When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.

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.

“So when you see the abomination of desolation – spoken about by Daniel the prophet – standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

So then, if someone says to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?”

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

Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return – whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn –

So Pilate spoke to them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

So John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

So they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place?”

So they all said, “Are you the Son of God, then?” He answered them, “You say that I am.”

A third time he said to them, “Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release him.”

So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not!” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No!”

So they asked John, “Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

Then the Jewish leaders said to him, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?”

Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John