Jesus was a busy guy those few days before he was crucified.
That Saturday after Jesus was greeted by the crowd waving palm branches, he
went and looked around the temple, and then headed back to Bethany. Bethany was
a couple of miles from Jeruselum.
During this time Jesus shared many parables to give his “last
minute teachings…”
These can be found in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. J
I decided to put the text in this blog, rather than just the references. I know personally i'd rather to read it than having to flip through everything... So here it all is, Im sorry that it is long. But I wanted the Word to tell the story...
Monday:
Mark 11
Jesus
Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts
12 The next day as they were leaving
Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13 Seeing in the distance a fig tree in
leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found
nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. 14 Then
he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples
heard him say it.
Jesus Cleansed
the Temple
Mark 11
15 On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and
began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the
tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16
and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. 17
And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a
house of prayer for all nations’[c]? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’[d]”
18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this
and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole
crowd was amazed at his teaching.
19 When evening came, Jesus and his disciples[e] went out of the city.
Tuesday:
Disciples see withered tree….
Mark 11
20 In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree
withered from the roots. 21 Peter remembered and
said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly[f] I tell you, if anyone
says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in
their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for
them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for
in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything
against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you
your sins.” [26] [g]
The
Authority of Jesus Questioned
27 They arrived again in Jerusalem, and while Jesus was
walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the law and
the elders came to him. 28 “By what authority are you doing these
things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
29 Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and
I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 30 John’s
baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
31 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say,
‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’ 32
But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held
that John really was a prophet.)
33 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know.”
Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you
by what authority I am doing these things.”
Jesus Gave quite a bit of Parables:
The
Parable of the Two Sons
Matthew
21
28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He
went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind
and went.
30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same
thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered
esus said to them, “Truly I tell
you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God
ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of
righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the
prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe
him.
Mark 12
The Parable of the Tenants
1 Jesus then began to speak to
them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit
for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some
farmers and moved to another place. 2 At harvest
time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of
the vineyard. 3 But they seized him, beat him and
sent him away empty-handed. 4 Then he sent another
servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. 5 He sent still another, and that one they killed. He
sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.
6 “He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved.
He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 “But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is
the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of
the vineyard.
9 “What then will the owner of the vineyard do?
He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. 10 Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture:
“‘The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
11 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’[a]?”
12 Then the chief priests, the teachers of the
law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had
spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they
left him and went away.
Matthew 22
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
1 Jesus spoke to them again in
parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a
king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3
He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them
to come, but they refused to come.
4 “Then he sent some more servants and said,
‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and
fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the
wedding banquet.’
5 “But they paid no attention and went off—one to
his field, another to his business. 6 The rest
seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. 7
The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned
their city.
8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding
banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9 So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet
anyone you find.’ 10 So the servants went out into
the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the
good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 “But when the king came in to see the guests,
he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding
clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.
13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him
hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
Paying
the Imperial Tax to Caesar
13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to
Jesus to catch him in his words. 14 They came to him and said,
“Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others,
because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in
accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax[b] to Caesar or not? 15 Should we
pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why
are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at
it.” 16 They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is
this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is
Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
And they were amazed at him.
Marriage
at the Resurrection
18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came
to him with a question. 19 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us
that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must
marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there
were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any
children. 21 The second one married the widow, but he also died,
leaving no child. It was the same with the third. 22 In fact, none
of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too. 23
At the resurrection[c] whose wife will she be, since the seven
were married to her?”
24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not
know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they
will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in
heaven. 26 Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book
of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the
God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’[d]? 27 He is not the God of the
dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
The
Greatest Commandment
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them
debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of
all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear,
O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[e] 30 Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.’[f] 31 The second is this: ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself.’[g] There is no commandment greater than
these.”
32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in
saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33 To love him
with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength,
and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt
offerings and sacrifices.”
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him,
“You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask
him any more questions.
Whose
Son Is the Messiah?
35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked,
“Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David? 36
David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared:
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.”’[h]
37 David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his
son?”
The large crowd listened to him with
delight.
Warning
Against the Teachers of the Law
38 As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of
the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect
in the marketplaces, 39 and have the most important seats in the
synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 40 They devour
widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished
most severely.”
The
Widow’s Offering
41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were
put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many
rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put
in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell
you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44
They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in
everything—all she had to live on.”
Mark 13
The Destruction of the Temple and Signs of the End Times
1 As Jesus was leaving the
temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones!
What magnificent buildings!”
2 “Do you see all these great buildings?” replied
Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown
down.”
3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives
opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will
be the sign that they are all about to be fulfilled?”
5 Jesus said to them: “Watch out that no one
deceives you. 6 Many will come in my name, claiming,
‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. 7 When you hear of
wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the
end is still to come. 8 Nation will rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various
places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
9 “You must be on your guard. You will be handed
over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you
will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. 10 And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. 11 Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not
worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time,
for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a
father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put
to death. 13 Everyone will hate you because of me,
but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14 “When you see ‘the abomination that causes
desolation’[a] standing where it[b] does not belong—let
the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 15 Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house
to take anything out. 16 Let no one in the field go
back to get their cloak. 17 How dreadful it will be
in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 18
Pray that this will not take place in winter, 19
because those will be days of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God
created the world, until now—and never to be equaled again.
20 “If the Lord had not cut short those days, no
one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he has
shortened them. 21 At that time if anyone says to
you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. 22 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and
perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 23 So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead
of time.
24 “But in those days, following that distress,
“‘the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
25 the stars will fall from the sky,
and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’[c]
26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man
coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And
he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends
of the earth to the ends of the heavens.
28 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As
soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is
near. 29 Even so, when you see these things
happening, you know that it[d] is near, right at the
door. 30 Truly I tell you, this generation will
certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will
never pass away.
The Day and Hour Unknown
32 “But about that day or hour no
one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert[e]! You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and
puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one
at the door to keep watch.
35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know
when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at
midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.
36
If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.
37
What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”
Matthew 25
The Parable of the Ten Virgins
1 “At that time the kingdom of
heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the
bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five
were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but
did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones,
however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5
The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell
asleep.
6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the
bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their
lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us
some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough
for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for
yourselves.’
10 “But while they were on their way to buy the
oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the
wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’
they said, ‘open the door for us!’
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t
know you.’
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know
the day or the hour.
The Parable of the Bags of Gold
14 “Again, it will be like a man
going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags,
and to another one bag,[a] each according to his ability. Then he went
on his journey. 16 The man who had received five
bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two
more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went
off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
19 “After a long time the master of those
servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20
The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he
said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’
21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and
faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in
charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
22 “The man with two bags of gold also came.
‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained
two more.’
23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and
faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in
charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold
came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you
have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the
ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy
servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I
have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should
have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would
have received it back with interest.
28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it
to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will
be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even
what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw
that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.’
The Sheep and the Goats
31 “When the Son of Man comes in
his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he
will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep
from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his
right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right,
‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom
prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave
me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and
you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord,
when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to
drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite
you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When
did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you,
whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine,
you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left,
‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the
devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you
gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I
needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did
not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see
you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison,
and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever
you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment,
but the righteous to eternal life.”
Mark 14
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
1 Now the Passover and the
Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and
the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the
people may riot.”
3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table
in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very
expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume
on his head.
4 Some of those present were saying indignantly
to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? 5 It
could have been sold for more than a year’s wages[a] and the money given
to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.
6 “Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you
bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7
The poor you will always have with you,[b] and you can help them
any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8
She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for
my burial. 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel
is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory
of her.”
Judas went to the chief priests…
10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went
to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. 11
They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched
for an opportunity to hand him over.
There was no record of anything on Wednesday.
