"Again, the kingdom from heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

I tell all of you I will never again drink the product of the vine until that day when I drink it with you once again in my Father's kingdom."

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!"

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.

In the same way the high priests, along with the scribes and elders, were also making fun of him. They kept saying,

Then he told them, "You have such a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your own tradition!

and they'll make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him. But after three days he'll be raised."

I tell all of you with certainty, I'll never again drink the product of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

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

In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself!

Really, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? Look! Those who wear fine clothes and live in luxury are in royal palaces.

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.

Then some of the scribes replied, "Teacher, you have given a fine answer."

because I tell you, from now on I will never drink the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

Then the men who were holding Jesus in custody began to make fun of him while they beat him.

Even Herod and his soldiers treated him with contempt and made fun of him. He put a magnificent robe on Jesus and sent him back to Pilate.

The soldiers also made fun of Jesus by coming up and offering him sour wine,

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vintner.

"Abide in me, and I will abide in you. Just as the branch cannot produce fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.

I am the vine, you are the branches. The one who abides in me while I abide in him produces much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.

Since, then, we are working with God, we plead with you not to accept God's grace in vain.

as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will be proud when the Messiah returns that I did not run in vain or work hard in vain.

For this reason, I am reminding you to fan into flames the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands.

Suppose a man wearing gold rings and fine clothes comes into your assembly, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in.

If you give special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Please take this seat," but you say to the poor man, "Stand over there" or "Sit on the floor at my feet,"

You believe that there is one God. That's fine! Even the demons believe that and tremble with fear.

For it is a fine thing if, when moved by your conscience to please God, you suffer patiently when wronged.

From the altar came another angel who had authority over fire. He called out in a loud voice to the angel who had the sharp sickle, "Swing your sharp sickle, and gather the bunches of grapes from the vine of the earth, because those grapes are ripe."

cargo of gold, silver, gems, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all articles made of ivory, all articles made of very costly wood, bronze, iron, marble,

"How terrible, how terrible it is for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet and was adorned with gold, gems, and pearls,

She has been given the privilege of wearing fine linen, dazzling and pure." (The fine linen represents the righteous deeds of the saints.)

The armies of heaven, wearing fine linen, white and pure, follow him on white horses.