He said to this servant, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou
wicked servant. If you knew that I was a hard man, taking up what I
laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow, why, then, did you not
put the talents in the bank, that, on my return, I would get my own
back with interest? Give this talent to the servant who gained ten
more. To every one who has, more shall be given. And from him who has
not, even the little he has shall be taken away from him. And those who
are my enemies and say I should reign over them, bring them here and
slay them before me.
It came to pass, when Jesus was near Bethphage and Bethany not far from
Jerusalem, He called two of His disciples and said, Go into the village
over there. When you enter you will find a colt whereon no man has ever
sat. Loose him and bring him here. If any man asks you why you untie
him say, Because the Lord has need of him.
And they that were sent went their way and found everything as He had
said to them. As they were loosing the colt, the owners said to them,
Why do you loose the colt? They said, The Lord has need of him. And
they brought him to Jesus, cast their garments upon the colt, and set
Jesus thereon. And as He went, they spread their clothes in the way.
When He was near the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole
multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud
voice for all the mighty works they had seen. They called out, Blessed
be the King that comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and
glory in the highest.
Some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said to Him, Master,
rebuke thy disciples. Jesus answered, I tell you, if they held their
peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
When He was near, He beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou
had known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong
to thy peace! But now they are hid from your eyes. For the days shall
come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and
compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee
even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not
leave in thee one stone upon another; because you knew not the time of
thy visitation.
Jesus went into the temple and began to cast out those who sold and
those who bought; saying to them, It is written: My house is the house
of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
He taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests, scribes, and
ruler of the people sought to destroy Him, but could not find a way to
do it because all the people were very glad to hear Him.
20 One day, as Jesus taught the people in the temple and preached
the gospel, the chief priests and scribes came in with the elders, and
said to Him, Tell us by what authority you do these things and who
gives you this authority? Jesus said to them, I will ask you something
also. Tell me, the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
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