He was still speaking to the crowds when suddenly His mother and brothers were standing outside wanting to speak to Him.

Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop: some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

“Are even you still lacking in understanding?” He asked.

And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said:

This is My beloved Son.
I take delight in Him.
Listen to Him!

“I have kept all these,” the young man told Him. “What do I still lack?”

Then He came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the time is near. The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

While He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived. A large mob, with swords and clubs, was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Look, now you’ve heard the blasphemy!

and said, “Sir, we remember that while this deceiver was still alive He said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’