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Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years; and though she had spent all she had on physicians, no one could cure her.

But Jesus said, "Someone touched me; for I noticed that power had gone out from me."

They were all weeping and wailing for her; but he said, "Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping."

He said to them, "Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money—not even an extra tunic.

The day was drawing to a close, and the twelve came to him and said, "Send the crowd away, so that they may go into the surrounding villages and countryside, to lodge and get provisions; for we are here in a deserted place."

But he said to them, "You give them something to eat." They said, "We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people."

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it.

Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"—not knowing what he said.

and said to them, "Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for the least among all of you is the greatest."

But Jesus said to him, "Do not stop him; for whoever is not against you is for you."

When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.

And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him;

But Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."

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

Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house.

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 deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

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

At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.