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But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!”

But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

He appointed twelve of them, whom He designated as apostles, to accompany Him, to be sent out to preach,

Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter.

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”

…so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

…so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”

For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.

He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

For whoever has will be given more. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”

Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.

…and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.”

For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”

“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”

But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

…for they all saw Him and were terrified. But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.

Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.

Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.

If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?

…because He was teaching His disciples. He told them, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill Him, and after three days He will rise.”

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

For everyone will be salted with fire.

Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,

They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”

But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”

“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,

“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”

“We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.

But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

…and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.

…and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”

“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to be fulfilled?”

When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.

And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!

For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.

For those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.

If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

So be on your guard; I have told you everything in advance.

But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

…the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’

Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come.

“But not during the feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.”

And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”

The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.

Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me. But this has happened that the Scriptures would be fulfilled.”

And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

…they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.