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Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

"The person who is trustworthy in regard to very small matters, [such as material possessions] is also [likely to be] trustworthy in regard to large matters, [such as spiritual values], and the person who does not do what is right in very small matters is also not [likely] to do what is right in large ones.

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

"But which of you, whose slave is plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, 'Come and sit right down to eat'?

And looking towards them, he said, Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, that as they were on the road, they were made clean.

the people were eating, they were drinking, they were marrying, they were being given in marriage, [they were indifferent to God] until the day that Noah went into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.

at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.

And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?

He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves and were confident that they were righteous [posing outwardly as upright and in right standing with God], and who viewed others with contempt:

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

I tell you, this man went to his home justified [forgiven of the guilt of sin and placed in right standing with God] rather than the other man; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself [forsaking self-righteous pride] will be exalted.”

Afterwards Jesus took the twelve aside, and said to them, now we are going to Jerusalem where all that the prophets have writ concerning the son of man shall be accomplished.

Now it happened that as he drew near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting on the side of the road begging.

So he ran forward and climbed into a sycomore tree to get a sight of him, as he was to pass that road.

As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.

As He rode along, people were spreading their coats on the road [as an act of homage before a king].

As he approached the road leading down from the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen:

At harvest time he sent a servant [as his representative] to the tenants, so that they would give him his share of the fruit of the vineyard; but the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

And some of the scribes replied, Master, thou hast indeed said right.

Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

When you hear of wars and rebellions, don’t be alarmed. Indeed, these things must take place first, but the end won’t come right away.”

And the High-priests and the Scribes were seeking, how they might get rid of him; for they feared the people.

I assign you the right of eating and drinking at my table in my Realm and of sitting on thrones to rule the twelve tribes of Israel.

"Simon, Simon [i.e., Peter], Satan has earnestly requested the right to sift you like wheat. [Note: Grain was sifted by using a sieve-like device in which grain and particles of dirt and straw were shaken together, allowing the grain to fall through while the dirt and straw remained. This was an allusion to the agitating trials Peter was soon to endure, and survive].

So, they all asked [Him], "Then are you the Son of God?" And He answered them, "You [are right to] say that I am [the Christ]."

(He was one who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection that happened in the city, and for murder.)

And he released the man they were asking for who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, but he handed over Jesus to their will.

And when they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left.

And with reason; for we have the right reward of our acts, but this man has done nothing wrong.

And when the military officer in charge of one hundred men saw what had happened, he honored God [by] saying, "Certainly this man had [always] done what was right."

A man named Joseph, who was a member of the Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), a good and honorable man

They said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was talking with us on the road and opening the Scriptures to us?”

They got up right away, went back to Jerusalem, and found the eleven disciples and their companions all together.

They began describing in detail what had happened on the road, and how Jesus was recognized by them when He broke the bread.

He replied, "I am the voice of a man who is calling out in the desert, [urging people to] 'Make the road for the Lord straight,' as Isaiah the prophet said, [Isa. 40:3]."

Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him: We have found him of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the SOD of Joseph.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said of him, "Behold a right Israelite, in whom is no guile."

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, since he could read every heart,

and He did not need anyone to testify concerning man [and human nature], for He Himself knew what was in man [in their hearts—in the very core of their being].

If I told you earthly things [that is, things that happen right here on earth] and you do not believe, how will you believe and trust Me if I tell you heavenly things?

But whoever practices truth [and does what is right—morally, ethically, spiritually] comes to the Light, so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are—accomplished in God [divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in dependence on Him].”

"Ah, sir," said the woman, "give me this water, so that I need not thirst or come all this road to draw water."

The woman replied, "I have no husband." Jesus said to her, "Right you are when you said, 'I have no husband,'

Jesus told her, "You are quite right in saying, "I don't have a husband,' because you have had five husbands, and the man you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true."

Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem.

As he was already going down [the road], his servants met him and reported that his son was living [and was healthy].

So the Jews kept saying to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to pick up your pallet [because it is unlawful].”

But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe my words?"

This astonished the Jews. "How is it that this man can read?" they said, "when he has never gone to school?"

Consider therefore. Moses gave you the rite of circumcision (not that it began with Moses, but with your earlier forefathers)

But Jesus stooped down, and began to write on the ground with his finger. When they continued to question him, he raised himself and said to them, "Let the innocent man among you be the first to throw the stone at her."

But even if I do judge, My judgment is true and My decision is right; for I am not alone [in making it], but I and the Father who sent Me [make the same judgment].

But right now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that He has learned from God. Abraham never did that.

The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right when we say You are a Samaritan and [that You] have a demon [and are under its power]?”

Other people said, "[Yes], that is him," while [still] others said, "No, [it is not]; he [just] looks like him." The man said, "I am the one, [all right]."

He answered them, "I told you right now! A And ye did not hear. Wherefore would ye hear it again? Will ye also be his disciples?"

Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him, and [in fact] He is the one who is talking with you.”

(Now Jesus had not yet arrived in town, but was still at the place where Martha had met Him [i.e., probably on the road near the edge of town]).

if we let him go on at this rate, all will believe on him; and the Romans will come, and destroy both our temple and nation.

The next day, a crowd of people that were come to the feast, hearing that Jesus was on the road to Jerusalem, took branches of palm-trees,

And Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; just as it is written [in Scripture],

rode thereon, as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion; behold thy king cometh, sitting on an asses colt.

If then I, the Lord and the Master, have made your feet clean, it is right for you to make one another's feet clean.

If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him right away.