John came baptizing in the wilderness, and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

And as he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the Sea; for they were fishermen.

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

And Simon and those who were with him searched for him,

and when they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is looking for you."

And he said to them, "Let us go on to the next towns, so I may preach there also; for that is why I have come."

and he said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

Then they came to him, bringing a paralytic carried by four men.

And as he sat at table in Levi's house, many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him.

how he entered the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful to eat, except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?"

And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

And he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they should crush him.

For he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon him to touch him.

When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

And a crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, "Your mother and your brothers are outside, asking for you."

and they have no root in themselves, but endure for only a time. Then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.

but the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

For there is nothing hidden, except to be revealed; nor is anything secret, but that it should come to light.

For whoever has, to him will more be given; and whoever does not have, from him even what he has will be taken away."

And he said, "With what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it?

for he had often been bound with shackles and chains. But the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him.

For he had said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"

Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he replied, "My name is Legion, for we are many."

Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marveled.

And there was a woman who had endured a flow of blood for twelve years,

For she said, "If I touch even his clothes, I shall be made well."

But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him in fear and trembling and told him the whole truth.

He commanded them to take nothing for the journey except a staffno bag, no bread, no money in their belts

And if any place will not receive you and they refuse to hear you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet for a testimony against them."

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."

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

For John had said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

for Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard him, he was much perplexed; and yet he heard him gladly.

But an opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his high officers and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

And when the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want, and I will give it to you."

And he said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

And he saw the disciples straining at the oars, for the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He was about to pass by them,

for they all saw him, and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I; do not be afraid."

for they had not understood about the loaves, because their hearts were hardened.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.

And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites; as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'

then you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother,

For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, fornications, theft, murder, adultery,

And he said to her, "Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Then he said to her, "For this saying you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter."

About four thousand men were present. And having sent them away,

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?" They said to him, "Twelve."

"And when I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of pieces did you take up?" And they said, "Seven."

But when he had turned around and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men."

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it.

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?

Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernaclesone for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

For he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid.

And it has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us."

For he was teaching his disciples and said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. They will kill him, and when he is killed, after three days he will rise."

But they kept silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest.

But Jesus said, "Do not forbid him, for no one who does a miracle in my name can soon afterward speak evil of me.

For he who is not against us is for us.

For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ, will by no means lose his reward.

"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, to the fire that shall never be quenched.

And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell.

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,

where 'their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.'

For every one will be salted with fire.

The Pharisees came and in order to test him asked, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"

'For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,

But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me; and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.

But he fell sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God."

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 lands, for my sake and for the gospel,

Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him and said, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?"

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

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Master, let me receive my sight."

And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? But you have made it a den of robbers."

And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to destroy him; for they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

But if we say, 'From men'"they feared the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.

Then he began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to vine dressers and went into a far country.

And they sought to arrest him, but feared the multitude, for they knew he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

When they came, they said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care about no man; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.

In the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife."

For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And after that no one dared to ask him any question.

who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

For they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in everythingall she had to live on."

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginning of birth pains.

But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.