Thus Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?

But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!’”

When his time of service was over, he went to his home.

And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,

Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.

“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

Now an argument started among the disciples as to which of them might be the greatest.

But he replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

But some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.”

But Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”

So Pilate asked Jesus, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied, “You say so.”

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,

Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high

They said to her, “But none of your relatives bears this name.”

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

It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.

Now at one point the Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was coming, so he answered, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed,