As has been written in the prophets; Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who will prepare thy way before thee;

and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.

saying - What have we in common with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee, who thou art, The Holy One of God.

and saith unto him, See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy purification what Moses has commanded, for a testimony to them.

Why does this man say such things? he has no respect for God: from whom does forgiveness come but from God only?

But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he says to the paralytic,

And no man puts new wine into old wine-skins: or the skins will be burst by the wine, and the wine and the skins will be wasted: but new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

So, the Son of man is lord [i.e., has authority] even over the Sabbath day."

And [when] {his family} heard [this], they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, "He has lost his mind!"

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons.

And if a kingdom has become divided against itself, that kingdom cannot subsist.

And if a house has become divided against itself, that house cannot subsist.

And if Satan rise up against himself, and is divided, he cannot subsist, but has an end.

No man who has got into a strong man's house can carry off his goods, without first securing him; and not till then will he plunder his house.

but whosoever shall speak injuriously against the Holy Spirit, to eternity has no forgiveness; but lies under the guilt of an everlasting sin;

because they said, he has an unclean spirit.

"Here are my mother and my brothers. For wherever there is one who has been obedient to God, there is my brother--my sister--and my mother."

Some falls on the rocky ground where it finds but little earth, and it shoots up quickly because it has no depth of soil;

And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

He said to them, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you [who have teachable hearts], but those who are outside [the unbelievers, the spiritually blind] get everything in parables,

The ones by the road are the ones where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.

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;

For nothing is secret except so that it may be revealed, nor has become hidden except so that it will come to light.

If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear and heed My words.”

For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

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

But when the crop permits, he sends [in] the sickle right away, because the harvest has come."

and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

crying out in a loud voice, "What hast Thou to do with me, Jesus, Son of God Most High? In God's name I implore Thee not to torment me."

And he suffered him not, but says to him, Go to thine home to thine own people, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for thee, and has had mercy on thee.

and besought him much, saying, My little daughter has a terminal condition, so that having come, thou may lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and will live.

And immediately Jesus, knowing in himself the power that had gone out of him, turning round in the crowd said, Who has touched my clothes?

And his disciples said to him, Seest thou the crowd pressing thee, and sayest thou, Who has touched me?

And the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what has taken place unto herself, came and fell down before Him, and told Him the whole truth.

And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith has healed thee; go in peace, and be well of thy scourge.

While he was yet speaking, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter has died, why troublest thou the teacher any further?

And entering in he says to them, Why do ye make a tumult and weep? the child has not died, but sleeps.

To this their reply is a scornful laugh. He, however, puts them all out, takes the child's father and mother and those He has brought with Him, and enters the room where the child lies.

And when sabbath was come he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing were amazed, saying, Whence has this man these things? and what is the wisdom that is given to him, and such works of power are done by his hands?

King Herod [Antipas] heard about this, for Jesus’ name and reputation had become well known. People were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers are at work in Him.”

But when Herod heard [of it], he kept saying, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen [from the dead]!”

And, coming in straightway, with hast, unto the king, she asked, saying - I desire, that, forthwith, thou give me, upon a charger, the head of John the Immerser.

And when much time had already passed, his disciples came to him and said, This is a solitary place, and much time has already passed;

(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to what has been delivered by the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?

He answered and said unto them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

"You give up what God has commanded and hold fast to what men have handed down.

"How skilful you are," he said to them, "in nullifying what God has commanded in order to observe what has been handed down to you.

and so you nullify what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many such practices."

[If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”]

And He said to her, “Because of this answer [reflecting your humility and faith], go [knowing that your request is granted]; the demon has left your daughter [permanently].”

They were thoroughly astounded and completely overwhelmed, saying, “He has done everything well! He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

And he having turned back, and having seen his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, Retire behind me, Satan: for thou hast not in mind the things of God, but the things of men.

And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?

Every one, however, who has been ashamed of me and of my teachings in this faithless and sinful age, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in His Father's glory with the holy angels."

And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

As they were coming down from the mountain, He very strictly forbad them to tell any one what they had seen "until after the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."

And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

And He answered and told them, Elijah truly does come first and restores all things. And how has it been written of the Son of Man that He should suffer many things and be despised?

But I say to you that Elijah has in fact come [already], and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written [in Scripture] of him.”

And one out of the crowd answered him, Teacher, I brought to thee my son, who has a dumb spirit;

And he asked his father, How long a time is it that it has been like this with him? And he said, From childhood;

and often it has cast him both into fire and into waters that it might destroy him: but if thou couldst do anything, be moved with pity on us, and help us.

And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.

And it came out, screaming and convulsing [him] greatly, and he became as if [he were] dead, so that most [of them] said, "He has died!"

because He was teaching His disciples [and preparing them for the future]. He told them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed and handed over to men [who are His enemies], and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise [from the dead] three days later.”

And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.

"Whoever welcomes one child like this on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not me but him who has sent me."

where their worm [that feeds on the dead] does not die, and the fire is not put out.

Everyone has to be consecrated by the fire of the discipline.

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."

And having risen from there, he comes into the borders of Judea through the other side of the Jordan. And multitudes come together to him again, and, as he has practiced, he taught them again.

Presently some Pharisees came up and, to test him, asked: "Has a husband the right to divorce his wife?"

But he answered, "What has Moses commanded you to do?"

What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

I declare unto you, he that shall pretend to be admitted into the kingdom of God, and has not the temper of a little child, shall not enter therein.

the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Thou mayest not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.'

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

But having become somber at the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was a man who has many possessions.

Jesus answering said, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and for the sake of the gospel,

but to sit at my right hand or at [my] left is not mine to grant, but [is] for those for whom it has been prepared."

But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.

for the Son of man himself has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

And Jesus came to a stop and said, Let him come. And crying out to the blind man, they said to him, Be comforted: come, he has sent for you.

And Jesus said to him, Go, thy faith has healed thee. And he saw immediately, and followed him in the way.

and says to them, Go into the village which is over against you, and immediately on entering into it ye will find a colt tied, upon which no child of man has ever sat: loose it and lead it here.

And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? say, The Lord has need of it; and straightway he sends it hither.

And He was teaching, and said to them, "Has it not been written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations;' but ye have made it a den of robbers!"

And remembering, Peter said to Him, “Rabbi (Master), look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered!”

In solemn truth I tell you that if any one shall say to this mountain, 'Remove, and hurl thyself into the sea,' and has no doubt about it in his heart, but stedfastly believes that what he says will happen, it shall be granted him.

For this reason I say to you, Whatever you make a request for in prayer, have faith that it has been given to you, and you will have it.

Have ye not even read this scripture, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone:

This corner-stone has come from the Lord, and is marvelous in our eyes.'"

Master, in the law Moses says, If a man's brother comes to his end, and has a wife still living and no child, it is right for his brother to take his wife, and get a family for his brother.

Jesus said to them, "Is not this the reason that you are [so] mistaken, that you do not know [what] the Scriptures [teach] or [how much] power God has?

and the second, which has an affinity to it, is this: "you shall love your neighbour as yourself." there is no other commandment greater than these.

And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: