Once, on another Sabbath, Jesus went into a synagogue and began teaching. A man whose right hand was paralyzed was there.

But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he told the man with the paralyzed hand, "Get up, and stand in the middle of the synagogue." So he got up and stood there.

After Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people who were there listening, he went to Capernaum.

There a centurion's servant, whom he valued highly, was sick and about to die.

There was a woman who was a notorious sinner in that city. When she learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's home, she took an alabaster jar of perfume

There is nothing hidden that won't be revealed, and there is nothing secret that won't become known and come to light.

So his disciples went to him, woke him up, and kept telling him, "Master! Master! We're going to die!" He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves. They stopped, and there was calm.

Now a large herd of pigs was grazing there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into those pigs, and he consented to that.

A woman was there who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. Although she had spent all she had on doctors, no one could heal her.

When you visit a home and stay there, and go out from there,

Now there were about 5,000 men. So he told his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50."

All of them ate and were filled. When they collected the leftover pieces, there were twelve baskets.

"Whatever house you go into, first say, "May there be peace in this house.'

If a peaceful person lives there, your greeting of peace will remain with him. But if that's not the case, your greeting will come back to you.

heal the sick that are there, and tell them, "The kingdom of God is near you!'

Jesus answered him, "What is written in the Law? What do you read there?"

But there's only one thing you need. Mary has chosen what is better, and it is not to be taken away from her."

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all go in and settle there. And so the final condition of that person is worse than the first."

There is nothing covered up that won't be exposed and nothing secret that won't be made known.

Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

Then Jesus told the crowds, "When you see a cloud coming in from the west, you immediately say, "There's going to be a storm,' and that's what happens.

For example, when you go with your opponent in front of a ruler, do your best to settle with him on the way there. Otherwise, you will be dragged in front of the judge, and the judge will hand you over to an officer, and the officer will throw you into prison.

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you pay back the last penny!"

At that time, some people who were there told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

A woman was there who had a spirit that had disabled her for eighteen years. She was hunched over and completely unable to stand up straight.

But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, told the crowd, "There are six days when work is to be done. So come on those days to be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

In that place there will be crying and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves being driven away on the outside.

The servant said, "Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.'

In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don't need to repent."

In the same way, I tell you that there is joy in the presence of God's angels over one sinner who repents."

A few days later, the younger son gathered everything he owned and traveled to a distant country. There he wasted it all on wild living.

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.

People won't be saying, "Look! Here it is!' or "There it is!' because now the kingdom of God is among you."

People will say to you, "Look! There he is!' or "Look! Here he is!' But don't go and chase after him.

Then they asked him, "Where, Lord, will this take place?" He told them, "Wherever there's a corpse, there the vultures will gather."

He said, "In a city there was a judge who didn't fear God or respect people.

In that city there was also a widow who kept coming to him and saying, "Grant me justice against my adversary.'

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of the kingdom of God

As Jesus was approaching Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the road begging.

Now some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus

Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died childless.

There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places, and there will be fearful events and awful signs from heaven."

"How terrible it will be for those women who are pregnant or who are nursing babies in those days! because there will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people.

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and there will be distress on earth among the nations that are confused by the roaring of the sea and its waves.

Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished. Get things ready for us there."

When they reached the place called The Skull, they crucified him there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

There was also an inscription over him written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "This is the King of the Jews."

Now one of the criminals hanging there kept insulting him, "You are the Messiah, aren't you? Save yourself"and us!"

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man

The one whose name was Cleopas answered him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who doesn't know what happened there in the past few days?"

and didn't find his body there, so they came back and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who were saying that he was alive.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

The next day, John was standing there again with two of his disciples.

Nathaniel asked him, "From Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?" Philip told him, "Come and see!"

Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward him and said about him, "Look, a genuine Israeli, in whom there is no deceit!"

On the third day of that week there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there,

Now standing there were six stone water jars used for the Jewish rites of purification, each one holding from two to three measures.

After this, Jesus went down to Capernaum he, his mother, his brothers, and his disciples and they remained there for a few days.

Now there was a man from the Pharisees, a leader of the Jews, whose name was Nicodemus.

After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside. He spent some time there with them and began baptizing.

John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People kept coming and were being baptized,

Jacob's Well was also there, and Jesus, tired out by the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there for two days.

Two days later, Jesus left for Galilee from there,

So Jesus returned to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. Meanwhile, in Capernaum there was a government official whose son was ill.

Later on, there was another festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

One particular man was there who had been ill for 38 years.

When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?"

The sick man answered him, "Sir, I don't have anyone to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. While I'm trying to get there, someone else steps down ahead of me."

There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true.

But Jesus went up on a hillside and sat down there with his disciples.

"There's a little boy here who has five barley loaves and two small fish. But what are these among so many people?"

Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." Now there was plenty of grass in that area, so they sat down, numbering about 5,000 men.

The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea noticed that only one boat had been there, and no other, and that Jesus had not gotten into that boat with his disciples. Instead, his disciples had gone away by themselves.

When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into these boats and went to Capernaum to look for Jesus.

But there are some among you who don't believe..." - because Jesus knew from the beginning those who weren't believing, as well as the one who would betray him.

After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, because he didn't want to travel in Judea, since the Jewish leaders there were trying to kill him.

And there was a great deal of discussion about him among the crowds. Some were saying, "He is a good man," while others were saying, "No, he is deceiving the crowds!"

The one who speaks on his own seeks his own praise. But the one who seeks the praise of him who sent him is genuine, and there's nothing false in him.

So there was a division in the crowd because of him.

When they heard this, they went away one by one, beginning with the oldest, and he was left alone with the woman standing there.

You belong to your father the Devil, and you want to carry out the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and has never stood for truth, since there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

I don't seek my own glory. There is one who seeks it, and he is the Judge.

Jesus told them, "Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, before there was an Abraham, I AM!"

Some of the Pharisees began to remark, "This man is not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others were saying, "How can a sinful man perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.

I have other sheep that don't belong to this fold. I must lead these also, and they'll listen to my voice. So there will be one flock and one shepherd.

Once again there was a division among the Jews because of what Jesus had been saying.

Then he went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and he remained there.

And many believed in Jesus there.

The disciples told him, "Rabbi, the Jewish leaders were just now trying to stone you to death, and you are going back there again?"

Jesus replied, "There are twelve hours in the day, aren't there? If anyone walks during the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

For your sake I'm glad that I wasn't there, so that you may believe. But let's go to him."

When the Jews who had been with her, consoling her in the house, saw Mary get up quickly and go out, they followed her, thinking that she had gone to the tomb to cry there.

Jesus said, "Remove the stone." Martha, the dead man's sister, told him, "Lord, there must be a stench by now, because he's been dead for four days."

As a result, Jesus no longer walked openly among the Jews. Instead, he went from there to a town called Ephraim in the region near the wilderness. There he remained with his disciples.

There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.

When the large crowd of Jews realized that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.

Then the Pharisees told one another, "You see, there is nothing you can do. Look, the world has gone after him!"

If anyone serves me, he must follow me. And where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him."

Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!" The crowd standing there heard this and said that it was thunder. Others were saying, "An angel has spoken to him."