Some Pharisees and teachers questioned Jesus about paying taxes. He told them to give Caesar what belongs to him and to give to God what belongs to Him. The Sadducees who did not believe in life after death asked Jesus about marriage in heaven. Jesus explained that in heaven there is no marriage. Then, a teacher of the law asked Jesus what the most important commandment is. Jesus told him, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength." This is what Moses taught the people in Deuteronomy 6:5. Then Jesus said the second most important commandment from Leviticus 19:18 is, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself." The teacher agreed that those two actions were more important than offering sacrifices. Jesus told him that he wasn't far from the Kingdom of God. Nobody questioned Jesus anymore. Jesus asked how the Messiah could be David's descendant because of Psalm 110:1. Jesus taught the people who were gladly listening to Him to watch out for the hypocracy of the teachers of the Law. Jesus was watching people dropping money at the temple treasury. A little old poor woman dropped in two copper coins and Jesus told His disciples that her offering was greater than the large amounts given by the wealthy people because she gave all she had.
Jesus told the disciples the temple would be destroyed. Jesus told them of the trouble of the last days, and that they needed to focus on telling the Good News and that they would be persecuted for it. The time would come when people would flee Judea. Many would say they were Jesus, but they would be liars. Jesus told them how it will be when the Son of Man comes. Angels will gather God's chosen people. They would see changes happen just as they see changes in spring. Only God knows when this will happen.
The chief priests and teachers were looking for a way to kill Jesus, but they didn't want to do it during the Festival of Passover. In Bethany, Jesus was anointed by a woman who poured expensive spikenard oil on Him. The disciples were angry because they thought it wasteful. But Jesus told them that she had anointed Him and done a beautiful thing for Him. Then Judas went to the chief priests to betray Jesus. After that, he looked for the opportunity to turn Jesus over to them.
Tomorrow read Mark 14:12-14:11
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