Luke 18:31–34

Thursday, the 27th week.

The Gospel of Luke, conceived 93

In those days, when Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging for alms, and hearing that the people were passing by him, he asked, "What is this?" He was told that Jesus of Nazareth was coming. Then he cried out, "Jesus, Son of David! have mercy on me. Those who walked ahead silenced him; but he cried out even louder: Son of David! have mercy on me. Jesus stopped, and commanded him to be brought to him: and when he came to him, he asked him, "What do you want from me?" He said: Lord! so that I can see. Jesus said to him, "See! Your faith has saved you. And immediately he received his sight and followed Him, glorifying God; and all the people, seeing this, gave praise to God.

Luke 18:35–43

Week 31.

The Gospel of Luke, conceived 94

In those days Jesus came to Jericho. And behold, a man named Zacchaeus, the chief of the publicans, and a rich man, sought to see Jesus who he was, but could not follow the people, because he was small in stature, and running ahead, he climbed up on a fig tree to see him, because he had to pass by it. When Jesus came to this place, he looked at him and said to him, "Zacchaeus! come down quickly, for today I must be in your house. And he came down hastily and received Him with joy. And all, seeing this, began to murmur, and said that He had come to a sinful man; And Zacchaeus, standing up, said to the Lord, Lord! I will give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have wronged anyone in any way, I will repay fourfold. Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is the son of Abraham, for the Son of Man has come to seek and save that which was lost."

Luke 19:1–10

Week 32.

The Gospel of Luke, conceived 95

The Lord said this parable: "A certain man of high birth went to a far country, that he might receive for himself a kingdom and return; And he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, Use them until I return. But the citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, "We do not want him to reign over us." And when he returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded to call to him the servants to whom he had given silver, in order to find out who had acquired what. The first came and said, "Lord! And he said to him, "Well done, good servant! because you have been faithful in small things, take over the government of ten cities. The second came and said, "Lord! thy mine brought five pounds, and said also to this one, And thou shalt be over five cities. A third came and said, "Lord! This is your mina, which I kept wrapped in a handkerchief, for I feared you, because you are a cruel man: you take what you did not put in, and reap what you did not sow. The lord said to him, "With your mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant!" Thou knowest that I am a cruel man, that I take what I did not lay in, and reap what I did not sow; Why did you not give my money into circulation, so that when I came I would receive it with profit? And he said to those who were standing by, "Take a pound from him, and give it to him who has ten pounds." he has ten minas: I tell you that to everyone who has it will be given, but from him who does not have it will be taken away even that which he has. And those of my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. Having said this, He went on, going up to Jerusalem.

Luke 19:12–28

Friday, 27th week.