Study Desk

like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."

As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd was following.

As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives. There Jesus sent two of the disciples on ahead

On his way back to the city early next morning, Jesus was hungry.

‘I don't want to,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

Which one of the two did what his father wanted?" "The older one," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent his slaves to the tenants to receive his share of the harvest.

The tenants grabbed his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

Last of all he sent his son to them. ‘Surely they will respect my son,' he said.

But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and we will get his property!'

"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."

"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.

He sent his servants to tell the invited guests to come to the feast, but they did not want to come.

But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store,

The king was very angry; so he sent his soldiers, who killed those murderers and burned down their city.

Then he called his servants and said to them, ‘My wedding feast is ready, but the people I invited did not deserve it.

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him up hand and foot, and throw him outside in the dark. There he will cry and gnash his teeth.'"

"Teacher," they said, "Moses said that if a man who has no children dies, his brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.

Now, there were seven brothers who used to live here. The oldest got married and died without having children, so he left his widow to his brother.

When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.