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

And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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 he will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’

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?”

Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions of angels right now?

But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”

When it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,

(They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)

and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away.

Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.

And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me.”

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.