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Chapter 11
The Triumphal Entry
1Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, JesusGreek he sent two of his disciples
2and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
3If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’”
4And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.
5And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”
6And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go.
7And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
8And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.
9And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!”
11And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Jesus Curses the Fig Tree
12On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.
13And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
14And he said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
15And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
16And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple.
17And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”
18And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.
19And when evening came theySome manuscripts he went out of the city.
The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree
20As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away to its roots.
21And Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered.”
22And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God.
23Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.
24Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have receivedSome manuscripts are receiving it, and it will be yours.
25And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”Some manuscripts add verse 26: But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses
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The Authority of Jesus Challenged
27And they came again to Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to him,
28and they said to him, “By what authority are you doing these things, or who gave you this authority to do them?”
29Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
30Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me.”
31And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
32But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.
33So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
Chapter 12
The Parable of the Tenants
1And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country.
2When the season came, he sent a servantGreek bondservant; also verse 4 to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
3And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
4Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully.
5And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed.
6He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.
9What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others.
10Have you not read this Scripture:
“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;Greek the head of the corner
11 this was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
Paying Taxes to Caesar
13And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk.
14And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances,Greek you do not look at people's faces but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?”
15But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a denariusA denarius was a day's wage for a laborer and let me look at it.”
16And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.”
17Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him.
The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
18And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,
19“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the manGreek his brother must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
20There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring.
21And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise.
22And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died.
23In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”
24Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?
25For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
26And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
27He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”
The Great Commandment
28And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
29Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
31The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
32And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him.
33And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Whose Son Is the Christ?
35And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
36David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet.’
37David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?” And the great throng heard him gladly.
Beware of the Scribes
38And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
39and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,
40who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
The Widow's Offering
41And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.
42And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny.Greek two lepta, which make a kodrantes; a kodrantes (Latin quadrans) was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
43And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box.
44For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
Chapter 13
Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple
1And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!”
2And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
Signs of the Close of the Age
3And as he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
4“Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?”
5And Jesus began to say to them, “See that no one leads you astray.
6Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray.
7And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must take place, but the end is not yet.
8For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.
9“But be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten in synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them.
10And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all nations.
11And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say whatever is given you in that hour, for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.
12And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
13And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
The Abomination of Desolation
14“But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
15Let the one who is on the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out,
16and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak.
17And alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days!
18Pray that it may not happen in winter.
19For in those days there will be such tribulation as has not been from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will be.
20And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days.
21And then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it.
22False christs and false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
23But be on guard; I have told you all things beforehand.
The Coming of the Son of Man
24“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,
25and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
26And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
27And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
28“From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
29So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates.
30Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
No One Knows That Day or Hour
32“But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
33Be on guard, keep awake.Some manuscripts add and pray For you do not know when the time will come.
34It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servantsGreek bondservants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake.
35Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the cock crows,That is, the third watch of the night, between midnight and 3 a.m. or in the morning—
36lest he come suddenly and find you asleep.
37And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.”
 
 

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