is quote from Mal. 3:1; verse

from Isa. 40:3], "Look, I am sending my messenger on ahead of you. He will prepare the way for you.

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins [that is, requiring a change of one’s old way of thinking, turning away from sin and seeking God and His righteousness].

There went out to him people of all classes from Judaea, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem of all ranks, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, making open confession of their sins.

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

And straightway going up from the water, he saw the heavens parting asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him.

And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Immediately the [Holy] Spirit forced Him out into the wilderness.

He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.

Now after John was turned over [i.e., to the authorities and imprisoned] Jesus went [back] to Galilee preaching the good news from God

And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.

And they went straight from their nets, and came after him.

Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

The people listened with amazement to His teaching--for there was authority about it: it was very different from that of the Scribes--

Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out [terribly from the depths of his throat],

"What business do we have with you, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are; [you are] God's Holy One."

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out from him.

And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a great voice, came out from him.

And so then he departed from the synagogue [and] came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.

so He went to her, took her by the hand and raised her up [from bed]. The fever left her and she began serving them.

And people from all over the city [of Capernaum] gathered at the door of the house,

And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.

"Let us go elsewhere, to the neighbouring country towns," He replied, "that I may proclaim my Message there also; because for that purpose I came from God."

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

But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

And when they were unable to get near Jesus, because of the [large] crowd, they removed [a section of] the roof [directly above Him]. [Note: The roof was a flat area, where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., and easily accessible from an outside stairway]. And when they had broken open [a sizable hole], they lowered the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

When Jesus heard this, He said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but [only] those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [who recognize their sin and humbly seek forgiveness].”

Jesus answered, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot fast while the bridegroom is [still] with them, can they? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

He told His disciples to have a small boat waiting for Him [i.e., from which He could address the people. See 4:1], to prevent His being thronged by the large crowd.

For he had healed many, so that all those who {were suffering from diseases} pressed about him in order that they could touch him.

After this they went into an house, and the crowd press'd again upon them, so as to hinder them from taking their meal.

And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

But no one can enter a strong man's house and steal his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man. Only then will he be able to steal from his house.

Once more He began to teach by the side of the Lake, and a vast multitude of people came together to listen to Him. He therefore went on board the boat and sat there, a little way from the land; and all the people were on the shore close to the water.

And he gave them teaching about a number of things in the form of stories, and said to them in his teaching, Give ear:

And when He was apart from the multitude, those that were about Him with the twelve asked Him concerning the parable.

He said to them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you [who have teachable hearts], but those who are outside [the unbelievers, the spiritually blind] get everything in parables,

and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away.

And He said to them, "Pay attention to what you are hearing from me. The standard you use in giving [to others] is the standard they will use on you, with even more added.

For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

It is similar to a seed from the mustard tree which, when planted in the ground,

And he did not speak to them apart from a parable, but privately he explained all things to his disciples.

So they got away from the crowd, and took Him--as He was--in the boat; and other boats accompanied Him.

And [as] he was getting out of the boat, immediately from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit went to meet him,

for many a time he had been left securely bound in fetters and chains, but afterwards the chains lay torn link from link, and the fetters in fragments, and there was no one strong enough to master him.

And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him;

For He said to him, Unclean spirit, come out from the man.

and he was very importunate with Jesus not to drive them away from that country.

And he gave them leave. And out came the foul spirits and entered the swine; and the drove rushed down from the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand, and were choked in the sea.

And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders.

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

And [there was] a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} twelve years.

and had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent everything she had and had found no advantage from it, but had rather got worse,

hearing the things about Jesus, came in the crowd from behind, and touched his mantle;

And immediately her fountain of blood was dried up, and she knew in her body that she was cured from the scourge.

And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?

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

and he said to her, 'Daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go away in peace, and be whole from thy plague.'

While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?

Taking the child’s hand, He said [tenderly] to her, “Talitha kum!”—which translated [from Aramaic] means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”

And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?” And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah].

And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

And whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, [as you] go out from there, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them."

And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

Others said, "He is Elijah." Others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past."

But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

which Herodias resented, and form'd a design against his life, but could not execute it;

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod, and those who reclined with him, the king said to the girl, Ask me whatever you desire from me, and I will give it to you.

And he swore to her, Whatever you shall ask from me, I will give it to you, to the half of my kingdom.

And the king became very distressed [over such a gruesome request], but because he had promised her with oaths, and [to keep from looking bad] in front of his party guests, he did not refuse her [request].

And the people'saw them going, and many knew them , and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.

But He answered them, "You [men] give them something to eat." And they replied, "Should we go and buy a supply of bread to give them to eat?" [Note: The amount mentioned here indicates that it was two hundred days of a farm laborer's pay, or about $14,000 in 1994].

And the disciples picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces [of the loaves], and of the fish.

And about then Jesus compelled His disciples to get into a boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side [i.e., to the west side of Lake Galilee] to Bethsaida [Note: This was apparently a different "Bethsaida" from the one mentioned in Luke 9:10, which was on the east side of Lake Galilee], while He Himself sent the crowd away.

for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

And they having come out from the ship, immediately recognizing Him,

came flocking from all quarters, carrying their sick on their beds to the places where they heard he was:

And whatever village or town or farm he went to, they would lay their sick in the market-place and beg him to let them touch just the tassel of his cloak, and all who touched it were cured.

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

For the Pharisees and all the Jews observe the rules handed down from their ancestors, and will not eat until they have washed their hands in a particular way,

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

And so the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why is it that your disciples do not practice the customs handed down from our forefathers, but eat their meals without purifying their hands?"

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

You disregard and neglect the commandment of God, and cling [faithfully] to the tradition of men.”

But ye say, If a man say to his father or his mother, It is corban (that is, gift), whatsoever thou mightest have profit from me by ...

then you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother [since helping them would violate his vow of Corban];

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

This verse ommitted from translation

And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and passes away ejected from him?" By these words Jesus pronounced all kinds of food clean.