as it is written in the Prophets, "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You.

And they were astonished at His doctrine. For He taught them as one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

They all were amazed, so as to question among themselves, saying, What is this? What new doctrine is this? For He even commands the unclean spirits with authority, and they obey Him.

And as He passed on, He saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the tax-office. And He said to him, Follow Me. And he arose and followed Him.

And it happened as Jesus reclined in his house, many tax-collectors and sinners also reclined with Jesus and His disciples. For there were many, and they followed Him.

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.

And it happened that He went through the grainfields on the sabbath day. And as they walked His disciples began to pluck the heads of grain.

For He had healed many, so that they pressed on Him in order to touch Him, as many as had plagues.

And as he sowed, it happened that indeed some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and ate it up.

And these are those being sown among thorns; such as hear the Word,

And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

But when it has been sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out great branches, so as to enable the birds of the air to roost under its shade.

And with many such parables He spoke the Word to them, as they were able to hear it.

And when they had sent away the crowd, they took Him with them as He was in the boat. And there were also other little boats with Him.

Others said that it was Elijah. And others said that he is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced and pleased Herod, and those who reclined with him, the king said to the girl, Ask me whatever you desire from me, and I will give it to you.

And he swore to her, Whatever you shall ask from me, I will give it to you, to the half of my kingdom.

And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And wherever He entered, into villages or cities or country, they laid the sick in the streets and begged Him if only they might touch but the fringe of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made whole.

But He answered and said to them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

And he looked up and said, I see men as trees, walking.

And His clothing became shining, exceedingly white as snow such as no fuller on earth could whiten them.

And as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things that they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they desired, as it is written of him.

But they did not understand that saying and were afraid to ask Him.

And He arose from there. And He came into the borders of Judea by the other side of the Jordan. And again a crowd came together to Him. And as was His custom, He taught them again.

Truly I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter into it.

And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus went before them. And they were amazed, and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took the Twelve again and began to tell them what would happen to Him,

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to Him, saying, Master, we desire that You should do for us whatever we shall ask.

But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you ask. Can you drink of the cup that I drink of, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

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.

And they came to Jericho. And as He with His disciples and a large crowd went out of Jericho, blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus, was sitting by the side of the highway, begging.

And He said to them, Go into the village over across from you. And as soon as you have entered into it, you will find a colt tied, on which no one of men has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.

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

Therefore I say to you, All things, whatever you ask, praying, believe that you shall receive them, and it will be to you.

And they came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him

And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask of you one thing, and answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.

For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are as the angels in Heaven.

And as regards the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses how God spoke to him in the Bush, saying, "I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?"

And the second is like this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love the neighbor as himself, is more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.

For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: "The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I place Your enemies as Your footstool."

who devour widows' houses, and as a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater condemnation.

And as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, Master, see! What stones and what buildings!

And as He sat on the Mount of Olives, across from the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,

For in those days shall be affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never shall be.

As a man going away, leaving his house, and giving authority to his servants, and each man's work to him, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He reclined, a woman came with an alabaster vial of pure, costly ointment of spikenard. And she broke the vial and poured it on His head.

And His disciples went out and came into the city and found it as He had said to them. And they made the passover ready.

And as they reclined and ate, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, One of you will betray Me, the one eating with Me.

The Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had never been born.

And as they ate, Jesus took a loaf and blessed and broke it, and He gave to them and said, Take, eat; this is My body.

And answering Jesus said to them, Have you come out with swords and clubs, as against a robber, to take Me?

And as Peter was below in the palace, one of the servant women of the high priest came.

And the crowd, crying aloud, began to beg him to do as he had always done to them.

And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments, casting lots on them, as, to what each should take.

But go tell His disciples and Peter that He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see Him, as He said to you.

She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.

Afterward He appeared to the Eleven as they reclined. And He reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.