When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were very upset and went and told their lord everything that had taken place.

The disciples said to him, “If this is the case of a husband with a wife, it is better not to marry!”

Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.

saying, ‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.’

The crowd scolded them to get them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

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.

Now as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings.

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

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.

Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

and said, “What will you give me to betray him into your hands?” So they set out thirty silver coins for him.

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?”

Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all the disciples said the same thing.

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.

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

The governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”

Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole cohort around him.