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

“Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

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

Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building;

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand,

He is not here, but has been raised! Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee,

And in the same way he took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

It is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the wild birds nested in its branches.”

But Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”

For from now on there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three.

For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

And Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.”

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

Jesus said to them, “No doubt you will quote to me the proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and say, ‘What we have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here in your hometown too.’”

Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes.