because these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

Then he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.

And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was approaching.

Then the day for the feast of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

Then he will show you a large furnished room upstairs. Make preparations there.”

A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

Then the whole group of them rose up and brought Jesus before Pilate.

and saying, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!”

There was also an inscription over him, “This is the king of the Jews.”

because the sun’s light failed. The temple curtain was torn in two.

They were talking to each other about all the things that had happened.

Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

But they were startled and terrified, thinking they saw a ghost.

So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

and were continually in the temple courts blessing God.

For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.

Again the next day John was standing there with two of his disciples.

When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

Now the Jewish feast of Passover was near, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.