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Which of the two did as his father desired?" "The first," they said. "I solemnly tell you,' replied Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners are entering the Kingdom of God in front of you.

When vintage-time approached, he sent his servants to the vine-dressers to receive his share of the grapes;

Later still he sent to them his son, saying, "`They will respect my son.'

"But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "`Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.'

After listening to His parables the High Priests and the Pharisees perceived that He was speaking about them;

"The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a king who celebrated the marriage of his son,

and sent his servants to call the invited guests to the wedding, but they were unwilling to come.

"They however gave no heed, but went, one to his home in the country, another to his business;

So the king's anger was stirred, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

Then he said to his servants, "`The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy of it.

Then the Pharisees went and consulted together how they might entrap Him in His conversation.

"Teacher," they said, "Moses enjoined, `If a man die childless, his brother shall marry his widow, and raise up a family for him.'

Now we had among us seven brothers. The eldest of them married, but died childless, leaving his wife to his brother.

All the crowd heard this, and were filled with amazement at His teaching.

"If therefore David calls Him Lord, how can He be his son?"

Then Jesus addressed the crowds and His disciples.

Jesus had left the Temple and was going on His way, when His disciples came and called His attention to the Temple buildings.

let him who is on the roof not go down to fetch what is in his house;

nor let him who is outside the city stay to pick up his outer garment.

And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet-blast, and they will bring together His own People to Him from north, south, east and west--from one extremity of the world to the other.