The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,
because He has anointed Me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent Me
to proclaim freedom to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed,

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

so that you may know the certainty of the things about which you have been instructed.

In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

Just then an expert in the law stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

The angel replied to her:

“The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore, the holy One to be born
will be called the Son of God.

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered.

He also said: “A man had two sons.

Then He said to them all, “If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

One Sabbath, when He went to eat at the house of one of the leading Pharisees, they were watching Him closely.

He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As usual, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

So everyone went to be registered, each to his own town.

While they were traveling, He entered a village, and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.

He was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”

He then told them a parable on the need for them to pray always and not become discouraged:

Now great crowds were traveling with Him. So He turned and said to them:

Then Jesus returned from the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

Then one of the Pharisees invited Him to eat with him. He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

Many have undertaken to compile a narrative about the events that have been fulfilled among us,

After this, the Lord appointed 70 others, and He sent them ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself was about to go.

But they had no children because Elizabeth could not conceive, and both of them were well along in years.

For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.”

[Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing.”] And they divided His clothes and cast lots.

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.

“But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you,

Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over—will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

At the hour of incense the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.

“Friend,” He said to him, “who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?”

When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

And He took bread, gave thanks, broke it, gave it to them, and said, “This is My body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.”

He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and looked down on everyone else:

As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, He was standing by Lake Gennesaret.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well!

When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and overcome with fear.

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, and even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely, to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against Him.

As He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath,

Then He told them, “These are My words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

Now that same day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

And He said to him, “I assure you: Today you will be with Me in paradise.”

it happened that he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.

Someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him.

Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

‘We are wiping off as a witness against you even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.’

He entered Jericho and was passing through.

As He began His ministry, Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be the

son of Joseph, son of Heli,

He answered:

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.

And Mary said:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,

And look, I am sending you what My Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”

At that time, some people came and reported to Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

There will be joy and delight for you,
and many will rejoice at his birth.

and repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.

Then looking up at His disciples, He said:

You who are poor are blessed,
because the kingdom of God is yours.

“I came to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze!

In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

“Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things I say?

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people.

“Then there will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and there will be anguish on the earth among nations bewildered by the roaring sea and waves.

Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread throughout the entire vicinity.

Look at My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself! Touch Me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.”

“Simon, Simon, look out! Satan has asked to sift you like wheat.

I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.

So they began to argue among themselves which of them it could be who was going to do this thing.

When all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying, heaven opened,

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

He will be great
and will be called the Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give Him
the throne of His father David.

When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He determined to journey to Jerusalem.

About eight days after these words, He took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

He also said to the disciples: “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.

Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God will come, He answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with something observable;

Then beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He interpreted for them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.

Just as you want others to do for you, do the same for them.

Then His disciples asked Him, “What does this parable mean?”

Every year His parents traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”

While traveling to Jerusalem, He passed between Samaria and Galilee.

Summoning the Twelve, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and power to heal diseases.

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

And as they were saying these things, He Himself stood among them. He said to them, “Peace to you!”

“So I say to you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

And Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit.” Saying this, He breathed His last.

“Father, if You are willing, take this cup away from Me—nevertheless, not My will, but Yours, be done.”

Every valley will be filled,
and every mountain and hill will be made low;
the crooked will become straight,
the rough ways smooth,

Today a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord, was born for you in the city of David.

“And another came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina. I have kept it hidden away in a cloth

When the crowds found out, they followed Him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who needed healing.

Soon afterward He was traveling from one town and village to another, preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, “There are six days when work should be done; therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.”

He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah would suffer and rise from the dead the third day,

A ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Look, I have given you the authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy; nothing will ever harm you.

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Soon afterward He was on His way to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd were traveling with Him.

During those days He went out to the mountain to pray and spent all night in prayer to God.

When they did this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets began to tear.

But He knew their thoughts and told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he got up and stood there.

“How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

Jesus took up the question and said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead.

But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

Now listen:
You will conceive and give birth to a son,
and you will call His name Jesus.

In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah

They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

When He had said these things, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.

He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say:

Father,
Your name be honored as holy.
Your kingdom come.

Now listen! You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:

You are My beloved Son.
I take delight in You!

But the one who did not know and did things deserving of blows will be beaten lightly. Much will be required of everyone who has been given much. And even more will be expected of the one who has been entrusted with more.

For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under my command. I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
because He has visited
and provided redemption for His people.

But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and peace on earth to people He favors!

He will turn many of the sons of Israel
to the Lord their God.

He longed to eat his fill from the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him any.

“Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and everyone who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a lightning flash.

And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were finished, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

“But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me—a sinner!’

In the same way He also took the cup after supper and said, “This cup is the new covenant established by My blood; it is shed for you.

Then they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

“When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that its desolation has come near.

After coming down with them, He stood on a level place with a large crowd of His disciples and a great number of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.

no one will say, ‘Look here!’ or ‘There!’ For you see, the kingdom of God is among you.”

And the angel came to her and said, “Rejoice, favored woman! The Lord is with you.”

When the hour came, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him.

“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man:

As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.

He said to them, “How unwise and slow you are to believe in your hearts all that the prophets have spoken!

Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

As He approached and saw the city, He wept over it,

If You, then, will worship me, all will be Yours.”

Then the angel told her:

Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God.

The Seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

When the eight days were completed for His circumcision, He was named Jesus—the name given by the angel before He was conceived.

“Be on your guard, so that your minds are not dulled from carousing, drunkenness, and worries of life, or that day will come on you unexpectedly

Then she gave birth to her firstborn Son, and she wrapped Him snugly in cloth and laid Him in a feeding trough—because there was no room for them at the lodging place.

Then He said to them, “But now, whoever has a money-bag should take it, and also a traveling bag. And whoever doesn’t have a sword should sell his robe and buy one.

But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.

Be on your guard. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

Then He told them a parable: “A rich man’s land was very productive.

When He had concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum.

There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

just as the original eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us.

Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.

“Be ready for service and have your lamps lit.

Mary asked the angel, “How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?”

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

He replied, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.”

While He was praying in private and His disciples were with Him, He asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”

But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place and to stand before the Son of Man.”

In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this was Your good pleasure.

No household slave can be the slave of two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t be slaves to both God and money.”

Then He said to His disciples: “Therefore I tell you, don’t worry about your life, what you will eat; or about the body, what you will wear.

“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is strongly urged to enter it.

The boy grew up and became strong, filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on Him.

After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me!”

He said to His disciples, “Offenses will certainly come, but woe to the one they come through!

I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don’t need repentance.

And He told him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well.”

Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest.

He told them: “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do what is good or to do what is evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

You know the commandments:

Do not commit adultery;
do not murder;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;
honor your father and mother.”

One day He and His disciples got into a boat, and He told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,

And being in torment in Hades, he looked up and saw Abraham a long way off, with Lazarus at his side.

As they led Him away, they seized Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.

When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified Him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord
and will never drink wine or beer.
He will be filled with the Holy Spirit
while still in his mother’s womb.

And others, as a test, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.

And he will go before Him
in the spirit and power of Elijah,
to turn the hearts of fathers
to their children,
and the disobedient
to the understanding of the righteous,
to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

I tell you that He will swiftly grant them justice. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find that faith on earth?”

Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at Him: “Aren’t You the Messiah? Save Yourself and us!”

Some people were even bringing infants to Him so He might touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

Whoever listens to you listens to Me. Whoever rejects you rejects Me. And whoever rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”

On one of those days while He was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea, and also from Jerusalem. And the Lord’s power to heal was in Him.

But Jesus answered him, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone.”

When one of those who reclined at the table with Him heard these things, he said to Him, “The one who will eat bread in the kingdom of God is blessed!”

And that slave who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten.

There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,

He looked up and saw the rich dropping their offerings into the temple treasury.

So they said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts ablaze within us while He was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?”

“And I say to you, My friends, don’t fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more.

He went out and made His way as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.

In these circumstances, a crowd of many thousands came together, so that they were trampling on one another. He began to say to His disciples first: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

“For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near!”

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

On a Sabbath, He passed through the grainfields. His disciples were picking heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them.

He also said to them: “Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to him at midnight and says to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

In the same way, therefore, every one of you who does not say good-bye to all his possessions cannot be My disciple.

Jesus heard this and was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, I have not found so great a faith even in Israel!”

However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained speechless.

But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Doesn’t each one of you untie his ox or donkey from the feeding trough on the Sabbath and lead it to water?

to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant.

Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands He blessed them.

He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?

As they were traveling on the road someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go!”

because I was afraid of you, for you’re a tough man: you collect what you didn’t deposit and reap what you didn’t sow.’

“I am the Lord’s slave,” said Mary. “May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”

When the days of his ministry were completed, he went back home.

It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three,

son of Enos, son of Seth,
son of Adam, son of God.

Jesus, however, invited them: “Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

But He said to them, “I must proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose.”

So he took Him up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

He then said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

“The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace among the people.”

“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of mint, rue, and every kind of herb, and you bypass justice and love for God. These things you should have done without neglecting the others.

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

But bring here these enemies of mine, who did not want me to rule over them, and slaughter them in my presence.’”

Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were debating in their minds whether John might be the Messiah.

Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days, for there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades!

Being in anguish, He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

Then the Day of Unleavened Bread came when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.

and everyone will see the salvation of God.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter in the law to drop out.

The Festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called Passover, was drawing near.

So he took Him to Jerusalem, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.

He went through one town and village after another, teaching and making His way to Jerusalem.

When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus all that they had done. He took them along and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

“And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,

I tell you, in the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Now He was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon came out, the man who had been mute, spoke, and the crowds were amazed.

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);

So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem! She who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her. How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

While He was in one of the towns, a man was there who had a serious skin disease all over him. He saw Jesus, fell facedown, and begged Him: “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

“Why were you searching for Me?” He asked them. “Didn’t you know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

Late in the day, the Twelve approached and said to Him, “Send the crowd away, so they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.”

After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.

At that time some Pharisees came and told Him, “Go, get out of here! Herod wants to kill You!”

But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

They questioned Him, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You don’t show partiality, but teach truthfully the way of God.

And Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,

Then He took the Twelve aside and told them, “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. Everything that is written through the prophets about the Son of Man will be accomplished.

As some were talking about the temple complex, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, He said,

Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbath.

And He told them: “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly admired by people is revolting in God’s sight.

Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

He began by saying to them, “Today as you listen, this Scripture has been fulfilled.”

Do you think that I came here to give peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges.

“What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?

Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up and questioned Him:

As the crowds were increasing, He began saying: “This generation is an evil generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

“You give them something to eat,” He told them.

“We have no more than five loaves and two fish,” they said, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”

Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able

Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Don’t be moving from house to house.

Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

“Or what woman who has 10 silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?

“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.

They, however, were filled with rage and started discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.

After looking around at them all, He told him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored.

“But he told him, ‘If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.’”

But I will show you the One to fear: Fear Him who has authority to throw people into hell after death. Yes, I say to you, this is the One to fear!

As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable:

“Then the master told the slave, ‘Go out into the highways and lanes and make them come in, so that my house may be filled.

Then their whole assembly rose up and brought Him before Pilate.

He also said to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don’t invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, or your rich neighbors, because they might invite you back, and you would be repaid.

[Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.

In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, ‘We are good-for-nothing slaves; we’ve only done our duty.’”

When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.