Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.

When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

And when the grain is ripe, he sends in the sickle because the harvest has come.”

He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

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

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.

When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,

Now Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.

He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

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

When John’s disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.

When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea and he was alone on the land.

When they saw him walking on the water they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,

Then he went up with them into the boat, and the wind ceased. They were completely astonished,

And they saw that some of Jesus’ disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, unwashed.

Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.

They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.

Then he looked up to heaven and said with a sigh, “Ephphatha” (that is, “Be opened”).