The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.

“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,

“So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: “See that no one knows about this!”

But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout all that land.

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.

As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

This is the one about whom it is written,
‘Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus,

Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself; and when the people heard of this, they followed Him on foot from the cities.

There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.

Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

“Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.

And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;

Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.

And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he *said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?’

When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius.

As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They *said to Him, “We are able.”

Jesus *said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures,
‘The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief corner stone;
This came about from the Lord,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them.

“What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?” They *said to Him, “The son of David.”

“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them.

But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.”

About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”