They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

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.’

But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”

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?”

Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.

While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

Immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them: “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.

Now one of the experts in the law came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, one of you eating with me will betray me.”

While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it. This is my body.”

When he came again he found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open. And they did not know what to tell him.

But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter, “You must be one of them, because you are also a Galilean.”

Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.