He told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow.

But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “It is because we brought no bread.”

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.

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

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

They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.

But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said, “Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?

Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

“Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

The next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees assembled before Pilate

After noticing a fig tree by the road he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, “Never again will there be fruit from you!” And the fig tree withered at once.

They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality.

He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”