At that time Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in Jordan.

when this voice from heaven was heard, "thou art my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased."

but as soon as he was gone, he began freely to talk of it, and blazed it about every where, so that Jesus could not go publickly into the city any more, but stay'd in the out parts, which were not much frequented, where people came to him from every quarter.

but the time will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast.

But Jesus retired with his disciples towards the sea: where a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,

from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and the territory about Jordan, a considerable number of the inhabitants about Tyre and Sidon having heard of his great actions, came likewise to meet him.

After this they went into an house, and the crowd press'd again upon them, so as to hinder them from taking their meal.

Some Scribes, who were come from Jerusalem, said, he is confederate with Beelzebub, the prince of the demons enables him to dispossess demons.

and as soon as Jesus was come out of the ship, he met a demoniack, who came from among the tombs, where he haunted,

and he was very importunate with Jesus not to drive them away from that country.

they intreated him to withdraw from their territories.

having suffered much from several physicians, she had spent all her fortune, and instead of being any thing the better, she rather grew worse.

and he said to her, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace, entirely freed from your indisposition.

Before he had done speaking, messengers came from the ruler of the synagogue's house, who said, "your daughter is dead, why do you give the master any further trouble?"

In the mean time king Herod heard of Jesus, whose name was now celebrated, and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, no wonder then that he works miracles.

but Herod, from what he had heard, said, 'tis John himself, whom I caused to be beheaded, who is risen from the dead.

which Herodias resented, and form'd a design against his life, but could not execute it;

but the people saw them embark, and many perceiving where they were bound, they ran thither a foot from all parts: and arrived at the place, before the passengers were come.

came flocking from all quarters, carrying their sick on their beds to the places where they heard he was:

The Pharisees, and certain Scribes from Jerusalem, came in a body to Jesus;

Jesus answered, to such hypocrites as you may well be applied those words of the prophet Esaias, "this people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

you discharge him from the obligation of doing any thing for his father or his mother.

there is nothing from without, that entring into a man can defile him: but that which originally proceeds from the man, is what defiles him.

When he withdrew from the people into the house, his disciples ask'd him the meaning of that maxim.

and he said, are you likewise so void of understanding? don't you perceive that what passes from without into a man cannot defile him?

but, said he, that which proceeds from a man, is what defiles him:

for from within, from the heart of man proceed wicked designs, adulteries, fornications, murders; thefts,

all these vices come from within, and are what defile the man.

Jesus taking him aside from the crowd, spit upon his fingers, and applied them to the ears and to the tongue of the deaf man.

so looking up, he said, I see men; for by their walking I distinguish them from trees.

From thence Jesus went attended with his disciples to the villages of Cesarea Philippi. and ask'd them by the way, who do they say I am?

then a cloud surrounded them, and a voice from the cloud, said, "this is my beloved son, hear him."

as they were going down the mountain, he order'd them not to tell any body what they had seen, till the son of man was raised from the dead:

an expression which they dwelt upon, asking one another the meaning of "till he was raised from the dead."

Jesus then asked the father, how long is it since this befel him? from his infancy, said the father.

such a one shall be consumed by fire, but the offering that is salted shall be preserv'd from corruption.

Jesus departed from thence, and went towards the confines of Judea, thro' the country beyond Jordan: where the people resorting to him again, he renewed his instructions to them as usual.

to which he answered, master, said he, all these precepts have I observed from my youth.

but at night Jesus withdrew from the city.

if we should say, it was a human institution, we run a risk from the people. (for they all believed John was a true prophet.)

for when they shall rise from the dead, they neither will marry, nor be given in marriage, but be immortal like the angels in heaven.

Jesus observing he answer'd so discreetly, said to him, you are not far from the kingdom of God. and no man after that was so hardy as to ask him any question.

then will he send his angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the remotest part of the earth, to the remotest part of heaven.

Consider this similitude taken from a fig-tree: when its branch is yet tender, and pushes out its leaves, you know that summer is near:

but this I tell you, I will never more drink of this fruit of the vine, from this time forth to that day, when I shall drink with you of the spiritual wine in the kingdom of God.

then advancing a little further, he fell on the ground, and prayed, that this anxiety might pass from him.

saying, father, all things are possible to thee, take away this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done.

but he slipt from his vest, and fled away naked.

save your self, and come down from the cross.

let the Messiah, the king of Israel, descend now from the cross: let us see that, and we will believe on him. and they that were crucified with him, threw their reproaches at him.

Now from the sixth hour the whole land was cover'd with darkness until the ninth hour.

Immediately the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.

and they said to one another, who will remove the stone from the mouth of the sepulchre for us?

at this they started out, and fled from the sepulchre in a violent consternation, without speaking a word to any by the way: they were so frighted.

after that, he appear'd under another form to two of them, as they were taking a walk into the country.