As they were going out, they found a man from Cyrene named Simon, whom they forced to carry his cross.

When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice.

In the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law and elders – were mocking him:

He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered that it be given to him.

After they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

So the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.

After being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back by another route to their own country.

He came to a town called Nazareth and lived there. Then what had been spoken by the prophets was fulfilled, that Jesus would be called a Nazarene.

So Jesus replied to him, “Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.

Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you.” And the servant was healed at that hour.

When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

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

Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see.

Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.

Then it says, ‘I will return to the home I left.’ When it returns, it finds the house empty, swept clean, and put in order.