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.

He spoke openly about this. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

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.

Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

But at this statement, the man looked sad and went away sorrowful, for he was very rich.

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”

Some people standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”

Peter remembered and said to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered.”

But if we say, ‘From people – ’” (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

Have you not read this scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him with his own words.

The second married her and died without any children, and likewise the third.

In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”

You will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.

Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

But some who were present indignantly said to one another, “Why this waste of expensive ointment?

It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!” So they spoke angrily to her.