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.

So<n id="1" /> they answered Jesus,<n id="2" /> &#8220;We don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<n id="3" /> Then he said to them, &#8220;Neither will I tell you<n id="4" /> by what authority<n id="5" /> I am doing these things.p>

Jesus<n id="1" /> answered them, &#8220;You are deceived,<n id="2" /> because you don&#8217;t know the scriptures or the power of God.

For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, &#8216;<b><i>Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!i>b>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;So when you see <i>the abomination of desolationi><n id="1" /> &#8211; spoken about by Daniel the prophet &#8211; standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;But as for that day and hour no one knows it &#8211; not even the angels in heaven<n id="1" /> &#8211; except the Father alone.

The<n id="1" /> one with the two talents also came and said, &#8216;Sir, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more.&#8217;

Then the righteous will answer him,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?

&#8220;You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over<n id="1" /> to be crucified.&#8221;<n id="2" />

But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest&#8217;s courtyard. After<n id="1" /> going in, he sat with the guards<n id="2" /> to see the outcome.

Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared,<n id="1" /> &#8220;He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now<n id="2" /> you have heard the blasphemy!

When<n id="1" /> he went out to the gateway, another slave girl<n id="2" /> saw him and said to the people there, &#8220;This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now when<n id="1" /> Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus<n id="2" /> had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,

But the angel said<n id="1" /> to the women, &#8220;Do not be afraid; I know<n id="2" /> that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.<n id="3" />

After listening to the king they left, and once again<n id="1" /> the star they saw when it rose<n id="2" /> led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.

<p class="bodytext">But when he saw many Pharisees<n id="1" /> and Sadducees<n id="2" /> coming to his baptism, he said to them, &#8220;You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

After<n id="1" /> Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the<n id="2" /> heavens<n id="3" /> opened<n id="4" /> and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove<n id="5" /> and coming on him.

<t /><p class="bodytext">As<n id="1" /> he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen).<n id="2" />

Going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a boat<n id="1" /> with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. Then<n id="2" /> he called them.

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.p>