For this reason also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’

Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!

So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”

For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?

In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle.

But when he came to his senses he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!

because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again – he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.

So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

(for I have five brothers) to warn them so that they don’t come into this place of torment.’

I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.

Then the disciples said to him, “Where, Lord?” He replied to them, “Where the dead body is, there the vultures will gather.”

There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,

who will not receive many times more in this age – and in the age to come, eternal life.”

And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

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