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

He fell with his face to the ground at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. (Now he was a Samaritan.)

Thus I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father granted to me,

and ‘with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep.”

Then Jesus traveled throughout towns and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

So he called one of the slaves and asked what was happening.

It was the day of preparation and the Sabbath was beginning.

“This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”

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

So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.

The expert in religious law said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”

telling them, “Go to the village ahead of you. When you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.

But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.

Then Jesus asked, “Who was it who touched me?” When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing against you!”

Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.

As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.