Then<n id="1" /> his son said to him, &#8216;Father, I have sinned against heaven<n id="2" /> and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.&#8217;<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Jesus<n id="1" /> also said to the disciples, &#8220;There was a rich man who was informed of accusations<n id="2" /> that his manager<n id="3" /> was wasting<n id="4" /> his assets.

The<n id="1" /> master commended the dishonest<n id="2" /> manager because he acted shrewdly.<n id="3" /> For the people<n id="4" /> of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries<n id="5" /> than the people<n id="6" /> of light.

But<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> said to them, &#8220;You are the ones who justify yourselves in men&#8217;s eyes,<n id="3" /> but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized<n id="4" /> among men is utterly detestable<n id="5" /> in God&#8217;s sight.p>

On that day, anyone who is on the roof,<n id="1" /> with his goods in the house, must not come down<n id="2" /> to take them away, and likewise the person in the field must not turn back.

The Pharisee stood and prayed about himself like this:<n id="1" /> &#8216;God, I thank<n id="2" /> you that I am not like other people:<n id="3" /> extortionists,<n id="4" /> unrighteous people,<n id="5" /> adulterers &#8211; or even like this tax collector.<n id="6" />

But Jesus called for the children,<n id="1" /> saying, &#8220;Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God<n id="2" /> belongs to such as these.<n id="3" />

Then<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> said to them, &#8220;I tell you the truth,<n id="3" /> there is no one who has left home or wife or brothers<n id="4" /> or parents or children for the sake of God&#8217;s kingdom

<t /><p class="bodytext">While the people were listening to these things, Jesus<n id="1" /> proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem,<n id="2" /> and because they thought<n id="3" /> that the kingdom of God<n id="4" /> was going to<n id="5" /> appear immediately.

The king<n id="1" /> said to him, &#8216;I will judge you by your own words,<n id="2" /> you wicked slave!<n id="3" /> So you knew, did you, that I was a severe<n id="4" /> man, withdrawing what I didn&#8217;t deposit and reaping what I didn&#8217;t sow?

and said to him,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Tell us: By what authority<n id="2" /> are you doing these things?<n id="3" /> Or who it is who gave you this authority?&#8221;

But Jesus<n id="1" /> looked straight at them and said, &#8220;Then what is the meaning of that which is written: &#8216;<b><i>The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstonei>b>&#8217;?<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere.<n id="2" /> They wanted to take advantage of what he might say<n id="3" /> so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction<n id="4" /> of the governor.

They asked him,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Teacher, Moses wrote for us that <i><b>ifb> <b>a man&#8217;s brother dies leavingb>i> a wife but <b><i>no children, that mani>b><n id="2" /> <i><b>must marryb>i><n id="3" /> <i><b>the widow and father childrenb>i><n id="4" /> <i><b>for his brotherb>i>.<n id="5" />

He<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;Watch out<n id="2" /> that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, &#8216;I am he,&#8217;<n id="3" /> and, &#8216;The time is near.&#8217; Do not follow them!

and tell the owner of the house,<n id="1" /> &#8216;The Teacher says to you, &#8220;Where is the guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?&#8221;&#8217;

Then<n id="1" /> he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, &#8220;This is my body<n id="2" /> which is given for you.<n id="3" /> Do this in remembrance of me.&#8221;

They<n id="1" /> began to accuse<n id="2" /> him, saying, &#8220;We found this man subverting<n id="3" /> our nation, forbidding<n id="4" /> us to pay the tribute tax<n id="5" /> to Caesar<n id="6" /> and claiming that he himself is Christ,<n id="7" /> a king.&#8221;

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" />

The people also stood there watching, but the rulers ridiculed<n id="1" /> him, saying, &#8220;He saved others. Let him save<n id="2" /> himself if<n id="3" /> he is the Christ<n id="4" /> of God, his chosen one!&#8221;