24On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”
25“Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house.
But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?”
26“They tax the people …
22After they gathered again in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.23He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the disciples were filled with grief.
When Jesus tells the disciples what is going to happen to him, he is giving them the opportunity to avoid the …
14At the foot of the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them. A man came and knelt before Jesus and said,15“Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.16So I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”
17Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must …
10Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”11Jesus replied, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready.12But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn’t recognized, and they chose to abuse him. And in the same way they will also make the Son of Man suffer.”13Then the …
1Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone.2As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was itransformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.3Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.4Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to …
24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.25If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.26And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world 
21From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
5Later, after they crossed to the other side of the lake, the disciples discovered they had forgotten to bring any bread.6“Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the ayeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
1One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.2He replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow;3red ksky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the ksky, but you don’t know how to …