because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.

“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

So then, be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Pilate said to them, “Take a guard of soldiers. Go and make it as secure as you can.”

The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more will they defame the members of his household!

Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if possible, let this cup pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.

Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!

Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’

Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.

But if we say, ‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”

For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

So the disciples did as Jesus had instructed them, and they prepared the Passover.