When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue. Many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did he get these ideas? And what is this wisdom that has been given to him? What are these miracles that are done through his hands?

He was not able to do a miracle there, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no bag, no money in their belts –

Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.

But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said, “Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”

He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. He gave them to his disciples to serve the people, and he divided the two fish among them all.

Then he called the crowd again and said to them, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand.

adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.

And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly.

When he learned of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you arguing about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

He spoke openly about this. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

What can a person give in exchange for his life?

As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

When the whole crowd saw him, they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him.

But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.

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.

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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.

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