Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake.

Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying, “John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise, the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and the tear becomes worse.

In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So Jesus called his disciples and said to them,

And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be destroyed. Instead new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

and to have authority to cast out demons.

Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John.

But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

The woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician origin. She asked him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

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

They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.”

Peter began to speak to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you!”

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

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.

When they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus. Then, after tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying on.

Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”

Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, who was himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

So the news about him spread quickly throughout all the region around Galilee.

So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread.

In the house once again, the disciples asked him about this.