The Gospel of the Lord.

Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha ­welcomed him.

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law?

The Pharisees approached Jesus and asked, “Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?” They were testing him.

The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky.

Jesus said to them, “Woe to you, Chorazin!

Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit.

The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven?” He called a child over, placed it in their midst, and said, “Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven.

When the days for Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent messengers ahead of him.

An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest.