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But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice and died.

The women left the tomb quickly. They were afraid, but they were also very happy. They ran to tell Jesus' followers what had happened.

On the mountain they saw Jesus and worshiped him, but some of them did not believe it was really Jesus.

I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

Jesus healed many who had different kinds of sicknesses, and he forced many demons to leave people. But he would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.

Jesus told the man to go away at once, but he warned him strongly,

"Don't tell anyone about this. But go and show yourself to the priest. And offer the gift Moses commanded for people who are made well. This will show the people what I have done."

The man left there, but he began to tell everyone that Jesus had healed him, and so he spread the news about Jesus. As a result, Jesus could not enter a town if people saw him. He stayed in places where nobody lived, but people came to him from everywhere.

But I will prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So Jesus said to the paralyzed man,

Jesus heard this and said to them, "It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick. I did not come to invite good people but to invite sinners."

Now the followers of John and the Pharisees often fasted for a certain time. Some people came to Jesus and said, "Why do John's followers and the followers of the Pharisees often fast, but your followers don't?"

But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.

Also, no one ever pours new wine into old leather bags. Otherwise, the new wine will break the bags, and the wine will be ruined along with the bags. But new wine should be put into new leather bags."

Then Jesus asked the people, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?" But they said nothing to answer him.

But Jesus strongly warned them not to tell who he was.

Then Jesus went home, but again a crowd gathered. There were so many people that Jesus and his followers could not eat.

But the teachers of the law from Jerusalem were saying, "Beelzebul is living inside him! He uses power from the ruler of demons to force demons out of people."

But anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of a sin that continues forever."

But when the sun rose, the plants dried up because they did not have deep roots.

Jesus said, "You can know the secret about the kingdom of God. But to other people I tell everything by using stories