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When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed."

And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress."

So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.

And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.

They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men."

And they said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."

And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him.

And after looking around at them all he said to him, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored.

Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.

"Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.

And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.

he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'

The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

"No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.

One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." So they set out,

Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these. So he gave them permission.

Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned.