Just then some men brought to Him a paralytic lying on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus told the paralytic, “Have courage, son, your sins are forgiven.”

At this, some of the scribes said among themselves, “He’s blaspheming!”

At that time Jesus passed through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick and eat some heads of grain.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

As he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate them up.

Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop: some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

But the one sown on the good ground—this is one who hears and understands the word, who does bear fruit and yields: some 100, some 60, some 30 times what was sown.”

And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

I assure you: There are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

Some Pharisees approached Him to test Him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife on any grounds?”

The same day some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came up to Him and questioned Him:

This is why I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and hound from town to town.

But the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

“When they had gone to buy some, the groom arrived. Then those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”

When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling for Elijah!”

As they were on their way, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

When they saw Him, they worshiped, but some doubted.