But John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”

Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?

Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”

But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”

Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.

“Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.”

But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established.

Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

“Tell the people of Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?”

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”

Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has healed you.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the road.

He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it.

Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”

“And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

So Mary said, “Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

She exclaimed with a loud voice, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!