For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there, so the last state of that person is worse than the first. It will be that way for this evil generation as well!”

But when the sun came up, they were scorched, and because they did not have sufficient root, they withered.

Then the disciples came to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”

“But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

Now when Jesus finished these parables, he moved on from there.

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

Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased.

Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,

he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

Jesus said, “Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

Not counting children and women, there were four thousand men who ate.

When the disciples went to the other side, they forgot to take bread.

Or the seven loaves for the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

He answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

He called a child, had him stand among them,

They said to him, “Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her?”