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.

to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, he gave the name Boanerges (that is, “sons of thunder”);

And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!

And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

He said to them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”

These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.

He also said to them, “A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?

And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, and more will be added to you.

He goes to sleep and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.

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

Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.

So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and all were amazed.

When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea.

She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse.

At once the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease.

He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying, “Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?”

He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.