Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching,

He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them.

In this way what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: “He took our weaknesses and carried our diseases.”

And the men were amazed and said, “What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”

After getting into a boat he crossed to the other side and came to his own town.

When Jesus saw their reaction he said, “Why do you respond with evil in your hearts?

“Whoever, then, acknowledges me before people, I will acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.

And aren’t all his sisters here with us? Where did he get all this?”

But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Instructed by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.

They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

Leave them! They are blind guides. If someone who is blind leads another who is blind, both will fall into a pit.”

Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer?

They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

They answered, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.