“It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs,” he said.

How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”

At that time the disciples came to Jesus saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

and said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!

Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! It is necessary that stumbling blocks come, but woe to the person through whom they come.

So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

But Jesus called them and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

Now when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.

‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’?

They tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.

“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.

“But as for that day and hour no one knows it – not even the angels in heaven – except the Father alone.

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.