Matthew 15,21-28

Jesus left that place and withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Lord, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’  But he said not a word in answer to her. And his disciples went and pleaded with him, saying, ‘Give her what she wants, because she keeps shouting after us.’  He said in reply, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.’  But the woman had come up and was bowing low before him… Read more »

Matthew 14,22-36

And at once he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he sent the crowds away.  After sending the crowds away he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone,  while the boat, by now some furlongs from land, was hard pressed by rough waves, for there was a head-wind… Read more »

Matthew 14,13-21

When Jesus received this news he withdrew by boat to a lonely place where they could be by themselves. But the crowds heard of this and, leaving the towns, went after him on foot. So as he stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them and healed their sick. When evening came, the disciples went to him and said, ‘This is a lonely place, and time has slipped by; so send the people away, and they can go to the villages to buy themselves some food.’  Jesus replied, ‘There is no need for them to go: give them something to eat yourselves.’  But they answered, ‘All we have with us is five loaves and two fish.’  So he said, ‘Bring them here to me.’  He gave orders that the people were to sit down on the grass; then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven and said the blessing… Read more »

Luke 12,13-21

A man in the crowd said to him, ‘Master, tell my brother to give me a share of our inheritance.’  He said to him, ‘My friend, who appointed me your judge, or the arbitrator of your claims?’  Then he said to them, ‘Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for life does not consist in possessions, even when someone has more than he needs.’  Then he told them a parable, ‘There was once a rich man who, having had a good harvest from his land, thought to himself, “What am I to do? … Read more »

Matthew 14,1-12

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the reputation of Jesus and said to his court, ‘This is John the Baptist himself; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculousHerodJohn had told him, ‘It is against the Law for you to have her.’ He had wanted to kill him but was afraid of the people, who regarded John as a prophet… Read more »