When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.

They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.

‘No,’ they replied. ‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, “So, couldn’t you stay awake with me for one hour?

Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.

When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.

Now a leper came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said.

Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,

Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.

Then Jesus’ mother and his brothers came. Standing outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”

They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind – the one who had the “Legion” – and they were afraid.

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

Then the apostles gathered around Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught.

Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dispersed the crowd.

Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.

A member of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

Now as they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples

Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.