and he said unto them, "Are ye so without understanding? Do ye not yet perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into a man, it cannot defile him,

because it goes not into his heart, but into the belly, and passes out into the drain?" This He said, making all foods clean.

And he said, "That defileth a man which cometh out of a man.

And Jesus said unto her, "Let the children first be fed. For it is not meet, to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto whelps."

She answered and said unto him, "Even so, Master. Nevertheless, the whelps also eat under the table of the children's crumbs."

And he said unto her, "For this saying, go thy way, the devil is gone out of thy daughter."

and looked up to heaven and sighted, and said unto him, "Ephphatha," that is to say, "Be opened."

People were completely astounded and said, "He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."

In those days when there was a very great company, and had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said unto them,

"My heart yearns over the people," He said; "for this is now the third day they have remained with me, and they have nothing to eat.

And his disciples said in answer, How will it be possible to get enough bread for these men here in a waste place?

And he asked them, "How many loaves have ye?" They said, "Seven."

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

and he sighed in his spirit and said, "Why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, there shall no sign be given unto this generation."

So Jesus gave them this warning. "Take care," he said, "beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

And they began arguing with one another because they had no bread, He noted this and said to them.

And when Jesus knew that, he said unto them, "Why take ye thought because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have ye your hearts yet blinded?

Though you have eyes, do you not see? And though you have ears, do you not hear and listen [to what I have said]? And do you not remember,

When I brake five loaves among five thousand men: How many baskets full of broken meat took ye up?" They said unto him, "Twelve."

"When I brake seven among four thousand how many baskets of the leavings of broken meat took ye up?" They said, "Seven."

And he said unto them, "How is it that ye understand not?"

And they came to Beth-saida. And they took a blind man to him, requesting him to put his hands on him.

And he took the blind man by the hand, and went with him out of the town; and when he had put water from his mouth on his eyes, and put his hands on him, he said, Do you see anything?

And he looked up and said, "I see the men; For I see them walk as they were trees."

And he sent him away to his house, and said: Neither go into the village, nor tell it to any one in the village.

Then Jesus and his disciples went away to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he questioned his disciples and said to them, "Who do people say that I am?"

They said, "John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets."

And he said unto them, "But whom say ye that I am?" Peter answered and said unto him, "Thou art very Christ."

And teaching them, he said that the Son of man would have to undergo much, and be hated by those in authority, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days come back from the dead.

and this he said in such an undisguised manner, that Peter took him aside, and pretended to reprimand him.

But turning around and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan, because you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but the things of people!"

And he called the people unto him, with his disciples also, and said unto them, "Whosoever will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And he said unto them, "Verily I say unto you: 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 Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Master, here is good being for us, let us make three tabernacles: one for thee, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

And wist not what he said, for they were afraid.

Then a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud and said, "This is my Son, whom I love. Keep on listening to him!"

And they did not forget what he said, but discussed with one another what he meant by the rising from the dead.

He answered and said unto them, "Elijah verily shall first come and restore all things. Also the son of man, as it is written, shall suffer many things, and shall be set at nought.

And he said unto the scribes, "What dispute ye with them?"

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

And when he may take him, he lacerates him: and he froths, and gnashes his teeth, and pines away. And I said to thy disciples, that they should cast him out; and they were not able.

He answered him and said, "O generation without faith, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto me."

And he asked his father, "How long is it ago, since this hath happened him?" And he said, "Of a child.

And Jesus said unto him, "Yea if thou couldest believe, all things are possible to him that believeth."

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

And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "You dumb and deaf spirit," he said, "come out of him, I command you, and never enter him again."

And the spirit cried, and rent him sore and came out: And he was as one that had been dead, insomuch that many said, "He is dead."

And when he had gone into the house, his disciples said to him privately, Why were we unable to send it out?

And he said unto them, "This kind can by no other means come forth, but by prayer and fasting."

For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, "The son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and after that he is killed he shall arise again the third day."

But they understood not what he said, and were afraid to ask him.

They said nothing, for on the road they had been disputing about which of them was the greatest.

And he sat down, and called the twelve unto him, and said to them, "If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant unto all."

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them, and took him in his arms and said unto them,

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."

But Jesus said, "Forbid him not. For there is no man that shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.

And he answered and said unto them, "What did Moses bid you do?"

And they said, "Moses suffered to write a testimonial of her divorcement, and to put her away."

And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "For the hardness of your hearts he wrote this precept unto you.

"wherefore, 'tis said, a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh."

When indoors the disciples began to question Jesus again about this, and he said:

And he said unto them, "Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, breaketh wedlock to her-ward.

And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

When Jesus saw that, he was displeased, and said to them, "Suffer the children to come unto me and forbid them not. For of such is the kingdom of God.

Now as Jesus was starting out on his way, someone ran up to him, fell on his knees, and said, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Jesus said to him, "Why callest thou me good? There is no man good but one, which is God.

You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

He answered and said to him, "Master, all these I have observed from my youth."

Jesus beheld him, and had a favour to him, and said unto him, "One thing is lacking unto thee. Go, and sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me, and take up thy cross on thee."

And Jesus looked round about, and said unto his disciples, "What a hard thing it is for them that have riches enter into the kingdom of God."

And his disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answered again, and said unto them, "Children: how hard is it for them, that trust in their riches, to enter into the kingdom of God?

"Then who can be saved?" they said to themselves astonished beyond measure.

Jesus looked upon them, and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible."

Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you.

Jesus answered and said, "Verily I say unto you, there is no man that hath forsaketh house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, other children, or lands, for my sake and the gospel's,

"See," said he, "we are going up to Jerusalem and the Son of man will be betrayed to the high priests and the Scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will hand him over to the Gentiles,

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."

He said unto them, "What would ye I should do unto you?"

They said to him, "Grant unto us that we may sit one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory."

But Jesus said unto them, "Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink of the cup, that I shall drink of? And be baptised in the baptism that I shall be baptised in?"

And they said unto him, "That we can." Jesus said unto them, "Ye shall drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and be baptised with the baptism that I shall be baptised in:

When they heard this the ten began to be indignant at James and John, so Jesus called them to him and said:

But Jesus called them unto him, and said to them, "Ye know well that they which seem to bear rule among the gentiles, reign as Lords over them. And they that be great among them exercise authority over them.

when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he cried out, and said, Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.

And Jesus stopped [and] said, "Call him." And they called the blind man [and] said to him, "Have courage! Get up! He is calling you."

And Jesus answered, and said unto him, "What wilt thou that I do unto thee?" The blind said unto him, "Master, that I might see."

Jesus said unto him, "Go thy way, thy faith hath saved thee." And by and by he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

As they came near to Jerusalem, about Bethphage and Bethany, by the mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, and said to them:

and said unto them, "Go your ways into the town that is over against you. And as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt bound, whereon never man sat: loose him and bring him hither.

but some of the bystanders said to them, "What do you mean by untethering that colt?"

And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded them. And they let them go.

and seeing a fig-tree at a distance, with leaves, He went to see if He might find any thing upon it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves; (for the time of gathering figs was not yet come:) And Jesus spake and said unto it,

Then he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you after this!" The disciples heard him say it.

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

Then the high priests and the scribes heard of this, and they kept looking for some way to destroy Him, for they were afraid of Him, for everybody was swept off his feet at what He said.

Then Peter remembered. "Rabbi," he said, "there is the fig tree you cursed, all withered!"

And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Have confidence in God.

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he said shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he said.

and said unto him, "By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority, to do these things?"