Then he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

Then Jesus took the twelve aside and said to them, “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.

So they made signs to the baby’s father, inquiring what he wanted to name his son.

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

Then he said to them, “Which of you, if you have a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?”

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

The slave replied, ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got his son back safe and sound.’

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.

The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

and they went on to another village.

And if a peace-loving person is there, your peace will remain on him, but if not, it will return to you.

So Jesus said to them, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

When his parents saw him, they were overwhelmed. His mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.”

But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.

He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

When Jesus saw their faith he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”

But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that will belong to me.’ So he divided his assets between them.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

Then people will say to you, ‘Look, there he is!’ or ‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.