So Mary said, "Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.

When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, that the Lord has made known to us."

But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.

How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove the speck from your eye,' while you yourself don't see the beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, "Let's go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out,

Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and the demonic spirits begged Jesus to let them go into them. He gave them permission.

Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child's father and mother.

Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah" -- not knowing what he was saying.

Jesus said to another, "Follow me." But he replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."

But Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family."

But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, 'Lord, let us in!' But he will answer you, 'I don't know where you come from.'

Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate,

But Jesus called for the children, saying, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

"What do you want me to do for you?" He replied, "Lord, let me see again."

But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, 'This is the heir; let's kill him so the inheritance will be ours!'

The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed him, saying, "He saved others. Let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his chosen one!"