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and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and for this reason these powers are at work in him."

For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

because John had been telling him, "It is not lawful for you to have her."

The king was grieved, yet out of regard for his oaths and for the guests, he commanded it to be given;

When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick.

When it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now late; send the crowds away so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves."

but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them.

"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands before they eat."

He answered them, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

For God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,' and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.'

So, for the sake of your tradition, you make void the word of God.

For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.

But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, "Send her away, for she keeps shouting after us."

Then Jesus answered her, "Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed instantly.

Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way."

He answered them, "When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." Then he left them and went away.

Do you still not perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered?

Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered?