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 »

Matthew 13,54-58

Coming to his home town, Jesus taught the people in their synagogue in such a way that they were astonished and said, ‘Where did the man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?  This is the carpenter’s son, surely? Is not his mother the woman called Mary, and his brothers JamesJoseph and Simon and Jude?  His sisters, too, are they not all here with us? … Read more »

John 11,19-27

Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming she went to meet him. Mary remained sitting in the house. Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died, but even now I know that God will grant whatever you ask of him.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Your brother will rise again.’ Martha said, ‘I know he will rise again at the resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus said: I am the resurrection… Read more »

Matthew 13,44-46

‘The kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which someone has found; he hides it again, goes off in his joy, sells everything he owns and buys the field. ‘Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls; when he finds one of great value he goes and sells everything he owns and buys it… Read more »

Matthew 13,36-43

Then, leaving the crowds, he went to the house; and his disciples came to him and said, ‘Explain to us the parable about the darnel in the field.’  He said in reply, ‘The sower of the good seed is the Son of man.  The field is the world; the good seed is the subjects of the kingdom; the darnel, the subjects of the Evil One;  the enemy who sowed it, the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; the reapers are the angels.   … Read more »

Matthew 13,31-35

He put another parable before them, ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the biggest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air can come and shelter in its branches.’  He told them another parable, ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour till it was leavened all through.’  In all this Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables; indeed, he would never speak to them except in parables.   … Read more »

Luke 11, 1-13

Now it happened that he was in a certain place praying, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’  He said to them, ‘When you pray, this is what to say: Father, may your name be held holy, your kingdom come;  give us each day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins,  for we ourselves forgive each one who is in debt to us… Read more »

Matthew 13,24-30

He put another parable before them, ‘The kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everybody was asleep his enemy came, sowed darnel all among the wheat, and made off. When the new wheat sprouted and ripened, then the darnel appeared as well. The owner’s labourers went to him and said, “Sir, was it not good seed that you sowed in your field? … Read more »

Matthew 5,13-16

‘You are salt for the earth. But if salt loses its taste, what can make it salty again? It is good for nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled under people’s feet. 14 ‘You are light for the world. A city built on a hill-top cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub; they put it on the lamp-stand where it shines for everyone in the house… Read more »