When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside.

Herod said, “I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.

But I tell you most certainly, there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God.”

John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us.”

Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

But Jesus, realizing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and a divided household falls.

Jesus also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and it does.

When he saw them he said, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went along, they were cleansed.

Then he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.’”

When Jesus noticed this, he said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.

He was trying to get a look at Jesus, but being a short man he could not see over the crowd.

But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so the inheritance will be ours!’

Then a slave girl, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, stared at him and said, “This man was with him too!”

Then a little later someone else saw him and said, “You are one of them too.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

But Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” At that moment, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.

[But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Certainly this man was innocent!”

Then some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said, but they did not see him.”