After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.

But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,

To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”