Luke 8
8Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him,G2532G1096G1722G2517G2532G846G1353G2596G4172G2532G2968G2784G2532G2097G932G2316G2532G1427G4862G8462along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons;G2532G5100G1135G3739G2258G2323G575G4190G4151G2532G769G3137G2564G3094G575G3739G1831G2033G11403Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples.G2532G2489G1135G5529G2264G2012G2532G4677G2532G4183G2087G3748G1247G846G575G846G52244One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him.G1161G4183G3793G4896G2532G1975G4314G846G2596G4172G2036G1223G38505"A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.G4687G1831G4687G846G4703G2532G1722G846G4687G3739G3303G4098G3844G3598G2532G2662G2532G4071G3772G2719G8466Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture.G2532G2087G4098G1909G4073G2532G5453G3583G1223G3361G2192G24297Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants.G2532G2087G4098G1722G3319G173G2532G173G4855G638G1970G8468Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!" When he had said this, he called out, "Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand."G2532G2087G4098G1909G18G1093G2532G5453G4160G2590G1542G3004G5023G5455G2192G3775G191G1919His disciples asked him what this parable meant.G1161G846G3101G1905G846G3004G5101G1498G3778G3850G149810He replied, "You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables to teach the others so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: 'When they look, they won't really see. When they hear, they won't understand.'G1161G2036G5213G1325G1097G3466G932G2316G1161G3062G1722G3850G2443G991G991G3361G991G2532G191G4920G3361G492011"This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God's word.G1161G3850G2076G3778G4703G2076G3056G231612The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved.G1161G3844G3598G1526G191G1534G2064G1228G2532G142G3056G575G846G2588G3363G4100G498213The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don't have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.G1161G1909G4073G3739G3752G191G1209G3056G3326G5479G2532G3778G2192G3756G4491G3739G4314G2540G4100G2532G1722G2540G3986G86814The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity.G1161G4098G1519G173G1526G3778G191G4198G2532G4846G5259G3308G2532G4149G2532G2237G979G2532G5052G3756G505215And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God's word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.G1161G1722G2570G1093G1526G3778G3748G1722G2570G2532G18G2588G191G3056G2722G2532G2592G1722G528116"No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.G1161G3762G681G3088G2572G846G4632G2228G5087G5270G2825G235G2007G1909G3087G2443G1531G991G545717For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all.G1063G3756G2076G2927G3739G1096G3756G1096G5318G3761G614G3739G1097G3756G1097G2532G2064G1519G531818"So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them."G991G3767G4459G191G1063G3739G302G2192G846G1325G2532G3739G302G2192G3361G575G846G142G2532G3739G1380G219219Then Jesus' mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn't get to him because of the crowd.G1161G3854G4314G846G3384G2532G846G80G2532G1410G3756G4940G846G1223G379320Someone told Jesus, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they want to see you."G2532G518G846G3004G4675G3384G2532G4675G80G2476G1854G2309G1492G457121Jesus replied, "My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God's word and obey it."G1161G611G2036G4314G846G3450G3384G2532G3450G80G1526G3778G3588G191G3056G2316G2532G4160G84622One day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let's cross to the other side of the lake." So they got into a boat and started out.G2532G1096G1722G3391G2250G2532G846G1684G1519G4143G2532G846G3101G2532G2036G4314G846G1330G1519G4008G3041G2532G32123As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger.G1161G846G4126G879G2532G2597G2978G417G1519G3041G2532G4845G2532G279324The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, "Master, Master, we're going to drown!" When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the storm stopped and all was calm!G1161G4334G1326G846G3004G1988G1988G622G1161G1453G2008G417G2532G2830G5204G2532G3973G2532G1096G105525Then he asked them, "Where is your faith?" The disciples were terrified and amazed. "Who is this man?" they asked each other. "When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!"G1161G2036G846G4226G2076G5216G4102G1161G5399G2296G3004G4314G240G5101G686G2076G3778G3754G2004G2532G417G2532G5204G2532G5219G84626So they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.G2532G2668G1519G5561G1046G3748G2076G495G105627As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in a cemetery outside the town.G1161G846G1831G1909G1093G5221G846G1537G4172G5100G435G3739G2192G1140G1537G2425G5550G2532G1737G3756G2440G2532G3756G3306G1722G3614G235G1722G341828As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, "Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don't torture me!"G1161G1492G2424G349G2532G4363G846G2532G3173G5456G2036G5101G1698G2532G4671G2424G5207G2316G5310G1189G4675G928G3165G336129For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon's power.G1063G3853G3853G169G4151G1831G575G444G1063G4183G5550G4884G846G2532G5442G1196G254G2532G3976G2532G1284G1199G1643G5259G1142G1519G204830Jesus demanded, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, for he was filled with many demons.G1161G2424G1905G846G3004G5101G2076G4671G3686G1161G2036G3003G3754G4183G1140G1525G1519G84631The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit.G2532G3870G3870G846G3363G2004G3363G2004G846G565G1519G1232There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs. So Jesus gave them permission.G1161G2258G1563G34G2425G5519G1006G1722G3735G2532G3870G846G2443G2010G846G1525G1519G1565G2532G2010G84633Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.G1161G1831G1140G575G444G1525G1519G5519G2532G34G3729G2596G2911G1519G3041G2532G63834When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran.G1161G1006G1492G1096G5343G2532G565G518G1519G4172G2532G1519G6835People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus' feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.G1161G1831G1492G1096G2532G2064G4314G2424G2532G2147G444G575G3739G1140G1831G2521G3844G4228G2424G2439G2532G4993G2532G539936Then those who had seen what happened told the others how the demon-possessed man had been healed.G1161G2532G1492G518G846G4459G1139G498237And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them. So Jesus returned to the boat and left, crossing back to the other side of the lake.G2532G537G4128G4066G1046G4066G2065G846G565G575G846G3754G4912G3173G5401G1161G846G1684G1519G4143G529038The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying,G1161G435G575G3739G1140G1831G1189G846G1511G4862G846G1161G2424G630G846G630G300439"No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you." So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him.G5290G1519G4675G3624G2532G1334G3745G2316G4160G4671G2532G565G2784G2596G3650G4172G3745G2424G4160G84640On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him.G1161G1096G1722G2424G5290G3793G588G846G1063G2258G3956G4328G84641Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come home with him.G2532G2400G2064G435G3739G3686G2383G2532G846G5225G758G4864G2532G4098G3844G2424G4228G3870G846G1525G1519G846G362442His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds.G3754G846G2258G3439G2364G5613G1427G2094G2532G3778G846G599G1161G1722G846G5217G3793G4846G84643A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure.G2532G1135G5607G1722G4511G129G1427G575G2094G3748G4321G3650G979G1519G2395G3756G2480G2323G5259G376244Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped.G4334G3693G680G2899G846G2440G2532G3916G846G4511G129G247645"Who touched me?" Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, "Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you."G2532G2424G2036G5101G680G3450G1161G3956G720G4074G2532G3326G846G2036G1988G3793G4912G4571G2532G598G2532G3004G5101G680G345046But Jesus said, "Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me."G1161G2424G2036G5100G680G3450G1063G1473G1097G1411G1831G575G170047When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed.G1161G1135G1492G3754G2990G3756G2990G2064G5141G2532G4363G846G518G846G1799G3956G2992G1223G3739G156G680G846G2532G5613G2390G391648"Daughter," he said to her, "your faith has made you well. Go in peace."G1161G2036G846G2364G2293G4675G4102G4982G4571G4982G4198G1519G151549While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, "Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now."G846G2089G2980G2064G5100G3844G752G3004G846G3754G4675G2364G2348G4660G3361G132050But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed."G1161G2424G191G611G846G3004G5399G3361G4100G3440G2532G498251When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn't let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl's father and mother.G1161G1525G1519G3614G863G3756G3762G1525G1508G4074G2532G2385G2532G2491G2532G3962G2532G3384G381652The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, "Stop the weeping! She isn't dead; she's only asleep."G1161G3956G2799G2532G2875G846G1161G2036G2799G3361G599G3756G599G235G251853But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died.G2532G2606G846G2606G1492G3754G59954Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, "My child, get up!"G1161G846G1544G3956G1854G2532G2902G846G5495G5455G3004G3816G145355And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.G2532G846G4151G1994G2532G450G3916G2532G1299G1325G846G531556Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened.G2532G846G1118G1839G1161G3853G846G2036G3367G1096
Luke 9
9One day Jesus called together his twelve disciples and gave them power and authority to cast out all demons and to heal all diseases.G1161G4779G846G1427G3101G4779G2532G1325G846G1411G1849G1909G3956G1140G2532G2323G35542Then he sent them out to tell everyone about the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.G2532G649G846G2784G932G2316G2532G2390G7703"Take nothing for your journey," he instructed them. "Don't take a walking stick, a traveler's bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes.G2532G2036G4314G846G142G3367G1519G3598G3383G4464G3383G4082G3383G740G3383G694G3383G2192G1417G5509G3034Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town.G2532G3739G302G3614G1525G1519G1563G3306G2532G1564G18315And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate."G2532G3745G302G1209G3361G1209G5209G1831G575G1565G4172G660G2532G2868G575G5216G4228G1519G3142G1909G8466So they began their circuit of the villages, preaching the Good News and healing the sick.G1161G1831G1330G2596G2968G2097G2532G2323G38377When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead.G1161G2264G5076G191G3956G1096G5259G846G2532G1280G1223G3004G5259G5100G3754G2491G1453G1537G34988Others thought Jesus was Elijah or one of the other prophets risen from the dead.G1161G5259G5100G3754G2243G5316G1161G243G3754G1520G744G4396G4509"I beheaded John," Herod said, "so who is this man about whom I hear such stories?" And he kept trying to see him.G2532G2264G2036G2491G607G1473G607G1161G5101G2076G3778G4012G3739G1473G191G5108G2532G2212G1492G84610When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he slipped quietly away with them toward the town of Bethsaida.G2532G652G5290G1334G846G3745G4160G2532G3880G846G5298G2596G2398G1519G2048G5117G4172G2564G96611But the crowds found out where he was going, and they followed him. He welcomed them and taught them about the Kingdom of God, and he healed those who were sick.G1161G3793G1097G190G846G2532G1209G846G2980G846G4012G932G2316G2532G2390G2192G5532G232212Late in the afternoon the twelve disciples came to him and said, "Send the crowds away to the nearby villages and farms, so they can find food and lodging for the night. There is nothing to eat here in this remote place."G1161G2250G756G2827G1161G4334G1427G2036G846G630G3793G630G2443G565G1519G2968G2532G68G2945G2647G2532G2147G1979G3754G2070G5602G1722G2048G511713But Jesus said, "You feed them." "But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish," they answered. "Or are you expecting us to go and buy enough food for this whole crowd?"G1161G2036G4314G846G1325G5210G846G5315G1161G2036G2254G3756G1526G4119G2228G4002G740G2532G1417G2486G1509G2249G4198G59G1033G1519G3956G5126G299214For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, "Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each."G1063G2258G5616G4000G435G1161G2036G4314G846G3101G2625G846G2625G303G4004G282815So the people all sat down.G2532G4160G3779G2532G347G537G34716Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he kept giving the bread and fish to the disciples so they could distribute it to the people.G1161G2983G4002G740G2532G1417G2486G308G1519G3772G2127G846G2532G2622G2532G1325G3101G3908G379317They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers!G2532G5315G2532G5526G3956G5526G2532G142G2801G4052G846G1427G289418One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"G2532G1096G1722G1511G2651G4336G846G3101G4895G846G2532G1905G846G3004G5101G3004G3793G3165G151119"Well," they replied, "some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other ancient prophets risen from the dead."G1161G611G2036G2491G910G1161G243G2243G1161G243G3754G5100G744G4396G45020Then he asked them, "But who do you say I am?" Peter replied, "You are the Messiah sent from God!"G1161G2036G846G1161G5101G3004G5210G3165G1511G1161G4074G611G2036G5547G231621Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was.G1161G2008G846G3853G2036G3367G512422"The Son of Man must suffer many terrible things," he said. "He will be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead."G2036G3754G5207G444G1163G3958G4183G2532G593G575G4245G2532G749G2532G1122G2532G615G2532G1453G5154G225023Then he said to the crowd, "If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.G1161G3004G4314G3956G1536G2309G2064G3694G3450G533G1438G2532G142G846G4716G2250G2596G2532G190G342724If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.G1063G3739G302G2309G4982G846G5590G622G846G1161G3739G302G622G846G5590G1700G1752G3778G4982G84625And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?G1063G5101G5623G444G5623G2770G3650G2889G1161G622G1438G2228G221026If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.G1063G3739G302G1870G3165G2532G1699G3056G5126G1870G5207G444G1870G3752G2064G1722G846G1391G2532G3962G2532G40G3227I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God."G1161G3004G5213G230G1526G5100G2476G5602G3739G1089G3364G1089G2288G2193G302G1492G932G231628About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray.G1161G1096G5616G3638G2250G3326G5128G3056G2532G3880G4074G2532G2491G2532G2385G305G1519G3735G433629And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white.G2532G1722G846G4336G1491G846G4383G1096G2087G2532G846G2441G3022G182330Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus.G2532G2400G4814G846G1417G435G3748G2258G3475G2532G224331They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world, which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.G3739G3700G1722G1391G3004G846G1841G3739G3195G4137G1722G241932Peter and the others had fallen asleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.G1161G4074G2532G4862G846G2258G916G5258G1161G1235G1492G846G1391G2532G1417G435G4921G84633As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, "Master, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."G2532G1096G1722G846G1316G575G846G4074G2036G4314G2424G1988G2076G2570G2248G1511G5602G2532G4160G5140G4633G3391G4671G2532G3391G3475G2532G3391G2243G3361G1492G3739G300434But even as he was saying this, a cloud overshadowed them, and terror gripped them as the cloud covered them.G1161G846G5023G3004G1096G3507G2532G1982G846G1161G5399G1722G1565G1525G1519G350735Then a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him."G2532G1096G5456G1537G3507G3004G3778G2076G3450G27G5207G191G84636When the voice finished, Jesus was there alone. They didn't tell anyone at that time what they had seen.G2532G5456G1722G1096G2424G2147G3441G2532G846G4601G2532G518G3762G1722G1565G2250G3762G3739G370837The next day, after they had come down the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.G1161G1096G1722G1836G2250G846G2718G575G3735G4183G3793G4876G84638A man in the crowd called out to him, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, my only child.G2532G2400G435G575G3793G310G3004G1320G1189G4675G1914G1909G3450G5207G3754G2076G3427G343939An evil spirit keeps seizing him, making him scream. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It batters him and hardly ever leaves him alone.G2532G2400G4151G2983G846G2532G1810G2896G2532G4682G846G876G3326G2532G4937G846G3425G672G575G84640I begged your disciples to cast out the spirit, but they couldn't do it."G2532G1189G4675G3101G2443G1544G846G1544G2532G1410G375641Jesus said, "You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you and put up with you?" Then he said to the man, "Bring your son here."G1161G2424G611G2036G5599G571G2532G1294G1074G2193G4219G2071G4314G5209G2532G430G5216G4317G4675G5207G560242As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and healed the boy. Then he gave him back to his father.G1161G846G4334G2089G4334G1140G4486G846G4486G2532G4952G1161G2424G2008G169G4151G2532G2390G3816G2532G591G846G591G846G396243Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God's power. While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,G1161G1605G3956G1605G1909G3168G2316G1161G2296G3956G1909G3956G3739G2424G4160G2036G4314G846G310144"Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies."G5128G3056G5087G1519G5210G5216G3775G1063G5207G444G3195G3860G1519G5495G44445But they didn't know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn't understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.G1161G50G5124G4487G2532G2258G3871G575G846G3363G143G846G3363G2532G5399G2065G846G4012G5127G448746Then his disciples began arguing about which of them was the greatest.G1161G1525G1261G1722G846G5101G302G846G1498G318747But Jesus knew their thoughts, so he brought a little child to his side.G1161G2424G1492G1261G846G2588G1949G3813G2476G846G3844G143848Then he said to them, "Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest."G2532G2036G846G3739G1437G1209G5124G3813G1909G3450G3686G1209G1691G2532G3739G1437G1209G1691G1209G649G3165G1063G5225G3398G1722G5213G3956G3778G2071G317349John said to Jesus, "Master, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he isn't in our group."G1161G2491G611G2036G1988G1492G5100G1544G1140G1909G4675G3686G2532G2967G846G3754G190G3756G3326G225750But Jesus said, "Don't stop him! Anyone who is not against you is for you."G2532G2424G2036G4314G846G2967G3361G1063G3739G2076G3756G2596G2257G2076G5228G225751As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.G1161G1096G1722G2250G4845G846G354G2532G846G4741G846G4383G4198G1519G241952He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival.G2532G649G32G4253G846G4383G2532G4198G1525G1519G2968G4541G5620G2090G84653But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem.G2532G1209G3756G1209G846G3754G846G4383G2258G4198G1519G241954When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, "Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?"G1161G846G3101G2385G2532G2491G1492G2036G2962G2309G2036G4442G2597G575G3772G2532G355G846G2532G5613G2243G416055But Jesus turned and rebuked them.G1161G4762G2008G846G2532G2036G1492G3756G3634G4151G5210G207556So they went on to another village.G1063G5207G444G2064G3756G2064G622G444G5590G235G4982G2532G4198G1519G2087G296857As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, "I will follow you wherever you go."G1161G1096G846G4198G1722G3598G5100G2036G4314G846G2962G190G4671G3699G302G56558But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head."G2532G2424G2036G846G258G2192G5454G2532G4071G3772G2682G1161G5207G444G2192G3756G4226G2827G277659He said to another person, "Come, follow me." The man agreed, but he said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father."G1161G2036G4314G2087G190G3427G1161G2036G2962G2010G3427G4412G565G2290G3450G396260But Jesus told him, "Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God."G1161G2424G2036G846G863G3498G2290G1438G3498G1161G565G4771G1229G932G231661Another said, "Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say good-bye to my family."G1161G2087G2532G2036G2962G190G4671G1161G2010G3427G4412G657G1519G3450G362462But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."G1161G2424G2036G4314G846G3762G1911G846G5495G1909G723G2532G991G1519G3694G2076G2111G1519G932G2316
Psalms 116
116I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.H157H3068H8085H6963H84692Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!H5186H241H7121H31173Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow.H2256H4194H661H4712H7585H4672H4672H6869H30154Then I called on the name of the Lord. “Please, Lord, save me!”H7121H8034H3068H3068H577H4422H53155How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!H2587H3068H6662H430H73556The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me.H3068H8104H6612H1809H34677Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me.H7725H4494H5315H3068H15808He has saved me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.H2502H5315H4194H5869H1832H7272H17629And so I walk in the Lord’s presence as I live here on earth!H1980H6440H3068H776H241610I believed in you, so I said, “I am deeply troubled, Lord.”H539H1696H3966H603111In my anxiety I cried out to you, “These people are all liars!”H559H2648H120H357612What can I offer the Lord for all he has done for me?H7725H3068H840813I will lift up the cup of salvation and praise the Lord’s name for saving me.H5375H3563H3444H7121H8034H306814I will keep my promises to the Lord in the presence of all his people.H7999H5088H3068H597115The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die.H3368H5869H3068H4194H262316O Lord, I am your servant; yes, I am your servant, born into your household; you have freed me from my chains.H3068H577H5650H5650H1121H519H6605H414717I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord.H2076H2077H8426H7121H8034H306818I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people—H7999H5088H3068H597119in the house of the Lord in the heart of Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!H2691H3068H1004H8432H3389H1984H3050