Now everyone was crying and wailing for her. But Jesus said, "Stop crying! She's not dead. She's sleeping."

So her spirit returned, and she got up at once. Then Jesus directed that she be given something to eat.

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

Herod said, "I beheaded John. But who is this man I'm hearing so much about?" So Herod kept trying to see Jesus.

The apostles came back and told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them away with him privately to a city called Bethsaida.

One day, while Jesus was praying privately and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"

Now about eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray.

They had a glorified appearance, and were discussing Jesus' departure that he would shortly bring about in Jerusalem.

Now Peter and the men with him had been overcome by sleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.

Just as Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter told Jesus, "Master, it's good that we're here! Let's set up three shelters one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." (Peter didn't know what he was saying.)

After the voice had spoken, Jesus was alone. The disciples kept silent and at that time told no one about what they had seen.

The next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.

Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and perverted generation! How much longer must I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!"

Even while the boy was coming, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

All the people continued to be amazed at the greatness of God. Indeed, everyone was astonished at all the things Jesus was doing. So he told his disciples,

But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.

Jesus told him, "Don't stop him! Because whoever is not against you is for you."

When the days grew closer for Jesus to be taken up to heaven, he was determined to continue his journey to Jerusalem.

Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest."

Jesus told him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

At that moment, the Holy Spirit made Jesus extremely joyful, so Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from wise and intelligent people and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, because this is what was pleasing to you.

Just then an expert in the Law stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Jesus answered him, "What is written in the Law? What do you read there?"

Jesus told him, "You have answered correctly. "Do this, and you will live.'"

But the man wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

After careful consideration, Jesus replied, "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of bandits. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.

He said, "The one who showed mercy to him." Jesus told him, "Go and do what he did."

Now as they were traveling along, Jesus went into a village. A woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.

Once Jesus was praying in a certain place. After he had finished, one of his disciples told him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

Jesus was driving a demon out of a man who was unable to talk. When the demon had gone out, the man began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

Others, wanting to test Jesus, kept asking him for a sign from heaven.

As Jesus was saying this, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and told him, "How blessed is the womb that gave birth to you and the breasts that nursed you!"

Now as the crowds continued to throng around Jesus, he went on to say, "This people living today are an evil generation. It craves a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah,

After Jesus had said this, a Pharisee invited him to have a meal with him. So Jesus went and took his place at the table.

Jesus said, "How terrible it will be for you experts in the Law, too! You load people with burdens that are hard to carry, yet you don't even lift a finger to ease those burdens.

As Jesus was leaving, the scribes and the Pharisees began to oppose him fiercely, interrogating him about many things.

Meanwhile, the people had gathered by the thousands and were trampling on one another. Jesus began to speak first to his disciples. "Watch out for the yeast that is, the hypocrisy of the Pharisees!

But Jesus asked him, "Mister, who appointed me to be a judge or arbitrator over you people?"

Then Jesus told his disciples, "That's why I'm telling you to stop worrying about your life what you will eat or about your body what you will wear,

Then Jesus told the crowds, "When you see a cloud coming in from the west, you immediately say, "There's going to be a storm,' and that's what happens.

At that time, some people who were there told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

Then Jesus told them this parable: "A man had a fig tree that had been planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but didn't find any.

Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, "Woman, you are free from your illness."

But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, told the crowd, "There are six days when work is to be done. So come on those days to be healed, and not on the Sabbath day."

So Jesus went on to say, "What is the kingdom of God like? What can I compare it to?

Then Jesus taught in one town and village after another as he made his way to Jerusalem.

At that hour some Pharisees came and told Jesus, "Leave and get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you!"

One Sabbath, Jesus went to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal. The guests were watching Jesus closely.

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

When Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable.

Jesus told him, "A man gave a large banquet and invited many people.

Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus. He turned and told them,

Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus.

Then Jesus said, "A man had two sons.

Now Jesus was saying to the disciples, "A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets.

Now the Pharisees, who love money, had been listening to all this and began to ridicule Jesus.

Jesus told his disciples, "It is inevitable that temptations to sin will come, but how terrible it will be for the person through whom they come!

One day, Jesus was traveling along the border between Samaria and Galilee on the way to Jerusalem.

and shouted, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

When Jesus saw them, he told them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." While they were going, they were made clean.

He fell on his face at Jesus' feet and thanked him. Now that man was a Samaritan.

Jesus asked, "Ten men were made clean, weren't they? Where are the other nine?

Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come. He answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming with a visible display.

Then Jesus told the disciples, "The time will come during which you will long to see one of these days when the Son of Man is with you, but you will not see it.

Jesus told his disciples a parable about their need to pray all the time and never give up.

Jesus also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves, thinking they were righteous, but who looked down on everyone else:

Now some people were even bringing their infants to Jesus to have him touch them. But when the disciples saw this, they sternly told the people not to do that.

Jesus, however, called for the children and said, "Let the little children come to me, and stop keeping them away, because the kingdom of God belongs to people like these.

Then an official asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

"Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked him. "Nobody is good except for one God.

When Jesus heard this, he told him, "You still need to do one thing. Sell everything you have and give the money to the destitute, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come back and follow me."

So when Jesus saw how sad he was, he said, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the kingdom of God!

Those who were listening to Jesus asked, "Then who can be saved?"

Jesus replied, "The things that are impossible for people are possible for God."

Jesus told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, there is no one who has left his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of the kingdom of God

Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, "Pay attention! We're going up to Jerusalem. Everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled,

As Jesus was approaching Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the road begging.

They told him that Jesus from Nazareth was coming by.

So he shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,

So Jesus told him, "See again! Your faith has made you well."

Immediately the man could see again and began to follow Jesus, glorifying God. All the people saw this and gave praise to God.

As Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it,

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he couldn't do so due to the crowd, since he was a short man.

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus, who was going to pass that way.

When Jesus came to the tree, he looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down! I must stay at your house today."

But all the people who saw this began to complain: "Jesus is going to be the guest of a notorious sinner!"

Then Jesus told him, "Today salvation has come to this home, because this man is also a descendant of Abraham,

As they were listening to this, Jesus went on to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and because the people thought that the kingdom of God would appear immediately.

After Jesus had said this, he traveled on and went up to Jerusalem.

So those who were sent went off and found it as Jesus had told them.

Then they brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and Jesus sat upon it.

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd told Jesus, "Teacher, tell your disciples to be quiet."

Then Jesus went into the Temple and began to throw out those who were selling things.

One day, while Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple and telling them the good news, the high priests and the scribes came with the elders

Then Jesus told them, "Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things."

But Jesus looked at them and asked, "What does this text mean: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?

When the scribes and the high priests realized that Jesus had told this parable about them, they wanted to arrest him right then, but they were afraid of the crowd.

Now some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus