The Boy Jesus in the Temple

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.

And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,

And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them.

and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.

The Parable of the Wedding Feast

Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them,

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him,

But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,

The Rich Man and Lazarus

“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,

The Plot to Kill Jesus

Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called the Passover.