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Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said to him, "The first." Jesus says to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the kingdom of God before you.

When the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruits.

The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and seize his inheritance.'

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

and sent forth his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.

But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,

and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.

But the king was angry, and he sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but they who were invited were not worthy.

Then the Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk.

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother will marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.'

Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no seed left his wife to his brother.

When the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

"If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?"

Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples,

Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way. His disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple.

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take out things that are in his house.