Later on, Mary set out for a Judean city in the hill country.

Fear came over all their neighbors, and throughout the hill country of Judea all these things were being discussed.

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be leveled. The crooked ways will be made straight, and the rough roads will be made smooth.

Jesus himself was about 30 years old when he began his ministry. He was (as legally calculated) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

So he told them, "You will probably quote this proverb to me, "Doctor, heal yourself! Do everything here in your hometown that we hear you did in Capernaum.'"

They got up, forced Jesus out of the city, and led him to the edge of the hill on which their city was built, intending to throw him off.

One day, as Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and teachers of the Law happened to be sitting nearby. The people had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was present to heal them.

The scribes and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, in order to find a way of accusing him of doing something wrong.

They are like a person building a house, who dug a deep hole to lay the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the floodwaters pushed against that house but couldn't shake it, because it had been founded on the rock.

A woman was there who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. Although she had spent all she had on doctors, no one could heal her.

Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

Then he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

But the crowds found out about this and followed him. He welcomed them and began to speak to them about the kingdom of God and to heal those who needed healing.

heal the sick that are there, and tell them, "The kingdom of God is near you!'

And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell!

I'll show you the one you should be afraid of. Be afraid of the one who has the authority to throw you into hell after killing you. Yes, I tell you, be afraid of him!

So Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the Law, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?"