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but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

Then he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.

Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?"

They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother .

In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her."

Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live before him."

For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘ The Lord said to my lord, " Sit at my right hand,

until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet ."'

For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on."

"As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!"

He said, "Watch out that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,' and, ‘The time is near.' Do not follow them!

And when you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be afraid. For these things must happen first, but the end will not come at once."

This will be a time for you to serve as witnesses.

For I will give you the words along with the wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.

People will be fainting from fear and from the expectation of what is coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

When they sprout leaves, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near.

For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth.

The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.