Jesus Speaks about the Greatest Commandment Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40(NIV) 34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher...
Jesus on Paying Taxes & the Resurrection Scripture: Matthew 22:15-33(NIV) 15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they...
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14(NIV) 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...
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46(NIV) 33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the...
The Parable of the Two Sons Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32(NIV) 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...
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree & Defends His Authority Scripture: Matthew 21:18-27(NIV) 18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it...
Jesus Clears the Temple Scripture: Matthew 21:12-17(NIV) 12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13...
Triumphal Entry Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11(NIV) 1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a...
Jesus Heals the Blind Scripture: Matthew 20:29-34(NIV) 29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted...
Jesus Teaches about Servant Leadership Scripture: Matthew 20:17-28(NIV) 17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be...
