From the elder, to Gaius my dear brother, whom I love in truth.

“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.

Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?

The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.

During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.

Have you not read this scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Then he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

Simon (whom he named Peter), and his brother Andrew; and James, John, Philip, Bartholomew,

Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns.

Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”

for you have had five husbands, and the man you are living with now is not your husband. This you said truthfully!”

Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”

He said this to fulfill the word he had spoken, “I have not lost a single one of those whom you gave me.”

(This happened to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated what kind of death he was going to die.)

Then they prayed, “Lord, you know the hearts of all. Show us which one of these two you have chosen

For the man, on whom this miraculous sign of healing had been performed, was over forty years old.

The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.

So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” He replied, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!