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But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by.

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all:

And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.

And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.

But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord"s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.