As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Here I send my messenger on before you; He will prepare your way;

John's clothing was made of hair cloth, and the belt around his waist was leather, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey.

Simon's mother-in-law was in bed, sick with a fever, and they immediately told him about her.

And he went up to her, and grasping her hand, he made her rise. And the fever left her, and she waited on them.

He said to them, "Let us go somewhere else, to the neighboring country towns, so that I may preach in them, too, for that is why I came out here."

And looking around at the people sitting about him, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

The ones by the path are those into whose hearts the message falls, and as soon as they hear it Satan comes and carries off the message that has been sown in their hearts.

It is so too with the ones sown on the rocky ground; they gladly accept the message as soon as they hear it,

"Take care what you hear," he said to them. "The measure you give will be given to you, and even more besides.

and appealed to him, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come, lay your hands on her, so that she may get well and live!"

The hemorrhage stopped at once, and she felt in her body that she was cured.

The woman, knowing what had happened to her, came forward frightened and trembling, and threw herself down at his feet and told him the whole truth.

And he said to her, "My daughter, it is your faith that has cured you. Go in peace and be free from your disease."

And he grasped her hand and said to her, "Taleitha, koum!"??hat is to say, "Little girl, I tell you, get up!"

And he strictly forbade them to let anyone know of it, and told them to give her something to eat.

Is he not the carpenter, Mary's son, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And do not his sisters live here among us?"

For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing that he was an upright and holy man, and he protected him. And when he heard him talk he was very much disturbed, and yet he liked to hear him.

"Ask me for anything you like and I will give it to you." And he made oath to her, "I will give you whatever you ask me for, up to half my kingdom."

When she had left the room she said to her mother, "What shall I ask him for?" But she said, "The head of John the baptizer."

The king was exceedingly sorry, but on account of his oath and his guests he did not like to break his word to her,

And he went off and beheaded him in the prison and brought back his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

Now the woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician birth. And she begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter.

He said to her, "Let the children first eat all they want, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

He said to her, "If you can say that, go home; the demon has left your daughter."

And people were utterly amazed, and said, "How well he has done everything! He even makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak!"

His disciples replied, "Where can anyone get bread enough, here in this solitude, to satisfy these people's hunger?"

When you have eyes can you not see, and when you have ears can you not hear? Do you not remember

And he said to them, "I tell you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the reign of God come in its might."

Then Peter spoke, and said to Jesus, "Master, how good it is that we are here! Let us put up three huts, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

He answered them and said, "O you unbelieving people, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

and if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she is an adulteress."

Jesus stopped and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man and said to him, "Courage now! Get up, he is calling you!"

and said to them, "Go to the village that lies in front of you, and as soon as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

And if anybody says to you, 'Why are you doing that?' say, 'The Master needs it, and will send it back here directly.' "

But the tenants said to one another, 'This is his heir! Come on, let us kill him, and the property will belong to us!'

And the second married her, and died without leaving any child, and so did the third.

At the resurrection, which one's wife will she be? For all seven of them married her."

Jesus answered, "The first one is, 'Hear, Israel! The Lord our God is one lord,

David himself calls him lord, and how can he be his son?" The mass of the people liked to hear him.

For they all gave of what they had to spare, but she in her want has put in everything she possessed??ll she had to live on."

Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left here upon another that shall not be torn down."

But when you hear of wars and rumors of war, you must not be alarmed. They have to come, but it is not yet the end.

For nation will rise in arms against nation and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes here and there, there will be famines. This is only the beginning of the sufferings.

If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! Here is the Christ!' or 'Look! There he is!' do not believe it.

But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son; only the Father.

And they grumbled at her. But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you bother her? It is a fine thing that she has done to me.

I tell you, wherever the good news is preached all over the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her."

They were delighted to hear it and promised to pay him for it. So he was watching for an opportunity to betray him to them.

They came to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit down here while I pray."

and he said to them, "My heart is almost breaking. You must stay here and keep watch."

And he went on a little way and threw himself on the ground and prayed that if it were possible he might be spared the hour of trial,

When he went back he found them asleep and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Were you not able to watch for one hour?

Get up, let us be going. Look, here comes my betrayer!"

Did you hear his blasphemy? What is your decision?" And they all condemned him as deserving to be put to death.

But he said to them, "You must not be amazed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here. See! This is where they laid him.