On that day,/ A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse,/ and from his roots a bud shall blossom./ The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him:/ a Spirit of ­wisdom and of understanding,/ A Spirit of counsel and of strength,/ a Spirit of knowledge and of fear of the Lord,/ and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord./ Not by appearance shall he judge,/ nor by hearsay shall he decide,/ But he shall judge the poor with justice,/ and decide aright for the land’s afflicted./ He shall strike the ruthless with the rod of his mouth,/ and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked./ Justice shall be the band around his waist,/ and faithfulness a belt upon his hips.

When Jesus entered Caper­naum, a centurion ap­proa­ch­ed him and appealed to him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.

On that day,/ The branch of the Lord will be luster and glory,/ and the fruit of the earth will be honor and splendor/ for the survivors of Israel./ He who remains in Zion/ and he who is left in Jerusalem/ Will be called holy:/ every one marked down for life in Jerusalem./ When the Lord washes away/ the filth of the daughters of Zion,/ And purges Jerusalem’s blood from her midst/ with a blast of searing judgment,/ Then will the Lord create,/ over the whole site of Mount Zion/ and over her place of assembly,/ A smoking cloud by day/ and a light of flaming fire by night./ For over all, the Lord’s glory will be shelter and protection:/ shade from the parching heat of day,/ refuge and cover from storm and rain.

This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

Jesus said to his disciples: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.

Brothers and sisters: You know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep.

Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.

I, Daniel, found my spirit anguished within its covering of flesh, and I was terrified by the visions of my mind.

In a vision I, Daniel, saw during the night, the four winds of heaven stirred up the great sea, from which emerged four immense beasts, each different from the others.

Jesus told his disciples a parable.