And when he entered Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was home.

And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things he was doing, came to him.

When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

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

So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea.

When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment.

And when the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to him, that such mighty works are performed by his hands!

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."

But when Herod heard, he said, "This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!"

For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.

For John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

for Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard him, he was much perplexed; and yet he heard him gladly.

But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his high officers and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

And when the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you."

When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

and ran about that whole region, and began to carry those who were sick around on pallets to wherever they heard he was.

And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites; as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

since it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and so passes on?" (Thus he declared all foods clean.)

For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, fornications, theft, murder, adultery,

But a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit heard about him, and she came and fell at his feet.

And he cautioned them, saying, "Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment.

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"

And the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant with James and John.

And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

So Jesus stopped and said, "Call him." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; rise, he is calling you."

And he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it.

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to destroy him; for they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.

And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?"

And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.'

and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Therefore David himself calls him 'Lord'; how is he then his son?" And the common people heard him gladly.

And when they heard it they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought an opportunity to betray him.

"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.'"

You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?" And they all condemned him as worthy of death.

When some of those standing near heard this, they said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah."

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

Later he appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

they will pick up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."