And he said to them, "Go into all the world [and] preach the gospel to all creation.

The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who refuses to believe will be condemned.

and saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!"

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

And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will expel demons, they will speak in new tongues,

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart and from your whole soul and from your whole mind and from your whole strength.'

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life [as] a ransom for many."

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

Now early on the first [day] of the week, [after he] rose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had expelled seven demons.

And [when] the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome purchased fragrant spices so that they could go [and] anoint him.

And one of the scribes came up [and] heard them debating. [When he] saw that he answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"

And [when he] entered again into Capernaum after [some] days, it became known that he was at home.

And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better [for] you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go into hell--into the unquenchable fire!

And [as] he was setting out on [his] way, one [individual] ran up and knelt down before him [and] asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?"

For this [reason] I say to you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received [it], and it will be [done] for you.

And summoning the crowd together with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone wants to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

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

And they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead {meant}.

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

And he said to them, "The Sabbath was established for people, and not people for the Sabbath.

And on that day, [when it] was evening, he said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side."

"But concerning that day or hour no one knows--not even the angels in heaven nor the Son--except the Father.

And they were bringing young children to him so that he could touch them, but the disciples rebuked them.

And they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes.

And the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered to him.

For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?

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 if she divorces her husband [and] marries another, she commits adultery."

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

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

And they came to Jericho. And [as] he was setting out from Jericho along with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.

And he will show you a large upstairs room furnished [and] ready, and prepare for us there."

And he said to them, "Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent.

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?")

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 [while] they were eating, he took bread [and], [after] giving thanks, he broke [it] and gave [it] to them and said, "Take [it], this is my body."

And he began to teach them that it was necessary [for] the Son of Man to suffer many [things] and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.

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

And other [seed] fell on the rocky ground where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up at once, because it did not have [any] depth of soil.

Now there were about four thousand. And he sent them away.

For from within, from the heart of people, come evil plans, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

And from there he set out [and] went to the region of Tyre. And [when he] entered into a house, he wanted no one to know, and [yet] he was not able to escape notice.

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.

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive [him], so that your Father who [is] in heaven will also forgive you your sins."

And he sat down opposite the contribution box [and] was observing how the crowd was putting coins into the contribution box. And many rich people were putting in many [coins].

For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

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

And getting up early in the morning [while it was] very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.

And when they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples

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

And again he began to teach beside the sea, and a very large crowd was gathered to him, so that he got into a boat [and] sat on the sea, and the whole crowd was at the sea on the land.

And they went into Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue.

And a leper came to him, entreating him and kneeling down, saying to him, "If you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you, that there are some of those standing here who will never experience death until they see the kingdom of God having come with power."

And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men [and] went away after him.

And so then he departed from the synagogue [and] came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.

I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

they will pick up snakes. And if they drink any deadly [poison] it will never hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and {they will get} well."

And he went out from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.

Truly I say to you that whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be [done] for him.

And immediately they left their nets [and] followed him.

And they asked him if it was permitted for a man to divorce [his] wife, [in order to] test him.

And he said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

Now after two days it was the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, [after] arresting him by stealth, they could kill [him].

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him [and] said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you."

Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,

And [while] he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, [as] he was reclining for a meal, a woman came holding an alabaster flask of very costly perfumed oil of genuine nard. [After] breaking the alabaster flask, she poured [it] out on his head.

And [when they] came, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful and {you do not care what anyone thinks}, {because you do not regard the opinion of people} but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?"

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.

And [as] he was going out of the temple [courts], one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look! What great stones and what wonderful buildings!"

So he said to them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far, far away from me.

And he summoned the twelve and began to send them out two [by] two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

And immediately [as he] was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens being split apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him.

"But when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be" (let the one who reads understand), "then those in Judea must flee to the mountains!

And on the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go [and] prepare, so that you can eat the Passover?"

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.

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."

And from there he set out [and] came to the region of Judea and the other side of the Jordan, and again crowds came together to him. And again, as he was accustomed [to do], he began to teach them.

And [as he] was passing by along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting [a net] into the sea (for they were fishermen).

And it happened that he was going through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to make [their] way [while] plucking off the heads of grain.

And the disciples went out and came into the city and found [everything] just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

And he said, "The kingdom of God is like this: like a man scatters seed on the ground.

And they asked him, saying, "{Why do} the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered into the temple [courts] [and] began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple [courts], and overturned the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness {forever}, but is guilty of [an] eternal sin"--

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 he entered into the synagogue again, and a man who had a withered hand was there.

And he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard, and put a fence [around it], and dug a trough for the winepress, and built a watchtower, and leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey.

And going on a little [farther], he saw James the [son] of Zebedee and his brother John, and they [were] in the boat mending the nets.

And he said, "Abba, Father, all [things] [are] possible for you! Take away this cup from me! Yet not what I will, but what you [will]."

And they came to a place {named} Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray."

And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought to him a blind man and implored him that he would touch him.

And they went out [and] proclaimed everywhere, [while] the Lord was working together with [them] and confirming the message through the accompanying signs.]]

"But in those days, after that tribulation, 'the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,

And there were also women observing from a distance, among whom [were] Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and Joses, and Salome,

"And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it is better for him if instead {a large millstone} is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.

And they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him so that they could catch him unawares in a statement.

And King Herod heard [it], because his name had become known. And they were saying, "John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him."

And immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

And he went up on the mountain and summoned [those] whom he wanted, and they came to him.

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

And his mother and his brothers arrived, and standing outside, they sent [word] to him to summon 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."

The second [is] this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

And later, [while] they were reclining at table, he appeared to the eleven. And he reprimanded their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him [after he] had been raised.

And [when they] came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them.

And immediately he got into the boat with his disciples [and] went to the district of Dalmanutha.

And when the sun rose it was scorched, and because it did not have [enough] root, it withered.

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

And on the next day [as] they were departing from Bethany, he was hungry.

And they worship me in vain, teaching [as] doctrines the commandments of men.'

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 immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd.

And in his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like walking around in long robes and greetings in the marketplaces

And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

And he said to them, "To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me and of the gospel will save it.

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

And they forced a certain man who was passing by, Simon of Cyrene (the father of Alexander and Rufus), who was coming from the country, to carry his cross.

And from there they went out [and] passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know,

And woe to those {who are pregnant} and to those who are nursing [their babies] in those days!

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

And again he went away from the region of Tyre [and] came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of the Decapolis.

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!

The one who is on his housetop must not come down or go inside to take anything out of his house,

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul!" and "By the ruler of the demons he expels the demons!"

And he appointed twelve, so that they would be with him and so that he could send them out to preach

And they came to Capernaum. And [after he] was in the house, he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"

But pray that it will not happen in winter.

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

Immediately the father of the child cried out [and] said, "I believe! Help my unbelief!"

And [when he] saw from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went [to see] if perhaps he would find anything on it. And [when he] came up to it he found nothing except leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

And [when it] was already evening, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and said to him, "{Why} do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

And [there was] a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} twelve years.

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:

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

For false messiahs and false prophets will appear, and will produce signs and wonders in order to mislead, if possible, the elect.

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

And [when] they were not able to bring [him] to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was. And [after] digging through, they lowered the stretcher on which the paralytic was lying.

And [when] the sixth hour came, darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour.

In those days there was again a large crowd, and they did not have anything they could eat. Summoning the disciples, he said to them,

But he was silent and did not reply anything. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

And he said to them, "You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep your tradition.

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."

Abandoning the commandment of God, you hold fast to the tradition of men."

And they put a purple cloak on him, and [after] weaving a crown of thorns they placed [it] on him.

And he said to them, "Elijah indeed does come first [and] restores all [things]. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man that he should suffer many [things] and be treated with contempt?

But [because he] knew their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I can look at [it]!"

So the soldiers led him away into the palace (that is, the governor's residence) and called together the whole cohort.

but to put on sandals and not to wear two tunics.

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 the report about him then went out everywhere in the whole surrounding region of Galilee.

So they brought [one]. And he said to them, "Whose image and inscription [is] this?" And they said to him, "Caesar's."

But I tell you that indeed Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him."

and the one who is in the field must not turn back to pick up his cloak.

And the Pharisees went out immediately with the Herodians {and began to conspire} against him with regard to how they could destroy him.

But you say, 'If a man says to his father or to his mother, "Whatever {benefit you would have received} from me [is] corban" (that is, a gift [to God]),

you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother,

And [when it] was evening, he arrived with the twelve.

And [after] convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit came out of him.

And other [seed] fell on the good soil, and produced grain, coming up and increasing, and it bore [a crop]--one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred [times as much].

And he did not permit anyone to carry objects through the temple [courts].

And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."

And he came [and] raised her up [by] taking hold of her hand, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying down, suffering with a fever, and at once they told him about her.

And if the Lord had not shortened the days, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.

(For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!")

And he responded [and] said to it, "Let no one eat fruit from you any more {forever}!" And his disciples heard [it].

And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, "Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!"

And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes paralyzed. And I told your disciples that they should expel it, and they were not able [to do so].

And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it, and it did not produce grain.

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."

"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if someone's brother dies and he leaves behind a wife and does not leave a child, that his brother should take the wife and {father} descendants for his brother.

And he said to them, "Whenever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

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 they had forgotten to take bread, and except [for] one loaf, they did not have [any] with them in the boat.

But many [who are] first will be last, and the last first."

And they began to discuss with one another that they had no bread.

And immediately the whole crowd, [when they] saw him, were amazed, and ran up to [him] [and] greeted him.

But he looked gloomy at the statement [and] went away sorrowful, {because he had} many possessions.

And they brought him to him. And [when he] saw him, the spirit immediately convulsed him, and falling on the ground, he began to roll around, foaming at the mouth.

And when evening came they went out of the city.

And he ordered them, saying, "Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod!"

And the second took her, and he died without leaving descendants. And the third likewise.

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!

And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!"

And he left them, got into [the boat] again, [and] went to the other side.

There were seven brothers, and the first took a wife. And [when he] died, he did not leave descendants.

Now some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

and from Jerusalem and from Idumea and the other side of the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon a great crowd came to him [because they] heard all that he was doing.

And they began to greet him, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

And he healed many {who were sick} with various diseases and expelled many demons. And he did not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And the chief priests and the scribes heard [it], and began considering how they could destroy him. For they were afraid of him because the whole crowd was astounded by his teaching.

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

And he asked them, "What are you arguing [about] with them?"

And he was imploring him many [times] that he would not send them out of the region.

And he was asking him "{What is your name}?" And he said to him, "My name [is] Legion, because we are many."

And he told his disciples that a small boat should stand ready for him because of the crowd, so that they would not press upon him.

And they repeatedly struck him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and {they knelt down} [and] did obeisance to him.

For the Son of Man is going just as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! [It would be] better for him if that man had not been born."

And Simon and those [who were] with him searched diligently for him.

And the seven did not leave descendants. Last of all the woman also died.

And the whole town was gathered together at the door.

And immediately the leprosy went away from him and he was made clean.

And Peter remembered [and] said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!"

And he said to them, "Let us go elsewhere, into the neighboring rural towns, so that I can preach there also, because I have come out for this [very] reason."

And in the house again the disciples began to ask him about this.

And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?

And the inscription of the charge against him was written, "The king of the Jews."

And he permitted them. And the unclean spirits came out [and] entered into the pigs, and the herd--about two thousand--rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and were drowned in the sea.

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, were falling down before him and crying out, saying, "You are the Son of God!"

Which is easier to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Get up and pick up your stretcher and walk'?

And he warned them strictly that they should not make him known.

For he had healed many, so that all those who {were suffering from diseases} pressed about him in order that they could touch him.

But he said to them, "[It is] one of the twelve--the one who is dipping [bread] into the bowl with me.

And he answered them [and] said, "O unbelieving generation! {How long} will I be with you? {How long} must I put up with you? Bring him to me!"

But others were saying, "He is Elijah," and others were saying, "[He is] a prophet like one of the prophets."

[Although you] have eyes, do you not see? And [although you] have ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?

Now a large herd of pigs was there at the hill feeding,

And he said to him, "See to it that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and bring for your cleansing [the things] which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, [when they] saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, began to say to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

And he asked his father how long it was since this had been happening to him. And he said, "From childhood.

And he got up and immediately picked up his stretcher [and] went out in front of [them] all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen [anything] like this!"

And these are the ones beside the path where the word is sown, and whenever they hear [it], immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

And [after] taking the cup [and] giving thanks, he gave [it] to them, and they all drank from it.

And they were very astounded, saying to one another, "And who can be saved?"

And he went into all Galilee preaching in their synagogues and expelling demons.

and said to him, "By what authority are you doing these [things], or who gave you this authority that you do these [things]?"

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

He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are very much mistaken!"

But if we say, 'From men'"--they were afraid of the crowd, because they all looked upon John {as truly a prophet}.

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!"

For [in] those days there will be tribulation of such a kind as has not happened from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, and never will happen.

And knowing [this], he said to them, "Why are you discussing that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

But Peter said to him, "Even if they all fall away, certainly I will not!"

And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him, and they led him out so that they could crucify him.

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.

So Herodias held a grudge against him and was wanting to kill him, and was not able [to do so].

and the two will become one flesh,' so that they are no longer two but one flesh.

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!"

"I say to you, get up, pick up your stretcher, and go to your home."

and they implored him, saying, "Send us to the pigs so that we may enter into them."

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

And they were seeking to arrest him, and they were afraid of the crowd, because they knew that he had told the parable with reference to them. And they left him [and] went away.

And he answered [and] said to them, "What did Moses command you?"

The sower sows the word.

They began to be distressed and to say to him one by one, "Surely not I?"

And many had gathered, so that [there was] no longer room, not even at the door, and he was speaking the word to them.

"Now learn the parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

And he went into Jerusalem to the temple, and [after] looking around at everything, [because] the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

And they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you!"

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands {ritually}, [thus] holding fast to the traditions of the elders.

And their herdsmen fled and reported [it] in the town and in the countryside, and they came to see what it was that had happened.

No one sews a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment. {Otherwise} the patch pulls away from it--the new from the old--and the tear becomes worse.

adulteries, [acts of] greed, malicious [deeds], deceit, licentiousness, {envy}, abusive speech, pride, foolishness.

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.

In the resurrection, when they rise, {whose} wife will she be? For the seven had her [as] wife.

And others are the ones sown among the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear the word,

And looking up he said, "I see people, for I see [them] like trees walking around."

And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. {Otherwise} the wine will burst the wineskins and the wine is destroyed and the wineskins [too]. But new wine [is put] into new wineskins."

But [when] Herod heard [it], he said, "John whom I beheaded--this one has been raised!"

And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unclean hands?"

And [when they come] from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other [traditions] which they have received [and] hold fast to--[for example,] the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)

And those who passed by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild [it] in three days,

For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.

And he went with him, and a large crowd was following him and pressing around him.

And then he will send out the angels, and will gather the elect together from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of heaven.

And they were watching him closely [to see] if he would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they could accuse him.

And they saw that some of his disciples were eating their bread with unclean--that is, unwashed--hands.

And he was astonished because of their unbelief.

So they said, "Moses permitted [a man] to write a certificate of divorce and to send [her] away."

And he said to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw [it] to the dogs!"

"When also [broke] the seven [loaves] for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" And they said to him, "Seven."

But you, watch out! I have told you everything ahead of time!

And he began to teach them many [things] in parables, and was saying to them in his teaching,

And a suitable day came when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers and military tribunes and the most prominent [men] of Galilee.

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand how many baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?" They said to him, "Twelve."

And warning him sternly, he sent him away at once.

For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not permitted for you to have your brother's wife."

And he took along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be distressed and troubled.

And those who went ahead and those who were following were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed [is] the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

Blessed [is] the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest [heaven]!"

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

And these are like the ones sown on the rocky ground, who whenever they hear the word immediately receive it with joy.

And [when] the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard [him] were amazed, saying, "Where did this man [get] these [things]? And what [is] this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?

And those are the ones sown on the good soil, who hear the word and receive [it] and bear fruit--one thirty and one sixty and one a hundred [times as much]."

This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

But after I am raised, I will go ahead of you into Galilee."

And he sent a slave to the tenant farmers at the proper time, so that he could collect [some] of the fruit of the vineyard from the tenant farmers.

But immediately a woman whose young daughter was possessed by an unclean spirit, [when she] heard about him, came [and] fell down at his feet,

and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.'

But he went out [and] began to proclaim [it] freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.

And they have no root in themselves, but are temporary. Then [when] affliction or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

But no one is able to enter into the house of a strong [man] [and] plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong [man], and then he can thoroughly plunder his house.

how he entered into the house of God in the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presentation, which it is not permitted to eat (except the priests) and also gave [it] to those who were with him?"

and said to them, "Go into the village before you, and right away [as you] enter into it you will find a colt tied, on which no one [has] ever sat. Untie it and bring [it].

For Herod was afraid of John, [because he] knew him [to be] a righteous and holy man and protected him. And [when he] listened to him, he was greatly perplexed, and [yet] he listened to him gladly.

And [as] he was getting out of the boat, immediately from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit went to meet him,

Now the woman was a Greek--a Syrophoenician by nationality--and she was asking him that he would expel the demon from her daughter.

and to have authority to expel demons.

"I have compassion on the crowd, because they have remained with me three days already and do not have anything to eat.

And often it has thrown him both into fire and into water, in order that it could destroy him. But if you are able [to do] anything, have compassion on us [and] help us!"

And he said to them, "Have you never read what David did when he had need and he and those [who were] with him were hungry--

And to love him from your whole heart and from your whole understanding and from your whole strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

And those who had seen [it] described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man, and about the pigs.

And he called them to himself [and] was speaking to them in parables, "How can Satan expel Satan?

And with him they crucified two robbers, one on [his] right and one on [his] left.

And he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Come into the middle."

And [as] he was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed began to implore him that he could go with him.

For whoever has, [more] will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him."

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!"

And he took hold of the blind man's hand [and] led him outside the village, and [after] spitting in his eyes, he placed his hands on him [and] asked him, "Do you see anything?"

The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men? Answer me!"

And they seized him [and] beat [him] and sent [him] away empty-handed.

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

And they told him, saying, "John the Baptist, and others Elijah, and others that [you are] one of the prophets."

And they began to urge him to depart from their region.

And he said to them, "Do you not yet understand?"

And [when] the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod and {his dinner guests}, the king said to the girl, "Ask me [for] whatever you want, and I will give [it] to you."

And he was imploring him many [times], saying, "My little daughter {is at the point of death}! Come, lay your hands on her, so that she will get well and will live."

and his clothing became radiant--extremely white, like no cloth refiner on earth can {make so white}.

All these evil [things] come from within and defile a person."

But those tenant farmers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours!'

But days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

And it happened that while [he] was sowing, {some seed} fell on the side of the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

But he kept saying emphatically, "If it is necessary for me to die with you, I will never deny you!" And they all were saying the same [thing] also.

Truly I say to you that I will never drink of the fruit of the vine any longer until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say 'The Lord has need of it, and will send it here again at once.'"

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

And he said to her, "Because of this statement, go! The demon has gone out of your daughter."

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

And [when she] went to her home, she found the child lying on the bed and the demon gone.

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."

He had one more, a beloved son. Last [of all] he sent him to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

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 ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces that were left, seven baskets [full].

And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

And he sleeps and gets up, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows--{he does not know how}.

What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenant farmers and give the vineyard to others.

And if I send them away hungry to their homes they will give out on the way, and some of them have come from far away."

And [after] he had entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why were we not able to expel it?"

And again he sent to them another slave, and that one they struck on the head and dishonored.

And he commanded the crowd to recline for a meal on the ground, and taking the seven loaves, [after he] had given thanks he broke [them] and began giving [them] to his disciples so that they could set [them] before [them]. And they set [them] before the crowd.

By itself the soil produces a crop: first the grass, then the head of grain, then the full grain in the head.

And Sadducees--who say there is no resurrection--came up to him and began to ask him, saying,

And the Pharisees began to say to him, "Behold, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?"

because they were saying, "He has an unclean spirit."

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

And many [people] spread their cloaks on the road, and others [spread] leafy branches [they] had cut from the fields.

And they seized [and] killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

And during every night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

And it came out, screaming and convulsing [him] greatly, and he became as if [he were] dead, so that most [of them] said, "He has died!"

And she came in immediately with haste to the king [and] asked, saying, "I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

And he swore to her, "Anything whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom!"

And immediately the king sent an executioner [and] ordered [him] to bring his head. And he went [and] beheaded him in the prison.

And he sent another, and that one they killed. And [he sent] many others, [some] of whom they beat and [some] of whom they killed.

who {lived} among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any longer, not even with a chain,

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

because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the shackles had been shattered. And no one was strong [enough] to subdue him.

But when the crop permits, he sends [in] the sickle right away, because the harvest has come."

But she answered and said to him, "Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."

And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but is at an end!

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

And [as] they were coming down from the mountain, he ordered them that they should tell no one [the things] that they had seen, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it.

for she was saying, "If I touch just his clothing, I will be healed!"

And she went out [and] said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the baptizer."

And [as] he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

And some of those who were standing there said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?"

"But you, watch out for yourselves! They will hand you over to councils and you will be beaten in the synagogues and will have to stand before governors and kings because of me, for a witness to them.

And she had endured many [things] under many physicians, and had spent {all that she had} and had received no [help] at all, but instead {became worse}.

And he said to them, "Surely a lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a bushel basket or under a bed, [is it]? [Is it] not so that it may be put on a lampstand?

And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom is not able to stand.

And they had a few small fish, and [after] giving thanks for them, he said to set these [before them] also.

And he sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even go into the village."

And his disciples answered him, "Where is anyone able to feed these [people] with bread here in the desert?"

(For he did not know what he should answer, because they were terrified.)

And some of the bystanders, [when they] heard [it], said, "Behold, he is summoning Elijah!"

And [when] his disciples heard [this], they came and took away his corpse and placed it in a tomb.

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

Then he placed his hands on his eyes again, and he opened his eyes and was cured, and could see everything clearly.

And he warned them that they should tell no one about him.

And he said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant which is poured out for many.

And [although he] was deeply grieved, the king, because of his oaths and {dinner guests}, did not want to refuse her.

And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing upon you, and you say 'Who touched me?'"

And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to stay awake one hour?

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

And immediately her {hemorrhage stopped} and she realized in her body that she was healed of her suffering.

And he said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable can we present it?

And he asked them, "How many loaves do you have?" So they said, "Seven."

the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!'"

And they went out [and] fled from the tomb, because trembling and amazement had seized them. And they said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

And he went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he began to teach them.

And [when] the centurion who was standing opposite him saw that he expired like this, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!"

And then they will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.

For Herod himself had sent [and] arrested John and bound him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

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!"

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

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.'

Watch out! Be alert, because you do not know when the time is!

Truly I say to you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God like a young child will never enter into it."

And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.

And looking around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched [it] out, and his hand was restored.

And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

And he said to them, "You yourselves come privately to an isolated place and rest for a short time." For those [who were] coming and going were many, and they did not even have time to eat.

And so then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

Now [when it] was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those {who were sick} and those who were demon-possessed.

And they came again to Jerusalem. And [as] he was walking in the temple [courts], the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came up to him

And he began to teach and was saying to them, "Is it not written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"

And [as he] was passing by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, "Follow me!" And he stood up [and] followed him.

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

And when they arrest you [and] hand you over, do not be anxious beforehand what you should say, but whatever is given to you at that hour, say this. For you are not the ones who are speaking, but the Holy Spirit.

And he was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan. And he was with the wild animals, and the angels were ministering to him.

And he appointed the twelve. And to Simon he gave the name Peter,

And immediately, [while] he was still speaking, Judas--one of the twelve--arrived, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

for he was teaching his disciples and was telling them, "The Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And [when he] is killed, after three days he will rise."

And [after they] had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

But it is not like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

And he said, "What comes out of a person, that defiles a person.

But he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be well from your suffering."

And he sat down [and] called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all."

And getting out [of the boat] he saw the large crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep {without} a shepherd, and he began to teach them many [things].

And they came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four [of them].

For the poor you always have with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.

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.

But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there, just as he told you."

"Listen! Behold, the sower went out to sow.

And you will be hated by all because of my name. But the one who endures to the end--this one will be saved.

And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

And Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And he answered him [and] said, "You say [so]."

Therefore what God has joined together, man must not separate."

And one poor widow came [and] put in two small copper coins (that is, a penny).

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.

And the Pharisees came and began to argue with him, demanding from him a sign from heaven [in order to] test him.

For nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in [various] places. There will be famines. These [things] [are] the beginning of birth pains.

And the scribe said to him, "That is true, Teacher. You have said {correctly} that he is one and there is no other except him.

And [while] Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the female slaves of the high priest came up

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

And a certain young man was following him, clothed [only] in a linen cloth on [his] naked body. And they attempted to seize him,

And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.

And John was dressed in camel's hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

And one of the rulers of the synagogue came--Jairus by name--and [when he] saw him, he fell down at his feet.

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.

and the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other [things] come in [and] choke the word and it becomes unproductive.

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

[thus] making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down, and you do many similar [things] such as this."

Salt [is] good, but if the salt becomes deprived of its salt content, by what can you make it salty? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

And [as they] were going into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

And he was not able to do any miracle in that place except to lay his hands on a few sick [people] [and] heal [them].

And becoming angry, he stretched out his hand [and] touched [him], and said to him, "I am willing; be made clean."

And he said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing except by prayer."

so that '{they may look closely} and not perceive, and {they may listen carefully} and not understand, lest they turn and it be forgiven them.'"

Now concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses {in the passage about the bush} how God spoke to him, saying, 'I [am] the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob'?

"Truly I say to you that all the sins and the blasphemies will be forgiven the sons of men, however much they blaspheme.

And very early in the morning on the first [day] of the week they came to the tomb [after] the sun had risen.

In the same way also the chief priests, along with the scribes, were mocking [him] to one another, saying, "He saved others; he is not able to save himself!

Now at each feast he customarily released for them one prisoner whom they requested.

So then, the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."

And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out! It is better [for] you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into hell,

And [after] purchasing a linen cloth [and] taking him down, he wrapped [him] in the linen cloth and placed him in a tomb that had been cut from the rock. And he rolled a stone over the entrance of the tomb.

It is easier [for] a camel to go through the eye of a needle than [for] a rich person to enter into the kingdom of God."

{who will not} receive a hundred times as much now in this time--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, together with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe! Even those who were crucified with him were reviling him.

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.

"Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign when all these [things] are about to be accomplished?"

There is nothing outside of a person that is able to defile him [by] going into him. But the things that go out of a person are the things that defile a person."

But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"--he said to the paralytic--

Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming--whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or early in the morning--

And [when they] looked up, they saw that the stone had been rolled away (for it was very large).

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

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles.

And he woke up [and] rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Be silent!" And the wind abated and there was a great calm.

And when you hear about wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. This must happen, but the end [is] not yet.

And he said to them, "My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death. Remain here and stay awake."

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'

And they were expelling many demons and anointing many sick [people] with olive oil and healing [them].

"Whoever welcomes one of the young children such as these in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me, but the one who sent me."

Stay awake and pray that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak!"

And he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they were not even able to eat a meal.

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

who devour the houses of widows and pray lengthy [prayers] for the sake of appearance. These will receive more severe condemnation!"

And he commanded them that they take along nothing for the journey except only a staff--no bread, no traveler's bag, no money in their belts--

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.

"Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins except God alone?"

David himself said by the Holy Spirit, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet." '

She has done what she could; {she has anointed my body beforehand} for burial.

And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

And a cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!"

For they said, "Not at the feast, lest there be an uproar by the people."

And truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.

[While] he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler's [house] saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the Teacher further?"

And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion, and they woke him up and said to him, "Teacher, is it not a concern to you that we are perishing?"

And summoning the crowd again, he said to them, "Listen to me, all [of you], and understand:

And Judas Iscariot, who [was] one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them.