<t /><p class="bodytext">Some time<n id="1" /> afterward<n id="2" /> he went on through towns<n id="3" /> and villages, preaching and proclaiming the good news<n id="4" /> of the kingdom of God.<n id="5" /> The<n id="6" /> twelve were with him,

But he replied<n id="1" /> to them, &#8220;My mother and my brothers are those<n id="2" /> who hear the word of God and do it.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue ruler&#8217;s<n id="1" /> house came and said, &#8220;Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.&#8221;

Then<n id="1" /> he said to them, &#8220;But who do you say that I am?&#8221; Peter<n id="2" /> answered,<n id="3" /> &#8220;The Christ<n id="4" /> of God.&#8221;

But I tell you most certainly,<n id="1" /> there are some standing here who will not<n id="2" /> experience<n id="3" /> death before they see the kingdom of God.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

As<n id="1" /> he was praying,<n id="2" /> the appearance of his face was transformed,<n id="3" /> and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.<n id="4" />

Then<n id="1" /> a man from the crowd cried out,<n id="2" /> &#8220;Teacher, I beg you to look at<n id="3" /> my son &#8211; he is my only child!

Then<n id="1" /> they were all astonished at the mighty power<n id="2" /> of God.p><t /><p class="bodytext">But while the entire crowd<n id="3" /> was amazed at everything Jesus<n id="4" /> was doing, he said to his disciples,

&#8220;Take these words to heart,<n id="1" /> for the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now when<n id="1" /> the days drew near<n id="2" /> for him to be taken up,<n id="3" /> Jesus<n id="4" /> set out resolutely<n id="5" /> to go to Jerusalem.<n id="6" />

Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, &#8220;Lord, do you want us <i>to call fire to come down from heaven and consumei><n id="1" /> <i>themi>?&#8221;<n id="2" />

But Jesus<n id="1" /> said to him, &#8220;Let the dead bury their own dead,<n id="2" /> but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.&#8221;<n id="3" />

She<n id="1" /> had a sister named Mary, who sat<n id="2" /> at the Lord&#8217;s feet<n id="3" /> and listened to what he said.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now<n id="1" /> he was casting out a demon that was mute.<n id="2" /> When<n id="3" /> the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak,<n id="4" /> and the crowds were amazed.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh,<n id="1" /> so the Son of Man will be a sign<n id="2" /> to this generation.<n id="3" />

For this reason also the wisdom<n id="1" /> of God said, &#8216;I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,&#8217;

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit<n id="1" /> will not be forgiven.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> someone from the crowd said to him, &#8220;Teacher, tell<n id="2" /> my brother to divide the inheritance with me.&#8221;

That<n id="1" /> servant who knew his master&#8217;s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked<n id="2" /> will receive a severe beating.

You hypocrites!<n id="1" /> You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how<n id="2" /> to interpret the present time?p>