When he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, but the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things he was doing.

and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?

And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

You put all things under his control.” For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,

cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,

Jesus called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness.

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

And immediately the man stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

After he sat down, he called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

For they all gave out of their wealth. But she, out of her poverty, put in what she had to live on, everything she had.”

All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be brought low, and the crooked will be made straight, and the rough ways will be made smooth,

In the same way therefore not one of you can be my disciple if he does not renounce all his own possessions.

But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that must happen, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

It is written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me.

He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was all his household; he did many acts of charity for the people and prayed to God regularly.

About him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

and by this one everyone who believes is justified from everything from which the law of Moses could not justify you.

Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.