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"He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.

"He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

He went on to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.

The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.

Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

"Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.

and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection.

But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive."

until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."'

They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."

"As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down."

He replied: "Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,' and, ‘The time is near.' Do not follow them.

For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written.

How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.

When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.

For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth.