For the end, A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted [themselves], and have become abominable in their devices; there is none that does good, there is not so much as one.

And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

And immediately, when Jesus recognized in His spirit that they were reasoning thus among themselves, He said to them, "Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke within himself, saying, "This [Man], if He were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman [this is] who touches Him, for she is a sinner."

And it shall come to pass, if you will keep all the commandments that I shall give you, and will walk in My ways, and do that which is right before Me, to keep My ordinances and My commandments, as David My servant did, that I will be with you, and will build you a sure house, as I built to David.

And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered [for death] into the hands of Saul; and there is nothing better for me unless I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me through every coast of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand.

And they rose early in the morning and went out to the Wilderness of Tekoa. And as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and cried, and said, Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem; put your trust in the Lord God, and your trust shall be honored; trust in His prophet, and you shall prosper.

And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria the son of Romaliah; but if you believe not, neither will you at all understand.

But if you will not go forth, [then] this city shall be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and you shall by no means escape.

And Jeremiah said, They shall in no wise deliver you up. Hear the word of the Lord which I speak to you; and it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, "What are we doing? For this Man works many signs.

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, "You don't know anything,

But the chief priests took counsel, that they might also kill Lazarus,

because on account of him many of the Jews were going [away], and were believing in Jesus.

The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "You see that you are not doing any good. Look, the world has gone after Him!"

saying, "What shall we do to these men? For indeed, that a known sign has come to pass by them is evident to all those who are dwelling in Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny it.

But lest it be spread further among the people, let us threaten them with a threat, to speak no longer in this name."