For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Everyone went to his own town to be registered.

So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”

“And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

As he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.

When they sprout leaves, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near.

Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.

I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. She said,

So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

However, the Pharisees and the experts in religious law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?”

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?

But when Jesus discerned their innermost thoughts, he took a child, had him stand by his side,

But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.

so he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

I know what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

Watch yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him.