“Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! ¹  Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

His disciples answered him, “Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”

They went out from there and passed through Galilee. But ¹  Jesus ²  did not want anyone to know,

Then ¹  if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ ²  or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe him.

Then ¹  they crucified ²  him and divided his clothes, throwing dice ³  for them, to decide what each would take.

They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

When they could not pay, he canceled ¹  the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

But ¹  those who were at the table ²  with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?”

But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I know that power has gone out ¹  from me.”

while others were saying that Elijah ¹  had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen. ² 

As ¹  they were walking ²  along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” ³ 

But the expert, ¹  wanting to justify ²  himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Now by chance ¹  a priest was going down that road, but ²  when he saw the injured man ³  he passed by ⁴  on the other side. ⁵ 

Which of these three do you think became a neighbor ¹  to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”

One of the experts in religious law ¹  answered him, “Teacher, when you say these things you insult ²  us too.”

But Jesus ¹  said to him, “Man, ²  who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?” ³ 

Someone ¹  asked ²  him, “Lord, will only a few ³  be saved?” So ⁴  he said to them,

But Jesus ¹  said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet ²  and invited ³  many guests. ⁴ 

If then you haven’t been trustworthy ¹  in handling worldly wealth, ²  who will entrust you with the true riches? ³ 

And if you haven’t been trustworthy ¹  with someone else’s property, ²  who will give you your own ³ ?