The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God: As it is written in the prophets,

As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

And all the country of Judea and all the people of Jerusalem were continually going out to him; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

As for John, his garment was of camel's hair, and he wore a loincloth of leather; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

In his preaching John said, "One who is more powerful than I am will follow my ministry. I am not [even] worthy to stoop down and loosen the straps of His sandals [i.e., to serve as His slave].

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

Immediately they left their nets and followed Him [becoming His disciples, believing and trusting in Him and following His example].

Then, as He walked on a little farther, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, who were in their boat repairing nets.

Then they went to Capernaum. As soon as it was the Sabbaths, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, 'What is this? what new teaching is this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!'

As soon as they left the synagogue, they went into Simon and Andrew’s house with James and John.

Now when evening came, when the sun set, they brought him all who were ill or possessed by daemons ??33 indeed the whole town was gathered at the door ??34 and he cured many who were ill with various diseases and cast out many daemons; but as the daemons knew him he would not let them say anything.

He said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns so that I can preach there also, for this was why I came out [i.e., Jesus was sent by God to preach to other towns as well as Capernaum. See Luke 4:43]."

Then a person with an infectious skin disease came to Jesus and, kneeling down before Him, begged Him, saying, "If you want to, you can heal me." [Note: Throughout this narrative the term "heal/healing" is originally "clean/cleansing" because the Jews viewed a person with such a disease as ceremonially "unclean." See Lev. 13:1-3].

Moved with compassion, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying as he did so: "I am willing; become clean."

And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

saying to him, “See that you tell no one anything [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your purification what Moses commanded, as proof to them [that you are really healed].”

But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

and as they could not get near Jesus on account of the crowd they tore up the roof under which he stood and through the opening they lowered the pallet on which the paralytic lay.

But some of the scribes were sitting there debating in their hearts [the implication of what He had said],

is it not as easy to say to the paralytic, thy sins are forgiven: as to say, arise, and take up your bed and walk?

Immediately he got up, picked up the mat, and went out in front of everyone. As a result, they were all astounded and gave glory to God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

Another time as he was by the sea-side, the people came all crowding to him, and he instructed them.

And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

when the Scribes and Pharisees saw him eating with such a crew, they ask'd his disciples, what's the meaning that he is so familiar with people of such a wretched character?

As the disciples of John and of the Pharisees were observing a fast, people came and asked him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and your disciples do not fast?"

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost as well as the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”

And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

How he went into the House of God, in the time of Abiathar the High Priest, and ate 'the consecrated bread,' which only the priests are allowed to eat, and gave some to his comrades as well?"

Again Jesus went into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.

They closely watched Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath--so as to have a charge to bring against Him.

and he ask'd them, is it allowed to do good, or to do mischief on the sabbath-days? to save life, or to kill? but they were very silent.

And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

So the Pharisees went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate him.

Jerusalem, Idumaea, the other side of the Jordan, and the neighbourhood of Tyre and Sidon, as they had heard of his doings.

For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and screamed out, “You are the Son of God!”

And he went up into a mountain, and called to him such as he wished, and they came to him.

And He appointed twelve [disciples], so that they would be with Him [for instruction] and so that He could send them out to preach [the gospel as apostles—that is, as His special messengers, personally chosen representatives],

Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew [i.e., the same as Nathaniel. See John 1:45], Matthew [i.e., the same as Levi. See Mark 2:14], Thomas [i.e., the same as Didymus. See John 11:16], James, the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus [i.e., the same as Judas, the son of James. See Luke 6:16], Simon the Canaanean [i.e., the same as the Zealot. See Luke 6:15],

And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

So He called them to Him, and continued speaking to them in short stories, as follows: "How can Satan drive out Satan?

But no one can go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man, and then he will ransack and rob his house.

Truly I say to you, that all the sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies, as many as they may blaspheme.

And his mother and his brothers came, and stood outside, and sent to ask him to come to them.

for whosoever doth the will of God, he is to me as my brother, my sister, and mother.

Jesus again began to teach by the Sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the Sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water's edge.

He continued teaching them by many stories. In His teaching He spoke to them as follows:

give your attention to what I say, a sower went out to sow: as he sowed,

And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

but as soon as the sun was up, it caught heat: and because it had not rooting it withered away.

And other seed fell into good soil, and as the plants grew and increased, they yielded a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundred times [as much as had been sown].”

And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him as to the parables.

tho' they see, they will not perceive, and tho' they hear they will not understand: as if they were afraid of parting with their vices, in order to be pardoned.

And these are they beside the pathway where the word is sown, - and, as soon as they hear, straightway, cometh Satan, and snatcheth away the word which hath been sown into them;

And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, - who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,

yet have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: and anon, as soon as any trouble and persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they fall.

And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been kept secret, but that it would come to light [that is, things are hidden only temporarily, until the appropriate time comes for them to be known].

And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

For he who has, to him shall more be given; while as for him who has not, from him shall be taken even what he has."

And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

and he may sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed germinates and grows, as he does not know.

But as soon as the crop is ready, he sends for the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

As to a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

and, as soon as it is sown, springeth up, and becometh greater than all garden plants, and produceth large branches, so that, under the shade thereof, the birds of heaven can find shelter.

And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

And the same day he saith unto them, as the evening shut in, Let us pass over to the other side.

And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

And a great storm of wind develops, and the waves were thrown into the boat, so as for it now to be filling.

And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].

When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,

As he caught sight of Jesus from afar, he ran and knelt before him,

Then those who had seen it related to them all that had happened to the possessed man, as well as about the pigs;

And they began to ask him to depart out of their region.

And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.

When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him as he stood on the shore.

And one of the Presidents of the Synagogue, whose name was Jaeirus, came and, as soon as he saw Jesus, threw himself at his feet with repeated entreaties.

And Jesus went with him; and a large crowd followed Him and pressed in around Him [from all sides].

and having suffered much from many physicians, and expended all things which were with her, and being profited as to nothing, but rather having come to the worse,

for she was saying - If I can touch so much as his mantle, I shall be made well;

His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in around You [from all sides], and You ask, ‘Who touched Me?’”

So the woman, as she knew what had taken place for her, though frightened and trembling, came forward and fell on her knees before His feet, and told Him the whole truth.

As he is yet speaking, there come from the chief of the synagogue's house, certain, saying -- 'Thy daughter did die, why still dost thou harass the Teacher?'

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

As they came to the house of the warden of the synagogue, he gazed upon a tumult, many weeping and wailing shrilly.

They laughed at him. However, he put them all outside and taking the father and mother of the child as well as his companions he went in to where the child was lying;

The little girl stood up at once, and began to walk about; for she was twelve years old. And, as soon as they saw it, they were overwhelmed with amazement;

And [when] the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard [him] were amazed, saying, "Where did this man [get] these [things]? And what [is] this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?

and he could not, there, do so much as a single mighty work, - save, on a few sick, he laid his hands and cured them.

And He called the twelve [disciples] and began to send them out [as His special messengers] two by two, and gave them authority and power over the unclean spirits.

And whatsoever place shall not receive you, and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them.

Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.