Proverbs 1:24-31

24 aBecause I have called and byou refused to listen,
have cstretched out my hand and no one has heeded,
25because you have dignored all my counsel
and ewould have none of my reproof,
26I also fwill laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when gterror strikes you,
27when terror strikes you like ha storm
and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 iThen they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
29Because they jhated knowledge
and kdid not choose the fear of the Lord,
30 lwould have none of my counsel
and mdespised all my reproof,
31therefore they shall eat nthe fruit of their way,
and have otheir fill of their own devices.

Isaiah 50:2

2 pWhy, when I came, was there no man;
why, when I called, was there no one to answer?
qIs my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem?
Or have I no power to deliver?
rBehold, by my rebuke sI dry up the sea,
tI make the rivers a desert;
utheir fish stink for lack of water
and die of thirst.

Hosea 11:2

2 vThe more they were called,
the more they went away;
wthey kept sacrificing to the Baals
and burning offerings to idols.

Hosea 11:7

7My people are bent xon turning away from me,
and though ythey call out to the Most High,
he shall not raise them up at all.

Matthew 22:3

3and zsent his servants
Greek bondservants; also verses 4, 6, 8, 10
to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.

Luke 14:17-20

17And at the time for the banquet he absent his servant
Greek bondservant; also verses 21, 22, 23
to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ 19And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ 20And another said, ad‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’

Luke 15:28

28But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him,

Luke 19:14-44

14But aehis citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ 15When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. 16The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.’ 17And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant!
Greek bondservant; also verse 22
Because you have been agfaithful in a very little, ahyou shall have authority over ten cities.’
18And the second came, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.’ 19And he said to him, ‘And you are to be over five cities.’ 20Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in aia handkerchief; 21for I was afraid of you, because you are aja severe man. You take akwhat you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’ 22He said to him, al‘I will condemn you with your own words, amyou wicked servant! You knew that I was ana severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? 23Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’ 24And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ 25And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas!’ 26‘I tell you that aoto everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 27But apas for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and aqslaughter them before me.’”

The Triumphal Entry

28And when he had said these things, arhe went on ahead, asgoing up to Jerusalem. 29 atWhen he drew near to Bethphage and auBethany, at avthe mount that is called Olivet, he sent awtwo of the disciples, 30saying, Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, axon which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” 32So those who were sent went away and found it ayjust as he had told them. 33And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” 35And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. 36And as he rode along, they azspread their cloaks on the road. 37As he was drawing nearalready on the way down the Mount of Olivesbathe whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice bbfor all the mighty works that they had seen, 38saying, bcBlessed is bdthe King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and beglory in the highest!” 39 bfAnd some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 40He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, bgthe very stones would cry out.”

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

41 bhAnd when he drew near and saw the city, bihe wept over it, 42saying, bjWould that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now bkthey are hidden from your eyes. 43For blthe days will come upon you, when your enemies bmwill set up a barricade around you and bnsurround you and hem you in on every side 44 boand tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And bpthey will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know bqthe time of your brvisitation.”

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