And Jesus, arising, was following him, also his disciples.

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him and touched the hem of his vesture:

for she was saying to herself, “If I only touch His garment, I will get well.”

But Jesus, turning around and seeing her, said, "Have courage, daughter! Your faith has healed you." And the woman was healed from that hour.

And when Jesus was come to the house of the ruler, and saw the flute-players and the crowd making a tumult,

but, when the multitude was put forth, having gone in, he took hold of her hand, and the damsel arose,

And this was noised throughout all that land.

And [as] Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him, crying out and saying, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

And when he was come to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them, Do ye believe that I am able to do this? They say to him, Yea, Lord.

And their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly not to let anyone hear of it.

Now [as] they were going away, behold, they brought to him a demon-possessed man [who was] unable to speak.

And as soon as the devil was cast out, the dumb spake. And the people marveled, saying, "It was never so seen in Israel."

And Jesus was going around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and every sickness.

But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the tax-gatherer; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, who was surnamed Thaddaeus;

Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.

When you enter a [particular] house, greet the people warmly [Note: The usual Jewish greeting was to say "Peace to you," See Luke 10:4].

And whoever does not welcome you or listen to what you have to say, shake the dust off of your shoes as you leave that house or town. [Note: This was a Jewish custom showing disdain and intended to suggest unworthiness]

Are not two sparrows sold [in the market for food] for a small coin [Note: The coin mentioned here was worth about a half hour's worth of a farm laborer's pay, or about $3 in 1994]? And not a [single] one of them can fall to the ground without your Father [knowing about it].

And it was when Jesus finished ordering his twelve disciples, he went away from thence to teach and proclaim in all their cities.

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples

"Are you the One who was to come, or should we keep on looking for a different one?"

"Go and tell John," was Jesus' answer, "what you hear and see;

But as they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John. "What was it that you went out into the desert to look at? A reed swaying in the wind?

Why did you go out [to the desert]? To see a prophet? Yes, I should say [he was], and much more than a prophet.

He is the one about whom it was written [Mal. 3:1], 'Look, I [will] send my messenger on ahead of you. He will prepare the pathway in front of you.'

and if ye are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who was about to come;

the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'

'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;

Yes, Father, for [to do] so {was your gracious will}.

About that time Jesus was walking through a grainfield on the Sabbath day. His disciples were hungry so began picking off some heads of grain to eat [the kernels]. [Note: It was an accepted practice for people in that day to be permitted to do this as they walked along paths bordering a grainfield].

So he said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those with him,

how he entered into the house of God and ate the bread of the presentation, which it was not permitted for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?

If you had [fully] understood what this means: 'I desire mercy and not [only] sacrifice,' you would not have condemned someone who was not guilty [of wrongdoing].

And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

And behold, [there was] a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying, "Is it permitted to heal on the Sabbath?" in order that they could accuse him.

Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand," and he stretched [it] out, and it was restored [as] healthy as the other [one].

And charged them, not to make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, saying,

in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

Behold my servant, which I have chosen: my dearly beloved, in whom my soul was contented; I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall proclaim judgment to the nations.

Then a demon-possessed man [who was] blind and mute was brought to him. And he healed him so that the [man who was] mute could speak and see.

Because Jesus knew what was in their minds, he said to them. "Any kingdom divided against itself will become desolate; and any city or household divided against himself will not stand.

and if the Adversary doth cast out the Adversary, against himself he was divided, how then doth his kingdom stand?

Then He was accosted by some of the Scribes and of the Pharisees who said, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign given by you."

For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

The queen of the South [Note: This queen was from Sheba, I Kings 10:1, which was probably in Arabia] will stand up on the judgment day along with the people of this generation and will condemn them because she came from a great distance to hear [and see] Solomon's wisdom [I Kings 10:1ff] and [now] Someone greater than Solomon is here [i.e., Jesus].

Then it goes and gets seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there, and in the end the man is worse off than he was before. That is the way it will be with this present wicked age."

And [while] he was still speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and brothers were standing there outside, desiring to speak to him.

But, he, answering, said unto him that was telling him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

On that day Jesus went out of the house [and] was sitting by the sea.

And large crowds gathered close around him, so that he got into a boat to sit down, and all the crowd was standing on the shore.

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

and some fell upon rocky ground where they did not have much soil, and at once they sprang up, because there was no depth of soil,

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

Still others fell on good ground and produced a crop: some 100, some 60, and some 30 times what was sown.

And having answered, he said to them, For to you it was given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it was not given.

for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.

[When] anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand [it], the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.

And what was sown on the rocky ground--this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.

And what was sown into the thorn plants--this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.

But what was sown on the good soil--this is the one who hears the word and understands [it], who indeed bears fruit and produces, this one a hundred [times as much], and this one sixty, and this one thirty."

Another simile he set before them, saying: 'The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,

But while the world was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed wild wheat seed in the midst of the good seed, and went away.

When the blade was sprung up, and had brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

And the servants of the householder, coming near, said to him, - Sir! was it not, good seed, thou didst sow in thy field? Whence then hath it, darnel?

'An enemy has done this,' was his answer. 'Do you wish us, then,' they asked,' to go and gather them together?'

He propos'd another parable to them, which was this; the gospel-state is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man took to sow in his field.

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took [and] put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole [batch] was leavened."

Jesus spoke all these [things] to the crowds in parables, and he was saying nothing to them without a parable,

in order that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, who said, "I will open my mouth in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden since the creation."

Then the people who did what was right will shine out like the sun in their Father's kingdom. The person who has ears [to hear with] ought to listen [to this] carefully.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a pot of gold which was buried in a field, which a man found and buried again; and for joy over it he went and sold all he had and bought that field.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a gem-dealer who was looking for beautiful pearls.

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was thrown into the sea and gathered [fish] of every kind,

which when it was filled they pulled to shore and sat down [and] collected the good [fish] into containers, but the bad they threw out.

At the end of the world it will be that same way. The angels will come and divide the sinful people from the ones who did what was right,

And it was when Jesus finished these parables, he removed thence.

and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, 'Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works?

About that time Herod the tetrarch [Note: This man was the son of Herod the Great (See 2:

And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; be was aroused from the dead; and for this, powers are energetic in him.

for John was saying to him, 'It is not lawful to thee to have her,'

Although he wanted to have him killed, he was afraid of the people, for they regarded him as a prophet.

But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

[Herod was so pleased with her performance that] he promised, with an oath, to give her whatever she asked for [i.e., with limitations. See Mark 6:23].

And [although] the king was distressed, because of his oaths and his {dinner guests} he commanded [the request] to be granted.

and pursuant to order, John was beheaded in the prison,

and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought [it] to her mother.

Now when Jesus heard about it He left there in a boat and went [across to the east side of the lake] to a deserted place. When the crowds found out [He was leaving] they followed Him [i.e., by traveling around] on the shore from the [surrounding] towns.

And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm.

Now [when it] was evening, the disciples came to him saying, "The place is desolate and the hour {is late}. Release the crowds so that they can go away into the villages [and] purchase food for themselves."

"Bring them here to me," was his reply.

And they all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

And [after he] sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So [when] evening came, he was there alone.

But the boat was already many stadia distant from the land, being beaten by the waves, because the wind was against [it].

As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

And he said, "Come." And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

But [when he] saw the strong wind, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!"

When the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word throughout that region and brought him everyone who was sick.

They kept begging him to let them touch just the tassel of his garment, and everyone who touched it was completely healed.