Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were keeping a fast. And people came and asked him, "Why is it that when John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees are keeping the fast, yours are not keeping it?"

Now there was a great drove of pigs feeding there on the hillside.

King Herod heard of him, for his name was now well known, and people were saying that John the baptizer had risen from the dead, and that that was why he was endowed with these extraordinary powers.

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

"I pity these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat.

Now they had forgotten to bring any bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

And suddenly, on looking around, they saw that there was now no one with them but Jesus alone.

but will receive now in this life a hundred times as much in homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and lands, though not without persecution??nd in the coming age eternal life.

But many who are first now will be last then, and the last will be first."

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!"

for there will be such misery in those days as there has never been since the beginning of God's creation until now, and never will be again.

It was now two days before the festival of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread. And the high priests and scribes were casting about for a way to arrest him by stealth and put him to death,

Now the man who betrayed him had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Seize him and take him safely away."

Then the high priest tore his clothing, and said, "What do we want of witnesses now?

And some started to spit at him and to blindfold him and strike him, and say to him, "Now show that you are a prophet!" And the attendants slapped him as they took charge of him.

Now at festival time he used to set free for them one prisoner, whom they petitioned for.

Let this Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see it and believe!" And the men who were crucified with him abused him.

Although it was now evening, yet since it was the Preparation Day, that is, the day before the Sabbath,

Now after he had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had driven out seven evil spirits.