When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, &#8220;Put out into the deep water and lower<n id="1" /> your nets for a catch.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">After<n id="1" /> this, Jesus<n id="2" /> went out and saw a tax collector<n id="3" /> named Levi<n id="4" /> sitting at the tax booth.<n id="5" /> &#8220;Follow me,&#8221;<n id="6" /> he said to him.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now<n id="1" /> it was during this time that Jesus<n id="2" /> went out to the mountain<n id="3" /> to pray, and he spent all night<n id="4" /> in prayer to God.<n id="5" />

To the person who strikes you on the cheek,<n id="1" /> offer the other as well,<n id="2" /> and from the person who takes away your coat,<n id="3" /> do not withhold your tunic<n id="4" /> either.<n id="5" />

And<n id="1" /> if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even<n id="2" /> sinners<n id="3" /> do the same.

Simon answered,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled.&#8221;<n id="2" /> Jesus<n id="3" /> said to him, &#8220;You have judged rightly.&#8221;

But as for the seed that landed on good soil, these are the ones who, after hearing<n id="1" /> the word, cling to it<n id="2" /> with an honest and good<n id="3" /> heart, and bear fruit with steadfast endurance.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;No one lights<n id="1" /> a lamp<n id="2" /> and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.<n id="3" />

When<n id="1" /> the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news<n id="2" /> in the town<n id="3" /> and countryside.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now Herod<n id="1" /> the tetrarch<n id="2" /> heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed,<n id="3" /> because some people were saying that John<n id="4" /> had been raised from the dead,

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now<n id="1" /> about eight days<n id="2" /> after these sayings, Jesus<n id="3" /> took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.

As<n id="1" /> he was praying,<n id="2" /> the appearance of his face was transformed,<n id="3" /> and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.<n id="4" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now when<n id="1" /> the days drew near<n id="2" /> for him to be taken up,<n id="3" /> Jesus<n id="4" /> set out resolutely<n id="5" /> to go to Jerusalem.<n id="6" />

The expert in religious law<n id="1" /> said, &#8220;The one who showed mercy<n id="2" /> to him.&#8221; So<n id="3" /> Jesus said to him, &#8220;Go and do<n id="4" /> the same.&#8221;p>

So he said to them, &#8220;When you pray,<n id="1" /> say:p> <p class="poetry">Father,<n id="2" /> may your name be honored;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">may your kingdom come.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place<n id="1" /> or under a basket,<n id="2" /> but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;I<n id="1" /> tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body,<n id="2" /> and after that have nothing more they can do.

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit<n id="1" /> will not be forgiven.<n id="2" />

You hypocrites!<n id="1" /> You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how<n id="2" /> to interpret the present time?p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now<n id="1" /> there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.<n id="2" />