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6eSo the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
7“And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
8“But will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself fand serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat and drink’?
9“Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded 5him? I think not.
10“So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are gunprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’ ”
Ten Lepers Cleansed
11Now it happened has He went to Jerusalem that He passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, iwho stood afar off.
13And they lifted up their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14So when He saw them, He said to them, j“Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed.
15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice kglorified God,
16and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a lSamaritan.
17So Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?
18“Were there not any found who returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”
19mAnd He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”
The Coming of the Kingdom
(Gen. 6:5—8:22; 19:12–14)
20Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
21n“nor will they say, 6‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, othe kingdom of God is 7within you.”
22Then He said to the disciples, p“The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
23q“And they will say to you, 8‘Look here!’ or ‘Look there!’ Do not go after them or follow them.
24r“For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day.
25s“But first He must suffer many things and be trejected by this generation.
26u“And as it vwas in the wdays of xNoah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:
27“They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the yday that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and zdestroyed them all.
28a“Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29“but on bthe day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.
30“Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man cis revealed.
31“In that day, he dwho is on the housetop, and his 9goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back.
32e“Remember Lot’s wife.
33f“Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.
34g“I tell you, in that night there will be two 10men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left.
35h“Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left.
3611“Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.”
37And they answered and said to Him, i“Where, Lord?” So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.”
Luke 18
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
1Then He spoke a parable to them, that men aalways ought to pray and not lose heart,
2saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor 1regard man.
3“Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, 2‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’
4“And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man,
5b‘yet because this widow troubles me I will 3avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ”
6Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said.
7“And cshall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?
8“I tell you dthat He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9Also He spoke this parable to some ewho trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11“The Pharisee fstood and prayed thus with himself, g‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.
12‘I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’
13“And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’
14“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; hfor everyone who exalts himself will be 4humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children
(Matt. 19:13–15; Mark 10:13–16)
15iThen they also brought infants to Him that He might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.
16But Jesus called them to Him and said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for jof such is the kingdom of God.
17k“Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”
Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler
(Matt. 19:16–22; Mark 10:17–22)
18lNow a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
19So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but mOne, that is, God.
20“You know the commandments: n‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ o‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”
21And he said, “All pthese things I have kept from my youth.”
22So when Jesus heard these things, He said to him, “You still lack one thing. qSell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
23But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.
With God All Things Are Possible
(Matt. 19:23–30; Mark 10:23–31)
24And when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, He said, r“How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!
25“For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
26And those who heard it said, “Who then can be saved?”
27But He said, s“The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”
28tThen Peter said, “See, we have left 5all and followed You.”
29So He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, uthere is no one who has left house or parents or brothers or wife or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
30v“who shall not receive many times more in this present time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
Jesus a Third Time Predicts His Death and Resurrection
(Matt. 20:17–19; Mark 10:32–34)
31wThen He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things xthat are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be 6accomplished.
32“For yHe will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon.
33“They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”
34zBut they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.
A Blind Man Receives His Sight
(Matt. 20:29–34; Mark 10:46–52)
35aThen it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging.
36And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.
37So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
38And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, bSon of David, have mercy on me!”
39Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him,
41saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”
42Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; cyour faith has made you well.”
43And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, dglorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Luke 19
Jesus Comes to Zacchaeus’ House
1Then Jesus entered and passed through aJericho.
2Now behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
3And he sought to bsee who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature.
4So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.
5And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up 1and saw him, and said to him, “Zacchaeus, 2make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
6So he 3made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully.
7But when they saw it, they all 4complained, saying, c“He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.”
8Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the dpoor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by efalse accusation, fI restore fourfold.”
9And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because ghe also is ha son of Abraham;
10i“for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
The Parable of the Minas
(Matt. 25:14–30)
11Now as they heard these things, He spoke another parable, because He was near Jerusalem and because jthey thought the kingdom of God would appear immediately.
12kTherefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.
13“So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten 5minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’
14l“But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’
15“And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
16“Then came the first, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten minas.’
17“And he said to him, m‘Well done, good servant; because you were nfaithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities.’
18“And the second came, saying, ‘Master, your mina has earned five minas.’
19“Likewise he said to him, ‘You also be over five cities.’
20“Then another came, saying, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have kept put away in a handkerchief.
21o‘For I feared you, because you are 6an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’
22“And he said to him, p‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. qYou knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.
23‘Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?’
24“And he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him who has ten minas.’
25(“But they said to him, ‘Master, he has ten minas.’)
26‘For I say to you, rthat to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
27‘But bring here those enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, and slay them before me.’ ”
The Triumphal Entry
(Matt. 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; John 12:12–19)
28When He had said this, sHe went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
29tAnd it came to pass, when He drew near to 7Bethphage and uBethany, at the mountain called vOlivet, that He sent two of His disciples,
30saying, “Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here.
31“And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it?’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’ ”
32So those who were sent went their way and found it just was He had said to them.
33But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you loosing the colt?”
34And they said, “The Lord has need of him.”
35Then they brought him to Jesus. xAnd they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him.
36And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road.
37Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to yrejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
38saying:
z“ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!’
a Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
39And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”
40But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, bthe stones would immediately cry out.”
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
41Now as He drew near, He saw the city and cwept over it,
42saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this dyour day, the things that emake for your fpeace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
43“For days will come upon you when your enemies will gbuild an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side,
44h“and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and ithey will not leave in you one stone upon another, jbecause you did not know the time of your visitation.”
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
(Matt. 21:12–17; Mark 11:15–19; John 2:12–25)
45kThen He went into the temple and began to drive out those who 8bought and sold in it,
46saying to them, “It is written, l‘My house 9is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a m‘den of thieves.’ ”
47And He nwas teaching daily in the temple. But othe chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him,
48and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to phear Him.
Luke 20
Jesus’ Authority Questioned
(Matt. 21:23–27; Mark 11:27–33)
1Now ait happened on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, that the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, confronted Him
2and spoke to Him, saying, “Tell us, bby what authority are You doing these things? Or who is he who gave You this authority?”
3But He answered and said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, and answer Me:
4“The cbaptism of John—was it from heaven or from men?”
5And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why 1then did you not believe him?’
6“But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, dfor they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
7So they answered that they did not know where it was from.
8And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers
(Matt. 21:33–46; Mark 12:1–12)
9Then He began to tell the people this parable: e“A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to 2vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time.
10“Now at 3vintage-time he fsent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
11“Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
12“And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast him out.
13“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect him when they see him.’
14“But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the gheir. Come, hlet us kill him, that the inheritance may be iours.’
15“So they cast him out of the vineyard and jkilled him. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
16“He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to kothers.” And when they heard it they said, “Certainly not!”
17Then He looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written:
l‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone’?
18“Whoever falls on that stone will be mbroken; but non whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”
19And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they 4feared the people—for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.
