14. At that time John’s disciples came and asked Jesus, "Why do we and the Pharisees frequently fast, but your disciples never fast?"
15. Jesus responded, “The wedding guests can’t mourn while the groom is still with them, can they? But the days will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they’ll fast.
16. "No one sews a piece of new, unshrunk cloth on old clothes because the patch tears away the cloth and makes a worse tear.
17. No one pours new wine into old wineskins. If they did, the wineskins would burst, the wine would spill, and the wineskins would be ruined. Instead, people pour new wine into new wineskins so that both are kept safe."
18. While Jesus was speaking to them, a ruler came and knelt in front of him, saying, "My daughter has just died. But come and place your hand on her, and she’ll live."
19. So Jesus and his disciples got up and went with him.
20. Then a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the hem of his clothes.
21. She thought, If I only touch his robe I’ll be healed.
22. When Jesus turned and saw her, he said, "Be encouraged, daughter. Your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that time on.
23. When Jesus went into the ruler’s house, he saw the flute players and the distressed crowd.
24. He said, "Go away, because the little girl isn’t dead but is asleep"; but they laughed at him.
25. After he had sent the crowd away, Jesus went in and touched her hand, and the little girl rose up.
26. News about this spread throughout that whole region.
27. As Jesus departed, two blind men followed him, crying out, "Show us mercy, Son of David."
28. When he came into the house, the blind men approached him. Jesus said to them, "Do you believe I can do this?" "Yes, Lord," they replied.