And He said to them, “Where is your faith?” But they were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?”

Now when the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported everything in the city, and in the country.

Those who had seen everything reported to them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been made well.

And He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, neither a staff, nor a bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not even have two tunics.

And as they were leaving, they began going throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. But while everyone was astonished at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,

But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”

The Seventy-two Sent Out

Now after this the Lord appointed seventy-two others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.

‘Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.’

The Joyful Results

Now the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name!”

And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation.’”

I tell you, even if he will not get up and give him anything just because he is his friend, yet because of his shamelessness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened.

Or he will even ask for an egg, and his father will give him a scorpion?

But He knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls.

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every kind of garden herb, and yet you ignore justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

But He said, “Woe to you lawyers as well! For you load people with burdens that are hard to bear, while you yourselves will not even touch the burdens with one of your fingers.

But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows.

“Now I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before people, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God;

And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him.

But He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.”

Therefore if you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the other things?

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither labor nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

Peter said, “Lord, are You telling this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”