After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds.

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 said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit.

At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

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.

Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother, John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

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.