John wore a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey.

He was in the wilderness 40 days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels began to serve Him.

and He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But He was out in deserted places, and they would come to Him from everywhere.

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new patch pulls away from the old cloth, and a worse tear is made.

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”

In order to accuse Him, they were watching Him closely to see whether He would heal him on the Sabbath.

Then He told His disciples to have a small boat ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him.

And He would strongly warn them not to make Him known.

He would speak the word to them with many parables like these, as they were able to understand.

And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples.

But He would not let him; instead, He told him, “Go back home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has had mercy on you.”

Immediately the girl got up and began to walk. (She was 12 years old.) At this they were utterly astounded.

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.

Wherever He would go, into villages, towns, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him that they might touch just the tassel of His robe. And everyone who touched it was made well.

Then He ordered them to tell no one, but the more He would order them, the more they would proclaim it.

“But whoever causes the downfall of one of these little ones who believe in Me—it would be better for him if a heavy millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. They were astonished, but those who followed Him were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, He began to tell them the things that would happen to Him.

and would not permit anyone to carry goods through the temple complex.

And whenever evening came, they would go out of the city.

Unless the Lord limited those days, no one would survive. But He limited those days because of the elect, whom He chose.

For the Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.

Then they crucified Him and divided His clothes, casting lots for them to decide what each would get.

Those who passed by were yelling insults at Him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The One who would demolish the sanctuary and build it in three days,

When He was in Galilee, they would follow Him and help Him. Many other women had come up with Him to Jerusalem.