As it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way;

And there went out to him all the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem, and were being immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.

And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John into the Jordan.

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent apart, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon Him.

And a voice came out of Heaven, saying, "Thou art My Son, the beloved, in Whom I was well pleased."

And they were astonished at His teaching; for He was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

And straight-way there was in the synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,

saying, "What is there to us and Thee, Jesus, Nazarene? didst Thou come to destroy us? I know Thee Who Thou art, the Holy One of God."

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

And the unclean spirit, having convulsed him, and having cried with a loud voice, came out of him.

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? A new teaching! With authority He commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!"

And the report of Him went out straightway everywhere into the whole region of Galilee round about.

And, straightway coming out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

And at evening, when the sun did set, they were bringing to Him all who were sick, and those possessed with demons.

And the whole city was gathered together at the door.

And He healed many that were sick with many kinds of diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not permit the demons to speak, because they knew Him [to be the Christ].

And, having risen very early, by night, He went out into a desert place, and was there praying.

And He went into their synagogues, throughout all Galilee, preaching, and casting out the demons.

and saith to him, "See that you say nothing to any one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses directed, for a testimony to them."

But he, going forth, began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter; so that He could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places. And they were coming to Him from every quarter.

And, having entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that He was in the house.

And not being able to bring him to Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was; and, having broken it up, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.

And he arose, and, straightway taking up the bed, went forth before them all; so that all were amazed, and glorified God, saying, "We never saw it thus!"

And passing by, He saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax-office, and saith to him, "Follow Me." And, rising up, he followed Him.

And it comes to pass that He reclines at table in his house, and many tax-collectors and sinners recline with Him and His disciples; for there were many, and they were following Him.

And the scribes of the Pharisees, seeing that He was eating with the sinners and tax-collectors, said to His disciples, "Why doth He eat with the tax-collectors and sinners?"

And Jesus, hearing it, says to them, "Those who are well need not a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; else the patch takes from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.

And it came to pass that He was going on the sabbath through the grainfields; and His disciples began to make a way, plucking the heads of grain.

And He said to them, "Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he and those who were with him?

How he entered into the house of God during the high priesthood of Abiathar, and ate the show-bread, which it is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?"

And He saith to them, "Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent.

And having looked round about on them with anger, and being grieved at the hardness of their heart, He saith to the man, "Stretch forth your hand." And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.

And the Pharisees, having gone out, were straightway taking counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what things He was doing, came to Him.

And He spake to His disciples, that a little boat should wait, on Him, lest they should throng Him;

and to have authority to cast out demons.

And the multitude comes together again, so that they could not even eat bread.

And, hearing of it, His kinsmen went out to lay hold on Him; for they said, "He became insane!"

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He hath Beelzebub, and by the ruler of the demons casteth out the demons."

And, having called them to Him, He said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan?

And it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

And other fell on the rocky ground where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because of not having depth of earth;

and, when the sun rose, it was scorched; and, because it had no root, it was dried up.

And other fell among the thorns; and the thorns sprang up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

And these likewise are those sown upon the rocky places, who, when they hear the word, straightway with joy receive it;

and the anxieties of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires about other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And these are the ones sown on the good ground: such as hear the word, and receive it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold."

And He said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under the measure, or under the bed! Is it not, that it may be put on the lampstand?

For there is nothing hid, except that it should be manifested; nor was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.

And He said to them, "Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you; and more will be added.

For he that has, to him shall be given; and he that has not, from him shall be taken away even what he has."

And He said, "How shall we liken the Kingdom of God, or in what parable shall we set it forth?

It is like to a grain of mustard, which when it is sown upon the earth, though it is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,

yet, when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under its shadow."

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

And He Himself was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion; and they awake Him, and say to Him, "Teacher, is it no concern to Thee that we perish?"

And He said to them, "Why are ye fearful? Have ye not yet faith?"

And, when He came out of the boat, straightway there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

and, crying with a loud voice, he says, "What is there to me and Thee, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure Thee by God, that Thou torment me not!"

For He said to him, "Come forth, unclean spirit, out of the man!"

And He asked him, "What is your name?" And he says to Him, "My name is Legion, because we are many."

And he was beseeching Him much, that He would not send them away out of the country.

And He permitted them. And, coming out, the unclean spirits entered into the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, about two thousand, and were drowned in the sea.

And those feeding the swine fled, and reported it in the city and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.

And those who saw it declared to them how it befell the demoniac, and concerning the swine.

And there comes one of the synagogue-rulers, Jairus by name; and, seeing Him, he falls at His feet,

But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came, and fell down before Him, and told Him all the truth.

While He was yet speaking, they come from the synagogue-ruler's house, saying, "Your daughter died; why do you trouble the Teacher any further?"

And they were deriding Him. But He, having put them all out, taketh with Him the father of the child, and the mother, and those with Him, and goeth in where the child was.

And He charged them much that no one should know this; and He commanded that something should be given her to eat.

And, when the sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many, hearing Him, were astonished, saying, "Whence hath this Man these things?" And, "What is the wisdom which is given to This Man?" And, "Such mighty works are wrought by His hands!"

And they were casting out many demons, and were anointing with oil many sick people, and were healing them.

But others said, "It is Elijah." And others said, "It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets."

But Herod, hearing of Him, said, "It is he whom I beheaded, John, the same was raised."

For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

And Herodias was holding it against him, and was wishing to kill him; and she could not;

and the daughter of Herodias herself coming in and dancing, it pleased Herod and those reclining at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, "Ask of me whatsoever you wish, and I will give it to you."

And he swore to her, "Whatsoever you ask of me, I will give it to you, unto half of my kingdom."

And, having gone out, she said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Immerser."

and brought his head on a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

And, having heard of it, his disciples came and took up his corpse, and placed it in a tomb.

And He saith to them, "Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest yourselves a little." For there were many coming and going, and they were not finding opportunity even to eat.

send them away, that, having gone into the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy themselves something to eat."

But He saith to them, "Give ye them to eat." And they said to Him, "Going, shall we buy two hundred denaries worth of loaves, and give them to eat?"

And they all ate, and were satisfied.

And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

And, when it was evening, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and He was alone on the land.

but, seeing Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and they cried out;

for they all saw Him; and were troubled. But he straight-way talked with them, and saith to them, "Be of good courage! it is I, be not afraid."

And, when they came out of the boat, straightway recognizing Him,

and saw that some of His disciples ate bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands.

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands thoroughly, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;

and, coming from the marketplace, unless they immerse themselves, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they received to hold; as, immersion of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels.

And the Pharisees and the scribes ask Him, "Why do not Thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?"

And He said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it has been written, This people honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me.

there is nothing from without the man, that, entering into him, can defile him; but the things proceeding out of the man are those that defile the man."

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 which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.