Then little children were brought to him for him to lay his hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded those who brought them.

The crowd scolded them to get them to be quiet. But they shouted even more loudly, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!

But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee. They will see me there.”

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” – he said to the paralytic –

so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”

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

Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request: “I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

The woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician origin. She asked him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

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.”

Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”

They said to him, “Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.”

Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied, “Rabbi, let me see again.”

and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”

At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.

Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him.

Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.”