When Jesus saw her, he called her to him and said, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”

He said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put in more than all of them.

I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

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.

She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

At that moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.

At that time, some Pharisees came up and said to Jesus, “Get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.”

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, for prior to this they had been enemies.

Now that very day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.

So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.

But Martha was distracted with all the preparations she had to make, so she came up to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do all the work alone? Tell her to help me.”

Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none.

Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.

For they all offered their gifts out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in everything she had to live on.”

Day after day when I was with you in the temple courts, you did not arrest me. But this is your hour, and that of the power of darkness!”