As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

and saying, “The [appointed period of] time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life] and believe [with a deep, abiding trust] in the good news [regarding salvation].”

at which they were all so amazed, that they ask'd one another, what's the meaning of all this? what new doctrine is here? for he commands with authority even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

and he came, and taking her by the hand, lift her up; upon which the fever immediately left her, and she served them at table.

And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

but as soon as he was gone, he began freely to talk of it, and blazed it about every where, so that Jesus could not go publickly into the city any more, but stay'd in the out parts, which were not much frequented, where people came to him from every quarter.

And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.

and, not being able to get near to him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having dug it up they let down the couch on which the paralytic lay.

Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

The man got up, and immediately took up his mat, and went out before them all; at which they were amazed, and, as they praised God, they said: "We have never seen anything like this!"

Which Jesus hearing, saith unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician, but they that are ill: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the nuptial-chamber, in which the bridegroom is with them, fast? as much time as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.

And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

then he looking with indignation at those about him, being concern'd at their disingenuous perverse temper, he said to the man, stretch out your hand, which he did, and his hand become sound.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan: and they that dwelled about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude: which when they had heard what 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.

So he appointed the Twelve--Peter (which was the name that Jesus gave to Simon),

And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

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

Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches with which they may speak injuriously;

And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

some of the seed happened to fall by the wayside, which the birds light upon, and devoured.

And other seeds fell among thorns which grew up and choked them so that they yielded no crop.

but part of it fell on good ground, which sprang up, and grew so fruitful, that some grains produced thirty, others sixty, and some an hundred.

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 these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.

And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

And he said to them, "Take care what you hear! With the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you, and will be added to you.

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

Again, he said, the state of the gospel is like that of the grain, which a man sows in his land:

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:

So leaving the crowd, they took Him with them, just as He was, in the boat. And other boats were with Him.

whilst Jesus was at the stern, asleep on a pillow: upon which they awak'd him, crying out, master, have you so little concern to let us sink? then he rose,

which had his abiding among the graves. And no man could bind him: no, not with chains,

Jesus immediately gave them leave. and the impure spirits quitting the possessed, entred into the swine, and the whole herd, which were about two thousand, ran down a precipice into the sea, and were there stifled.

And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see that which was done.

Upon which they began to beg Jesus to leave their neighborhood.

And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

and having suffered much from many physicians, and expended all things which were with her, and being profited as to nothing, but rather having come to the worse,

When she had news of the things which Jesus did, went among the people coming after him, and put her hand on his robe.

And, straightway, Jesus, taking note in himself of the power which, out of him, went forth, turning round in the crowd, was saying - Who hath touched my garments?

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?

upon which they fell a laughing: however, having turned them all out, and taking with him the father and the mother of the damsel, and those that had accompany'd him, he entred in where the damsel was lying.

And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.

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?

On which Jesus said: "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relations, and in his own home."

And whatsoever place shall not receive you nor hear you, departing thence, shake off the dust which is under your feet for a testimony to them.

For Herod himself had sent forth, and had taken John, and bound him and cast him into prison for Herodias' sake, which was his brother Philip's wife. For he had married her.

upon which John told him, "it is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

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

because Herod had a respect for John, knowing him to be a very honest good man, and therefore protected him; having reform'd many things upon his remonstrances, which he us'd to receive very graciously.

at which Herodias's own daughter came in and danced, and so charmed Herod and his guests that he said to her, "Ask me for anything you please, and I will give it to you."

upon which she instantly fled to the king, and said, I desire to have John the Baptist's head brought hither immediately in a charger.

And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

of which John's disciples being inform'd, they came to fetch his corps, which they laid in a sepulchre.

And the apostles gather together to Jesus, and told him all which they had done and taught.

So when Jesus landed, He saw a vast multitude; and His heart was moved with pity for them, because they were like sheep which have no shepherd, and He proceeded to teach them many things.

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and lifting His eyes to Heaven He blessed the food. Then He broke the loaves into portions which He went on handing to the disciples to distribute; giving pieces also of the two fish to them all.

besides, the fragments of bread and of fish which were picked up filled twelve baskets.

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.

perceived his disciples had much ado to bear up against the wind, which was contrary; about the fourth watch of the night, he came up, and would have pass'd by them.

and as soon as he was got aboard, the wind ceased; which still encreas'd their astonishment and admiration:

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

They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with their hands 'defiled,' by which they meant unwashed.

Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:

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.

But idle is their devotion while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'

And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

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.

And he said to them, Are you also so without understanding? Do you not understand that nothing which enters into a man from without can defile him,

because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach; and goeth out into the drain, which cleanseth all kinds of food.

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the purposes which are evil: adulteries, lewd actions, murders,

she answer'd, true, Lord, yet puppys eat of the crumbs, which children drop under the table.

and looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to the man, “Ephphatha,” which [in Aramaic] means, “Be opened and released!”

In those days, the multitude being large, and having nothing which they may eat, Jesus calling His disciples, says to them,

I sympathize with the multitude because three days already abide unto me, and they have nothing which they may eat.

seven, said they. then he order'd the people to sit down on the ground: and taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, then broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute among the people, which they accordingly did.

and they did eat and were filled, and they took up that which was over of broken pieces -- seven baskets;

Immediately He boarded a boat with His disciples and crossed [to the west side of the lake], to the region of Dalmanutha. [Note: Matt. 15:39 says "Magadan," which was probably in the same vicinity as Dalmanutha].

they said to one another, this is because we did not take bread: which Jesus perceiving,

On which Jesus charged them not to say this about him to anyone.

And this He spake plainly and openly. Upon which Peter began to rebuke Him.

But he turned himself around, and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou dost not relish the things which are of God, but those that are of men.

For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake and the gospel’s will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

And after six days had passed, Jesus took Peter, James and John aside alone and went up to a high mountain [i.e., probably Mt. Tabor, which was nearby]. [There] His whole appearance was [miraculously] changed in front of them.

And they coming down from the mountain, He charged them, that they should relate to no one the things which they saw, until the Son of man may rise from the dead.

an expression which they dwelt upon, asking one another the meaning of "till he was raised from the dead."

And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;