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even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.

And as he approached Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, by the side of the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples;

Which of these two performed the pleasure of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you That publicans and harlots go before you into the kingdom of God.

And when the time for the fruits arrived, he sent his servants to the cultivators that they might remit to him of the fruits of the vineyard.

And the cultivators laid hold of his servants, and beat one, and stoned another and one they slew.

And at last he sent to them his son: for he said, Perhaps they will respect my son.

But the cultivators, when they saw the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: Come; let us kill him, and retain his inheritance.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his similitudes, they understood that he spoke in reference to them.

The kingdom of heaven is like to a royal person, who made a feast for his son.

And he sent his servants to call those that had been invited, to the feast: and they would not come.

But they showed contempt, and went away, one to his farm, and another to his merchandise;

and the rest seized his servants, and abused them, and slew them.

And when the king heard [fn] , he was angry; and he sent his military forces, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Then said he to his servants, The feast is prepared, but they who were invited were unworthy.

Then said the king to the servitors: Bind his hands and his feet, and cast him into the outer darkness: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

and said to him: Teacher; Moses commanded us, that if a man should die childless, his brother must take his wife and raise up seed to his brother.

Now there were with us seven brothers. The first took a wife, and deceased; and, as he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.

33 And when the multitude heard [fn] they were astonished at his doctrine.

If David then call] him Lord, how is he his son?

Then Jesus conversed with the multitude and with his disciples,