If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire.

If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

But he saw through their hypocrisy and said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”

Early in the morning, after forming a plan, the chief priests with the elders and the experts in the law and the whole Sanhedrin tied Jesus up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate.

Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.

Now after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, the news spread that he was at home.

Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.

Then Jesus entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.

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

For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.

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

Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

And he said to them, “Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”

They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”

He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.

Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.

When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed down before him.