And all the land of Judea, and the people from Jerusalem, went out to him and they were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

And a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

When he had gone a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was outside in the deserted places; and people came to him from every quarter.

But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day.

"No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; if he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and the tear is made worse.

Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea

and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things he was doing, came to him.

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebub, and by the prince of demons he casts out the demons."

For whoever has, to him will more be given; and whoever does not have, from him even what he has will be taken away."

And when he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and worshipped him.

Then they began to plead with Jesus to depart from their region.

And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?"

While he was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?"

He went away from there and came to his own country, and his disciples followed him.

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."

But when Herod heard, he said, "This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!"

But many saw them going, and knew them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns, and got there ahead of them.

Now when the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered together to him,

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash themselves. And there are many other traditions which they observe, the washing of cups and pitchers and copper vessels.)

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

But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban' (that is, a gift devoted to God),

So he said to them, "Are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,

For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, fornications, theft, murder, adultery,

All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man."

From there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house, and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not be hidden.

Then he departed from the region of Tyre, and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of the Decapolis.

And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue.

The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, to test him.

And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant.

And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he been like this?" And he said, "From childhood.

Then they departed from there and passed through Galilee, and he did not want anyone to know it.

But from the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.'

And he said to him, "Teacher, all these I have observed from my youth."

And many spread their garments on the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.

On the next day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.

And he said to it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard it.

In the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.

The baptism of Johnwas it from heaven or from men? Answer me."

And they reasoned among themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

But if we say, 'From men'"they feared the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.

At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants, to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And after that no one dared to ask him any question.

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

the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

And then he will send out his angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near.

Then he took the cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

And going a little farther, he fell on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.

And he said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me; yet not what I will, but what you will."

And immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

and he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked.

save yourself, and come down from the cross!"

Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.

Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph.

And they asked each other, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?"

So they went out quickly and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had gripped them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.