"A voice was heard in Ramah: wailing and great mourning. Rachel was crying for her children. She refused to be comforted, because they no longer existed."

The people living in darkness have seen a great light, and for those living in the land and shadow of death, a light has risen."

Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! That's how they persecuted the prophets who came before you."

So whoever sets aside one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom from heaven. But whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom from heaven

Come to terms quickly with your opponent while you are on the way to court, or your opponent may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison.

nor by the earth, because it is his footstool, nor by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the Great King.

And if you greet only your relatives, that's no great thing you're doing, is it? Even the unbelievers do the same, don't they?

But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light within you has turned into darkness, how great is that darkness!"

He asked them, "Why are you afraid, you who have little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

When Jesus came to the official's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion,

When the crowd had been driven outside, he went in, took her by the hand, and the young lady got up.

As you enter the house, greet its occupants.

Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, while the entire crowd stood on the shore.

Although Herod wanted to kill him, he was afraid of the crowd, since they regarded John as a prophet.

When he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion for them and healed their sick.

Then calling out to the crowd, he addressed them, "Listen and understand!

Then Jesus answered her, "Lady, your faith is great! What you want is granted." That very hour her daughter was healed.

As a result, the crowd was amazed to see those who were unable to talk speaking, the crippled healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. So they praised the God of Israel.

Then Jesus called his disciples and said, "I have compassion for the crowd because they have already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat. I don't want to send them away without food, or they may faint on the road."

The disciples asked him, "Where in the wilderness are we to get enough bread to feed such a crowd?"

Ordering the crowd to sit down on the ground,

From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer a great deal because of the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised.

As they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, knelt down in front of him,

That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.

When the crowd told them harshly to be silent, they shouted even louder, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

Many people in the crowd spread their own coats on the road, while others began cutting down branches from the trees and spreading them on the road.

They began discussing this among themselves: "If we say, "From heaven,' he will ask us, "Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, "From humans,' we are afraid of the crowd, because everyone regards John as a prophet."

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but on the inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

because at that time there will be great suffering, the kind that hasn't happened from the beginning of the world until now and certainly won't ever happen again.

because false messiahs and false prophets will appear and display great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all "the tribes of the land will mourn' when they see "the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven' with power and great glory.

Just then, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. A large crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests and elders of the people.

At every festival the governor had a custom of releasing to the crowd any prisoner whom they wanted.

Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was about to break out instead. So he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood. Attend to that yourselves."

Pilate told them, "You have a military guard. Go and make the tomb as secure as you know how."

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

Since they couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where he was. They dug through it and let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

Jesus went out again beside the sea. The whole crowd kept coming to him, and he kept teaching them.

So Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. A large crowd from Galilee, Judea,

Jesus told his disciples to have a boat ready for him so that the crowd wouldn't crush him,

Then he went home. Such a large crowd gathered again that Jesus and his disciples couldn't even eat.

A crowd was sitting around him. They told him, "Look! Your mother and your brothers are outside asking for you."

Then Jesus began to teach again beside the sea. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while the entire crowd remained beside the sea on the shore.

So they left the crowd and took him away in a boat without making any special preparations. Other boats were with him.

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.

When Jesus again had crossed to the other side in a boat, a large crowd gathered around him by the seashore.

So Jesus went with him. A huge crowd kept following him and jostling him.

Although she had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all of her money, she had not been helped at all, but rather grew worse.

Since she had heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his robe,

Immediately Jesus became aware that power had gone out of him. So he turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

His disciples asked him, "You see the crowd jostling you, and yet you ask, "Who touched me?'"

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were utterly amazed. "Where did this man get all these things?" they asked. "What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What great miracles are being done by his hands!

When he got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

Jesus immediately had his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him, while he sent the crowd away.

Then he called to the crowd again and told them, "Listen to me, all of you, and understand!

When he had left the crowd and gone home, his disciples began asking him about the parable.

adultery, greed, wickedness, cheating, shameless lust, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

Jesus took him away from the crowd to be alone with him. Putting his fingers into the man's ears, he touched the man's tongue with saliva.

At that time, after a large crowd again had gathered together with nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples and told them,

"I have compassion for the crowd, because they've already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.

So he ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and gave thanks. He broke them in pieces and kept giving them to his disciples to distribute. So they served them to the crowd.

Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man would have to suffer a great deal and be rejected by the elders, the high priests, and the scribes. Then he would be killed, but after three days he would rise again.

Then Jesus called the crowd to himself along with his disciples and told them, "If anyone wants to follow me, he must deny himself, pick up his cross, and follow me continuously,

He told them, "Elijah is indeed coming first and will restore all things. Why, then, is it written that the Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be treated shamefully?

As they approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and some scribes arguing with them.

The whole crowd was very surprised to see Jesus and ran to welcome him.

A man in the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has a spirit that won't let him talk.

When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You spirit that won't let him talk or hear I command you to come out of him and never enter him again!"

That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus, his disciples, and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus) was sitting by the road.

When the high priests and elders heard this, they began to look for a way to kill him, because they were afraid of him, since the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

But if we say, "From humans'"?" They were afraid of the crowd, because everyone really thought John was a prophet.

They were trying to arrest him but were afraid of the crowd. Realizing that he had spoken this parable against them, they left him alone and went away.

David himself calls him "Lord,' so how can he be his son?" And the large crowd kept listening to him with delight.

As Jesus sat facing the offering box, he watched how the crowd was dropping their money into it. Many rich people were dropping in large amounts.

"As for yourselves, be on your guard! People will hand you over to local councils, and you will be beaten in their synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings to testify to them because of me.

So be on your guard! I've told you everything before it happens."

Then people will see "the Son of Man coming in clouds' with great power and glory.

Just then, while Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. A crowd armed with swords and clubs was with him. They were from the high priests, the scribes, and the elders.

So the crowd came and began to request that Pilate do for them what he always did.

But the high priests stirred up the crowd to get him to release Barabbas for them instead.

So Pilate, wanting to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them, but he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.

The soldiers led Jesus into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters) and called out the whole guard.

They began to greet him, "Long live the king of the Jews!"

You will have great joy, and many people will rejoice at his birth,

because he will be great in the Lord's presence. He will never drink wine or any strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.

because the Almighty has done great things for me. His name is holy.

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

Then the angel told them, "Stop being afraid! Listen! I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.

One day, as the crowd was pressing in on him to listen to God's word, Jesus was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

When they couldn't find a way to get him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on his stretcher through the tiles into the middle of the room, right in front of Jesus.

Later, Levi gave a large banquet at his home for Jesus. A large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

The entire crowd was trying to touch him, because power was coming out from him and healing all of them.

Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because your reward in heaven is great! That's the way their ancestors used to treat the prophets.

Rather, love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind even to ungrateful and evil people.

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith!"

Soon afterwards, Jesus went to a city called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd were going along with him.

As he approached the entrance to the city, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother's only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her.