And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, Is it possible for one blind man to be guide to another? will they not go falling together into a hole?
And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.
Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?
And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?
They are like children who are seated in the market-place, crying out to one another, and saying, We made music for you, but you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow, but you were not sad.
And they, when they came to Jesus, made their request warmly, saying,
And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:
But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,
While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.
And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?
Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.
And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.
But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.
But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.
You put unclean bread on my altar. And you say, How have we made it unclean? By your saying, The table of the Lord is of no value.
You have made the Lord tired with your words. And still you say, How have we made him tired? By your saying, Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and he has delight in them; or, Where is God the judge?
And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.
And they were greatly surprised, saying to him, Who then may have salvation?
Saying, See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will give an order for his death, and will give him up to the Gentiles:
And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?
But Jesus said to them, You have no knowledge of what you are saying. Are you able to take of my cup? or to undergo the baptism which I am to undergo?
And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?
And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
And there came to him Sadducees, who say there is no coming back from the dead; and they put a question to him, saying,
Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.
He still had one, a dearly loved son: he sent him last to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.
And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.
People will come in my name, saying, I am he; and a number will be turned from the true way.
And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.
And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,
But some of them were angry among themselves, saying, For what purpose has this oil been wasted?
Now he who had been false to him had given them a sign, saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he; take him, and get him away safely.
Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying,
But he said, I have no knowledge of him, or of what you are saying: and he went out into the doorway; and there came the cry of a cock.
And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.
And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,
And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.
And they were saying among themselves, Who will get the stone rolled away from the door for us?
And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.
And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.
And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.
And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master?
And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?
And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.
And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.
And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.
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