(Now all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled, which the Lord spake by the prophet, saying,

for this is He who was spoken of by Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the desert, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."

And this John had his clothes of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

After this manner therefore pray ye,

give us this day our daily bread;

All things therefore whatsoever ye would have men do to you, do ye also in like manner unto them: for this is the doctrine of the law and the prophets.

for I also am a man under the authority of others, yet have soldiers under me; and I say to one, go, and he goeth; and to another, come, and he cometh; and to my servant, do this, and he doth it.

And the men wondered, saying, What an amazing person is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!

Upon which, some of the scribes said in themselves, This man blasphemeth: but Jesus knowing their surmises,

And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him: and Jesus saith unto them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? and they say unto Him, Yes Lord.

For this is he, of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."

and from the days of John the baptist to this time, the kingdom of heaven is as it were forced into, and the most pressing seize upon it with eagerness.

and, if ye are willing to receive the truth, This is that Elias who was to come.

But to what shall I compare this generation? they are like children sitting in the market-places,

And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted even to heaven, shalt be cast down to hell: for if the miracles, which have been wrought in thee, had been wrought in Sodom, it would have remained unto this day.

And upon this occasion Jesus opened his mouth and said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and knowing, and hast revealed them to babes:

About this time as Jesus passed through the cornfields on the sabbath-day, his disciples being hungry began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat them.

and all the multitudes were amazed, and said, "Is not this the Son of David?"

and if any one speak against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him: but if any one speak against the holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this life, nor in that to come.

but He replied and said unto them, This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:

So that the men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a greater than Jonas is here.

The queen of the South too, shall rise up in the day of judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon is here.

then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and so the last state of that man is worse than the first. And thus shall it be to this wicked generation.

for this reason I speak to them in parables; because though they see, they will not see; and though they hear, they will not hear, nor understand.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, Ye shall hear by the hearing of the ear, and not understand; and in seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is grown stupid,

and regardeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and snatcheth away that which was sown in his heart: this is he who received the seed as by the way-side.

And he that received the seed among the thorns, is one that likewise heareth the word; but the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choketh the word, and so it becometh unfruitful.

And he said unto them, Some enemy hath done this. The servants therefore said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

All these things spake Jesus in parables to the multitudes; and at this time He spake nothing to them without a parable:

and came into his own country, and taught them in their synagogues; so that they were amazed and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom and these powers?

Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

and his sisters, are they not all here among us? from whence then hath this man all these things?

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist, he is certainly risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous things are done by him:

Now when it was evening his disciples came to Him and said, This is a desert place, and meal-time is now past; dismiss the people, that they may go away to the towns, and buy themselves victuals.

And in the evening He was there alone. Now the ship was by this time in the midst of the sea, and violently tossed by the waves; for the wind was contrary:

saying, This people approach me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me:

not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this polluteth the man.

Whereupon his disciples came and said to Him, Dost thou know that the pharisees, when they heard this assertion, were offended at it?

Then Peter answered, and said unto Him, Explain to us this parable.

And his disciples replied, Whence can we have so much bread in this desert place as to satisfy so great a multitude?

This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah. And so He left them and went away.

And I also say unto thee, as thou art called Peter, so upon this rock, which thou hast confessed, will I build my church, and the gates of death shall not prevail against it.

Then Peter took Him and began to expostulate with Him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: may this never be unto thee.

And as he was speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.

And Jesus said unto them, because of your unbelief: for verily I tell you, if ye had but faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say to this mountain, Remove from hence thither, and it shall remove: and nothing would be impossible to you.

But this kind is not to be cast out but by prayer and fasting.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven:

And He answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that He, who made them at first, made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,

but He said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying of yours, but those only who have the gift of continence:

for there are some eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb; and there be some, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that can receive this saying, let him receive it.

His disciples, when they heard this, were exceedingly struck, and said, Who then can be saved?

But Jesus looking upon them said unto them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

Take what is thine, and be gone: it is my pleasure to give to this last as I do to thee;

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion,

And when He came into Jerusalem, all the city was in a commotion, saying, Who is this?

And the people answered, This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee.

but Jesus answering said unto them, Verily I tell you, if ye have faith and doubt not, ye shall not only be able to do this to a fig-tree, but also if ye shall say to this mountain, "Be thou removed and cast into the sea," it shall be done.

And when He was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority dost thou these things, and who gave thee this authority?

But what think ye of this? There was a man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go, work to day in my vineyard:

But when the husbandmen saw the Son, they said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and seize on his inheritance:

Then saith Jesus to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, "The stone which the builders refused, is made the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"

And he that stumbleth at this stone shall be bruised, but on whomsoever it falls, it will crush him to pieces.

And He saith unto them, Whose image and inscription is this?

And when they heard this, they marvelled, and left Him and went away.

And when the people heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

And Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind: this is the first and great command.

Verily I tell you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

for I tell you, ye shall not see me after this, till ye shall say, Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.

and this gospel of the kingdom of heaven shall be preached in all the world, for a testimony to all the nations; and then shall the end come.

for there shall be then great affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world unto this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Verily I tell you, this generation shall not pass away, till all these be fulfilled.

but this ye know, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broke open: therefore be ye also ready;

but when his disciples saw it, they were some of them provoked at it, and said, Wherefore is this waste?

for this ointment might have been sold for a great deal of money, and given to the poor.

(seeing ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always:) for in pouring this ointment on my body,

Verily I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached, in the whole world, what she hath done shall also be spoken of for a memorial of her.

About this time went one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot,

Now as they were at table, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body:

for this is my blood, the blood of the new covenant, which is to be shed for many for the remission of sins:

Then saith Jesus unto them, Ye will all take offence at me this night; for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered:"

Jesus said unto him, Verily I tell thee that this night, before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice.

And going a little farther, He prostrated himself, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

And going away again, the second time He prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass from me, unless I drink it, thy will be done.

Then said Jesus to the multitudes, Ye are come out as against a thief with swords and clubs to take me, whereas I sat with you day after day teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me: but all this is done,

This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

And he went out into the porch; after which another maid saw him, and said to them that were there, This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth:

and therefore that field is called the field of blood to this day.

Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just man, look ye to it:

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And when the centurion, and they that were with him guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake, and what was done, they were sore afraid, and said, This was indeed the Son of God.

Now the next day after the preparation, the chief priests and pharisees went together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that this impostor,

And if this should come to a hearing before the governor, we will satisfy him, and indemnify you.

So they took the money, and did as they were instructed: and this is commonly reported among the Jews to this day.

And there was a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

And they were all amazed, so that they inquired of each other, saying, What is this, what new kind of doctrine is this? for He commands with authority even the impure spirits, and they obey Him.

And He saith unto them, Let us go into the neighbouring towns, that I may preach there also; for this was the end of my coming.

Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God?

Then saith He unto them, Do ye not understand this parable? how then will ye understand all my other parables.

but the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and inordinate desires after other things entering in choke the word, and so it becometh unfruitful.