He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.

They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind – the one who had the “Legion” – and they were afraid.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.

The sower sows the word.

“I tell you, stand up, take your stretcher, and go home.”

But if we say, ‘From people – ’” (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

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

And immediately the man stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges (that is, “sons of thunder”);

and Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

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

Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.

Then they led Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests and elders and experts in the law came together.

“We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.’”

Because he wanted to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them. Then, after he had Jesus flogged, he handed him over to be crucified.

The soldiers forced a passerby to carry his cross, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).

So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him.

He said, “What comes out of a person defiles him.

All these evils come from within and defile a person.”