And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.

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

Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.

Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

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.

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

And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.

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

a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.

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

He came again and found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.

So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same thing once more.

They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head.

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’

After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing. Be clean!”