Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for 12 years approached from behind and touched the tassel on His robe,
for she said to herself, “If I can just touch His robe, I’ll be made well! ”
But Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” He said. “Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment.
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of David! ”
When He entered the house, the blind men approached Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this? ” “Yes, Lord,” they answered Him.
Then He touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith! ”
And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out! ”
Then Pharisees and scribes came from Jerusalem to Jesus and asked,
“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat! ”
He answered them, “And why do you break God’s commandment because of your tradition?
For God said: Honor your father and your mother; and, The one who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.
But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple” —
he does not have to honor his father.’ In this way, you have revoked God’s word because of your tradition.
Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said:
These people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commands of men.”
Summoning the crowd, He told them, “Listen and understand:
It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
Then the disciples came up and told Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard this statement? ”
He replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.
Leave them alone! They are blind guides. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Then Peter replied to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
“Are even you still lacking in understanding? ” He asked.
“Don’t you realize that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is eliminated?
But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man.
For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
These are the things that defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”
When Jesus left there, He withdrew to the area of Tyre and Sidon.
Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came and kept crying out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly tormented by a demon.”
Yet He did not say a word to her. So His disciples approached Him and urged Him, “Send her away because she cries out after us.”
He replied, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
But she came, knelt before Him, and said, “Lord, help me! ”
He answered, “It isn’t right to take the children’s bread and throw it to their dogs.”
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table! ”
Then Jesus replied to her, “Woman, your faith is great. Let it be done for you as you want.” And from that moment her daughter was cured.
Moving on from there, Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee. He went up on a mountain and sat there,
and large crowds came to Him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, those unable to speak, and many others. They put them at His feet, and He healed them.
So the crowd was amazed when they saw those unable to speak talking, the deformed restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they gave glory to the God of Israel.
Now Jesus summoned His disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry; otherwise they might collapse on the way.”
The disciples said to Him, “Where could we get enough bread in this desolate place to fill such a crowd? ”
“How many loaves do you have? ” Jesus asked them. “Seven,” they said, “and a few small fish.”
After commanding the crowd to sit down on the ground,
He took the seven loaves and the fish, and He gave thanks, broke them, and kept on giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
They all ate and were filled. Then they collected the leftover pieces — seven large baskets full.
Now those who ate were 4,000 men, besides women and children.
After dismissing the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb.
Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it.
His appearance was like lightning, and his robe was as white as snow.
The guards were so shaken from fear of him that they became like dead men.
But the angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.
He is not here! For He has been resurrected, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.
Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead. In fact, He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there.’ Listen, I have told you.”
So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell His disciples the news.
Just then Jesus met them and said, “Good morning! ” They came up, took hold of His feet, and worshiped Him.
Then Jesus told them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see Me there.”
As they were on their way, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened.
After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
and told them, “Say this, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole Him while we were sleeping.’
If this reaches the governor’s ears, we will deal with him and keep you out of trouble.”
So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day.
The 11 disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them.
When they saw Him, they worshiped, but some doubted.
Then Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Then Jesus said to him, “ ‘If You can ’? Everything is possible to the one who believes.”
Early in the morning, as they were passing by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up.
Then Peter remembered and said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree that You cursed is withered.”
Jesus replied to them, “Have faith in God.
I assure you: If anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.
Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for — believe that you have received them, and you will have them.
While traveling to Jerusalem, He passed between Samaria and Galilee.
As He entered a village, 10 men with serious skin diseases met Him. They stood at a distance
and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us! ”
When He saw them, He told them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And while they were going, they were healed.
But one of them, seeing that he was healed, returned and, with a loud voice, gave glory to God.
He fell facedown at His feet, thanking Him. And he was a Samaritan.
Then Jesus said, “Were not 10 cleansed? Where are the nine?
Didn’t any return to give glory to God except this foreigner? ”
And He told him, “Get up and go on your way. Your faith has made you well.”
As He drew near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging.
Hearing a crowd passing by, he inquired what this meant.
“Jesus the Nazarene is passing by,” they told him.
So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! ”
Then those in front told him to keep quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me! ”
Jesus stopped and commanded that he be brought to Him. When he drew near, He asked him,
“What do you want Me to do for you? ” “Lord,” he said, “I want to see! ”
“Receive your sight! ” Jesus told him. “Your faith has healed you.”
Instantly he could see, and he began to follow Him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
In Lystra a man without strength in his feet, lame from birth, and who had never walked, sat
and heard Paul speaking. After observing him closely and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
Paul said in a loud voice, “Stand upright on your feet! ” And he jumped up and started to walk around.
Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen.
For our ancestors won God’s approval by it.
By faith we understand that the universe was created by God’s command, so that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible.
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.
By faith Enoch was taken away so he did not experience death, and he was not to be found because God took him away. For prior to his removal he was approved, since he had pleased God.
Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for the one who draws near to Him must believe that He exists and rewards those who seek Him.
The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will restore him to health; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.