“For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
And holy is His name.

“He has done mighty deeds with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.

To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,
Might serve Him without fear,

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He healed on the Sabbath, so that they might find reason to accuse Him.

But they themselves were filled with rage, and discussed together what they might do to Jesus.

But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany Him; but He sent him away, saying,

An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say.

But he answered and said to his father, ‘Look! For so many years I have been serving you and I have never neglected a command of yours; and yet you have never given me a young goat, so that I might celebrate with my friends;

When he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these slaves, to whom he had given the money, be called to him so that he might know what business they had done.

and they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.

So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

The chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they might put Him to death; for they were afraid of the people.

And he went away and discussed with the chief priests and officers how he might betray Him to them.

And they began to discuss among themselves which one of them it might be who was going to do this thing.

And He said to them, “What things?” And they said to Him, “The things about Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people,