Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.

Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.

But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,

If David then calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”

And all the people came to him early in the morning to listen to him in the temple courts.

So Judas agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus when no crowd was present.

A dispute also started among them over which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

[Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

Now the men who were holding Jesus under guard began to mock him and beat him.

Then the whole group of them rose up and brought Jesus before Pilate.

The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine,

But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they did not believe them.

(but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).

So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

But Jesus rebuked him: “Silence! Come out of him!” Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.

So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him.

“And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Just then some men showed up, carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus.

Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.