"Thus the Lord has done to me, in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."

And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

for he has regarded the lowly state of his servant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.

For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.

He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people,

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

And he answered them, "He who has two tunics, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise."

And he said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory; for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"he said to the man who was paralyzed "I say to you, rise, take up your bed and go home."

for he loves our nation, and has built us our synagogue."

Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us;" and "God has visited his people."

When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look for another?'"

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'

Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head.

You gave me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss my feet from the time I came in.

You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfume.

He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

But others fell on good soil, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When he had said this he called out, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others it is given in parables, so that 'Seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

"No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.

Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him."

"Return to your home, and tell how much God has done for you." And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.

But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; for I know that power has gone out from me."

And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."

So they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

Heal the sick there and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

'Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off against you. Nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.'

But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."

but only one thing is needed. And Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her."

And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

for a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him';

But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

But I will show you whom you should fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him!

But he who did not know, and committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask the more.

Then ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years, be loosed on the Sabbath day from this bond?"

When once the owner of the house has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open for us.' He will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.'

Then he said to them, "Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?"

And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.'

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?

Otherwise, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

So likewise, whoever of you does not give up all that he has cannot be my disciple.

Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall it be seasoned?

It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill; men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost.'

And he said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.'

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!'

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'

"Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'?

And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."

So he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,

And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well."

And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner."

And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.

Then came the first, saying, ' Master, your mina has earned ten minas more.'

And the second came, saying, 'Master, your mina has earned five minas.'

And he said to those who stood by, 'Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.'

And they said to him, 'Master, he has ten minas already!'

'I tell you, that to every one who has will more be given; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

saying, "Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

If any one asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say to him, 'The Lord has need of it.'"

And they said, "The Lord has need of it."

But he looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone'?

So he said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of the others;

For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!"

"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat.

He said to them, "But now, let him who has a purse take it, and likewise a bag; and let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one.

For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, 'And he was numbered with transgressors'; for what is written about me has its fulfillment."

neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Behold, nothing deserving death has been done by him;

Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no crime deserving death. I will therefore chastise him and release him."

And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong."

saying, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!"