Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the yeast used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

They said, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here will not experience death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.

When they raised their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus all by himself.

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet people did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

As they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, knelt down in front of him,

I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn't heal him."

While they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus told them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.

They will kill him, but he will be raised on the third day." Then they were filled with grief.

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came up to Peter and asked, "Your teacher pays the temple tax, doesn't he?"

"When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very disturbed and went and reported to their master everything that had occurred.

Some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, man must never separate."

They asked him, "Why, then, did Moses order us "to give a certificate of divorce and divorce her'?"

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

When the disciples heard this, they were completely astonished. "Who, then, can be saved?" they asked.

So off they went. He went out again about noon and about three o'clock and did the same thing.

They told him, "Because no one has hired us.' He told them, "You go into the vineyard as well.'

"When the first came, they thought they would receive more, but each received a denarius as well.

When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner,

When Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and told them as they were walking along,

"See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.

Then they will hand him over to unbelievers to be mocked, whipped, and crucified, but on the third day he will be raised."

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."

When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers.

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.

When two blind men who were sitting by the roadside heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

When the crowd told them harshly to be silent, they shouted even louder, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

They told him, "Lord, we want to be able to see!"

Then Jesus, deeply moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and at once they could see again. So they followed him.

When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead and

They brought the donkey and the colt and put their coats on them, and he sat upon them.

But when the high priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he had done and the children shouting in the Temple, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they became furious

When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree dry up so quickly?" they asked.

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."

So they told Jesus, "We don't know." He in turn told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

Which of the two did the father's will?" They answered, "The first one."

Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, "They will respect my son.'

But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they told one another, "This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'

So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

When the high priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was talking about them.

Although they wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.

He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

But they paid no attention to this and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

Then the king became outraged. He sent his troops, and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

Those servants went out into the streets and brought in everyone they found, evil and good alike, and the wedding hall was packed with guests.

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.

They brought him a denarius. Then he asked them, "Whose face and name is this?"

They told him, "Caesar's." So he told them, "Then give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

When they heard this, they were amazed. Then they left him and went away.

When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they met together in the same place.

"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They told him, "David's."

so do whatever they tell you and follow it, but stop doing what they do, because they don't do what they say.

They tie up burdens that are heavy and unbearable and lay them on people's shoulders, but they refuse to lift a finger to remove them.

"They do everything to be seen by people. They increase the size of their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments.

They love to have the places of honor at festivals, the best seats in the synagogues,

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but on the inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

But he told them, "You see all these things, don't you? I tell all of you with certainty, there isn't a single stone here that will be left standing on top of another. They will all be torn down."

because many will come in my name and say, "I'm the Messiah,' and they will deceive many people.

"Then they'll hand you over to suffer and will kill you, and you'll be hated by all the nations because of my name.

So if they say to you, "Look! He's in the wilderness,' don't go out looking for him. And if they say, "Look! He's in the storeroom,' don't believe it,

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all "the tribes of the land will mourn' when they see "the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven' with power and great glory.

He'll send out his angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they'll gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to another."

They were unaware of what was happening until the flood came and swept all of them away. That's how it will be when the Son of Man comes.

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

"While they were away buying it, the groom arrived. Those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was closed.

"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?'

They conspired to arrest Jesus by treachery and to kill him.

But they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

But when the disciples saw this, they became irritated and said, "Why this waste?

and inquired, "What are you willing to give me if I betray Jesus to you?" They offered him 30 pieces of silver,

So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover meal.

While they were eating, he said, "I tell all of you with certainty, one of you is going to betray me."

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to the disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it. This is my body."

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Then he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open.

Just then, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. A large crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests and elders of the people.

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

What is your verdict?" They replied, "He deserves to die!"

Then they spit in his face and hit him. Some slapped him,

They bound him with chains, led him away, and handed him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

But they replied, "What do we care? Attend to that yourself." Then he flung the pieces of silver into the sanctuary, went outside, ran away, and hanged himself.

So they decided to use the money to buy the Potter's Field as a burial ground for foreigners.

Then what had been declared through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled when he said, "They took the 30 pieces of silver, the value of the man on whom a price had been set by the Israelis,

and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

Then Pilate asked him, "Don't you hear how many charges they're bringing against you?"

At every festival the governor had a custom of releasing to the crowd any prisoner whom they wanted.

At that time they were holding a notorious prisoner named Barabbas.

He did this because he knew that they had handed him over out of jealousy.

So the governor asked them, "Which of the two men do you want me to release for you?" "Barabbas!" they replied.

Pilate asked them, "Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Messiah?" They all said, "Let him be crucified!"

He asked, "What has he done wrong?" But they kept shouting louder and louder, "Let him be crucified!"

They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.

Twisting some thorns into a victor's crown, they placed it on his head and put a stick in his right hand. They knelt down in front of him and began making fun of him, saying, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

Then they spit on him and took the stick and hit him repeatedly on his head.

When they had finished making fun of him, they stripped him of the robe, put his own clothes back on him, and led him away to crucify him.

As they were leaving, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry Jesus' cross.