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And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths and his dinner guests.

And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

Immediately Jesus reached out with His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

and they pleaded with Him that they might just touch the border of His cloak; and all who touched it were cured.

"But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,"

he is not to honor his father or mother.' And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

But He did not answer her with even a word. And His disciples came up and urged Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us!"

And large crowds came to Him bringing with them those who were limping, had impaired limbs, were blind, or were unable to speak, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them.

Now Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, "I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way."

Now when Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"

From that time Jesus began to point out to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised up on the third day.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

"For what good will it do a person if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a person give in exchange for his soul?

"For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and WILL THEN REPAY EVERY PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS.

"Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom."

Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James, and his brother John, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.

And His disciples asked Him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,