Part 15 (1/2)

1 Then he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan.

LK 9:51-55

51 When the time drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him; 53 but the people did not receive him, because his face was set for Jerusalem.

54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, ”Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

55 But he turned and rebuked them, 56 and they went on to another village.

64.20 Crowds Follow Jesus

MT 19:2

2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

MK 10:1b

1 And crowds gathered to him again; and again, as his custom was, he taught them.

LK 9:56-62

56 and they went on to another village.

57 As they were going along the road, a man said to him, ”I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, ”Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, ”Follow me.” But he said, ”Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 60 Jesus said to him, ”Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of G.o.d.” 61 Still another said, ”I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, ”No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of G.o.d.”

Part 9 - PARABLES AND HEALINGS

64.20 Discourse on who shall be Saved

LK 13:22-33

22 He went on his way through towns and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 23 Then one said to him, ”Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, 24 ”Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 When once the owner of the house has risen up and shut the door, you will begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open for us.' He will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.' 26 Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.' 27 But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity!'28 There will be weeping and gnas.h.i.+ng of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of G.o.d, and you yourselves thrust out. 29 And men will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of G.o.d.

30 And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

31 At that very time some Pharisees came, and said to him, ”Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32 And he said to them, ”Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course.' 33 Nevertheless I must journey today and tomorrow, and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.

65.10 Jesus Heals a Man of Dropsy on the Sabbath

LK 14:1-6

1 One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler who belonged to the Pharisees, they watched him. 2 And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. 3 And Jesus spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, ”Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” 4 But they kept silent. And he took him and healed him, and let him go. 5 Then he said to them, ”Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?” 6 And they could not reply to this.

65.20 Parable of the Great Supper

LK 14:7-24

7 So he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noted how they chose the places of honor, saying to them: 8 ”When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest one more distinguished than you be invited by him; 9 and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give place to this man,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, go up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” 12 Then he also said to the one who invited him, ”When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers, your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

15 When one of those who sat at table with him heard this, he said to him, ”Blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of G.o.d!”

16 Then he said to him, ”A certain man gave a great banquet and invited many. 17 And at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come, for all is now ready.' 18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to have me excused.'

19 And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to test them. I ask you to have me excused.' 20 Still another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' 21 So the servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and bring in the poor and the maimed, the blind and the lame.' 22 And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.' 23 Then the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 24 For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'”

66.10 The Price of Disciples.h.i.+p