They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go and work in the vineyard too.’

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

The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’

And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say.

They replied, “Caesar’s.” He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

The same day Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to him and asked him,

No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

And call no one your ‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

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

For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and they will mislead many.

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

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Therefore you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’