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So he ran on ahead and climbed up a sycamore tree in order to see Him, because He was about to pass through that way.

So He said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then to return.

"When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be summoned to him so that he would learn how much they had made by the business they had done.

'And so why did you not put my money in the bank, and when I came back, I would have collected it with interest?'

So those who were sent left and found it just as He had told them.

And so they answered that they did not know where it came from.

"At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

"But when the vine-growers saw him, they discussed with one another, saying, 'This is the heir; let's kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.'

"And so they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

And so they watched Him closely, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could hand Him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.

"So then, there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;

"Therefore David calls Him 'Lord,' and so how is He his son?"

"So make up your minds not to prepare beforehand to defend yourselves;

because these are days of punishment, so that all things which have been written will be fulfilled.

"So you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near.

"But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap;

And so he consented, and began looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them away from the crowd.

And so Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it."

And they all said, "So You are the Son of God?" And He said to them, "You say correctly that I am."

Now Pilate asked Him, saying, "So You are the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and said, "It is as you say."