Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,

Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.

Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

When it was about nine o’clock in the morning, he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work.

So they went. When he went out again about noon and three o’clock that afternoon, he did the same thing.

When those hired about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay.

Now when the other ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers.

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

Now as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God,

“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said, “The son of David.”

for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, that is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.

When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

And about five o’clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day without work?’

“But as for that day and hour no one knows it – not even the angels in heaven – except the Father alone.

He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”

Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.