Luke 11 — GNB — Biblija.net

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

¹ One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” ² Jesus said to them, “When you pray, say this:
‘Father:
May your holy name be honored;
may your Kingdom come.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ Give us day by day the food we need.

Whom to Fear

⁴ Forgive us our sins,
for we forgive everyone who does us wrong.
And do not bring us to hard testing.’”

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ And Jesus said to his disciples, “Suppose one of you should go to a friend's house at midnight and say, ‘Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread.

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ A friend of mine who is on a trip has just come to my house, and I don't have any food for him!’

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ And suppose your friend should answer from inside, ‘Don't bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.’

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ Would any of you who are fathers give your son a snake when he asks for fish? ¹² Or would you give him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ Jesus was driving out a demon that could not talk; and when the demon went out, the man began to talk. The crowds were amazed,

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ but some of the people said, “It is Beelzebul, the chief of the demons, who gives him the power to drive them out.” ¹⁶ Others wanted to trap Jesus, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him. ^* ¹⁷ But Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he said to them, “Any country that divides itself into groups which fight each other will not last very long; a family divided against itself falls apart.

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ So if Satan's kingdom has groups fighting each other, how can it last? You say that I drive out demons because Beelzebul gives me the power to do so.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ If this is how I drive them out, how do your followers drive them out? Your own followers prove that you are wrong!

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ No, it is rather by means of God's power that I drive out demons, and this proves that the Kingdom of God has already come to you. ²¹ “When a strong man, with all his weapons ready, guards his own house, all his belongings are safe.

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² But when a stronger man attacks him and defeats him, he carries away all the weapons the owner was depending on and divides up what he stole. ²³ “Anyone who is not for me is really against me; anyone who does not help me gather is really scattering.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ “When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one, it says to itself, ‘I will go back to my house.’

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ So it goes back and finds the house clean and all fixed up.

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ Then it goes out and brings seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the beginning.”

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ When Jesus had said this, a woman spoke up from the crowd and said to him, “How happy is the woman who bore you and nursed you!”

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ But Jesus answered, “Rather, how happy are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ As the people crowded around Jesus, he went on to say, “How evil are the people of this day! They ask for a miracle, but none will be given them except the miracle of Jonah. ³⁰ In the same way that the prophet Jonah was a sign for the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this day.

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ On the Judgment Day the Queen of Sheba will stand up and accuse the people of today, because she traveled all the way from her country to listen to King Solomon's wise teaching; and there is something here, I tell you, greater than Solomon.

Riches in Heaven

³² On the Judgment Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I assure you that there is something here greater than Jonah!

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a bowl; instead, it is put on the lampstand, so that people may see the light as they come in.

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ Your eyes are like a lamp for the body. When your eyes are sound, your whole body is full of light; but when your eyes are no good, your whole body will be in darkness.

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ Make certain, then, that the light in you is not darkness. ³⁶ If your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be bright all over, as when a lamp shines on you with its brightness.”

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ When Jesus finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and sat down to eat. ³⁸ The Pharisee was surprised when he noticed that Jesus had not washed before eating.

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

³⁹ So the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of your cup and plate, but inside you are full of violence and evil. ⁴⁰ Fools! Did not God, who made the outside, also make the inside?

The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

The Question about the Messiah

⁴¹ But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you. ⁴² “How terrible for you Pharisees! You give to God one tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God. These you should practice, without neglecting the others. ⁴³ “How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the reserved seats in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁴ How terrible for you! You are like unmarked graves which people walk on without knowing it.”

Jesus Goes to the Temple

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law

⁴⁵ One of the teachers of the Law said to him, “Teacher, when you say this, you insult us too!” ⁴⁶ Jesus answered, “How terrible also for you teachers of the Law! You put onto people's backs loads which are hard to carry, but you yourselves will not stretch out a finger to help them carry those loads.

The Arrest of Jesus

⁴⁷ How terrible for you! You make fine tombs for the prophets—the very prophets your ancestors murdered. ⁴⁸ You yourselves admit, then, that you approve of what your ancestors did; they murdered the prophets, and you build their tombs.

Jesus the Cause of Division

⁴⁹ For this reason the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and messengers; they will kill some of them and persecute others.’

The Burial of Jesus

⁵⁰ So the people of this time will be punished for the murder of all the prophets killed since the creation of the world, ⁵¹ from the murder of Abel to the murder of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the Holy Place. Yes, I tell you, the people of this time will be punished for them all! ⁵² “How terrible for you teachers of the Law! You have kept the key that opens the door to the house of knowledge; you yourselves will not go in, and you stop those who are trying to go in!” ⁵³ When Jesus left that place, the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began to criticize him bitterly and ask him questions about many things,

Understanding the Time

Peter Denies Jesus

(Matthew 26.57, 58, 69-75; Mark 14.53, 54, 66-72; John 18.12-18, 25-27)

⁵⁴ trying to lay traps for him and catch him saying something wrong.

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ As thousands of people crowded together, so that they were stepping on each other, Jesus said first to his disciples, “Be on guard against the yeast of the Pharisees—I mean their hypocrisy. ² Whatever is covered up will be uncovered, and every secret will be made known.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ So then, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in broad daylight, and whatever you have whispered in private in a closed room will be shouted from the housetops.

Whom to Fear

⁴ “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterward do anything worse.

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ “Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one sparrow is forgotten by God.

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ “I assure you that those who declare publicly that they belong to me, the Son of Man will do the same for them before the angels of God.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ But those who reject me publicly, the Son of Man will also reject them before the angels of God.

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ “Whoever says a word against the Son of Man can be forgiven; but whoever says evil things against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ “When they bring you to be tried in the synagogues or before governors or rulers, do not be worried about how you will defend yourself or what you will say. ¹² For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ A man in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide with me the property our father left us.”

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ Jesus answered him, “Friend, who gave me the right to judge or to divide the property between you two?”

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ And he went on to say to them all, “Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed; because your true life is not made up of the things you own, no matter how rich you may be.” ¹⁶ Then Jesus told them this parable: “There was once a rich man who had land which bore good crops. ^* ¹⁷ He began to think to himself, ‘I don't have a place to keep all my crops. What can I do?

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ This is what I will do,’ he told himself; ‘I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I will store the grain and all my other goods.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ Then I will say to myself, Lucky man! You have all the good things you need for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself’

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself?’” ²¹ And Jesus concluded, “This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God's sight.”

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² Then Jesus said to the disciples, “And so I tell you not to worry about the food you need to stay alive or about the clothes you need for your body. ²³ Life is much more important than food, and the body much more important than clothes.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ Look at the crows: they don't plant seeds or gather a harvest; they don't have storage rooms or barns; God feeds them! You are worth so much more than birds!

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ Can any of you live a bit longer by worrying about it?

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ If you can't manage even such a small thing, why worry about the other things?

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ Look how the wild flowers grow: they don't work or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that not even King Solomon with all his wealth had clothes as beautiful as one of these flowers.

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ It is God who clothes the wild grass—grass that is here today and gone tomorrow, burned up in the oven. Won't he be all the more sure to clothe you? What little faith you have!

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ “So don't be all upset, always concerned about what you will eat and drink. ³⁰ (For the pagans of this world are always concerned about all these things.) Your Father knows that you need these things.

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ Instead, be concerned with his Kingdom, and he will provide you with these things.

Riches in Heaven

³² “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the Kingdom.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don't wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them.

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ For your heart will always be where your riches are.

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ “Be ready for whatever comes, dressed for action and with your lamps lit, ³⁶ like servants who are waiting for their master to come back from a wedding feast. When he comes and knocks, they will open the door for him at once.

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ How happy are those servants whose master finds them awake and ready when he returns! I tell you, he will take off his coat, have them sit down, and will wait on them. ³⁸ How happy they are if he finds them ready, even if he should come at midnight or even later!

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

³⁹ And you can be sure that if the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, he would not let the thief break into his house. ⁴⁰ And you, too, must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him.”

The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

The Question about the Messiah

⁴¹ Peter said, “Lord, does this parable apply to us, or do you mean it for everyone?” ⁴² The Lord answered, “Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant? He is the one that his master will put in charge, to run the household and give the other servants their share of the food at the proper time. ⁴³ How happy that servant is if his master finds him doing this when he comes home!

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁴ Indeed, I tell you, the master will put that servant in charge of all his property.

Jesus Goes to the Temple

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law

⁴⁵ But if that servant says to himself that his master is taking a long time to come back and if he begins to beat the other servants, both the men and the women, and eats and drinks and gets drunk, ⁴⁶ then the master will come back one day when the servant does not expect him and at a time he does not know. The master will cut him in pieces and make him share the fate of the disobedient.

The Arrest of Jesus

⁴⁷ “The servant who knows what his master wants him to do, but does not get himself ready and do it, will be punished with a heavy whipping. ⁴⁸ But the servant who does not know what his master wants, and yet does something for which he deserves a whipping, will be punished with a light whipping. Much is required from the person to whom much is given; much more is required from the person to whom much more is given.

Jesus the Cause of Division

⁴⁹ “I came to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already kindled!

The Burial of Jesus

⁵⁰ I have a baptism to receive, and how distressed I am until it is over! ⁵¹ Do you suppose that I came to bring peace to the world? No, not peace, but division. ⁵² From now on a family of five will be divided, three against two and two against three. ⁵³ Fathers will be against their sons, and sons against their fathers; mothers will be against their daughters, and daughters against their mothers; mothers-in-law will be against their daughters-in-law, and daughters-in-law against their mothers-in-law.”

Understanding the Time

Peter Denies Jesus

(Matthew 26.57, 58, 69-75; Mark 14.53, 54, 66-72; John 18.12-18, 25-27)

⁵⁴ Jesus said also to the people, “When you see a cloud coming up in the west, at once you say that it is going to rain—and it does. ⁵⁵ And when you feel the south wind blowing, you say that it is going to get hot—and it does. ⁵⁶ Hypocrites! You can look at the earth and the sky and predict the weather; why, then, don't you know the meaning of this present time?

Settle with Your Opponent

(Matthew 5.25, 26)

⁵⁷ “Why do you not judge for yourselves the right thing to do? ⁵⁸ If someone brings a lawsuit against you and takes you to court, do your best to settle the dispute before you get to court. If you don't, you will be dragged before the judge, who will hand you over to the police, and you will be put in jail. ⁵⁹ There you will stay, I tell you, until you pay the last penny of your fine.”

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ At that time some people were there who told Jesus about the Galileans whom Pilate had killed while they were offering sacrifices to God. ² Jesus answered them, “Because those Galileans were killed in that way, do you think it proves that they were worse sinners than all other Galileans?

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did.

Whom to Fear

⁴ What about those eighteen people in Siloam who were killed when the tower fell on them? Do you suppose this proves that they were worse than all the other people living in Jerusalem?

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did.”

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ Then Jesus told them this parable: “There was once a man who had a fig tree growing in his vineyard. He went looking for figs on it but found none.

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ So he said to his gardener, ‘Look, for three years I have been coming here looking for figs on this fig tree, and I haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it go on using up the soil?’

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ But the gardener answered, ‘Leave it alone, sir, just one more year; I will dig around it and put in some fertilizer.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ Then if the tree bears figs next year, so much the better; if not, then you can have it cut down.’”

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue.

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ A woman there had an evil spirit that had kept her sick for eighteen years; she was bent over and could not straighten up at all. ¹² When Jesus saw her, he called out to her, “Woman, you are free from your sickness!”

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ He placed his hands on her, and at once she straightened herself up and praised God.

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ The official of the synagogue was angry that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, so he spoke up and said to the people, “There are six days in which we should work; so come during those days and be healed, but not on the Sabbath!”

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ The Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Any one of you would untie your ox or your donkey from the stall and take it out to give it water on the Sabbath. ¹⁶ Now here is this descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept in bonds for eighteen years; should she not be released on the Sabbath?” ^* ¹⁷ His answer made his enemies ashamed of themselves, while the people rejoiced over all the wonderful things that he did.

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ Jesus asked, “What is the Kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with?

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ It is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and plants it in his field. The plant grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make their nests in its branches.”

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ Again Jesus asked, “What shall I compare the Kingdom of God with? ²¹ It is like this. A woman takes some yeast and mixes it with a bushel of flour until the whole batch of dough rises.”

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² Jesus went through towns and villages, teaching the people and making his way toward Jerusalem. ²³ Someone asked him, “Sir, will just a few people be saved?” Jesus answered them,

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ “Do your best to go in through the narrow door; because many people will surely try to go in but will not be able.

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ The master of the house will get up and close the door; then when you stand outside and begin to knock on the door and say, ‘Open the door for us, sir!’ he will answer you, ‘I don't know where you come from!’

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ Then you will answer, ‘We ate and drank with you; you taught in our town!’

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ But he will say again, ‘I don't know where you come from. Get away from me, all you wicked people!’

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ How you will cry and gnash your teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets in the Kingdom of God, while you are thrown out!

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ People will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down at the feast in the Kingdom of God. ³⁰ Then those who are now last will be first, and those who are now first will be last.”

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ At that same time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, “You must get out of here and go somewhere else, because Herod wants to kill you.”

Riches in Heaven

³² Jesus answered them, “Go and tell that fox: ‘I am driving out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I shall finish my work.’

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ Yet I must be on my way today, tomorrow, and the next day; it is not right for a prophet to be killed anywhere except in Jerusalem.

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, you stone the messengers God has sent you! How many times I wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me!

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ And so your Temple will be abandoned. I assure you that you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ One Sabbath Jesus went to eat a meal at the home of one of the leading Pharisees; and people were watching Jesus closely. ² A man whose legs and arms were swollen came to Jesus,

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ and Jesus spoke up and asked the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees, “Does our Law allow healing on the Sabbath or not?”

Whom to Fear

⁴ But they would not say a thing. Jesus took the man, healed him, and sent him away.

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ Then he said to them, “If any one of you had a child or an ox that happened to fall in a well on a Sabbath, would you not pull it out at once on the Sabbath itself”

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ But they were not able to answer him about this.

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them:

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that someone more important than you has been invited,

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ and your host, who invited both of you, would have to come and say to you, ‘Let him have this place.’ Then you would be embarrassed and have to sit in the lowest place.

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ Instead, when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that your host will come to you and say, ‘Come on up, my friend, to a better place.’ This will bring you honor in the presence of all the other guests.

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.” ¹² Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors—for they will invite you back, and in this way you will be paid for what you did.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind;

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ and you will be blessed, because they are not able to pay you back. God will repay you on the day the good people rise from death.”

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ When one of the guests sitting at the table heard this, he said to Jesus, “How happy are those who will sit down at the feast in the Kingdom of God!” ¹⁶ Jesus said to him, “There was once a man who was giving a great feast to which he invited many people. ^* ¹⁷ When it was time for the feast, he sent his servant to tell his guests, ‘Come, everything is ready!’

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ But they all began, one after another, to make excuses. The first one told the servant, ‘I have bought a field and must go and look at it; please accept my apologies.’

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ Another one said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen and am on my way to try them out; please accept my apologies.’

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ Another one said, ‘I have just gotten married, and for that reason I cannot come.’ ²¹ The servant went back and told all this to his master. The master was furious and said to his servant, ‘Hurry out to the streets and alleys of the town, and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² Soon the servant said, ‘Your order has been carried out, sir, but there is room for more.’ ²³ So the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the country roads and lanes and make people come in, so that my house will be full.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ I tell you all that none of those who were invited will taste my dinner!’”

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ Once when large crowds of people were going along with Jesus, he turned and said to them,

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ “Those who come to me cannot be my disciples unless they love me more than they love father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well.

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ Those who do not carry their own cross and come after me cannot be my disciples.

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ If one of you is planning to build a tower, you sit down first and figure out what it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job.

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ If you don't, you will not be able to finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what happened will make fun of you. ³⁰ ‘You began to build but can't finish the job!’ they will say.

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ If a king goes out with ten thousand men to fight another king who comes against him with twenty thousand men, he will sit down first and decide if he is strong enough to face that other king.

Riches in Heaven

³² If he isn't, he will send messengers to meet the other king to ask for terms of peace while he is still a long way off.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ In the same way,” concluded Jesus, “none of you can be my disciple unless you give up everything you have.

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again.

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ It is no good for the soil or for the manure pile; it is thrown away. Listen, then, if you have ears!”

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ One day when many tax collectors and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus, ² the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law started grumbling, “This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ So Jesus told them this parable:

Whom to Fear

⁴ “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them—what do you do? You leave the other ninety-nine sheep in the pasture and go looking for the one that got lost until you find it.

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ When you find it, you are so happy that you put it on your shoulders

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ and carry it back home. Then you call your friends and neighbors together and say to them, ‘I am so happy I found my lost sheep. Let us celebrate!’

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ In the same way, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine respectable people who do not need to repent.

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ “Or suppose a woman who has ten silver coins loses one of them—what does she do? She lights a lamp, sweeps her house, and looks carefully everywhere until she finds it.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them, ‘I am so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!’

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ In the same way, I tell you, the angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents.”

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ Jesus went on to say, “There was once a man who had two sons. ¹² The younger one said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the property now.’ So the man divided his property between his two sons.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ After a few days the younger son sold his part of the property and left home with the money. He went to a country far away, where he wasted his money in reckless living.

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ He spent everything he had. Then a severe famine spread over that country, and he was left without a thing.

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ So he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him out to his farm to take care of the pigs. ¹⁶ He wished he could fill himself with the bean pods the pigs ate, but no one gave him anything to eat. ^* ¹⁷ At last he came to his senses and said, ‘All my father's hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve!

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ I will get up and go to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against God and against you.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers.”

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ So he got up and started back to his father. “He was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms around his son, and kissed him. ²¹ ‘Father,’ the son said, ‘I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.’

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² But the father called to his servants. ‘Hurry!’ he said. ‘Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet. ²³ Then go and get the prize calf and kill it, and let us celebrate with a feast!

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ For this son of mine was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’ And so the feasting began.

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ “In the meantime the older son was out in the field. On his way back, when he came close to the house, he heard the music and dancing.

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ So he called one of the servants and asked him, ‘What's going on?’

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ ‘Your brother has come back home,’ the servant answered, ‘and your father has killed the prize calf, because he got him back safe and sound.’

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ The older brother was so angry that he would not go into the house; so his father came out and begged him to come in.

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ But he spoke back to his father, ‘Look, all these years I have worked for you like a slave, and I have never disobeyed your orders. What have you given me? Not even a goat for me to have a feast with my friends! ³⁰ But this son of yours wasted all your property on prostitutes, and when he comes back home, you kill the prize calf for him!’

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ ‘My son,’ the father answered, ‘you are always here with me, and everything I have is yours.

Riches in Heaven

³² But we had to celebrate and be happy, because your brother was dead, but now he is alive; he was lost, but now he has been found.’”

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ Jesus said to his disciples, “There was once a rich man who had a servant who managed his property. The rich man was told that the manager was wasting his master's money, ² so he called him in and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in a complete account of your handling of my property, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ The servant said to himself, ‘My master is going to dismiss me from my job. What shall I do? I am not strong enough to dig ditches, and I am ashamed to beg.

Whom to Fear

⁴ Now I know what I will do! Then when my job is gone, I shall have friends who will welcome me in their homes.’

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ So he called in all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ ‘One hundred barrels of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Here is your account,’ the manager told him; ‘sit down and write fifty.’

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ Then he asked another one, ‘And you—how much do you owe?’ ‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he answered. ‘Here is your account,’ the manager told him; ‘write eight hundred.’

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ As a result the master of this dishonest manager praised him for doing such a shrewd thing; because the people of this world are much more shrewd in handling their affairs than the people who belong to the light.”

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ And Jesus went on to say, “And so I tell you: make friends for yourselves with worldly wealth, so that when it gives out, you will be welcomed in the eternal home.

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ Whoever is faithful in small matters will be faithful in large ones; whoever is dishonest in small matters will be dishonest in large ones.

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ If, then, you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth? ¹² And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what belongs to you?

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ “No servant can be the slave of two masters; such a slave will hate one and love the other or will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ When the Pharisees heard all this, they made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight. ¹⁶ “The Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets were in effect up to the time of John the Baptist; since then the Good News about the Kingdom of God is being told, and everyone forces their way in. ^* ¹⁷ But it is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest detail of the Law to be done away with.

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ “Any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery; and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ “There was once a rich man who dressed in the most expensive clothes and lived in great luxury every day.

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ There was also a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who used to be brought to the rich man's door, ²¹ hoping to eat the bits of food that fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs would come and lick his sores.

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² The poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the feast in heaven. The rich man died and was buried, ²³ and in Hades, where he was in great pain, he looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ So he called out, ‘Father Abraham! Take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and cool off my tongue, because I am in great pain in this fire!’

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ But Abraham said, ‘Remember, my son, that in your lifetime you were given all the good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. But now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain.

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ Besides all that, there is a deep pit lying between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, nor can anyone cross over to us from where you are.’

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ The rich man said, ‘Then I beg you, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house,

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ where I have five brothers. Let him go and warn them so that they, at least, will not come to this place of pain.’

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ Abraham said, ‘Your brothers have Moses and the prophets to warn them; your brothers should listen to what they say.’ ³⁰ The rich man answered, ‘That is not enough, father Abraham! But if someone were to rise from death and go to them, then they would turn from their sins.’

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ But Abraham said, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone were to rise from death.’”

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ Jesus said to his disciples, “Things that make people fall into sin are bound to happen, but how terrible for the one who makes them happen! ² It would be better for him if a large millstone were tied around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ So watch what you do! “If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

Whom to Fear

⁴ If he sins against you seven times in one day, and each time he comes to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ The apostles said to the Lord, “Make our faith greater.”

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ The Lord answered, “If you had faith as big as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Pull yourself up by the roots and plant yourself in the sea!’ and it would obey you.

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ “Suppose one of you has a servant who is plowing or looking after the sheep. When he comes in from the field, do you tell him to hurry along and eat his meal?

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ Of course not! Instead, you say to him, ‘Get my supper ready, then put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may have your meal.’

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ The servant does not deserve thanks for obeying orders, does he?

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ It is the same with you; when you have done all you have been told to do, say, ‘We are ordinary servants; we have only done our duty.’”

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ As Jesus made his way to Jerusalem, he went along the border between Samaria and Galilee. ¹² He was going into a village when he was met by ten men suffering from a dreaded skin disease. They stood at a distance

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ and shouted, “Jesus! Master! Have pity on us!”

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ Jesus saw them and said to them, “Go and let the priests examine you.” On the way they were made clean.

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice. ¹⁶ He threw himself to the ground at Jesus' feet and thanked him. The man was a Samaritan. ^* ¹⁷ Jesus spoke up, “There were ten who were healed; where are the other nine?

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ Why is this foreigner the only one who came back to give thanks to God?”

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ And Jesus said to him, “Get up and go; your faith has made you well.”

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ Some Pharisees asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God would come. His answer was, “The Kingdom of God does not come in such a way as to be seen. ²¹ No one will say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’; because the Kingdom of God is within you.”

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² Then he said to the disciples, “The time will come when you will wish you could see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. ²³ There will be those who will say to you, ‘Look, over there!’ or, ‘Look, over here!’ But don't go out looking for it.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ As the lightning flashes across the sky and lights it up from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ But first he must suffer much and be rejected by the people of this day.

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ As it was in the time of Noah so shall it be in the days of the Son of Man.

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ Everybody kept on eating and drinking, and men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat and the flood came and killed them all.

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ It will be as it was in the time of Lot. Everybody kept on eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ On the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and killed them all. ³⁰ That is how it will be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ “On that day someone who is on the roof of a house must not go down into the house to get any belongings; in the same way anyone who is out in the field must not go back to the house.

Riches in Heaven

³² Remember Lot's wife!

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ Those who try to save their own life will lose it; those who lose their life will save it.

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ On that night, I tell you, there will be two people sleeping in the same bed: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ Two women will be grinding meal together: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.”

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ The disciples asked him, “Where, Lord?” Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a dead body, the vultures will gather.”

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they should always pray and never become discouraged. ² “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ And there was a widow in that same town who kept coming to him and pleading for her rights, saying, ‘Help me against my opponent!’

Whom to Fear

⁴ For a long time the judge refused to act, but at last he said to himself, ‘Even though I don't fear God or respect people,

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ yet because of all the trouble this widow is giving me, I will see to it that she gets her rights. If I don't, she will keep on coming and finally wear me out!’”

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ And the Lord continued, “Listen to what that corrupt judge said.

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ Now, will God not judge in favor of his own people who cry to him day and night for help? Will he be slow to help them?

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?”

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ Jesus also told this parable to people who were sure of their own goodness and despised everybody else.

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ “Once there were two men who went up to the Temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, the other a tax collector.

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, ‘I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there. ¹² I fast two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all my income.’

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, ‘God, have pity on me, a sinner!’

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ I tell you,” said Jesus, “the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ Some people brought their babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. The disciples saw them and scolded them for doing so, ¹⁶ but Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ^* ¹⁷ Remember this! Whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ A Jewish leader asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?”

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone.

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; respect your father and your mother.’” ²¹ The man replied, “Ever since I was young, I have obeyed all these commandments.”

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one more thing you need to do. Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.” ²³ But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ Jesus saw that he was sad and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.”

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ The people who heard him asked, “Who, then, can be saved?”

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ Jesus answered, “What is humanly impossible is possible for God.”

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ Then Peter said, “Look! We have left our homes to follow you.”

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ “Yes,” Jesus said to them, “and I assure you that anyone who leaves home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Kingdom of God ³⁰ will receive much more in this present age and eternal life in the age to come.”

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, “Listen! We are going to Jerusalem where everything the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will come true.

Riches in Heaven

³² He will be handed over to the Gentiles, who will make fun of him, insult him, and spit on him.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ They will whip him and kill him, but three days later he will rise to life.”

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ But the disciples did not understand any of these things; the meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not know what Jesus was talking about.

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ As Jesus was coming near Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the road, begging. ³⁶ When he heard the crowd passing by, he asked, “What is this?”

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him. ³⁸ He cried out, “Jesus! Son of David! Have mercy on me!”

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

³⁹ The people in front scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, “Son of David! Have mercy on me!” ⁴⁰ So Jesus stopped and ordered the blind man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,

The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

The Question about the Messiah

⁴¹ “What do you want me to do for you?” “Sir,” he answered, “I want to see again.” ⁴² Jesus said to him, “Then see! Your faith has made you well.” ⁴³ At once he was able to see, and he followed Jesus, giving thanks to God. When the crowd saw it, they all praised God.

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ Jesus went on into Jericho and was passing through. ² There was a chief tax collector there named Zacchaeus, who was rich.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was a little man and could not see Jesus because of the crowd.

Whom to Fear

⁴ So he ran ahead of the crowd and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way.

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ When Jesus came to that place, he looked up and said to Zacchaeus, “Hurry down, Zacchaeus, because I must stay in your house today.”

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed him with great joy.

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ All the people who saw it started grumbling, “This man has gone as a guest to the home of a sinner!”

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Listen, sir! I will give half my belongings to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much.”

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ Jesus said to him, “Salvation has come to this house today, for this man, also, is a descendant of Abraham.

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ While the people were listening to this, Jesus continued and told them a parable. He was now almost at Jerusalem, and they supposed that the Kingdom of God was just about to appear. ¹² So he said, “There was once a man of high rank who was going to a country far away to be made king, after which he planned to come back home.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ Before he left, he called his ten servants and gave them each a gold coin and told them, ‘See what you can earn with this while I am gone.’

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ Now, his own people hated him, and so they sent messengers after him to say, ‘We don't want this man to be our king.’

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ “The man was made king and came back. At once he ordered his servants to appear before him, in order to find out how much they had earned. ¹⁶ The first one came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned ten gold coins with the one you gave me.’ ^* ¹⁷ ‘Well done,’ he said; ‘you are a good servant! Since you were faithful in small matters, I will put you in charge of ten cities.’

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ The second servant came and said, ‘Sir, I have earned five gold coins with the one you gave me.’

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ To this one he said, ‘You will be in charge of five cities.’

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ Another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it hidden in a handkerchief. ²¹ I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take what is not yours and reap what you did not plant.’

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² He said to him, ‘You bad servant! I will use your own words to condemn you! You know that I am a hard man, taking what is not mine and reaping what I have not planted. ²³ Well, then, why didn't you put my money in the bank? Then I would have received it back with interest when I returned.’

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ Then he said to those who were standing there, ‘Take the gold coin away from him and give it to the servant who has ten coins.’

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ But they said to him, ‘Sir, he already has ten coins!’

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ ‘I tell you,’ he replied, ‘that to those who have something, even more will be given; but those who have nothing, even the little that they have will be taken away from them.

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ Now, as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and kill them in my presence!’”

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ After Jesus said this, he went on in front of them toward Jerusalem.

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ As he came near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead ³⁰ with these instructions: “Go to the village there ahead of you; as you go in, you will find a colt tied up that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ If someone asks you why you are untying it, tell him that the Master needs it.”

Riches in Heaven

³² They went on their way and found everything just as Jesus had told them.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying it?”

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ “The Master needs it,” they answered,

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ and they took the colt to Jesus. Then they threw their cloaks over the animal and helped Jesus get on. ³⁶ As he rode on, people spread their cloaks on the road.

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ When he came near Jerusalem, at the place where the road went down the Mount of Olives, the large crowd of his disciples began to thank God and praise him in loud voices for all the great things that they had seen: ³⁸ “God bless the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory to God!”

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

³⁹ Then some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “command your disciples to be quiet!” ⁴⁰ Jesus answered, “I tell you that if they keep quiet, the stones themselves will start shouting.”

The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

The Question about the Messiah

⁴¹ He came closer to the city, and when he saw it, he wept over it, ⁴² saying, “If you only knew today what is needed for peace! But now you cannot see it! ⁴³ The time will come when your enemies will surround you with barricades, blockade you, and close in on you from every side.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁴ They will completely destroy you and the people within your walls; not a single stone will they leave in its place, because you did not recognize the time when God came to save you!”

Jesus Goes to the Temple

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law

⁴⁵ Then Jesus went into the Temple and began to drive out the merchants, ⁴⁶ saying to them, “It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be a house of prayer.’ But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!”

The Arrest of Jesus

⁴⁷ Every day Jesus taught in the Temple. The chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the leaders of the people wanted to kill him, ⁴⁸ but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people kept listening to him, not wanting to miss a single word.

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ One day when Jesus was in the Temple teaching the people and preaching the Good News, the chief priests and the teachers of the Law, together with the elders, came ² and said to him, “Tell us, what right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ Jesus answered them, “Now let me ask you a question. Tell me,

Whom to Fear

⁴ did John's right to baptize come from God or from human beings?”

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ They started to argue among themselves, “What shall we say? If we say, ‘From God,’ he will say, ‘Why, then, did you not believe John?’

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ But if we say, ‘From human beings,’ this whole crowd here will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ So they answered, “We don't know where it came from.”

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things.”

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ Then Jesus told the people this parable: “There was once a man who planted a vineyard, rented it out to tenants, and then left home for a long time.

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest. But the tenants beat the slave and sent him back without a thing.

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ So he sent another slave; but the tenants beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him back without a thing. ¹² Then he sent a third slave; the tenants wounded him, too, and threw him out.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my own dear son; surely they will respect him!’

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the owner's son. Let's kill him, and his property will be ours!’

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. “What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?” Jesus asked. ¹⁶ “He will come and kill those men, and turn the vineyard over to other tenants.” When the people heard this, they said, “Surely not!” ^* ¹⁷ Jesus looked at them and asked, “What, then, does this scripture mean?
‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of all.’

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ Everyone who falls on that stone will be cut to pieces; and if that stone falls on someone, that person will be crushed to dust.”

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ The teachers of the Law and the chief priests tried to arrest Jesus on the spot, because they knew that he had told this parable against them; but they were afraid of the people.

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ So they looked for an opportunity. They bribed some men to pretend they were sincere, and they sent them to trap Jesus with questions, so that they could hand him over to the authority and power of the Roman Governor. ²¹ These spies said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is right. We know that you pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people.

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?” ²³ But Jesus saw through their trick and said to them,

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ “Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?” “The Emperor's,” they answered.

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ So Jesus said, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ There before the people they could not catch him in a thing, so they kept quiet, amazed at his answer.

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said,

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ “Teacher, Moses wrote this law for us: ‘If a man dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man's brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.’

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children. ³⁰ Then the second one married the woman,

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ and then the third. The same thing happened to all seven—they died without having children.

Riches in Heaven

³² Last of all, the woman died.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ Now, on the day when the dead rise to life, whose wife will she be? All seven of them had married her.”

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ Jesus answered them, “The men and women of this age marry,

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ but the men and women who are worthy to rise from death and live in the age to come will not then marry. ³⁶ They will be like angels and cannot die. They are the children of God, because they have risen from death.

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ And Moses clearly proves that the dead are raised to life. In the passage about the burning bush he speaks of the Lord as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ ³⁸ He is the God of the living, not of the dead, for to him all are alive.”

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

³⁹ Some of the teachers of the Law spoke up, “A good answer, Teacher!” ⁴⁰ For they did not dare ask him any more questions.

The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

The Question about the Messiah

⁴¹ Jesus asked them, “How can it be said that the Messiah will be the descendant of David? ⁴² For David himself says in the book of Psalms,
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
⁴³ until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet.’

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁴ David called him ‘Lord’; how, then, can the Messiah be David's descendant?”

Jesus Goes to the Temple

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law

⁴⁵ As all the people listened to him, Jesus said to his disciples, ⁴⁶ “Be on your guard against the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplace; who choose the reserved seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts;

The Arrest of Jesus

⁴⁷ who take advantage of widows and rob them of their homes, and then make a show of saying long prayers! Their punishment will be all the worse!”

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ Jesus looked around and saw rich people dropping their gifts in the Temple treasury, ² and he also saw a very poor widow dropping in two little copper coins.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ He said, “I tell you that this poor widow put in more than all the others.

Whom to Fear

⁴ For the others offered their gifts from what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, gave all she had to live on.”

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ Some of the disciples were talking about the Temple, how beautiful it looked with its fine stones and the gifts offered to God. Jesus said,

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ “All this you see—the time will come when not a single stone here will be left in its place; every one will be thrown down.”

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ “Teacher,” they asked, “when will this be? And what will happen in order to show that the time has come for it to take place?”

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ Jesus said, “Watch out; don't be fooled. Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am he!’ and, ‘The time has come!’ But don't follow them.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ Don't be afraid when you hear of wars and revolutions; such things must happen first, but they do not mean that the end is near.”

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ He went on to say, “Countries will fight each other; kingdoms will attack one another.

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ There will be terrible earthquakes, famines, and plagues everywhere; there will be strange and terrifying things coming from the sky. ¹² Before all these things take place, however, you will be arrested and persecuted; you will be handed over to be tried in synagogues and be put in prison; you will be brought before kings and rulers for my sake.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ This will be your chance to tell the Good News.

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ Make up your minds ahead of time not to worry about how you will defend yourselves,

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ because I will give you such words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to refute or contradict what you say. ¹⁶ You will be handed over by your parents, your brothers, your relatives, and your friends; and some of you will be put to death. ^* ¹⁷ Everyone will hate you because of me.

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ But not a single hair from your heads will be lost.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ Stand firm, and you will save yourselves.

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ “When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that it will soon be destroyed. ²¹ Then those who are in Judea must run away to the hills; those who are in the city must leave, and those who are out in the country must not go into the city.

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² For those will be ‘The Days of Punishment,’ to make come true all that the Scriptures say. ²³ How terrible it will be in those days for women who are pregnant and for mothers with little babies! Terrible distress will come upon this land, and God's punishment will fall on this people.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ Some will be killed by the sword, and others will be taken as prisoners to all countries; and the heathen will trample over Jerusalem until their time is up.

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ “There will be strange things happening to the sun, the moon, and the stars. On earth whole countries will be in despair, afraid of the roar of the sea and the raging tides.

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ People will faint from fear as they wait for what is coming over the whole earth, for the powers in space will be driven from their courses.

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ Then the Son of Man will appear, coming in a cloud with great power and glory.

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ When these things begin to happen, stand up and raise your heads, because your salvation is near.”

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ Then Jesus told them this parable: “Think of the fig tree and all the other trees. ³⁰ When you see their leaves beginning to appear, you know that summer is near.

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that the Kingdom of God is about to come.

Riches in Heaven

³² “Remember that all these things will take place before the people now living have all died.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ “Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life, or that Day may suddenly catch you

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ like a trap. For it will come upon all people everywhere on earth. ³⁶ Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ Jesus spent those days teaching in the Temple, and when evening came, he would go out and spend the night on the Mount of Olives. ³⁸ Early each morning all the people went to the Temple to listen to him.

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ The time was near for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover. ² The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were afraid of the people, and so they were trying to find a way of putting Jesus to death secretly.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ Then Satan entered into Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples.

Whom to Fear

⁴ So Judas went off and spoke with the chief priests and the officers of the Temple guard about how he could betray Jesus to them.

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ They were pleased and offered to pay him money.

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ Judas agreed to it and started looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them without the people knowing about it.

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ The day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the lambs for the Passover meal were to be killed.

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ Jesus sent Peter and John with these instructions: “Go and get the Passover meal ready for us to eat.”

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ “Where do you want us to get it ready?” they asked him.

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ He answered, “As you go into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters,

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ and say to the owner of the house: ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the room where my disciples and I will eat the Passover meal?’ ¹² He will show you a large furnished room upstairs, where you will get everything ready.”

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ They went off and found everything just as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover meal.

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ When the hour came, Jesus took his place at the table with the apostles.

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ He said to them, “I have wanted so much to eat this Passover meal with you before I suffer! ¹⁶ For I tell you, I will never eat it until it is given its full meaning in the Kingdom of God.” ^* ¹⁷ Then Jesus took a cup, gave thanks to God, and said, “Take this and share it among yourselves.

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ I tell you that from now on I will not drink this wine until the Kingdom of God comes.”

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ Then he took a piece of bread, gave thanks to God, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in memory of me.”

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ In the same way, he gave them the cup after the supper, saying, “This cup is God's new covenant sealed with my blood, which is poured out for you. ²¹ “But, look! The one who betrays me is here at the table with me!

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² The Son of Man will die as God has decided, but how terrible for that man who betrays him!” ²³ Then they began to ask among themselves which one of them it could be who was going to do this.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ An argument broke out among the disciples as to which one of them should be thought of as the greatest.

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ Jesus said to them, “The kings of the pagans have power over their people, and the rulers claim the title ‘Friends of the People.’

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ But this is not the way it is with you; rather, the greatest one among you must be like the youngest, and the leader must be like the servant.

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ Who is greater, the one who sits down to eat or the one who serves? The one who sits down, of course. But I am among you as one who serves.

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ “You have stayed with me all through my trials;

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ and just as my Father has given me the right to rule, so I will give you the same right. ³⁰ You will eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and you will sit on thrones to rule over the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ “Simon, Simon! Listen! Satan has received permission to test all of you, to separate the good from the bad, as a farmer separates the wheat from the chaff.

Riches in Heaven

³² But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you turn back to me, you must strengthen your brothers.”

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ Peter answered, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you and to die with you!”

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ “I tell you, Peter,” Jesus said, “the rooster will not crow tonight until you have said three times that you do not know me.”

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ Then Jesus asked his disciples, “When I sent you out that time without purse, bag, or shoes, did you lack anything?” “Not a thing,” they answered. ³⁶ “But now,” Jesus said, “whoever has a purse or a bag must take it; and whoever does not have a sword must sell his coat and buy one.

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ For I tell you that the scripture which says, ‘He shared the fate of criminals,’ must come true about me, because what was written about me is coming true.” ³⁸ The disciples said, “Look! Here are two swords, Lord!” “That is enough!” he replied.

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

³⁹ Jesus left the city and went, as he usually did, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples went with him. ⁴⁰ When he arrived at the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”

The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

The Question about the Messiah

⁴¹ Then he went off from them about the distance of a stone's throw and knelt down and prayed. ⁴² “Father,” he said, “if you will, take this cup of suffering away from me. Not my will, however, but your will be done.” ⁴³ An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁴ In great anguish he prayed even more fervently; his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Jesus Goes to the Temple

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law

⁴⁵ Rising from his prayer, he went back to the disciples and found them asleep, worn out by their grief. ⁴⁶ He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you will not fall into temptation.”

The Arrest of Jesus

⁴⁷ Jesus was still speaking when a crowd arrived, led by Judas, one of the twelve disciples. He came up to Jesus to kiss him. ⁴⁸ But Jesus said, “Judas, is it with a kiss that you betray the Son of Man?”

Jesus the Cause of Division

⁴⁹ When the disciples who were with Jesus saw what was going to happen, they asked, “Shall we use our swords, Lord?”

The Burial of Jesus

⁵⁰ And one of them struck the High Priest's slave and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus said, “Enough of this!” He touched the man's ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and the officers of the Temple guard and the elders who had come there to get him, “Did you have to come with swords and clubs, as though I were an outlaw? ⁵³ I was with you in the Temple every day, and you did not try to arrest me. But this is your hour to act, when the power of darkness rules.”

Understanding the Time

Peter Denies Jesus

(Matthew 26.57, 58, 69-75; Mark 14.53, 54, 66-72; John 18.12-18, 25-27)

⁵⁴ They arrested Jesus and took him away into the house of the High Priest; and Peter followed at a distance. ⁵⁵ A fire had been lit in the center of the courtyard, and Peter joined those who were sitting around it. ⁵⁶ When one of the servant women saw him sitting there at the fire, she looked straight at him and said, “This man too was with Jesus!”

Settle with Your Opponent

(Matthew 5.25, 26)

⁵⁷ But Peter denied it, “Woman, I don't even know him!” ⁵⁸ After a little while a man noticed Peter and said, “You are one of them, too!” But Peter answered, “Man, I am not!” ⁵⁹ And about an hour later another man insisted strongly, “There isn't any doubt that this man was with Jesus, because he also is a Galilean!” ⁶⁰ But Peter answered, “Man, I don't know what you are talking about!” At once, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹ The Lord turned around and looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered that the Lord had said to him, “Before the rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me.” ⁶² Peter went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Is Mocked and Beaten

(Matthew 26.67, 68; Mark 14.65)

⁶³ The men who were guarding Jesus made fun of him and beat him. ⁶⁴ They blindfolded him and asked him, “Who hit you? Guess!” ⁶⁵ And they said many other insulting things to him.

Jesus before the Council

(Matthew 26.59-66; Mark 14.55-64; John 18.19-24)

⁶⁶ When day came, the elders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law met together, and Jesus was brought before the Council. ⁶⁷ “Tell us,” they said, “are you the Messiah?” He answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me; ⁶⁸ and if I ask you a question, you will not answer. ⁶⁹ But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right side of Almighty God.” ⁷⁰ They all said, “Are you, then, the Son of God?” He answered them, “You say that I am.” ⁷¹ And they said, “We don't need any witnesses! We ourselves have heard what he said!”

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

A Warning against Hypocrisy

(Matthew 10.26, 27)

Turn from Your Sins or Die

Jesus Heals a Sick Man

The Lost Sheep

The Shrewd Manager

Sin

(Matthew 18.6, 7, 21, 22; Mark 9.42)

The Parable of the Widow and the Judge

Jesus and Zacchaeus

The Question about Jesus' Authority

The Widow's Offering

The Plot against Jesus

Jesus before Pilate

(Matthew 27.1, 2, 11-14; Mark 15.1-5; John 18.28-38)

¹ The whole group rose up and took Jesus before Pilate, ² where they began to accuse him: “We caught this man misleading our people, telling them not to pay taxes to the Emperor and claiming that he himself is the Messiah, a king.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

³ Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “So you say,” answered Jesus.

Whom to Fear

⁴ Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no reason to condemn this man.”

Faith

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

(Matthew 24.1, 2; Mark 13.1, 2)

⁵ But they insisted even more strongly, “With his teaching he is starting a riot among the people all through Judea. He began in Galilee and now has come here.”

The Parable of the Unfruitful Fig Tree

Jesus before Herod

⁶ When Pilate heard this, he asked, “Is this man a Galilean?”

Humility and Hospitality

A Servant's Duty

Troubles and Persecutions

Jesus Prepares to Eat the Passover Meal

⁷ When he learned that Jesus was from the region ruled by Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

Confessing and Rejecting Christ

(Matthew 10.32, 33; 12.32; 10.19, 20)

The Lost Coin

⁸ Herod was very pleased when he saw Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been wanting to see him for a long time. He was hoping to see Jesus perform some miracle.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard

⁹ So Herod asked Jesus many questions, but Jesus made no answer.

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath

¹⁰ The chief priests and the teachers of the Law stepped forward and made strong accusations against Jesus.

The Lost Son

Jesus Heals Ten Men

The Parable of the Gold Coins

¹¹ Herod and his soldiers made fun of Jesus and treated him with contempt; then they put a fine robe on him and sent him back to Pilate. ¹² On that very day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this they had been enemies.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Jesus Is Sentenced to Death

¹³ Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,

Jesus and Beelzebul

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12, 13; 5.31, 32; Mark 10.11, 12)

The Lord's Supper

(Matthew 26.26-30; Mark 14.22-26; 1 Corinthians 11.23-25)

¹⁴ and said to them, “You brought this man to me and said that he was misleading the people. Now, I have examined him here in your presence, and I have not found him guilty of any of the crimes you accuse him of.

The Parable of the Great Feast

Jesus Blesses Little Children

¹⁵ Nor did Herod find him guilty, for he sent him back to us. There is nothing this man has done to deserve death. ¹⁶ So I will have him whipped and let him go.” ^*

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

The Rich Man

¹⁸ The whole crowd cried out, “Kill him! Set Barabbas free for us!” (

The Rich Man and Lazarus

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹⁹ Barabbas had been put in prison for a riot that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

The Parable of the Yeast

The Coming of the Kingdom

(Matthew 24.23-28, 37-41)

Jesus Speaks of the Destruction of Jerusalem

²⁰ Pilate wanted to set Jesus free, so he appealed to the crowd again. ²¹ But they shouted back, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

Trust in God

The Narrow Door

(Matthew 7.13, 14, 21-23)

²² Pilate said to them the third time, “But what crime has he committed? I cannot find anything he has done to deserve death! I will have him whipped and set him free.” ²³ But they kept on shouting at the top of their voices that Jesus should be crucified, and finally their shouting succeeded.

The Return of the Evil Spirit

The Argument about Greatness

²⁴ So Pilate passed the sentence on Jesus that they were asking for.

The Cost of Being a Disciple

(Matthew 10.37, 38)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁵ He set free the man they wanted, the one who had been put in prison for riot and murder, and he handed Jesus over for them to do as they wished.

Jesus Is Crucified

²⁶ The soldiers led Jesus away, and as they were going, they met a man from Cyrene named Simon who was coming into the city from the country. They seized him, put the cross on him, and made him carry it behind Jesus.

True Happiness

The Question about Rising from Death

²⁷ A large crowd of people followed him; among them were some women who were weeping and wailing for him.

The Triumphant Approach to Jerusalem

²⁸ Jesus turned to them and said, “Women of Jerusalem! Don't cry for me, but for yourselves and your children.

The Demand for a Miracle

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹ For the days are coming when people will say, ‘How lucky are the women who never had children, who never bore babies, who never nursed them!’ ³⁰ That will be the time when people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Hide us!’

Jesus' Love for Jerusalem

Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death

Jesus Predicts Peter's Denial

³¹ For if such things as these are done when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

Riches in Heaven

³² Two other men, both of them criminals, were also led out to be put to death with Jesus.

The Light of the Body

(Matthew 5.15; 6.22, 23)

³³ When they came to the place called “The Skull,” they crucified Jesus there, and the two criminals, one on his right and the other on his left.

Worthless Salt

The Need to Watch

³⁴ Jesus said, “Forgive them, Father! They don't know what they are doing.” They divided his clothes among themselves by throwing dice.

Watchful Servants

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar

Purse, Bag, and Sword

³⁵ The people stood there watching while the Jewish leaders made fun of him: “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah whom God has chosen!” ³⁶ The soldiers also made fun of him: they came up to him and offered him cheap wine,

Jesus Accuses the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law

³⁷ and said, “Save yourself if you are the king of the Jews!” ³⁸ Above him were written these words: “This is the King of the Jews.”

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

³⁹ One of the criminals hanging there hurled insults at him: “Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” ⁴⁰ The other one, however, rebuked him, saying, “Don't you fear God? You received the same sentence he did.

The Faithful or the Unfaithful Servant

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

The Question about the Messiah

⁴¹ Ours, however, is only right, because we are getting what we deserve for what we did; but he has done no wrong.” ⁴² And he said to Jesus, “Remember me, Jesus, when you come as King!” ⁴³ Jesus said to him, “I promise you that today you will be in Paradise with me.”

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁴ -45 It was about twelve o'clock when the sun stopped shining and darkness covered the whole country until three o'clock; and the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two. ⁴⁶ Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Father! In your hands I place my spirit!” He said this and died.

The Arrest of Jesus

⁴⁷ The army officer saw what had happened, and he praised God, saying, “Certainly he was a good man!” ⁴⁸ When the people who had gathered there to watch the spectacle saw what happened, they all went back home, beating their breasts in sorrow.

Jesus the Cause of Division

⁴⁹ All those who knew Jesus personally, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance to watch.

The Burial of Jesus

⁵⁰ -51 There was a man named Joseph from Arimathea, a town in Judea. He was a good and honorable man, who was waiting for the coming of the Kingdom of God. Although he was a member of the Council, he had not agreed with their decision and action. ⁵² He went into the presence of Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁵³ Then he took the body down, wrapped it in a linen sheet, and placed it in a tomb which had been dug out of solid rock and which had never been used.

Understanding the Time