So that servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in here the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind.’

So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom

Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.

Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not.

So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ ”

But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

And he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth.”

So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

With God All Things Are Possible

And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection

Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.

But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.

The Parable of the Minas

Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because they thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately.

saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

and spoke to Him, saying, “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Or who is he who gave You this authority?”

And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

“These things which you see—the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another that shall not be thrown down.”

The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age

So they asked Him, saying, “Teacher, but when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?”

But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.”

But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake.

For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”