Lord, you are exalted over all.
“Blessed may you be, O LORD,
God of Israel our father,
from eternity to eternity.”

Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord!
Lift up, O gates, your lintels;
reach up, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may come in!

Listen, Lord, and answer me.
Incline your ear, O LORD; answer me,
for I am afflicted and poor.

“What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?
I adjure you by God, do not torment me!”

Jesus began speaking in the synagogue, saying:
“Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”
And all spoke highly of him
and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth.
They also asked, “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?”

On that day, as evening drew on, Jesus said to his disciples:
“Let us cross to the other side.”
Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus with them in the boat just as he was.
And other boats were with him.

“This is how it is with the Kingdom of God;
it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land
and would sleep and rise night and day
and the seed would sprout and grow,
he knows not how.

“Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket
or under a bed,
and not to be placed on a lampstand?

with a clear conscience as my ancestors did,
as I remember you constantly in my prayers, night and day.