Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one.

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!

And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, Who have been since the world began,

Christ Born of Mary

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?

that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,

For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things.

So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.

That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

The Lamb of God

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!