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 marveled, and left him, and departed.

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 rules all the law and the prophets are based.

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

All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation

But he, answering, said to them, See you not all these things? truly I say to you that here there will not be one stone resting on another, which will not be pulled down.

And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Make clear to us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the world?

And news will come to you of wars and talk of wars: do not be troubled, for these things have to be; but it is still not the end.

But all these things are the first of the troubles.

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].

Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.

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

Now after a long time the master of these servants returned [from his trip] and proceeded to go over his accounts with each of them.

And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.

And these will go away into eternal punishment; but the upright into eternal life.

And when Jesus had come to the end of all these words, 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 high priest stood up [and] said to him, "Do you reply nothing? What are these [people] testifying against you?"

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,

But the governor asked them, "Which one of these two men do you want me to release to you?" And they answered, "Barabbas."

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.