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Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”

And after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money

So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.

When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.

When they saw Him, they worshiped Him, but some doubted.

People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.

And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

Going on a little farther, He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”

As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.

Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her.

And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

…and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”

…and when they found Him, they said, “Everyone is looking for You!”

…they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.

Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.

At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.

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

One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.

And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.

At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.

And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.

When His family heard about this, they went out to take custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”

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

Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came and stood outside. They sent someone in to summon Him,

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.

Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.

As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

…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.’”

Some are like the seeds along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.

But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

Others are like the seeds sown among the thorns. They hear the word,

Still others are like the seeds sown on good soil. They hear the word, receive it, and produce a crop—thirtyfold, sixtyfold, or a hundredfold.”

With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.

After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

After they had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with Him.

But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.

When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

When they arrived at the house of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw the commotion and the people weeping and wailing loudly.

And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.

Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). And at once they were utterly astounded.

When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?

Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.

So they set out and preached that the people should repent.

They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.

When John’s disciples heard about this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

Meanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.

And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.

But many people saw them leaving and recognized them. They ran together on foot from all the towns and arrived before them.

When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.

Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii to give all of them bread to eat?”

“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”

So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

They all ate and were satisfied,

…but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—

…but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—

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

…for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.

When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and moored the boat.

As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus

…and ran through that whole region, carrying the sick on mats to wherever they heard He was.

And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.

…and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.

Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.

And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.

Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,

“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”

“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.