"Let's go to the neighboring town," he replied, "so I can preach there, too, because that's why I came."

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees would fast regularly. Some people came and asked Jesus, "Why do John's disciples and the Pharisees' disciples fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

It's like a mustard seed planted in the ground. Although it's the smallest of all the seeds on earth,

John had been telling Herod, "It's not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

Jesus took him away from the crowd to be alone with him. Putting his fingers into the man's ears, he touched the man's tongue with saliva.

Then Peter told Jesus, "Rabbi, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

So Jesus told them, "Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were utterly amazed at him.