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So when Jesus saw how sad he was, heSo Jesus looked at him and">[fn] said, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God!Proverbs 11:28; Matthew 19:23; Mark 10:23;">[xr]

Indeed, it is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God."

JesusHe">[fn] replied, "The things that are impossible for people are possible for God."Jeremiah 32:17; Zechariah 8:6; Matthew 19:26; Luke 1:37;">[xr]

For he will be handed over to the Gentiles and will be mocked, insulted, and spit on.Matthew 27:2; Luke 23:1; John 18:28; Acts 3:13;">[xr]

"What do you want me to do for you?" HeHe">[fn] said, "Lord, I want to see again!"

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost."Matthew 10:6; 15:24; 18:11;">[xr]

He called ten of his servants and gave them ten coins.minas. A mina was equivalent to about eight months of wages for a laborer.">[fn] He said to them, 'Invest this money until I come back.'

"Then the other servantservant">[fn] came and said, 'Sir, look! Here's your coin. I've kept it in a cloth for safekeeping

But as for these enemies of mine who didn't want me to be their king - bring them here and slaughter them in my presence!'"

He was now approaching the descent from the Mount of Olives. The whole crowd of disciples began to rejoice and to praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen.

For the days will comecome on you">[fn] when your enemies will build walls around you, surround you, and close you in on every side.Isaiah 29:3-4; Jeremiah 6:3,6; Luke 21:20;">[xr]

He said to them, "It is written, 'My house is to be called a house of prayer,'Isaiah 56:7">[fn] but you have turned it into a hideoutcave">[fn] for bandits!"Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 7:11;">[xr]

Then he began teaching in the temple every day. The high priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people kept looking for a way to kill him,Mark 11:18; John 7:19; 8:37;">[xr]

But if we say, 'From humans,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."Matthew 14:5; 21:26; Luke 7:29;">[xr]

Then he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went abroad for a long time.Matthew 21:33; Mark 12:1;">[xr]

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

and asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no child, the manthe brother">[fn] should marry the widow and have children for his brother.Deuteronomy 25:5;">[xr]

Nor can they die anymore, for they are like the angels and, since they share in the resurrection, are God's children.Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 15:42,49, 52; 1 John 3:2;">[xr]

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all people are alive to him."all who are with him are alive">[fn]Romans 6:10-11;">[xr]

For they no longer dared to ask him another question.