"And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the Lord to make his way ready,

To shine on men who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, And guide our feet into the way of peace."

as the book of the sermons of the prophet Isaiah says, "Hark! Someone is shouting in the desert, Get the Lord's way ready! Make his paths straight.

But he made his way through the midst of them and went on.

When it was day, he left the house and made his way to a lonely spot, and crowds of people went in search of him, and overtook him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

And as they could find no way to get him in, on account of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his mat through the tiles, among the people in front of Jesus.

Be glad when that happens, and leap for joy, for you will be richly rewarded in heaven, for that is the way their forefathers treated the prophets.

"Alas for you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is the way their forefathers treated the false prophets!

And if you help only those who help you, what merit is there in that? Even godless people act in that way.

When a great throng was gathering and people were coming to him from one town after another, he said in his figurative way,

Carry no purse nor wallet nor shoes, and do not stop to exchange civilities with anyone on the way.

Jesus replied, "A man was on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers, and they stripped him and beat him and went off leaving him half dead.

Now a priest happened to be going that way, and when he saw him, he went by on the other side of the road.

But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon him, and when he saw him he pitied him,

The next day he took out a dollar and gave it to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him, and whatever more you spend I will refund to you on my way back.'

But he knew what they were thinking, and he said to them, "Any kingdom that is disunited is on the way to destruction, and one house falls after another.

That is the way with the man who lays up money for himself, and is not rich with God."

For when you are going before the magistrate with your opponent, do your best on the way to get rid of him, or he may hurry you off to the judge and the judge hand you over to the constable and the constable throw you into prison.

So he went about among the towns and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

In just that way, no one of you who does not say goodbye to all he has can be a disciple of mine.

I tell you, in just that way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinful person who repents, than over ninety-nine upright people who do not need any repentance.

In just that way, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one sinful person who repents!"

And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and pitied him, and ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

It happened that, on his way to Jerusalem, he passed through Samaria and Galilee.

for just as when the lightning flashes, it shines from one end of the sky to the other, that will be the way with the Son of Man.

So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree, to see him, for Jesus was coming that way.

With these words he went on ahead of them, on his way to Jerusalem.

but they could not find any way to do it, for all the people hung upon his words.

And they asked him, "Master, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and that you show no favor, but teach the way of God in sincerity.

And the high priests and the scribes were casting about for a way to put him to death, for they were afraid of the people.

For the Son of Man is going his way, as it has been decreed, but alas for the man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!"

And he said to them, "What is all this that you are discussing with each other on your way?" They stopped sadly,