Asking for the Unexpected and Getting More
And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand...
It Takes a Loaf of Bread to Soften Hard Hearts
Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out;...
When Jesus Says “No Signs for You”
The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and...
Compassion by the Bushel
During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have...
Jesus Isn’t Waiting for You to Start Healing Yourself
Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with...
Contextualization – Being Different w/ the Same Things
Then Jesus went out again from the region of Tyre and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee in the region of the Decapolis. They brought...
Not Being Difficult on Purpose, Well, Yeah He Is
[24] And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he...
Filtering the Dirt or Fixing the Source
And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts,...
Jesus Addresses “You Are What You Eat”
And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: There is nothing outside a person that...