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A woman suffering from bleeding for 12 years, who had spent all she had on doctors yet could not be healed by any,

Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But He said, "Stop crying, for she is not dead but asleep."

"Take nothing for the road," He told them, "no walking stick, no traveling bag, no bread, no money; and don't take an extra shirt.

"You give them something to eat," He told them. "We have no more than five loaves and two fish," they said, "unless we go and buy food for all these people."

(For about 5,000 men were there.) Then He told His disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about 50 each."

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me will save it.

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and that of the Father and the holy angels.

As the two men were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it's good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"—not knowing what he said.

He told them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes Him who sent Me. For whoever is least among you—this one is great."

"Don't stop him," Jesus told him, "because whoever is not against you is for you."

When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He determined to journey to Jerusalem.

He sent messengers ahead of Him, and on the way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make preparations for Him.

But Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Don't be moving from house to house.

‘We are wiping off as a witness against you even the dust of your town that clings to our feet. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.'

I tell you, on that day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that town.

"Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes!

But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see the things you see yet didn't see them; to hear the things you hear yet didn't hear them."

The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I'll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.'