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Now Jesus was going on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, "Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not good enough for You to come under my roof.

For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!' and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!' and he does it."

And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"

And He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" And Peter answered and said, "The Christ of God."

But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is finished!

And another one said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. I ask you, consider me excused.'

But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father's hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger!

I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired men."'

And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

And the steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

I know what I shall do, so that when I am removed from the stewardship people will take me into their homes.'

And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.'

And he said, ‘Then I am asking you, father, that you send him to my father's house—

The Pharisee stood and was praying these things to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

He *said to him, ‘From your own mouth I will judge you, you worthless slave. Did you know that I am a strict man, taking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?

And He said, "See to it that you are not deceived; for many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,' and, ‘The time is at hand.' Do not go after them.

For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as the one who serves.

But he said to Him, "Lord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!"

A little later, another saw him and said, "You are one of them too!" But Peter said, "Man, I am not!"

And they all said, "Are You the Son of God, then?" And He said to them, "You yourselves say that I am."