14  “But when you see the abomination of desolation [the idol that profanes; see Daniel 11:31 and 12:11 and the altar to Zeus that...

[Jesus leaves the temple for the Mount of Olives. In Ezekiel 11:23 the glory of the Lord leaves the temple and pauses at the mountain...

1   And as he came out of the temple   [this symbolizes the temple’s end in the purposes of God] , one of his disciples said to him,...

41  And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. [The setting is the Court of the...

38  And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces ...

35  And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?  36  David himself, in the...

28  And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which...

18  And Sadducees [who only took the Pentateuch as their authority and not Isaiah and Daniel which the Pharisees used for their theology...

13  And they sent to him some of the Pharisees [those who tolerated Roman rule for their own advantages but would prefer them gone] and...

1   And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard  [a major and long-term investment] and put a fence around it...