but inside are full of bones of dead ones and all impurity! ²⁸ So also you outside appear righteous to people— but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness! ²⁹ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you build the burial-places of the prophets and adorn^[gh] the tombs of the righteous ones, ³⁰ and say, ‘If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their partners in the blood of the prophets’. ³¹ So then, you are testifying concerning yourselves that you are sons^[gi] of the ones having murdered the prophets. ³² And you— fill-up^[gj] the measure of your fathers! ³³ Snakes, brood of vipers, how may you escape from the condemnation of ^[gk] Gehenna?

God Will Avenge The Blood of All The Righteous On You. Your House Is Left Desolate

³⁴ “For this reason behold, I am sending-forth prophets and wise ones and scribes^[gl] to you— some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from city to city— ³⁵ so that all the righteous blood being shed on the earth^[gm] may come upon you^[gn]: from the blood of Abel^[go] the righteous one, up to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. ³⁷ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one killing the prophets and stoning the ones having been sent-forth to her. How often I wanted to gather together your children the way a hen gathers together her chicks under her wings, and you did not want it. ³⁸ Behold— your house is being left to you desolate^[gp]. ³⁹ For I say to you, you will by no means see Me^[gq] from now on until you say, ‘Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord’”.

Jesus Tells His Disciples That The Temple Will Be Destroyed. They Ask, When?

24 And having departed from the temple, Jesus was proceeding. And His disciples came to Him to show Him the buildings of the temple. ² But the One, having responded, said to them, “Do you see all these things? Truly I say to you— a stone upon a stone will by no means be left here which will not be torn-down^[gr]”. ³ And while He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us— when will these^[gs] things happen? And what will be the sign of Your coming and the conclusion^[gt] of the age?” ⁴ And having responded, Jesus said to them—

There Will Be Birthpangs, But The Gospel Will Reach The Whole World Before The End

“Be watching out that no one may deceive you. ⁵ For^[gu] many will come on the basis of My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ’. And they will deceive many. ⁶ And you will-certainly^[gv] hear-of wars and rumors of wars. See^[gw] that you are not alarmed! For they must take place, but it is not yet the end. ⁷ For nation will arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. ⁸ But all these things are^[gx] a beginning of birth-pains. ⁹ Then^[gy] they will hand you over to affliction, and they will kill you. And you will be being hated by all the nations because of My name. ¹⁰ And then^[gz] many will be caused-to-fall, and will hand one another over, and will hate one another. ¹¹ And many false-prophets will arise and deceive many. ¹² And the love of the majority will grow cold because of lawlessness being multiplied. ¹³ But the one having endured to the end^[ha]— this one will be saved. ¹⁴ And this good-news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations. And then the end^[hb] will come.

When You See Daniel’s Abomination, Flee. For There Will Be a Great Affliction

¹⁵ “Therefore when you see^[hc] the abomination of desolation^[hd]— the thing having been spoken through Daniel the prophet— standing in the holy place^[he] (let the one reading understand), ¹⁶ then let the ones in Judea be fleeing to the mountains. ¹⁷ Let the one upon the housetop not go down to take the things out of his house. ¹⁸ And let the one in the field not turn behind to take his cloak. ¹⁹ And woe to the ones having a child in the womb, and to the ones nursing in those days. ²⁰ And be praying that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath. ²¹ For then^[hf] there will be a great affliction^[hg] such as has not taken place since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will take place. ²² And if those days had not been shortened^[hh], no^[hi] flesh would have been saved. But those days will be shortened for the sake of the chosen ones.

Do Not Be Deceived. My Coming Will Be As Visible To All As Lightning

²³ Then^[hj] if someone says to you, ‘Behold— here is the Christ,’ or ‘Here’, do not believe it. ²⁴ For false-christs and false-prophets will arise and give great signs and wonders, so as to deceive, if possible, even the chosen ones. ²⁵ Behold— I have told you beforehand. ²⁶ Therefore, if they say to you, ‘Behold— He is in the wilderness’, do not go out; ‘Behold— He is in the inner-rooms’, do not believe it. ²⁷ For just as the lightning comes out from the east and is visible^[hk] as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. ²⁸ Wherever the corpse^[hl] may be, there the vultures will be gathered.

After That Affliction, The Powers Will Be Shaken. I Will Come On The Clouds In Glory

²⁹ “And immediately after the affliction of those days, the sun^[hm] will be darkened, and the moon will not give its glow, and the stars will fall from the heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ³⁰ And then^[hn] the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the heaven. And at-that-time all the tribes of the earth will beat-their-breasts. And they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. ³¹ And He will send-out His angels with a loud trumpet. And they will gather together His chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends^[ho] of the heavens to their [other] ends.

The Parable of The Fig Tree: When You See These Things, You Know I Am Near

³² “Now learn the parable from the fig-tree^[hp]: when its branch already becomes tender and grows-out its leaves, you know that the summer is near. ³³ So also you— when you see all^[hq] these things, you know^[hr] that He^[hs] is near, at the doors. ³⁴ Truly I say to you that this^[ht] generation will by no means pass away until all these things take place. ³⁵ Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by-no-means pass away.

But No One Knows The Day And Hour, So Keep Watching And Be Prepared Always

³⁶ “But no one knows about that day and hour— not even the angels of the heavens, nor the Son— except the Father alone. ³⁷ For just as the days of Noah were, so will the coming of the Son of Man be. ³⁸ For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving-in-marriage, until which day Noah entered into the ark, ³⁹ and did not know until the flood came and took-away everyone, so also^[hu] will the coming of the Son of Man be. ⁴⁰ At-that-time there will be two men in the field— one is taken, and one is left; ⁴¹ two women grinding at the mill— one is taken^[hv], and one is left. ⁴² Therefore keep-watching, because you do not know on which day your Lord is coming. ⁴³ And you know^[hw] that saying, that if the house-master had known on which watch^[hx] the thief was coming, he would have kept-watch^[hy] and would not have allowed his house to be broken-into. ⁴⁴ For this reason you also be prepared ones— because the Son of Man is coming at an hour which you do not expect.

Wise Servants Found Working When The Master Returns Will Be Put In Charge of More

⁴⁵ “Who then^[hz] is the faithful and wise slave whom his master put-in-charge^[ia] over his body-of-servants^[ib] that he might give them their food at the proper-time? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that slave whom his master, having come, will find so doing. ⁴⁷ Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge over all his possessions. ⁴⁸ But if that bad slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying’, ⁴⁹ and begins to strike his fellow-slaves, and is eating and drinking with the ones being drunk— ⁵⁰ the master of that slave will come on a day which he does not expect, and at an hour which he does not know. ⁵¹ And he will cut him in two, and assign him his part^[ic] with the hypocrites. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth.

Wise Bridesmaids Will Keep Watch And Stay Prepared For The Coming of The Groom

25 “At-that-time^[id], the kingdom of the heavens will be-like ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps^[ie], went out to meet the bridegroom. ² Now five of them were foolish, and five were wise. ³ For the foolish ones, having taken their lamps, did not take oil with them. ⁴ But the wise ones took oil in jars with their lamps. ⁵ And while the bridegroom was delaying, they all became drowsy and were sleeping. ⁶ And in the middle of the night, a shout has come— ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ ⁷ Then all those virgins arose and put their lamps in-order. ⁸ And the foolish ones said to the wise ones, ‘Give us from your oil, because our lamps are going-out^[if]’. ⁹ But the wise ones responded, saying, ‘There will not by any means ever^[ig] be enough for us and for you. Go instead to the ones selling and buy for yourselves’. ¹⁰ And while they were going away to buy, the bridegroom came. And the prepared ones entered with him into the wedding-celebrations. And the door was shut. ¹¹ And later, the other virgins also come, saying, ‘Sir, sir, open for us’. ¹² But the one, having responded, said, ‘Truly I say to you, I do not know^[ih] you’. ¹³ Therefore, keep-watching, because you do not know the day nor the hour.

Wise Servants Will Put Their Talents To Work For The Master While He Is Gone

¹⁴ “For it ^[ii] is just like a man going-on-a-journey— he called his own slaves and handed over his possessions to them. ¹⁵ And he gave five talents^[ij] to one, and two to another, and one to another— to each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. ¹⁶ Immediately^[ik] having gone, the one having received the five talents worked with them and gained another five. ¹⁷ Similarly, the one having received the two talents gained another two. ¹⁸ But the one having received the one talent, having gone, dug [a hole in] the ground and hid his master’s silver talent. ¹⁹ Now after much time, the master of those slaves comes and settles the account with them. ²⁰ And having come to him, the one having received the five talents brought another five talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed-over five talents to me. Look, I gained another five talents’. ²¹ His master said to him, ‘Well^[il] done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master’. ²² And also having come to him, the one having received the two talents said, ‘Master, you handed over two talents to me. Look, I gained another two talents’. ²³ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things. I will put you in charge over many things. Enter into the joy of your master’. ²⁴ And also having come to him, the one having received^[im] the one talent said, ‘Master, I knew you— that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering from where you did not scatter^[in] [threshings]. ²⁵ And having become afraid, having gone, I hid your talent in the ground. Look, you have what is yours’. ²⁶ But having responded, his master said to him, ‘Evil and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather from where I did not scatter^[io]! ²⁷ Therefore you should-have put my money with the bankers. And having come, I would have received-back what was mine with interest. ²⁸ Therefore take the talent away from him, and give it to the one having the ten talents. ²⁹ For to everyone having, it will be given, and he will be caused-to-abound. But from the one not having, even what he has will be taken away from him. ³⁰ And throw-out the unprofitable^[ip] slave into the outer darkness’. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth.

When The King Comes In Glory, Mankind Will Be Sent To Their Eternal Destinies

³¹ “Now when^[iq] the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, at-that-time He will sit on the throne^[ir] of His glory, ³² and all the nations will be gathered in front of Him. And He will separate them^[is] from one another, just as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. ³³ And He will make the sheep stand^[it] on His right side, and the goats on the left side. ³⁴ Then the King will say to the ones on His right side, ‘Come, the ones having been blessed of ^[iu] My Father— inherit the kingdom having been prepared for you since the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat. I thirsted, and you gave-a-drink-to Me. I was a stranger, and you brought^[iv] Me in; ³⁶ naked^[iw], and you clothed Me. I was sick, and you looked-after Me. I was in prison, and you came to Me’. ³⁷ Then the righteous ones will respond to Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering and we fed You, or thirsting and we gave-a-drink? ³⁸ And when did we see You a stranger and we brought You in, or naked and we clothed You? ³⁹ And when did we see You being sick or in prison and we came to You?’ ⁴⁰ And having responded, the King will say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, in-as-much-as^[ix] you did it to one of the least of these My brothers^[iy], you did it to Me’. ⁴¹ Then He will also say to the ones on the left side, ‘Depart from Me, the ones having been cursed, into the eternal fire having been prepared for the devil and his angels. ⁴² For I was hungry, and you did not give Me something to eat. I thirsted, and you did not give-a-drink-to Me. ⁴³ I was a stranger, and you did not bring Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not look after Me’. ⁴⁴ Then they also will respond, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and we did not serve You?’ ⁴⁵ Then He will respond to them, saying, ‘Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do it to one of the least of these, neither did you do it to Me’. ⁴⁶ And these will go to eternal punishment, but the righteous ones to eternal life”.

The King Is Put To Death

26 And it came about that when Jesus finished all^[iz] these words, He said to His disciples, ² “You know that after two days the Passover [Feast] comes^[ja], and the Son of Man is handed-over so as to be crucified”.

The Priests Plot To Seize And Kill Jesus

³ Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the courtyard^[jb] of the high priest, the one being called Caiaphas. ⁴ And they plotted in order that they might seize Jesus by deceit^[jc] and kill Him. ⁵ But they were saying, “Not during the Feast, in order that no uproar may take place among the people”.

Jesus Is Anointed With Oil In Preparation For His Burial

⁶ Now Jesus having come-to-be in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, ⁷ a woman came to Him having an alabaster-jar of very-expensive perfume^[jd]. And she poured it down upon His head while He was reclining-back [to eat]. ⁸ But having seen it, the disciples were indignant, saying, “For what purpose is this waste? ⁹ For this could have been sold for much and given to poor ones”. ¹⁰ But having known it, Jesus said to them, “Why are you causing troubles for the woman? For she worked a good work^[je] for^[jf] Me. ¹¹ For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me. ¹² For this one having put this perfume on My body did it so as to^[jg] prepare Me for burial. ¹³ Truly I say to you, wherever this good-news is proclaimed in the whole world, what this one did will also be spoken for a memorial of her”.

Jesus Is Betrayed By One of The Twelve

¹⁴ Then one of the twelve, the one being called Judas Iscariot, having gone to the chief priests, ¹⁵ said, “What are you willing to give me, and I will hand Him over to you?” And the ones set^[jh] thirty silver-coins for him. ¹⁶ And from that time on, he was seeking a favorable-opportunity in order that he might hand Him over.

Jesus Celebrates Passover With The Twelve

¹⁷ Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened-Bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover [meal]?” ¹⁸ And the One said, “Go into the city to so-and-so^[ji], and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is near. I am doing^[jj] the Passover [meal] with you, along-with My disciples”’” ¹⁹ And the disciples did as Jesus directed them. And they prepared the Passover [meal]. ²⁰ And having become evening, He was reclining back [to eat] with the twelve.

The Betrayer Is Exposed

²¹ And while they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will hand Me over”. ²² And while being extremely grieved, each one began to say to Him, “I am not the one, am I, Lord?” ²³ And the One, having responded, said, “The one having dipped his hand with^[jk] Me in the bowl— this one will hand Me over. ²⁴ The Son of Man is going just as it has been written about Him— but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is being handed-over! It would have been better for him if that man had not been born”. ²⁵ And having responded, Judas, the one handing Him over, said, “I am not^[jl] the one, am I, Rabbi?” He says to him, “You said^[jm] it ”.

The Bread And The Wine Are Given a New Meaning

²⁶ And while they were eating, having taken bread and having blessed it ^[jn], Jesus broke it. And having given it to the disciples, He said, “Take, eat. This is My body”. ²⁷ And having taken a cup and given-thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, everyone. ²⁸ For this is My blood of ^[jo] the covenant— the blood being poured-out for many for forgiveness of sins. ²⁹ And I say to you, I will by-no-means drink of this fruit of the grapevine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of My Father”.

You Will All Be Scattered In Fulfillment of Zechariah. Peter’s Denial Is Predicted

³⁰ And having sung-a-hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. ³¹ Then Jesus says to them, “You all will be caused-to-fall in-connection-with Me^[jp] during this night. For it has been written [in Zech 13:7]: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered’. ³² But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee”. ³³ But having responded, Peter said to Him, “If all^[jq] will be caused-to-fall in connection with You, I will never be caused to fall”. ³⁴ Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that during this night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three-times”. ³⁵ Peter says to Him, “Even if I have-to die with You, I will never deny You”. All the disciples also spoke likewise.

Jesus Waits And Prays In The Garden of Gethsemane

³⁶ Then Jesus comes with them to a place being called Gethsemane. And He says to the disciples, “Sit here while^[jr] I pray, having gone there”. ³⁷ And having taken-along Peter and the two sons^[js] of Zebedee, He began to be grieved and distressed. ³⁸ Then He says to them, “My soul is deeply-grieved, to the point of death. Stay here and keep-watching with Me”. ³⁹ And having gone ahead a little, He fell on His face while praying and saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I want^[jt], but as You want ”. ⁴⁰ And He comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping. And He says to Peter, “So were you^[ju] [three] not strong-enough^[jv] to keep watch with Me for one hour? ⁴¹ Keep watching, and be praying that^[jw] you may not enter into temptation^[jx]. The spirit is willing^[jy], but the flesh is weak”. ⁴² Again having gone away for a second time, He prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, let Your will be done”. ⁴³ And having come, He again found them sleeping. For their eyes had been weighed-down. ⁴⁴ And having left them again, having gone away, He prayed for a third time, having spoken the same thing^[jz] again. ⁴⁵ Then He comes to the disciples and says to them, “Are you sleeping and resting^[ka] from-now-on^[kb]? Behold— the hour has drawn-near, and the Son of Man is being handed-over into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶ Arise, let us be going. Behold— the one handing Me over has drawn near”.

Jesus Is Betrayed With a Kiss And Arrested

⁴⁷ And while He was still speaking, behold— Judas, one of the twelve, came. And with him was a large crowd from the chief priests and elders of the people with swords and clubs. ⁴⁸ Now the one handing Him over gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss is He. Seize Him”. ⁴⁹ And immediately having gone to Jesus, he said, “Greetings, Rabbi”, and kissed Him. ⁵⁰ And Jesus said to him, “Friend, it is for what^[kc] you are here”. Then, having come to Him, they put their hands on Jesus and seized Him. ⁵¹ And behold— one of the ones with Jesus, having stretched-out his hand, withdrew his sword. And having struck the slave of the high priest, he took-off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus says to him, “Return your sword into its place. For all the ones having taken the sword will perish by the sword. ⁵³ Or do you think^[kd] that I am not able to appeal-to My Father, and He will provide^[ke] Me right-now more than twelve legions^[kf] of angels? ⁵⁴ How then would the Scriptures saying that it must take place in this manner be fulfilled?” ⁵⁵ At that hour, Jesus said to the crowds, “Did you come out to arrest Me with swords and clubs as-if against a robber? Daily I was sitting in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me. ⁵⁶ But this entire thing has taken place in order that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled”. Then all the disciples, having left^[kg] Him, fled.