For it will overtake all who live on the face of the whole earth.

As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.

He fell with his face to the ground at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (Now he was a Samaritan.)

While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came to him who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples:

Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.

but the villagers refused to welcome him, because he was determined to go to Jerusalem.

This is the one about whom it is written, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how to interpret the present time?

He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,

They blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly, “Prophesy! Who hit you?”

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town and place where he himself was about to go.

To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.

It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”