“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!”

But so you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” He told the paralytic,

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul in Him!” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!”

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—

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

Then He said, “Anyone who has ears to hear should listen!”

He answered them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables

If anyone has ears to hear, he should listen!”

For to the one who has, it will be given, and from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.”

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

But He would not let him; instead, He told him, “Go back home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has had mercy on you.”

“Daughter,” He said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be free from your affliction.”

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.”

When Herod heard of it, he said, “John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!”

[If anyone has ears to hear, he should listen!]”

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

They were extremely astonished and said, “He has done everything well! He even makes deaf people hear, and people unable to speak, talk!”

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

Out of the crowd, one man answered Him, “Teacher, I brought my son to You. He has a spirit that makes him unable to speak.

“How long has this been happening to him?” Jesus asked his father.

“From childhood,” he said.

“And many times it has thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate.”

“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,

But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to give; instead, it is for those it has been prepared for.”

“Go your way,” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.” Immediately he could see and began to follow Him on the road.

and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

Haven’t you read this Scripture:

The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.

Summoning His disciples, He said to them, “I assure you: This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury.

For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she possessed—all she had to live on.”

For those will be days of tribulation, the kind that hasn’t been from the beginning of the world, which God created, until now and never will be again!

But some were expressing indignation to one another: “Why has this fragrant oil been wasted?

Then Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why are you bothering her? She has done a noble thing for Me.

She has done what she could; she has anointed My body in advance for burial.

I assure you: Wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”

Then He came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The time has come. Look, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Then Pilate said to them, “Why? What has He done wrong?”

But they shouted, “Crucify Him!” all the more.

“Don’t be alarmed,” he told them. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has been resurrected! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.