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

And immediately on coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit descending as a dove upon him.

And immediately the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.

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

And immediately they left their nets, and followed him.

and immediately he called them. And leaving their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, they went after him.

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

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

And they were all amazed, so that they questioned each other, saying, What is this? New teaching with authority; even the unclean spirits doth he command, and they obey him!

And Simons wifes mother lay sick of a fever; and they immediately speak to him about her.

And in the evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those who were possessed by demons;

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

And Simon and those with him went in search of him,

and found him. And they say to him, All people are in search of thee.

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

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith, I will; be thou cleansed.

And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

And sternly charging him, he immediately sent him away,

saying to him, See that thou say nothing to any one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

But he went away, and began to publish it constantly, and to spread the matter abroad, so that Jesus could no more enter a city openly, but was without in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter.

And they come to him, bringing one that was palsied, borne by four men.

And not being able to bring him to him on account of the crowd, they took off the roof where he was; and when they had broken an opening, they let down the bed whereon the palsied man lay.

And he went forth again to the lake; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.

And passing along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customhouse; and he saith to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

And it happened that he was reclining at table in his house; and many publicans and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many, and scribes of the Pharisees were also following him.

And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?

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

And he saith to them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, himself and they who were with him?

how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the highpriest, and ate the showbread, which it is lawful for none but the priests to eat, and gave also to those who were with him?

and they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.

And the Pharisees went forth, and immediately had a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond the Jordan, and the people about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard what great things he was doing, came to him.

And he gave direction to his disciples, that a boat should be in readiness for him because of the multitude, that they might not throng him.

For he had healed many, so that as many as had plagues pressed upon him to touch him.

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

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

And he goeth up into the mountain, and calleth to him whom he would; and they came to him.

And he appointed twelve to be with him, and whom he might send forth to preach,

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

And his relations hearing of it went out to lay hold of him; for they said, He is beside himself.

And calling them to him, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan?

And his mother and his brothers came; and, standing without, sent to him, to call him.

And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say to him, Lo! thy mother and thy brothers and thy sisters are without, seeking for thee.

And looking round on those who sat about him, he saith, Behold my mother and my brothers.

And again he began to teach by the shore of the lake; and there was gathered to him a very great multitude, so that he went into a boat, and sat down in it upon the lake; and all the multitude was by the lake on the land.

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

And when he was in private, they who were about him, with the twelve, asked him about the parables.

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

For he that hath, to him will be given; and he that hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.

And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat; and there were also other boats with him.

And he was in the stern, asleep on the pillow; and they awake him, and say to him, Teacher, carest thou not that we are perishing?

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

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

who had his dwelling in the tombs; and not even with a chain could any one bind him any longer;

because he had often been bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been snapped asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces; and no one could master him;

And seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and bowed down before him,

For he was saying to him, Unclean spirit, come out from the man.

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

And he besought him much not to send them 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 see him who had been possessed by demons, sitting, clothed, and in his right mind,him who had had the legion; and they were afraid.

And they who saw it told them how it befell him that was possessed by the demons, and concerning the swine.

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

And when he was going on board the boat, he that had been possessed by the demons besought him that be might be with him.

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

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him; and all wondered.

And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the ether side, a great multitude gathered about him; and he was by the lake.

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

and besought him much, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death; I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be saved and live.

And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and pressed upon him.

And Jesus immediately perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, turned round in the crowed, and said, Who touched my garments?

And his disciples said to him, Thou seest the multitude pressing on thee, and dost thou say, 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 one to follow him except Peter and James, and John the brother of James.

And they laughed him to scorn. But putting them all out, he taketh the father of the child, and the mother, and those who were with him, and entereth where the child was.

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

And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue. And most people when they heard him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? And what is the wisdom which is given him? And how is it that such miracles are wrought by his hands?

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

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

And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad), and he said, John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. But others said, It is Elijah.

For Herod himself had sent forth and seized John, and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife; for he had married her.

And Herodias was enraged against him, and wished to put him to death, but could not.

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and was regardful of him; and on hearing him, was in much anxiety, and listened to him gladly.

and the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

And the king was exceedingly sorry; but on account of his oaths, and of those at table with him, he would not refuse her.

And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and ordered his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

And the apostles gather together to Jesus, and told him all which they had done and taught.

And late in the day his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and it is now late;

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

but they, seeing him walking upon the lake, thought it was a spectre, and cried out.

For they all saw him, and were terrified. But he immediately spoke with them, and saith to them, Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid.

And wherever he entered into villages or cities or the open country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.

And there come together to him the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem;

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

For Moses said, "Honor thy father and thy mother;" and, "He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die."

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

And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand.

Nothing that entereth into a man from without can defile him; but the things that come out of him are what defile a man.

And when he had gone into the house from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

And he saith to them, Are ye too so without discernment? Do ye not understand that whatever thing from without entereth into a man, cannot defile him?