I will therefore have him flogged and release him.”

and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,

that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us.

the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. This oath grants

Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you?

because he loves our nation, and even built our synagogue.”

Give us each day our daily bread,

“I have come to bring fire on the earth – and how I wish it were already kindled!

I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!

Another said, ‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’

“What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, let me see again.”

“But look, the hand of the one who betrays me is with me on the table.

“You are the ones who have remained with me in my trials.

And Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Furthermore, some women of our group amazed us. They were at the tomb early this morning,

For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

but he answered his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet you never gave me even a goat so that I could celebrate with my friends!

Then the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.

The king said to him, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?