Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and the demonic spirits begged Jesus to let them go into them. He gave them permission.

because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.

As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.

As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us.”

Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.

Then the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!”

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest.

So if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!

Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

At that time, some Pharisees came up and said to Jesus, “Get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.”

Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.

Then he said to them, “Which of you, if you have a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?”

When one of those at the meal with Jesus heard this, he said to him, “Blessed is everyone who will feast in the kingdom of God!”

“Now his older son was in the field. As he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

When he saw them he said, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went along, they were cleansed.

There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,

And he summoned ten of his slaves, gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’