Look! I am rousing them from that place to which you sold them. I will repay you for what you have done!

You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow human being.’

And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.’

Do not plan evil in your hearts against one another. Do not favor a false oath – these are all things that I hate,’ says the Lord.”

He taught what was true; sinful words were not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned many people away from sin.

“Therefore, I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your instruction.”

And if anyone will not welcome you or listen to your message, shake the dust off your feet as you leave that house or that town.

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!

So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?”

So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.

But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”

If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.’”

So it seemed good to me as well, because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,