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

saying, “If you had only known on this day, even you, the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.

“But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your comfort already.

Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”

so he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

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

It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.

because these are days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

Then they returned and prepared aromatic spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

While they were saying these things, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

telling them, “Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

But the president of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, “There are six days on which work should be done! So come and be healed on those days, and not on the Sabbath day.”

As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

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

Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –

But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he rose and stood there.

“Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

At that very time Jesus cured many people of diseases, sicknesses, and evil spirits, and granted sight to many who were blind.