Jesus

Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”

And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.

Does he thank the servant because he did what he was told?

While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.

As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance

and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.

He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine?

Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”

When asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God will not come with observable signs.

Then He said to the disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.

For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.

But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:

It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.

“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: