Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’

And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed.

He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.

Jesus looked at them and replied, “This is impossible for mere humans, but for God all things are possible.”

As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying, “Who is this?”

But if we say, ‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”

But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.

I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you,

Peter said to him, “If they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away!”

Pilate said to them, “Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said, “Crucify him!”

In reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

Jesus went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.

He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? Then how will you understand any parable?

He did not speak to them without a parable. But privately he explained everything to his own disciples.

Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand.