The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2“Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3“And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4“and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went.
5“Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
6“And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing 1idle, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’
7“They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, 2and whatever is right you will receive.’
8“So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’
9“And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.
10“But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius.
11“And when they had received it, they 3complained against the landowner,
12“saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’
13“But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
14‘Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.
15a‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or bis your eye evil because I am good?’
16c“So the last will be first, and the first last. dFor4 many are called, but few chosen.”
Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection
(Mark 10:32–34; Luke 18:31–34)
17eNow Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them,
18f“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,
19g“and deliver Him to the Gentiles to hmock and to iscourge and to jcrucify. And the third day He will krise again.”
Greatness Is Serving
20lThen the mother of mZebedee’s sons came to Him with her sons, kneeling down and asking something from Him.
21And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She said to Him, “Grant that these two sons of mine nmay sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.”
22But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink othe cup that I am about to drink, 5and be baptized with pthe baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to Him, “We are able.”
23So He said to them, q“You will indeed drink My cup, 6and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared by My Father.”
24rAnd when the ten heard it, they were greatly displeased with the two brothers.
25But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them.
26“Yet sit shall not be so among you; but twhoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.
27u“And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—
28v“just as the wSon of Man did not come to be served, xbut to serve, and yto give His life a ransom zfor many.”
Two Blind Men Receive Their Sight
(Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35–43)
29aNow as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.
30And behold, btwo blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, cSon of David!”
31Then the multitude dwarned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!”
32So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
33They said to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”
34So Jesus had ecompassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
The Triumphal Entry
(Mark 11:1–10; Luke 19:28–40; John 12:12–19)
1Now awhen they drew near Jerusalem, and came to 1Bethphage, at bthe Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me.
3“And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
42All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’ ”
6dSo the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them.
7They brought the donkey and the colt, elaid their clothes on them, 3and set Him on them.
8And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; fothers cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
g‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’
Hosanna in the highest!”
10hAnd when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
11So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, ithe prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
(Mark 11:15–19; Luke 19:45–48; John 2:13–22)
12jThen Jesus went into the temple 4of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the kmoney changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
13And He said to them, “It is written, l‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a m‘den of thieves.’ ”
14Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
15But when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying out in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the nSon of David!” they were 5indignant
16and said to Him, “Do You hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read,
o‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have perfected praise’?”
17Then He left them and pwent out of the city to Bethany, and He lodged there.
The Fig Tree Withered
18qNow in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry.
19rAnd seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away.
The Lesson of the Withered Fig Tree
20sAnd when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”
21So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, tif you have faith and udo not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, vbut also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done.
22“And wwhatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
Jesus’ Authority Questioned
23xNow when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and ysaid, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?”
24But Jesus answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things:
25“The zbaptism of aJohn—where was it from? From heaven or from men?” And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
26“But if we say, ‘From men,’ we bfear the multitude, cfor all count John as a prophet.”
27So they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” And He said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
The Parable of the Two Sons
28“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my dvineyard.’
29“He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went.
30“Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go.
31“Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to Him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, e“Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
32“For fJohn came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; gbut tax collectors and harlots believed him; and when you saw it, you did not afterward 6relent and believe him.
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers
33“Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner hwho planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and iwent into a far country.
34“Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit.
35j“And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.
36“Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them.
37“Then last of all he sent his kson to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
38“But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, l‘This is the heir. mCome, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’
39n“So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40“Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?”
41oThey said to Him, p“He will destroy those wicked men miserably, qand lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will 7render to him the fruits in their seasons.”
42Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
r‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the LORD’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?
43“Therefore I say to you, sthe kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a nation bearing the fruits of it.
44“And twhoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, uit will grind him to powder.”
45Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they 8perceived that He was speaking of them.
46But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they vfeared the multitudes, because wthey took Him for a prophet.
The Parable of the Wedding Feast
1And Jesus answered aand spoke to them again by parables and said:
2“The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who arranged a marriage for his son,
3“and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding; and they were not willing to come.
4“Again, he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner; bmy oxen and fatted cattle are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding.” ’
5“But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.
6“And the rest seized his servants, treated them 1spitefully, and killed them.
7“But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out chis armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
8“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not dworthy.
9‘Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’
10“So those servants went out into the highways and egathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there fwho did not have on a wedding garment.
12“So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was gspeechless.
13“Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, 2take him away, and cast him hinto outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14i“For many are called, but few are chosen.”
The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?
(Mark 12:13–17; Luke 20:20–26)
15jThen the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk.
16And they sent to Him their disciples with the kHerodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not 3regard the person of men.
17“Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
18But Jesus 4perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?
19“Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius.
20And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
21They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, l“Render5 therefore to Caesar the things that are mCaesar’s, and to God the things that are nGod’s.”
22When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.
The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?
(Mark 12:18–27; Luke 20:27–40)
23oThe same day the Sadducees, pwho say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,
24saying: “Teacher, qMoses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.
25“Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother.
26“Likewise the second also, and the third, even to the seventh.
27“Last of all the woman died also.
28“Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her.”
29Jesus answered and said to them, “You are 6mistaken, rnot knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
30“For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but sare like angels 7of God in heaven.
31“But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying,
32t‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
33And when the multitudes heard this, uthey were astonished at His teaching.
The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All?
(Mark 12:28–34; Luke 10:25–28)
34vBut when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
35Then one of them, wa lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying,
36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”
37Jesus said to him, x“ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
38“This is the first and great commandment.
39“And the second is like it: y‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
40z“On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?
(Mark 12:35–37; Luke 20:41–44)
41aWhile the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “The bSon of David.”
43He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying:
45“If David then calls Him ‘Lord,’ how is He his Son?”
46dAnd no one was able to answer Him a word, enor from that day on did anyone dare question Him anymore.
Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees
(Mark 12:38–40; Luke 20:45–47)
1Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, Jewish Sects
2saying: a“The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
3“Therefore whatever they tell you 1to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for bthey say, and do not do.
4c“For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
5“But all their works they do to dbe seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.
6e“They love the 2best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,
7“greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’
8f“But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your 3Teacher, 4the Christ, and you are all brethren.
9“Do not call anyone on earth your father; gfor One is your Father, He who is in heaven.
10“And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.
11“But hhe who is greatest among you shall be your servant.
12i“And whoever exalts himself will be 5humbled, and he who humbles himself will be 6exalted.
13“But jwoe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
147“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! kFor you devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
15“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel land and sea to win one proselyte, and when he is won, you make him twice as much a son of 8hell as yourselves.
16“Woe to you, lblind guides, who say, m‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’
17“Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold nor the temple that 9sanctifies the gold?
18“And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obliged to perform it.’
19“Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift oor the altar that sanctifies the gift?
20“Therefore he who 10swears by the altar, swears by it and by all things on it.
21“He who swears by the temple, swears by it and by pHim who 11dwells in it.
22“And he who swears by heaven, swears by qthe throne of God and by Him who sits on it.
23“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! rFor you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and shave neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
24“Blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel!
25“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! tFor you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and 12self-indulgence.
26“Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! uFor you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.
28“Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29v“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets and 13adorn the monuments of the righteous,
30“and say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’
31“Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that wyou are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32x“Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt.
33“Serpents, ybrood14 of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?
34z“Therefore, indeed, I send you prophets, wise men, and scribes: asome of them you will kill and crucify, and bsome of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
35c“that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, dfrom the blood of righteous Abel to ethe blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
36“Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.
Jesus Laments over Jerusalem
(Luke 13:34, 35)
37f“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets gand stones those who are sent to her! How often hI wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks iunder her wings, but you were not willing!
38“See! Your house is left to you desolate;
39“for I say to you, you shall see Me no more till you say, j‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ ”
Jesus Predicts the Destruction of the Temple
1Then aJesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.
2And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, bnot one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”
The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age
3Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, cthe disciples came to Him privately, saying, d“Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4And Jesus answered and said to them: e“Take heed that no one deceives you.
5“For fmany will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ gand will deceive many.
6“And you will hear of hwars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for 1all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7“For ination will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be jfamines, 2pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.
8“All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9k“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.
10“And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
11“Then lmany false prophets will rise up and mdeceive many.
12“And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow ncold.
13o“But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
14“And this pgospel of the kingdom qwill be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
The Great Tribulation
(Mark 13:14–23; Luke 17:23, 24, 37; 21:20–24)
15r“Therefore when you see the s‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” t(whoever reads, let him understand),
16“then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
17“Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.
18“And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes.
19“But uwoe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
20“And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.
21“For vthen there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22“And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; wbut for the 3elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
23x“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it.
24“For yfalse christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, zif possible, even the elect.
25“See, I have told you beforehand.
26“Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it.
27a“For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28b“For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
The Coming of the Son of Man
(Mark 13:24–27; Luke 21:25–28)
29c“Immediately after the tribulation of those days dthe sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30e“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, fand then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31g“And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His 4elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The Parable of the Fig Tree
(Mark 13:28–31; Luke 21:29–33)
32“Now learn hthis parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
33“So you also, when you see all these things, know ithat 5it is near—at the doors!
34“Assuredly, I say to you, jthis generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.
35k“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
No One Knows the Day or Hour
(Mark 13:32–37; Luke 17:26, 27, 34, 35; 21:34–36)
36l“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of 6heaven, mbut My Father only.
37“But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
38n“For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark,
39“and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
40o“Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left.
41“Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left.
42p“Watch therefore, for you do not know what 7hour your Lord is coming.
43q“But know this, that if the master of the house had known what 8hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
44r“Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant
45s“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food 9in due season?
46t“Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.
47“Assuredly, I say to you that uhe will make him ruler over all his goods.
48“But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master vis delaying 10his coming,’
49“and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards,
50“the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is wnot aware of,
51“and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. xThere shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
1“Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet athe bridegroom. One Arrangement of the Life of Christ
2b“Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3“Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them,
4“but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5“But while the bridegroom was delayed, cthey all slumbered and slept.
6“And at midnight da cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom 1is coming; go out to meet him!’
7“Then all those virgins arose and etrimmed their lamps.
8“And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
9“But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’
10“And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and fthe door was shut.
11“Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, g‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’
12“But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, hI do not know you.’
13i“Watch therefore, for you jknow neither the day nor the hour 2in which the Son of Man is coming.
The Parable of the Talents
14k“For the kingdom of heaven is llike a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
15“And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, mto each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.
16“Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
17“And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.
18“But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.
19“After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20“So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’
21“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were nfaithful over a few things, oI will make you ruler over many things. Enter into pthe joy of your lord.’
22“He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’
23“His lord said to him, q‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into rthe joy of your lord.’
24“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
25‘And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’
26“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You swicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
27‘So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.
28‘So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
29t‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
30‘And cast the unprofitable servant uinto the outer darkness. vThere will be weeping and wgnashing of teeth.’
The Son of Man Will Judge the Nations
31x“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the 3holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.
32y“All the nations will be gathered before Him, and zHe will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.
33“And He will set the asheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.
34“Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, binherit the kingdom cprepared for you from the foundation of the world:
35d‘for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; eI was a stranger and you took Me in;
36‘I was fnaked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; gI was in prison and you came to Me.’
37“Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?
38‘When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
39‘Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’
40“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, hinasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
41“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, i‘Depart from Me, you cursed, jinto the everlasting fire prepared for kthe devil and his angels:
42‘for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink;
43‘I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’
44“Then they also will answer 4Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
45“Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, linasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
46“And mthese will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
The Plot to Kill Jesus
(Mark 14:1, 2; Luke 22:1, 2; John 11:45–53)
1Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples,
2a“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”
3bThen the chief priests, 1the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
4and cplotted to take Jesus by 2trickery and kill Him.
5But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the dpeople.”
The Anointing at Bethany
6And when Jesus was in eBethany at the house of Simon the leper,
7a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table.
8fBut when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste?
9“For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”
10But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me.
11g“For you have the poor with you always, but hMe you do not have always.
12“For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My iburial.
13“Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
(Mark 14:10, 11; Luke 22:3–6)
14jThen one of the twelve, called kJudas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
15and said, l“What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.
16So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.
Jesus Celebrates Passover with His Disciples
17mNow on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
18And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, n“My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ”
19So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
20oWhen evening had come, He sat down with the twelve.
21Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will pbetray Me.”
22And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?”
23He answered and said, q“He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me.
24“The Son of Man indeed goes just ras it is written of Him, but swoe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! tIt would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
25Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?” He said to him, “You have said it.”
Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper
(Mark 14:22–26; Luke 22:14–23; 1 Cor. 11:23–26)
26uAnd as they were eating, vJesus took bread, 3blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; wthis is My body.”
27Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, x“Drink from it, all of you.
28“For ythis is My blood zof the 4new covenant, which is shed afor many for the 5remission of sins.
29“But bI say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on cuntil that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
30dAnd when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
(Mark 14:27–31; Luke 22:31–34; John 13:36–38)
31Then Jesus said to them, e“All of you will fbe 6made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written:
g‘I will strike the Shepherd,
And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
32“But after I have been raised, hI will go before you to Galilee.”
33Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are 7made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.”
34Jesus said to him, i“Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
35Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples.
The Prayer in the Garden
(Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:39–46)
36jThen Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” Image
37And He took with Him Peter and kthe two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
38Then He said to them, l“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.”
39He went a little farther and fell on His face, and mprayed, saying, n“O My Father, if it is possible, olet this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, pnot as I will, but as You will.”
40Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What? Could you not watch with Me one hour?
41q“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. rThe spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, 8if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
43And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
44So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
45Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour 9is at hand, and the Son of Man is being sbetrayed into the hands of sinners.
46“Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.”
Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane
(Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53; John 18:1–11)
47And twhile He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people.
48Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.”
49Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” uand kissed Him.
50But Jesus said to him, v“Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.
51And suddenly, wone of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
52But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, xfor all who take the sword will 10perish by the sword.
53“Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with ymore than twelve legions of angels?
54“How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, zthat it must happen thus?”
55In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me.
56“But all this was done that the aScriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then ball the disciples forsook Him and fled.
Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin
(Mark 14:53–65; Luke 22:66–71; John 18:12–14, 19–24)
57cAnd those who had laid hold of Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58But dPeter followed Him at a distance to the high priest’s courtyard. And he went in and sat with the servants to see the end.
59Now the chief priests, 11the elders, and all the council sought efalse testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, Jesus’ Trial
6012but found none. Even though fmany false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last gtwo 13false witnesses came forward
61and said, “This fellow said, h‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”
62iAnd the high priest arose and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?”
63But jJesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, k“I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!”
64Jesus said to him, “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, lhereafter you will see the Son of Man msitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
65nThen the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His oblasphemy!
66“What do you think?” They answered and said, p“He is deserving of death.”
67qThen they spat in His face and beat Him; and rothers struck Him with 14the palms of their hands,
68saying, s“Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?”
Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly
(Mark 14:66–72; Luke 22:54–62; John 18:15–18, 25–27)
69tNow Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.”
70But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.”
71And when he had gone out to the gateway, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
72But again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man!”
73And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your uspeech betrays you.”
74Then vhe began to 15curse and 16swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.
75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, w“Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.
Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate
(Mark 15:1; Luke 23:1; John 18:28)
1When morning came, aall the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
2And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and bdelivered Him to 1Pontius Pilate the governor.
Judas Hangs Himself
3cThen Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty dpieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
4saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
5Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and edeparted, and went and hanged himself.
6But the chief priests took the silver pieces and said, “It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, because they are the price of blood.”
7And they consulted together and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.
8Therefore that field has been called fthe Field of Blood to this day.
9Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, g“And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of Him who was priced, whom they of the children of Israel priced,
10“and hgave them for the potter’s field, as the LORD directed me.”
Jesus Faces Pilate
(Mark 15:2–5; Luke 23:2–5; John 18:29–38)
11Now Jesus stood before the governor. iAnd the governor asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” Jesus said to him, j“It is as you say.”
12And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, kHe answered nothing.
13Then Pilate said to Him, l“Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?”
14But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.
Taking the Place of Barabbas
(Mark 15:6–15; Luke 23:13–25; John 18:39, 40)
15mNow at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished.
16And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called 2Barabbas.
17Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
18For he knew that they had handed Him over because of nenvy.
19While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him.”
20oBut the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
21The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, p“Barabbas!”
22Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”
23Then the governor said, q“Why, what evil has He done?” But they cried out all the more, saying, “Let Him be crucified!”
24When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a 3tumult was rising, he rtook water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this 4just Person. You see to it.”
25And all the people answered and said, s“His blood be on us and on our children.”
26Then he released Barabbas to them; and when the had 5scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.
The Soldiers Mock Jesus
27uThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the 6Praetorium and gathered the whole 7garrison around Him.
28And they vstripped Him and wput a scarlet robe on Him.
29xWhen they had 8twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
30Then ythey spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.
31And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, zand led Him away to be crucified.
The King on a Cross
(Mark 15:21–32; Luke 23:26–43; John 19:17–27)
32aNow as they came out, bthey found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear His cross.
33cAnd when they had come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, Place of a Skull,
34dthey gave Him 9sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.
35eThen they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, 10that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet:
f“They divided My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.”
36gSitting down, they kept watch over Him there.
37And they hput up over His head the accusation written against Him:
THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
38iThen two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right and another on the left.
39And jthose who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads
40and saying, k“You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! lIf You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”
41Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the 11scribes and elders, said,
42“He msaved others; Himself He cannot save. 12If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe 13Him.
43n“He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”
44oEven the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.
Jesus Dies on the Cross
(Mark 15:33–41; Luke 23:44–49; John 19:28–30)
45pNow from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.
46And about the ninth hour qJesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, r“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
47Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!”
48Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, sfilled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink.
49The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.”
50And Jesus tcried out again with a loud voice, and uyielded up His spirit.
51Then, behold, vthe veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,
52and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
53and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
54wSo when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, x“Truly this was the Son of God!”
55And many women ywho followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,
56zamong whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and 14Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb
(Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)
57Now awhen evening had come, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. The Location of Jesus’ Tomb
58This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.
59When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60and blaid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.
61And Mary Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting 15opposite the tomb.
Pilate Sets a Guard
62On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate,
63saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still alive, how that deceiver said, c‘After three days I will rise.’
64“Therefore command that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest His disciples come 16by night and steal Him away, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ So the last deception will be worse than the first.”
65Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go your way, make it as secure as you know how.”
66So they went and made the tomb secure, dsealing the stone and setting the guard.
He Is Risen
(Mark 16:1–8; Luke 24:1–12; John 20:1–10)
1Now aafter the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene band the other Mary came to see the tomb.
2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for can angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone 1from the door, and sat on it.
3dHis countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
4And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like edead men.
5But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
6“He is not here; for He is risen, fas He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7“And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed gHe is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”
8So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word.
The Women Worship the Risen Lord
9And 2as they went to tell His disciples, behold, hJesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” So they came and held Him by the feet and worshiped Him.
10Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell iMy brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
The Soldiers Are Bribed
11Now while they were going, behold, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the chief priests all the things that had happened.
12When they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
13saying, “Tell them, ‘His disciples came at night and stole Him away while we slept.’
14“And if this comes to the governor’s ears, we will appease him and make you secure.”
15So they took the money and did as they were instructed; and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
The Great Commission
(Mark 16:14–18; Luke 24:36–49; John 20:19–23; Acts 1:6–8)
16Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain jwhich Jesus had appointed for them.
17When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some kdoubted.
18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, l“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19m“Go 3therefore and nmake disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20o“teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am pwith you always, even to the end of the age.” 4Amen.