And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

“Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.

“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.

“So when you see the abomination of desolation – spoken about by Daniel the prophet – standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!

And the king will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

Then he will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’

When Jesus learned of this, he said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a good service for me.

Now on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.

But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”

The chief priests took the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put this into the temple treasury, since it is blood money.”

So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?”

Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink.

Now immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, he said to them, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?

As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth. “Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

He said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry –

He asked him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”