John’s baptism – was it from heaven or from people?”

So he sent still a third. They even wounded this one, and threw him out.

But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.

Then some of the experts in the law answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well!”

But he said to them, “How is it that they say that the Christ is David’s son?

Therefore be resolved not to rehearse ahead of time how to make your defense.

You will be hated by everyone because of my name.

Yet not a hair of your head will perish.

When they sprout leaves, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near.

So Judas agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus when no crowd was present.

They said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”

So they went and found things just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

Thus I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father granted to me,

When he came to the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”

[Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

But Peter denied it: “Woman, I don’t know him!”

Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

But they all shouted out together, “Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!”