"But he told one of them, "Friend, I'm not treating you unfairly. You did agree with me for a denarius, didn't you?

I have not come to set them aside but to fill them up to the brim. For I solemnly say to you, heaven and earth would sooner pass away than the dotting of an 'i' or the crossing of a 't' from the law, until it all becomes in force.

Jesus replied, "You don't realize what you're asking. Can you drink from the cup that I'm going to drink from?" They told him, "We can."

Jesus told them, "Yes! Haven't you ever read, "From the mouths of infants and nursing babies you have created praise'?" Then he left them and went out of the city to Bethany and spent the night there.

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

His son replied, "I don't want to,' but later he changed his mind and went.

Then the father went to the other son and told him the same thing. He replied, "I will, sir,' but he didn't go.

They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. They said, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and that you teach the way of God truthfully. You don't favor any individual, because you pay no attention to external appearance.

Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power,

As for the resurrection from the dead, haven't you read what was spoken to you by God when he said,

And don't call anyone on earth "Father,' because you have only one Father, the one in heaven.

If those days hadn't been limited, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be limited.

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here's the Messiah!' or "There he is!', don't believe it,

I tell all of you with certainty, this generation won't disappear until these things happen.

"So keep on watching, because you don't know on what day your Lord is coming.

because when the foolish ones took their lamps, they didn't take any oil with them.

"But he replied, "I tell all of you with certainty, I don't know you!'

So keep on watching, because you don't know the day or the hour."

"Then they will reply, "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or as a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and didn't help you?'

But Peter told him, "Even if everyone else turns against you, I certainly won't!"

When he went back to the disciples, he found them asleep. He told Peter, "So, you men couldn't stay awake with me for one hour, could you?

All of you must stay awake and pray that you won't be tempted. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body is weak."

Don't you think that I could call on my Father, and he would send me more than twelve legions of angels now?

At this point, Jesus asked the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I were a bandit? Day after day I sat teaching in the Temple, yet you didn't arrest me.

But they couldn't find any, even though many false witnesses had come forward. At last two men came forward

At this, the high priest stood up and asked Jesus, "Don't you have any answer to what these men are testifying against you?"

But he denied it in front of them all. "I don't know what you're talking about!" he exclaimed.

Again he denied it and swore with an oath, "I don't know the man!"

Then he began to curse violently. "I don't know the man!" he swore solemnly. Just then a rooster crowed.