34“So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35“On the next day, 10when he departed, he took out two ndenarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’
36“So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”
37And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, o“Go and do likewise.”
Mary and Martha Worship and Serve
38Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named pMartha welcomed Him into her house.
39And she had a sister called Mary, qwho also rsat at 11Jesus’ feet and heard His word.
40But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41And 12Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.
42“But sone thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 11
The Model Prayer
(Matt. 6:9–15)
1Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.”
2So He said to them, “When you pray, say:
a Our1 Father 2in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
3Give us day by day our daily bread.
4And bforgive us our sins,
For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And do not lead us into temptation,
4 But deliver us from the evil one.”
A Friend Comes at Midnight
5And He said to them, “Which of you shall have a friend, and go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves;
6‘for a friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him’;
7“and he will answer from within and say, ‘Do not trouble me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give to you’?
8“I say to you, cthough he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking
(Matt. 7:7–11)
9d“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; eseek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
10“For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
11f“If a son asks for 5bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?
12“Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13“If you then, being evil, know how to give ggood gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
A House Divided Cannot Stand
(Matt. 12:22–30; Mark 3:22–27)
14hAnd He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled.
15But some of them said, i“He casts out demons by 6Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
16Others, testing Him, jsought from Him a sign from heaven.
17kBut lHe, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls.
18“If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.
19“And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
20“But if I cast out demons mwith the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
21n“When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace.
22“But owhen a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his 7spoils.
23p“He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
An Unclean Spirit Returns
(Matt. 12:43–45)
24q“When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’
25“And when he comes, he finds it swept and put in order.
26“Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and rthe last state of that man is worse than the first.”
Keeping the Word
27And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, s“Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
28But He said, t“More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Seeking a Sign
(Matt. 12:38–42)
29uAnd while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a vsign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah 8the prophet.
30“For as wJonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
31x“The queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and indeed a ygreater than Solomon is here.
32“The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for zthey repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here.
The Lamp of the Body
(Matt. 6:22, 23)
33a“No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a secret place or under a bbasket, but on a lampstand, that those who come in may see the light.
34c“The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is 9good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is 10bad, your body also is full of darkness.
35“Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.
36“If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, the whole body will be full of light, as when the bright shining of a lamp gives you light.”
Woe to the Pharisees and Lawyers
37And as He spoke, a certain Pharisee asked Him to dine with him. So He went in and sat down to eat.
38dWhen the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.
39eThen the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but fyour inward part is full of 11greed and wickedness.
40“Foolish ones! Did not gHe who made the outside make the inside also?
41h“But rather give alms of 12such things as you have; then indeed all things are clean to you.
42i“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and jpass by justice and the klove of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.
43l“Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the 13best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.
44m“Woe to you, 14scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! nFor you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”
45Then one of the lawyers answered and said to Him, “Teacher, by saying these things You reproach us also.”
46And He said, “Woe to you also, lawyers! oFor you load men with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do n
ot touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
47p“Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
48“In fact, you bear witness that you approve the deeds of your fathers; for they indeed killed them, and you build their tombs.
49“Therefore the wisdom of God also said, q‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they will kill and persecute,’
50“that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
51r“from the blood of Abel to sthe blood of Zechariah who perished between the altar and the temple. Yes, I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.
52t“Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.”
5315And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things,
54lying in wait for Him, 16and useeking to catch Him in something He might say, 17that they might accuse Him.
Luke 12
Beware of Hypocrisy
(Matt. 10:26, 27)
1In athe meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, b“Beware of the 1leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2c“For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.
3“Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Jesus Teaches the Fear of God
(Matt. 10:8–31)
4d“And I say to you, eMy friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5“But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, ffear Him!
6“Are not five sparrows sold for two 2copper coins? And gnot one of them is forgotten before God.
7“But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Confess Christ Before Men
(Matt. 10:32, 33)
8h“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me ibefore men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.
9“But he who jdenies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10“And kanyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
11l“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say.
12“For the Holy Spirit will mteach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14But He said to him, n“Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
15And He said to them, o“Take heed and beware of 3covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
16Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.
17“And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’
18“So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.
19‘And I will say to my soul, p“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; qeat, drink, and be merry.” ’
20“But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night ryour soul will be required of you; sthen whose will those things be which you have provided?’
21“So is he who lays up treasure for himself, tand is not rich toward God.”
Do Not Worry
(Matt. 6:19–21, 25–34)
22Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, udo not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.
23“Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
24“Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and vGod feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?
25“And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
26“If you then are not able to do the least, why 4are you anxious for the rest?
27“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even wSolomon in all his glory was not 5arrayed like one of these.
28“If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of xlittle faith?
29“And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.
30“For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father yknows that you need these things.
31z“But seek 6the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
32“Do not fear, little flock, for ait is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33b“Sell what you have and give calms; dprovide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.
34“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant
(Matt. 24:42–51)
35e“Let your waist be girded and fyour lamps burning;
36“and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.
37g“Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.
38“And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39h“But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would 7have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
40i“Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
41Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?”
42And the Lord said, j“Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food 8in due season?
43“Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.
44k“Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has.
45l“But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk,
46“the master of that servant will come on a mday when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47“And nthat servant who oknew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48p“But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Christ Brings Division
(Matt. 10:34–39)
49q“I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
50“But rI have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it
is saccomplished!
51t“Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, ubut rather division.
52v“For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.
53w“Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
Discern the Time
(Matt. 16:1–4)
54Then He also said to the multitudes, x“Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is.
55“And when you see the ysouth wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is.
56“Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern zthis time?
Make Peace with Your Adversary
57“Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?
58a“When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort balong the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
59“I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.”
Luke 13
Repent or Perish
1There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had 1mingled with their sacrifices.
2And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things?
3“I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.
4“Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem?
5“I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”
The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree
6He also spoke this parable: a“A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none.
7“Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it 2use up the ground?’
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