Now it happened that as he was praying alone his disciples were with him; and he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

So they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."

And he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered, "The Christ of God."

But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God."

But Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep; and when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.

And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and will hardly leave him, bruising him.

But they did not understand this saying, and it was hidden from them so that they did not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

Now John answered, "Master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us."

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say farewell to those at my home."

Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house.'

Heal the sick there and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'

But whenever you enter a town and they do not receive you, go into its streets and say,

And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

At that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was your good pleasure.

Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."

Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side.

So likewise, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion.

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his word.

He said to them, "When you pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.

And he said to them, "Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves;

So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

"No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a secret place or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

While he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him; so he went in and sat at table.

The Pharisee was surprised to see that he did not first wash before dinner.

So you witness that you approve of the deeds of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build their tombs.

lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.

In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trampled one another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Now when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you are to say;

for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'

So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!

But if God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!

Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

and be like men who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, so that they may open to him immediately when he comes and knocks.

Blessed are those servants whom the master finds watching when he comes. Truly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and will come and serve them.

If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants.

Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

And that servant who knew his master's will, and did not ready himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

He also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, "A shower is coming'; and so it happens.

And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be hot weather'; and there is.

So he said to the keeper of his vineyard, 'Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why should it use up the ground?'

When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your infirmity."

Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.'

But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!'

There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.

Behold, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

So he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noted how they chose the places of honor, saying to them:

and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give place to this man,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.

But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you.

And at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for all is now ready.'

But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to have me excused.'

So the servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in the poor and the maimed, the blind and the lame.'

Otherwise, when he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,

So likewise, whoever of you does not give up all that he has cannot be my disciple.

So he told them this parable:

And the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.' So he divided his living between them.

So he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine.

But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and here I perish with hunger!

I will arise and go to my father and will say to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.

And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion for him, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him.

So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.

But he was angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

So he called him and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.'

I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.'

So he called in each one of his master's debtors, and he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

And he said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' So he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

So the master commended the dishonest steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.

And if you have not been faithful in what is another's, who will give you what is your own?

longing to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

So the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.

And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus in his bosom.

And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.'

And he said, ' Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father's house,

for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.'

It would be better for him if a millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.

So the Lord said, "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

"Will any one of you, who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep, say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and sit down to eat'?

Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare my supper, and gird yourself and serve me, till I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink'?

So you also, when you have done all that is commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"

When he saw them, he said to them, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed.

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;

nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is within you."

Then he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

And they will say to you, 'Look here!' or 'Look there!' Do not go after them or follow them.

For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one part to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man.

So will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

Remember Lot's wife.

Now they were also bringing infants to him that he might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.