But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, ¹  saying,

As ¹  he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents ²  was brought to him.

Then ¹  they asked Jesus ²  to leave their region.

Now ¹  when the other ten ²  heard this, ³  they became angry with James and John.

Jesus began to say to them, “Watch out ¹  that no one misleads you.

They were distressed, and one by one said to him, “Surely not I?”

Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom. ¹ 

They began to salute him: “Hail, king of the Jews!” ¹ 

They will say, ¹  ‘This man ²  began to build and was not able to finish!’ ³ 

Then ¹  Jesus ²  entered the temple courts ³  and began to drive out those who were selling things there, ⁴ 

From that time Jesus began to preach this message: ¹  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities ¹  in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, ¹  “Lord, save me!”

and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

They ¹  became greatly distressed ²  and each one began to say to him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed.

At that he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, “I do not know the man!” At that moment a rooster crowed. ¹ 

He spoke openly about this. So ¹  Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

Peter began to speak to him, “Look, ¹  we have left everything to follow you!” ² 

He took Peter, James, ¹  and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.