And this was his message: "After me there is coming one stronger than I am, one whose shoes I am not fit to stoop down and untie.

After John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the good news from God,

He immediately called them. And they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went off after him.

In the evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed by demons,

and such a crowd gathered that after a while there was no room even around the door, and he was telling them his message.

But no one can go into a strong man's house and carry off his property unless he first binds the strong man; after that he can plunder his house.

Then he explained to them for the first time that the Son of Man must go through much suffering, and be refused by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise again three days after.

Six days after this Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up on a high mountain, off by themselves. And his appearance underwent a change in their presence,

for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, and they will kill him, and three days after he is killed he will rise again."

But Jesus said, "Do not tell him not to do so, for there is no one who will use my name to do a mighty act, and be able soon after to abuse me.

and they will ridicule him and spit on him and flog him and kill him; and three days after he will rise again."

On the next day, after they had left Bethany, he felt hungry.

And they were hurt, and said to him one after another, "Can it be I?"

After singing the hymn they went out of the city and up the Mount of Olives.

But after I am raised to life again I will go back to Galilee before you."

I have been among you day after day in the Temple teaching, and you never seized me. But let the Scriptures be fulfilled!"

But he denied it again. And again a little while after, the bystanders said to Peter, "You certainly are one of them, for you are a Galilean!"

And as Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd, he set Barabbas free for them, and after having Jesus flogged handed him over to be crucified.

Now after he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.

Still later he appeared to the Eleven themselves when they were at table, and reproached them for their obstinacy and want of faith, because they had not believed those who had seen him after he had been raised from the dead.

So the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took his seat at God's right hand.