and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom."

There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.

He stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her. Immediately she rose up and served them.

"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."

Now it happened on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So they launched out.

He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

They ate, and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like hidden graves, and the men who walk over them don't know it."

But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"

The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.

Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up.

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."

Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'

But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, 'We don't want this man to reign over us.'

"He said to him, 'Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.'

"So he said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

But bring those enemies of mine who didn't want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.'"

When he drew near, he saw the city and wept over it,

You will be handed over even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends. They will cause some of you to be put to death.

He said to them, "The kings of the nations lord it over them, and those who have authority over them are called 'benefactors.'

An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."

It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

They urged him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over." He went in to stay with them.