As He was walking along the shore of the sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets in the sea, for they were fishermen.

"Why is He talking this way? He is blaspheming. Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

He went out of the town again and along the seashore, and all the people kept coming to Him and He kept teaching them.

Levi was at table in his house, and he had many tax-collectors and notorious sinners as guests, along with Jesus and His disciples, for there were many of them, and they began to follow Him.

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

The ones along the path are those who have the message sown in their hearts, but as soon as it is sown there, Satan comes and carries off the message that has been sown in their hearts.

Now when evening had come, the boat was in the middle of the sea, while He was alone on land.

Then He called the people to Him along with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to be my disciple, he must say, 'No' to self, put the cross on his shoulders, and keep on following me.

Six days after this, Jesus took Peter, James, and John with Him, and led them up on a high mountain, alone by themselves. And in their presence His appearance was changed,

who will not receive now in this life a hundred times as much in houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, but along with them persecution, and in the world to come eternal life.

As they were walking along the road up to Jerusalem, Jesus was going on ahead of them, but they were dazed while those who were still following were afraid. Then again He took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to befall Him.

Then Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has cured you." And all at once he could see again, and began to follow Jesus along the road.

In the morning as they were passing along, they noticed that the fig tree was withered, clear down to its roots.

But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you embarrass her? She has done a good deed to me.

And he took Peter, James, and John along with Him, and He began to feel completely dazed and to realize His anguish of heart,

They crucified two robbers along with Him, one at His right and one at His left.

After this He showed Himself in a different form to two of them as they were walking along, on their way into the country.