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But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.

"No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.

When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table.

So you testify that you approve of what your forefathers did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.

It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.

So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'

Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, "There are six days for work. So come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath."

But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him away.

If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.

But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests.

Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid.

"Still another said, 'I just got married, so I can't come.'

"Then the master told his servant, 'Go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full.