For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.

Now Jesus went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers!

So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.

Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, "Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!"

Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.

They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind -- the one who had the "Legion" -- and they were afraid.

So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and all were amazed.

The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this.

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did he get these ideas? And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?

Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become known. Some were saying, "John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him."

He said to them, "Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while" (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).

As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.

They all ate and were satisfied,

and they picked up the broken pieces and fish that were left over, twelve baskets full.

Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.

for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them: "Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid."

Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished,

because they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

And wherever he would go -- into villages, towns, or countryside -- they would place the sick in the marketplaces, and would ask him if they could just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

And immediately the man's ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly.

People were completely astounded and said, "He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."

There were about four thousand who ate. Then he dismissed them.

Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

(For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.)

As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.

Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they were not able to do so."

But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.

Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"

But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them.

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

They were even more astonished and said to one another, "Then who can be saved?"

They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

Then they came to Jerusalem. Jesus entered the temple area and began to drive out those who were selling and buying in the temple courts. He turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves,

He sent another, and that one they killed. This happened to many others, some of whom were beaten, others killed.

Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were utterly amazed at him.

There were seven brothers. The first one married, and when he died he had no children.

Then he sat down opposite the offering box, and watched the crowd putting coins into it. Many rich people were throwing in large amounts.

Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.

But some who were present indignantly said to one another, "Why this waste of expensive ointment?

When they heard this, they were delighted and promised to give him money. So Judas began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

While they were at the table eating, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, one of you eating with me will betray me."

They were distressed, and one by one said to him, "Surely not I?"

While they were eating, he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it, gave it to them, and said, "Take it. This is my body."

Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him.

The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.

When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked directly at him and said, "You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus."

In the same way even the chief priests -- together with the experts in the law -- were mocking him among themselves: "He saved others, but he cannot save himself!

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem were there too.

Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

Then they went out and ran from the tomb, for terror and bewilderment had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping.

After this he appeared in a different form to two of them while they were on their way to the country.

Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.

like the accounts passed on to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word from the beginning.

so that you may know for certain the things you were taught.

They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

Now the whole crowd of people were praying outside at the hour of the incense offering.

Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

and all who heard it were astonished at what the shepherds said.

So the child's father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.

At that moment, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

But when the feast was over, as they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,

And all who heard Jesus were astonished at his understanding and his answers.

When his parents saw him, they were overwhelmed. His mother said to him, "Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously."

But he replied, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

So the crowds were asking him, "What then should we do?"

While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,

where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.

Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on him.

All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"

But in truth I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's days, when the sky was shut up three and a half years, and there was a great famine over all the land.

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, yet none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian."

When they heard this, all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage.

They were amazed at his teaching, because he spoke with authority.

They were all amazed and began to say to one another, "What's happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"

The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place. Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

He saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.

So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they were about to sink.

For Peter and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,

and so were James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's business partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people."

But the news about him spread even more, and large crowds were gathering together to hear him and to be healed of their illnesses.

Now on one of those days, while he was teaching, there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting nearby (who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem), and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

Just then some men showed up, carrying a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They were trying to bring him in and place him before Jesus.

Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying, "We have seen incredible things today."

Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry --