And no one pours new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be destroyed. Instead new wine is poured into new wineskins.”

because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.

But he saw through their hypocrisy and said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”

Stay alert, then, because you do not know when the owner of the house will return – whether during evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn –

In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,

He also said to them, “You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition.

Then he said to her, “Because you said this, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

She went home and found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.

Then he left them, got back into the boat, and went to the other side.

Now they had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

They said, “John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”

Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.

Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders let them go.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him with his own words.