Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’

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

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

Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,

They will say, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish!’

“Salt is good, but if salt loses its flavor, how can its flavor be restored?

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.

Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.

The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.

But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond to them.’

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”

Then he said to the man, “Get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.”

But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

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

So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”

And when the people saw it, they all complained, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”