He cured many who were ill with various diseases, and drove out many demons. But he did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.

"Let us go away," he answered, "to the neighboring country towns, that I may preach there, too; because for that purpose I came forth."

When they could not get him near to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof under which he stood, and after making an opening, they let down the cot on which the paralytic was lying.

From Judea, too, and Jerusalem, and Idumea, and from beyond Jordan, and from the district of Tyre and Sidon, they came to him a vast multitude, because they heard what he was doing.

So he directed his disciples to keep a little boat in readiness for him, because of the crowd, to prevent their crushing him.

Because they kept saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

some other seed fell on stony soil, where it had not much earth; and it sprang up quickly because it had no depth of soil,

but when the sun rose it was scorched and withered away because it had no root.

but because they have no root in themselves they last for a time; but when suffering or persecution ensues because of the Word, they at once fall away.

Then as soon as the crop is ready the man has the sickle put in at once, because harvest-time is come.

but she could not, for Herod was afraid of John because he knew that he was a just and holy man. So he kept him safe. When he listened to John he was much exercised, yet he found pleasure in listening to him.

So when Jesus landed he saw a vast multitude, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

because it does not go into his heart, but into his belly, and passes away, ejected from him?" By these words he pronounced all foods clean.

"My heart aches for the crowd, because they have remained with me three days now, and they have nothing to eat;

And they began arguing with one another because they had no bread, He noted this and said to them.

"Why are you arguing together because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive and understand?

"Master," said John, "we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he did not follow us."

For whoever gives you even a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, in solemn truth I tell you, that he shall certainly not lose his reward.

But Jesus said to them. "Moses gave you that command because of the hardness of your hearts;

The chief priests and the Scribes heard this, and they began to seek means of destroying him; for they were afraid of him because all the crowd were greatly struck with his teaching.

Afterward he appeared to the Eleven themselves, as they were eating, and reproached them for their lack of faith, and stubborn hearts, because they disbelieved those who had seen him risen.