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Then he asked them, "But who do you say I am?" Peter replied, "You are the Messiah sent from God!"

Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves.

You say I am empowered by Satan. But if Satan is divided and fighting against himself, how can his kingdom survive?

And if I am empowered by Satan, what about your own exorcists? They cast out demons, too, so they will condemn you for what you have said.

But if I am casting out demons by the power of God, then the Kingdom of God has arrived among you.

I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished.

"When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!

and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant."'

His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.'

Ah, I know how to ensure that I'll have plenty of friends who will give me a home when I am fired.'

"The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.'

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I'm certainly not like that tax collector!

"But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.'

Before he left, he called together ten of his servants and divided among them ten pounds of silver, saying, ‘Invest this for me while I am gone.'

He replied, "Don't let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,' and saying, ‘The time has come!' But don't believe them.

Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves.

Peter said, "Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you."

Then Jesus spoke to the leading priests, the captains of the Temple guard, and the elders who had come for him. "Am I some dangerous revolutionary," he asked, "that you come with swords and clubs to arrest me?

They all shouted, "So, are you claiming to be the Son of God?" And he replied, "You say that I am."

Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it's really me. Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost, because ghosts don't have bodies, as you see that I do."