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But Herod said, "I had John's head cut off! Who is this I hear so much about?" Herod was eager to meet Jesus.

But a lot of people found out about this and followed him. Jesus welcomed them. He spoke to them about God's kingdom and healed everyone who was sick.

Jesus answered, "You give them something to eat." But they replied, "We have only five small loaves of bread and two fish. If we are going to feed all these people, we will have to go and buy food."

Jesus then asked them, "But who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah sent from God."

Jesus told his disciples, "The nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make the Son of Man suffer terribly. They will reject him and kill him, but three days later he will rise to life."

If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will save it.

What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself or waste your life?

Moses and Elijah were about to leave, when Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here! Let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." But Peter did not know what he was talking about.

I begged your disciples to force out the demon, but they couldn't do it."

But the disciples did not know what he meant. The meaning was hidden from them. They could not understand it, and they were afraid to ask.

John said, "Master, we saw a man using your name to force demons out of people. But we told him to stop, because he isn't one of us."

But he was on his way to Jerusalem, so the people there refused to welcome him.

But Jesus turned and corrected them for what they had said.

Jesus said, "Foxes have dens, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own."

Jesus told someone else to come with him. But the man said, "Lord, let me wait until I bury my father."

Then someone said to Jesus, "I want to go with you, Lord, but first let me go back and take care of things at home."

He said to them: A large crop is in the fields, but there are only a few workers. Ask the Lord in charge of the harvest to send out workers to bring it in.

Now go, but remember, I am sending you like lambs into a pack of wolves.

If the people living there are peace-loving, your prayer for peace will bless them. But if they are not peace-loving, your prayer will return to you.

But if the people of a town refuse to welcome you, go out into the street and say,