Now Simon’s mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever; and immediately they told Him about her.

Jesus returned to Capernaum, and a few days later the news went out that He was at home.

But some of the scribes were sitting there debating in their hearts [the implication of what He had said],

Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting [as a ritual]; and they came and asked Jesus, “Why are John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fasting, but Your disciples are not doing so?”

Then the Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians [to plot] against Him, as to how they might [fabricate some legal grounds to] put Him to death.

and as he was sowing, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up.

And those [in the last group] are the ones on whom seed was sown on the good soil; and they hear the word [of God, the good news regarding the way of salvation] and accept it and bear fruit—thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much [as was sown].”

While He was still speaking, some people came from the synagogue official’s house, saying [to Jairus], “Your daughter has died; why bother the Teacher any longer?”

Now the Pharisees and some of the scribes came from Jerusalem and gathered around Him,

and they had seen that some of His disciples ate their bread with [ceremonially] impure hands, that is, unwashed [and defiled according to Jewish religious ritual].

If I send them away to their homes hungry, they will faint [from exhaustion] on the road; because some of them have come a long way.”

And Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste (experience) death before they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

Pharisees came to Jesus to test Him [intending to trick Him into saying something wrong], and asked Him, “Is it lawful [according to Scripture] for a man to divorce his wife and send her away?”

Some of the people who were standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?”

The chief priests and the scribes heard this and began searching for a way to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, since the entire crowd was struck with astonishment at His teaching.

When the harvest season came he sent a servant to the tenants, in order to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

And he sent another, and that one they killed; then many others—some they beat and some they killed.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus in order to trap Him into making a statement [that they could use against Him].

Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him, and began questioning Him, saying,

But there were some who were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,

And some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, “Prophesy [by telling us who hit you]!” Then the officers took custody of Him and struck him in the face.

Some of the bystanders heard Him and said, “Look! He is calling for Elijah!”

Now some women also were watching from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome.