Again with the Questions!

1. "Now, when the owner of the vineyard arrives home from his trip, what do you think he will do to the farmhands?" (Matthew 21:40) - Jesus has just finished a parable here and is going about explaining it to the Pharisees. You can hear their excitement when they answer, "He'll kill them--a rotten bunch, and good riddance!" But they're the rotten bunch and don't even know it. They do get it by the end of the story and end up looking pretty dumb. Go figure.
2. "Why are you playing these games with me? Why are you trying to trap me? Do you have a coin?" (Matthew 22:18-19) - This is from the famous "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's" where the Pharisees and co. get a viscious verbal pummeling when their ambush goes south. You do have to give it to them for trying though, they just aren't going to get very far.
   
3. "And regarding your speculation on whether the dead are raised or not, don't you read your Bibles?" (Matthew 22:30) - This time the Sadducees think it's a good idea to trick Jesus. Wah-rong! Jesus has some harsh words for them. As it's been said, "A little learning is a dangerous thing," and this is a clear case of it. They know enough of the Bible to take something away, but it's not the right thing! As with them it is with us, we need to read if we're going to get the right message.