The Lord said to me: “Son of man, are you willing to pronounce judgment on Oholah and Oholibah? Then declare to them their abominable deeds!

and say: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

Then a wind lifted me up and brought me to the inner court; I watched the glory of the Lord filling the temple.

On that day the prince will provide for himself and for all the people of the land a bull for a sin offering.

Daniel explained: “I was watching in my vision during the night as the four winds of the sky were stirring up the great sea.

They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, and pour the very best oils on themselves. Yet they are not concerned over the ruin of Joseph.

The Lord is good – indeed, he is a fortress in time of distress, and he protects those who seek refuge in him.

Increase your merchants more than the stars of heaven! They are like the young locust which sheds its skin and flies away.

All of them intend to do violence; every face is determined. They take prisoners as easily as one scoops up sand.

and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.

When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.

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

Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

So Pilate spoke to them again, “Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”

because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed,

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a letter in the law to become void.

Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?”

(This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)

The soldiers braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they clothed him in a purple robe.