“The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

He stretched out his hand and touched him saying, “I am willing. Be clean!” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

And the men were amazed and said, “What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”

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

Whenever you enter a town or village, find out who is worthy there and stay with them until you leave.

Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time.

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.

Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?

Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and it was restored, as healthy as the other.

For this reason I tell you, people will be forgiven for every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

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

To the one who had said this, Jesus replied, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”

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

But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

He presented them with another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a person who sowed good seed in his field.

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea that caught all kinds of fish.

But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

Instructed by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

“Yes, Lord,” she replied, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”