a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfumed oil, and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.

And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you,

In reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

They spat on him and took the staff and struck him repeatedly on the head.

As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

So they left the tomb quickly, with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.

telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’

the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing. Be clean!”

So the Pharisees went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate him.

Because of the crowd, he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him so the crowd would not press toward him.

He appointed twelve (whom he named apostles), so that they would be with him and he could send them to preach

For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”

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

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,

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.

His disciples answered him, “Where can someone get enough bread in this desolate place to satisfy these people?”