For there are eunuchs who were born as such from [their] mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by people, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves [eunuchs] for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who is able to accept [this], let him accept [it]."

Then children were brought to him so that he could lay his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

So [when] the disciples heard [this], they were extremely amazed, saying, "Then who can be saved?"

And [when] the ten heard [this], they were indignant concerning the two brothers.

And [as] they were going out of Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

And behold, [there were] two blind men sitting beside the road. [When they] heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, saying, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And a very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading [them] on the road.

And the crowds who went ahead of him and the ones who followed were shouting, saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!"

And the crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee!"

And Jesus entered the temple [courts] and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.

But [when] the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful [things] that he did, and the children shouting in the temple [courts] and saying, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" they were indignant.

And [when they] saw [it], the disciples were astonished, saying, "How did the fig tree wither at once?"

and [although they] wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding celebration is ready, but those who had been invited were not worthy.

And [when they] heard [this], they were astonished, and they left him [and] went away.

Now there were seven brothers with us. And the first died [after] getting married, and [because he] did not have descendants, he left his wife to his brother.

And [when] the crowds heard [this], they were amazed at his teaching.

Now [while] the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,

"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How many times I wanted to gather your children together {the way} a hen gathers her young together under [her] wings, and you were not willing!

For just as the days of Noah [were], so the coming of the Son of Man will be.

For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered into the ark.

Now five of them were foolish and five [were] wise.

But [while] they had gone away to buy [it] the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding celebration, and the door was shut.

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few [things]; I will put you [in charge] over many [things]. Enter into the joy of your master!'

But they were saying, "Not during the feast, so that there will not be an uproar among the people."

And [when] the disciples saw [it] they were indignant, saying, "{Why} this waste?

And [while] they were eating he said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me."

Now [while] they were eating Jesus took bread and, [after] giving thanks, he broke [it], and giving [it] to the disciples, he said, "Take, eat, this is my body."

And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "So, were you not able to stay awake with me one hour?

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a female slave came up to him [and] said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."

And [when he] went out to the gateway, another [female slave] saw him and said to those [who were] there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."

And after a little [while] those who were standing there came up [and] said to Peter, "You really are [one] of them also, because even your accent {reveals who you are}."

And [as they] were going out, they found a man of Cyrene {named} Simon. They forced this man to carry his cross.

And they sat down [and] were watching over him there.

Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on [his] right and one on [his] left.

In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking [him], saying,

And in the same [way] even the robbers who were crucified with him were reviling him.

And some of those who were standing there, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man is summoning Elijah!"

And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook and the rocks were split.

And the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,

Now the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus, [when they] saw the earthquake and the things that took place, were extremely frightened, saying, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And there were many women there, observing from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him,

among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

And [while] they were going, behold, some of the guard of soldiers went into the city [and] reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.

telling [them], "Say 'His disciples came during the night [and] stole him [while] we were sleeping.'

So they took the money [and] did as they were told, and spread abroad this report among the Jews until this very day.

And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

And [as he] was passing by along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting [a net] into the sea (for they were fishermen).

And going on a little [farther], he saw James the [son] of Zebedee and his brother John, and they [were] in the boat mending the nets.

And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

And they were all amazed, so that [they began] to discuss with one another, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him."

Now [when it] was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those {who were sick} and those who were demon-possessed.

And he healed many {who were sick} with various diseases and expelled many demons. And he did not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And Simon and those [who were] with him searched diligently for him.

But he went out [and] began to proclaim [it] freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.

And [when] they were not able to bring [him] to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. And [after] digging through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.

Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, "Why are you considering these [things] in your hearts?

And he got up and immediately picked up his stretcher [and] went out in front of [them] all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen [anything] like this!"

And it happened that he {was dining} in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners {were dining with} Jesus and his disciples, for there were many and they were following him.

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and said to him, "{Why} do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

And he said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he had need and he and those [who were] with him were hungry--

how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests) and also gave [it] to those who were with him?"

And they were watching him closely [to see] if he would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they could accuse him.

And he said to them, "Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent.

For he had healed many, so that all those who {were suffering from diseases} pressed about him in order that they could touch him.

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, were falling down before him and crying out, saying, "You are the Son of God!"

And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.

And [when] {his family} heard [this], they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, "He has lost his mind!"

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul!" and "By the ruler of the demons he expels the demons!"

because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

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

And with many parables such as these he was speaking the word to them, as they were able to hear [it].

And leaving the crowd, they took him along, as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

And a great storm of wind developed, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already being filled [with water].

And {they were terribly frightened} and began to say to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"

And he permitted them. And the unclean spirits came out [and] entered into the pigs, and the herd--about two thousand--rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and were drowned in the sea.

And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting [there] clothed and in his right mind--the one who had had the legion--and they were afraid.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him, and they were all astonished.

And they began laughing at him. But he sent [them] all out [and] took along the father and mother of the child, and those [who were] with him, and went in to where the child was.

and immediately the girl stood up and began walking around (for she was twelve years old). And {immediately they were utterly and completely astonished}.

And [when] the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard [him] were amazed, saying, "Where did this man [get] these [things]? And what [is] this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?" And they were offended by him.

And they were expelling many demons and anointing many sick [people] with olive oil and healing [them].

And King Herod heard [it], because his name had become known. And they were saying, "John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him."

But others were saying, "He is Elijah," and others were saying, "[He is] a prophet like one of the prophets."

And he said to them, "You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time." For those [who were] coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.

And getting out [of the boat] he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep {without} a shepherd, and he began to teach them many [things].

And they all ate and were satisfied.

And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

For they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke with them and said to them, "Have courage, I am [he]! Do not be afraid!"

And he went up with them into the boat, and the wind abated. And {they were extraordinarily} astounded within themselves,

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

And [as] they were getting out of the boat, [people] recognized him immediately.

They ran about [through] that whole region and began to carry around those {who were sick} on stretchers, wherever they heard that he was.

And wherever he would go, into villages or into towns or to farms, they would put those who were sick in the marketplaces and would implore him that if they could touch even the edge of his cloak. And all those who touched it were healed.