1As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings.2But he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”
3Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign …
37“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.38And now, look, your house is abandoned and desolate.39For I tell you this, you will never see me again until you say, ‘Blessings on the one who comes in …
13“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. kHypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.
15“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice …
5“Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.6And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues.7They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘jRabbi.’
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1Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,2“The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.3So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.4They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.…
41Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question:42“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”
They replied, “He is the son of David.”
43Jesus responded, “Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah ‘my Lord’? For David said,
44‘The LORD said to my Lord,
Sit in the place of honor at my right hand…
34But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees with his reply, they met together to question him again. 35One of them, an expert in religious law, tried to trap him with this question: 36“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”
37Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all …
23That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:24“Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.’25Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother …
15Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.16They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don’t play favorites.17Now tell us what you think about this: …
1Jesus also told them other parables. He said,2“The Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a king who prepared a great wedding feast for his son.3When the banquet was ready, he sent his servants to notify those who were invited. But they all refused to come!
4“So he sent other servants to tell them, ‘The feast has been prepared. The bulls …