On that day there will be no light – the sources of light in the heavens will congeal.

But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.”

Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the highest point of the temple,

When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him.

Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

Then an expert in the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

“Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.

He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”

He told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! A sower went out to sow.

But while everyone was sleeping, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.

Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “It is because we brought no bread.”

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.

When those hired about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay.