Now listen! You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained speechless.

and was a widow for 84 years. She did not leave the temple complex, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers.

After those days were over, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it.

When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.

“Why were you searching for Me?” He asked them. “Didn’t you know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

But they did not understand what He said to them.

When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David and those who were with him did when he was hungry—

After looking around at them all, He told him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored.

That is why I didn’t even consider myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be cured.

After John’s messengers left, He began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft robes? Look, those who are splendidly dressed and live in luxury are in royal palaces.

What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to each other:

We played the flute for you,
but you didn’t dance;
we sang a lament,
but you didn’t weep!

For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

You didn’t anoint My head with olive oil, but she has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.

When He got out on land, a demon-possessed man from the town met Him. For a long time he had worn no clothes and did not stay in a house but in the tombs.

“Someone did touch Me,” said Jesus. “I know that power has gone out from Me.”

They did so, and had them all sit down.

But they did not understand this statement; it was concealed from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

But they did not welcome Him, because He determined to journey to Jerusalem.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see yet didn’t see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn’t hear them.”

When the Pharisee saw this, he was amazed that He did not first perform the ritual washing before dinner.

Fools! Didn’t He who made the outside make the inside too?

“Woe to you experts in the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge! You didn’t go in yourselves, and you hindered those who were going in.”

And that slave who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten.

But the one who did not know and did things deserving of blows will be beaten lightly. Much will be required of everyone who has been given much. And even more will be expected of the one who has been entrusted with more.

“Then he became angry and didn’t want to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

Does he thank that slave because he did what was commanded?

Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

“There was a judge in a certain town who didn’t fear God or respect man.

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.

because I was afraid of you, for you’re a tough man: you collect what you didn’t deposit and reap what you didn’t sow.’

“He told him, ‘I will judge you by what you have said, you evil slave! If you knew I was a tough man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,

why didn’t you put my money in the bank? And when I returned, I would have collected it with interest!’

But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.’”

They will crush you and your children within you to the ground, and they will not leave one stone on another in you, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”

They discussed it among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’

So they answered that they did not know its origin.

He also said to them, “When I sent you out without money-bag, traveling bag, or sandals, did you lack anything?”

“Not a thing,” they said.

So he kept asking Him questions, but Jesus did not answer him.

We are punished justly, because we’re getting back what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong.”

They went in but did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

But these words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

and when they didn’t find His body, they came and reported that they had seen a vision of angels who said He was alive.

Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but they didn’t see Him.”

Didn’t the Messiah have to suffer these things and enter into His glory?”