For he is the one about whom Isaiah the prophet had spoken: "The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

So a report about him spread throughout Syria. People brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had seizures, paralytics, and those possessed by demons, and he healed them.

"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?

Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.

So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

So they came and woke him up saying, "Lord, save us! We are about to die!"

And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, "See that no one knows about this."

But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that entire region.

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

This is the one about whom it is written: 'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports about Jesus,

Now when Jesus heard this he went away from there privately in a boat to an isolated place. But when the crowd heard about it, they followed him on foot from the towns.

Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,

When Jesus learned of this, he said, "You who have such little faith! Why are you arguing among yourselves about having no bread?

How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!"

As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

He said to him, "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments."

When it was about nine o'clock in the morning, he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work.

So they went. When he went out again about noon and three o'clock that afternoon, he did the same thing.

And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day without work?'

When those hired about five o'clock came, each received a full day's pay.

Jesus answered, "You don't know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said, "The son of David."

"So when you see the abomination of desolation -- spoken about by Daniel the prophet -- standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

The Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born."

But he denied it in front of them all: "I don't know what you're talking about!"

As he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him: "Have nothing to do with that innocent man; I have suffered greatly as a result of a dream about him today."

At about three o'clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

So the news about him spread quickly throughout all the region around Galilee.

Simon's mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so they spoke to Jesus at once about her.

Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.

When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

And he said to them, "Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.

But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?"

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.

Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.

When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,

He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.

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

He said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.

Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.

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

So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.

When he learned of this, Jesus said to them, "Why are you arguing about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.

He spoke openly about this. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him."

He asked them, "What are you arguing about with them?"

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

But Jesus said, "Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.

In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this.

Now as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

"Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?"

When they arrest you and hand you over for trial, do not worry about what to speak. But say whatever is given you at that time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

For the Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born."

But he denied it: "I don't even understand what you're talking about!" Then he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.

Then he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, "I do not know this man you are talking about!"

But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.

So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.

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

When they saw him, they related what they had been told about this child,

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.

So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the surrounding countryside.

So the news about him spread into all areas of the region.

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.

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

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave.

This report about Jesus circulated throughout Judea and all the surrounding country.

John's disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

When John's messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

This is the one about whom it is written, 'Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

They came and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are about to die!" So he got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they died down, and it was calm.

because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

Herod said, "I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.

But when the crowds found out, they followed him. He welcomed them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and cured those who needed healing.

(Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.

They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem.

But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town and place where he himself was about to go.

But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things,

When he went out from there, the experts in the law and the Pharisees began to oppose him bitterly, and to ask him hostile questions about many things,

But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

So if you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the rest?

So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.

Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

So he called the manager in and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.'