as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: "Lo! I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way;"

And he preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a dove upon him.

[saying,] The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe the glad tidings.

And as he was passing along by the lake of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon dragging a net in the lake; for they were fishers.

And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Thou hast come to destroy us; we know who thou art, the Holy One of God.

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned each other, saying, What is this? New teaching with authority; even the unclean spirits doth he command, and they obey him!

And he saith to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; for, for this I came forth.

Which is easier? to say to the palsied man, Thy sins are forgiven? or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed and go?

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

No one seweth a patch of undressed cloth on an old garment; for the new piece teareth away from the old garment, and a worse rent is made.

And no one putteth new wine into old skins; for the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins.

And it came to pass, that he was going through the grainfields on the sabbath, and his disciples began, as they went along, to pluck the ears of grain.

And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath that which is not lawful?

how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the highpriest, and ate the showbread, which it is lawful for none but the priests to eat, and gave also to those who were with him?

So that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

And he saith to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they were silent.

For he had healed many, so that as many as had plagues pressed upon him to touch him.

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder;

And again a multitude cometh together, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

And his relations hearing of it went out to lay hold of him; for they said, He is beside himself.

and if Satan rise up against himself, he is divided, and cannot stand, but hath an end.

but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit hath no forgiveness forever, but is exposed to everlasting sin.

And he answering saith to them, Who is my mother, and my brothers?

Whoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

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

And others fell on good ground, and shooting up and growing yielded fruit; and bore as much as thirty, and sixty, and a hundred fold.

And these are they by the wayside, those where the word is sown, and when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in them.

And these are they who are sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it; and bear fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundred fold.

And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be set on the lampstand?

For there is nothing secret, unless to be made known; nor was any thing hidden, but that it should come to light.

And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast seed upon the ground,

But when the fruit puts itself forth, immediately he sends out the sickle, because the harvest is come.

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

and when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater than all the herbs, and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air can lodge under its shade.

And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

And on the same day, when the evening was come, he saith to them, Let us pass over to the other side.

And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat; and there were also other boats with him.

And he said to them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have not faith?

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him?

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith to him, Legion is my name; for we are many.

And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

While he was yet speaking, there came from the house I of the ruler of the synagogue some who said, Thy daughter is dead; why dost thou trouble the Teacher any further?

And going in, he saith to them, Why do ye make this confusion and weeping? The child is not dead, but is sleeping.

And taking hold of the hand of the child, he saith to her, Talitha, kum; which is, when interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, arise!

And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And most people when they heard him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? And what is the wisdom which is given him? And how is it that such miracles are wrought by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judah, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they took offence at him.

And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.

And whatever place shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye go thence, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony to them.

And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad), and he said, John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. But others said, It is Elijah.

And others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets.

For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brothers wife.

And when he came forth, he saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

And late in the day his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and it is now late;

For they all saw him, and were terrified. But he immediately spoke with them, and saith to them, Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid.

And wherever he entered into villages or cities or the open country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.

and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands,

And he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."

But ye say, If a man say to his father or mother, Whatever thou mightst receive in aid from me is Corban, that is, a gift to God, [he is not bound by the command. Thus]

But a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, immediately hearing of him, came in, and fell at his feet.

And he said to her, Let the children be filled first; for it is not well to take the childrens bread and throw it to the little dogs.

and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

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

For what can a man give as an exchange for his life?

And his garments became glistening, very white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten.

And Peter answering saith to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

And there came a cloud overshadowing them; and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them to give no account of what they had seen to any one, till the Son of man should have risen from the dead.

And they asked him, saying, How is it that the Pharisees and scribes say that Elijah must come first?

But I say to you that Elijah hath come, and they have done to him whatever they would; as it hath been written concerning him.

And they brought him to him. And as soon as he saw him, the spirit convulsed him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming.

and it hath often cast him both into fire, and into water, to destroy him; but if thou art able to do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

And uttering a cry, and convulsing him much, it came out of him. And he became as one dead; so that very many said, He is dead.

For he taught his disciples, and said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he hath been put to death, after three days he will rise again.

John said to him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name who followeth not us; and we forbade him, because he did not follow us.

For he that is not against us is for us.

And if thy hand cause thee to fall away, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having the two hands to go away into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable.

And if thy foot is causing thee to fall away, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to be cast into hell.

And if thine eye is causing thee to fall away, pluck it out; it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell,

where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Salt is good; but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.

And departing thence, he cometh into the borders of Judaea, and to the other side of the Jordan; and multitudes again come together to him; and, as he was wont, he again taught them.

Truly do I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a child, will not enter therein.

And as he was going out into the way, a certain one running up and kneeling to him, asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit everlasting life?

And Jesus said to him, Why dost thou call me good? None is good but one, that is, God.

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again saith to them, Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.

Jesus said, Truly do I say to you, There is no one who hath left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for the sake of me and of the glad tidings,

who will not receive a hundredfold in the time that now is, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come everlasting life.

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying to him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldst do for us whatever we shall ask thee.

And they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left, in thy glory.

but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared.

But it is not so among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister;

And they come to Jericho; and as he was going out of Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the wayside.

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

And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, Hosanna! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord!