Then<n id="1" /> they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks<n id="2" /> on the colt,<n id="3" /> and had Jesus get on<n id="4" /> it.

Pilate addressed them once again because he wanted<n id="1" /> to release Jesus.

Listen:<n id="1" /> You will become pregnant<n id="2" /> and give birth to<n id="3" /> a son, and you will name him<n id="4" /> Jesus.<n id="5" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now when Jesus returned,<n id="1" /> the crowd welcomed him, because they were all waiting for him.

<p class="bodytext">But the expert,<n id="1" /> wanting to justify<n id="2" /> himself, said to Jesus, &#8220;And who is my neighbor?&#8221;

When<n id="1" /> they came<n id="2" /> to Jesus, they urged<n id="3" /> him earnestly,<n id="4" /> &#8220;He is worthy<n id="5" /> to have you do this for him,

He<n id="1" /> was trying to get a look at Jesus,<n id="2" /> but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.<n id="3" />

He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over<n id="1" /> to their will.<n id="2" />p>

So<n id="1" /> Simeon,<n id="2" /> directed by the Spirit,<n id="3" /> came into the temple courts,<n id="4" /> and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,<n id="5" />

When he saw<n id="1" /> Jesus, he cried out, fell<n id="2" /> down before him, and shouted with a loud voice, &#8220;Leave me alone,<n id="3" /> Jesus, Son of the Most High<n id="4" /> God! I beg you, do not torment<n id="5" /> me!&#8221;

So<n id="1" /> the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They<n id="2" /> found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus&#8217; feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

When<n id="1" /> Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform<n id="2" /> some miraculous sign.<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">While<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> was in one of the towns,<n id="3" /> a man came<n id="4" /> to him who was covered with<n id="5" /> leprosy.<n id="6" /> When<n id="7" /> he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to the ground<n id="8" /> and begged him,<n id="9" /> &#8220;Lord, if<n id="10" /> you are willing, you can make me clean.&#8221;

Then<n id="1" /> as the men<n id="2" /> were starting to leave,<n id="3" /> Peter said to Jesus, &#8220;Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters,<n id="4" /> one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah&#8221; &#8211; not knowing what he was saying.