<p class="bodytext">While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler&#8217;s<n id="1" /> house saying, &#8220;Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?&#8221;

So<n id="1" /> she went out and said to her mother, &#8220;What should I ask for?&#8221; Her mother<n id="2" /> said, &#8220;The head of John the baptizer.&#8221;<n id="3" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">In those days there was another large crowd with nothing to eat. So<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> called his disciples and said to them,

Sighing deeply in his spirit he said, &#8220;Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth,<n id="1" /> no sign will be given to this generation.&#8221;

When he learned of this,<n id="1" /> Jesus said to them, &#8220;Why are you arguing<n id="2" /> about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

He asked them, &#8220;But who do you say that I am?&#8221; Peter answered him,<n id="1" /> &#8220;You are the Christ.&#8221;<n id="2" />

Salt<n id="1" /> is good, but if it loses its saltiness,<n id="2" /> how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now<n id="1" /> as Jesus<n id="2" /> was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, &#8220;Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?&#8221;<n id="3" />

Then<n id="1" /> Jesus said to him,<n id="2" /> &#8220;What do you want me to do for you?&#8221; The blind man replied, &#8220;Rabbi,<n id="3" /> let me see again.&#8221;<n id="4" />

If anyone says to you, &#8216;Why are you doing this?&#8217; say, &#8216;The Lord needs it<n id="1" /> and will send it back here soon.&#8217;&#8221;

and said, &#8220;By what authority<n id="1" /> are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?&#8221;

What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy<n id="1" /> those tenants and give the vineyard to others.<n id="2" />

So<n id="1" /> they brought one, and he said to them, &#8220;Whose image<n id="2" /> is this, and whose inscription?&#8221; They replied,<n id="3" /> &#8220;Caesar&#8217;s.&#8221;

When he came again he found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open.<n id="1" /> And they did not know what to tell him.

Then<n id="1" /> the high priest stood up before them<n id="2" /> and asked Jesus, &#8220;Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?&#8221;

But he denied it:<n id="1" /> &#8220;I don&#8217;t even understand what you&#8217;re talking about!&#8221;<n id="2" /> Then<n id="3" /> he went out to the gateway, and a rooster crowed.<n id="4" />

So Pilate spoke to them again,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Then what do you want me to do<n id="2" /> with the one you call king of the Jews?&#8221;

They were all amazed so that they asked each other, &#8220;What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now<n id="1" /> John&#8217;s<n id="2" /> disciples and the Pharisees<n id="3" /> were fasting.<n id="4" /> So<n id="5" /> they came to Jesus<n id="6" /> and said, &#8220;Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don&#8217;t fast?&#8221;

Then<n id="1" /> he cried out with a loud voice, &#8220;Leave me alone,<n id="2" /> Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God<n id="3" /> &#8211; do not torment me!&#8221;