The Return to Nazareth

And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’”

And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,

to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

While he was in one of the cities, there came a man full of leprosy; and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and besought him, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

On one of those days, as he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

And he said to them, “The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.”

The Two Foundations

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?

And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof;

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”

And John, calling to him two of his disciples, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?”

And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?”

To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

Another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.”

The Mission of the Seventy

After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come.

And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

The Return of the Seventy

The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”

Jesus Rejoices

In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.

And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching.

But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.”

But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things;