Scriptures: Luke 21:1-9 The Widow’s Offering Luke 21:1-9 He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury. 2 He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins. 3 He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them, 4 for…
Scriptures: Matthew 23:25-39 Woe to You Serpents and Vipers Matthew 23:25-36 25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and unrighteousness. 26 You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the platter, that…
Scriptures: Matthew 23:1-39 Woe to You Blind Guides Matthew 23:13-24 13 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretence you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation. 14 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven against men;…
Scriptures: Matthew 23:1-39 Jesus Addresses Virtue Signaling Matthew 23:1-12 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, 2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses’ seat. 3 All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and don’t do. 4 For…
Scriptures: Luke 20:41-17; Mark 12:35-44 Whose Son Is the Christ? Luke 20:41-47 He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son? 42 David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, 43 until I make your enemies the footstool of your…
Scriptures: Mark 12:28-34; Matthew 22:34-46 The Great Commandment Mark 12:28-34 One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one: 30 you shall love…
Scriptures: Luke 20:27-40; Mark 12:18-27; Matthew 22:23-33 Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection Luke 20:27-40 Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection. 28 They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the…
Scriptures: Luke 20:20-26; Mark 12:13-17; Matthew 22:15-22 Paying Taxes to Caesar Luke 20:19-26 The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against them. 20 They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that…
Scriptures: Matthew 22:1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Feast Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying, 2 “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son, 3 and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but…
Scriptures: Luke 20:9-18; Mark 12:1-12; Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants Luke 20:9-18 He began to tell the people this parable. “A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time. 10 At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers…
