telling them, “Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.

And he said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are turning it into a den of robbers!”

They said to him, “He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest.”

For this reason I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.

And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

And the king will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus replied, “You have said it yourself.”

Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth, on this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?

(Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him!”)

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.