He stayed there until Herod’s death, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled: Out of Egypt I called My Son.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled on by men.

Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his disease was healed.

so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

He Himself took our weaknesses
and carried our diseases.

When He had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

for she said to herself, “If I can just touch His robe, I’ll be made well!”

But Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” He said. “Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment.

“Therefore, don’t be afraid of them, since there is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered and nothing hidden that won’t be made known.

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.

so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

For this people’s heart has grown callous;
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn back—
and I would cure them.

“‘No,’ he said. ‘When you gather up the weeds, you might also uproot the wheat with them.

so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

I will open My mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.

So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.

They were begging Him that they might only touch the tassel on His robe. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.

But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple”—

Now Jesus summoned His disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry; otherwise they might collapse on the way.”

“Haven’t you read,” He replied, “that He who created them in the beginning made them male and female,”

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb, there are eunuchs who were made by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven. Let anyone accept this who can.”

Then children were brought to Him so He might put His hands on them and pray. But the disciples rebuked them.

Then Jesus said, “Leave the children alone, and don’t try to keep them from coming to Me, because the kingdom of heaven is made up of people like this.”

‘These last men put in one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!’

This took place so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

“In the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Here’s the groom! Come out to meet him.’

“This might have been sold for a great deal and given to the poor.”

Therefore give orders that the tomb be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come, steal Him, and tell the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’ Then the last deception will be worse than the first.”

Then they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting the guard.

Just then Jesus met them and said, “Good morning!” They came up, took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him.