“ 1  Then Jesus said to the disciples, ‘There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.  2  So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an account of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’  3  Then the manager said to himself, ‘What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to

4 “ Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?  5  When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices.  6  And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.”  7  Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than o

25  Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus; and he turned and said to them,  26  ‘Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.  27  Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.  28  For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?  29  Otherwise, when he has

“ 22  Jesus went through one town and village after another, teaching as He made His way to Jerusalem.  23  Someone asked Him, ‘Lord, will only a few be saved?’ He said to them,  24  ‘Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.  25  When once the owner of the house has got up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, “Lord, open to us”, then in reply he will say to you, “I do

35  ‘Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit;  36  be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks.  37  Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them.  38  If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed

“ 1 Happy   are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.  2  Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,     and in whose spirit there is no deceit.   3  While I kept silence, my body wasted away     through my groaning all day long.  4  For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;     my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah   5  Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity;   I said, ‘I will confess my tra

“ 11  Then Jesus said, ‘There was a man who had two sons.  12  The younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.” So he divided his property between them.  13  A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and travelled to a distant country, and there he squandered his property in dissolute living.  14  When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that country, and he began to be in need. 

22  Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.  23  For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.  24  Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!  25  And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?  26  If then you are not able

“Jesus said, 33  ‘No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar, but on the lamp stand so that those who enter may see the light. 34  Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light;    but if it is not healthy, your body is full of darkness. 35  Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness. 36  If then your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp give

“Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught His disciples.’ 2  He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. 3  Give us each day our daily bread. 4  And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us.   And do not bring us to the time of trial.’ 5  And Jesus said to them, ‘Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go t

“ 25  Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ 26  He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ 27  He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.’ 28  And he said to him, ‘You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.’ 29  But wanting to justify h