Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

They said to him, “Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.”

Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied, “Rabbi, let me see again.”

But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and the inheritance will be ours!’

Jesus said to him, “I tell you the truth, today – this very night – before a rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.”

But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all of them said the same thing.

Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.”

But he denied it: “I don’t even understand what you’re talking about!” Then he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

But Jesus said to them, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that is what I was sent to do.”

Simon answered, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing! But at your word I will lower the nets.”

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”

This is the one about whom it is written, ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

But he replied to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”

Then he said to them all, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

“So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.