And his sisters are all with us, aren't they? So where did this man get all these things?"

told his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and that's why these miracles are being done by him."

When Jesus heard this, he left that place and went by boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of it and followed him on foot from the neighboring towns.

When evening had come, the disciples went to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late. Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

By this time the boat was in the middle of the sea and was being battered by the waves, because the wind was against them.

Then the disciples came and asked him, "Do you realize that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?"

Then Peter told him, "Explain to us this parable."

As they began to discuss this among themselves, they kept saying, "We didn't bring along any bread."

Knowing this, Jesus asked them, "You who have little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you don't have any bread?

Then Jesus told him, "How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has.

I tell you that you are Peter, and it is on this rock that I will build my congregation, and the powers of hell will not conquer it.

Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "God be merciful to you, Lord! This must never happen to you!"

He was still speaking when a bright cloud suddenly overshadowed them. A voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him. Keep on listening to him!"

When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.

On their way down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Don't tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

He told them, "Because of your lack of faith. I tell all of you with certainty, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.

But this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting."

Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven,

and whoever receives a little child like this in my name receives me."

This is how my heavenly Father will treat each one of you unless you forgive your brother from your hearts."

He told them, "It was because of your hardness of heart that Moses allowed you to divorce your wives. But from the beginning it was not this way.

"Not everyone can accept this saying," he replied, "except those to whom celibacy has been granted,

because some men are celibate from birth, while some are celibate because they have been made that way by others. Still others are celibate because they have made themselves that way for the sake of the kingdom from heaven. Let anyone accept this who can."

But when the young man heard this statement he went away sad, because he had many possessions.

When the disciples heard this, they were completely astonished. "Who, then, can be saved?" they asked.

Jesus looked at them intently and said, "For humans this is impossible, but for God all things are possible."

Take what is yours and go. I want to give this last man as much as I gave you.

When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers.

Now this happened to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet when he said,

When he came into Jerusalem, the whole city was trembling with excitement. The people were asking, "Who is this?"

The crowds kept saying, "This is the prophet Jesus, the man from Nazareth in Galilee."

When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree dry up so quickly?" they asked.

Jesus answered them, "I tell all of you with certainty, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you be able to do what has been done to the fig tree, but you will also say to this mountain, "Be removed and thrown into the sea,' and it will happen.

Then Jesus went into the Temple. While he was teaching, the high priests and the elders of the people came to him and asked, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

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."

But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they told one another, "This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him and get his inheritance!'

Jesus asked them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes.'?

The person who falls over this stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush anyone on whom it falls."

But they paid no attention to this and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.

They brought him a denarius. Then he asked them, "Whose face and name is this?"

When they heard this, they were amazed. Then they left him and went away.

When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

This is the greatest and most important commandment.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to make a single convert, and when this happens you make him twice as fit for hell as you are.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."

Remember, I've told you this beforehand.

I tell all of you with certainty, this generation won't disappear until these things happen.

But be sure of this: if the owner of the house had known when during the night the thief would be coming, he would have stayed awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.

How blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing this when he comes!

Throw this useless servant into the darkness outside! In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'"

But they kept saying, "This must not happen during the festival. Otherwise, there'll be a riot among the people."

But when the disciples saw this, they became irritated and said, "Why this waste?

Surely this perfume could've been sold for a high price and the money given to the destitute."

But knowing this, Jesus asked them, "Why are you bothering the woman? She has done a beautiful thing for me.

When she poured this perfume on my body, she was preparing me for burial.

I tell all of you with certainty, wherever this gospel is proclaimed throughout the whole world, what she has done will also be told as a memorial to her."

While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread and blessed it. Then he broke it in pieces and handed it to the disciples, saying, "Take this and eat it. This is my body."

because this is my blood of the new covenant that is being poured out for many people for the forgiveness of sins.

Then Jesus told them, "All of you will turn against me this very night, because it is written, "I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'

Jesus told him, "I tell you with certainty, before a rooster crows this very night, you will deny me three times."

Going on a little farther, he fell on his face and prayed, "O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not what I want but what you want."

He went away a second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot go away unless I drink it, let your will be done."

How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say this must happen?"

At this point, Jesus asked the crowds, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me as if I were a bandit? Day after day I sat teaching in the Temple, yet you didn't arrest me.

But all of this has happened so that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples deserted Jesus and ran away.

Peter, however, followed him at a distance as far as the high priest's courtyard. He went inside and sat down with the servants to see how this would end.

and stated, "This man said, "I can destroy the sanctuary of God and rebuild it in three days.'"

At this, the high priest stood up and asked Jesus, "Don't you have any answer to what these men are testifying against you?"

As he went out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, "This man was with Jesus from Nazareth."

The high priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, "It is not lawful to put this into the Temple treasury, because it is blood money."

That is why that field has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

He did this because he knew that they had handed him over out of jealousy.

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."

Above his head they placed the charge against him. It read, "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

When some of the people standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling for Elijah."

When the centurion and those guarding Jesus with him saw the earthquake and the other things that were taking place, they were terrified and said, "This man certainly was the Son of God!"

If this is reported to the governor, we'll personally persuade him to keep you out of trouble."

So the soldiers took the money, did as they were instructed, and this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.

At this, the unclean spirit shook the man, cried out with a loud voice, and came out of him.

All the people were so stunned that they kept saying to each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He tells even the unclean spirits what to do, and they obey him!"

"Why does this man talk this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

So the man got up, immediately picked up his mat, and went out in front of all of them. As a result, all of the people were amazed and began to glorify God as they kept on saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"

Then he told them, "You don't understand this parable, so how can you understand any of the parables?

Overcome with fear, they kept saying to one another, "Who is this man? Even the wind and the sea obey him!"

So he let them do this. The unclean spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down a steep slope into the sea and drowned there.

But he kept looking around to look at the woman who had done this.

He entered the house and asked them, "Why all this confusion and crying? The child isn't dead. She's sleeping."

But Jesus strictly ordered them not to let anyone know about this. He also told them to give her something to eat.

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!

This is the builder, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon, isn't it? His sisters are here with us, aren't they?" And they were offended by him.

King Herod heard about this, because Jesus' name had become well-known. He was saying, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead! That's why he is able to do these miracles."

When John's disciples heard about this, they came and carried off his body and laid it in a tomb.

When it was quite late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and it's already late.

Then he told her, "Because you have said this, go! The demon has left your daughter."

He sighed deeply in his spirit and remarked, "Why do those living today demand a sign? I tell all of you with certainty, no sign will be given to this generation."

Knowing this, Jesus asked them, "Why are you discussing the fact that you don't have any bread? Don't you understand or perceive yet? Are your hearts hardened?

He was speaking about this matter quite openly.

If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes with the holy angels in his Father's glory."

Then a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud and said, "This is my Son, whom I love. Keep on listening to him!"