All of a sudden, there was a man in their synagogue who had an unclean spirit! He screamed,

In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus got up and went to a deserted place and prayed there.

"Let's go to the neighboring town," he replied, "so I can preach there, too, because that's why I came."

Such a large crowd gathered that there wasn't room for them, even in front of the door. Jesus was speaking his message to them

Now some scribes were sitting there, arguing among themselves,

Later, he was having dinner at Levi's house. Many tax collectors and sinners were also eating with Jesus and his disciples, because there were many who were following him.

Jesus went into the synagogue again, and a man with a paralyzed hand was there.

Then he got up, rebuked the wind, and told the sea, "Calm down! Be still!" Then the wind stopped blowing, and there was a great calm.

He told him, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us." He kept pleading with Jesus not to send them out of that region.

So he let them do this. The unclean spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down a steep slope into the sea and drowned there.

When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

Now there was a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years.

He couldn't perform a miracle there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

He told them repeatedly, "Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you leave that place.

There were 5,000 men who had eaten the loaves.

Jesus left that place and went to the territory of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house, not wanting anyone to know he was there. However, it couldn't be kept a secret.

Now about 4,000 men were there. Then he sent them on their way.

Jesus said, "I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or fields because of me and the gospel

When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

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

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

There were seven brothers. The first one married and died without having children.

Then the scribe told him, "Well said, Teacher! You have told the truth that "God is one, and there is no other besides him.'

because nation will rise up in arms against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes and famines in various places. These things are only the beginning of the birth pains."

"At that time, if anyone says to you, "Look! Here is the Messiah!', or, "Look! There he is!' don't believe it,

because they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

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

Then he will show you a large upstairs room that is furnished and ready. Get everything ready for us there."

But one of those standing there drew his sword and struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his ear.

Again he denied it. After a little while, the people who were standing there began to say to Peter again, "Obviously you're one of them, because you are a Galilean!"

Now there was a man in prison named Barabbas. He had been with the insurgents who had committed murder during the rebellion.

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

Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome.

They used to accompany him and care for him while he was in Galilee. Many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with him were there, too.

But go and tell his disciples especially Peter that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you."