The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.

And after John {had been taken into custody}, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God

And Jesus said to them, "{Follow} me and I will make you become fishers of people."

saying, "{Leave us alone}, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are--the Holy One of God!"

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!"

And [when] Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Child, your sins are forgiven."

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning like this within themselves, said to them, "Why are you considering these [things] in your hearts?

And it happened that he {was dining} in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners {were dining with} Jesus and his disciples, for there were many and they were following him.

And [when] Jesus heard [it], he said to them, "Those who are healthy do not have need of a physician, but those {who are sick}. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."

And Jesus said to them, "The {bridegroom's attendants} are not able to fast while the bridegroom is with them, [are they]? As long a time [as] they have the bridegroom with them, they are not able to fast.

And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd from Galilee followed [him]. And from Judea

And [when he] saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before him.

And crying out with a loud voice he said, "{What have I to do with you}, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God, do not torment me!"

And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting [there] clothed and in his right mind--the one who had had the legion--and they were afraid.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him, and they were all astonished.

And [after] Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered to him, and he was beside the sea.

[When she] heard about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind [him] [and] touched his cloak,

And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself [that] power had gone out from himself, turned around in the crowd [and] said, "Who touched my clothing?"

But Jesus, ignoring {what was said}, told the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid--only believe!"

And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his [own] household."

And the apostles regathered to Jesus and reported to him everything that they had done and that they had taught.

And Jesus and his disciples went out to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, "Who do people say [that] I am?"

And after six days, Jesus took along Peter and James and John, and led them to a high mountain by themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,

And Elijah appeared to them together with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

And Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good [that] we are here! And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus alone.

But Jesus said to him, "If you are able! All [things] [are] possible for the one who believes!"

Now [when] Jesus saw that a crowd was running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter into him no more!"

But Jesus took hold of his hand [and] raised him up, and he stood up.

But Jesus said, "Do not prevent him, because there is no one who does a miracle in my name and will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

But Jesus said to them, "He wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.

But [when] Jesus saw [it], he was indignant, and said to them, "Let the young children come to me. Do not forbid them, {for to such belongs} the kingdom of God.

So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one [is] good except God alone.

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one [thing]: Go, sell all that you have, and give [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

And Jesus looked around [and] said to his disciples, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"

And the disciples were astounded at his words. But Jesus answered [and] said to them again, "Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God!

Jesus looked at them [and] said, "With human beings [it is] impossible, but not with God. For all [things] [are] possible with God."

Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account of the gospel

Now they were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was going on ahead of them. And they were astounded, but those who were following [him] were afraid. And taking aside the twelve again, he began to tell them the things that were about to happen to him:

But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"

And they said to him, "We are able." So Jesus said to them, "You will drink the cup that I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with,

And Jesus called them to himself [and] said to them, "You know that those who are considered to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their [people] in high positions exercise authority over them.

And [when he] heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

And Jesus stopped [and] said, "Call him." And they called the blind man [and] said to him, "Have courage! Get up! He is calling you."

And he threw off his cloak, jumped up, [and] came to Jesus.

And Jesus answered him [and] said, "What do you want {me to do} for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Rabboni, that I may regain [my] sight."

And Jesus said to him, "Go, your faith has healed you." And immediately he regained [his] sight and began to follow him on the road.

So they told them, just as Jesus had said, and they allowed them [to take it].

And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and he sat on it.

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Have faith in God!

So Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these [things].

And they replied to Jesus saying, "We do not know." And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."

And Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!" And they were utterly amazed at him.

Jesus said to them, "Are you not deceived because of this, [because you] do not know the scriptures or the power of God?

Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

And Jesus, [when he] saw that he had answered thoughtfully, said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And no one dared to put a question to him any longer.

And continuing, Jesus said [while] teaching in the temple [courts], "How can the scribes say that the Christ is David's son?

And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not [one] stone will be left here on [another] stone that will not be thrown down!"

So Jesus began to say to them, "Watch out that no one deceives you!

But Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Why do you cause trouble for her? She has done a good deed to me.

And [while] they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, that one of you who is eating with me will betray me."

And Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away, because it is written, 'I will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.'

And Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you that today--this night--before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times!"

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to arrest me?

And they led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together.

Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, and they did not find [it].

And the high priest stood up in the midst [of them] [and] asked Jesus, saying, "Do you not reply anything? What are these [people] testifying against you?"

And Jesus said, "I am, and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

And [when] she saw Peter warming himself, she looked intently at him [and] said, "You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus."

And immediately a rooster crowed for the second time. And Peter remembered the statement, how Jesus had said to him, "Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times," and throwing himself down, he began to weep.

And as soon as morning [came], [after] formulating a plan, the chief priests, with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin, tied up Jesus, led [him] away, and handed [him] over to Pilate.

But Jesus did not answer anything further, so that Pilate was astonished.

So Pilate, [because he] wanted {to satisfy} the crowd, released for them Barabbas. And [after] he had Jesus flogged, he handed [him] over so that he could be crucified.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" (which is translated, "My God, my God, {why} have you forsaken me?")

But Jesus uttered a loud cry [and] expired.

Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the council who was also himself looking forward to the kingdom of God, came acting courageously [and] went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene who was crucified. He has been raised, he is not here! See the place where they laid him!

Then the Lord Jesus, after [he] had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.