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Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’

Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

Nevertheless, I must keep going today and tomorrow and the next day, for it is not admissible for a prophet to perish outside of Jerusalem.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

…comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’

And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’

For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

…for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

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

Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.

For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Now people were even bringing their babies to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. And when the disciples saw this, they rebuked those who brought them.

But Jesus called the children to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God

“What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.”

When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”

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

For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’

And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.

But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

…until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.

For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.

Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.

When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.

For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.

…and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.

…and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.

Judas consented, and began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus to them in the absence of a crowd.

Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

For I tell you that I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”

And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is poured out for you.

For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.

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

For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”

For I tell you that this Scripture must be fulfilled in Me: ‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For what is written about Me is reaching its fulfillment.”

Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?

About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”

“Why do we need any more testimony?” they declared. “We have heard it for ourselves from His own lips.”

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.

(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

(Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices for Jesus to be crucified. And their clamor prevailed.

As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.

A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”

Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.

…who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.

He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”

But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.