"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel! He has taken care of his people and has set them free.

Now the child continued to grow and to become spiritually strong. He lived in the wilderness until the day he appeared in Israel.

Meanwhile, the child continued to grow and to become strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God's favor rested upon him.

Others fell among thorn bushes, and the thorn bushes grew with them and choked them.

Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and in the countryside.

When the days grew closer for Jesus to be taken up to heaven, he was determined to continue his journey to Jerusalem.

He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

The next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, "Take good care of him. If you spend more than that, I'll repay you when I come back.'

But Martha was worrying about all the things she had to do, so she came to him and asked, "Lord, you do care that my sister has left me to do the work all by myself, don't you? Then tell her to help me."

Consider how the lilies grow. They don't work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them.

It is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches."

But Jesus said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you deny three times that you know me."