One day, while Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple and telling
them the good news, the chief priests and scribes with the elders came
up and said to him, "Tell us, by what authority do you do these
things? Or, who is it who gives you this authority?" He said to them,
"I, too, will ask you fo... [ Continue Reading ]
BY WHAT AUTHORITY? (Luke 20:1-8)... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus began to speak this parable to the people. "A man planted a
vineyard and let it out to tenants, and went away for a long time. At
the proper time he despatched a servant to the tenants so that they
might give him his share of the fruit of the vineyard. The tenants
beat him and sent him away em... [ Continue Reading ]
The scribes and chief priests tried to lay hands on Jesus at that very
hour; and they feared the people, for they realized that he spoke this
parable to them. They watched for an opportunity, and they despatched
spies, who pretended that they were genuinely concerned about the
right thing to do, so... [ Continue Reading ]
Some of the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to
Jesus and asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that, if a man's
married brother dies without leaving any children, his brother must
take his wife and raise up descendants for his brother. Now there were
seven brothers. The first... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus said to them, "How does David say that the Christ is his son?
For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, 'The Lord says to my
Lord, Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.'
So David calls him Lord, and how can he be his son?"
It is worth while taking this little passa... [ Continue Reading ]
While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,
"Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and who
love greetings in the market places, and the chief seats in
synagogues, and the top place at banquets. They devour widows' houses
and pretend to offer long prayers.... [ Continue Reading ]