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“Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.

“Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.

He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.

He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.

but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

He said to them, “When you pray, say:
“‘Father,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
And lead us not into temptation.’”

But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.

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

“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, your body also is full of darkness.

And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,

to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.

You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.

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

It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.”

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.

I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.

Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”

“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.

The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.

For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

“Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?”

And Mary said:
“My soul glorifies the Lord

His mercy extends to those who fear him,
from generation to generation.

In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him.

But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?

I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.

“Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”

“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.

Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened

and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.

And all people will see God’s salvation.’”

When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,

They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.

For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.

What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?

As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.

A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”

Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”

Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”