As it has been written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, who shall prepare Thy way;

and saying, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the gospel!"

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 so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,"--he said 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.

therefore the son of man has a power of dispensing with the law of the sabbath.

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 has risen up against himself and is divided, he is not able to stand, but is at 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 were saying, "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, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear!"

And he said to them, "To you has been granted the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside everything is in parables,

As soon as they hear it, Satan immediately comes and snatches 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!"

For whoever has, [more] will be given to him, and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away 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 did not permit him, but said to him, "Go to your home to your [people] and tell them all that the Lord has done for you, and [that] he has had mercy on you."

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?

But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what has happened to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

But he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be well from your suffering."

[While] he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler's [house] saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the Teacher 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] the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard [him] were amazed, saying, "Where did this man [get] these [things]? And what [is] this wisdom that has been granted to this man, and the miracles such as these performed through his hands?

And King Herod heard [it], because his name had become known. And they were saying, "John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him."

But [when] Herod heard [it], he said, "John whom I beheaded--this one has been raised!"

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?

And He said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it has been written, This people honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from Me.

"You give up what God has commanded,

"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 set aside what God has said by what you have handed down. You have many other practices like these."

If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen!"

And he said to her, "Because of this statement, go! The demon has gone out of your daughter."

And they were amazed beyond all measure, saying, "He has done all [things] 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?

Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father 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."

Then they asked Him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?"

And He said to them, "Elijah, indeed, comes first, and restores all things; and how it has been written concerning the Son of Man, that He should suffer many things, and be set at naught;

But I tell you that indeed Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him."

And one [individual] from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought to you my son who has {a spirit that makes him mute}.

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 thrown him both into fire and into water, in order that it could destroy him. But if you are able [to do] anything, have compassion on us [and] help us!"

Jesus said to him, "If there is anything I can do! Everything is possible for 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 excellent, but if the salt has lost its savor, what will you use to restore its saltness? Then 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?"

And He answered them by asking, "What has Moses commanded you about it?"

Therefore what God has joined together, man must not 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.'

Jesus beheld him, and had a favour to him, and said unto him, "One thing is lacking unto thee. Go, and sell all that thou hast, and give it to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me, and take up thy cross on thee."

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

Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account 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, your faith has healed you." And immediately he regained [his] sight and began to follow him on the road.

and said to them, "Go into the village before you, and right away [as you] enter into it you will find a colt tied, on which no one [has] ever sat. Untie it and bring [it].

And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say 'The Lord has need of it, and will send it here again at once.'"

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 Peter remembered [and] said to him, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree that you cursed has withered!"

I tell you truly, whoever says to this hill, 'Take and throw yourself into the sea,' and has not a doubt in his mind but believes that what he says will happen, he will have it done.

So then I tell you, whenever you pray and ask for anything, have faith that it has been granted you, and you will get it.

Have you not read this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner;

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

"Teacher," they said, "Moses has written this law for us, that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, his brother is to take the woman and raise offspring 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 to him, In truth, Teacher, thou hast well said, that He is one, and that there is no other but he;