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Therefore He said: "A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king and then return.

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

Now He came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

For the days will come on you when your enemies will build an embankment against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side.

Every day He was teaching in the temple complex. The chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were looking for a way to destroy Him,

Then He began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went away for a long time.

Then the scribes and the chief priests looked for a way to get their hands on Him that very hour, because they knew He had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother has a wife, and dies childless, his brother should take the wife and produce offspring for his brother.

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her."

For they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection.

For David himself says in the Book of Psalms: The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand

They devour widows' houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive greater punishment."

For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on."

Then He said, "Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,' and, ‘The time is near.' Don't follow them.

It will lead to an opportunity for you to witness.

for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

As soon as they put out leaves you can see for yourselves and recognize that summer is already near.

like a trap. For it will come on all who live on the face of the whole earth.