Jesus answered them, “You are deceived, because you don’t know the scriptures or the power of God.

and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

“Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.

Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Then he came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue. They were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?

On that day, many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons and do many powerful deeds?’

“I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am – I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.

When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.

Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see.

As they were going away, a man who could not talk and was demon-possessed was brought to him.

Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.”

For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

So a report about him spread throughout Syria. People brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had seizures, paralytics, and those possessed by demons, and he healed them.