But if we say, ‘From people – ’” (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and the inheritance will be ours!’

David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’

In his teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes and elaborate greetings in the marketplaces,

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

But he denied it: “I don’t even understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.

Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).

Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,

and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

They were all amazed and began to say to one another, “What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

Simon answered, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.”

So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.