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So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

"He will certainly kill those evil men," they answered, "and rent the vineyard out to other tenants, who will give him his share of the harvest at the right time."

So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike; and the wedding hall was filled with people.

Then they sent to him some of their disciples and some members of Herod's party. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you tell the truth. You teach the truth about God's will for people, without worrying about what others think, because you pay no attention to anyone's status.

"The Emperor's," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God."

When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

For when the dead rise to life, they will be like the angels in heaven and will not marry.

So you must obey and follow everything they tell you to do; do not, however, imitate their actions, because they don't practice what they preach.

They tie onto people's backs loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren't willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads.

They do everything so that people will see them. Look at the straps with scripture verses on them which they wear on their foreheads and arms, and notice how large they are! Notice also how long are the tassels on their cloaks!

They love the best places at feasts and the reserved seats in the synagogues;

they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have people call them ‘Teacher.'

and you claim that if you had lived during the time of your ancestors, you would not have done what they did and killed the prophets.

As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him in private. "Tell us when all this will be," they asked, "and what will happen to show that it is the time for your coming and the end of the age."

Many men, claiming to speak for me, will come and say, ‘I am the Messiah!' and they will fool many people.

You are going to hear the noise of battles close by and the news of battles far away; but do not be troubled. Such things must happen, but they do not mean that the end has come.

Many will give up their faith at that time; they will betray one another and hate one another.

For false Messiahs and false prophets will appear; they will perform great miracles and wonders in order to deceive even God's chosen people, if possible.

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky; and all the peoples of earth will weep as they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

The great trumpet will sound, and he will send out his angels to the four corners of the earth, and they will gather his chosen people from one end of the world to the other.