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Then they understood that he did not say to beware of the yeast used in bread,the loaf of bread">[fn] but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

They said, "Some sayMatthew 14:2; Luke 9:7-9;">[fn] John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.[xr]

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.2 Peter 1:18;">[xr]

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet peoplethey">[fn] did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."Matthew 11:14; 16:21; Mark 9:12-13;">[xr]

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple taxdidrachma">[fn] came up to Peter and said, "Your teacher pays the temple tax,didrachma">[fn] doesn't he?"Mark 9:33;">[xr]

"When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very disturbed and went and reported to their master all that had occurred.

They asked him, "Why, then, did Moses order us 'to give a certificate of divorce and divorce her'?"Deuteronomy 24:1,3">[fn]Deuteronomy 24:1; Matthew 5:31;">[xr]

When the disciples heard this, they were completely astonished and said, "Who, then, can be saved?"

So off they went. He went out again about noonthe sixth hour">[fn] and about three o'clockthe ninth hour">[fn] and did the same thing.

"See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.Matthew 16:21;">[xr]

Then they will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked, whipped, and crucified, but on the third day he will be raised."Matthew 27:2; Mark 15:1,16; Luke 23:1; John 18:28; Acts 3:13;">[xr]

Then Jesus, deeply moved with compassion, touched their eyes and at once they could see again. So they followed him.

When they came near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead andZechariah 14:4; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29;">[xr]

They brought the donkey and the colt and put their coats on them, and he sat upon them.2 Kings 9:13;">[xr]

But when the high priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he had done and the children shouting in the temple, "HosannaPlease save or Praise.">[fn] to the Son of David," they became furious

When the disciples saw this, they were amazed and said, "How did the fig tree dry up so quickly?"Mark 11:20;">[xr]

Which of the two did the father's will?" They answered, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes will get into God's kingdom ahead of you.Luke 7:29,50;">[xr]

But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'Psalm 2:2,8; Matthew 26:3; 27:1; John 11:53; Acts 4:27; Hebrews 1:2;">[xr]

So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.Matthew 26:50; Mark 14:46; Luke 22:54; John 18:12; Acts 2:23;">[xr]

When the high priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was talking about them.