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

Immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens parting, and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

And immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.

But he went out, and began to proclaim it freely, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.

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

No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, or else the patch shrinks and the new tears away from the old, and a worse hole is made.

And Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great crowd followed from Galilee, and from Judea,

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and those from around Tyre and Sidon. A great crowd, when they heard what great things he did, came to him.

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, "He has Beelzebul," and, "By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons."

For whoever has, more will be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."

And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him,

Then they began to beg him to depart from their region.

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

While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"

And he went out from there and came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.

And he said to them, "Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them."

King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him."

But they saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities and they arrived before them.

Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.

They do not eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they wash, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and dining couches.)

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, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban, that is to say, given to God;"'

There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man."

17 When he had entered into a house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.

He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

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

From there he arose, and went away into the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and did not want anyone to know it, but he could not escape notice.

Again he departed from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the region of Decapolis.

He took him aside from the crowd, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.

His disciples answered him, "From where could one satisfy these people with bread here in a deserted place?"

The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, and testing him.

As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the "rising from the dead" meant.

He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has come to him?" He said, "From childhood.

They went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it.

He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Crowds came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.

But from the beginning of the creation, he made them male and female.

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

They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

Many spread their garments on the way, and others cut down branches from the trees.

The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry.

Jesus told it, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." and his disciples heard it.

As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots.

The baptism of John?was it from heaven, or from man? Answer me."

They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we should say, 'From heaven;' he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

If we should say, 'From man'"?they feared the crowd, for all held John to really be a prophet.

When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

This was from the Lord, it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

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

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one dared ask him any question after that.

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

the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

Then he will send out his angels, and will gather together his chosen ones from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the sky.

"Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender, and puts forth its leaves, you know that the summer is near;

He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Please remove this cup from me. However, not what I desire, but what you desire."

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

Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.

And they compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them, that he might bear his cross.

save yourself, and come down from the cross."

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

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

There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome;

When he found out from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

They were saying among themselves, "Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?"

They went out, and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had come on them. They said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid.

Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.