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Some Pharisees came to Jesus. They tried to make him say something wrong. They asked him, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any reason he chooses?"

And God said, ‘That is why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. And the two people will become one.'

The Pharisees asked, "Then why did Moses give a command allowing a man to divorce his wife by writing a certificate of divorce?"

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for the problem of sexual sin, and marries another woman is guilty of adultery."

The followers said to Jesus, "If that is the only reason a man can divorce his wife, it is better not to marry."

Then the people brought their little children to Jesus so that he could lay his hands on them to bless them and pray for them. When the followers saw this, they told the people to stop bringing their children to him.

But when the young man heard Jesus tell him to give away his money, he was sad. He didn't want to do this, because he was very rich. So he left.

Then Jesus said to his followers, "The truth is, it will be very hard for a rich person to enter God's kingdom.

Jesus said to them, "When the time of the new world comes, the Son of Man will sit on his great and glorious throne. And I can promise that you who followed me will sit on twelve thrones, and you will judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

"God's kingdom is like a man who owned some land. One morning, the man went out very early to hire some people to work in his vineyard.

So they went to work in the vineyard. "The man went out again about twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock. Both times he hired some others to work in his vineyard.

Jesus was going to Jerusalem. His twelve followers were with him. While they were walking, he gathered the followers together and spoke to them privately. He said to them,

They will hand him over to the foreigners, who will laugh at him and beat him with whips, and then they will kill him on a cross. But on the third day after his death, he will be raised to life again."

Do as I did: The Son of Man did not come for people to serve him. He came to serve others and to give his life to save many people."

When Jesus and his followers were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

Jesus and his followers were coming closer to Jerusalem. But first they stopped at Bethphage at the hill called the Mount of Olives. From there Jesus sent two of his followers into town.

Tell me: When John baptized people, did his authority come from God, or was it only from other people?" The priests and the Jewish leaders talked about Jesus' question. They said to each other, "If we answer, ‘John's baptism was from God,' then he will say, ‘Then why didn't you believe John?'

"Which of the two sons obeyed his father?" The Jewish leaders answered, "The first son." Jesus said to them, "The truth is, you are worse than the tax collectors and the prostitutes. In fact, they will enter God's kingdom before you enter.

Later, it was time for the grapes to be picked. So the man sent his servants to the farmers to get his share of the grapes.

So the man decided to send his son to the farmers. He said, ‘The farmers will respect my son.'