All Red-Letter Words of Jesus

Scene 011 — Preface

Luke 1:1-4

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 012 — The Word of God

John 1:1-5, 9-10, 14

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 021 — The Genealogy of The Messiah

Matthew 1:1-17

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 022 — The Genealogy of The Son of God

Luke 3:~23-38

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 111 — The Birth of John Is Foretold To Zacharias

Mark 1:1 / Luke 1:5-23

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 112 — Elizabeth Becomes Pregnant With John

Luke 1:24-25

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 121 — Gabriel Tells Mary That She Will Birth A Son

Luke 1:26-38

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 122 — Mary Visits Elizabeth

Luke 1:39-56

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 131 — The Birth and Naming of John

Luke 1:57-66

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 132 — The Prophecy of Zacharias About John

Luke 1:67-80

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 141 — An Angel Solves Joseph's Dilemma

Matthew 1:18-25~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 142 — Joseph and Mary Journey To Bethlehem

Luke 2:1-5

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 143 — The Birth of Jesus

Luke 2:6-7

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 144 — Angelic Announcement To The Shepherds

Luke 2:8-20

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 145 — The Naming of Jesus

Matthew 1:~25 / Luke 2:21

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 151 — Righteous Simeon Prophesies About Jesus

Luke 2:22-35

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 152 — Anna The Prophetess

Luke 2:36-38

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 153 — Return To Nazareth

Luke 2:39-40

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 161 — King Herod and The Magi From The East

Matthew 2:1-12

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 162 — Joseph Is Warned To Flee To Egypt

Matthew 2:13-15~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 163 — Herod Orders The Death of The Male Babies

Matthew 2:16-18

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 164 — Joseph, Mary and Jesus Return From Egypt

Matthew 2:~15, 19-23

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 171 — I Had To Be In My Father’s House

Luke 2:41-52

"Why were you looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?"

Scene 211 — John Begins His Ministry of Baptism

Matthew 3:1-6 / Mark 1:2-6 / Luke 3:1-6 / John 1:6-8

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 212 — John Warns The Pharisees

Matthew 3:7-10 / Luke 3:7-9

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 213 — The Teachings of John The Baptist

Luke 3:10-14

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 214 — John Preaches About The Coming Messiah

Matthew 3:11-12 / Mark 1:7-8 / Luke 3:15-18

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 215 — John Denies That He Is The Christ or Elijah

John 1:19-28

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 221 — John Hesitates To Baptize Jesus

Matthew 3:13-15 / Mark 1:9~ / John 1:29-31

"Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness."

Scene 222 — Jesus Is Baptized By John In The Jordan River

Matthew 3:16-17 / Mark 1:~9-11 / Luke 3:21-22

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 223 — John Testifies That Jesus Is The Son of God

John 1:15, 32-34

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 231 — Jesus Fasts In The Wilderness For Forty Days

Matthew 4:1-2 / Mark 1:12-13~ / Luke 4:1-2

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 232 — Satan Tries To Tempt Jesus

Matthew 4:3-11 / Mark 1:~13 / Luke 4:3-13

"It is written;'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every Word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'"

"On the other hand, it is also written,'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

"Go, Satan! For it is written;'You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.'"

Scene 311 — Jesus Meets Andrew and Simon

Luke 3:23~ / John 1:35-42

"What do you seek?"

"Come, and you will see."

"You are Simon, the son of John. You shall be called Cephas"

"Peter").

Scene 312 — Jesus Meets Philip and Nathanael

John 1:43-51

"Follow Me."

"Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit."

"Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

"You believe because I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree; you will see greater things than these. Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man."

Scene 313 — Turning Water Into Wine At A Wedding

John 2:1-12

"Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come."

"Fill the pots with water."

"Now draw some out, and take it to the headwaiter."

Scene 321 — Jesus Expels The Merchants From The Temple

John 2:13-25

"Take these things away! Stop making My Father's house a place of business!"

"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

Scene 322 — A Pharisee Named Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is Spirit.

"Do not be amazed that I said to you,'You must be born again.'The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from, or where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

"Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony. If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you Heavenly things?

"No one has ascended into Heaven but He who descended from Heaven: the Son of Man. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that everyone who believes in Him will have eternal life.

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

"He who believes in Him is not judged; but he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.

"This is the judgment: that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

"But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested, as having been wrought in God."

Scene 323 — The Disciples of Jesus Begin Baptizing

John 3:22-30; 4:1-2

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 324 — Believe in The Son and Have Eternal Life

John 3:31-36

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 331 — King Herod Imprisons John The Baptist

Matthew 4:12; 14:3-5 / Mark 1:14~, 6:17-20 / Luke 3:19-20 / John 4:3-4

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 332 — The Woman At Jacob’s Well

John 4:5-12

Jesus said to her,"Give Me a drink,"

"If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you,'Give Me a drink,'you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."

Scene 333 — I Am The Living Water

John 4:13-30

"Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst, because the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water, springing up to eternal life."

"Go, and call your husband to come here."

"You have correctly said,'I have no husband'; for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you are with now is not your husband; this you have said truly."

"Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, will you worship The Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.

"But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship The Father in Spirit and in truth; for such people The Father seeks to be His worshipers. God is Spirit; and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit, and truth."

"I who speak to you am He."

Scene 334 — Many Samaritans Believe In Jesus

John 4:31-44

"I have food to eat that you do not know about."

"My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His work.

"Do you not say,'There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest'? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest! Already he who reaps is receiving wages, and is gathering fruit for life eternal, so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. For in this case the saying is true,'One sows, and another reaps.'

"I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."

Scene 341 — Through Nazareth and Cana

Matthew 4:13~ / Luke 4:14 / John 4:45-46~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 342 — Healing The Son of A Royal Official

John 4:~46-54

"Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe."

"Go; your son lives."

"Your son lives"

Scene 343 — Jesus Resides In Capernaum

Matthew 4:~13-17 / Mark 1:~14-15 / Luke 4:15

"The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel!"

Scene 344 — Jesus Calls Peter and Andrew

Matthew 4:18-20 / Mark 1:16-18 / Luke 5:1-9, ~10

"Put out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a catch."

"Follow Me, and do not fear; from now on I will make you become fishers of men!"

Scene 345 — Jesus Calls James and John

Matthew 4:21-22 / Mark 1:19-20 / Luke 5:10~, 11

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 351 — Healing A Demoniac On The Sabbath

Mark 1:21-28 / Luke 4:31-38~

"Be quiet, and come out of him."

Scene 352 — Jesus Heals Simon Peter’s Mother-in-Law

Matthew 8:14-15 / Mark 1:29-31 / Luke 4:~38-39

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 353 — Many Come To Be Healed

Matthew 8:16-17 / Mark 1:32-34 / Luke 4:40-41

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 354 — Preaching and Healing Throughout Galilee

Matthew 4:23-25 / Mark 1:35-39 / Luke 4:42-44

"I must go to the other cities and towns nearby, so that I may preach the Kingdom of God there also; for I was sent for this purpose."

Scene 355 — Cleansing A Leper

Matthew 8:2-4 / Mark 1:40-45 / Luke 5:12-16

"I am willing; be cleansed."

"See that you tell no one; but go, and show yourself to the priest, and present the offering for your cleansing that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

Scene 356 — Resurrecting The Son of A Widow

Luke 7:2-11-18

"Do not weep."

"Young man, I say to you, arise!"

Scene 361 — John Asks Jesus, "Are You The Expected One?"

Matthew 11:7-15 / Luke 7:24-30

"Go and report to John what you see and hear: the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

"And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me."

Scene 362 — John Is Elijah Who Was To Come

Matthew 11:7-15 / Luke 7:24-30

"What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

"But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly dressed in soft clothing, and live in luxury, are found in royal palaces.

"But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a Prophet. This is the One about whom it is written,'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'

"Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

"From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force; for all the prophets, and the Law, prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Scene 363 — To What Shall I Compare This Generation?

Matthew 11:16-19 / Luke 7:31-35

"To what shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like?

"They are like children sitting in the market place, who call out to one another, and say,'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and they say,'He has a demon!'The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say,'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.'

"Yet wisdom is vindicated by all of her deeds."

Scene 371 — Jesus Heals A Man At The Bethesda Pool

John 5:1-14

"Do you wish to get well?"

"Get up, pick up your pallet, and walk."

'Pick up your pallet, and walk.'"

'Pick up your pallet and walk'

"Behold, you have become well. Do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you."

Scene 372 — The Father and The Son

John 5:15-23

"My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working."

"Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something that He sees The Father is doing; for whatever The Father does, these things the Son also does, in the same way.

"For The Father loves the Son, and shows Him all of the things that He Himself is doing; and The Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will marvel! For just as The Father raises the dead, and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

"For The Father does not judge anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son, so that all will honor the Son, even as they honor The Father.

"He who does not honor the Son, does not honor The Father who sent Him."

Scene 373 — Those Who Believe My Words Will Live

John 5:24-30

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My words, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death and into life.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as The Father has life in Himself, even so He gave the Son to also have life in Himself; and because He is the Son of Man, He gave Him authority to execute judgment.

"Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did good deeds, to a resurrection of life, and those who committed evil deeds, to a resurrection of judgment.

"I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me."

Scene 374 — My Testimony About Myself

John 5:31-47

"If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not true. There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true. You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

"But the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.

"John was the lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his Light. But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which The Father has given Me to accomplish - the very works that I do - testify about Me, that The Father has sent Me. And The Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me.

"You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. You do not have His Word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He has sent.

"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; and yet you are unwilling to come to Me, so that you may have life.

"I do not receive glory from men; but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.

"I have come in My Father's Name, and you do not receive Me; but if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another, and you do not seek the glory that is from The One and only God?

"Do not think that I will accuse you before The Father; the One who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope. For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.

"But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"

Scene 375 — The Parable of The Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25-37

"What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?"

"You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live."

"A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers; and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.

"By chance a priest was traveling on that road, and when he saw the wounded man, he passed by on the other side.

"Likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, he also passed by on the other side.

"But a Samaritan who was on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he felt compassion; and he came to him, and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own beast, and brought him to the inn, and took care of him.

"On the next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, and said,'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I return.'

"Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers'hands?"

"Go, and do the same."

Scene 376 — Jesus Visits Martha and Mary

Luke 10:38-42

"Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things, but only one thing is necessary; for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her."

Scene 381 — The Man Paralyzed In A Bed

Matthew 9:2 / Mark 2:1-5 / Luke 5:17-20

"Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven."

Scene 382 — Jesus Is Accused of Blasphemy

Matthew 9:3-8 / Mark 2:6-13 / Luke 5:21-26

"Why are you thinking evil about these things in your hearts? Which is easier to say?'Your sins are forgiven', or to say,'Get up, and pick up your pallet, and walk'?

"But, so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"

"I say to you, get up, and pick up your pallet, and go home."

Scene 383 — Jesus Calls Matthew Levi

Matthew 9:9 / Mark 2:14 / Luke 5:27-28

"Follow Me."

Scene 384 — Matthew Gives A Reception For Jesus

Matthew 9:10-13 / Mark 2:15-17 / Luke 5:29-32

"It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what this means:'I desire compassion, and not sacrifice,'for I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."

Scene 385 — Why Do You Not Fast?

Matthew 9:14-15 / Mark 2:18-20 / Luke 5:33-35

"While the bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast; but the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days."

Scene 386 — New Cloth and Wineskins

Matthew 9:16-17 / Mark 2:21-22 / Luke 5:36-39

"No one tears a piece of unshrunk cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old garment, otherwise the new piece will not match the old; and when the new patch pulls away from the old garment a worse tear results.

"Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins, otherwise the new wine will burst the wineskins, and it will be spilled out and lost; and the skins are ruined as well. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins, and then both are preserved.

"And no one after drinking old wine wishes for new, for he says,'The old is better.'"

Scene 387 — Picking Grain On The Sabbath

Matthew 12:1-8 / Mark 2:23-28 / Luke 6:1-5

"Have you never read what David did when he was in need, and he and his companions who were with him became hungry; how he entered the house of God in the time of Abiathar the High Priest, and took and ate the consecrated bread, and he also gave it to his companions, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, or anyone except for the priests alone?

"Or have you not read in the Law, that on the Sabbath the priests in the Temple break the Sabbath, and are innocent? But I say to you that something greater than the Temple is here.

"And if you had known what this means,'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,'you would not have condemned the innocent."

"The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord, even of the Sabbath."

Scene 388 — Healing A Withered Hand On The Sabbath

Matthew 12:9-15~ / Mark 3:1-7~, 9 / Luke 6:6-11

"Get up, and come forward."

"I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"

"What man is there among you who has a sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it, and lift it out? How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! So then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."

"Stretch out your hand."

Scene 389 — Lord, Teach Us To Pray

Luke 11:1-4

"When you pray, say:'Father, Holy is Your Name. Your Kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins, as we forgive everyone who is indebted to us.

"And lead us not into temptation.'"

Scene 391 — The Demand of Herodias

Matthew 14:6-9 / Mark 6:21-26

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 392 — King Herod Has John Beheaded

Matthew 14:10-13~ / Mark 6:27-29 / John 6:1

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 411 — Miracles of Healing

Matthew 12:~15-21 / Mark 3:~8, 10-12 / Luke 18~, 19

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 412 — Jesus Appoints Twelve Apostles

Matthew 5:1; 10:2-4 / Mark 3:13-19 / Luke 6:12-16 / John 11:~16~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 421 — The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:2-12 / Mark 3:~7-8~ / Luke 6:17, ~18, 20-26

"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

"Blessed are you who hunger and thirst for righteousness now, for you shall be satisfied.

"Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Blessed are you when people insult you, and men hate you, and persecute you, and scorn your name, and falsely say all kinds of evil things against you, because of Me, the Son of Man. Rejoice and be glad in that day, and leap for joy; for behold, your reward in Heaven is great; for in the same way their fathers persecuted the prophets who were before you.

"But woe to you who are rich now, for you are receiving your comfort in full.

"Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry.

"Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

"Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers used to treat the false prophets in the same way."

Scene 422 — You Are The Salt of The Earth

Matthew 5:13 / Mark 4:23; 9:50 / Luke 14:34-35

"You are the salt of the earth, and salt is good; but if the salt has become unsalty and tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? How can it be made salty again? It is useless for either the soil or the manure pile, and is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out, and trampled under foot by men.

"Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

"If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear."

Scene 423 — You Are The Light of The World

Matthew 5:14-16 / Mark 4:21-22 / Luke 8:16-17; 11:33

"You are the light of the world! A city set on a hill cannot be hidden, and no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a basket, or puts it under a bed, or away in a cellar, but it is put on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house, so that those who enter may see the light. Therefore, let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.

"For nothing is hidden except to be revealed and become evident; nor has anything been secret that will not come to light and be known."

Scene 424 — The Eye Is The Lamp of The Body

Matthew 6:22-23 / Luke 11:34-36

"The eye is the lamp of the body, so if your eye is clear then your whole body will also be full of light; but if your eye is bad, then your whole body will also be full of darkness. If the light that is in you is darkness, great is that darkness! Watch out then, that the light in you is not darkness.

"Therefore, if 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."

Scene 425 — I Have Come To Fulfill The Law

Matthew 5:17-20

"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law, or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law, until everything is fulfilled.

"Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever keeps them, and teaches them, they shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

"For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and the Pharisees, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

Scene 426 — Forgive Your Brother

Matthew 5:21-24

"You have heard that the ancients were told,'You shall not commit murder'and'Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.'But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother,'You good-for-nothing,'shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says,'You fool,'shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell!

"Therefore, if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering."

Scene 427 — Settle With Your Opponent

Matthew 5:5:25-26 / Luke 12:57-59

"Why do you not even on your own initiative judge what is right? For while you are going with your opponent at law to appear before the magistrate, make an effort to settle quickly with him on the way there, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

"Truly I say to you, that you will not get out of there until you have paid the very last cent."

Scene 428 — On Adultery and Divorce

Matthew 5:27-32

"You have heard that it was said,'You shall not commit adultery'; but I say to you, that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

"If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you, for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

"If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you, for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.

"It was said,'Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce'; but I say to you, that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

Scene 429 — Make No Oath By Heaven or Earth

Matthew 5:33-37

"Again, you have heard that the ancients were told,'You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.'But I say to you, make no oath at all; either by Heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

"But let your statement be'Yes'or'No', because anything more than these leads to evil."

Scene 431 — Give To Everyone Who Asks of You

Matthew 5:38-42 / Luke 6:29-30, 34, 38

"You have heard that it was said,'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth;'but I say to you, do not resist an evil person; and whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn and offer the other to him also.

"If anyone wants to sue you, and take away your shirt, do not withhold your shirt from him - and let him have your coat also."Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.

"Give to everyone who asks of you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you; and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back. If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.

"Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure - pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you in return."

Scene 432 — Love Your Enemy

Matthew 5:43-48 / Luke 6:27-28, 32-33, 35-36

"You have heard that it was said,'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'But I say to you who hear; love your enemies, and do good to those who hate you; bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

"If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? And if you only do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

"But love your enemies, and do good; and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, for you will be sons of the Most High, your Father who is in Heaven; for He Himself is kind to evil and ungrateful men, and He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain to the righteous and the unrighteous. Therefore, be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

"If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? What reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? For even sinners love those who love them.

"Therefore you are to be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect."

Scene 433 — When You Give To The Poor

Matthew 6:1-4

"Beware of practicing your righteousness to be noticed by men; otherwise you will have no reward from your Father who is in Heaven. So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

"But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

Scene 434 — When You Pray

Matthew 6:5-8

"When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

"But when you pray, go into your room and close the door, and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

"And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words, so do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him."

Scene 435 — The Lord’s Prayer

Matthew 6:9-15 / Mark 11:25-26

"Pray, then, in this way: Our Father who is in Heaven, Holy is Your Name. Your Kingdom come, and Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

"And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

"Whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive others for their transgressions, so that your Father who is in Heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.

"But if you do not forgive others, then neither will your Father who is in Heaven forgive your transgressions."

Scene 436 — When You Fast

Matthew 6:16-18

"Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

"But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that your fasting will not be noticed by men, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

Scene 437 — Life Is Not About Possessions

Luke 12:13-21

"Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?"

"Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions."

"The land of a rich man was very productive, and he began reasoning to himself, saying,'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

"Then he said,'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns, and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul,"Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; eat, drink, and be merry!"'

"But God said to him,'You fool. This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?'

"So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

Scene 438 — Store Up Treasure In Heaven

Matthew 6:19-21 / Luke 12:33-34

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But sell your possessions, and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out.

"Store up for yourselves an unfailing treasure in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Scene 439 — Do Not Worry About Food or Clothing

Matthew 6:25-34 / Luke 12:22-32

"For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat, or what you will drink, nor for your body, as to what you will put on; for life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

"Consider the birds of the air, for they do not sow nor reap; they have no storeroom, and nor do they gather into barns; and yet God, your Heavenly Father, feeds them. You are much more valuable than the birds.

"And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life's span? If then, you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters?

"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field, and consider how they grow; they do not toil, nor do they spin; yet I say to you, that not even Solomon, in all his glory, clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, you men of little faith.

"So then, do not say,'What will we eat?'and'What will we drink?'or'What will we wear for clothing?'and do not be anxious; for the nations of the world eagerly seek all these things, and your Heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first His Kingdom, and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has gladly chosen to give you the Kingdom.

So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will care for itself, because each day has enough trouble of its own."

Scene 441 — On Judging Another Person

Matthew 7:1-5 / Luke 6:37, 39, 41-42

"Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned. For in the way that you judge, you will be judged, and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.

"Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother,'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,'when behold, you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye."

"A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?"

Scene 442 — Ask, and It Will Be Given To You

Matthew 7:7-14 / Luke 6:31; 11:5-13

"Suppose that one of you goes to a friend at midnight, and says to him,'Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to give him'; but from inside he answers, and says,'Do not bother me; the door is shut, and my children and I are in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.'I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

"So I say to you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you! For everyone who asks, receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it will be opened.

"Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? Or what man when asked for a loaf, will give him a stone? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit and what is good, to those who ask Him.

"In everything therefore, treat other people the same way that you want them to treat you; for this is the Law, and the Prophets.

"Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide, and the way is broad, that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it.

"But the gate is small, and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it."

Scene 443 — The Fruit of False Prophets

Matthew 7:6, 15-20 / Luke 6:43-44

"Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, because they will trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

Beware of the false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves! You will know them by their fruits, for each tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush.

"So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, and nor on the other hand can a bad tree produce good fruit. So then, you will know them by their fruits.

"Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire."

Scene 444 — Build On The Solid Foundation Of The Word

Matthew 7:21-27 / Luke 6:46-49

"Not everyone who says to Me,'Lord, Lord,'will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in Heaven will enter.

"Many will say to Me on that day,'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your Name, and in Your Name cast out demons, and in Your Name perform many miracles?'

"Then I will declare to them,'Why do you call Me,"Lord, Lord,"and do not do what I say? I never knew you. Depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'

"Therefore, everyone who comes to Me, and hears these Words of Mine, and acts on them, I will show you whom he may be compared to: He is like a wise man building a house, who dug deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. And when the rains fell and the floods came, the winds blew, and the torrent burst and slammed against that house; and yet the storm could not shake it, and it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.

"But the one who hears these words of Mine, and does not act on them accordingly, is like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand, without any foundation. The rains fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and the torrent burst and slammed against that house, and immediately it collapsed - and great was the ruin of that house."

Scene 445 — Jesus Finishes His Sermon

Matthew 7:28 - 8:1 / Luke 7:1

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 451 — Healing A Centurion’s Servant

Matthew 8:5-13 / Luke 7:2-10

"I will come and heal him,"

"Truly I say to you, I have not found even in Israel, anyone with such great faith!

"I say to you, that many will come from the east and the west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven; but the sons of the Kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping, and gnashing of teeth."

"Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed!"

Scene 452 — Perfumed Feet In The Home of A Pharisee

Luke 7:36-50

"Simon, I have something to say to you."

"A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?"

"You have judged correctly!"

"Do see this woman? When I entered your house, you gave Me no water for My feet; but she has wet My feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time that I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet. You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

"For this reason, I say to you, that her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."

"Your sins have been forgiven."

"Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."

Scene 453 — Preaching The Kingdom of God

Luke 8:1-3

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 454 — Jesus Denounces The Unrepentant Cities

Matthew 11:20-24 / Luke 10:12-15

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes! Nevertheless, I say to you, that it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you!

"And you, Capernaum, you will not be exalted to Heaven - you will be brought down to Hades; for if the miracles had occurred in Sodom which oc­curred in you, it would have remained to this day. Nevertheless, I say to you, that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for you."

Scene 455 — Come to Me - My Burden Is Light

Matthew 11:25-30 / Luke 10:21-22

"I praise You, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

"All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows who the Son is except The Father, and nor does anyone know who The Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.

"Come to Me, all who are heavy-laden and weary, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls;2. for My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."

Scene 461 — You Heal By Beelzebul

Matthew 12:22-24 / Mark 3:20-22 / Luke 11:14-16

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 462 — How Can Satan Cast Out Satan?

Matthew 12:25-29 / Mark 3:23-27 / Luke 11:17-22

"How can Satan cast out Satan? If any kingdom is divided against itself that kingdom cannot stand, and is laid waste. And if any house or city is divided against itself, it will not be able to stand, and falls.

"So, if Satan has risen up against himself, and casts out Satan, he also is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand? He cannot stand, but is finished.

"You say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul; and if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? So for this reason, they will be your judges.

"But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.

"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are undisturbed. But when someone stronger than he attacks him, and overpowers him, he takes away from him all his armor on which he had relied, and distributes his plunder.

"But no one can enter the strong man's house to plunder and carry off his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house."

Scene 463 — The Unforgivable Sin

Matthew 12:30-32 / Mark 3:28-30 / Luke 11:23; 12:10

"He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters. Therefore, truly I say to you, all sins, and whatever blasphemies people utter, shall be forgiven the sons of men; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit is guilty of an eternal sin, and shall never be forgiven.

"Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age, or in the age to come."

Scene 464 — On Good and Evil

Matthew 12:33-37 / Luke 6:45

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good?

"The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth what is good; and the evil man, out of his evil treasure, brings forth what is evil; for the mouth speaks of that which fills the heart.

"I tell you that in the day of judgment, people shall give an accounting for every careless word that they speak; for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

Scene 465 — A Wicked Generation Seeks A Sign

Matthew 12:38-42 / Luke 11:29-32

"This generation is an evil and adulterous generation because it seeks for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet. For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, and became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation - three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

"The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and they will condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here!

"The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment, and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here."

Scene 466 — On Unclean Spirits

Matthew 12:43-45 / Luke 11:24-28

"Now when the unclean spirit goes out of a man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find any. Then it says,'I will return to my house from which I came', and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.

"Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in, and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation."

"On the contrary; Blessed are those who hear the Word of God, and observe it."

Scene 467 — Woe To You Pharisees!

Luke 11:37-44

"Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness. You foolish ones! Did He who made the outside not also make the inside? Give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you.

"But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue, and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice, and the love of God; these are the things that you should have done, without neglecting the others.

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

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

Scene 468 — Woe To You Lawyers As Well!

Luke 11:45-46, 52 - 12:1

"Woe to you lawyers as well! For you weigh men down with burdens that are hard to bear, while you yourselves will not touch the burdens with even one of your fingers.

"Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you yourselves did not enter, and you hindered those who were entering."

"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."

Scene 469 — Who Are My Mother and My Brothers?

Matthew 12:46-50 / Mark 3:31-35 / Luke 8:19-21

"Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?"

"Behold My mother, and My brothers. My mother and My brothers are these who hear the Word of God, and do it. For whoever does the will of God, My Father who is in Heaven, he is My brother, and sister, and mother."

Scene 471 — The Parable of The Sower a)

Matthew 13:1-9 / Mark 4:1-9 / Luke 8:4-8

"Listen to this. Behold, the sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and they were trampled under foot, and the birds of the air came and ate them up.

"Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up because they had no depth of soil. But as soon as theyt grew up, after the sun had risen, they were scorched, and because they had no root, they withered away.

"Other seed fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up with them, and choked them out, and they yielded no crop.

"Other seeds fell on the good soil, and as they grew up and increased they yielded a crop; and some produced thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times as much."

"He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

Scene 472 — Why Do You Speak To Them In Parables?

Matthew 13:10-11, 13-17 / Mark 4:10-13 / Luke 8:9-10; 10:23-24

"To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but to the rest who are outside, it has not been granted. Therefore, I speak everything to them in parables, so that while seeing they may see and not perceive, and while hearing they may hear, and not understand.

"In their case, the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,'You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive; for the heart of this people has become dull; with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they would see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and return, and be forgiven, and I would heal them.'

"But blessed are your eyes, because they see the things you see; and your ears, because they hear. For truly I say to you, that many prophets, kings, and righteous men, desired to see the things which you see, and they did not see them; and to hear the things which you hear, and they did not hear them."

"Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?"

Scene 473 — The Parable of The Sower b) Explained

Matthew 13:12, 18-23 / Mark 4:14-20, 24-25 / Luke 8:11-15, 18

."Hear then the parable of the sower: The sower sows the seed, and the seed is the Word of God.

"Those who are beside the road where the seed is sown are the ones who have heard; and when they hear the Word of the Kingdom, and do not understand it, then immediately the evil one - Satan, the Devil - comes, and takes away the Word which has been sown in their heart, so that they will not believe, and be saved.

"In a similar way are the ones on whom seed was sown on the rocky soil; these are the ones who, when they hear the Word, they immediately receive it with joy; and yet, they have no firm root in themselves, and are only temporary; they believe for a while, and then in time of temptation, or when affliction or persecution arises because of the Word, they immediately fall away.

"Others are the ones on whom the seed was sown which fell among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the Word, but as they go on their way, the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of wealth and riches, and the desire for the pleasures of this life and other things, enter in and choke the Word, and it becomes unfruitful, and they bring no fruit to maturity.

"And the ones on whom the seed was sown in the good soil are the ones who hear the Word in a good and honest heart; and they understand it, and accept it, and hold it fast, and indeed bear fruit with perseverance; and they bring forth, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times as much."

"So take care what you listen to, and how you listen. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you, and even more will be given you.

"For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."

Scene 474 — The Parable of The Tares a)

Matthew 13:24-30 / Mark 4:26-29

"The Kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil, and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day; and the seed sprouts and grows - how, he himself does not know. The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. And when the crop permits, he immediately uses the sickle, because the harvest has come."

"The Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away. Later, when the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the tares also became evident.

"The slaves of the landowner came to him, and said,'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?'

"He said to them,'An enemy has done this.'

"His slaves said,'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'

"But he said,'No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may also uproot the wheat with them. Allow both to grow together until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers,"First gather up the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.""'

Scene 475 — The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like A Mustard Seed

Matthew 13:31-32 / Mark 4:30-32 / Luke 13:18-19

"What is the Kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his garden. When sown upon the soil, it is smaller than all the other seeds, but when it is full grown it is larger than all the garden plants, and forms large branches, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air can come and nest in its branches."

Scene 476 — More Parables About The Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 13:33-36~, 44-52 / Mark 4:33-34 / Luke 13:20-21

"To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?"

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and then hid again; and for the joy of it, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that is cast into the sea, and gathered every kind of fish; and when the net was filled, they drew it up on to the beach. Then they sat down, and they gathered the good fish into containers, but the bad ones they threw away. So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping, and gnashing of teeth."

"Have you understood all these things?"

"Therefore, every scribe who has become a disciple of the Kingdom of Heaven is like the head of a household, who brings out his treasure of both old things and new."

Scene 477 — The Parable of The Tares b) Explained

Matthew 13:~36-43, 53

"The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, and the field is the world. As for the good seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

"So just as the tares are gathered up, and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age: The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His Kingdom all of the stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping, and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear."

Scene 481 — Jesus Calms The Stormy Sea

Matthew 8:18, 23-27 / Mark 4:35-41 / Luke 8:22-25

"Let us go over to the other side of the sea."

"Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?"

"Hush, be still."

"Do you still not have faith?"

Scene 482 — A Demon-Possessed Man Named Legion

Matthew 8:28-29 / Mark 5:1-10 / Luke 8:26-31

"Come out of the man."

"What is your name?"

Scene 483 — Jesus Sends The Demons Into The Swine

Matthew 8:30-34 / Mark 5:11-20 / Luke 8:32-39

"Go."

"Go, and return to your home, and report to your people what great things God has done for you, and how He had mercy on you."

Scene 484 — Jairus Implores Jesus To Heal His Daughter a)

Matthew 9:1, 18-19 / Mark 5:21-23, ~42~ / Luke 8:40, ~42~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 485 — A Woman Is Healed of Her Hemorrhage

Matthew 9:20-22 / Mark 5:24-34 / Luke 8:~42-48

"Who is the one who touched My garments?"

'Who touched Me?'"

"Someone did touch Me, for I am aware that power has gone out of Me."

"Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."

Scene 486 — Jesus Heals The Daughter of Jairus b)

Matthew 9:23-26 / Mark 5:35-42~, ~42-43 / Luke 8:49-56

"Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well."

"Why make a commotion and weep? Stop weeping and leave - for the girl has not died, but is asleep."

"Talitha kum."

"Little girl, arise."

Scene 487 — Two Blind Men and A Mute Demon

Matthew 9:27-34

"Do you believe that I am able to do this?"

"It shall be done to you according to your faith."

"See that no one knows about this."

Scene 488 — Reading In His Hometown On The Sabbath

Matthew 13:54~ / Mark 6:1-2~ / Luke 4:16-21

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, and to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord."

"Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled, in your hearing."

Scene 489 — The Nazarenes Take Offense At Jesus

Matthew 13:~54-58 / Mark 6:~2-6~ / Luke 4:22-30

"A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown, and among his own relatives, and in his own household. Truly I say to you, that no prophet is welcome in his hometown."

"No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me,'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard that was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.'

"But I say to you in truth, that there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land; and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon; a woman who was a widow.

"And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman, the Syrian."

Scene 491 — Jesus Sends His Twelve Apostles To Preach

Matthew 9:35 - 10:1 / Mark 6:~6-7 / Luke 9:1-2

"The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few; therefore beseech the lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest."

Scene 492 — Jesus Instructs The Apostles

Matthew 10:5-10 / Mark 6:8-9 / Luke 9:3

"Do not go to the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans, but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying,'The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!'

"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out the demons. Freely you received, freely give.

"Take nothing for your journey - neither a staff or a bag, nor bread or money. Do not acquire gold or silver, or copper, for your belt, but wear sandals, and do not even have two tunics, for the worker is worthy of his support."

Scene 493 — Peace To Those Who Receive You

Matthew 10:11-15 / Mark 6:10-11 / Luke 9:4-5

"Whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at their house until you leave that city.

"As you enter the house, give it your greeting. If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

"As for those who do not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out from that house or city shake the dust off the soles of your feet, as a testimony against them.

"Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city."

Scene 494 — I Send You Out As Sheep Among Wolves

Matthew 10:16-20 / Luke 12:11-12

"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be as shrewd as serpents, and as innocent as doves. But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts, and scourge you in their synagogues.

"You will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them, and to the Gentiles.

"So when they bring you before the synagogues, and hand you over to the authorities and rulers, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you are to say, for it is not you who speak, but it is the Spirit of your Father who speaks through you."

Scene 495 — You Will Be Persecuted, But Do Not Fear

Matthew 10:21-31 / Luke 6:40; 12:2-7

Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

"You will be hated by all because of My Name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved.

"Whenever they persecute you in one city, flee to the next, for truly I say to you, that you will not finish going through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man comes.

"A disciple is not above his teacher, and nor is a slave above his master; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher. It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master.

"If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household. Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

"Accordingly, whatever I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops!

"I say to you, My friends; do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do, because they are unable to kill the soul. But rather I will warn you whom to fear: Fear the One who, after He has killed has authority to cast into hell, and is able to destroy both body and soul. Yes, I tell you, fear Him.

"Are not five sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them is forgotten by God, or falls to the ground apart from your Father. But indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered, so do not fear, you are more valuable than many sparrows."

Scene 496 — Whoever Confesses The Son of Man

Matthew 10:32-33 / Luke 12:8-9

"Therefore I say to you: Everyone who confesses Me before men, I, the Son of Man, will also confess him before the angels of God, and My Father who is in Heaven.

"But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before the angels of God, and My Father who is in Heaven."

Scene 497 — I Have Not Come To Bring Peace

Matthew 10:34-36 / Luke 12:49-53

"I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish that it were already kindled. But I have a baptism to undergo, and I am distressed until it is accomplished.

"Do you think that I came to bring peace on the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division, for I did not come to bring peace, but a sword! I have come to set a son against his father, and a father against his son.

"From now on, five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. They will be divided mother against daughter, and a daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be the members of his own household."

Scene 498 — He Who Is Worthy of Me

Matthew 10:37 - 11:1

"He who loves his father or his mother more than Me, is not worthy of Me; and he who loves his son or daughter more than Me, is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross, and follow after Me, is not worthy of Me.

"He who has found his life will lose it; and he who has lost his life for My sake, will find it.

"He who receives you receives Me; and he who receives Me, receives Him who sent Me.

"He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. And whoever in the name of a disciple, gives the least of My disciples even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward."

Scene 499 — The Apostles Go Out and Preach The Gospel

Mark 6:12-13 / Luke 9:6

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 511 — The Apostles Return

Matthew 14:~13-14 / Mark 6:30-34 / Luke 9:10-11 / John 6:2-3

"Come away by yourselves to a secluded place, and rest for a while."For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

Scene 512 — Jesus Feeds A Crowd of Five Thousand

Matthew 14:15-21 / Mark 6:35-44 / Luke 9:12-17 / John 6:4-14

"They do not need to go away - you give them something to eat."

"Where are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?"

"How many loaves do you have? Go and look."

"Bring them here to Me."

"Have the people sit down to eat, in groups of about fifty each."

"Gather up the leftover fragments, so that nothing will be lost,"

Scene 513 — Jesus Walks On The Sea of Galilee

Matthew 14:22-27 / Mark 6:45-50 / John 6:15-20

"Take courage, it is I! Do not be afraid."

Scene 514 — Peter Joins Jesus On The Sea

Matthew 14:28-33 / Mark 6:51-52 / John 6:21

"Come."

"You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Scene 515 — Healing In Gennesaret

Matthew 14:34-36 / Mark 6:53-56

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 516 — I Am The Bread of Life

John 6:22-36

"Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled. Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you; for on Him The Father, God, has set His seal."

"This is the work of God; that you believe in Him whom He has sent."

,"Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of Heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down out of Heaven, and gives life to the world."

"I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst.

"But I say to you, that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe."

Scene 517 — The Will of The Father

John 6:37-50

"All that The Father gives to Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out; for I have not come down from Heaven to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

"This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son, and believes in Him, will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day."

'I have come down out of Heaven'?"

"Do not grumble among yourselves. No one can come to Me unless The Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.

"It is written in the prophets,'And they shall all be taught of God.'Everyone who has heard, and learned fromTthe Father, comes to Me. Not that anyone has seen The Father, except the One who is from God, He has seen The Father. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life.

"I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down out of Heaven, so that one may eat of it, and not die."

Scene 518 — Eat My Flesh, and Drink My Blood

John 6:51-59

"I am the living bread that came down out of Heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh."

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. He who eats My flesh, and drinks My blood, has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink.

"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of The Father, so he who eats Me will also live because of Me.

"This is the bread which came down out of Heaven, not as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live forever."

Scene 519 — Some Disciples Stumble At This

John 6:60-71

"Does this cause you to stumble? What then, if you see the Son of Man ascending to where He was before? It is the Spirit who gives life, the flesh does not benefit.

"The words that I have spoken to you are Spirit, and they are life, But there are some of you who do not believe."

"For this reason I said to you that no one can come to Me, unless it has been granted to them from The Father."

"You do not also want to go away, do you?"

"Did I Myself not choose the twelve of you, and yet one of you is a devil?"

Scene 521 — Eating With Unwashed Hands

Matthew 15:1-14 / Mark 7:1-16

"Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God, to keep the tradition of men? For You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God, in order to keep your tradition.

"For through Moses God said,'Honor your father and your mother'; and,'He who speaks evil of his father or his mother is to be put to death.'But you say,'Whoever says to his father or his mother,"Whatever I have that would help you is Corban"'(which means it has been given to God) so you no longer permit him to do anything to honor his father, or his mother. And by this you invalidate the Word of God for the sake of your tradition, which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."

"You hypocrites! Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you, as it is written:'This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me. But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'"

"Listen to Me, all of you - hear and understand! There is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him. It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but the things which proceed out of the mouth are what defile the man. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!"

"Every plant which My Heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. Leave them alone, they are the blind guides of the blind; and if a blind man guides a blind man both will fall into a pit."

Scene 522 — The Things From The Heart Defile The Man

Matthew 15:15-20 / Mark 7:17-23

"Are you still so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that anything that goes into the mouth from outside cannot defile a man because it does not go into his heart, but passes into the stomach and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods.

"The things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those are what defile a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts; pride, envy, false witness, slander, foolishness and wickedness; deeds of coveting, as well as deceit, sensuality, fornications, adulteries, thefts and murders. All these are the evil things which proceed from within and defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile him."

Scene 523 — The Wisdom of A Canaanite Woman

Matthew 15:21-28 / Mark 7:24-30

"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

"Let the children be satisfied first; for it is not good to take the children's bread, and throw it to the dogs."

"O woman, your faith is great! Because of this answer it shall be done for you as you wish. Go; the demon has gone out of your daughter."

Scene 524 — Jesus Restores The Hearing of A Deaf Man

Matthew 15:29-31 / Mark 7:31-37

"Ephphatha."that is,"Be opened."

Scene 525 — Jesus Feeds Four Thousand People

Matthew 15:32-38 / Mark 8:1-9

"I feel compassion for the people, because they have now remained with Me for three days, and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry to their homes, for some of them have come from a great distance, and they might faint on the way."

"How many loaves do you have?"

Scene 526 — The Pharisees and Sadducees Seek A Sign

Matthew 15:39 - 16:4~ / Mark 8:10-12 / Luke 12:54-56

"Why does this generation seek for a sign?

"When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say,'A shower is coming,'and so it turns out; and when you see a south wind is blowing, you say,'It will be hot today,'and it turns out that way. You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why can you not discern the signs of this present time?

"Truly I say to you, an evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign will be given to this generation, except the sign of Jonah."

Scene 527 — Beware of The Leaven of The Pharisees

Matthew 16:~4-12 / Mark 8:13-21

"Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees, and the leaven of Herod."

"You men of little faith. Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart? Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?

"Do you not remember when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand? And how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?"

"Or when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many large baskets did you pick up?"

"So how is it that you do not yet understand, that I did not speak to you concerning bread, but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?"

Scene 528 — Healing A Blind Man At Bethsaida

Mark 8:22-26

"Do you see anything?"

"Do not enter the village."

Scene 529 — Healing A Crippled Woman On The Sabbath

Luke 13:10-17

"Woman, you are freed from your sickness."

"You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall, and lead him away to water him? And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?"

Scene 531 — Who Do The People Say That I Am?

Matthew 16:13-20 / Mark 8:27-30 / Luke 9:18-21

"Who do the people say that I am?"

"But who do you say that I am?"

"Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in Heaven.

"I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven."

Scene 532 — Jesus Rebukes Peter

Matthew 16:21-23 / Mark 8:31-33 / Luke 9:22

"The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed; and on the third day be raised up again."

"Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me, for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

Scene 533 — If Anyone Wishes To Follow Me

Matthew 16:24-28 / Mark 8:34 - 9:1 / Luke 9:23-27

"If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross every day, and follow Me.

"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake, and the gospel's, he is the one who will save it.

"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses himself, or forfeits his soul? What will a man give in exchange for his soul?

"For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this sinful and adulterous generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of His Father, with the holy angels.

"For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father, with His angels, and then He will repay every man according to his deeds."

"Truly I say to you, that some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in the Kingdom of God, after it has come with power!"

Scene 534 — Jesus Is Transfigured With Moses and Elijah

Matthew 17:1-9 / Mark 9:2-10 / Luke 9:28-36~

"Get up, and do not be afraid."

"Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead."

"rising from the dead"

Scene 535 — Why Must Elijah Come First?

Matthew 17:10-13 / Mark 9:11-13 / Luke 9:~36

"Elijah does come first, and will restore all things. And yet, how is it written of the Son of Man, that He will suffer many things, and be treated with contempt?

"But I say to you that Elijah has indeed already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him. So also is the Son of Man going to suffer at their hands."

Scene 536 — Jesus Cures A Demon-Possessed Boy

Matthew 17:14-18 / Mark 9:14-27 / Luke 9:37-43~

"What are you discussing with them?"

"O you unbelieving and perverted generation! How long shall I be with you, and how long shall I put up with you? Bring your son here to Me."

"How long has this been happening to him?"

"'If You can?'All things are possible to him who believes."

"You deaf and mute spirit, I command you: Come out of him, and do not enter him again."

Scene 537 — Why Could We Not Drive Out The Demon?

Matthew 17:19-21 / Mark 9:28-29 / Luke 17:5-6

"Because of the littleness of your faith."

"Truly I say to you, if you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mountain,'Be uprooted, and move from here to there'and it would obey you and move; and nothing will be impossible for you."

"But this kind does not go out by anything except prayer and fasting."

Scene 538 — Follow Me

Matthew 8:19-22 / Mark 9:30 / Luke 9:57-62

"The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."

"Follow Me,"

"Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the Kingdom of God."

"No one, after putting his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God."

Scene 541 — Jesus Foreshadows His Death and Resurrection

Matthew 17:22-23 / Mark 9:31-32 / Luke 9:~43-45

"Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will be raised on the third day."

Scene 542 — Paying The Poll-Tax

Matthew 17:24-27 / Mark 9:33~

"What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and poll-tax - from their sons, or from strangers?"

"Then the sons are exempt. However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take that, and give it to them, for you and Me."

Scene 543 — The Greatest In The Kingdom of Heaven

Matthew 18:1-5 / Mark 9:~33-37 / Luke 9:46-48

"What were you discussing on the way?"

"If anyone wants to be first, he shall be the last of all, and the servant of all."

"Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Whoever receives one child like this in My Name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives Him who sent Me."

Scene 544 — Do Not Cause The Children To Stumble

Matthew 18:6, 10, 14 / Mark 9:42 / Luke 17:2

."See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in Heaven continually see the face of My Father who is in Heaven.

"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, and drowned in its depth.

"So it is the will of your Father who is in Heaven that not one of these little ones perish."

Scene 545 — On Stumbling Blocks and Hell Fire

Matthew 18:7-9 / Mark 9:43-49 / Luke 17:1

"Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks, for it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.

"If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to enter life crippled, than having your two hands to go into hell; into the eternal, unquenchable fire; where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

"Or if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life lame, than to have your two feet and be cast into hell.

"If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you! It is better for you to enter life in the Kingdom of God with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into the fiery hell; where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched. For everyone will be salted with fire."

Scene 546 — If Your Brother Sins

Matthew 18:15-20 / Luke 17:3-4

"Be on your guard! If your brother sins, go and show him his fault, and rebuke him, in private. If he listens to you, and repents, forgive him; you have won your brother. And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying,'I repent,'forgive him.

"But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed.

"If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the Church; and if he refuses to listen even to the Church let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. For truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven.

"Again I say to you, that if two of you on earth agree about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in Heaven; for where two or three have gathered together in My Name, I am there in their midst."

Scene 547 — On Forgiveness and The Unforgiving Slave

Matthew 18:21-35

"I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. For this reason the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

"When he began to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children, and all that he had, and repayment to be made.

"So the slave fell to the ground, and prostrated himself before him, saying,'Have patience with me, and I will repay you everything!'And the lord of that slave felt compassion, and he forgave him the debt, and released him.

"But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii,and he seized him, and began to choke him, saying,'Pay back what you owe!'

"So his fellow slave fell to the ground, and began to plead with him, saying,'Have patience with me, and I will repay you.'But he was unwilling, and he went and threw him in prison, until he should pay back what he owed.

"When the other slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved, and they came and reported it to their lord.

"His lord summoned him, and said,'You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?'And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers, until he repaid all that he owed.

"My Heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart."

Scene 548 — He Who Is Not Against Us Is For Us

Mark 9:38-41 / Luke 9:49-50

"Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My Name, and then be able to speak evil of Me. He who is not against us is for us.

"And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink, because of your name as a follower of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward."

Scene 551 — The Trials of Discipleship

Luke 14:25-33

,"If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple.

"For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all who observe it will ridicule him, saying,'This man began to build, and was not able to finish!'

"Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand? Otherwise, while the other is still far away he sends a delegation, and asks for terms of peace.

"So then, none of you can be My disciple, who does not give up all of his own possessions."

Scene 552 — Jesus Sends Seventy Disciples To Preach

Luke 10:1-11, 16

"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send more laborers out into His harvest. Go! Behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves

"Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.

"Whatever house you enter, first say,'Peace be to this house.'If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

"Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house, and whichever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them,'The Kingdom of God has come near to you!'

"But whichever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,'Even the dust of your city, which clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you! And be sure of this, that the Kingdom of God has come near.'

"The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me, rejects the One who sent Me."

Scene 553 — King Herod Is Perplexed About Jesus

Matthew 14:1-2 / Mark 6:14-16 / Luke 9:7-9

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 561 — A Sabbath Meal With Pharisees

Luke 14:1-6

"Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?"

"Which of you will have a son or an ox fall into a well on the Sabbath day, and not immediately pull him out?"

Scene 562 — Do Not Take The Place of Honor

Luke 14:7-11

"When you are invited to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited, and the one who invited you will come and say to you,'Give your place to this man,'and then in disgrace you will proceed to occupy the last place.

"But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, they may say to you,'Friend, move up higher', and then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you.

"For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Scene 563 — Invite The Poor, and Be Blessed

Luke 14:12-15

"When you give a luncheon or a dinner do not invite your friends or your brothers, or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return, and that will be your repayment.

"But when you give a reception invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, and you will be blessed; for since they do not have the means to repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

Scene 564 — The Seventy Disciples Return

Luke 10:17-20

"I saw Satan falling like lightning from Heaven. Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will injure you.

"Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this - that the spirits are subject to you - but rejoice that your names are recorded in Heaven."

Scene 571 — The Joy Over One Sinner Who Repents

Matthew 18:11-13 / Luke 15:1-10

"What do you think? What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture, and go and search for the one which is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, truly I say to you, he lays it on his shoulders, and rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them,'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'

"I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

"Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And 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!'

"I tell you, in the same way there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost."

Scene 572 — The Prodigal Son

Luke 15:11-24

"A man had two sons. The younger of them said to his father,'Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.'So the man divided his wealth between them.

"Not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together, and went on a journey to a distant country; and there he squandered his estate with loose living.

"Now when he had spent everything, a severe famine occurred in that country, and he began to be impoverished. So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. No one was giving anything to him, and he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating.

"When he came to his senses, he said,'How many of my father's hired men have more than enough bread, while I am here dying from hunger? I will get up and go to my father, and I will say to him,"Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men."'So he got up, and went to his father.

"While he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and felt compassion for him; and he ran and embraced him, and kissed him.

"The son said to him,'Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

"But the father said to his slaves,'Quickly! Bring out the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet. And bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate! For this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found!'

"And they began to celebrate."

Scene 573 — Rejoice! Your Lost Brother Has Been Found

Luke 15:25-32

"Now his older son was in the field, and when he approached the house he heard music and dancing; so he summoned one of the servants, and asked them what was happening.

"The servant said to him,'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and sound.'

"Then the son became angry, and he was not willing to go in; so his father came out, and began pleading with him.

"But he answered, and said to his father,'Look! For so many years I have been serving you, and I have never neglected a command of yours, and yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours comes, who has devoured your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!'

"His father said to him,'Son, you have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours. But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead, and has begun to live; he was lost, and has been found.'"

Scene 574 — The Shred Manager

Luke 16:1-9

"There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions. So he called the manager, and said to him,'What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be the manager.'

"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, and I am ashamed to beg. I know what I shall do, so that when I am removed from the management, people will welcome me into their homes.'

"Then He summoned each one of his master's debtors; and he said to the first,'How much do you owe my master?'He said,'A hundred measures of oil.'The manager said to him,'Take your bill, sit down, and quickly write fifty.'

"Then he said to another,'How much do you owe?'He said,'A hundred measures of wheat.'The manager said to him,'Take your bill, and write eighty.'

"And the rich man praised the unrighteous manager, because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to each other, than are the sons of light.

"So I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails they will receive you into the eternal abode."

Scene 575 — He Who Is Faithful With Little Things

Matthew 6:24 / Luke 16:10-17

"He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. Therefore, if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? And if you have not been faithful with that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."

"You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.

"The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John, and since that time the gospel of the Kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it. But it is easier for the heaven and the earth to pass away, than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail."

Scene 576 — Lazarus and The Rich Man

Luke 16:19-31

"There was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; and even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.

"Now the poor man died, and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died, and was buried.

"In Hades, the rich man lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom. Being in torment, he cried out, and said,'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame!'

"But Abraham said,'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. And besides all of this, there is a great chasm between us and you, so that those who wish to go from here to you are not able, and none may cross over from there to us.'

"The rich man said,'Then I beg you, father, that you send Lazarus to my father's house, for I have five brothers, in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'

"But Abraham said,'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.'

"He said,'No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!'

"But Abraham said to him,'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets then they will not be persuaded, even if someone rises from the dead!'"

Scene 577 — Pray, and Don’t Lose Heart

Luke 18:1-8

"In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God, and he did not respect man.

"And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him, and saying,'Give me legal protection from my opponent!'For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself,'Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow bothers me I will give her legal protection, otherwise by continually coming, she will wear me out.'"

"Hear what the unrighteous judge said. Will God not bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, or will He delay helping them? I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly.

"However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?"

Scene 578 — The Pharisee and The Tax Collector

Luke 18:9-14

"Two men went up into the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector.

"The Pharisee stood, and was praying this to himself:'God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes of all that I get.'

"But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was unwilling even to lift up his eyes to Heaven, but he was beating his breast, and saying,'God, be merciful to me, the sinner.'

"I tell you that this man went to his house justified, rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Scene 611 — His Brothers Did Not Believe In Him

John 7:1-9

"My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its deeds are evil. You go to the feast; I do not go up to this feast yet, because My time has not fully come."

Scene 612 — Why Do You Seek To Kill Me?

John 7:10-24

"My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me. If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from Myself.

"He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

"Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet none of you carries out the Law. Why do you seek to kill Me?"

"I did one deed, and you all marvel. For this reason Moses has given you circumcision - not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers - and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath?

"Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment."

Scene 613 — Where I Am Going You Cannot Come

John 7:25-36

"You both know Me, and you know where I am from. And I have not come for Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know. But I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me."

"For a little while longer I am with you, and then I go to Him who sent Me. You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come."

'You will seek Me and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come'?"

Scene 614 — Come To Me, and Drink

John 7:37-44

"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink! He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said,'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'"

Scene 615 — The Pharisees Are Divided

John 7:45 - 8:1

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 621 — Jesus Forgives An Adulteress

John 8:2-11

"He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her."

"Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?"

"I do not condemn you, either. Go, and from now on, sin no more."

Scene 622 — My Testimony and Judgment Is True

John 8:12-20

"I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life."

"Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I have come from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from, or where I am going.

"You judge according to the flesh, but I am not judging anyone. But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, for I am not alone in it, but I and The Father who sent Me.

"In your law, it is written that the testimony of two men is true. I am He who testifies about Myself, and The Father who sent Me testifies about Me."

"You know neither Me, nor My Father. If you knew Me, you would know My Father also."

Scene 623 — You Are From Below, I Am From Above

John 8:21-30

"I go away, and you will seek Me, and you will die in your sins. Where I am going, you cannot come."

'Where I am going, you cannot come'?"

"You are from below, I am from above. You are of this world, I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins, because unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins."

"What have I been saying to you from the beginning? I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true, and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world."

,"When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He; and that I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as The Father has taught Me.

"And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him."

Scene 624 — Abraham Is Our Father

John 8:31-42

"If you abide in My Word, you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free"

'You will become free'?"

"Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever, but the son does remain forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will really be free.

"I know that you are Abraham's descendants, yet you seek to kill Me, because My Word has no place in you. I speak the things which I have seen with My Father, and you do the things which you heard from your father."

"If you are Abraham's children, then do the deeds of Abraham. But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do. You are doing the deeds of your father."

"If God were your Father you would love Me, because I have come forth from God; and I have not come for Myself, but He sent Me."

Scene 625 — Your Father Is The Devil

John 8:43-47

"Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you can not hear My Word.

"You are of your father the Devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and he does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar, and the father of lies. But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.

"Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I am speaking the truth, why do you not believe Me?

"He who is of God hears the Words of God; and for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."

Scene 626 — You Have A Demon!

John 8:48-59

"I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

"I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges. Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My Word, he will not see death in this age."

'If anyone keeps My Word he will not taste death in this age.'

"If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say,'He is our God'. And you have not come to know Him, but I know Him; and if I say that I do not know Him then I will be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His Word.

"Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it, and was glad."

"Truly, truly, I say to you, that before Abraham was born, I am."

Scene 631 — Jesus Cures A Man Who Was Born Blind

John 9:1-12

"It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents, but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day, because night is coming, when no one can work. While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world."

"Go, and wash in the pool of Siloam"

'Go to Siloam, and wash.'

Scene 632 — The Pharisees Question The Man and His Parents

John 9:13-23

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 633 — They Question The Man A Second Time

John 9:24-34

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 634 — Do You Believe In The Son of Man?

John 9:35-41

"Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

"You have both seen Him, and He is the One who is talking with you."

"For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."

"If you were blind you would have no sin, but since you say,'We see,'your sin remains."

Scene 641 — I Am The Door of The Sheep

John 10:1-10

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter into the fold of the sheep by the door, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

"When he puts them out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

"Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before Me were thieves and bandits, and the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out, and find pasture.

"The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; but I have come so that they may have life, and have it abundantly."

Scene 642 — I Am The Good Shepherd

John 10:11-16

"I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. He who is a hired hand, and is not a shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming he leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf scatters the sheep, and snatches them. He flees because he is a hired hand, and is not really concerned about the sheep.

"I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as The Father knows Me, and I know The Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

"And I have other sheep which are not of this fold, and I must bring them also. They will hear My voice, and they will become one flock, with one shepherd."

Scene 643 — I Lay Down My Life To Take It Again

John 10:17-21

"For this reason The Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again. No one has taken it from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father."

Scene 644 — Repent and Bear Fruit, or Perish

Luke 13:1-9

"Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered this fate? I tell you, no; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.

"Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower of Siloam fell and killed, were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem? I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."

"A man had a fig tree which had been planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it, and did not find any. He said to the keeper of the vineyard,'Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any. Cut it down. Why does it even use up the ground?'

"The vine-keeper answered him,'Let it alone, sir, for this year also, until I dig around it, and put in fertilizer; and if it bears fruit next year, fine; but if not, I will cut it down.'"

Scene 651 — Depart From Me, All You Evildoers

Luke 13:22-33 / John 10:22

"Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many I tell you, will seek to enter, and will not be able. When the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside, and knock on the door, saying,'Lord, open up to us!'And He will answer, and say to you,'I do not know where you are from.'

"Then you will say,'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets'; and He will say,'I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from Me, all you evildoers!'

"In that place there will be weeping, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out. They will come from the east and the west, and from the north and south, and will recline at the table in the Kingdom of God. And behold, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last."

At that time some Pharisees approached Jesus, and said to Him,"Leave here and go away, for Herod wants to kill You."

"Go and tell that fox:'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I reach My goal.'Nevertheless, I must journey on today and tomorrow, and the next day, for it cannot be that a prophet would perish outside of Jerusalem."

Scene 652 — I And The Father Are One

John 10:23-30

"I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's Name, these testify of Me, but you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep.

"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

"My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of The Father's hand. I and The Father are One."

Scene 653 — The Jews Try To Stone Jesus For Blasphemy

John 10:31-42

"I showed you many good works from The Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?"

"Has it not been written in your Law,'I said, you are gods'? If he called them gods to whom the Word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken, do you say of Him whom The Father sanctified and sent into the world,'You are blaspheming,'because I said,'I am the Son of God'?

"If I do not do the works of My Father, then do not believe Me; but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that The Father is in Me, and that I am in The Father."

Scene 661 — Jesus Hears That Lazarus Has Died

John 11:1-16~, ~16

"This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it."

"Let us go to Judea again."

"Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if anyone walks in the night he stumbles, because the light is not in him."

"Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, and I go so that I may waken him."

"Lazarus is dead; and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe. Now, let us go to him."

Scene 662 — I Am The Resurrection and The Life

John 11:18-29, 31

"Your brother will rise again."

"I am the resurrection, and the life! He who believes in Me will live, even if he dies; and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"

Scene 663 — Mary Goes To Meet Jesus

John 11:30, 32-37

"Where have you laid him?"

Scene 664 — Jesus Calls Lazarus Forth From The Tomb

John 11:17, 38-46

"Remove the stone."

"Did I not say to you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?"

"Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me."

"Lazarus, come forth!"

"Unbind him, and let him go."

Scene 665 — The Pharisees Plot To Kill Jesus

John 11:47-54

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 671 — Teachings On Divorce

Matthew 19:1-8 / Mark 10:1-9

"What did Moses command you?"

"Because of your hardness of heart Moses wrote you this commandment, which permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning, it has not been this way.

"Have you not read that from the beginning of creation, God who created them made them male and female; and said,'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

Scene 672 — Teachings On Adultery

Matthew 19:9-11 / Mark 10:10-12 / Luke 16:18

"Everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery against her.

"And if she herself divorces her husband, and marries another man, she is committing adultery.

"And he who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery."

"Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given."

Scene 673 — A Word About Eunuchs

Matthew 19:12

"There are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the Kingdom of Heaven.

"Let he who is able to accept this, accept it."

Scene 674 — Let The Children Come To Me

Matthew 19:13-15 / Mark 10:13-16 / Luke 18:15-17

"Permit the children, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these.

"Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child, will not enter it at all."

Scene 675 — What Must I Do To Obtain Eternal Life?

Matthew 19:16-22 / Mark 10:17-22 / Luke 18:18-23

"Why do you call Me good? There is only One who is good; no one is good except God alone. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments."

"You know the commandments:'Do not commit murder;''Do not commit adultery;''Do not steal;''Do not bear false witness;''Do not defraud;''Honor your father and your mother;'and,'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'"

"One thing that you still lack, if you wish to be complete; go and sell all that you possess, and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven; and come, follow Me."

Scene 676 — It Is Hard For The Wealthy To Enter The Kingdom

Matthew 19:23-26 / Mark 10:23-27 / Luke 18:24-27

"How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the Kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

"Children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God! Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God."

"With people this is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God."

Scene 677 — What Will There Be For Us?

Matthew 19:27-30 / Mark 10:28-31 / Luke 18:28-30

"Truly I say to you who have followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, then you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

"And I say to you, that there is no one who has left house or farm, or wife or brothers or sisters, or father or mother or children, for the sake of the gospel of the Kingdom of God, and for My sake, who will not receive many times as much; now, in the present age - houses and farms, and brothers and sisters, and mothers and children, along with persecutions - and in the age to come, they will inherit eternal life.

"But many who are the first will be the last, and the last will be first."

Scene 678 — The Generous Landowner

Matthew 20:1-16

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

"At about the third hour, he went out and saw others standing idle in the market place; and he said to them,'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.'And so they went.

"Again he went out about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.

"At about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing around, and he said to them,'Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'They said to him,'Because no one hired us.'He said to them,'You too go into the vineyard.'

"When evening came, the vineyard owner said to his foreman,'Call the laborers, and pay them their wages, beginning with the last group to the first.'

"When those hired about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius. When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius.

"When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner, saying,'These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden, and the scorching heat of the day.'

"But he answered, and said to them,'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what is yours and go; but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?'

"So the last shall be first, and the first last."

Scene 679 — The Unworthy Slaves

Luke 17:7-10

"Which of you having a slave plowing, or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field,'Come immediately, and sit down to eat'? 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 then afterward you may eat and drink'? He does not thank the slave because he did the things which were commanded, does he?

"So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded of you, say,'We are unworthy slaves, for we have done only what we should to have done.'"

Scene 681 — Shall We Command Fire From Heaven?

Luke 9:51-56

"You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them."

Scene 682 — The Ten Lepers of Samaria

Luke 17:11-19

"Go and show yourselves to the priests."

"Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the other nine? Did no one return to give glory to God, except this foreigner?"

"Stand up and go. Your faith has made you well."

Scene 683 — What Will Happen To The Son of Man

Matthew 20:17-19 / Mark 10:32-34 / Luke 18:31-34

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which are written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished. He will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death.

"Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles, who will mock and mistreat Him, and spit on Him, and scourge Him; and after they have scourged Him, they will crucify Him, and kill Him; and on the third day He will rise again."

Scene 684 — To Sit On My Right and On My Left

Matthew 20:20-24 / Mark 10:35-41

"What do you want Me to do for you?"

"You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink; or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"

"Then the cup that I drink you shall drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized. But to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

Scene 685 — The Greatest Is The One Who Serves

Matthew 20:25-28 / Mark 10:42-45

"You know that those who are recognized as the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it is not this way among you; for whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you, shall be the slave of all.

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

Scene 686 — Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus

Matthew 20:29-34 / Mark 10:46-52 / Luke 18:35-43

"Call him here."

"What do you want Me to do for you?"

"Go, receive your sight. Your faith has made you well."

Scene 687 — The Salvation of Zaccheus

Luke 19:1-10

"Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house."

"Today salvation has come to this house, because he is also a son of Abraham; for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost."

Scene 688 — The Parable of The Good and Faithful Servants

Matthew 25:14-30 / Luke 19:11-28

"It is just like a nobleman about to go on a journey to a distant country, to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return. And he called his slaves, and entrusted his possessions to them. To one of them he gave five gold coins, and to another he gave two gold coins, and to another one coin, each according to his ability. And he said to them,'Do business with this until I come back,'and went on his journey. But his citizens hated him, and they sent a delegation after him, saying,'We do not want this man to reign over us!'

"Immediately the one who had received the five gold coins went and traded with them, and he gained five more gold coins. In the same manner, the one who had received the two gold coins gained two more. But he who received the one coin went away, and he dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master's money.

"After a long time, the master of those slaves received the kingdom, and returned. Then he ordered that the slaves to whom he had given the money be called to him, so that he might know what business they had done, and to settle accounts with them.

"The one who had received the five gold coins came, and he brought five more gold coins, saying,'Master, you entrusted five gold coins to me, and see, I have gained five more coins.'

"His master said to him,'Well done, good and faithful slave! Because you have been faithful with a few little things, I will put you in charge of many things; you are to be in authority over ten cities. Enter into the joy of your master!'

"The second slave, who had received the two gold coins, came and said,'Master, you entrusted two gold coins to me. See, I have gained two more coins!'

"His master said to him,'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; you are to be over five cities. Enter into the joy of your master!'

"When the one who had received the one gold coin came, he said,'Master, I knew you to be a hard and exacting man; you reap what you did not sow, and gather where you did not lay down; and I was afraid of you, and so I hid your money in the ground. See, you have what is yours. Here is your coin, which I kept hidden in a handkerchief.'

"But his master answered, and said to him,'By your own words I will judge you, you wicked, lazy, and worthless slave! If you knew that I am an exacting man, reaping where I did not sow, and taking up what I did not lay down, then you should have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest.'

"Then he said to the bystanders,'Take the gold coin away from him, and give it to the one who has the ten coins.'

"They said to him,'But master, he has ten gold coins already.'

"But he said,"I tell you that to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away from him. Throw that worthless slave out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping, and gnashing of teeth.

"And these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here, and slay them in my presence."

Scene 691 — Mary Anoints Jesus With Perfume

Matthew 26:6-7 / Luke 14:3 / John 11:55 - 12:3

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 692 — The Disciples Question The Waste

Matthew 26:8-13 / Mark 14:4-9 / John 12:4-11

"Leave her alone, and let her keep it. Why do you bother the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me. For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.

"She has done what she could, for when she poured this perfume she anointed My body, to prepare Me beforehand, for the day of My burial.

"Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of, in memory of her."

Scene 711 — The Lord Has Need of Your Donkey

Matthew 21:1-3, 6 / Mark 11:1-3 / Luke 19:29-31 / John 12:12~

"Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it, and bring it here to Me.

"And if anyone asks you,'Why are you untying it?'you shall say,'The Lord has need of it,'and he will immediately send it back here."

Scene 712 — Jesus Rides On The Colt

Matthew 21:4-5, 7 / Mark 11:4-7 / Luke 19:32-35 / John 12:14-15

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 713 — The Approach To Jerusalem

Matthew 21:8 / Mark 11:8 / Luke 19:36 / John 12:~12-13~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 714 — Hosanna, To The Son of David!

Matthew 21:9 / Mark 11:9-10 / Luke 19:37-40 / John 12:~13, 16-19

"I tell you, if these become silent, then the stones will cry out."

Scene 715 — Jesus Weeps For Jerusalem

Luke 19:41-44

"If you even knew in this day the things which make for peace. But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

"For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you, and hem you in on every side; and they will level you to the ground, and your children within you; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation."

Scene 716 — Jesus Enters Jerusalem

Matthew 21:10-11 / Mark 11:11~, 15~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 717 — Jesus Cleanses The Temple, The Final Time

Matthew 21:12-13 / Mark 11:~11~, ~15-18 / Luke 19:45-46

"It is written,'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations', but you have made it a robbers'den!"

Scene 718 — Healing In The Temple

Matthew 21:14-17 / Mark 11:~11

"Yes. Have you never read,'Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself'?"

Scene 721 — Jesus Curses A Fig Tree

Matthew 21:18-22 / Mark 11:12-14, 20-24

"May no one ever eat fruit from you again."

"Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to this fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain,'Be taken up and cast into the sea,'and do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say is going to happen, then it will be granted to you, and it will happen.

"Therefore I say to you, all things for which you ask in prayer, believing that you will receive them, they will be granted to you."

Scene 722 — Who Gave You This Authority?

Matthew 21:23-27 / Mark 11:27-33 / Luke 20:1-8

"I will also ask you a question, which if you answer Me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John was from what source - from Heaven, or from men? Answer Me."

"Then neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."

Scene 723 — Who Did The Will of His Father?

Matthew 21:28-32

"What do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first one, and said,'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'He answered,'I will not'; but afterward he regretted it, and went.

"Then the man came to his second son, and he said the same thing; The son answered,'I will, sir', but he did not go.

"Which of the two did the will of his father?"

"Truly I say to you, that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you; for John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even feel remorse afterward, so as to believe him."

Scene 724 — The Parable of The Evil Vine-Growers

Matthew 21:33-46 / Mark 12:1-12~ / Luke 20:9-19

"Listen to this: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, and he put a wall around it, and dug a vat under the wine press, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to vine-growers, and went away on a journey for a long time.

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

"Again the landowner proceeded to send another slave, and they also beat him, wounded him in the head, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

"So the landowner sent a third slave; and this one they also wounded, and cast out. And he sent another, and that one they stoned and killed.

"Then the landowner sent a large group of slaves, and they did the same thing to them, beating some, and killing others.

"The owner of the vineyard said,'What shall I do?'

"He had one more to send, a beloved son; so last of all he sent his son to them, saying,'I will send my beloved son, perhaps they will respect him.'But when the vine-growers saw the son, they reasoned among themselves, and said to one another,'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance, so that it will be ours!'So they took the son, and threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

"Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers? He will come and destroy those wretches, and then he will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers, who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons."

"What then is this that is written; have you never read this Scripture?'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner stone. This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'.

"Therefore, I say to you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a people producing the fruit of it. And,'Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter them like dust.'"

Scene 725 — To Serve Me, You Must Follow Me

John 12:20-26

"The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

"The one who loves his life will lose it; and he who hates his life in this world will keep it, and live eternally.

"If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, The Father will honor him."

Scene 726 — A Voice From Heaven

John 12:27-33

"Now My soul has become troubled! And what shall I say,'Father, save Me from this hour'? But I have come for this hour. Father, glorify Your Name!"

"This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.

"Now judgment is upon this world, and now the ruler of this world will be cast out! And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself."

Scene 727 — Believe In The Light

John 12:34-43

'The Son of Man must be lifted up'?

"For a little while longer the Light is among you; walk while you have the Light, so that the darkness will not overtake you. He who walks in darkness does not know where he goes.

"While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light."

Scene 728 — Believe In Me, and The One Who Sent Me

Luke 19:47-48 / John 12:44-50

"He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me, but in Him who sent Me. He who sees Me, sees the One who sent Me.

"I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.

"If anyone hears My sayings, and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.

"He who rejects Me, and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him - the Word which I spoke is what will judge him, on the last day. For I did not speak on My own initiative, but The Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say, and what to speak.

"I know that His commandment is eternal life, therefore the things that I speak, I speak just as The Father has told Me."

Scene 731 — Be Prepared For The Wedding Feast

Matthew 22:1-14 / Luke 14:16-24; 17:20-21

"The Kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say,'Look, here it is!'or,'There it is!'for behold, the Kingdom of God is in your midst."

"The Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who gave a big wedding feast for his son, and he invited many guests.

"At the dinner hour, he sent out his slaves to say to those who had been invited,'Come to the wedding feast, for everything is ready now.'But they paid no attention, and they went on their way, and were unwilling to come.

"Again the king sent out other slaves saying,'Tell those who have been invited,"Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast!"'

"But they all began to make excuses. The first one said,'I have bought a piece of land, and I need to go and look at it; please consider me excused.'Another one said,'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.'Another one said,'I have married a wife, and for that reason I cannot come;'and another went to his business. The rest seized his slaves, and mistreated them, and killed them.

"When the slave came back and reported this to his master, the king became enraged; and he sent his armies who destroyed those murderers, and set their city on fire.

"Then the king said to his slaves,'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited are not worthy; therefore, go out at once into the streets and the lanes of the city, and invite the poor and the crippled, and the blind and the lame, here to the wedding feast.'

"The slave said,'Master, what you commanded has been done, and there is still room.'

"The king said to the slave,'Go out into the highways and along the hedges, and compel them to come in, so that my house may be filled; for I tell you, none of those who were invited, shall taste my dinner.'

"His slaves went out into the streets, and gathered together all that they found, both good and evil, and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.

"When the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, and he said to him,'Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?'And the man was speechless.

"Then, the king said to his servants,'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping, and gnashing of teeth!'For many are called, but few are chosen."

Scene 732 — The Pharisees Plot To Trap Jesus

Matthew 22:15-16~ / Mark 12:~12-13 / Luke 20:20

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 733 — Is It Lawful To Pay Taxes To Caesar?

Matthew 22:~16-22 / Mark 12:14-17 / Luke 20:21-26

"Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax."

"Whose likeness and inscription does it have?"

"Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

Scene 734 — In The Next Life, Whose Wife Will She Be?

Matthew 22:23-33 / Mark 12:18-27 / Luke 20:27-40

"You are mistaken, because you do not understand the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

"The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age, and the resurrection, when they rise fom the dead, they neither marry, nor are they given in marriage; because they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels in Heaven, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

"But regarding the fact that the dead are raised, have you not read the passage about the burning bush in the book of Moses, where God said to him,'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? Now, He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to Him. You are greatly mistaken."

Scene 735 — The Greatest Commandment

Matthew 22:34-40 / Mark 11:19; 12:28-34 / Luke 21:37

"The foremost is:'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is One Lord;

"and'you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.'This is the great and foremost commandment.

"And the second, is this:'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'There is no other commandment greater than these, because on these two commandments depend the whole Law, and the Prophets."

"You are not far from the Kingdom of God."

Scene 741 — How Is The Christ The Son of David?

Matthew 22:41-46 / Mark 12:35-37 / Luke 20:41-44; 21:38

"What do you think about the Christ; whose son is He?"

"Then how is it that the scribes say that the Christ is David's son? For in the book of Psalms, David himself in the Holy Spirit calls him'Lord,'saying,'The Lord said to my Lord,"Sit at My right hand, until I make Your enemies a footstool beneath Your feet."Therefore, if David himself calls Him'Lord,'how is He his son?"

Scene 742 — Beware of The Scribes and The Pharisees

Matthew 23:1-13 / Mark 12:38-39 / Luke 20:45-46

"The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses, therefore all that they tell you, do and observe; but do not do according to their deeds, for they say things, and do not do them.

"They tie up heavy burdens, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. They do all their deeds to be noticed by men, for they broaden their phylacteries, and lengthen the tassels of their garments.

"So beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets, and being called Rabbi by men.

"But do not be called Rabbi; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers.

"Do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have One Father, who is in Heaven.

"Do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. The greatest among you shall be your servant, for whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees. Hypocrites, because you shut off the Kingdom of Heaven from people; for you yourselves do not enter in, and nor do you allow those who are entering to go in."

Scene 743 — The Hypocrisy of The Scribes and The Pharisees

Matthew 23:14-24 / Mark 12:40 / Luke 20:47

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! Hypocrites, because you devour widows'houses, and for appearance's sake you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation!

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! Hypocrites, because you travel around on land and sea to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

"Woe to you, blind guides who say,'Whoever swears by the Temple, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the gold of the Temple is obligated.'You fools and blind men! Which is more important; the gold, or the Temple that sanctified the gold?

"And you say,'Whoever swears by the altar, that is nothing, but whoever swears by the offering on it, he is obligated.'You blind men! Which is more important; the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

"Therefore, whoever swears by the altar, swears by both the altar and by everything on it. And whoever swears by the Temple, swears by both the Temple and by Him who dwells within it. And whoever swears by Heaven, swears by both the throne of God, and by Him who sits upon it,

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These are the things you should have done, without neglecting the others. You blind guides who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!"

Scene 744 — First, Clean The Inside of The Cup

Matthew 23:25-28

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! Hypocrites, because you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of robbery and self-indulgence.

"You blind Pharisee. First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! Hypocrites, because you are like white-washed tombs, which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones, and all uncleanness. So you too appear outwardly righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy, and lawlessness."

Scene 745 — You Shed The Blood of The Prophets

Matthew 23:29-36 / Luke 11:47-51

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees! Hypocrites, because you build the tombs of the prophets, and you adorn the monuments of the righteous, and it was your fathers who killed them.

"You say,'If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.'So you are witnesses, and testify against yourselves, that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets, and that you approve of the deeds of your fathers, because it was they who killed them, and you build their tombs!

"For this reason, the wisdom of God said,'Behold, I am sending to you prophets and apostles, wise men and scribes; some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city. Some of them you will kill, and some you will crucify, so that upon this generation may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood of all the prophets shed on the earth, since the foundation of the world; from the blood of righteous Able, to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered beside the altar in the House of God.'

"Yes, truly I say to you, all these things will be charged against this generation. Fill up, then, the measure of the guilt of your fathers!

"You serpents! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?"

Scene 746 — A Second Lament For Jerusalem

Matthew 23:37-39 / Luke 13:34-35

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets, and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, just the way that a hen gathers her brood of chicks under her wings; but you were unwilling, and you would not have it. Behold, your house is being left to you desolate.

"And I say to you, that you will not see Me from now on, until the time comes when you say,'Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!'"

Scene 747 — The Greatest Contributor To The Treasury

Mark 12:41-44 / Luke 21:1-4

"Truly I say to you, that this poor widow put into the treasury more than all of the other contributors; for they all put in to the offering out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all that she had to live on."

Scene 751 — The Temple Will Be Destroyed

Matthew 24:1-2 / Mark 13:1-2 / Luke 21:5-6

"As for all these great buildings which you are looking at, truly, I say to you, the days will come when there will not be left one stone upon another here, which will not be torn down."

Scene 752 — The Signs Of The End of The Age

Matthew 24:3-8 / Mark 13:3-8 / Luke 21:7-11

"See to it that no one misleads you, for many will come in My Name, saying, ‘I am the Christ'and,'The time is near!'and will mislead many, so do not go after them."

"You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. When you hear of wars and disturbances do not be frightened, for these things must take place first, but the end does not follow immediately. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and in various places there will be great earthquakes and famines, and plagues; and there will also be terrors, and great signs from heaven.

"But all these things are only the beginning of birth pangs."

Scene 753 — Your Testimony When They Persecute You

Matthew 24:9~ / Mark 13:9, 11 / Luke 21:12-15

"Be on your guard, because before all of these things, they will lay their hands on you, and they will persecute you. Then they will deliver you to tribulation in the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues and prisons.

"And they will bring you to stand before governors and kings, for My sake. This will lead to an opportunity for your testimony to them. So when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given to you in that very hour; for it is not you who speaks, but it is the Holy Spirit.

"So do not prepare a defense for yourself beforehand, for I will give you speech and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist, or refute."

Scene 754 — You Will Be Hated Because of My Name

Matthew 24:~9-14 / Mark 13:10, 12-13 / Luke 21:16-19

"Many false prophets will arise and mislead many; and because lawlessness has increased, most people's love will grow cold.

"At that time, many will fall away, and hate one another, and you will be betrayed. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against their parents, and relatives, and friends; and they will put some of you to death.

"You will be hated by all because of My Name, and yet not one hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives, and the one who endures to the end will be saved.

"This gospel of the Kingdom must first be preached in the whole world, as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come."

Scene 755 — Do Not Turn Back!

Matthew 24:15-22 / Mark 13:14-20 / Luke 17:31-33; 21:20-24

"When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.

"And when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the Holy Place where it should not be

then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are in the city must leave, and those who are in the country must not enter the city, because these are days of vengeance, so that all things which are written will be fulfilled.

"On that day, the one who is on the housetop, and whose goods are in the house, must not go down or go in, to get anything out of his house. And likewise, whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his coat. Remember Lot's wife; whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

"But woe to those who are pregnant, and to those who are nursing babies in those days,for there will be great distress upon the land, and wrath to this people! They will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

"But pray that your flight may not happen in the winter, or on a Sabbath; For those days will be a time of great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the creation of the world which God created until now, nor ever will.

"And unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect whom He chose, those days will be cut short."

Scene 756 — False Christs Will Arise

Matthew 24:23-27 / Mark 13:21-23 / Luke 17:22-24

"The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. And then if anyone says to you,'Behold, here is the Christ,'or ‘Look, He is there!'do not believe him, and do not run away after them; for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray if possible, even the elect. But take heed. Behold, I have told you everything in advance.

"So if they say to you,'Behold, He is in the wilderness,'do not go out; or,'Behold, He is in the inner rooms,'do not believe them. For just as the lightning comes from the east, and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be in His day."

Scene 757 — Signs In The Sun, Moon and Stars

Matthew 24:29-31 / Mark 13:24-27 / Luke 21:25-28

"Immediately after the tribulation of those days, there will be signs in the sun, and the moon, and the stars. The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; and the stars will be falling from heaven, for the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

"And on the earth, dismay among nations who are perplexed at the roaring of the sea and the waves, with men fainting from fear at the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world.

"Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. And they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven, with great power and glory!

"Then He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth, to the farthest end of Heaven.

"But when you see these things begin to take place, straighten up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

Scene 761 — The Parable of The Fig Tree

Matthew 24:32-39 / Mark 13:28-32 / Luke 17:25-30; 21:29-33

"Now learn a parable. Behold the fig and all trees: as soon as it puts forth its leaves you see it, and know for yourselves that summer is now near. Even so, when you see all these things happening, recognize that the Kingdom of God is near, and He is right at the door.

"Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

"But of that day and hour, no one knows - not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son - but The Father alone. But first, He must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation. For the coming of the days of the Son of Man will be just like it happened in the days of Noah; for in those days before the flood, they were eating and they were drinking, and they were marrying and being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark. And they did not understand until the flood came, and took them all away.

"The same thing happened in the days of Lot: they were eating and they were drinking, they were buying and they were selling, they were planting and they were building; but on the day that Lot went out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

"So it will be just the same, on the day that the Son of Man is revealed."

Scene 762 — One Will Be Taken, and The Other Will Be Left

Matthew 24:28, 40-42 / Mark 13:33 / Luke 17:34-37

"I tell you, on that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, and the other will be left. There will be two men in the field; one will be taken, and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding at the same mill; one will be taken, and the other will be left."

"Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will also be gathered. Therefore take heed, and keep on the alert, for you do not know when the appointed day of your Lord will come."

Scene 763 — Be On The Alert!

Matthew 24:43-44 / Mark 13:34-37 / Luke 12:39-40; 21:34-36

"Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness, and the worries of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap; for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.

"It is like a man going away on a journey, who upon leaving his house he puts his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task; and he commands the door-keeper to stay on the alert. But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

"Therefore, be on the alert - for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning - in case he should come suddenly, and find you asleep. For this reason, you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not expect that He will.

"So keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.

"What I say to you, I say to all:'Be on the alert!'"

Scene 764 — Be Dressed In Readiness

Matthew 24:45-51 / Luke 12:35-38, 41-48

"Be dressed in readiness, and keep your lamps lit! Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door to him when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes! Truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table; and he himself will come and wait on them. So whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds them ready, blessed are those slaves."

"Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his household servants, to give them their food and rations at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master will find so doing when he comes. Truly I say to you, that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

"But if that evil slave says in his heart,'My master will not be coming for a long time’, and he begins to beat his fellow slaves, both men and women, and to eat and get drunk with drunkards, then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour which he does not know, and he will cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, and the unbelievers; in that place there will be weeping, and gnashing of teeth.

"And that slave who knew his master's will, and did not get ready, or act in accord with it, will receive many lashes; but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive only a few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more."

Scene 765 — The Lamps of The Ten Virgins

Matthew 25:1-13

"At that time, the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were prudent; for when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.

"Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy, and began to sleep. But at midnight there was a shout,'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'

"When the ten virgins rose and trimmed their lamps, the foolish said to the prudent,'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out!'

"But the prudent answered,'No, there will not be enough for us and you too. Go instead to the dealers, and buy some for yourselves.'

"While they were going away to make the purchase the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding feast; and the door was shut.

"Later, the other virgins also came, saying,'Lord, lord, open up to us!'But he answered,'Truly I say to you, I do not know you.'

"Be on the alert then, because you do not know the day, or the hour."

Scene 766 — Separating The Sheep From The Goats

Matthew 25:31 - 26:2 / Mark 14:1~ / Luke 22:1

"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left.

"Then the King will say to those on His right,'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world! For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'

"Then the righteous will answer Him,'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You; or thirsty, and give You something to drink? When did we see You a stranger and invite You in; or naked, and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick or in prison, and come to You?'

"The King will answer, and say to them,'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'

"Then He will say to those on His left,'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels. For I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'

"Then they will say,'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?'

"And He will answer them,'Truly I say to you, that to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

"You know that the Feast of Unleavened Bread and the Passover are two days away, and the Son of Man is going to be handed over for crucifixion."

Scene 767 — Judas Plots With The Jews To Betray Jesus

Matthew 26:3-5, 14-16 / Mark 14:~1-2, 10-11 / Luke 22:2-6 / John 13:2

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 771 — Preparing The Venue

Matthew 26:17-19 / Mark 14:12-16 / Luke 22:7-13 / John 13:1

"Go and prepare it for us to eat in the city. When you have entered the city, a certain man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him, and say to the owner of the house that he enters,'The Teacher says to you,"My time is near. I am to keep the Passover at your house. Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"'And he himself will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready; prepare it for us there."

Scene 772 — The Last Supper Begins

Matthew 26:20 / Mark 14:17 / Luke 22:14-16, 24-30

"I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, for I say to you, that I shall not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God."

"The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called'Benefactors.'But it is not this way with you, for the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant. For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the One who serves.

"You are those who have stood by Me in My trials, and just as My Father has granted Me a Kingdom, I grant that you may eat and drink at My table, in My Kingdom; and you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."

Scene 773 — Jesus Washes His Apostles' Feet

John 13:3-20; 15:3

"What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand later."

"If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me."

"He who has bathed is completely clean, and needs only to wash his feet. And you are already clean, because of the Word which I have spoken to you; but not all of you."

"Not all of you are clean."

"Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher, and Lord; and you are right, for so I am! If I, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, then you should also wash one another's feet; for I gave you an example that you should do as I did to you.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master; and nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

"I do not speak of all of you. I know the ones whom I have chosen; but it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled;'He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.'From now on, I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me, receives the One who sent Me."

Scene 774 — One Of You Will Betray Me

Matthew 26:21-24 / Mark 14:18-21 / Luke 22:21-23 / John 13:21-22

"Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me - one who is eating with Me."

"It is one of the twelve. Behold, he who dips his hand with Mine in the bowl is the one who will betray Me. For indeed, the Son of Man is going to go, just as it has been written of Him - but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born."

Scene 775 — Judas Is Revealed

Matthew 26:25 / John 13:23-32

"It is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel, and give it to him."

"You have said it."

"What you do, do quickly."

"Buy the things we need for the feast"

"Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him. And God will glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him immediately."

Scene 776 — The Blood of The New Covenant

Matthew 26:26-29 / Mark 14:22-25 / Luke 22:17-20

"Take it, and eat. This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me."

"Take this, and share it among yourselves. Drink from it, all of you."

"This cup is My blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for you and for many, for the forgiveness of sins.

"Truly I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine again, until that day when the Kingdom of God comes, and I drink it new with you, in My Father's Kingdom."

Scene 777 — My New Commandment: Love One Another

John 13:34-35

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

"By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Scene 778 — Peter, You Will Deny Me Three Times

Matthew 26:31-35 / Mark 14:27-31 / Luke 22:31-34 / John 13:33, 36-38

"Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek Me, and as I said to the Jews, I now say also to you;'Where I am going, you cannot come.'"

"Where I go, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later."

"You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written;'I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered.'But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee."

"Simon, Simon, behold! Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers."

"Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you Peter, that this very night, the rooster will not crow until you yourself have denied that you know Me, three times."

Scene 779 — Two Swords Are Enough

Luke 22:35-38

"When I sent you out without money belt and bag or sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?"

"But now, whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag. And whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one. For I tell you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me,'And He was numbered with transgressors'; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment."

"It is enough."

Scene 781 — I Am The Way, and The Truth, and The Life

John 14:1-12

"Do not let your heart be troubled. Believe in God, and believe also in Me.

"In My Father's house are many places to dwell; if it were not so, I would have told you, because I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going."

"I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to The Father but through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also. From now on you know Him, and have seen Him."

"Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen The Father.

"How can you say,'Show us The Father'? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and that The Father is in Me? The words that I say to you, I do not speak on My own initiative, but The Father abiding in Me does His works. Believe Me, that I am in The Father, and that The Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also. And greater works than these he will do, because I go to The Father."

Scene 782 — The Holy Spirit Helper

John 14:13-26

"Whatever you ask in My Name, that I will do, so that The Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything of Me in My Name, I will do it.

"If you love Me, you will keep My commandments, and I will ask The Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever, that is the Spirit of Truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him, or know Him; but you know Him, because He abides with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you.

"After a little while, the world will no longer see Me, but you will see Me; and because I live you will also live. In that day, you will know that I am in My Father, and that you are in Me, and I am in you.

"He who has My commandments, and keeps them, is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father; and I will love him, and will disclose Myself to him."

"If anyone loves Me, he will keep My Word, and My Father will love him; and We will come to him, and make Our abode with him.

"He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the Word which you hear is not Mine, but The Father's who sent Me.

"These things I have spoken to you while I am abiding with you, but the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom The Father will send in My Name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."

Scene 783 — I Go Away, and I Will Come To You

John 14:27-31~

"Peace I leave with you! My peace I give to you, but not as the world gives, do I give to you.

"Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. You have heard that I said to you,'I go away, and I will come to you.'If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to The Father, for The Father is greater than I.

"Now I have told you before it happens, so that when it happens, you may believe.

"I will not speak much more with you now, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has no part of Me. But so that the world may know that I love The Father, I do exactly as The Father has commanded Me."

Scene 784 — Abide In My Love, and Bear Fruit

John 15:1-11

"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, so that it may bear more fruit.

"Abide in Me, as I abide in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me.

"I am the vine, and you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for apart from Me, you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up, and is gathered and cast into the fire, where they are burned.

"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.

"Just as The Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love!

"If you keep My commandments you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love.

"These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full."

Scene 785 — My Commandment Again: Love One Another

John 15:12-17

"This is My commandment; that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends, if you do what I command you.

"No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all of the things that I have heard from My Father, I have made them known to you.

"You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, so that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain; so that whatever you ask of The Father in My Name, He will give to you.

"This I command you; that you love one another."

Scene 786 — The World Hates Me and My Father

John 15:18-25

"If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.

"Remember the Word that I said to you;'A slave is not greater than his master.'If they have persecuted Me, then they will also persecute you; and if they have kept My word, then they will also keep yours. All these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.

"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

"The one who hates Me also hates My Father. If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, then they would not have sin; but now they have both seen Me, and hated Me, and My Father as well.

"But they have done this to fulfill the word that is written in their Law;'They hated Me without a cause.'"

Scene 787 — More About The Holy Spirit of Truth

John 15:26 - 16:15

"When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from The Father - that is the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from The Father - He will testify about Me. And you will testify also, because you have been with Me from the beginning. These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling. because they will make you outcasts from the synagogue, and an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. These things they will do because they do not know The Father, or Me. But I have spoken these things to you, so that when their time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.

"These things I did not say to you at the beginning, because I was with you, but now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me,'Where are You going?'

"Now, because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, then the Helper will not come to you; however, if I go, I will send Him to you.

"And when He comes, He will convict the world concerning sin, and righteousness, and judgment. Concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; and concerning righteousness, because I go to The Father, and you will no longer see Me; and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

"I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now; but when the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all of the truth, for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take what is Mine, and will disclose it to you.

"All things that The Father has are Mine, therefore I said that He will take what is Mine, and disclose it to you."

Scene 788 — I Am Going To The Father

John 16:16-33

"After a little while, you will no longer see Me; and again after a little while, then you will see Me."

'After a little while and you will not see Me; and again after a little while, then you will see Me'

'because I go to The Father'

'A little while'

"Are you deliberating together about this, that I said,'A little while, and you will not see Me, and again a little while, and you will see Me'? Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy!

"Whenever a woman is in labor she has pain, because her hour has come; but when she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, because of the joy that a child has been born into the world. Therefore, you will also have grief now, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice; and no one will take your joy away from you. In that day you will not question Me about anything.

"Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask The Father for anything in My Name, He will give it to you.

"Until now, you have not asked for anything in My Name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full.

"These things I have spoken to you in figurative language, but an hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of The Father.

"In that day you will ask in My Name, and I do not say to you that I will request of The Father on your behalf, for The Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I have come forth from The Father. I came forth from The Father, and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world, and going back to The Father."

"Do you now believe? Behold, the hour has come for you to be scattered on his own, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because The Father is with Me. These things I have spoken to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage, I have overcome the world."

Scene 789 — Jesus Prays To The Father

Matthew 26:30 / Mark 14:26 / Luke 22:39 / John 14:~31; 17:1 - 18:1~

"Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You; even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life.

"This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

"I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. Now Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

I have manifested Your Name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours, and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your Word.

"Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You, for I have given to them the words which You gave to Me; and they received them, and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believe that You sent Me.

"I ask on their behalf, I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. All things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them.

"I am no longer in the world, and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You.

"Holy Father, keep them in Your Name - the Name which You have given Me - that they may be one, even as We are.

"While I was with them, I kept them in Your Name which You have given to Me; and I guarded them, and not one of them perished except the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

"And now I come to You; and these things I speak in the world, so that they may have My joy made full within themselves.

"I have given them Your Word, and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one.

"They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; Your Word is truth.

"As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world. For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves may also be sanctified in truth.

"I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but also for those who believe in Me through their word, that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You, that they may also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

"The glory which You have given Me, I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them, and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity; so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.

"Father, I also desire that those whom You have given Me be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.

"O righteous Father! Although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. And I have made Your Name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them, and I in them."

"Get up, and let us go from here."

Scene 811 — The First Agonized Prayer of Jesus

Matthew 26:36-39 / Mark 14:32-36 / Luke 22:40-44 / John 18:~1-2

"Sit here, while I go over there and pray. And pray that you may not enter into temptation."

"My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here, and keep watch with Me."

"Abba. My Father. All things are possible for You. If You are willing, remove this cup, and let it pass from Me; yet not as I will, but what You will be done."

Scene 812 — Jesus Prays A Second Time

Matthew 26:40-42 / Mark 14:37-39 / Luke 22:45-46

"Simon, are you asleep? Why are you sleeping? Could you men not keep watch with Me for one hour?

"Get up! Keep watching, and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

"My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, Your will be done."

Scene 813 — The Third Prayer of Jesus In The Garden

Matthew 26:43-46 / Mark 14:40-42

"Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough. Behold, the hour has come, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

"Get up, and let us be going! Behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand."

Scene 814 — Judas Leads The Authorities To Jesus

Matthew 26:47-49 / Mark 14:43-45 / Luke 22:47-48 / John 18:3-5~, 6-9

"Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

"I am He."

"I am He,"

"Whom do you seek?"

"I told you that I am He; so if you seek Me, let these go on their way,"

"Of those whom You have given to Me, I lost not one."

Scene 815 — Peter Defends Jesus With A Sword

Matthew 22:50-54 / Mark 14:46-47 / Luke 22:49-51 / John 18:~5, 10-11

"Friend, do what you have come for."

"Stop! No more of this."And He touched the slave's ear, and healed him.

"Put your sword back in its sheath, for all those who take up the sword, shall perish by the sword.

"The cup which The Father has given to Me, shall I not drink it? Or do you not think that I can appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?"

Scene 816 — Jesus Is Arrested

Matthew 22:55-56 / Mark 14:48-52 / Luke 22:52-53 / John 18:12

"Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit with you in the Temple teaching, and you did not lay hands on Me. But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets; this hour, and the power of darkness, are yours."

Scene 821 — First, To The House of Annas

Matthew 26:57 / Mark 14:53 / Luke 22:54~ / John 18:13-14, 19-24

"I have spoken openly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the Temple, where all the Jews come together, and I spoke nothing in secret. Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard what I spoke. They know what I said."

"If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?"

Scene 822 — Then To The High Priest, Caiaphas

Matthew 26:58-63~ / Mark 14:~54, 55-61~ / Luke 22:~54 / John 18:15-16

'I will destroy this Temple of God made with hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.'

Scene 823 — Peter’s First Denial of Jesus

Matthew 26:69-70 / Mark 14:~54, 66-68 / Luke 22:55-57 / John 18:17-18

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 824 — Peter’s Second Denial

Matthew 26:71-72 / Mark 14:69-70~ / Luke 22:58 / John 18:~25-26

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 825 — Jesus Is Charged With Blasphemy

Matthew 26:~63-66 / Mark 14:~61-64

"You have said it yourself; I am. Nevertheless, I tell you that hereafter you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of Heaven."

Scene 826 — Jesus Is Beaten

Matthew 26:67-68 / Mark 14:65 / Luke 26:63-65

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 827 — Peter Denies Jesus The Third Time

Matthew 26:73-75 / Mark 14:~70-72 / Luke 22:59-62 / John 18:25~, 27

"Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times."

Scene 831 — The Sanhedrin Council Questions Jesus

Matthew 27:1 / Mark 15:1~ / Luke 22:66-71

"If I tell you, you will not believe; and if I ask you a question, you will not answer. But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."

"Yes, I am."

Scene 832 — The Jews Take Jesus To The Roman Governor

Matthew 27:2 / Mark 15:~1 / Luke 23:1 / John 18:28

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 841 — Pilate Hears The Accusation Against Jesus

Luke 23:2 / John 18:29-33~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 842 — Are You The King of The Jews?

Matthew 27:11 / Mark 15:2 / Luke 23:3 / John 18:~33-38~

"Are you asking this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?"

"My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of this world then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My Kingdom is not of this realm."

"It is as you say; that I am a King. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world; to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."

Scene 843 — Pilate Finds No Guilt In Jesus

Matthew 27:12-14 / Mark 15:3-5 / Luke 23:4-7 / John 18:~38

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 844 — Herod, Tetrarch of Galilee, Questions Jesus

Luke 23:8-12

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 845 — We Romans Find No Guilt In This Man

Luke 23:13-16

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 851 — Shall I Release For You Jesus, or Barabbas?

Matthew 27:15-18, 20-21 / Mark 15:6-11 / Luke 23:17-19 / John 18:39-40

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 852 — The Jews Cry Out To Crucify Jesus

Matthew 27:19, 22-23 / Mark 15:12-14 / Luke 23:20-23

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 853 — Pilate Sentences Jesus To Die

Matthew 27:24-26~ / Mark 15:15~ / Luke 23:24-25

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 854 — The Soldiers Mock and Scourge Jesus

Matthew 27:~26~, 27-30 / Mark 15:~15~, 16-19 / John 19:1-3

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 855 — Pilate Tries Again To Release Jesus

John 19:4-13

"You would have no authority over Me unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has greater sin."

Scene 856 — Jesus Is Handed Over To Be Crucified

Matthew 17:~26 / Mark 15:~15 / John 19:14-16

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 857 — Judas The Betrayer Hangs Himself

Matthew 27:3-10

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 861 — Simon of Cyrene Carries The Cross of Jesus

Matthew 27:31-32 / Mark 15:20-21 / Luke 23:26, 32 / John 19:17~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 862 — The Walk To Golgotha

Luke 23:27-31

"Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

"For behold, the days are coming when they will say,'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'Then they will begin to say to the mountains,'Fall on us,'and to the hills,'Cover us!'

"So, if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?"

Scene 863 — Jesus Is Crucified

Matthew 27:33-34 / Mark 15:22-24~, 25~ / Luke 23:33~, 34~, 35-36 / John 19:~17

"Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing."

Scene 864 — The Soldiers Divide His Clothing

Matthew 27:35-36 / Mark 15:~24, ~25 / Luke 23:~34, 37 / John 19:23-25~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 865 — Jesus Is Crucified Between Two Criminals

Matthew 27:38 / Mark 15:27-28 / Luke 23:~33 / John 19:18

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 866 — Pilate's Inscription of The Charge Against Jesus

Matthew 27:37 / Mark 15:26 / Luke 23:38 / John 19:19-22

'I am the King of the Jews.'"

Scene 867 — Jesus Entrusts His Mother To John

John 19:~25-27

"Woman, behold, your son."

"Behold, your mother."

Scene 868 — Let This Christ Save Himself

Matthew 27:39-43 / Mark 15:29-32~

'I am the Son of God.'"

Scene 869 — The Last Words of The Two Criminals

Matthew 27:44 / Mark 15:~32 / Luke 23:39-43

"Truly, I say to you, that today you shall be with Me in Paradise."

Scene 871 — Darkness Falls Over The Land

Matthew 27:45-47, 49 / Mark 15:33-35, ~36 / Luke 23:44-45~

"Eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani?"

My God, My God. Why have You forsaken Me?"

Scene 872 — Jesus Dies On The Cross

Matthew 27:48, 50 / Mark 15:36~, 37 / Luke 23:46 / John 19:28-30

"I am thirsty."

"It is finished. Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit."

Scene 873 — An Earthquake At The Death of Jesus

Matthew 27:51, 54-56 / Mark 15:38-41 / Luke 23:~45, 47-49

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 874 — The Body of Jesus Is Taken Down

Mark 15:~42 / John 19:31-34, 36-37

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 881 — Joseph Asks Pilate For The Body of Jesus

Matthew 27:57-58 / Mark 15:42~, 43-45 / Luke 23:50-52, 54 / John 19:38~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 882 — The Body of Jesus Is Placed In Joseph’s Tomb

Matthew 27:59-61 / Mark 15:46-47 / Luke 23:53, 55-56 / John 19:~38-42

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 883 — Roman Soldiers Guard The Tomb

Matthew 27:62-66

'After three days, I will rise again.'

Scene 891 — An Earthquake At The Resurrection of Jesus

Matthew 27:52-53; 28:2-4

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 892 — The Soldiers Are Paid To Lie

Matthew 28:11-15

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 911 — The Women Arrive At The Tomb

Matthew 28:1 / Mark 16:1-4 / Luke 24:1-2, ~10~ / John 20:1

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 912 — Two Angels Greet The Women At The Tomb

Matthew 28:5-8 / Mark 16:5-8 / Luke 24:3-9~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 913 — The Women Tell The Apostles

Luke 24:~9-11 / John 20:2

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 914 — Peter and John Run To The Tomb

Luke 24:12 / John 20:3-10

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 915 — Jesus Appears To Mary Magdalene

Matthew 28:9-10 / Mark 16:9-11 / John 20:11-18

"Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?"

"Mary!"

"Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to The Father. But go to My brethren, and say to them,'I ascend to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.'"

"Do not be afraid. Go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me."

Scene 921 — Jesus Walks To Emmaus With Two Disciples

Mark 16:12 / Luke 24:13-29

"What are you two discussing, as you walk?"

"What things?"

"O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken. Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into His glory?"

Scene 922 — They Finally Recognize Jesus

Mark 16:13~ / Luke 24:30-33~

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 923 — Jesus Appears To The Ten Apostles

Mark 16:~13-14 / Luke 24:~33-37 / John 20:19

"Peace be with you!"

Scene 924 — Jesus Proves That His Body Is Real

Mark 16:~14 / Luke 24:38-43 / John 20:20

"Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See My hands, and My feet - that it is I Myself. Touch Me, and see; for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have."

"Have you anything here to eat?"

Scene 925 — Jesus Bestows The Holy Spirit On The Apostles

John 20:21-25

"Peace be with you! As The Father has sent Me, I also send you."

"Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven; and if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."

Scene 926 — Jesus Manifests Himself To Thomas

John 20:26-29; 21:14

"Peace be with you!"

"Reach here with your finger, and see My hands. And put your hand into My side; and do not doubt, but believe."

"You have believed because you have seen Me, but blessed are those who did not see, and yet believe."

Scene 931 — Jesus Meets His Apostles At The Mountain

Matthew 28:16-17

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 932 — Appearance At The Sea of Galilee

John 21:1-6

"Children, do you have anything to eat?"

"Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find a catch."

Scene 933 — A Catch of One Hundred and Fifty-Three Fish

John 21:7-13

"Bring some of the fish that you have caught."

"Come and have breakfast."

Scene 934 — Peter, Tend My Sheep

John 21:15-24

"Simon, son of John; do you love Me more than these?"

"Tend My lambs."

"Simon, son of John, do you love Me?"

"Shepherd My sheep."

"Simon, son of John, do you love Me?"

"Do you love Me?"

"Tend My sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will gird you, and bring you to where you do not wish to go."Now, Jesus said this to signify by what kind of death Peter would glorify God.

"Follow Me."

"If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me."

"If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?"

Scene 935 — The Promise of The Father

Luke 24:44-49

"These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all of the things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, must be fulfilled."

"Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer, and rise again from the dead on the third day; and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His Name to all of the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.

"And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

Scene 941 — Jesus Sends The Eleven To Preach The Gospel

Matthew 28:18-20~ / Mark 16:15-16

"All authority has been given to Me in Heaven, and on earth.

"Go therefore, into all the world, and preach the gospel to all creation; and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the Name of The Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

"Teach them to observe all that I have commanded you.

"He who has believed, and has been baptized, shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned."

Scene 942 — These Signs Will Accompany You

Matthew 28:~20 / Mark 16:17-18

"These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My Name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.

"And behold, I am with you all the days, until the end of the age."

Scene 951 — Jesus Christ Ascends To Heaven

Mark 16:19 / Luke 24:50-53

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 952 — They Went Out and Preached Everywhere

Mark 16:20

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.

Scene 961 — Final Words

John 1:11-13, 16-18; 19:35; 20:30-31; 21:25

No direct red-letter words are recorded in this scene.