And all the land of Judea and the Jerusalemites went out to him, and they were all immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

And straightaway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens divided, and the Spirit descending upon him as a dove.

And straightaway the Spirit drives him forth into the wilderness.

And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild beasts. And the heavenly agents served him.

And straightaway they left the nets, and followed him.

And straightaway he called them. And having left their father Zebedee in the boat with the workmen, they went behind him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be thou muzzled, and come out of him.

And the unclean spirit, having convulsed him and having cried in a great voice, came out of him.

And they were all amazed, so as to question among themselves, saying, What is this? What is this new doctrine, that he commands with authority, and the unclean spirits also obey him?

But Simon's mother-in-law lay feverish, and straightaway they tell him about her.

And having become evening when the sun set they brought to him all who were faring badly, and those who were demon-possessed.

And he healed many who were faring badly with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he did not allow the demons to speak, because they had recognized him.

And Simon and those with him searched for him.

And having found him, they say to him, All are seeking thee.

And a leper comes to him beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If thou will thou can make me clean.

And Jesus, having felt compassion, having reached out his hand, he touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou clean.

And after he spoke, straightaway the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

And having strictly warned him, straightaway he sent him out.

And he says to him, See thou say nothing to any man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring for thy cleansing the things that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.

But having gone out, he began to proclaim it much, and to spread abroad the matter, so as for him to no longer be able to enter openly into a city, but was outside in desolate places. And they came to him from all directions.

And they come bringing to him a paralyzed man, being taken by four men.

And not being able to come near to him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was. And when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralyzed man lay.

And he went forth again by the sea, and all the multitude resorted to him, and he taught them.

And as he passed by he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow thou me. And having risen, he followed him.

And it came to pass, while he was dining in his house, that many tax collectors and sinners were dining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

And the scholars of the Pharisees, when they saw him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to his disciples, Why is it that he eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?

And John's disciples and those of the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to him, Why do John's disciples and those of the Pharisees fast, but the disciples with you do not fast?

And the Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath day?

And he said to them, Did ye never read what David did when he had need, and was hungry, he and those with him?

How he entered into the house of God under Abiathar the high priest, and ate the loaves of the presentation, which is not permitted to eat except for the priests. And he also gave to those who were with him?

And they watched him whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, so that they might accuse him.

And the Pharisees having gone out, they straightaway were making a plot with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him.

And from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard how many things he did, came to him.

And he spoke to his disciples that a small boat would stay by him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him.

For he healed many, so as to press upon him, so that as many as had afflictions might touch him.

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying, Thou are the Son of God.

And he chided them much that they should not make him known.

And he goes up onto the mountain, and calls in those whom he himself wanted, and they went to him.

And he appointed twelve men, so that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And they come to a house.

And when those with him heard it, they went out to grasp him, for they said, He is beside himself.

Then his brothers and mother come, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him.

And a multitude was sitting around him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother, and thy brothers, and thy sisters, outside seek for thee.

And having looked around at those who sat about him, he says, Behold, my mother and my brothers.

And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to him, so as for him, after entering into the boat, to sit on the sea, and all the multitude was by the sea on the land.

And he said, He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

And when he became alone, those around him, with the twelve, asked him the parable.

If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.

For whoever has, to him it will be given. And he who has not, even what he has will be taken away from him.

And having sent the multitude away, they bring him along as he was in the boat. And other small boats were also with him.

And he himself was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, does it not concern thee that we perish?

And they feared a great fear, and said to each other, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea also obey him?

And when he came out of the boat, straightaway there met him out of the sepulchers a man with an unclean spirit who had his habitation among the sepulchers.

And no man was able to bind him, not even with chains.

Because he was often bound with shackles and chains, and the chains were pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces. And no man had strength to subdue him.

And when he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and worshiped him.

For he said to him, Come out from the man, thou unclean spirit.

And he demanded him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion, because we are many.

And he besought him much that he would not send them outside of the territory.

And all the demons besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, so that we may enter into them.

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

And as he entered into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed besought him that he might be with him.

But Jesus did not allow him, but says to him, Go to thy house to thy men, and report to them how much the Lord has done for thee, and was merciful to thee.

And he departed, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how much Jesus did for him. And all men marveled.

And when Jesus crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to him, and he was near the sea.

And behold, one of the synagogue rulers comes, Jairus by name. And having seen him, he falls at his feet,

and besought him much, saying, My little daughter has a terminal condition, so that having come, thou may lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and will live.

And he went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

And straightaway, Jesus, when he recognized in himself that power went forth from him, having turned around in the crowd, he said, Who touched my garments?

And his disciples said to him, Thou see the multitude crowding thee, and thou say, Who touched me?

But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what has happened to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

And he allowed no man to accompany him except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And they ridiculed him. But he, having put them all out, takes the father of the child and the mother and those with him, and enters in where the child was laying.

And he went out from there, and came into his fatherland, and his disciples follow him.

And having become Sabbath, he began to teach in the synagogue. And many who heard him were astonished, saying, How are these things in this man? and, What is the wisdom that was given to him, and such mighty works happen by his han

Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judah and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended by him.

And king Herod heard, for his name had become well known. And he said, John, the man who immerses, was raised from the dead, and because of this the powers work in him.

For Herod himself having sent forth, he arrested John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he married her.

And Herodias was resentful toward him, and wanted to kill him. And she could not,

for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. And having heard of him--the many things he was doing--he even heard of him gladly.

And straightaway having sent an executioner, the king commanded his head to be brought. And having departed, he beheaded him in the prison,

And the apostles gather together to Jesus, and reported all to him, and how many things they did, and how many things they taught.

And they saw them going. And many recognized him, and ran together on foot there from all the cities. And they went before them, and came together to him.

And now many an hour having come to pass, his disciples having come to him, they say, The place is desolate, and it is now many an hour.

But having answered, he said to them, Give ye them to eat. And they say to him, After departing, shall we buy loaves of two hundred denarii, and give them to eat?

But they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed it to be a ghost, and cried out.

For they all saw him, and were troubled. And straightaway he spoke with them, and says to them, Cheer up. It is I, fear not.

And when they came out of the boat, straightaway, having recognized him,

And wherever he entered, into villages or cities or fields, they laid those who were feeble in the marketplaces, and besought him that if they might but touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were being healed.

And the Pharisees, and some of the scholars, having come from Jerusalem, gathered in to him.

Then the Pharisees and the scholars demand of him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother, and, He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him perish in death.

then ye no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,

There is nothing outside the man, entering into him that can defile him, but the things coming out of him those are the things that defile the man.

If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.

And when he entered into a house from the crowd, his disciples questioned him about the parable.

And he says to them, Are also ye so without understanding? Do ye not perceive that everything outside that enters into the man cannot defile him,

For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, after hearing about him, having come, she fell down at his feet.

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.