"Herod on his birthday gave a banquet ... when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl ... "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom." ... And she said, "The head of John the...
"Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, 'Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.' ... And they went and found it just as He had told them, and they prepared the...
"And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put Him to death, for they feared the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. He went away and conferred with the chief priests and officers how he might...
"When they heard this, they said, 'Surely not!' But He looked directly at them and said, 'What then is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls...
"The chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up and said to Him, 'Tell us by what authority You do these things, or who it is that gave You this authority.' He answered them, 'I also will ask you a question. Now tell Me, was the Baptism of John from heaven...
"And He entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold, saying to them, 'It is written, "My house shall be a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of robbers.' And He was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the...
"And when He drew near and saw the city, He wept over it, saying, 'Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around...
"And taking the twelve, He said to them, 'See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For He will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit...
Just how is it that we can show our love for God?
"On the way to Jerusalem He was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as He entered a village, He was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, 'Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.' When He saw them He said to them, 'Go and...