Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,

(They came out of the tombs after his resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.)

and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance of the tomb and went away.

Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,

teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

John wore a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

He proclaimed, “One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.

He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.

When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.

Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up, take your stretcher, and walk’?

And immediately the man stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

but worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it produces nothing.

It is like a mustard seed that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground –

But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

But many saw them leaving and recognized them, and they hurried on foot from all the towns and arrived there ahead of them.

As Jesus came ashore he saw the large crowd and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he taught them many things.

He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five – and two fish.”

He said to them, “Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?

A member of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.