Matthew 9, 32-38

They had only just left when suddenly a man was brought to him, a dumb demoniac. And when the devil was driven out, the dumb man spoke and the people were amazed and said, ‘Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.’ But the Pharisees said, ‘It is through the prince of devils that he drives out devils.’ Jesus made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and all kinds of illness… Read more »

Matthew 9,18-26

While he was speaking to them, suddenly one of the officials came up, who bowed low in front of him and said, ‘My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and her life will be saved.’  Jesus rose and, with his disciples, followed him.  Then suddenly from behind him came a woman, who had been suffering from a haemorrhage for twelve years, and she touched the fringe of his cloak,  for she was thinking, ‘If only I can touch his cloak I shall be saved.’  Jesus turned round and saw her; and he said to her, ‘Courage, my daughter, your faith has saved you.’ And from that moment the woman was saved… Read more »

Luke 10, 1-12, 17-20

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself would be visiting. And he said to them, ‘The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to do his harvesting. Start off now, but look, I am sending you out like lambs among wolves… Read more »

John 20, 24-29

Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came.  So the other disciples said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord,’ but he answered, ‘Unless I can see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’  Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them… Read more »

Matthew 9, 9-13

As Jesus was walking on from there he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him.  Now while he was at table in the house it happened that a number of tax collectors and sinners came to sit at the table with Jesus and his disciples… Read more »

Matthew 9,1-8

Jesus got back in the boat, crossed the water and came to his home town. And suddenly some people brought him a paralytic stretched out on a bed. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, ‘Take comfort, my child, your sins are forgiven.’  And now some scribes said to themselves, ‘This man is being blasphemous.’  Knowing what was in their minds Jesus said, ‘Why do you have such wicked thoughts in your hearts?   … Read more »

Mattew 8,28-34

When he reached the territory of the Gadarenes on the other side, two demoniacs came towards him out of the tombs – they were so dangerously violent that nobody could use that path. Suddenly they shouted, ‘What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before the time?’  Now some distance away there was a large herd of pigs feeding, and the devils pleaded with Jesus, ‘If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’  And he said to them, ‘Go then,’ and they came out and made for the pigs; and at that the whole herd charged down the cliff into the lake and perished in the water… Read more »

Matthew 16,13-19

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi he put this question to his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of man is?’  And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’  ‘But you,’ he said, ‘who do you say I am?’  Then Simon Peter spoke up and said, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’  Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a blessed man! … Read more »

Matthew 8,18-22

When Jesus saw the crowd all about him he gave orders to leave for the other side. One of the scribes then came up and said to him, ‘Master, I will follow you wherever you go.’  Jesus said, ‘Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.’  Another man, one of the disciples, said to him, ‘Lord, let me go and bury my father first.’  But Jesus said, ‘Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.’

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Luke 9, 51-62

Now it happened that as the time drew near for him to be taken up, he resolutely turned his face towards Jeru s ale m and sent messengers ahead of him. These set out, and they went into a Samaritan village to make preparations for him, but the people would not receive him because he was making for Jerusalem… Read more »