And all the country of Judea went out to him, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

And immediately on going up from the water, he saw the heavens divided by a chasm, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him:

And immediately the Spirit impelled him to go into the wilderness.

And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministred unto him.

and immediately leaving their nets, they followed him.

And immediately he called them: and leaving their father Zebedee in the vessel with the hirelings, they went after him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him.

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

And they were all in astonishment, so that they questioned one another, saying, What is this? what is this new doctrine? that with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him?

And there went out a report of him immediately into all the region of Galilee round about.

But Simon's wife's mother lay in a fever, and immediately they informed him of her.

But when the evening was come, after the sun was set, they brought unto him all that had illnesses, and the demoniacs.

and he healed many who were grievously afflicted with a variety of diseases; and he cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak for they knew him.

And Simon, and those who were with him, eagerly pursued him;

and when they had found him, they say unto him, All men are inquiring after thee.

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

Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretching out his hand, touched him, and said to him, I will; be thou cleansed.

And as he spake, the leprosy instantly departed from him, and he was cleansed.

And giving him a strict charge, he immediately sent him away;

and said to him, Take care, that thou speak not a word to any man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy purification, what Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

But he going out, began to proclaim it much, and to publish abroad an account of it, so that he could no more openly come into the city; but was without in desert places; and they came to him from all parts of the country.

and immediately many collected round him, so that there was no room, not even at the door; and he spake the word to them.

And they come to him, carrying a paralytic, borne of four:

and not being able to come nigh him because of the crowd, they stripped off the roofing of the house where he was; and having broken a way through, they let down with ropes the couch, on which the paralytic lay.

And he went forth again to the sea side; and all the people came unto him; and he taught them.

And passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the custom-house, and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him

And it came to pass, as he sat at table in his house, many publicans also, and sinners, sat down with Jesus and his disciples; for they were numerous, and they followed him.

And the scribes and the Pharisees seeing him eat with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees kept fasts; and they came and said to him, Wherefore do the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees, fast? but thy disciples keep no fast.

And the Pharisees said to him, See, why are they doing on the sabbath, what is not lawful?

And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he was under necessity, and was hungry, himself and they who were with him?

How he entered into the house of God to Abiathar the high-priest; and did eat the shewbread, which it was not lawful for any to eat except the priests, and he gave also to those who were with him?

And they watched him if he would cure him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him.

And the Pharisees instantly going out, held a council with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

And Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea side; and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea,

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from the farther side of Jordan; and they around Tyre and Sidon, a vast multitude, when they heard what wonders he did, came unto him.

And he spoke to his disciples that a little boat should be ready for him, because of the crowd, lest they should press upon him:

for he healed many; insomuch, that they thronged in upon him, that they might touch him, as many as had afflictive diseases.

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

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

And he went up into a mountain, and called to him those whom he chose; and they came to him.

And he appointed twelve to be with him, and to send them out to preach:

and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him: and they came into an house.

And when his relations heard it, they went out to restrain him, for they said, He is transported beyond all bounds.

So calling them to him, he spake to them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

Then came his brethren and his mother, and standing without sent unto him, calling aloud for him.

And the multitude sat around him, and they said to him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without are asking for thee.

And looking about on those who were sitting in a circle round him, he saith, Behold my mother and my brethren!

AND again he began to teach by the sea side: and a vast multitude was assembled about him, so that he went into a vessel to sit down on the sea, and all the multitude was on the land close by the sea.

And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

But when they were alone, those who were about him with the twelve, asked him the meaning of the parable.

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

For to him that hath, there shall more be given to him; but he that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

And sending the multitude away, they took him just as he was in the vessel; and there were also some other little vessels with him.

and he was in the stern, sleeping on a pillow: and they awoke him, and say unto him, Master, is it no concern to thee that we are perishing?

And they were filled with the most reverential awe, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

And as he was going out of the vessel, immediately there met him a man with an unclean spirit,

coming out of the tombs; who had his abode among the tombs; and no man could secure him, not even with chains;

for he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains were burst asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces, and no man was able to master him:

But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

(For he had said unto him, Come out, unclean spirit, from the man.)

And he interrogated him, What is thy name? and he replied, saying, Legion is my name; for we are many.

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

and all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

And they began to entreat him to depart out of their coasts.

And when he embarked on board the vessel, the demoniac besought him, that he might go with him.

But Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, Go to thine house, and to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

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

And when Jesus had passed over again in the vessel to the other side, a vast multitude came together unto him; and he was by the sea side.

And, behold, there cometh to him one of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus; and seeing him, fell at his feet,

and entreated him importunately, saying, My little daughter is at the last gasp; wilt thou come, and lay thy hands upon her, that she may recover, and she shall live.

And he went with him: and there followed him a great crowd, and they thronged him.

when she heard of Jesus, came in the crowd behind him, and touched his garment:

And Jesus immediately perceiving in himself that miraculous power had gone forth from him, turning about in the crowd, said, Who touched my garments?

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

Then the woman, fearful and trembling, knowing what had been done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.

And he permitted no person to follow him, but Peter, and James, and John a brother of James.

And they derided him; but he thrusting them all out, took the father and the mother of the maiden, and those who were with him, and went in where the damsel was laid out.

AND he went out thence, and came into his native country; and his disciples followed him.

And when the sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many when they heard him were amazed, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and what is the wisdom given to him, that even such miracles are done by his hands?

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

And king Herod heard it (for his name was celebrated), and he said, This is John the Baptist, he is risen from the dead, and therefore miracles are wrought by him.

For Herod himself had sent and seized upon John, and bound him in prison, for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.

Therefore Herodias bore him a rooted resentment, and would have slain him; yet could not:

for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man; and paid great attention to him and when he heard him, did many things, and heard him with delight.

And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet on account of his oath, and those who sat with him, he would not refuse her.

And the king immediately sending a centinel, commanded his head to be brought thither: and he went, and beheaded him in the prison,

And the disciples came together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

And the multitudes observed them going off, and many knew him, and ran thither on foot out of all the cities, and got before them, and came together unto him.

And when great part of the day was already gone, his disciples coming to him said, This is a desert place, and much of the day is already gone:

But he answering said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy the value of two hundred denarii, in loaves, and give them to eat?

And immediately he compelled his disciples to go on board the vessel, and to go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the multitude away.

But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they thought it was an apparition, and screamed out:

for they all saw him, and were greatly agitated: and straitway he spoke to them, and said, Take courage, it is I, be not terrified.

And when they came out of the vessel, immediately perceiving him,

And wherever they entered into villages or cities, or country places, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch, if but the fringe on his garment; and as many as touched it, were cured.

AND the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem, collected together around him.

Then the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, Why do not thy disciples walk conformable to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?

For Moses said, "Honour thy father and thy mother:" and "he that curseth father or mother, let him assuredly be put to death."

then ye permit him no more to do any thing for his father, or his mother;