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And the chief priests and the scribes heard this, and they began seeking how to put Him to death; for they were afraid of Him, because all the crowd was astonished at His teaching.

And whenever evening came, they would leave the city.

"Therefore, I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted to you.

And they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple area, the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders came to Him,

And they began considering the implications among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

Answering Jesus, they said, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things."

"And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

"And again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

"And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others.

"And they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He told the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

They came and said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and do not care what anyone thinks; for You are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God in truth. Is it permissible to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

And they brought one. And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."

And Jesus said to them, "Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were utterly amazed at Him.

"Many will come in My name, saying, 'I am He!' and they will mislead many.

"But be on your guard; for they will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.

"And when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given you at that time; for you are not the ones speaking, but it is the Holy Spirit.

"And then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory.

"For this perfume could have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they were scolding her.