They cried out, “Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

What did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? Look, those who wear fancy clothes are in the homes of kings!

But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”

A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they could accuse him.

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.

And pointing toward his disciples he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!

Then Peter said to him, “Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

“Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the experts in the law. They will condemn him to death,

Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, “Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!”

“Tell the people of Zion, ‘Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

Just then the temple curtain was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks were split apart.

Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it.

But Jesus met them, saying, “Greetings!” They came to him, held on to his feet and worshiped him.

While they were going, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests everything that had happened.

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

“Look! The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.”

After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.