If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!”

Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.

They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.

Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.

Peter said to him, “Even if they all fall away, I will not!”

After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit on it. When he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

“Why does this man speak this way? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

And if Satan rises against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand and his end has come.

He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

Now they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

Then Jesus said to him, “‘If you are able?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.”

He told them, “This kind can come out only by prayer.”

Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.

He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no bag, no money in their belts –

Sighing deeply in his spirit he said, “Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation.”

It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”