(he had not consented to their plan and action), a man from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God;

Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they?

and they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?”

As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from of old—

The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

And standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her; and she immediately got up and waited on them.

And he summoned each one of his master’s debtors, and he began saying to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail.

And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them;

The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the respectful greetings in the market places.

and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan.

In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.

While He was still speaking, someone *came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher anymore.”

While he was still approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.”

Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.”

[Now he was obliged to release to them at the feast one prisoner.]

As He spoke to our fathers,
To Abraham and his descendants forever.”

And a man from the crowd shouted, saying, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only boy,

and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it,

And he questioned Him at some length; but He answered him nothing.

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds were pressing against Him.

And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself also was in Jerusalem at that time.

and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, cut it down.’”

Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and it was your fathers who killed them.

The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,

“As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down.”

And they could make no reply to this.

He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?

And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear; and He got into a boat and returned.

Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished.

You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume.

Now there was a herd of many swine feeding there on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter the swine. And He gave them permission.

And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God.

Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He *said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

And he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt demanding death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

Woe to you! For you are like concealed tombs, and the people who walk over them are unaware of it.”

And all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers.

But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?

When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed.

When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”

If therefore your whole body is full of light, with no dark part in it, it will be wholly illumined, as when the lamp illumines you with its rays.”

and the third married her; and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;

And they made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called.

The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened.

But the one who has heard and has not acted accordingly, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.”

Fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea.

And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”

Which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples,

After about an hour had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, for he is a Galilean too.”

And they were talking with each other about all these things which had taken place.

but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!”

When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother.

and did not find His body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said that He was alive.

But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.”

He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”

and he who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place.

And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

So He kept on preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!’

and they blindfolded Him and were asking Him, saying, “Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?”

“Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to the sentence of death, and crucified Him.

I begged Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not.”

No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.

They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

It is useless either for the soil or for the manure pile; it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

So he consented, and began seeking a good opportunity to betray Him to them apart from the crowd.

but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and went a day’s journey; and they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?

But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

Finally the woman died also.

and a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams, and it throws him into a convulsion with foaming at the mouth; and only with difficulty does it leave him, mauling him as it leaves.

And he said to him also, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’

And he went out and wept bitterly.

And Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him; and when he came near, He questioned him,

When he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him so that he might know what business they had done.

One of the lawyers *said to Him in reply, “Teacher, when You say this, You insult us too.”

The first appeared, saying, ‘Master, your mina has made ten minas more.’

And the chief priests and the scribes were standing there, accusing Him vehemently.

If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany Him; but He sent him away, saying,

When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and out in the country.

Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again,

And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched Me?” And while they were all denying it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You.”

And Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.”

But also some women among us amazed us. When they were at the tomb early in the morning,

It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say.

Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.

Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.”

Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?”

But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask Him about this statement.

They were glad and agreed to give him money.

for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.

When He left there, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile and to question Him closely on many subjects,

But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me.”

When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?”

And he hurried and came down and received Him gladly.

and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

But will he not say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, and properly clothe yourself and serve me while I eat and drink; and afterward you may eat and drink’?

After they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.

came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped.

this man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

Jesus answered and said to them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me:

You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

But the days will come; and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.”

He, however, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Child, arise!”

But they did not understand the statement which He had made to them.

Those who had seen it reported to them how the man who was demon-possessed had been made well.

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

So you are witnesses and approve the deeds of your fathers; because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs.

When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed.

And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,

And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He gave orders for something to be given her to eat.

and said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

The second came, saying, ‘Your mina, master, has made five minas.’

But when the vine-growers saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’

They said to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare it?”

Then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

And the demons came out of the man and entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.

Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”

At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him some of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem.

And they were saying many other things against Him, blaspheming.

“What do you want Me to do for you?” And he said, “Lord, I want to regain my sight!”

And he proceeded to send another slave; and they beat him also and treated him shamefully and sent him away empty-handed.

And he proceeded to send a third; and this one also they wounded and cast out.

Those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this man who even forgives sins?”

And the report about Him was spreading into every locality in the surrounding district.

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way.

When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him.

They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.”

So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

And Jesus said to them, “Nor will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

A little later, another saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

Her parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.

And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.

But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord,’ and how is He his son?”

and if I ask a question, you will not answer.