Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

And a voice came out of heaven, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.

And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.

Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.

And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.

And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.

And news of him went out quickly everywhere into all parts of Galilee round about.

And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits.

And all the town had come together at the door.

And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.

And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.

And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.

And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.

And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.

But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.

And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.

And he went out again by the seaside; and all the people came to him, and he gave them teaching.

And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.

And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill: I have come not to get the upright but sinners.

And it came about that on the Sabbath day he was going through the grain-fields; and while they were walking, his disciples took the heads of grain.

And the Pharisees said to him, Why are they doing what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

And he said to them, Have you no knowledge of what David did, when he had need and was without food, he, and those who were with him?

How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and took for food the holy bread, which only the priests may take, and gave it to those who were with him?

And he said to them, Is it right to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil? to give life or to put to death? But they said nothing.

And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.

And the Pharisees went out, and straight away made designs with the Herodians about how they might put him to death.

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and the other side of Jordan, and the country about Tyre and Sidon, a great number, hearing what great things he did, came to him.

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.

And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.

And he took twelve to be with him, so that he might send them out as preachers,

And give them the power of driving out evil spirits:

And when his friends had news of it, they went out to get him, saying, He is off his head.

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?

And if Satan is at war with himself, and there is division in him, he will not keep his place but will come to an end.

And looking round at those who were seated about him, he said, See, my mother and my brothers!

A man went out to put seed in the earth:

And while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took it for food.

And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.

And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.

And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?

And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.

And went to sleep and got up, night and day, and the seed came to growth, though he had no idea how.

But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

But when it is planted, it comes up, and becomes taller than all the plants, and puts out great branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to take rest in its shade.

And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

And he came out of his sleep, and gave strong orders to the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be at rest. And the wind went down, and there was a great calm.

And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.

And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.

And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.

And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.

And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.

And they made a request to him to go out of their country.

And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.

And one of the rulers of the Synagogue, Jairus by name, came, and seeing him, went down at his feet,

And made strong prayers to him, saying, My little daughter is near to death: it is my prayer that you will come and put your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and have life.

And had undergone much at the hands of a number of medical men, and had given all she had, and was no better, but even worse,

And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe?

The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.

And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was.

And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?

And he gave orders to the twelve, and sent them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

And they went out, preaching the need for a change of heart in men.

And they sent out a number of evil spirits, and put oil on a great number who were ill, and made them well.

But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.

For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.

For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.

And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.

And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.

And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late:

But he said to them in answer, Give them food yourselves. And they said to him, Are we to go and get bread for two hundred pence, and give it to them?

For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

For it was not clear to them about the bread; but their hearts were hard.