I baptize you with water to show that you have repented, but the one who will come after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He is much greater than I am; and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals.

But John tried to make him change his mind. "I ought to be baptized by you," John said, "and yet you have come to me!"

Jesus answered, "It isn't right to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs."

"That's true, sir," she answered, "but even the dogs eat the leftovers that fall from their masters' table."

I am not worth all the kindness and faithfulness that you have shown me, your servant. I crossed the Jordan with nothing but a walking stick, and now I have come back with these two groups.

You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he fell on his knees before Jesus and said, "Go away from me, Lord! I am a sinful man!"

So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the officer sent friends to tell him, "Sir, don't trouble yourself. I do not deserve to have you come into my house,

neither do I consider myself worthy to come to you in person. Just give the order, and my servant will get well.

I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers." '

'Father,' the son said, 'I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.'

He is coming after me, but I am not good enough even to untie his sandals."

He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Are you going to wash my feet, Lord?"

Peter declared, "Never at any time will you wash my feet!" "If I do not wash your feet," Jesus answered, "you will no longer be my disciple."

Jesus reached out and touched him. "I do want to," he answered. "Be clean!" At once the man was healed of his disease.

"Take the stick that is in front of the Covenant Box, and then you and Aaron assemble the whole community. There in front of them all speak to that rock over there, and water will gush out of it. In this way you will bring water out of the rock for the people, for them and their animals to drink."

When he spoke, the world was created; at his command everything appeared.

He healed them with his command and saved them from the grave.

Jesus ordered the spirit, "Be quiet, and come out of the man!"

The people were all so amazed that they started saying to one another, "What is this? Is it some kind of new teaching? This man has authority to give orders to the evil spirits, and they obey him!"

neither do I consider myself worthy to come to you in person. Just give the order, and my servant will get well.