Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.

But I tell you most certainly, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God.”

Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”

Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

Then the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!”

Then he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

So if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation.

So the master said to his slave, ‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.

In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.

because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

(for I have five brothers) to warn them so that they don’t come into this place of torment.’

Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to you saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”