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Over the next few days, Jesus taught in the temple daily and lodged in Bethany.
— Cursed the Fig Tree - Mark 11:12-14
— Temple Cleansed - Mark 11:15-19, Isaiah 56:7
— Children in the Temple - Matthew 21:12-17, Psalm 8:2
— Withered Fig Tree - Mark 11:20-26
The religious leaders looked for an opportunity to kill Jesus, but feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. They tried to trap him with questions, but marveled at his answer and held their peace.
— Authority Questioned - Matthew 21:23-27
— Paying Taxes - Matthew 22:15-22 (Hoping to deliver him to the Roman governor)
— Marriage In the Resurrection - Matthew 22:23-33
— The Greatest Commandment - Matthew 22:34-40
Then Jesus asked a question that none could answer.
— David’s Lord - Matthew 22:41-46
Jesus spoke to them in parables, most directed at the religious leaders
— The Parable of Two Sons - Matthew 21:28-32
— The Parable of the Wicked Farmers - Matthew 21:33-41
— The Stone Rejected - Matthew 21:42-46
— Parable of the Wedding Invitation - Matthew 22:1-14
Jesus rebuked the scribes and Pharisees - Matthew 23:1-39
— Called them blind guides, hypocrites, whited tombs, serpents
— Said all their works were done to be seen of men
— Said they put heavy burdens on the people
Sitting by the treasury, Jesus remarked on the Widow’s Mite - Mark 12:41-44
Jesus spoke to his disciples about signs of the end times:
— Signs of the End - Mark 13:3-23, Matthew 24:26-28, Luke 21:8-13, 18-24
— Jesus Will Return - Matthew 24:29-31, Luke 25-28
— The Parable of the Fig Tree - Matthew 24:32-35
— The Time of His Return - Matthew 24:36-43
— The Parable of the Ten Virgins - Matthew 25:1-13
— The Parable of the Talents - Matthew 25:14-30
— Judgment - Matthew 25:31-46
— Be Watchful - Luke 21:34-36
