So these servants going out into the roads, collected all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the wedding feast was fully furnished with guests.

So, they sent their disciples, [along] with the Herodians to Him [Note: These were members of a political party favoring King Herod], saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and that you teach the truth about God's way. You do not care for [i.e., do not fear or give in to] anyone or allow the position of any person to influence you.

He asked: "Whose head and title are these?"

When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

Some Sadducees [Note: These were the Jewish party that denied there was a resurrection] came to Jesus that day and asked Him,

Now among our people there were [these] seven brothers; the first one married and [later] died without having any children, leaving his widow to [marry] his brother.

As to the resurrection of the dead, have you not read these words of God--

On these two commandments

On these two commandments hang the whole law and the prophets.

how comes it then, said he, that David by inspiration calls him Lord, in these words,

all things therefore whatsoever they bid you, these do and observe: but do not ye after their works; for they say, and do not.

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you pay a tenth of mint and dill and cumin, and neglect the more important [matters] of the law--justice and mercy and faithfulness! It was necessary to do these [things] {while not neglecting those}.

Truly I say to you, all these [things] will come upon this generation!

But he answered [and] said to them, "Do you not see all these [things]? Truly I say to you, not [one] stone will be left here on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

And [as] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came up to him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

But ye will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that ye be not disturbed; for all these things must take place, but it is not yet the end.

But all these [things] [are] the beginning of birth pains.

And these glad tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole habitable earth, for a witness to all the nations, and then shall come the end.

There will be great trouble [during these times], such as had never been from the beginning of time up to the present, or ever will be [in the days to come].

And were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these days will be shortened.

"But immediately after the terrible trouble of those days, [i.e., the next major event on God's calendar], the sun will become dark, and [therefore] the moon will not [be able to] shed its [reflected] light. The stars will fall from the sky and the forces of the heavens will be shaken [Note: From the description of these same events in Luke 21:25-26, it is possible that this is figurative language for great calamities happening on the earth].

So also you, when you see all these [things], know that he is near, at the door.

Truly I say to you that this generation will never pass away until all these [things] take place!

Then all these virgins arose, and set about trimming their lamps.

Then after a long absence the master of these servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.

And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'

Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to me.'

And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

And it happened that when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,

Verily I say to you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, that also which this woman has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

Barely had he spoken these words when Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared, accompanied by a great crowd of men with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

And, behold, one of these who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and smote the slave of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

And the chief priest arose, and said to him, "Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee?"

The chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put these in the treasury [of the temple], because it is the price of blood.”

Then it was that these words spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah were fulfilled-- 'They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him who was valued, whom some of the people of Israel valued,

The Governor, however, said to them: "Which of these two do you wish me to release for you?" "Barabbas," they answered.

Then about three in the afternoon Jesus called out in a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama, sabachthani? [Note: These words were spoken in the commonly used Aramaic language], which mean, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Among these was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Now while these women were on their way, some of the guards entered the city and began telling the leading priests everything that had happened.

[Then] go on teaching them [i.e., these new converts] to obey everything I have commanded you and my presence will be with you always, even to the end of the age.