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When the chief priests and Pharisees heard Jesus' parables, they knew He was speaking about them.

But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they said, "we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You defer to no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

Show Me the coin used for the tax." And they brought Him a denarius.

"Caesar's," they answered. So Jesus told them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

"Teacher," they said, "Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.

And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of 'Rabbi' by which they are addressed.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?"

Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations on account of My name.

At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man.

When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.