And Simon's mother-in-law was confined to her bed with a fever. So they at once told Him about her.

"See that you tell nobody a single word about it. Be gone, show yourself to the priest, and to prove it to the people, make the offering for your purification which Moses prescribed."

Now Jesus at once felt in His spirit that they were arguing about this, and said, "Why are you arguing to yourselves about this?

Then looking around at the people sitting about Him, He said, "Here are my mother and my brothers.

When He was by Himself, those who stayed about Him with the Twelve began to ask Him about the stories.

So He let them do so. And the foul spirits came out of the man and got into the hogs, and the drove of about two thousand rushed over the cliff and into the sea and were drowned.

And those who had seen it told them how it occurred to the man who had been under the power of the demons, and about the hogs.

When Jesus again had crossed in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about Him, as He was standing on the seashore.

heard the reports about Jesus. So she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His coat,

But He strictly charged them to let nobody know about it, and told them to give her something to eat.

The Pharisees met about Him, and also some scribes who had come from Jerusalem.

But He answered them, "Isaiah beautifully prophesied about you hypocrites; as the Scripture says: "'This people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far, far away from me;

On the contrary, a woman, whose little daughter had a foul spirit, at once heard about Him and came and flung herself at His feet.

Then He charged them not to tell anybody about it, but the more He kept charging them, the more they kept spreading the news.

About four thousand people were there. Then He sent them away.

But He strictly warned them not to tell this about Him to anybody.

He answered them, "Elijah does come first and gets everything ready, but how is it that the Scripture says about the Son of Man that He will suffer much and be rejected?

But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and people treated him just as they pleased, as the Scripture says about him."

And He answered them by asking, "What has Moses commanded you about it?"

On reaching the house the disciples again asked Him about this.

And Peter remembered about it, and said to Him, "Look, Teacher! The fig tree which you cursed has withered!"

Then again they went into Jerusalem. And while Jesus was walking about in the temple, the high priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him

But as to the rising of the dead, did you never read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

And in His teaching He continued to say: "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, to be saluted with honor in public places,

"When will all this take place? Tell us. And what will be the sign that it is about to be put into effect?"

Jesus began to say to them: "Look out that no one misleads you about it.

Now when they take you to court for trial, do not be worrying beforehand about what you should say, but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you that will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

So you must be on your guard. I have warned you about it all beforehand.

But about that day or hour not a single one knows -- not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son; not a single one but the Father.

And a young man was following Him, with only a linen sheet thrown about his body; and they seized him,

Then the high priest arose in the midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What about this testimony they are giving against you?"

Then he commenced cursing and swearing, "I do not know this man that you are talking about."

Then they left the tomb and fled, for they were trembling and bewildered, and they did not tell anybody a single thing about it, for they were afraid to do so.