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When the festival was over, they started back home, but the boy Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. His parents did not know this;

All who heard him were amazed at his intelligent answers.

His parents were astonished when they saw him, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been terribly worried trying to find you."

But they did not understand his answer.

So Jesus went back with them to Nazareth, where he was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart.

It was the fifteenth year of the rule of Emperor Tiberius; Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip was ruler of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias was ruler of Abilene,

So John said to all of them, "I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

He has his winnowing shovel with him, to thresh out all the grain and gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn the chaff in a fire that never goes out."

But John reprimanded Governor Herod, because he had married Herodias, his brother's wife, and had done many other evil things.

When Jesus began his work, he was about thirty years old. He was the son, so people thought, of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,

For the scripture says, ‘God will order his angels to take good care of you.'

and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people."

but he walked through the middle of the crowd and went his way.

After sunset all who had friends who were sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus; he placed his hands on every one of them and healed them all.

When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he fell on his knees before Jesus and said, "Go away from me, Lord! I am a sinful man!"

Because of the crowd, however, they could find no way to take him in. So they carried him up on the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed into the middle of the group in front of Jesus.

After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting in his office. Jesus said to him, "Follow me."

Then Levi had a big feast in his house for Jesus, and among the guests was a large number of tax collectors and other people.

Jesus was walking through some wheat fields on a Sabbath. His disciples began to pick the heads of wheat, rub them in their hands, and eat the grain.

Jesus answered them, "Haven't you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?