And tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had died were raised.

But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”

What do you think? If someone owns a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go look for the one that went astray?

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you! How often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would have none of it!

and forgive us our debts, as we ourselves have forgiven our debtors.

“For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

But he said, ‘No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them.

As the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.

These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person.”

After sending away the crowd, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.

“For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.

The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.

Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten.

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

“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone.”