A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 4:21-25
Jesus said to his disciples, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?
Jesus said to his disciples, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?
On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea.
The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house.
Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan?
Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us, I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to write it down in an orderly sequence for you, most excellent Theophilus, so that you may realize the certainty of the teachings you have received.
Jesus appeared to the Eleven and said to them: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature.
Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him.
Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples.
As Jesus was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain.