A man came up to Jesus, knelt down before him, and said, “Lord, have pity on my son, who is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water.

Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah.

Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up a mountain to pray.

Some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders?

When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself.

Then he told them a parable.

Herod the tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesus and said to his servants, “This man is John the Baptist.

Jesus came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue.

Jesus said to the disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind.