and he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the Prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

When he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse.

For she said to herself, "If I only touch his garment, I shall be made well."

Jesus turned, and when he saw her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that moment.

As they were going out, behold, a mute and demon-possessed man was brought to him.

And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel."

And behold, there was a man with a withered hand. And they asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" so that they might accuse him.

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, how they might destroy him.

Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and he healed him, so that the mute man both spoke and saw.

so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the multitudes.

and begged him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well.

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might have received from me is a gift to God'

he is not to honor his father with it. Thus you have made the word of God of no effect for the sake of your tradition.

Then great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the maimed, the blind, the mute, and many others; and they laid them down at his feet, and he healed them.

So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

And as he was not able to pay, his master ordered that he be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

And he answered them, "Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning 'made them male and female,'

For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it."

Then little children were brought to him that he might put his hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.'

And he said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers.'"

But they made light of it and went off, one to his own farm, another to his business.

You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the temple that has made the gold sacred?

"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

But at midnight there was a cry: 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'

He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them; and he made five talents more.

For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and given to the poor."

But all this has taken place, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.

Therefore order that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.' So the last deception will be worse than the first."

So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.

And behold, Jesus met them and said, "Hail!" And they came to him and took hold of his feet and worshipped him.

And he preached, saying, "After me comes One who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean.

And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above him; and when they had broken through, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.

"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and the tear is made worse.

One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields; and as they made their way his disciples began to pluck heads of grain.

And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

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

Then the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Then he appointed twelve, that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach,

And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

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

For she said, "If I touch even his clothes, I shall be made well."

And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease."

Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

Wherever he entered, into villages, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were made well.

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban' (that is, a gift devoted to God),

And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."

Then he put his hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored, and saw everything clearly.

And one of the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, who has a mute spirit.

But from the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.'

And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them.

Then Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers."

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they criticized her sharply.

And he sent two of his disciples, and said to them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him.

And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

"We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another not made with hands.'"

But he was silent and made no answer. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"

But Jesus still made no answer, so that Pilate was amazed.

Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him.

But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he made signs to them and remained speechless.

But she was greatly troubled at his saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be.

And they made signs to his father, inquiring what he would have him called.

to grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

Now when they had seen him, they made widely known the saying which had been told them concerning this child.

Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough ways smooth;

John answered them all, "I baptize you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

And they rose up and cast him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw him down the cliff.

And he arose and left the synagogue, and entered Simon's house. Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they made request of him on her behalf.

Then Levi made him a great feast in his house; and there were a great number of tax collectors and others sitting at table with them.

The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him.

But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

When he stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he lived not in a house but in the tombs.

The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying,

And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace."

And they did so, and made them all sit down.

On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.

Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marveled.

You foolish ones! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also?

lying in wait for him, to catch at something he might say.

But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"

And he laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and praised God.

Or what king, going to make war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have been serving you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends.

As he entered a village, ten men who were lepers met him, who stood at a distance.

And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well."

Now they were also bringing infants to him that he might touch them; but when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them.

And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well."

So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully.

And so it was that when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.