And He cured many who were sick with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and would not let the demons speak a word, because they knew who He was.

But he went out and began to publish it so much and to spread the story so far, that Jesus could not any more go into any town openly, but had to stay out in thinly settled places. But the people kept coming to Him from every quarter.

And as they could not get him near to Jesus, on account of the crowd, they dug through the roof over the spot where He was standing and let the pallet down that the paralyzed man was lying on.

Jesus heard it, and said to them, "Not well but sick people have to send for the doctor. It is not upright but sinful people that I have come to invite."

He answered them, "Have you never read what David did when he and his soldiers were in need and hungry?

Then He said to them, "The Sabbath was made to serve man and not man to keep the Sabbath.

But He charged them time after time not to tell who He was.

And again the crowds gathered so that it was not possible for them even to take their meals.

Some fell upon rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up at once, because the soil was not deep;

but when the sun came up, they were scorched and withered away, because they had not taken root.

'They may look and look and yet not see, And listen and listen and yet not understand, Lest, perchance, they should turn and be forgiven.'"

Then He said to them: "If you do not understand this story, how, indeed, can you understand any of my stories?

but it does not take real root in them, and so they last only a little while; then when trouble or persecution comes on account of the truth, they at once fall by the way.

Then He put a question to them: "A lamp is not brought to be put under a peck-measure or under a bed, is it? Is it not rather to be put on the lamp-stand?

For nothing is ever hidden by people except for the purpose of having it known, and people do not keep secrets except to tell them.

then continues sleeping by night and getting up by day, while the seed sprouts and comes up without his knowing how.

He did not tell them anything except by stories, but to His own disciples He kept on privately explaining everything.

All night and all day he kept screaming among the tombs and on the hills, and kept gashing himself with stones.

and screamed aloud, "What do you want of me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, I beg you, do not torture me."

And they kept on earnestly begging Him not to send them out of that country.

However, He did not let him, but said to him, "Go home to your folks, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and has taken pity on you."

and had suffered much at the hands of many doctors, and had spent all she had, and yet was not a whit benefited but rather grew worse,

But Jesus paid no attention to what was said, but said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only keep up your faith."

And He went into the house and said to them, "Why do you continue all this confusion and crying? The little girl is not dead but is sleeping."

Is He not the carpenter, Mary's son, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And do not His sisters live here among us?" And so they found a cause for stumbling over him.

He could not do any mighty deeds there, except that He put His hands on a few ailing people and cured them.

He ordered them not to take anything for the journey except a staff, no bread, no bag, no money in the purse;

they were to go with plain sandals on their feet and not to wear two shirts.

For John kept saying to Herod, "It is not right for you to be living with your brother's wife."

So Herodias had it in for him and wanted to have him killed. But she could not have it done,

The king, although exceedingly sorry, yet on account of his oath and his guests, did not like to refuse her,

for they did not understand the lesson of the loaves; their minds were dull.

And so the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why is it that your disciples do not practice the customs handed down from our forefathers, but eat their meals without purifying their hands?"

And He answered them, "Are you too without understanding yet? Do you not know that nothing from the outside that goes into a man can make him foul,

because it does not reach his heart but only his stomach, and then passes off into the waste?" In thus speaking He made all foods clean.

Then He left there and went into the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house and wanted no one to know that He was there. But He could not escape public notice.

But He was saying to her, "Let the children first eat all they want, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it out to the house dogs."

Then He charged them not to tell anybody about it, but the more He kept charging them, the more they kept spreading the news.

And as He noticed it He said to them, "Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet know nor understand? Are your minds so dull?

Since you have eyes can you not see with them? Since you have ears can you not hear with them?

Do you not remember how many basketfuls of pieces you picked up when I broke the five loaves in pieces for the five thousand?" They said to Him, "Twelve."

He said to them, "How is it that you do not understand?"

So He sent him home with the warning, "Do not ever go into the village."

But He strictly warned them not to tell this about Him to anybody.

But He turned and glanced at His disciples and reproved Peter by saying, "Get out of my way, Satan, for this view of yours is not from God but from men!"

For he did not really know what to say, he was so frightened.

And while they were going down the mountain, He cautioned them not to tell anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man should rise from the dead.

Wherever it seizes him, it convulses him, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth; and he is wasting away. So I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they could not do it."

When Jesus got home and was by Himself, His disciples were asking Him, "Why could not we drive it out?"

Then they left there and were making a trip through Galilee, and He did not want anybody to know it;

But they did not understand what this statement meant, and they were afraid to ask Him.

"Whoever, as a disciple of mine, welcomes one little child like this, welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not merely me but Him who sent me."

John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw a man using your name to drive out demons, and we tried to stop him, for he was not one of our followers."

Jesus said, "Do not try to stop him, for there is no one who will use my name to do a mighty deed, and then be able soon to abuse me.

For whoever is not against us is for us.

"For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink, on the ground that you belong to Christ, I solemnly say to you, he will not fail to get his reward.

I solemnly say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child does, will never get into it at all."

You know the commandments: Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Do not defraud. Practice honoring your father and mother."

who will not receive now in this life a hundred times as much in houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, but along with them persecution, and in the world to come eternal life.

Jesus said to them, "You do not realize what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup that I am drinking, or endure the baptism of agony that I am to endure?"

but seats at my right and at my left are not mine to give, but they will be given to those for whom they have been prepared."

but this is not to be the case among you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

Now in the distance He saw a fig tree covered with leaves, and He went up to it to see if He might find some figs on it, but when He got to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for figs.

and would not let anybody carry a vessel through the temple.

And He continued teaching them and saying, "Does not the Scripture say, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a cave for robbers."

I solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Get up and throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt at all in his heart, but has faith that what he says will take place, shall have it.

Then they argued with one another in this way, "If we say, 'It was from heaven,' He will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

So they said to Jesus, "We do not know." Jesus also said to them, "Nor am I going to tell you what sort of authority I have for doing as I do."

And they came up and said to Him, "We know that you always tell the truth, and pay no personal consideration to anyone, but teach the way of God honestly. Is it right to pay poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

Should we pay it, or should we not?" Now because He saw their pretense, He said to them, "Why are you testing me so? Bring me a twenty-cent coin to look at."

And not one of the seven left a child. At last the woman died too.

Jesus said to them, "Does not this prove that you are wrong in your views, because you do not understand either the Scriptures or the power of God?

For when people rise from the dead, men do not marry and women are not married, but continue to live together as the angels in heaven do.

He is not the God of dead but of living people! You are entirely wrong in your views."

So Jesus said to him, as He saw that he had answered thoughtfully, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And no one ventured to ask Him any more questions.

Jesus said to him, "Are you looking in wonder at these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be torn down."

But when you hear of wars and rumors of war, stop getting alarmed. They have to come, but the end is not yet.

Now when they take you to court for trial, do not be worrying beforehand about what you should say, but say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you that will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

let him who is on the roof of his house not go down and go into the house to get anything out of it;

let him who is in the field not turn back to get his coat.

And pray that it may not be in winter,

If the Lord had not cut those days short, nobody would have escaped, but for the sake of the people chosen as His own He has cut them short.

"If anyone says to you at that time, 'Look! Here is the Christ,' or, 'Look! There He is,' do not believe it.

"But in those days, after that misery, the sun will turn dark, the moon will not shed its light,

I solemnly say to you, the present generation will not pass away before all this takes place.

But about that day or hour not a single one knows -- not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son; not a single one but the Father.

Keep looking, keep alert, for you do not know when the time will be.

So you must keep alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming -- in the evening or at midnight or at daybreak or early in the morning --

so that he may not come unexpectedly and find you asleep.

for they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for there might be a riot."

For you always have the poor among you, and whenever you please you can do them good, but you will not always have me.

Then Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you, yes, you, will disown me three times."

and He was saying, "Abba [which means 'Father'], anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want!"

And He went back and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch a single hour?

You must all keep watching and praying that you may not be exposed to temptation. Man's spirit is willing but human nature is weak."

When He went back again, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were so heavy they could hardly hold them open; and they did not know what answer to make Him.

for although many men gave false testimony against Him, their testimonies did not agree.

But even in this matter their testimony did not agree.

Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "What more evidence do we need now?