She came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak, and at once the bleeding stopped.

(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem.

He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his possessions are safe.

When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,

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

Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish the tower, all who see it will begin to make fun of him.

Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.

But the older son became angry and refused to go in. His father came out and appealed to him,

As he was entering a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance,

He fell with his face to the ground at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (Now he was a Samaritan.)

Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

So Jesus stopped and ordered the beggar to be brought to him. When the man came near, Jesus asked him,

If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying that colt?”

but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

Then they said, “Why do we need further testimony? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips!”

and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.