He had one left, his one dear son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said, “Take it. This is my body.”

But he replied, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

“Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice – I will show you what he is like:

This is the one about whom it is written, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

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

Then a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son – he is my only child!

Jesus said to another, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”

“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.

Then someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

And I will say to myself, “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’

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.

But when he came to his senses he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!

I will get up and go to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

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?’

There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’