They were astonished at His teaching because, unlike the scribes, He was teaching them as one having authority.

and He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Since they were not able to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where He was. And when they had broken through, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.

While He was reclining at the table in Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were also guests with Jesus and His disciples, because there were many who were following Him.

Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing.

When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”

because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

But they have no root in themselves; they are short-lived. When pressure or persecution comes because of the word, they immediately stumble.

But as soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, but had snapped off the chains and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

“What is your name?” He asked him.

“My name is Legion,” he answered Him, “because we are many.”

King Herod heard of this, because Jesus’ name had become well known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

because Herod was in awe of John and was protecting him, knowing he was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him he would be very disturbed, yet would hear him gladly.

Though the king was deeply distressed, because of his oaths and the guests he did not want to refuse her.

So as He stepped ashore, He saw a huge crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Then He began to teach them many things.

He saw them being battered as they rowed, because the wind was against them. Around three in the morning He came toward them walking on the sea and wanted to pass by them.

because they had not understood about the loaves. Instead, their hearts were hardened.

He said to her, “Allow the children to be satisfied first, because it isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”

Then He told her, “Because of this reply, you may go. The demon has gone out of your daughter.”

“I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

But turning around and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan, because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, but man’s!”

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it.

because he did not know what he should say, since they were terrified.

But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.”

“Don’t stop him,” said Jesus, “because there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name who can soon afterward speak evil of Me.

And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of My name, since you belong to the Messiah—I assure you: He will never lose his reward.

But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of the hardness of your hearts.

But he was stunned at this demand, and he went away grieving, because he had many possessions.

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, because all things are possible with God.”

“I assure you,” Jesus said, “there is no one who has left house, brothers or sisters, mother or father, children, or fields because of Me and the gospel,

After seeing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, He went to find out if there was anything on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

Then the chief priests and the scribes heard it and started looking for a way to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished by His teaching.

But if we say, ‘From men’”—they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was a genuine prophet.

Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

Jesus told them, “Are you not deceived because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God?

“But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to sanhedrins, and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them.

And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. But the one who endures to the end will be delivered.

Unless the Lord limited those days, no one would survive. But He limited those days because of the elect, whom He chose.

Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will run away, because it is written:

I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered.

And He came again and found them sleeping, because they could not keep their eyes open. They did not know what to say to Him.

For he knew it was because of envy that the chief priests had handed Him over.

When it was already evening, because it was preparation day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

So they went out and started running from the tomb, because trembling and astonishment overwhelmed them. And they said nothing to anyone, since they were afraid.

Later, He appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw Him after He had been resurrected.