and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of doves or two young pigeons.

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.

And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.

and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm came down on the lake, and the boat started filling up with water, and they were in danger.

They answered, “John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”

Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Then shouldn’t this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?”

Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

“Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them?

And the king said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.’

He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said, “May this never happen!”

“As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”

but I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

Then Jesus said to them, “When I sent you out with no money bag, or traveler’s bag, or sandals, you didn’t lack anything, did you?” They replied, “Nothing.”

He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.