saying, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”

And Jesus said to them, “While the bridegroom is with them, the attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

And He *said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and his companions became hungry;

and to have authority to cast out the demons.

Other seed fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil.

and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.

And others are the ones on whom seed was sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,

For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.”

And He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?”

and shouting with a loud voice, he *said, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!”

For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)

And He *said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they *said, “Five, and two fish.”

and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

but you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God),’

thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”

“I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.

If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.”

And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”

And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them.

And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?

Salt is good; but if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

And he said to Him, “Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up.”

Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, “One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

Peter began to say to Him, “Behold, we have left everything and followed You.”

When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

And He began to teach and say to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a robbers’ den.”

And Jesus *answered saying to them, “Have faith in God.

Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions.

But shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

Have you not even read this Scripture:
‘The stone which the builders rejected,
This became the chief corner stone;

But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

The scribe said to Him, “Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that He is One, and there is no one else besides Him;

Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and have them put to death.

Unless the Lord had shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.

But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance.

For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they were scolding her.

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.

For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”

But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

But Peter kept saying insistently, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all were saying the same thing also.

They *came to a place named Gethsemane; and He *said to His disciples, “Sit here until I have prayed.”

And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?

Tearing his clothes, the high priest *said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?

You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?” And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

At the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;