Then Jesus, looking at the young man, saw that he was sincere and responded out of His love for him. Jesus: Son, there is still one thing you have not done. Go now. Sell everything you have and give the proceeds to the poor so that you will have treasure in heaven. After that, come, follow Me.

They continued into Jerusalem and made their way up to the temple. Upon reaching the temple that morning, Jesus dealt with those who were selling and buying animals for sacrifices and drove them out of the area. He turned over the tables of those who exchanged money for the temple pilgrims and the seats of those selling birds,

He had a son whom he loved above all things, and he said to himself, “When these thugs see my son, they’ll know he carries my authority. They’ll have to respect him.”

You should love the Eternal, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.”

The second great commandment is this: “Love others in the same way you love yourself.” There are no commandments more important than these.

Scribe: Teacher, You have spoken the truth. For there is one God and only one God,

and to love God with all our heart and soul and mind and strength and to love our neighbors as ourselves are more important than any burnt offering or sacrifice we could ever give.

It was after this that Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to meet the chief priests with the intention of betraying Jesus to them.

When Pilate saw that he could not persuade the crowd to change its mind, he released Barabbas to them and had Jesus publicly whipped, which was the normal prelude to crucifixion. Then he had Jesus led away to be crucified.