Then Jesus said, “A man had two sons.

Then his disciples asked him what this parable meant.

Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.

But a Samaritan who was traveling came to where the injured man was, and when he saw him, he felt compassion for him.

And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?

There right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores,

Those who heard this said, “Then who can be saved?”

A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

Then the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to think to themselves, “Who is this man who is uttering blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

When they could not pay, he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

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

But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I know that power has gone out from me.”

while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.

As they were walking along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”

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

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

Which of these three do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”

One of the experts in religious law answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult us too.”

But Jesus said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?”