to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.

They said to her, “But none of your relatives bears this name.”

Indeed, as a result of him the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed – and a sword will pierce your own soul as well!”

because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

But some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons.”

Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

I know what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

Then one of them, when he saw he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice.

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand,

You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will have some of you put to death.

Then Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

and said to them, “Thus it stands written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day,

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death.

and Joanna the wife of Cuza (Herod’s household manager), Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their own resources.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

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