when some people came and brought him a paralyzed man being carried by four men.

Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,

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?"

How was it that he went into the House of God during the lifetime of Abiathar the high priest and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat, and gave some of it to his companions?"

As he was sowing, some seeds fell along the path, and birds came and ate them up.

Some people are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. When they hear it, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

He went on to say to them, "Pay attention to what you're hearing! You will be evaluated by the same standard with which you do your evaluating, and still more will be given to you,

While he was still speaking, some people came from the synagogue leader's home and said, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher anymore?"

The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus.

They noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them.

But she answered him, "Yes, Lord. Yet even the puppies under the table eat some of the children's crumbs."

Some people brought him a deaf man who also had a speech impediment. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

If I send them away to their homes hungry, they'll faint on the road. Some of them have come a long distance."

Then he told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, some people standing here will not experience death until they see the kingdom of God arrive with power."

As they came to Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus and begged him to touch him.

They answered him, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the prophets."

As they approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and some scribes arguing with them.

Some Pharisees came to test him. They asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

Some people were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.

some men standing there asked them, "What are you doing untying that colt?"

Then the man sent another, and that one they killed. So it was with many other servants. Some of these they beat, and others they killed.

Then they sent some Pharisees and some Herodians to him, intending to trap him in what he said.

Then some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him,

In the same way, when you see these things taking place, you will know that the Son of Man is near, right at the door.

Irritated, some who were there asked one another, "Why was the perfume wasted like this?

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to them, saying, "Take some. This is my body."

But Peter kept saying emphatically, "Even if I have to die with you, I'll never deny you!" And all the others kept saying the same thing.

He went away again and prayed the same prayer as before.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for some testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death, but they couldn't find any.

Then some men stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying,

Some of them began to spit on him. They blindfolded him and kept hitting him with their fists and telling him, "Prophesy!" Even the servants took him and slapped him around.

They dressed him in a purple robe, twisted some thorns into a victor's crown, and placed it on his head.

In the same way, the high priests, along with the scribes, were also making fun of him among themselves. They kept saying, "He saved others, but can't save himself!

When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "Listen! He's calling for Elijah!"

So someone ran and soaked a sponge in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink, saying, "Wait! Let's see if Elijah comes to take him down!"

Joseph bought some linen cloth, took the body down, wrapped it in the cloth, laid it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.