And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:

And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.

And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; And he was with the wild beasts; And the angels ministered unto him.

And straightway they left the nets, and followed him.

And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about.

Now Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and straightway they tell him of her:

And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were possessed with demons.

And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.

And Simon and they that were with him followed after him;

and they found him, and say unto him, All are seeking thee.

And there cometh to him a leper, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean.

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

And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out,

and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four.

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.

And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

And as he passed by, he saw Levi the'son of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him.

And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him:

for he had healed many; insomuch that as many as had plagues pressed upon him that they might touch him.

And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

And he charged them much that they should not make him known.

And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth unto him whom he himself would; and they went unto him.

And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. And he cometh into a house.

And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him.

And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

And looking round on them that sat round about him, he saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren!

And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.

And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.

If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.

For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;

because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.

And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him;

For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man.

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.

And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid.

And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine.

And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders.

And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.

And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee.

And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled.

And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea.

And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet,

and beseecheth him much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: I pray thee , that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be made whole, and live.

And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.

And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power proceeding from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?

And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

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

And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And they laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all forth, taketh the father of the child and her mother and them that were with him, and goeth in where the child was.

And he went out from thence; and he cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean'such mighty works wrought by his hands?

Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.

And he calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits;

And king Herod heard thereof ; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.

And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;

for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.

and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and them that sat at meat with him; and the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.

And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;

But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred shillings worth of bread, and give them to eat?

And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.

but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;

for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he straightway spake with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

And when they were come out of the boat, straightway the people knew him,

And wheresoever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem,

And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:

ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;

And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand:

there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.