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and coming home, he calls his friends and neighbors together, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!'

When she finds it, she calls her women friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost!'

because this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found!' So they began to celebrate.

‘Your brother is here,' he told him, ‘and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.'

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'"

So he called the manager in and asked, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be my manager.'

"The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.

‘Father Abraham!' he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame!'

because I have five brothers—to warn them, so they won't also come to this place of torment.'

Does he thank that slave because he did what was commanded?

yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice, so she doesn't wear me out by her persistent coming.'"

I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other; because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Jesus, however, invited them: "Let the little children come to Me, and don't stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

After he heard this, he became extremely sad, because he was very rich.

So He said to them, "I assure you: There is no one who has left a house, wife or brothers, parents or children because of the kingdom of God,

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he was not able because of the crowd, since he was a short man.

When Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down because today I must stay at your house."

"Today salvation has come to this house," Jesus told him, "because he too is a son of Abraham.

As they were listening to this, He went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought the kingdom of God was going to appear right away.

"‘Well done, good slave!' he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over 10 towns.'