And pointing<n id="1" /> toward his disciples he said, &#8220;Here<n id="2" /> are my mother and my brothers!

Then Peter said<n id="1" /> to him, &#8220;Look,<n id="2" /> we have left everything to follow you!<n id="3" /> What then will there be for us?&#8221;

&#8220;Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the experts in the law.<n id="1" /> They will condemn him to death,

Two<n id="1" /> blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Have mercy<n id="3" /> on us, Lord, Son of David!&#8221;<n id="4" />

<p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>Tell the people of Zion,i>b><n id="1" />p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8216;<b><i>Look, your king is coming to you,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>unassuming and seated on a donkey,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><i><b>and on a colt, the foal of a donkeyb>.i>&#8217;&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

Just then<n id="1" /> the temple curtain<n id="2" /> was torn in two, from top to bottom. The<n id="3" /> earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord<n id="1" /> descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

But<n id="1" /> Jesus met them, saying, &#8220;Greetings!&#8221; They<n id="2" /> came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

<t /><p class="bodytext">While<n id="1" /> they were going, some<n id="2" /> of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember,<n id="1" /> I am with you<n id="2" /> always, to the end of the age.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,<n id="1" />p> <p class="otpoetry">&#8220;<b><i>Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,i>b>p> <p class="otpoetry"><b><i>who will prepare your way,i>b><n id="2" />p>

A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, &#8220;Look, your mother and your brothers<n id="1" /> are outside looking for you.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;And look,<n id="1" /> your relative<n id="2" /> Elizabeth has also become pregnant with<n id="3" /> a son in her old age &#8211; although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!<n id="4" />

So<n id="1" /> Mary said, &#8220;Yes,<n id="2" /> I am a servant<n id="3" /> of the Lord; let this happen to me<n id="4" /> according to your word.&#8221;<n id="5" /> Then<n id="6" /> the angel departed from her.p>

For the instant<n id="1" /> the sound of your greeting reached my ears,<n id="2" /> the baby in my womb leaped for joy.<n id="3" />

<p class="poetry">because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">For<n id="2" /> from now on<n id="3" /> all generations will call me blessed,<n id="4" />p>

But the angel said to them, &#8220;Do not be afraid! Listen carefully,<n id="1" /> for I proclaim to you good news<n id="2" /> that brings great joy to all the people:

Just then<n id="1" /> some men showed up, carrying a paralyzed man<n id="2" /> on a stretcher.<n id="3" /> They<n id="4" /> were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus.<n id="5" />

What<n id="1" /> did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy<n id="2" /> clothes?<n id="3" /> Look, those who wear fancy clothes and live in luxury<n id="4" /> are in kings&#8217; courts!<n id="5" />

This is the one about whom it is written, &#8216;<b><i>Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,i>b><n id="1" /> <b><i>who will prepare your way before youi>b>.&#8217;<n id="2" />