When Jesus heard this, He told them, “Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but the sick do need one. I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing.

When His family heard this, they set out to restrain Him, because they said, “He’s out of His mind.”

Now a large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside.

And He gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.

Having heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His robe.

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these things?” they said. “What is this wisdom given to Him, and how are these miracles performed by His hands?

King Herod heard of this, because Jesus’ name had become well known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why supernatural powers are at work in him.”

When Herod heard of it, he said, “John, the one I beheaded, has been raised!”

For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.

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

because Herod was in awe of John and was protecting him, knowing he was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him he would be very disturbed, yet would hear him gladly.

Now an opportune time came on his birthday, when Herod gave a banquet for his nobles, military commanders, and the leading men of Galilee.

When Herodias’s own daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I’ll give it to you.”

When his disciples heard about it, they came and removed his corpse and placed it in a tomb.

They hurried throughout that vicinity and began to carry the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

He answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:

These people honor Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.

For it doesn’t go into his heart but into the stomach and is eliminated.” (As a result, He made all foods clean.)

Then He commanded them: “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”

Aware of this, He said to them, “Why are you discussing that you do not have any bread? Don’t you understand or comprehend? Is your heart hardened?

Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”

But the disciples were astonished at His words. Again Jesus said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

When the other 10 disciples heard this, they began to be indignant with James and John.

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

He said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples heard it.

Then the chief priests and the scribes heard it and started looking for a way to destroy Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished by His teaching.

I assure you: If anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?”

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.

And to love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him silver. So he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him.

“We heard Him say, ‘I will demolish this sanctuary made by human hands, and in three days I will build another not made by hands.’”

You have heard the blasphemy! What is your decision?”

And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.

When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “Look, He’s calling for Elijah!”

Yet, when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.

Later, He appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw Him after He had been resurrected.