And He rose up from there and came into the  ¹borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan; and again crowds came together to Him, and as He was accustomed, again He  ²taught them.

 ¹And some  ²Pharisees came and asked Him whether it was lawful for a man to  ³divorce a wife, so as to tempt Him.

And He answered and said to them, What did Moses command you?

And they said, Moses allowed us to write a certificate of divorce and divorce her.

And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you.

But from the beginning of creation, He made them male and female.

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother  ¹and shall be joined to his wife;

And the two shall be one flesh. So then they are no longer two, but one flesh.

Therefore what God has yoked together, let man not separate.

And in the house the disciples questioned Him again concerning this.

And He said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

And if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.

And they brought little children to Him so that He might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.

But Jesus, seeing it, was  ¹indignant and said to them,  ²Allow the little children to come to Me. Do not forbid them, for of  ³such is the kingdom of God.

Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child shall by no means enter into it.

And taking them into His arms, He fervently blessed them, laying His hands on them.

 ¹And as He went out into the road, someone ran to Him and kneeling before Him asked Him, Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

And Jesus said to him, Why do you call Me good? No one is good except One — God.

You know the commandments: “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.”

And he said to Him, Teacher, all these things I have kept from my youth.

And Jesus, looking upon him, was  ¹moved with love for him and said to him, One thing you lack: go; the things you have, sell and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow  ²Me.

And at the word his countenance fell, and he went away sorrowing, for he had many possessions.

And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, How difficult it will be for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus again answered and said to them, Children, how difficult it is  ¹for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

But they were astonished beyond measure and said  ¹among themselves, Then who can be saved?

Looking upon them, Jesus said, With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.

Peter began to say to Him, Behold, we have left all and followed You.

Jesus said, Truly I say to you, There is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel's sake,

But that he shall receive a hundred times as much now at this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, with persecutions, and in the coming age, eternal  ¹life.

But many first will be last, and the last first.

Now they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus led the way before them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them the things that were about to happen to Him:

Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be  ¹delivered to the chief priests and to the  ²scribes. And they will condemn Him to  ³death and deliver Him to the Gentiles,

And they will mock Him and spit at Him and scourge Him, and they will kill Him. And after three days He will rise.

 ¹And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying to Him, Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask You.

And He said to them, What do you want Me to do for you?

And they said to Him, Grant to us to sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory.

But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the  ¹cup which I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?

And they said to Him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, The cup which I drink you shall drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you shall be baptized.

But to sit on My right or on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.

And when the ten heard this, they began to be indignant concerning James and John.

And Jesus called them to Him and said to them, You know that those who are esteemed as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

But it is not so among you; but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant,

And whoever wants to be first among you shall be the slave of all.

For even the  ¹Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His  ²life as a  ³ransom for many.

And they came to Jericho. And as He was going out from Jericho, as well as His disciples and a large crowd, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a  ¹blind beggar, sat by the road.

And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, Jesus,  ¹Son of David, have mercy on me!

And many rebuked him so that he would be silent, but he cried out much more, Son of David, have mercy on me!

And Jesus, standing still, said,  ¹Call him here. And they called the blind man, saying to him, Take courage. Rise. He is calling you.

And throwing his garment aside, he leaped up and came to Jesus.

And Jesus answered him and said,  ¹What do you want Me to do for you? And the blind man said to Him, Rabboni, that I may receive my sight!

And Jesus said to him, Go; your faith has  ¹healed you. And immediately he received his sight and followed Him on the road.

 ¹And when they drew near to Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,

And said to them, Go into the village opposite you, and immediately upon entering into it, you will  ¹find a colt tied, on which no man has yet sat; untie it and bring it.

And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of it and will immediately send it here again.

And they went away and found a colt tied by a door, outside on the street, and they untied it.

And some of the ones standing there said to them, What are you doing untying the colt?

And they spoke to them even as Jesus had said. And they let them do it.

And they brought the  ¹colt to Jesus and threw their  ²garments on it, and He sat on it.

And many spread their garments in the road, and others spread  ¹layers of  ²branches full of  ³tender leaves, having cut them out of the fields.

And those who went before and those who followed cried out, Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!

And He entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and when He had looked around at all things, since the hour was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve.

 ¹And on the next day, when they had gone out from Bethany, He became hungry.

And seeing at a distance a fig tree having leaves, He came to see if perhaps He would find anything on it. And when He came to it, He found nothing except leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

And He answered and said to it, May  ¹no one eat fruit from you  ²forever! And His disciples heard it.

And they came to Jerusalem. And He entered into the temple and began to  ¹cast out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling the doves;

And He would not let anyone carry a vessel through the temple.

And He  ¹taught and said to them, Is it not written, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations”? But you have made it a den of robbers.

And the chief priests and the  ¹scribes heard this, and they sought how they might destroy Him, for they feared Him, for all the crowd was astounded at His teaching.

And every day when evening fell, they went outside the city.

And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

And Peter remembered and said to Him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.

And Jesus answered and said to them, Have faith in God.

Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says happens, he will have it.

For this reason I say to you, All things that you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and you will have them.

And when you stand praying,  ¹forgive, if you have  ²anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in the heavens may also forgive you your offenses.

 ¹But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in the heavens forgive your offenses.

And they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him,

And said to Him, By what authority do You do these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?

And Jesus said to them, I will question you about one thing; answer Me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me.

And they reasoned with one another saying, If we say, From heaven, He will say, Why then did you not believe him?

But should we say, From men? — they feared the crowd, for all held that John was really a prophet.

And they answered Jesus and said, We do  ¹not know. And Jesus said to them,  ²Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

 ¹And He began to speak to them in parables: A man planted a vineyard and put a hedge around it and dug a vat for a winepress and built a tower; and he leased it out to vinedressers and went abroad.

And he sent a slave to the vinedressers at the proper time so that from the vinedressers he might take of the fruit of the vineyard.

And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

And again he sent to them another slave; and that one they struck on the head and dishonored.

And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others.

He had yet one, a beloved son; he sent him to them last, saying, They will respect my son.

But those vinedressers said to one another, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!

And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

What then will the master of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers and will give the vineyard to  ¹others.

Have you not even read this Scripture, "The stone which the builders rejected, this has become the head of the  ¹corner.

This was from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes”?

And they sought to seize Him, yet they feared the crowd, for they perceived that it was with them in view that He spoke the parable. And leaving Him, they went away.

 ¹And they sent to Him some of the  ²Pharisees and Herodians that they might catch Him in His speech.

And they came and said to Him, Teacher, we know that You are true and  ¹do not fear anyone, for You do not regard the  ²person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Should we give, or should we not give?

But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why do you tempt Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may look at it.

And they brought one. And He said to them, Whose is this image and inscription? And they said to Him, Caesar's.

And Jesus said to them, The things that are Caesar's render to Caesar, and the things that are God's to God. And they marveled greatly at Him.

 ¹And some Sadducees came to Him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they questioned Him, saying,

Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if anyone's brother dies and leaves a wife behind and leaves no child, his brother should take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.

There were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and when he died, he left no seed;

And the second took her and died, leaving behind no seed; and the third similarly;

And the seven left no seed. Last of all the woman also died.

In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.

Jesus said to them, Is it not because of this that you err, that you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God?

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in the heavens.

But concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the section concerning the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, “I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob”?

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You err greatly.

And  ¹one of the  ²scribes approached and heard them  ³disputing; and perceiving that He answered them well, he questioned Him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Jesus answered, The first is: "Hear, Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord;

And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and from your whole soul and from your whole mind and from your whole  ¹strength.”

The second is this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” There is no other commandment greater than  ¹these.

And the scribe said to Him, Well said, Teacher; in truth You have said that He is one and there is not another besides Him;

And to love Him from the whole heart and from the whole understanding and from the whole strength and to love one's neighbor as himself is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.

And Jesus, seeing that he answered intelligently, said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared to question Him anymore.

 ¹And Jesus, while He was  ²teaching in the temple, answered and said, How is it that the  ³scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

David himself said in the Holy Spirit, “The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies underneath Your feet.”

David himself calls Him Lord, and how is He his  ¹son? And the great crowd heard Him gladly.

And in His teaching He said, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and like greetings in the marketplaces

And chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at the dinners,

Who devour the widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater  ¹judgment.

And He sat down opposite the treasury and  ¹watched how the crowd cast  ²money into the treasury. And many rich people cast in much.

And one poor widow came and cast in two lepta, which is a  ¹quadrans.

And He called His disciples to Him and said to them, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has cast in more than all those who were casting into the treasury,

For they all cast in out of their surplus, but she, out of her lack, has cast in all that she had, her whole living.