When Jesus heard this, He told them, “Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do need one. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

He said to them, “Have you never read what David and those who were with him did when he was in need and hungry—

Other seed fell on rocky ground where it didn’t have much soil, and it sprang up right away, since it didn’t have deep soil.

When the sun came up, it was scorched, and since it didn’t have a root, it withered.

Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and it didn’t produce a crop.

And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples.

He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter, James, and John, James’s brother.

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these things?” they said. “What is this wisdom given to Him, and how are these miracles performed by His hands?

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

He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

He got up and departed from there to the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it, but He could not escape notice.

They were discussing among themselves that they did not have any bread.

When I broke the five loaves for the 5,000, how many baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Twelve,” they told Him.

“When I broke the seven loaves for the 4,000, how many large baskets full of pieces of bread did you collect?”

“Seven,” they said.

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

But I tell you that Elijah really has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written about him.”

Then they left that place and made their way through Galilee, but He did not want anyone to know it.

But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him.

He set out from there and went to the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Then crowds converged on Him again and, as He usually did, He began teaching them once more.

He replied to them, “What did Moses command you?”

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.”

They began to argue among themselves: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’

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.

Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple complex, and you didn’t arrest Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

For many were giving false testimony against Him, but the testimonies did not agree.

Yet their testimony did not agree even on this.

But He kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”

But Jesus still did not answer anything, so Pilate was amazed.

They tried to give Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.

Yet, when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

And they went and reported it to the rest, who did not believe them either.

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.