Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,

On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”

Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.

Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him.

He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.

Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

Then one of the synagogue rulers, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.

They came to the house of the synagogue ruler where he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly.

He swore to her, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.

Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand.

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

Now they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.

Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again. And he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?

They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.

When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.